M.W. First

2.4k total citations
102 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

M.W. First is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, M.W. First has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 17 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 14 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in M.W. First's work include Infection Control and Ventilation (16 papers), Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (12 papers) and Nuclear and radioactivity studies (10 papers). M.W. First is often cited by papers focused on Infection Control and Ventilation (16 papers), Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (12 papers) and Nuclear and radioactivity studies (10 papers). M.W. First collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and South Africa. M.W. First's co-authors include Stephen N. Rudnick, Harriet A. Burge, GwangPyo Ko, Edward A. Nardell, William C. Hinds, James McDevitt, Gary L. Huber, Janet M. Macher, John D. Spengler and Richard L. Vincent and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

M.W. First

93 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M.W. First United States	26	827	592	330	223	155	102	1.8k
Stephen N. Rudnick United States	21	1.0k 1.3×	572 1.0×	277 0.8×	190 0.9×	363 2.3×	43	1.6k
Chih-Shan Li Taiwan	32	752 0.9×	1.4k 2.4×	255 0.8×	126 0.6×	41 0.3×	61	2.4k
Lisa M. Brosseau United States	24	861 1.0×	498 0.8×	392 1.2×	146 0.7×	41 0.3×	101	2.1k
Mika Toivola United States	16	517 0.6×	716 1.2×	138 0.4×	91 0.4×	33 0.2×	20	1.4k
Donald Vesley United States	23	552 0.7×	425 0.7×	528 1.6×	137 0.6×	31 0.2×	67	1.7k
Mark Nicas United States	28	1.4k 1.7×	674 1.1×	525 1.6×	265 1.2×	126 0.8×	78	2.5k
Brian Crook United Kingdom	23	451 0.5×	870 1.5×	142 0.4×	59 0.3×	65 0.4×	75	1.7k
Stephen B. Martin United States	21	662 0.8×	361 0.6×	155 0.5×	94 0.4×	65 0.4×	54	1.5k
Françoise M. Blachère United States	26	1.8k 2.2×	600 1.0×	570 1.7×	665 3.0×	113 0.7×	52	3.0k
Megan Hargreaves Australia	22	2.3k 2.8×	830 1.4×	480 1.5×	407 1.8×	224 1.4×	46	3.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M.W. First

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20 of 20 papers shown

First, M.W., et al.. (2024). Cardiometabolic Health in Children with Pre-existing Dyslipidemia: Trends and Disparities. Pediatric Cardiology. 47(1). 42–47. 1 indexed citations

Dharmadhikari, Ashwin, Matsie Mphahlele, Anton Stoltz, et al.. (2012). Surgical Face Masks Worn by Patients with Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: Impact on Infectivity of Air on a Hospital Ward. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 185(10). 1104–1109. 122 indexed citations

McDevitt, James, Donald K. Milton, Stephen N. Rudnick, & M.W. First. (2008). Inactivation of Poxviruses by Upper-Room UVC Light in a Simulated Hospital Room Environment. PLoS ONE. 3(9). e3186–e3186. 49 indexed citations

First, M.W., et al.. (2007). Fundamental Factors Affecting Upper-Room Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation—Part I. Experimental. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 4(5). 321–331. 53 indexed citations

McDevitt, James, Ka Man Lai, Stephen N. Rudnick, et al.. (2007). Characterization of UVC Light Sensitivity of Vaccinia Virus. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 73(18). 5760–5766. 50 indexed citations

First, M.W., et al.. (2005). Monitoring Human Exposures to Upper-Room Germicidal Ultraviolet Irradiation. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 2(5). 285–292. 43 indexed citations

Ko, GwangPyo, M.W. First, & Harriet A. Burge. (2002). The characterization of upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation in inactivating airborne microorganisms.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 110(1). 95–101. 80 indexed citations

Ko, GwangPyo, M.W. First, & Harriet A. Burge. (2000). Influence of relative humidity on particle size and UV sensitivity of Serratia marcescens and Mycobacterium bovis BCG aerosols. Tubercle and Lung Disease. 80(4-5). 217–228. 115 indexed citations

First, M.W.. (1998). Hepa Filters. 3(1). 33–42. 11 indexed citations

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First, M.W., et al.. (1998). Nebulizer Characteristics for Certification Tests of Biosafety Cabinets with Bacteria and Simulants. 3(1). 26–29. 1 indexed citations

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Ko, GwangPyo, Harriet A. Burge, Michael L. Muilenberg, Stephen N. Rudnick, & M.W. First. (1998). Survival of Mycobacteria on Hepa Filter Material. 3(2). 65–78. 7 indexed citations

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Huber, Gary L., et al.. (1991). Marijuana and tobacco smoke gas-phase cytotoxins. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior. 40(3). 629–636. 44 indexed citations

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First, M.W.. (1987). Proceedings of the 19th DOE/NRC nuclear air cleaning conference. 6 indexed citations

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First, M.W.. (1986). Air and gas cleaning technology for nuclear applications. ASHRAE winter conference papers. 1 indexed citations

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Hinds, William C., et al.. (1983). A Method for Measuring Respiratory Deposition of Cigarette Smoke During Smoking. American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal. 44(2). 113–118. 6 indexed citations

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Underhill, Dwight W., et al.. (1981). Sixteenth DOE nuclear air-cleaning conference.

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Leith, David, et al.. (1977). Performance of a Pulse-Jet Filter At High Filtration Velocity II. Filter Cake Redeposition. Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association. 27(7). 636–642. 24 indexed citations

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Hunt, James, et al.. (1975). Iodine fission product mass transfer in adsorbent media. Nursing times. 84(17). 71–2. 1 indexed citations

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First, M.W., et al.. (1975). Continuous monitoring of radioactive iodine emissions. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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First, M.W.. (1966). Environmental Hazards. New England Journal of Medicine. 275(26). 1478–1485. 1 indexed citations

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