Kevin Tonat

8.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
12 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Kevin Tonat is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Emergency Medical Services and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin Tonat has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Emergency Medical Services and 3 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Kevin Tonat's work include Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (8 papers), Disaster Response and Management (4 papers) and Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research (3 papers). Kevin Tonat is often cited by papers focused on Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (8 papers), Disaster Response and Management (4 papers) and Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research (3 papers). Kevin Tonat collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Kevin Tonat's co-authors include Edward M. Eitzen, Michael T. Osterholm, Trish M. Perl, Michael S. Ascher, Thomas V. Inglesby, Jerome Hauer, Gerald Parker, John G. Bartlett, Philip K. Russell and Joseph E. McDade and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy and Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America.

In The Last Decade

Kevin Tonat

12 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon 1999 2026 2008 2017 2001 1999 2001 2002 2000 400 800 1.2k
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. Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon
    2001 1.3k citations S. S. Arnon, Robert Schechter et al. JAMA profile →
  2. Smallpox as a Biological Weapon
    1999 1.2k citations Thomas V. Inglesby, John G. Bartlett et al. JAMA profile →
  3. Tularemia as a Biological Weapon
    2001 1.0k citations David T. Dennis, Thomas V. Inglesby et al. JAMA profile →
  4. Anthrax as a Biological Weapon, 2002
    2002 729 citations Thomas V. Inglesby, Tara O’Toole et al. JAMA profile →
  5. Plague as a Biological Weapon
    2000 708 citations Thomas V. Inglesby, David T. Dennis et al. JAMA profile →
  6. Anthrax as a Biological Weapon
    1999 625 citations Thomas V. Inglesby, Donald A. Henderson et al. JAMA profile →

Peers

Kevin Tonat
Gerald Parker United States
Edward M. Eitzen United States
Jerome Hauer United States
Tara O’Toole United States
Michael S. Ascher United States
Donald A. Henderson United States
Marcelle Layton United States
Scott R. Lillibridge United States
Anne D. Fine United States
Philip K. Russell United States
Gerald Parker United States
Kevin Tonat
Citations per year, relative to Kevin Tonat Kevin Tonat (= 1×) peers Gerald Parker

Countries citing papers authored by Kevin Tonat

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kevin Tonat

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Kevin Tonat. 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 Kevin Tonat. The network helps show where Kevin Tonat may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kevin Tonat

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

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Inglesby, Thomas V., Tara O’Toole, Donald A. Henderson, et al.. (2002). Anthrax as a Biological Weapon, 2002. JAMA. 287(17). 2236–2236. 729 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tonat, Kevin, et al.. (2002). Bioterrorism preparedness III: state and federal programs and response. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 20(2). 477–500. 17 indexed citations
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Arnon, Stephen S., Robert Schechter, Thomas V. Inglesby, et al.. (2001). Botulinum toxin as a biological weapon. JAMA. 285(8). 95 indexed citations
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Dennis, David T., Thomas V. Inglesby, John G. Bartlett, et al.. (2001). Tularemia as a Biological Weapon. JAMA. 285(21). 2763–2763. 1020 indexed citations breakdown →
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Arnon, S. S., Robert Schechter, Thomas V. Inglesby, et al.. (2001). Botulinum Toxin as a Biological Weapon. JAMA. 285(8). 1059–1059. 1297 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barbera, Joseph, Anthony G. Macintyre, Tom Inglesby, et al.. (2001). Large-Scale Quarantine Following Biological Terrorism in the United States. JAMA. 286(21). 2711–2711. 116 indexed citations
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Inglesby, Thomas V., David T. Dennis, Donald A. Henderson, et al.. (2000). Plague as a Biological Weapon. JAMA. 283(17). 2281–2281. 708 indexed citations breakdown →
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Macintyre, Anthony G., George W. Christopher, Edward M. Eitzen, et al.. (2000). Weapons of mass destruction events with contaminated casualties: effective planning for health care facilities.. PubMed. 283(2). 242–9. 132 indexed citations
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Inglesby, Thomas V., John G. Bartlett, Michael S. Ascher, et al.. (1999). Smallpox as a Biological Weapon. JAMA. 281(22). 2127–2127. 1179 indexed citations breakdown →
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Inglesby, Thomas V., Donald A. Henderson, John G. Bartlett, et al.. (1999). Anthrax as a Biological Weapon. JAMA. 281(18). 1735–1735. 625 indexed citations breakdown →
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Silbergeld, Ellen K. & Kevin Tonat. (1994). Investing in prevention: opportunities to prevent disease and reduce health care costs by identifying environmental and occupational causes of noncancer disease.. PubMed. 10(6). 675–827. 6 indexed citations
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Tonat, Kevin, et al.. (1984). Disposal of antineoplastic wastes at the National Institutes of Health. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 41(1). 87–93. 18 indexed citations

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