Michael J. Beach

12.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
121 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Beach is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Water Science and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Beach has authored 121 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Parasitology, 42 papers in Infectious Diseases and 29 papers in Water Science and Technology. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Beach's work include Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (35 papers), Fecal contamination and water quality (27 papers) and Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (23 papers). Michael J. Beach is often cited by papers focused on Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics (35 papers), Fecal contamination and water quality (27 papers) and Legionella and Acanthamoeba research (23 papers). Michael J. Beach collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and France. Michael J. Beach's co-authors include Jonathan S. Yoder, Rebecca L. Calderon, Sharon L. Roy, Gunther F. Craun, Timothy J. Wade, Michele C. Hlavsa, Miriam J. Alter, Harold S. Margolis, Krzysztof Krawczynski and W. James Alexander and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Beach

116 papers receiving 8.0k 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 Natural History of Community-Acquired Hepatitis C in the United States

1992 1.4k citations Miriam J. Alter, Harold S. Margolis et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael J. Beach United States	48	2.5k	2.0k	1.7k	1.7k	1.7k	121	8.4k
Arie H. Havelaar Netherlands	68	5.0k 2.0×	1.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	472 0.3×	317	16.9k
Vincent R. Hill United States	42	2.9k 1.2×	857 0.4×	456 0.3×	1.5k 0.9×	894 0.5×	131	6.7k
Ana Maria de Roda Husman Netherlands	56	4.0k 1.6×	395 0.2×	1.7k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	172	10.1k
Rebecca L. Calderon United States	31	2.5k 1.0×	988 0.5×	862 0.5×	2.0k 1.1×	367 0.2×	68	7.0k
Peter Teunis Netherlands	49	3.6k 1.4×	828 0.4×	1.5k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	314 0.2×	165	8.1k
Gunther F. Craun United States	35	1.9k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	815 0.5×	1.6k 0.9×	283 0.2×	96	5.9k
Mark D. Sobsey United States	65	5.6k 2.2×	472 0.2×	874 0.5×	4.2k 2.4×	725 0.4×	284	13.5k
Pablo C. Okhuysen United States	43	3.7k 1.5×	2.6k 1.3×	705 0.4×	451 0.3×	489 0.3×	151	6.1k
Martyn Kirk Australia	49	4.2k 1.7×	935 0.5×	754 0.4×	294 0.2×	352 0.2×	274	12.6k
Duc J. Vugia United States	63	4.6k 1.9×	897 0.4×	3.0k 1.7×	272 0.2×	282 0.2×	191	11.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael J. Beach

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hlavsa, Michele C., Jasen Kunz, & Michael J. Beach. (2017). Minimizing Risk of Illness and Injury at Public Aquatic Facilities by Maximizing the Power of Aquatic Facility Inspection Data.. PubMed. 79(9). 40–2.

Roellig, Dawn M., Jonathan S. Yoder, Susan Madison‐Antenucci, et al.. (2017). Community Laboratory Testing for Cryptosporidium: Multicenter Study Retesting Public Health Surveillance Stool Samples Positive for Cryptosporidium by Rapid Cartridge Assay with Direct Fluorescent Antibody Testing. PLoS ONE. 12(1). e0169915–e0169915. 22 indexed citations

Hlavsa, Michele C., Virginia A. Roberts, Amy M. Kahler, et al.. (2015). Outbreaks of Illness Associated with Recreational Water—United States, 2011–2012. American Journal of Transplantation. 15(9). 2517–2521. 76 indexed citations

Jones, Kevin R., David Hornsby, Michele C. Hlavsa, et al.. (2013). Microbes in Pool Filter Backwash as Evidence of the Need for Improved Swimmer Hygiene — Metro-Atlanta, Georgia, 2012. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 62(19). 385–388. 16 indexed citations

Cantey, Paul T., Sharon L. Roy, Brian Lee, et al.. (2011). Study of Nonoutbreak Giardiasis: Novel Findings and Implications for Research. The American Journal of Medicine. 124(12). 1175.e1–1175.e8. 28 indexed citations

Moss, Delynn M., Jeffrey W. Priest, Alexis Boyd, et al.. (2011). Multiplex Bead Assay for Serum Samples from Children in Haiti Enrolled in a Drug Study for the Treatment of Lymphatic Filariasis. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 85(2). 229–237. 48 indexed citations

Stockman, Lauren J., et al.. (2010). Prevalence of Acanthamoeba spp. and other free-living amoebae in household water, Ohio, USA—1990–1992. Parasitology Research. 108(3). 621–627. 78 indexed citations

Wade, Timothy J., Elizabeth Sams, Kristen P. Brenner, et al.. (2010). Rapidly measured indicators of recreational water quality and swimming-associated illness at marine beaches: a prospective cohort study. Environmental Health. 9(1). 66–66. 221 indexed citations

Hlavsa, Michele C., et al.. (2009). Pool chemical-associated health events in public and residential settings - United States, 1983-2007.. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 58(18). 489–493. 3 indexed citations

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Yoder, Jonathan S. & Michael J. Beach. (2009). Cryptosporidium surveillance and risk factors in the United States. Experimental Parasitology. 124(1). 31–39. 98 indexed citations

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Valderrama, Amy L., Michele C. Hlavsa, Alicia Cronquist, et al.. (2009). Multiple risk factors associated with a large statewide increase in cryptosporidiosis. Epidemiology and Infection. 137(12). 1781–1788. 26 indexed citations

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Kaydos‐Daniels, S. Cornelia, et al.. (2007). Health effects associated with indoor swimming pools: A suspected toxic chloramine exposure. Public Health. 122(2). 195–200. 51 indexed citations

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Hlavsa, Michele C., John C. Watson, & Michael J. Beach. (2005). Cryptosporidiosis surveillance--United States 1999-2002.. PubMed. 54(1). 1–8. 155 indexed citations

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Wymer, Larry, Al Dufour, Rebecca L. Calderon, Tracey Wade, & Michael J. Beach. (2005). Comment on “Derivation of numerical values for the World Health Organization guidelines for recreational waters”. Water Research. 39(12). 2774–2777. 1 indexed citations

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Wade, Timothy J., Rebecca L. Calderon, Elizabeth Sams, et al.. (2005). Rapidly Measured Indicators of Recreational Water Quality Are Predictive of Swimming-Associated Gastrointestinal Illness. Environmental Health Perspectives. 114(1). 24–28. 330 indexed citations

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Otto, Catherine M, Michael J. Beach, Jennifer Roberts, et al.. (2004). Surveillance data from public spa inspections - United States, May-September 2002.. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 53(25). 553–555. 11 indexed citations

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Streit, Thomas G., Heather A. Boyd, Michael J. Beach, et al.. (2004). Spatial clustering of filarial transmission before and after a Mass Drug Administration in a setting of low infection prevalence. PubMed. 3(1). 3–3. 30 indexed citations

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Mathieu, Els, et al.. (2003). Comparison of methods for estimating drug coverage for filariasis elimination, Leogane Commune, Haiti. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 97(5). 501–505. 27 indexed citations

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Beach, Michael J., et al.. (1999). Assessment of combined ivermectin and albendazole for treatment of intestinal helminth and Wuchereria bancrofti infections in Haitian schoolchildren.. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 60(3). 479–486. 129 indexed citations

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Alter, Miriam J., Harold S. Margolis, Krzysztof Krawczynski, et al.. (1992). The Natural History of Community-Acquired Hepatitis C in the United States. New England Journal of Medicine. 327(27). 1899–1905. 1367 indexed citations breakdown →

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