Kara L. Nelson

10.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
139 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

Kara L. Nelson is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Kara L. Nelson has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Water Science and Technology, 54 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and 47 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Kara L. Nelson's work include Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (48 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (46 papers) and Fecal contamination and water quality (44 papers). Kara L. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (48 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (46 papers) and Fecal contamination and water quality (44 papers). Kara L. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Kara L. Nelson's co-authors include Emily Kumpel, David L. Sedlak, Alexandria B. Boehm, Jeyong Yoon, Jee Yeon Kim, Changha Lee, William A. Tarpeh, Tamar Kohn, Arpad Horvath and Ashley Murray and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Kara L. Nelson

136 papers receiving 7.5k 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.

Bactericidal Effect of Zero-Valent Iron Nanoparticles on Escherichia coli

2008 634 citations Kara L. Nelson et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Genome Sequencing of Sewage Detects Regionally Prevalent SARS-CoV-2 Variants

2021 217 citations Rose S. Kantor, Lauren C. Kennedy et al. profile →

Peers

Kara L. Nelson

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Alexandria B. Boehm United States

Nicholas J. Ashbolt Australia

Anthony I. Okoh South Africa

Xuan Li China

Gertjan Medema Netherlands

Mark D. Sobsey United States

Sunny C. Jiang United States

Mark W. LeChevallier United States

Michèle Prévost Canada

Stefan Wuertz United States

Alexandria B. Boehm United States

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5.2k ×1.7

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1.2k ×0.6

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3.3k ×2.9

Citations per year, relative to Kara L. Nelson Kara L. Nelson (= 1×) peers Alexandria B. Boehm

Countries citing papers authored by Kara L. Nelson

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kara L. Nelson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kara L. Nelson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kara L. Nelson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kara L. Nelson 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 Kara L. Nelson. Kara L. Nelson 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

Nelson, Kara L., et al.. (2025). Implementing Universal Design for Learning Principles in a Graduate-Level Environmental Engineering Course. 13(1).

Gadhamshetty, Venkataramana, Catherine A. Peters, José M. Cerrato, et al.. (2025). Leadership in Environmental Engineering and Science: Celebrating Dr. Domenico Grasso’s Editorial Legacy and Presidential Appointment. Environmental Engineering Science. 42(8). 327–328. 1 indexed citations

Farmani, Raziyeh, et al.. (2023). Intermittent water supply: challenges, opportunities and solutions. AQUA - Water Infrastructure Ecosystems and Society. 72(5). iii–iii. 2 indexed citations

Kennedy, Lauren C., et al.. (2023). Stay in the loop: lessons learned about the microbial water quality in pipe loops transitioned from conventional to direct potable reuse water. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology. 9(5). 1436–1454. 3 indexed citations

Greenwald, Hannah, et al.. (2022). Microbial Water Quality through a Full-Scale Advanced Wastewater Treatment Demonstration Facility. ACS ES&T Engineering. 2(12). 2206–2219. 4 indexed citations

Nelson, Kara L., et al.. (2022). Does intermittent supply result in hydraulic transients? Mixed evidence from two systems. Journal of Water Supply Research and Technology—AQUA. 71(11). 1251–1262. 7 indexed citations

Kantor, Rose S., Hannah Greenwald, Lauren C. Kennedy, et al.. (2022). Operationalizing a routine wastewater monitoring laboratory for SARS-CoV-2. PLOS Water. 1(2). e0000007–e0000007. 16 indexed citations

Smith, Sarah, et al.. (2021). Fertilizer demand and potential supply through nutrient recovery from organic waste digestate in California. Water Research. 206. 117717–117717. 25 indexed citations

Kwong, Laura H., Debashis Sen, Sharmin Islam, et al.. (2021). Effect of sanitation improvements on soil-transmitted helminth eggs in courtyard soil from rural Bangladesh: Evidence from a cluster-randomized controlled trial. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 15(7). e0008815–e0008815. 6 indexed citations

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Kavvada, Olga, Kara L. Nelson, & Arpad Horvath. (2018). Spatial optimization for decentralized non-potable water reuse. Environmental Research Letters. 13(6). 64001–64001. 36 indexed citations

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Tarpeh, William A., James M. Barazesh, Tzahi Y. Cath, & Kara L. Nelson. (2018). Electrochemical Stripping to Recover Nitrogen from Source-Separated Urine. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(3). 1453–1460. 218 indexed citations

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Tarpeh, William A., et al.. (2018). Effects of operating and design parameters on ion exchange columns for nutrient recovery from urine. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology. 4(6). 828–838. 31 indexed citations

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Tarpeh, William A., et al.. (2018). Evaluating ion exchange for nitrogen recovery from source-separated urine in Nairobi, Kenya. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 188–195. 38 indexed citations

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Li, Yalin, William A. Tarpeh, Kara L. Nelson, & Timothy J. Strathmann. (2018). Quantitative Evaluation of an Integrated System for Valorization of Wastewater Algae as Bio-oil, Fuel Gas, and Fertilizer Products. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(21). 12717–12727. 39 indexed citations

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Ray, Isha, Zachary Burt, Ayşe Ercümen, et al.. (2018). From Intermittent to Continuous Water Supply A Household-level Evaluation of Water System Reforms in Hubli–Dharwad. Economic and political weekly. 53(49). 39–48. 2 indexed citations

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Nelson, Kara L., et al.. (2018). Grey Water: Agricultural Use of Reclaimed Water in California. Journal of Contemporary Water Research & Education. 165(1). 28–41. 14 indexed citations

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Kavvada, Olga, William A. Tarpeh, Arpad Horvath, & Kara L. Nelson. (2017). Life-Cycle Cost and Environmental Assessment of Decentralized Nitrogen Recovery Using Ion Exchange from Source-Separated Urine through Spatial Modeling. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(21). 12061–12071. 87 indexed citations

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Tarpeh, William A., Kai M. Udert, & Kara L. Nelson. (2017). Comparing Ion Exchange Adsorbents for Nitrogen Recovery from Source-Separated Urine. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(4). 2373–2381. 127 indexed citations

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Kavvada, Olga, Arpad Horvath, Jennifer Stokes-Draut, et al.. (2016). Assessing Location and Scale of Urban Nonpotable Water Reuse Systems for Life-Cycle Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Environmental Science & Technology. 50(24). 13184–13194. 72 indexed citations

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Sassoubre, Lauren M., David C. Love, A. Silverman, Kara L. Nelson, & Alexandria B. Boehm. (2012). Comparison of enterovirus and adenovirus concentration and enumeration methods in seawater from Southern California, USA and Baja Malibu, Mexico. Journal of Water and Health. 10(3). 419–430. 20 indexed citations

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