Kirk Smith

18.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
196 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

Kirk Smith is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Food Science and Endocrinology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kirk Smith has authored 196 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Infectious Diseases, 76 papers in Food Science and 40 papers in Endocrinology. Recurrent topics in Kirk Smith's work include Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (67 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (52 papers) and Food Safety and Hygiene (40 papers). Kirk Smith is often cited by papers focused on Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (67 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (52 papers) and Food Safety and Hygiene (40 papers). Kirk Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Kirk Smith's co-authors include Fred Prior, John Freymann, Lawrence Tarbox, Justin Kirby, Kenneth Clark, Stephen Moore, Bruce A. Vendt, Paul Koppel, Michael Pringle and Duc J. Vugia and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kirk Smith

191 papers receiving 11.7k citations

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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.

The Cancer Imaging Archive (TCIA): Maintaining and Operating a Public Information Repository

2013 2.9k citations Kirk Smith, John Freymann et al. profile →
Incidence and trends of infection with pathogens transmitted commonly through food--Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. sites, 2006-2013.

2014 792 citations Sarah Lathrop, Kirk Smith et al. profile →
Preliminary Incidence and Trends of Infections with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food — Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2016–2019

2020 219 citations Patricia M. Griffin, Tamara Rissman et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kirk Smith United States	51	4.2k	3.2k	2.4k	2.2k	1.5k	196	12.2k
Ole Lund Denmark	83	4.2k 1.0×	5.8k 1.8×	4.9k 2.1×	5.4k 2.4×	1.9k 1.3×	324	36.2k
Vasco Azevedo Brazil	54	3.1k 0.7×	2.5k 0.8×	322 0.1×	2.7k 1.2×	896 0.6×	667	13.5k
Alex van Belkum Netherlands	81	3.2k 0.7×	15.0k 4.8×	344 0.1×	2.2k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	528	28.6k
John Wain United Kingdom	65	5.8k 1.4×	3.5k 1.1×	256 0.1×	4.1k 1.8×	630 0.4×	239	14.8k
David L. Swerdlow United States	59	3.5k 0.8×	7.1k 2.3×	224 0.1×	3.3k 1.5×	1.6k 1.0×	188	16.0k
Sharon J. Peacock United Kingdom	85	1.4k 0.3×	16.9k 5.4×	605 0.3×	1.7k 0.7×	789 0.5×	433	35.5k
Eric G. Pamer United States	96	3.3k 0.8×	9.4k 3.0×	498 0.2×	1.2k 0.5×	1.6k 1.1×	256	40.0k
Rino Rappuoli Italy	116	1.3k 0.3×	10.4k 3.3×	2.6k 1.1×	4.6k 2.0×	1.6k 1.1×	715	48.9k
Patrick C. Y. Woo Hong Kong	84	860 0.2×	18.8k 6.0×	691 0.3×	1.4k 0.6×	431 0.3×	595	31.0k
Patrice François Switzerland	67	1.1k 0.3×	6.7k 2.1×	356 0.2×	517 0.2×	490 0.3×	374	16.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Kirk Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kirk Smith

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20 of 20 papers shown

Smith, Kirk, et al.. (2025). Ruminant-dense environments increase risk of reported Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections independently of ruminant contact. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 91(2). e0186424–e0186424. 1 indexed citations

Rounds, Joshua, Jennifer L. Dale, Paula Snippes Vagnone, et al.. (2025). Cronobacter Surveillance in Minnesota, United States, 2002–2024. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 23(4). 232–238.

Jervis, Rachel H., Katie Wymore, Tamara Rissman, et al.. (2024). Reported Incidence of Infections Caused by Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food: Impact of Increased Use of Culture-Independent Diagnostic Tests — Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 1996–2023. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 73(26). 584–593. 21 indexed citations

White, Alice E., et al.. (2023). Competencies for Public Health Professionals and Epidemiologists Who Detect and Investigate Enteric Disease Outbreaks. Public Health Reports. 139(3). 342–350. 1 indexed citations

Ford, Laura, Bonnie Kissler, Alida Sorenson, et al.. (2023). Salmonella Outbreaks Associated with Not Ready-to-Eat Breaded, Stuffed Chicken Products — United States, 1998–2022. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 72(18). 484–487. 12 indexed citations

