Melissa M. Ahern

1.5k total citations
20 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Melissa M. Ahern is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Health and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa M. Ahern has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in General Health Professions, 8 papers in Health and 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Melissa M. Ahern's work include Health disparities and outcomes (8 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (6 papers) and Environmental Justice and Health Disparities (6 papers). Melissa M. Ahern is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (8 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (6 papers) and Environmental Justice and Health Disparities (6 papers). Melissa M. Ahern collaborates with scholars based in United States and New Zealand. Melissa M. Ahern's co-authors include Michael Hendryx, Nicholas P. Lovrich, Keith J. Zullig, Paul R. Epstein, Richard Clapp, Jonathan J. Buonocore, Richard Heinberg, Beverly May, Timothy R. Nurkiewicz and Alan Ducatman and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Public Health, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Melissa M. Ahern

20 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melissa M. Ahern United States 15 368 331 249 210 133 20 1.1k
Carolyn Stephens United Kingdom 20 291 0.8× 518 1.6× 243 1.0× 332 1.6× 60 0.5× 55 1.7k
Mylène Riva Canada 22 305 0.8× 544 1.6× 294 1.2× 620 3.0× 151 1.1× 83 1.7k
Marco Martuzzi Italy 25 342 0.9× 181 0.5× 599 2.4× 140 0.7× 172 1.3× 80 1.9k
Thomas Krafft Netherlands 27 160 0.4× 363 1.1× 570 2.3× 181 0.9× 163 1.2× 119 2.1k
Rajiv Bhatia United States 25 185 0.5× 503 1.5× 759 3.0× 111 0.5× 115 0.9× 48 2.2k
Alan Barreca United States 16 276 0.8× 399 1.2× 707 2.8× 169 0.8× 556 4.2× 28 2.0k
Michael Ash United States 19 500 1.4× 221 0.7× 262 1.1× 74 0.4× 293 2.2× 52 1.1k
Samuel Agyei‐Mensah Ghana 23 317 0.9× 273 0.8× 602 2.4× 77 0.4× 218 1.6× 80 2.0k
David Pencheon United Kingdom 19 152 0.4× 696 2.1× 696 2.8× 90 0.4× 307 2.3× 41 1.7k
Xizhe Peng China 10 314 0.9× 131 0.4× 162 0.7× 133 0.6× 424 3.2× 27 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melissa M. Ahern

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa M. Ahern

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hendryx, Michael, Melissa M. Ahern, & Keith J. Zullig. (2013). Improving the Environmental Quality Component of the County Health Rankings Model. American Journal of Public Health. 103(4). 727–732. 17 indexed citations
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Hendryx, Michael, Alan Ducatman, Keith J. Zullig, Melissa M. Ahern, & Richard J. Crout. (2012). Adult tooth loss for residents of US coal mining and Appalachian counties. Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology. 40(6). 488–497. 11 indexed citations
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Epstein, Paul R., Jonathan J. Buonocore, Michael Hendryx, et al.. (2011). Full cost accounting for the life cycle of coal. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1219(1). 73–98. 233 indexed citations
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Ahern, Melissa M., et al.. (2011). The association between mountaintop mining and birth defects among live births in central Appalachia, 1996–2003. Environmental Research. 111(6). 838–846. 86 indexed citations
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Hendryx, Michael & Melissa M. Ahern. (2009). Mortality in Appalachian Coal Mining Regions: The Value of Statistical Life Lost. Public Health Reports. 124(4). 541–550. 84 indexed citations
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Ahern, Melissa M. & Michael Hendryx. (2008). Health Disparities and Environmental Competence: A Case Study of Appalachian Coal Mining. Environmental Justice. 1(2). 81–86. 8 indexed citations
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Hendryx, Michael & Melissa M. Ahern. (2008). Relations Between Health Indicators and Residential Proximity to Coal Mining in West Virginia. American Journal of Public Health. 98(4). 669–671. 139 indexed citations
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Ahern, Melissa M. & Michael Hendryx. (2008). Community Participation and the Emergence of Late-Life Depressive Symptoms: Differences between Women and Men. Journal of Women s Health. 17(9). 1463–1470. 38 indexed citations
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Hendryx, Michael, Melissa M. Ahern, & Timothy R. Nurkiewicz. (2007). Hospitalization Patterns Associated with Appalachian Coal Mining. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 70(24). 2064–2070. 53 indexed citations
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Ahern, Melissa M. & Michael Hendryx. (2007). Avoidable Hospitalizations for Diabetes: Comorbidity Risks. Disease Management. 10(6). 347–355. 31 indexed citations
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Ahern, Melissa M., et al.. (2006). Anesthesia Staffing and Anesthetic Complications During Cesarean Delivery. Nursing Research. 56(1). 9–17. 34 indexed citations
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Ahern, Melissa M. & Michael Hendryx. (2005). Social capital and risk for chronic illnesses. Chronic Illness. 1(3). 183–190. 22 indexed citations
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Ahern, Melissa M. & Michael Hendryx. (2003). Social capital and trust in providers. Social Science & Medicine. 57(7). 1195–1203. 97 indexed citations
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Hendryx, Michael, et al.. (2002). Access to Health Care and Community Social Capital. Health Services Research. 37(1). 85–101. 169 indexed citations
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Hendryx, Michael & Melissa M. Ahern. (2001). Access to Mental Health Services and Health Sector Social Capital. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. 28(3). 205–218. 35 indexed citations
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Ahern, Melissa M. & Michael Hendryx. (1998). Community characteristics as predictors of perceived HMO quality. Health & Place. 4(2). 151–160. 4 indexed citations
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Hendryx, Michael & Melissa M. Ahern. (1997). Mental health functioning and community problems. Journal of Community Psychology. 25(2). 147–157. 27 indexed citations
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Hendryx, Michael & Melissa M. Ahern. (1997). Mental health functioning and community problems. Journal of Community Psychology. 25(2). 147–157. 2 indexed citations
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Ahern, Melissa M., Michael Hendryx, & Kris Siddharthan. (1996). The Importance of Sense of Community on People's Perceptions of Their Health-Care Experiences. Medical Care. 34(9). 911–923. 21 indexed citations
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Ahern, Melissa M.. (1996). Nurses' and other experts' views of health care fraud and abuse.. PubMed. 14(1). 40–8. 1 indexed citations

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