Silvia Alonso

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Silvia Alonso is a scholar working on Agronomy and Crop Science, Food Science and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Silvia Alonso has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science, 20 papers in Food Science and 19 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Silvia Alonso's work include Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (19 papers), Zoonotic diseases and public health (12 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (11 papers). Silvia Alonso is often cited by papers focused on Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (19 papers), Zoonotic diseases and public health (12 papers) and Viral Infections and Vectors (11 papers). Silvia Alonso collaborates with scholars based in Kenya, United Kingdom and United States. Silvia Alonso's co-authors include Delia Grace, Sidney Ricketts, Florence Mutua, Dirk U. Pfeiffer, Jonathan Rushton, Mohammed Y. Said, Declan J. McKeever, John McDermott, Richard Kock and Bryony A. Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Dairy Science.

In The Last Decade

Silvia Alonso

67 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Zoonosis emergence linked to agricultural intensification and environmental change

2013 725 citations Delia Grace, Silvia Alonso et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Silvia Alonso Kenya	22	766	728	651	370	300	71	2.1k
Kim Stevens United Kingdom	22	557 0.7×	347 0.5×	314 0.5×	266 0.7×	424 1.4×	74	2.1k
Johanna F. Lindahl Sweden	28	898 1.2×	670 0.9×	780 1.2×	592 1.6×	171 0.6×	187	3.1k
A. J. C. Cook United Kingdom	30	699 0.9×	876 1.2×	425 0.7×	866 2.3×	720 2.4×	107	3.1k
Christian Ducrot France	26	455 0.6×	815 1.1×	256 0.4×	198 0.5×	361 1.2×	108	2.1k
Simon M. Firestone Australia	23	519 0.7×	390 0.5×	244 0.4×	109 0.3×	311 1.0×	119	1.7k
Barbara Dufour France	23	443 0.6×	695 1.0×	255 0.4×	588 1.6×	294 1.0×	81	1.8k
Carl S. Ribble Canada	31	496 0.6×	805 1.1×	350 0.5×	304 0.8×	330 1.1×	97	2.7k
Barbara Wieland United Kingdom	31	1.1k 1.4×	1.6k 2.3×	509 0.8×	352 1.0×	339 1.1×	143	3.9k
Jack C. Rhyan United States	34	654 0.9×	1.1k 1.5×	316 0.5×	404 1.1×	697 2.3×	116	3.0k
Michael Thrusfield United Kingdom	26	573 0.7×	828 1.1×	340 0.5×	178 0.5×	602 2.0×	79	2.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Silvia Alonso

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20 of 20 papers shown

Su, Kai, et al.. (2025). The heterogeneous association between education and the adoption of safe food handling practices in Ethiopia. Health Economics Review. 15(1). 12–12.

Amenu, Kebede, Silvia Alonso, Florence Mutua, et al.. (2023). Foodborne hazards in food in Burkina Faso, 1990–2019: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7. 5 indexed citations

Alonso, Silvia, Florence Mutua, Kristina Roesel, et al.. (2023). Foodborne disease hazards and burden in Ethiopia: A systematic literature review, 1990–2019. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 7. 24 indexed citations

Galié, Alessandra, et al.. (2022). Gendered barriers and opportunities in Kenya's informal dairy sector: enhancing gender-equity in urban markets. Gender Technology and Development. 26(2). 214–237. 8 indexed citations

Galié, Alessandra, et al.. (2021). Intra-Household Handling and Consumption Dynamics of Milk in Peri-Urban Informal Markets in Tanzania and Kenya: A Gender Lens. Sustainability. 13(6). 3449–3449. 15 indexed citations

Bett, Bernard, David Odongo, Eucharia Kenya, et al.. (2020). Seroprevalence of foot-and-mouth disease virus in cattle herds raised in Maasai Mara ecosystem in Kenya. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 176. 104929–104929. 8 indexed citations

Grace, Delia, M. A. Dipeolu, & Silvia Alonso. (2019). Improving food safety in the informal sector: nine years later. Infection Ecology & Epidemiology. 9(1). 1579613–1579613. 32 indexed citations

Holt, Hannah, Phouth Inthavong, Stuart D. Blacksell, et al.. (2018). Production diseases in smallholder pig systems in rural Lao PDR. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 162. 110–116. 16 indexed citations

Bett, Bernard, et al.. (2017). Brucella seroprevalence in cattle near a wildlife reserve in Kenya. BMC Research Notes. 10(1). 615–615. 20 indexed citations

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Alonso, Silvia, et al.. (2016). Where literature is scarce: observations and lessons learnt from four systematic reviews of zoonoses in African countries. Animal Health Research Reviews. 17(1). 28–38. 23 indexed citations

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Alonso, Silvia, et al.. (2016). Prevalence of tuberculosis, brucellosis and trypanosomiasis in cattle in Tanzania: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Animal Health Research Reviews. 17(1). 16–27. 19 indexed citations

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Alonso, Silvia, Francisco J. Márquez, & Laia Solano‐Gallego. (2012). Borrelia burgdorferi Serosurvey in Wild Deer in England and Wales. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 12(6). 448–455. 7 indexed citations

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Hardstaff, Jo, et al.. (2012). Contribution of meat inspection to animal health surveillance in Farmed Game. EFSA Supporting Publications. 9(10). 2 indexed citations

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Hardstaff, Jo, et al.. (2012). Contribution of meat inspection to animal health surveillance in Sheep and Goats. EFSA Supporting Publications. 9(10). 5 indexed citations

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Giacometti, Federica, Andrea Serraino, Guido Finazzi, et al.. (2012). Foodborne Pathogens in In-Line Milk Filters and Associated On-Farm Risk Factors in Dairy Farms Authorized To Produce and Sell Raw Milk in Northern Italy. Journal of Food Protection. 75(7). 1263–1269. 33 indexed citations

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Métras, Raphaëlle, Lisa Collins, Richard G. White, et al.. (2011). Rift Valley Fever Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Control: What Have Models Contributed?. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 11(6). 761–771. 36 indexed citations

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Ellerbroek, Lüppo, Ana Mateus, Katharina D.C. Stärk, Silvia Alonso, & Ann Lindberg. (2011). Contribution of meat inspection to animal health surveillance in Swine. EFSA Supporting Publications. 8(10). 9 indexed citations

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Serraino, Andrea, et al.. (2010). BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY OF ELECTROLYZED OXIDIZING WAT ER ON FOOD PROCESSING SURFACES. Italian Journal of Food Science. 22(2). 222–228. 5 indexed citations

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Alonso, O., et al.. (2008). Evolución de los conocimientos, actitudes y hábitos de la población general sobre la infección por el VIH. Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica. 26(6). 330–337. 1 indexed citations

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Abbate, Carolyn, et al.. (2002). Música y literatura : estudios comparativos y semiológicos. Arco Libros eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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