Kalen, Joseph D., David Clunie, Yanling Liu, et al.. (2021). Design and Implementation of the Pre-Clinical DICOM Standard in Multi-Cohort Murine Studies. Tomography. 7(1). 1–9. 2 indexed citations

Mun, Seong K., Betty A. Levine, William Bennett, et al.. (2021). A DICOM dataset for evaluation of medical image de-identification. Scientific Data. 8(1). 183–183. 20 indexed citations

Smith, Kirk, et al.. (2020). Restaurant Practices for Cooling Food in Minnesota: An Intervention Study. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 17(12). 758–763. 4 indexed citations

Smith, Kirk, Randal C. Fowler, Elizabeth Cebelinski, et al.. (2020). Epidemiology of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infection in Minnesota, 2016–2017. Epidemiology and Infection. 148. e206–e206. 19 indexed citations

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Bjork, Jenna, et al.. (2019). Prevalence of Francisella tularensis in Dermacentor variabilis Ticks, Minnesota, 2017. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 19(8). 596–603. 12 indexed citations

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Bowen, Anna, Alicia M. Siston, Samuel J. Smith, et al.. (2015). Notes from the Field: Outbreaks of Shigella sonnei Infection with Decreased Susceptibility to Azithromycin Among Men Who Have Sex with Men - Chicago and Metropolitan Minneapolis-St. Paul, 2014.. PubMed Central. 64(21). 597–8. 24 indexed citations

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Grover, Madhusudan, Michael Camilleri, Kirk Smith, David R. Linden, & Gianrico Farrugia. (2014). On the fiftieth anniversary Postinfectious irritable bowel syndrome: mechanisms related to pathogens. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 26(2). 156–167. 37 indexed citations

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Krueger, Amy, Sharon A. Greene, Ezra J. Barzilay, et al.. (2014). Clinical Outcomes of Nalidixic Acid, Ceftriaxone, and Multidrug-Resistant Nontyphoidal Salmonella Infections Compared with Pansusceptible Infections in FoodNet Sites, 2006–2008. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 11(5). 335–341. 51 indexed citations

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Lappi, Victoria, John Archer, Elizabeth Cebelinski, et al.. (2013). An Outbreak of Foodborne Illness Among Attendees of a Wedding Reception in Wisconsin Likely Caused by Arcobacter butzleri. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 10(3). 250–255. 46 indexed citations

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Rounds, Joshua, et al.. (2012). Non-O157 Shiga Toxin–producingEscherichia coliAssociated with Venison. Emerging infectious diseases. 18(2). 279–282. 40 indexed citations

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Hedican, Erin, et al.. (2010). Salmonellosis Outbreak Due to Chicken Contact Leading to a Foodborne Outbreak Associated with Infected Delicatessen Workers. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 7(8). 995–997. 22 indexed citations

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Lanier, William A., Molly Leeper, Kirk Smith, et al.. (2009). Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Subtypes of Shiga Toxin–Producing Escherichia coli O157 Isolated from Ground Beef and Humans, United States, 2001–2006. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 6(9). 1075–1082. 5 indexed citations

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Johnson, James R., Mark R. Sannes, Brian Johnston, et al.. (2007). Antimicrobial Drug–Resistant Escherichia coli from Humans and Poultry Products, Minnesota and Wisconsin, 2002–2004. Emerging infectious diseases. 13(6). 838–846. 192 indexed citations

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Devasia, Rose, Jay K. Varma, Jean M. Whichard, et al.. (2005). Antimicrobial Use and Outcomes in Patients withMultidrug-Resistant and Pansusceptible Salmonella Newport Infections, 2002–2003. Microbial Drug Resistance. 11(4). 371–377. 24 indexed citations

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Johnson, James R., Parissa Delavari, Timothy T. O’Bryan, Kirk Smith, & S.R. Tatini. (2005). Contamination of Retail Foods, Particularly Turkey, from Community Markets (Minnesota, 1999–2000) with Antimicrobial-Resistant and Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 2(1). 38–49. 81 indexed citations

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