Laura DeCicco

580 total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 360 citations indexed

About

Laura DeCicco is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura DeCicco has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 360 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 8 papers in Pollution and 4 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Laura DeCicco's work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (8 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (8 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (6 papers). Laura DeCicco is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (8 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (8 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (6 papers). Laura DeCicco collaborates with scholars based in United States and Ghana. Laura DeCicco's co-authors include Paul M. Bradley, Steven R. Corsi, Brett R. Blackwell, Daniel K. Jones, Tyler Wagner, Kelly L. Smalling, Leslie K. Kanagy, Kristin M. Romanok, James L. Gray and Gerald T. Ankley and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Environmental Pollution.

In The Last Decade

Laura DeCicco

17 papers receiving 348 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.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in United States tapwater: Comparison of underserved private-well and public-supply exposures and associated health implications

2023 130 citations Kelly L. Smalling, Kristin M. Romanok et al. Environment International profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Laura DeCicco United States	8	233	141	137	50	39	17	360
Jennifer Sun United States	8	235 1.0×	128 0.9×	119 0.9×	27 0.5×	38 1.0×	15	336
Sara E. Breitmeyer United States	7	164 0.7×	47 0.3×	173 1.3×	26 0.5×	54 1.4×	13	269
Panwei Zhang China	9	146 0.6×	169 1.2×	67 0.5×	64 1.3×	18 0.5×	18	348
Jimmy M. Clark United States	8	158 0.7×	190 1.3×	65 0.5×	72 1.4×	7 0.2×	20	318
Kine Bæk Norway	12	412 1.8×	166 1.2×	103 0.8×	14 0.3×	68 1.7×	25	531
Lazhar Mhadhbi Tunisia	10	202 0.9×	128 0.9×	78 0.6×	29 0.6×	30 0.8×	16	297
Erik J. van de Plassche Netherlands	6	469 2.0×	377 2.7×	119 0.9×	29 0.6×	11 0.3×	10	604
Lise C. Fechner France	14	229 1.0×	192 1.4×	86 0.6×	40 0.8×	24 0.6×	19	370
Emma Undeman Sweden	12	234 1.0×	128 0.9×	43 0.3×	18 0.4×	16 0.4×	22	361
D.B. Sergeant Canada	11	568 2.4×	286 2.0×	99 0.7×	22 0.4×	23 0.6×	14	678

Countries citing papers authored by Laura DeCicco

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura DeCicco

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17 of 17 papers shown

Maloney, Erin M., Laura DeCicco, Nicholas J. Fuller, et al.. (2025). Retrospective stepwise prioritization of chemicals detected in Great Lakes tributaries (2008–2018). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 44(7). 2048–2069. 2 indexed citations

Fuller, Neil, Kimani L. Kimbrough, Erin M. Maloney, et al.. (2025). Leveraging invasive mussel contaminant survey data for stepwise prioritization of chemicals of potential concern in the Great Lakes basin. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 44(7). 2070–2087. 1 indexed citations

Maloney, Erin M., Steven R. Corsi, Laura DeCicco, et al.. (2025). Derivation and characterization of environmental hazard concentrations for chemical prioritization: a case study in the Great Lakes tributaries. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 44(7). 2029–2047. 4 indexed citations

Cavallin, Jenna E., Laura DeCicco, Kevin Flynn, et al.. (2025). Application of transcriptomics concentration-response modeling for prioritization of contaminants detected in tributaries of the North American Great Lakes. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 44(5). 1310–1321. 2 indexed citations

Hodson, Timothy, et al.. (2023). Reproducibility Starts at the Source: R, Python, and Julia Packages for Retrieving USGS Hydrologic Data. Water. 15(24). 4236–4236. 5 indexed citations

Smalling, Kelly L., Kristin M. Romanok, Paul M. Bradley, et al.. (2023). Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in United States tapwater: Comparison of underserved private-well and public-supply exposures and associated health implications. Environment International. 178. 108033–108033. 130 indexed citations breakdown →

Battaglin, William A., et al.. (2023). Changes in chemical occurrence, concentration, and bioactivity in the Colorado River before and after replacement of the Moab, Utah wastewater treatment plant. The Science of The Total Environment. 904. 166231–166231. 3 indexed citations

Smalling, Kelly L., Kristin M. Romanok, Paul M. Bradley, et al.. (2023). Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (Pfas) in U.S. Tapwater: Comparison of Underserved Private-Well and Public-Supply Exposures and Associated Health Implications. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Corsi, Steven R., Laura DeCicco, Edward T. Furlong, et al.. (2022). Prioritizing Pharmaceutical Contaminants in Great Lakes Tributaries Using Risk-Based Screening Techniques. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 41(9). 2221–2239. 17 indexed citations

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Oliver, Samantha K., Steven R. Corsi, Austin K. Baldwin, et al.. (2022). Pesticide Prioritization by Potential Biological Effects in Tributaries of the Laurentian Great Lakes. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 42(2). 367–384. 12 indexed citations

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Battaglin, William A., et al.. (2020). Evaluating the potential role of bioactive chemicals on the distribution of invasive Asian carp upstream and downstream from river mile 278 in the Illinois waterway. The Science of The Total Environment. 735. 139458–139458. 16 indexed citations

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Akob, Denise M., et al.. (2019). Use of high-throughput screening results to prioritize chemicals for potential adverse biological effects within a West Virginia watershed. The Science of The Total Environment. 677. 362–372. 13 indexed citations

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DeCicco, Laura & Robert M. Hirsch. (2019). Exploration and Graphics for RivEr Trends Confidence Intervals [R package EGRETci version 2.0.3]. 1 indexed citations

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Bradley, Paul M., Celeste A. Journey, Jason P. Berninger‌, et al.. (2018). Mixed-chemical exposure and predicted effects potential in wadeable southeastern USA streams. The Science of The Total Environment. 655. 70–83. 44 indexed citations

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Elliott, Sarah, et al.. (2018). Contaminants in bald eagles of the upper Midwestern U.S.: A framework for prioritizing future research based on in-vitro bioassays. Environmental Pollution. 244. 861–870. 18 indexed citations

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Blackwell, Brett R., Gerald T. Ankley, Steven R. Corsi, et al.. (2017). An “EAR” on Environmental Surveillance and Monitoring: A Case Study on the Use of Exposure–Activity Ratios (EARs) to Prioritize Sites, Chemicals, and Bioactivities of Concern in Great Lakes Waters. Environmental Science & Technology. 51(15). 8713–8724. 90 indexed citations

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Hirsch, Robert M., Laura DeCicco, & David L. Lorenz. (2015). Retrieval Functions for USGS and EPA Hydrologic and WaterQuality Data. 1 indexed citations

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