Kassandra L. Munger

14.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
80 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

Kassandra L. Munger is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Immunology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Kassandra L. Munger has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 25 papers in Immunology and 15 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Kassandra L. Munger's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (44 papers), Vitamin D Research Studies (18 papers) and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (14 papers). Kassandra L. Munger is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (44 papers), Vitamin D Research Studies (18 papers) and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (14 papers). Kassandra L. Munger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Switzerland. Kassandra L. Munger's co-authors include Alberto Ascherio, Lynn I. Levin, Bruce W. Hollis, Éilis J. O’Reilly, Tanuja Chitnis, KG Simon, Michael J. Olek, Miguel A. Hernán, Marianna Cortese and Kjetil Bjørnevik and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, JAMA and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Kassandra L. Munger

80 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Risk of Multiple Sclerosis

2006 1.4k citations Kassandra L. Munger, Lynn I. Levin et al. profile →
Longitudinal analysis reveals high prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus associated with multiple sclerosis

2022 1.1k citations Kjetil Bjørnevik, Marianna Cortese et al. profile →
Vitamin D intake and incidence of multiple sclerosis

2004 808 citations Kassandra L. Munger, Éilis J. O’Reilly et al. Neurology profile →
Environmental risk factors for multiple sclerosis. Part I: The role of infection

2007 747 citations Alberto Ascherio, Kassandra L. Munger Annals of Neurology profile →
Environmental risk factors for multiple sclerosis. Part II: Noninfectious factors

2007 513 citations Alberto Ascherio, Kassandra L. Munger Annals of Neurology profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Smoking and multiple sclerosis risk in black people: A nested case-control study 2023 ·Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders ·(unknown), Marianna Cortese, Kassandra L. Munger, James D. Mancuso, David W. Niebuhr, (unknown), Alberto Ascherio, Kjetil Bjørnevik	1
2	Vitamin D status and severity of COVID-19 2022 ·Scientific Reports ·Nete Munk Nielsen, (unknown), (unknown), Arieh S. Cohen, Kassandra L. Munger, Egon Stenager, Alberto Ascherio, Lasse Boding, Anders Hviid	23
3	A Prospective Study of Serum Levels of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Effects on Multiple Sclerosis Disease Activity and Progression (S40.006) 2022 ·Neurology ·Kassandra L. Munger, Kjetil Bjørnevik, Marianna Cortese, Gilles Edan, Mark S. Freedman, Hans‐Peter Hartung, Xavier Montalbán, Rupert Sandbrink, Ernst‐Wilhelm Radue, Frederik Barkhof, Eva‐Maria Wicklein, Ludwig Kappos, Alberto Ascherio	2
4	Maternal prepregnancy BMI and physical activity and type 1 diabetes in the offspring 2021 ·Pediatric Diabetes ·Catarina Machado Azeredo, Marianna Cortese, Kassandra L. Munger, Alberto Ascherio	1
5	Animal exposure over the life-course and risk of multiple sclerosis: A case-control study within two cohorts of US women 2018 ·Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders ·Hilda J.I. de Jong, Helen Tremlett, Feng Zhu, Alberto Ascherio, Kassandra L. Munger	3
6	Serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and risk of multiple sclerosis among women in the Finnish Maternity Cohort. 2017 ·STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari) ·Kassandra L. Munger, (unknown), Julia Åivo, Merja Soilu‐Hänninen, Heljä‐Marja Surcel, Alberto Ascherio	1
7	Increased Sodium Intake Is Not Associated with MS Activity or Progression in BENEFIT (S37.002) 2016 ·Neurology ·Kathryn C. Fitzgerald, Kassandra L. Munger, Mark Freedman, Hans Hartung, Xavier Montalbán, Gilles Edan, Frederik Barkhof, Ernst‐Wilhelm Radue, Ludwig Kappos, Gustavo Cruz, Alberto Ascherio	5
8	Vitamin D as a Predictor of Functional Deficits in Multiple Sclerosis (P4.014) 2015 ·Neurology ·Kathryn C. Fitzgerald, Kassandra L. Munger, Mark Freedman, Hans Hartung, David Miller, Xavier Montalbán, Gilles Edan, Frederik Barkhof, Rupert Sandbrink, Ludwig Kappos, Gustavo Cruz, Christoph Pohl, Alberto Ascherio	1
9	In utero 25-hydroxyvitamin D and risk of multiple sclerosis among offspring in the Finnish Maternity Cohort 2015 ·STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari) ·Kassandra L. Munger, Merja Soilu‐Hänninen, Julia Åivo, (unknown), H-M Surcel, Alberto Ascherio	1
10	Maternal Dietary Fat Intake in Association With Autism Spectrum Disorders 2013 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·Kristen Lyall, Kassandra L. Munger, Éilis J. O’Reilly, Susan L. Santangelo, Alberto Ascherio	97
11	Preclinical Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Risk of Type 1 Diabetes in a Cohort of US Military Personnel 2013 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·Kassandra L. Munger, Lynn I. Levin, Jennifer Massa, R. L. Horst, Tihamer Orban, Alberto Ascherio	52
12	Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations among patients in BENEFIT predicts conversion to multiple sclerosis, MRI lesions, and brain volume loss 2012 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Alberto Ascherio, Kassandra L. Munger, Chantal Simon, Ludwig Kappos, CH Polman, HP Hartung, D. H. Miller, Xavier Montalbán, Gilles Edan, Frederik Barkhof, Richard White, Rupert Sandbrink, Christoph Pohl	2
13	Dietary intake of vitamin D during adolescence and risk of adult‐onset systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis 2012 ·Arthritis Care & Research ·Linda T. Hiraki, Kassandra L. Munger, Karen H. Costenbader, Elizabeth W. Karlson	43
14	Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis 2012 ·Current Opinion in Neurology ·Kelly Claire Simon, Kassandra L. Munger, Alberto Ascherio	75
15	XVI European Charcot Foundation lecture: Nutrition and environment, can MS be prevented? 2011 ·Journal of the Neurological Sciences ·Kelly Claire Simon, Kassandra L. Munger, Alberto Ascherio	18
16	Dietary intake of vitamin D during adolescence and risk of multiple sclerosis 2010 ·Journal of Neurology ·Kassandra L. Munger, Tanuja Chitnis, A. Lindsay Frazier, Edward L. Giovannucci, Donna Spiegelman, Alberto Ascherio	53
17	Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis 2010 ·The Lancet Neurology ·Alberto Ascherio, Kassandra L. Munger, KG Simon	427
18	Integrating risk factors 2008 ·Neurology ·Philip L. De Jager, KG Simon, Kassandra L. Munger, John D. Rioux, David A. Hafler, Alberto Ascherio	134
19	Environmental risk factors for multiple sclerosis. Part II: Noninfectious factors breakdown → 2007 ·Annals of Neurology ·Alberto Ascherio, Kassandra L. Munger	513
20	Vitamin D intake and incidence of multiple sclerosis [1] (multiple letters) 2004 ·Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford) ·George C. Ebers, A. Dessa Sadovnick, (unknown), Kassandra L. Munger, Éilis J. O’Reilly, Alberto Ascherio	2

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