Rebecca J. Eisen

9.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
157 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

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Rebecca J. Eisen is a scholar working on Parasitology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Rebecca J. Eisen has authored 157 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Parasitology, 116 papers in Infectious Diseases and 55 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Rebecca J. Eisen's work include Vector-borne infectious diseases (120 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (115 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (42 papers). Rebecca J. Eisen is often cited by papers focused on Vector-borne infectious diseases (120 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (115 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (42 papers). Rebecca J. Eisen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Mexico. Rebecca J. Eisen's co-authors include Lars Eisen, Lars Eisen, Robert S. Lane, Charles B. Beard, Christopher D. Paddock, Andrew J. Monaghan, Lars Eisen, Kenneth L. Gage, Edward B. Hayes and Thomas R. Burkot and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Applied and Environmental Microbiology and Annual Review of Entomology.

In The Last Decade

Rebecca J. Eisen

153 papers receiving 6.0k 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.

County-Scale Distribution ofIxodes scapularisandIxodes pacificus(Acari: Ixodidae) in the Continental United States

2016 320 citations Rebecca J. Eisen, Lars Eisen et al. Journal of Medical Entomology profile →
The Blacklegged Tick, Ixodes scapularis : An Increasing Public Health Concern

2018 274 citations Rebecca J. Eisen, Lars Eisen profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rebecca J. Eisen United States	46	4.5k	4.3k	2.2k	1.6k	1.3k	157	6.2k
Maria A. Diuk‐Wasser United States	41	3.8k 0.8×	4.0k 0.9×	2.4k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	867 0.7×	107	5.6k
Nicholas H. Ogden Canada	41	3.8k 0.9×	4.0k 0.9×	1.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	804 0.6×	137	5.6k
Annapaola Rizzoli Italy	42	2.4k 0.5×	3.3k 0.8×	2.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	142	5.6k
Santiago Nava Argentina	39	5.1k 1.1×	3.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.9k 1.2×	1.7k 1.3×	272	5.8k
Michael J. Yabsley United States	44	4.5k 1.0×	3.7k 0.9×	2.3k 1.0×	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	326	7.5k
Jolyon M. Medlock United Kingdom	41	2.1k 0.5×	3.8k 0.9×	3.4k 1.5×	1.5k 0.9×	962 0.7×	164	6.1k
Gioia Capelli Italy	51	3.9k 0.9×	4.2k 1.0×	3.2k 1.4×	1.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	195	7.8k
Robert S. Lane United States	53	7.4k 1.7×	6.4k 1.5×	1.7k 0.8×	2.5k 1.6×	2.4k 1.8×	193	8.3k
Jeremy Gray Ireland	46	6.9k 1.5×	5.8k 1.3×	1.4k 0.7×	3.0k 1.9×	1.6k 1.2×	127	7.7k
Terry A. Klein United States	42	2.0k 0.4×	3.2k 0.7×	3.2k 1.5×	1.2k 0.8×	861 0.7×	260	6.1k

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Burtis, James C., et al.. (2025). Acquisition of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) by Haemaphysalis longicornis (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs during interrupted feeding. Journal of Medical Entomology. 62(2). 475–478. 1 indexed citations

Bai, Ying, et al.. (2024). No evidence of Bartonella infections in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus ticks in the United States. Parasites & Vectors. 17(1). 345–345. 1 indexed citations

Hojgaard, Andrias, et al.. (2024). Geographic variation in the distribution of Anaplasma phagocytophilum variants in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis nymphs and adults in the eastern United States elucidated using next generation sequencing. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 15(5). 102360–102360. 3 indexed citations

Osikowicz, Lynn M., Sarah E. Maes, Rebecca J. Eisen, & Andrias Hojgaard. (2024). A next generation sequencing assay combining Ixodes species identification with pathogen detection to support tick surveillance efforts in the United States. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 15(4). 102343–102343. 7 indexed citations

Eisen, Rebecca J., Erik Foster, Anne M. Kjemtrup, et al.. (2024). Perspectives from federal and state public health departments on their participation in and the utility of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and Ixodes pacificus tick and tick-borne pathogen surveillance in the United States. Journal of Medical Entomology. 62(2). 289–300. 1 indexed citations

