Ryan Cronk

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Ryan Cronk is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ryan Cronk has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 16 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 16 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Ryan Cronk's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (51 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (15 papers) and Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management (14 papers). Ryan Cronk is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (51 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (15 papers) and Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management (14 papers). Ryan Cronk collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Malawi. Ryan Cronk's co-authors include Jamie Bartram, Robert Bain, Tom Slaymaker, Jim Wright, Hong Yang, Katherine F. Shields, Emma Kelly, Nikki Behnke, Rifat Hossain and Kyle Onda and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ryan Cronk

71 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Fecal Contamination of Dr... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2014 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Fecal Contamination of Drinking-Water in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    2014 440 citations Robert Bain, Ryan Cronk et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
  2. Global assessment of exposure to faecal contamination through drinking water based on a systematic review
    2014 343 citations Robert Bain, Ryan Cronk et al. Tropical Medicine & International Health profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ryan Cronk 1.6k 692 391 372 318 76 2.6k
Robert Bain 1.4k 0.9× 953 1.4× 297 0.8× 299 0.8× 424 1.3× 60 2.8k
Joe Brown 1.9k 1.2× 913 1.3× 427 1.1× 237 0.6× 516 1.6× 140 3.5k
Hans‐Joachim Mosler 1.8k 1.1× 486 0.7× 459 1.2× 194 0.5× 479 1.5× 109 3.5k
Laurence Haller 1.6k 1.0× 785 1.1× 532 1.4× 160 0.4× 382 1.2× 31 3.2k
Jeroen H. J. Ensink 1.6k 1.0× 564 0.8× 507 1.3× 165 0.4× 594 1.9× 80 2.9k
Stephen Gundry 1.2k 0.8× 688 1.0× 206 0.5× 184 0.5× 369 1.2× 66 1.8k
Marion W. Jenkins 1.7k 1.1× 1.5k 2.2× 607 1.6× 1.1k 2.9× 363 1.1× 56 3.7k
Juliet Willetts 749 0.5× 306 0.4× 158 0.4× 251 0.7× 209 0.7× 155 1.8k
Guy Hutton 1.1k 0.7× 228 0.3× 992 2.5× 218 0.6× 193 0.6× 56 3.1k
Rachel Peletz 981 0.6× 360 0.5× 330 0.8× 108 0.3× 210 0.7× 44 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ryan Cronk

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ryan Cronk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ryan Cronk. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ryan Cronk. The network helps show where Ryan Cronk may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ryan Cronk

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ryan Cronk. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ryan Cronk based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ryan Cronk. Ryan Cronk is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fisher, Michael B., et al.. (2025). Lead (Pb) contamination in drinking water in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis. California Digital Library. 1 indexed citations
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Duran, Ana Clara, Carolina Batis, Deshira D. Wallace, et al.. (2025). The role of water insecurity in influencing water and sugar-sweetened beverage choices: A scoping review. PubMed. 4(5). e0000174–e0000174. 1 indexed citations
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Kelly, Emma, et al.. (2024). Challenges and opportunities for enhancing groundwater data access and usability in low- and middle-income countries: insights and recommendations from WaSH researchers and practitioners. Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. 14(10). 929–937. 2 indexed citations
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Holmgren, Stephanie, Shannon Bell, Jessica Wignall, et al.. (2023). Workshop Report: Catalyzing Knowledge-Driven Discovery in Environmental Health Sciences through a Harmonized Language. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(3). 2317–2317. 3 indexed citations
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Cronk, Ryan, et al.. (2022). Interventions to address unsafe child feces disposal practices in the Asia-Pacific region: a systematic review. H2Open Journal. 5(4). 583–602. 9 indexed citations
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Behnke, Nikki, et al.. (2022). Role of cleaners in establishing and maintaining essential environmental conditions in healthcare facilities in Malawi. Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. 12(3). 302–317. 5 indexed citations
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Holmgren, Stephanie, Rebecca Boyles, Ryan Cronk, et al.. (2021). Catalyzing Knowledge-Driven Discovery in Environmental Health Sciences through a Community-Driven Harmonized Language. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(17). 8985–8985. 7 indexed citations
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Shields, Katherine F., Nikki Behnke, Emma Kelly, et al.. (2021). Community management does not equate to participation: fostering community participation in rural water supplies. Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. 11(6). 937–947. 6 indexed citations
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Cronk, Ryan, et al.. (2021). Measuring household hygiene access and handwashing behaviors: Findings from 14 low- and middle-income countries. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 237. 113810–113810. 6 indexed citations
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Fisher, Michael B., et al.. (2021). Occurrence of Lead and Other Toxic Metals Derived from Drinking-Water Systems in Three West African Countries. Environmental Health Perspectives. 129(4). 47012–47012. 26 indexed citations
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Cronk, Ryan, et al.. (2019). A systematic scoping review of environmental health conditions in penal institutions. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 222(5). 790–803. 24 indexed citations
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Anthonj, Carmen, L. Fleming, Ryan Cronk, et al.. (2018). Improving Monitoring and Water Point Functionality in Rural Ethiopia. Water. 10(11). 1591–1591. 21 indexed citations
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Shields, Katherine F., Ryan Cronk, Emma Kelly, et al.. (2017). Water system hardware and management rehabilitation: Qualitative evidence from Ghana, Kenya, and Zambia. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 220(3). 531–538. 33 indexed citations
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Meier, Benjamin Mason, et al.. (2016). Monitoring the Progressive Realization of the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation: Frontier Analysis as a Basis to Enhance Human Rights Accountability. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Shields, Katherine F., Robert Bain, Ryan Cronk, Jim Wright, & Jamie Bartram. (2015). Association of Supply Type with Fecal Contamination of Source Water and Household Stored Drinking Water in Developing Countries: A Bivariate Meta-analysis. Environmental Health Perspectives. 123(12). 1222–1231. 108 indexed citations
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Bain, Robert, Ryan Cronk, Rifat Hossain, et al.. (2014). Global assessment of exposure to faecal contamination through drinking water based on a systematic review. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 19(8). 917–927. 343 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bain, Robert, Ryan Cronk, Jim Wright, et al.. (2014). Fecal Contamination of Drinking-Water in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS Medicine. 11(5). e1001644–e1001644. 440 indexed citations breakdown →

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