Lalith K. Silva

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 815 citations indexed

About

Lalith K. Silva is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Biomedical Engineering and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Lalith K. Silva has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 815 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 5 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 2 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Lalith K. Silva's work include Water Treatment and Disinfection (8 papers), Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (5 papers) and Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact (4 papers). Lalith K. Silva is often cited by papers focused on Water Treatment and Disinfection (8 papers), Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (5 papers) and Chemical Analysis and Environmental Impact (4 papers). Lalith K. Silva collaborates with scholars based in United States, Uganda and Japan. Lalith K. Silva's co-authors include Benjamin C. Blount, George W. Luther, Tim J. Waite, Susan D. Richardson, Michael J. Plewa, Francesca Fasano, J. Jackson Ellington, Elizabeth D. Wagner, A. Bruce McKague and John J. Evans and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Environmental Health Perspectives and Chemosphere.

In The Last Decade

Lalith K. Silva

16 papers receiving 795 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Occurrence and Mammalian Cell Toxicity of Iodinated Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water
    2008 532 citations Susan D. Richardson, Francesca Fasano et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Lalith K. Silva 696 196 140 111 67 16 815
Yukako Komaki 442 0.6× 141 0.7× 132 0.9× 91 0.8× 40 0.6× 25 574
Hsin-hsin Tung 488 0.7× 170 0.9× 193 1.4× 83 0.7× 299 4.5× 31 764
Er Bei 406 0.6× 126 0.6× 109 0.8× 53 0.5× 72 1.1× 17 524
Mark G. Muellner 1.1k 1.5× 292 1.5× 344 2.5× 130 1.2× 114 1.7× 4 1.3k
I. Schreiber 833 1.2× 209 1.1× 267 1.9× 82 0.7× 280 4.2× 14 937
Guy L. LeBel 898 1.3× 94 0.5× 210 1.5× 63 0.6× 152 2.3× 45 1.1k
Ina Kristiana 974 1.4× 470 2.4× 276 2.0× 200 1.8× 164 2.4× 26 1.3k
Sadahiko Itoh 268 0.4× 144 0.7× 84 0.6× 47 0.4× 157 2.3× 67 516
J Carswell 332 0.5× 158 0.8× 89 0.6× 71 0.6× 31 0.5× 23 517
Przemysław Andrzejewski 542 0.8× 215 1.1× 172 1.2× 81 0.7× 117 1.7× 29 691

Countries citing papers authored by Lalith K. Silva

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lalith K. Silva

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lalith K. Silva

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Riederer, Anne M., Christopher D. Simpson, Amanda J. Gassett, et al.. (2025). Forest terpenes and stress: Examining the associations of filtered vs. non-filtered air in a real-life natural environment. Environmental Research. 276. 121482–121482. 2 indexed citations
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Silva, Lalith K., Cody A. Newman, Luyu Zhang, et al.. (2021). Assessment of Serum Concentrations of 12 Aldehydes in the U.S. Population from the 2013–2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(8). 5076–5083. 8 indexed citations
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Jesús, Víctor R. De, Lalith K. Silva, Cody A. Newman, & Benjamin C. Blount. (2020). Novel methods for the analysis of toxicants in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples from e‐cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) cases: Terpenes. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 34(19). e8879–e8879. 4 indexed citations
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Silva, Lalith K., et al.. (2020). Quantification of Seven Terpenes in Human Serum by Headspace Solid-Phase Microextraction–Gas Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(21). 13861–13867. 12 indexed citations
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Silva, Lalith K., Mitchell Smith, Jonathan Rasio, et al.. (2019). Nitromethane Exposure from Tobacco Smoke and Diet in the U.S. Population: NHANES, 2007–2012. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(4). 2134–2140. 16 indexed citations
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Silva, Lalith K., et al.. (2019). Methyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether Exposure from Gasoline in the U.S. Population, NHANES 2001–2012. Environmental Health Perspectives. 127(12). 127003–127003. 15 indexed citations
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Ashley, David L., Mitchell Smith, Lalith K. Silva, et al.. (2019). Factors Associated with Exposure to Trihalomethanes, NHANES 2001–2012. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(2). 1066–1074. 18 indexed citations
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Silva, Lalith K., et al.. (2018). Quantification of 19 Aldehydes in Human Serum by Headspace SPME/GC/High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry. Environmental Science & Technology. 52(18). 10571–10579. 37 indexed citations
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Silva, Lalith K., et al.. (2015). Advantages of Meltspun Membrane Technology Compared to Solution Spinning. Contributions to nephrology. 103. 125–138. 2 indexed citations
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Rivera‐Núñez, Zorimar, J. Michael Wright, Benjamin C. Blount, et al.. (2012). Comparison of Trihalomethanes in Tap Water and Blood: A Case Study in the United States. Environmental Health Perspectives. 120(5). 661–667. 52 indexed citations
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Silva, Lalith K., Lorraine C. Backer, David L. Ashley, et al.. (2012). The influence of physicochemical properties on the internal dose of trihalomethanes in humans following a controlled showering exposure. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 23(1). 39–45. 12 indexed citations
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Alwis, K. Udeni, et al.. (2008). Method for Quantifying Nitromethane in Blood as a Potential Biomarker of Halonitromethane Exposure. Environmental Science & Technology. 42(7). 2522–2527. 25 indexed citations
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Richardson, Susan D., Francesca Fasano, J. Jackson Ellington, et al.. (2008). Occurrence and Mammalian Cell Toxicity of Iodinated Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water. Environmental Science & Technology. 42(22). 8330–8338. 532 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leavens, Teresa L., Benjamin C. Blount, David M. DeMarini, et al.. (2007). Disposition of Bromodichloromethane in Humans Following Oral and Dermal Exposure. Toxicological Sciences. 99(2). 432–445. 64 indexed citations
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