Christopher M. Barker

8.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
100 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Christopher M. Barker is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases and Modeling and Simulation. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher M. Barker has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 64 papers in Infectious Diseases and 14 papers in Modeling and Simulation. Recurrent topics in Christopher M. Barker's work include Mosquito-borne diseases and control (77 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (62 papers) and Malaria Research and Control (33 papers). Christopher M. Barker is often cited by papers focused on Mosquito-borne diseases and control (77 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (62 papers) and Malaria Research and Control (33 papers). Christopher M. Barker collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Africa. Christopher M. Barker's co-authors include William K. Reisen, Thomas W. Scott, Simon I Hay, Yīng Fāng, David L. Smith, F. Ellis McKenzie, Katherine E. Battle, Andrea K. Townsend, Sarah S. Wheeler and Chester G. Moore and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Cell Biology and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Christopher M. Barker

97 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Ross, Macdonald, and a Theory for the Dynamics and Control of Mosquito-Transmitted Pathogens

2012 364 citations David L. Smith, Katherine E. Battle et al. PLoS Pathogens profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Christopher M. Barker	2.6k	1.8k	475	382	280	100	3.4k
Roberto Barrera	3.4k 1.3×	1.8k 1.0×	751 1.6×	280 0.7×	541 1.9×	114	3.9k
Roberto Rosà	1.8k 0.7×	2.1k 1.2×	465 1.0×	200 0.5×	184 0.7×	115	3.3k
Paul Reiter	2.3k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	492 1.0×	103 0.3×	590 2.1×	28	2.8k
Barry W. Alto	2.7k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 2.2×	87 0.2×	707 2.5×	114	3.3k
Barry J. Beaty	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	620 1.3×	56 0.1×	275 1.0×	63	2.4k
Cameron Webb	1.6k 0.6×	978 0.5×	665 1.4×	58 0.2×	394 1.4×	120	2.5k
Michael H. Reiskind	1.8k 0.7×	872 0.5×	592 1.2×	88 0.2×	423 1.5×	79	2.2k
Francis Schaffner	5.0k 1.9×	3.2k 1.8×	1.2k 2.5×	141 0.4×	991 3.5×	157	6.2k
Francesca D. Frentiu	1.7k 0.7×	750 0.4×	1.2k 2.5×	101 0.3×	155 0.6×	77	2.9k
Hassan K. Hassan	1.6k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	343 0.7×	61 0.2×	127 0.5×	49	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher M. Barker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christopher M. Barker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christopher M. Barker based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Christopher M. Barker. Christopher M. Barker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Montecino‐Latorre, Diego, Mathieu Pruvot, Paloma Helena Fernandes Shimabukuro, et al.. (2025). A community-of-practice-built database to support the implementation and operation of national and subnational wildlife health surveillance systems. One Health. 21. 101227–101227.

Harvey, Danielle, et al.. (2022). Assessment of Physician Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice for Lyme Disease in a Low-Incidence State. Journal of Medical Entomology. 59(6). 2182–2188. 1 indexed citations

Nguyen, Chilinh, et al.. (2022). Effects of ivermectin treatment of backyard chickens on mosquito dynamics and West Nile virus transmission. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 16(3). e0010260–e0010260. 8 indexed citations

Snyder, Robert E., et al.. (2022). Evaluation of the effectiveness of the California mosquito-borne virus surveillance & response plan, 2009–2018. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 16(5). e0010375–e0010375. 7 indexed citations

Main, Bradley J., Matteo Marcantonio, J. Spencer Johnston, et al.. (2021). Whole-genome assembly of Culex tarsalis. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 11(2). 11 indexed citations

Morrison, Amy C., William H. Elson, Helvio Astete, et al.. (2021). The impact of dengue illness on social distancing and caregiving behavior. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 15(7). e0009614–e0009614. 2 indexed citations

Reiner, Robert C., et al.. (2021). Spatio-temporal impacts of aerial adulticide applications on populations of West Nile virus vector mosquitoes. Parasites & Vectors. 14(1). 120–120. 11 indexed citations

Main, Bradley J., et al.. (2020). Impact of temperature on the extrinsic incubation period of Zika virus in Aedes aegypti. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 14(3). e0008047–e0008047. 50 indexed citations

Snyder, Robert E., Sharon Messenger, Yīng Fāng, et al.. (2020). West Nile virus in California, 2003–2018: A persistent threat. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 14(11). e0008841–e0008841. 16 indexed citations

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Donnelly, Marisa A.P., Susanne Kluh, Robert E. Snyder, & Christopher M. Barker. (2020). Quantifying sociodemographic heterogeneities in the distribution of Aedes aegypti among California households. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 14(7). e0008408–e0008408. 19 indexed citations

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Elson, William H., Amy C. Morrison, Erik J. Groessl, et al.. (2020). Measuring health related quality of life for dengue patients in Iquitos, Peru. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 14(7). e0008477–e0008477. 6 indexed citations

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Marcantonio, Matteo, et al.. (2019). Revisiting Alkali Metals As a Tool to Characterize Patterns of Mosquito Dispersal and Oviposition. Insects. 10(8). 220–220. 1 indexed citations

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Barker, Christopher M.. (2019). Models and Surveillance Systems to Detect and Predict West Nile Virus Outbreaks. Journal of Medical Entomology. 56(6). 1508–1515. 28 indexed citations

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Marcantonio, Matteo, et al.. (2019). Quantifying Aedes aegypti dispersal in space and time: a modeling approach. Ecosphere. 10(12). 21 indexed citations

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DeFelice, Nicholas, Zachary Schneider, Eliza Little, et al.. (2018). Use of temperature to improve West Nile virus forecasts. PLoS Computational Biology. 14(3). e1006047–e1006047. 39 indexed citations

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Barker, Christopher M., et al.. (2015). Modeling the Spread and Control of the Asian Tiger Mosquito in Los Angeles. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (Fondazione Edmund Mach). 2015. 1 indexed citations

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Healy, Jessica M., William K. Reisen, Vicki L. Kramer, et al.. (2015). Comparison of the Efficiency and Cost of West Nile Virus Surveillance Methods in California. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 15(2). 147–155. 32 indexed citations

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Smith, David L., Katherine E. Battle, Simon I Hay, et al.. (2012). Ross, Macdonald, and a Theory for the Dynamics and Control of Mosquito-Transmitted Pathogens. PLoS Pathogens. 8(4). e1002588–e1002588. 364 indexed citations breakdown →

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Boyce, Walter M., T. Winston Vickers, Scott A. Morrison, et al.. (2011). Surveillance for West Nile Virus and Vaccination of Free-Ranging Island Scrub-Jays ( Aphelocoma insularis ) on Santa Cruz Island, California. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 11(8). 1063–1068. 18 indexed citations

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Pittet, Didier, Stephan Harbarth, Peter M. Suter, et al.. (1999). Impact of Immunomodulating Therapy on Morbidity in Patients with Severe Sepsis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 160(3). 852–857. 30 indexed citations

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