Sorina Eftim

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Sorina Eftim is a scholar working on Water Science and Technology, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sorina Eftim has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Water Science and Technology, 10 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 9 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Sorina Eftim's work include Fecal contamination and water quality (10 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (9 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (6 papers). Sorina Eftim is often cited by papers focused on Fecal contamination and water quality (10 papers), Child Nutrition and Water Access (9 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (6 papers). Sorina Eftim collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. Sorina Eftim's co-authors include Sharon P. Nappier, Jeffrey A. Soller, Audrey Ichida, Alexandra E. Goldstone, Alexandria B. Boehm, Aidan McDermott, Robyn Blain, John Ravenscroft, Jonathan M. Samet and Francesca Dominici and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Water Research.

In The Last Decade

Sorina Eftim

24 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Fluoride Exposure and Children’s IQ Scores

2025 21 citations Sorina Eftim, Robyn Blain et al. JAMA Pediatrics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sorina Eftim United States	17	374	369	185	179	133	28	1.1k
Samuel Dorevitch United States	22	560 1.5×	386 1.0×	172 0.9×	174 1.0×	86 0.6×	62	1.3k
Mitsunori Odagiri United States	15	272 0.7×	221 0.6×	139 0.8×	581 3.2×	91 0.7×	17	1.3k
Ronnie Levin United States	12	267 0.7×	604 1.6×	58 0.3×	220 1.2×	48 0.4×	15	1.1k
Christine Stauber United States	18	181 0.5×	123 0.3×	73 0.4×	206 1.2×	96 0.7×	42	825
Paloma I. Beamer United States	25	99 0.3×	916 2.5×	119 0.6×	112 0.6×	47 0.4×	80	1.8k
Mohammad Zahirul Islam Bangladesh	19	82 0.2×	189 0.5×	80 0.4×	98 0.5×	511 3.8×	47	1.2k
Joshua D. Miller United States	20	104 0.3×	166 0.4×	59 0.3×	735 4.1×	108 0.8×	66	1.5k
Stephanie DeFlorio-Barker United States	13	193 0.5×	285 0.8×	40 0.2×	61 0.3×	27 0.2×	21	557
Gabriele Donzelli Italy	17	73 0.2×	392 1.1×	120 0.6×	58 0.3×	28 0.2×	44	1.0k
Janvier Gasana United States	21	56 0.1×	563 1.5×	87 0.5×	258 1.4×	25 0.2×	65	1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sorina Eftim

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20 of 20 papers shown

Eftim, Sorina, et al.. (2025). Addressing Critiques of the Evidence Linking Fluoride and Children’s IQ. Annals of Global Health. 91(1). 83–83.

Ravenscroft, John, Sorina Eftim, Jeffrey A. Soller, et al.. (2025). Applying epidemiology and quantitative microbial risk assessment to ambient water quality evaluation: case study of fecal contaminated water in a US inland lake. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment An International Journal. 31(3-4). 459–488.

Radke, Elizabeth G., Ryan Jones, Barrett D. Allen, et al.. (2025). Systematic Evidence Map for the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Universe. Environmental Health Perspectives.

Eftim, Sorina, et al.. (2025). Health effects of occupational exposure to jet fuels used in the military: A systematic review of the epidemiologic literature. Environment International. 196. 109278–109278.

Eftim, Sorina, et al.. (2025). Fluoride Exposure and Children’s IQ Scores. JAMA Pediatrics. 179(3). 282–282. 21 indexed citations breakdown →

Eftim, Sorina, et al.. (2020). Evaluating health risks associated with exposure to ambient surface waters during recreational activities: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Water Research. 176. 115729–115729. 35 indexed citations

Nappier, Sharon P., Hong Tao, Audrey Ichida, Alexandra E. Goldstone, & Sorina Eftim. (2019). Occurrence of coliphage in raw wastewater and in ambient water: A meta-analysis. Water Research. 153. 263–273. 43 indexed citations

Soller, Jeffrey A., Sorina Eftim, & Sharon P. Nappier. (2019). Comparison of Predicted Microbiological Human Health Risks Associated with de Facto, Indirect, and Direct Potable Water Reuse. Environmental Science & Technology. 53(22). 13382–13389. 22 indexed citations

Morgan, Rebecca L., Kristina A. Thayer, Nancy Santesso, et al.. (2018). A risk of bias instrument for non-randomized studies of exposures: A users' guide to its application in the context of GRADE. Environment International. 122. 168–184. 174 indexed citations

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Nappier, Sharon P., Jeffrey A. Soller, & Sorina Eftim. (2018). Potable Water Reuse: What Are the Microbiological Risks?. Current Environmental Health Reports. 5(2). 283–292. 30 indexed citations

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Morgan, Rebecca L., Kristina A. Thayer, Nancy Santesso, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of the risk of bias in non-randomized studies of interventions (ROBINS-I) and the ‘target experiment’ concept in studies of exposures: Rationale and preliminary instrument development. Environment International. 120. 382–387. 79 indexed citations

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Soller, Jeffrey A., Sorina Eftim, & Sharon P. Nappier. (2017). Direct potable reuse microbial risk assessment methodology: Sensitivity analysis and application to State log credit allocations. Water Research. 128. 286–292. 56 indexed citations

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Eftim, Sorina, Tao Hong, Jeffrey A. Soller, et al.. (2017). Occurrence of norovirus in raw sewage – A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Water Research. 111. 366–374. 119 indexed citations

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Eftim, Sorina, et al.. (2016). Relationships between arsenic concentrations in drinking water and lung and bladder cancer incidence in U.S. counties. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 27(3). 235–243. 65 indexed citations

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Soller, Jeffrey A., Sorina Eftim, Timothy J. Wade, et al.. (2015). Use of quantitative microbial risk assessment to improve interpretation of a recreational water epidemiological study. Microbial Risk Analysis. 1. 2–11. 41 indexed citations

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Soller, Jeffrey A., Mary E. Schoen, Arun Varghese, et al.. (2014). Human health risk implications of multiple sources of faecal indicator bacteria in a recreational waterbody. Water Research. 66. 254–264. 116 indexed citations

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Spannhake, E. W., et al.. (2013). Characterization of a portable method for the collection of exhaled breath condensate and subsequent analysis of metal content. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 15(4). 721–721. 8 indexed citations

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Eftim, Sorina, et al.. (2012). Biomarkers of perchlorate exposure are correlated with circulating thyroid hormone levels in the 2007–2008 NHANES. Environmental Research. 118. 137–144. 29 indexed citations

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Eftim, Sorina, Jonathan M. Samet, Holly Janes, Aidan McDermott, & Francesca Dominici. (2008). Fine Particulate Matter and Mortality. Epidemiology. 19(2). 209–216. 95 indexed citations

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Eftim, Sorina & Francesca Dominici. (2005). Multisite Time-Series Studies Versus Cohort Studies: Methods, Findings, and Policy Implications. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 68(13-14). 1191–1205. 16 indexed citations

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