Jim Wright

9.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
235 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Jim Wright is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jim Wright has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Molecular Biology, 59 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 23 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Jim Wright's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (56 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (19 papers) and Fecal contamination and water quality (18 papers). Jim Wright is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (56 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (19 papers) and Fecal contamination and water quality (18 papers). Jim Wright collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Jim Wright's co-authors include Stephen Gundry, Ronán Conroy, Robert Bain, Jamie Bartram, Hong Yang, Ryan Cronk, Tom Slaymaker, William H. Lewis, Huizhou Fan and Robert A. R. Hurta and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Jim Wright

224 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

Household drinking water ... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 2014 2014 200 400 600
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.

  1. Household drinking water in developing countries: a systematic review of microbiological contamination between source and point‐of‐use
    2004 615 citations Jim Wright, Stephen Gundry et al. Tropical Medicine & International Health profile →
  2. Fecal Contamination of Drinking-Water in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    2014 440 citations Robert Bain, Ryan Cronk et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
  3. Global assessment of exposure to faecal contamination through drinking water based on a systematic review
    2014 343 citations Robert Bain, Ryan Cronk et al. Tropical Medicine & International Health profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Jim Wright 2.2k 1.6k 1.3k 637 636 235 6.7k
Richard B. Johnston 2.5k 1.1× 3.0k 1.8× 614 0.5× 603 0.9× 266 0.4× 212 14.6k
Dale Whittington 1.8k 0.8× 369 0.2× 853 0.7× 440 0.7× 253 0.4× 256 8.5k
Howard H. Chang 628 0.3× 1.7k 1.0× 588 0.5× 493 0.8× 123 0.2× 317 10.5k
Richard Carter 908 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 636 0.5× 278 0.4× 180 0.3× 288 12.2k
David J. Bradley 769 0.3× 887 0.5× 296 0.2× 658 1.0× 229 0.4× 216 10.0k
Joseph H. Graziano 3.5k 1.6× 2.1k 1.3× 1.4k 1.1× 177 0.3× 134 0.2× 260 15.3k
Lora E. Fleming 328 0.1× 989 0.6× 1.1k 0.9× 767 1.2× 284 0.4× 297 14.2k
Shaohua Chen 332 0.2× 2.3k 1.4× 883 0.7× 163 0.3× 311 0.5× 323 15.3k
Mengru Wang 387 0.2× 392 0.2× 907 0.7× 112 0.2× 269 0.4× 195 5.5k
Allan H. Smith 1.5k 0.7× 2.3k 1.4× 954 0.8× 619 1.0× 84 0.1× 179 13.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Jim Wright

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jim Wright

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Jim Wright. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Jim Wright. The network helps show where Jim Wright may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jim Wright

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jim Wright. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jim Wright 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 Jim Wright. Jim Wright is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bolotin, Shelly, Jim Wright, Elizabeth McLachlan, et al.. (2025). Investigating the measles susceptibility gap in Ontario infants. Vaccine. 54. 126908–126908. 1 indexed citations
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Dzodzomenyo, Mawuli, et al.. (2025). Food classifications provide an approximate packaging indicator to support monitoring of mismanaged plastic waste. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 5041–5041.
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Hill, Allan G., et al.. (2024). Effect of household socioeconomic status on disposable diaper use and disposal in Greater Accra, Ghana and Kisumu, Kenya: a cross-sectional study. Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. 15(1). 8–23.
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Okotto-Okotto, Joseph, et al.. (2024). Disposable diaper consumption and waste in urban Ghana and Kenya: The role of manufacturing, distribution, and branding. PLOS Water. 3(12). e0000315–e0000315.
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Zhao, Jingxuan, et al.. (2023). Evaluating the Urban-Rural Differences in the Environmental Factors Affecting Amphibian Roadkill. Sustainability. 15(7). 6051–6051. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Chengxiu, et al.. (2023). Slum and urban deprivation in compacted and peri-urban neighborhoods in sub-Saharan Africa. Sustainable Cities and Society. 99. 104863–104863. 22 indexed citations
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Dzodzomenyo, Mawuli, et al.. (2022). Impact of flooding on microbiological contamination of domestic water sources: a longitudinal study in northern Ghana. Applied Water Science. 12(10). 11 indexed citations
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Mutono, Nyamai, et al.. (2021). The nexus between improved water supply and water-borne diseases in urban areas in Africa: a scoping review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 27–27. 20 indexed citations
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Wright, Jim, et al.. (2021). Dermal Discoloration Secondary to Triamcinolone Acetonide Injection Observed in Patients with Autoimmune Disorders. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 111(4). 1 indexed citations
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Mutono, Nyamai, et al.. (2020). The nexus between water sufficiency and water-borne diseases in cities in Africa: a scoping review protocol. Edinburgh Research Explorer. 3. 12–12. 4 indexed citations
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Mutono, Nyamai, et al.. (2020). The nexus between improved water supply and water-borne diseases in urban areas in Africa: a scoping review protocol. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 12–12. 7 indexed citations
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Akseer, Nadia, Jim Wright, Hana Tasic, et al.. (2020). Women, children and adolescents in conflict countries: an assessment of inequalities in intervention coverage and survival. BMJ Global Health. 5(1). e002214–e002214. 41 indexed citations
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Bain, Robert, Ryan Cronk, Rifat Hossain, et al.. (2014). Global assessment of exposure to faecal contamination through drinking water based on a systematic review. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 19(8). 917–927. 343 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bain, Robert, Ryan Cronk, Jim Wright, et al.. (2014). Fecal Contamination of Drinking-Water in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS Medicine. 11(5). e1001644–e1001644. 440 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gundry, Stephen, Mark D. Sobsey, & Jim Wright. (2005). Household water treatment and storage. Waterlines. 23(3). 14–14. 3 indexed citations
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Schwarz, Lois, et al.. (1988). Loss of growth factor dependence and conversion of transforming growth factor-beta 1 inhibition to stimulation in metastatic H-ras-transformed murine fibroblasts.. PubMed. 48(24 Pt 1). 6999–7003. 93 indexed citations
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Carr, Ian & Jim Wright. (1978). The reticuloendothelial and mononuclear phagocyte systems and the macrophage.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 118(8). 882, 884–5. 1 indexed citations

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