Jennifer Lighter

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Jennifer Lighter is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Jennifer Lighter has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Infectious Diseases, 15 papers in Epidemiology and 10 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Jennifer Lighter's work include COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction (9 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (8 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (7 papers). Jennifer Lighter is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction (9 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (8 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (7 papers). Jennifer Lighter collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. Jennifer Lighter's co-authors include Anna Stachel, Michael Phillips, Fritz François, Diane Johnson, Stephanie Sterling, Sarah Hochman, Mona Rigaud, Adam J. Ratner, Henry Pollack and Ashley S. Roman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, PEDIATRICS and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Jennifer Lighter

49 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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Obesity in Patients Younger Than 60 Years Is a Risk Factor for COVID-19 Hospital Admission

2020 844 citations Jennifer Lighter, Michael Phillips et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →

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Wei Cao China

Daniel Munblit United Kingdom

Patrick Ten Eyck United States

Kate Webb United Kingdom

Dilek Azkur Türkiye

Carmen Mikacenic United States

Abu Baker Sheikh United States

Anna E. Ssentongo United States

Lill Trogstad Norway

Amir Ben‐Tov Israel

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lighter, Jennifer, et al.. (2022). Addressing the climate impacts of healthcare. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 17(8). 661–664. 3 indexed citations

Lighter, Jennifer, et al.. (2022). Poor Uptake of MMR Vaccine 1-year Post-Measles Outbreak: New York City and Israel. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 11(7). 322–328. 3 indexed citations

Lighter, Jennifer, et al.. (2021). Environmental footprint of regular and intensive inpatient care in a large US hospital. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. 27(1). 38–49. 71 indexed citations

Duerr, Ralf, Dacia Dimartino, Christian Marier, et al.. (2021). Dominance of Alpha and Iota variants in SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough infections in New York City. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 131(18). 34 indexed citations

Lewis, Ariane, Jennifer Frontera, Dimitris G. Placantonakis, et al.. (2021). Cerebrospinal fluid in COVID-19: A systematic review of the literature. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 421. 117316–117316. 115 indexed citations

Limaye, Meghana, Ashley S. Roman, Steven C. Friedman, et al.. (2021). A modern measles outbreak: understanding maternal immunity and impact on postpartum vaccination uptake. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 3(3). 100309–100309. 3 indexed citations

Gelb, Bruce E., et al.. (2020). Measles outbreak risk assessment for transplant candidates and recipients. American Journal of Transplantation. 21(1). 338–343. 5 indexed citations

Lighter, Jennifer, et al.. (2020). Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection in Febrile Infants Without Respiratory Distress. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 71(16). 2243–2245. 42 indexed citations

Verma, Sourabh, et al.. (2020). Neonatal intensive care unit preparedness for the Novel Coronavirus Disease-2019 pandemic: A New York City hospital perspective. Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care. 50(4). 100795–100795. 14 indexed citations

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Noor, Asif, Meredith Akerman, Mona Rigaud, et al.. (2020). Impact of Maternal Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Detection on Breastfeeding Due to Infant Separation at Birth. The Journal of Pediatrics. 226. 64–70. 43 indexed citations

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Penfield, Christina A., Sara G. Brubaker, Meghana Limaye, et al.. (2020). Detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in placental and fetal membrane samples. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM. 2(3). 100133–100133. 216 indexed citations

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Fisher, Jason C., et al.. (2016). A novel approach to leveraging electronic health record data to enhance pediatric surgical quality improvement bundle process compliance. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 51(6). 1030–1033. 3 indexed citations

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Rosenberg, Rebecca E., et al.. (2015). Engaging Frontline Staff in Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infection Prevention Practice in the Wake of Superstorm Sandy. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 41(10). 462–AP1. 5 indexed citations

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Martin, Julie S., et al.. (2014). Intracranial Mycobacterium abscessus Infection in a Healthy Toddler. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 34(2). 223–224. 7 indexed citations

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Lighter, Jennifer, et al.. (2012). Infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is Inversely Associated with Childhood Asthma. Pediatric Allergy Immunology and Pulmonology. 25(2). 80–85. 2 indexed citations

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Lighter, Jennifer, et al.. (2012). Performance of an Interferon-Gamma Release Assay to Diagnose Latent Tuberculosis Infection During Pregnancy. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 119(6). 1088–1095. 26 indexed citations

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Lighter, Jennifer & Mona Rigaud. (2009). Diagnosing Childhood Tuberculosis: Traditional and Innovative Modalities. Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care. 39(3). 61–88. 29 indexed citations

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Lighter, Jennifer, Doris B. Tse, Yonghua Li, & William Borkowsky. (2009). Erythema Induratum of Bazin in a Child. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 28(4). 326–328. 11 indexed citations

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Lighter, Jennifer, Min‐Soo Kim, & Keith Krasinski. (2008). Intramedullary Schistosomiasis Presenting in an Adolescent With Prolonged Intermittent Back Pain. Pediatric Neurology. 39(1). 44–47. 9 indexed citations

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Wang, Jian, Akira Akabayashi, Jordan Dourmashkin, et al.. (1998). Hypothalamic galanin: control by signals of fat metabolism. Brain Research. 804(1). 7–20. 52 indexed citations

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