Burtis, James C., Jenna Bjork, Tammi L. Johnson, et al.. (2023). Seasonal activity patterns of host-seeking Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Minnesota, 2015–2017. Journal of Medical Entomology. 60(4). 769–777. 10 indexed citations

Xu, Guang, Erik Foster, Andrias Hojgaard, et al.. (2023). Detection of Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis in Blacklegged Ticks ( Ixodes scapularis ) and White-Footed Mice ( Peromyscus leucopus ) in Massachusetts. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 23(6). 311–315. 9 indexed citations

Bai, Ying, Lynn M. Osikowicz, Andrias Hojgaard, & Rebecca J. Eisen. (2023). Development of a quadruplex PCR amplicon next generation sequencing assay for detection and differentiation of Bartonella spp.. Frontiers in Microbiology. 14. 1243471–1243471. 3 indexed citations

Burtis, James C., et al.. (2023). Identifying suitable habitat forIxodes scapularis(Acari: Ixodidae) infected withAnaplasma phagocytophilum(Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae),Babesia microti(Piroplasmida: Babesiidae), andBorrelia miyamotoi(Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) to guide surveillance efforts in the eastern United States. Journal of Medical Entomology. 60(3). 590–603. 4 indexed citations

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Hahn, Micah B., et al.. (2023). Ticks and tick-borne microbes identified through passive and active surveillance in Alaska. Journal of Medical Entomology. 60(5). 1099–1107. 5 indexed citations

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Bai, Ying, Sarah E. Maes, Adam J. Replogle, et al.. (2023). A serological assay to detect and differentiate rodent exposure to soft tick and hard tick relapsing fever infections in the United States. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 14(4). 102167–102167.

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Osikowicz, Lynn M., Andrias Hojgaard, Sarah E. Maes, Rebecca J. Eisen, & Mark D. Stenglein. (2023). A bioinformatics pipeline for a tick pathogen surveillance multiplex amplicon sequencing assay. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 14(5). 102207–102207. 10 indexed citations

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Foster, Erik, et al.. (2022). Reported County-Level Distribution of Seven Human Pathogens Detected in Host-Seeking Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Contiguous United States. Journal of Medical Entomology. 59(4). 1328–1335. 33 indexed citations

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Lynn, Geoffrey E., Nicole E. Breuner, Andrias Hojgaard, et al.. (2022). A comparison of horizontal and transovarial transmission efficiency of Borrelia miyamotoi by Ixodes scapularis. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 13(5). 102003–102003. 17 indexed citations

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Hojgaard, Andrias, et al.. (2022). Using next generation sequencing for molecular detection and differentiation of Anaplasma phagocytophilum variants from host seeking Ixodes scapularis ticks in the United States. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 13(6). 102041–102041. 8 indexed citations

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Hahn, Micah B., Shane Feirer, Andrew J. Monaghan, et al.. (2021). Modeling future climate suitability for the western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus, in California with an emphasis on land access and ownership. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 12(5). 101789–101789. 15 indexed citations

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Graham, Christine B., et al.. (2021). Reported County-Level Distribution of Lyme Disease Spirochetes,Borrelia burgdorferi sensu strictoandBorrelia mayonii(Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae), in Host-SeekingIxodes scapularisandIxodes pacificusTicks (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Contiguous United States. Journal of Medical Entomology. 58(3). 1219–1233. 31 indexed citations

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Beard, Charles B., Lars Eisen, & Rebecca J. Eisen. (2021). The Rise of Ticks and Tickborne Diseases in the United States—Introduction. Journal of Medical Entomology. 58(4). 1487–1489. 24 indexed citations

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Hojgaard, Andrias, Lynn M. Osikowicz, Sarah E. Maes, Lars Eisen, & Rebecca J. Eisen. (2021). Detection of Genetic Variability in Borrelia miyamotoi (Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) Between and Within the Eastern and Western United States. Journal of Medical Entomology. 58(6). 2154–2160. 12 indexed citations

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Monaghan, Andrew J., Sean M. Moore, K. M. Sampson, Charles B. Beard, & Rebecca J. Eisen. (2015). Climate change influences on the annual onset of Lyme disease in the United States. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2015. 1 indexed citations

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