Kristina D. Mena

2.8k total citations
72 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Kristina D. Mena is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kristina D. Mena has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Infectious Diseases, 21 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Kristina D. Mena's work include Fecal contamination and water quality (10 papers), SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (10 papers) and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (8 papers). Kristina D. Mena is often cited by papers focused on Fecal contamination and water quality (10 papers), SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (10 papers) and Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (8 papers). Kristina D. Mena collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Taiwan. Kristina D. Mena's co-authors include Charles P. Gerba, Kelly A. Reynolds, Helena M. Solo‐Gabriele, Alesia Ferguson, Patrick M. Tarwater, Cristóbal Cháidez, Shawn G. Gibbs, Linda C. Mota, Christopher F. Green and Pasquale V. Scarpino and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Science of The Total Environment and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Kristina D. Mena

68 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kristina D. Mena United States 20 537 390 382 245 200 72 1.8k
Amy M. Kahler United States 21 591 1.1× 230 0.6× 456 1.2× 155 0.6× 80 0.4× 49 1.5k
Katarina Pintar Canada 28 688 1.3× 250 0.6× 553 1.4× 144 0.6× 155 0.8× 67 2.1k
Tarja Pitkänen Finland 29 727 1.4× 449 1.2× 602 1.6× 363 1.5× 275 1.4× 84 2.2k
Verónica Beatriz Rajal Argentina 22 551 1.0× 170 0.4× 736 1.9× 226 0.9× 143 0.7× 77 1.8k
M. Exner Germany 15 245 0.5× 283 0.7× 363 1.0× 176 0.7× 234 1.2× 68 1.3k
Jürgen Gebel Germany 19 278 0.5× 211 0.5× 279 0.7× 275 1.1× 113 0.6× 45 1.7k
Susan K. Spencer United States 26 922 1.7× 203 0.5× 892 2.3× 174 0.7× 165 0.8× 49 2.1k
John Cowden United Kingdom 29 985 1.8× 516 1.3× 131 0.3× 346 1.4× 174 0.9× 54 2.8k
John Scott Meschke United States 27 923 1.7× 276 0.7× 411 1.1× 429 1.8× 209 1.0× 84 2.2k
Franciska M. Schets Netherlands 28 461 0.9× 411 1.1× 818 2.1× 171 0.7× 409 2.0× 51 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Kristina D. Mena

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kristina D. Mena

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kristina D. Mena

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

All Works

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Gitter, Anna, Fuqing Wu, Blake Hanson, et al.. (2025). Turning analysis into action: opportunities and challenges in implementing wastewater science for public health decision-making. Frontiers in Public Health. 13. 1562659–1562659.
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Chen, Xingwen, Cici Bauer, Anna Gitter, et al.. (2024). Revealing patterns of SARS-CoV-2 variant emergence and evolution using RBD amplicon sequencing of wastewater. Journal of Infection. 89(5). 106284–106284. 3 indexed citations
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Clark, Justin R., Austen Terwilliger, Vasanthi Avadhanula, et al.. (2023). Wastewater pandemic preparedness: Toward an end-to-end pathogen monitoring program. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1137881–1137881. 12 indexed citations
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Gitter, Anna, C. Monserrat, Tao Hu, et al.. (2023). Not a waste: Wastewater surveillance to enhance public health. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 12 indexed citations
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Gitter, Anna, et al.. (2023). Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment for Private Wells in Flood-Impacted Areas. Water. 15(3). 469–469. 2 indexed citations
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Gitter, Anna, Cici Bauer, Fuqing Wu, et al.. (2023). Assessment of a SARS-CoV-2 wastewater monitoring program in El Paso, Texas, from November 2020 to June 2022. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 34(1). 564–574. 5 indexed citations
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Gitter, Anna, C. Monserrat, Cici Bauer, et al.. (2023). Wastewater analysis of Mpox virus in a city with low prevalence of Mpox disease: an environmental surveillance study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 28. 100639–100639. 21 indexed citations
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Wu, Fuqing, et al.. (2022). Wide mismatches in the sequences of primers and probes for monkeypox virus diagnostic assays. Journal of Medical Virology. 95(1). e28395–e28395. 11 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Alesia, et al.. (2021). Quantified Activity Patterns for Young Children in Beach Environments Relevant for Exposure to Contaminants. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(6). 3274–3274. 5 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Alesia, et al.. (2020). Soil, Hand, and Body Adherence Measures across Four Beach Areas: Potential Influence on Exposure to Oil Spill Chemicals. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(12). 4196–4196. 9 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, et al.. (2020). A novel method to evaluate chemical concentrations in muddy and sandy coastal regions before and after oil exposures. Environmental Pollution. 269. 116102–116102. 4 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Alesia, et al.. (2019). Children Exposure-Related Behavior Patterns and Risk Perception Associated with Recreational Beach Use. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(15). 2783–2783. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Wei, et al.. (2019). Use of chemical concentration changes in coastal sediments to compute oil exposure dates. Environmental Pollution. 259. 113858–113858. 6 indexed citations
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Yang, Chun‐Yuh, et al.. (2018). Jumping on the bed and associated increases of PM10, PM2.5, PM1, airborne endotoxin, bacteria, and fungi concentrations. Environmental Pollution. 245. 799–809. 19 indexed citations
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Pérez, Vanessa, et al.. (2015). Evaluation and quantitative microbial risk assessment of a unique antimicrobial agent for hospital surface treatment. American Journal of Infection Control. 43(11). 1201–1207. 11 indexed citations
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Mena, Kristina D., et al.. (2013). Risk Assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in Queso Fresco in Culiacan, Mexico. 3(3). 111–116. 4 indexed citations
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Behravesh, Casey Barton, John R. Bristol, Víctor M. Cárdenas, et al.. (2008). Population-based survey of taeniasis along the United States–Mexico border. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 102(4). 325–333. 22 indexed citations
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Mena, Kristina D., Linda C. Mota, Casey Barton Behravesh, et al.. (2008). Occurrence of faecal contamination in households along the US–Mexico border. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 46(6). 682–687. 15 indexed citations
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Cháidez, Cristóbal, et al.. (2005). Occurrence ofCryptosporidiumandGiardiain irrigation water and its impact on the fresh produce industry. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 15(5). 339–345. 56 indexed citations

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