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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
84
Citations
24104
World Ranking
798
National Ranking
341

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
84
Citations
24580
World Ranking
3323
National Ranking
1679

Amy Pruden publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amy Pruden sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 290 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Amy Pruden D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Amy Pruden sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Amy Pruden is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and has a significant body of work in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. Their research spans several specialized subfields including Pollution, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Endocrinology.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse aspects of environmental and health science with notable focus on:

  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Gut microbiota and health

Amy Pruden has contributed to various publication venues with the highest number of works appearing in:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Water Research
  • ACS ES&T Water
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent collaborators include Peter J. Vikesland, Marc Edwards, Connor Brown, Benjamin C. Davis, and Ishi Keenum, reflecting a sustained pattern of joint research efforts.

Recent published papers listed with year and venue include:

  • "mobileOG-db: a Manually Curated Database of Protein Families Mediating the Life Cycle of Bacterial Mobile Genetic Elements" (2022, Applied and Environmental Microbiology)
  • "Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring of Water Environments: A Framework for Standardized Methods and Quality Control" (2022, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Long-read metagenomic sequencing reveals shifts in associations of antibiotic resistance genes with mobile genetic elements from sewage to activated sludge" (2022, Microbiome)
  • "Seizing the moment: now is the time for integrated global surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in wastewater environments" (2021, Current Opinion in Microbiology)
  • "Toward a Universal Unit for Quantification of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Environmental Samples" (2023, Environmental Science & Technology)

In book publications, Amy Pruden has contributed to works published by Springer Science+Business Media and the Water Environment Federation, including titles such as "Computational Advances in Bio and Medical Sciences" (2021) and a 2020 report on biologically-activated carbon for contaminant removal in indirect potable reuse systems.

Best Publications

  • Antibiotic Resistance Genes as Emerging Contaminants: Studies in Northern Colorado†

    Amy Pruden;Ruoting Pei;Heather Storteboom;Kenneth H Carlson

  • Using the class 1 integron-integrase gene as a proxy for anthropogenic pollution

    Michael R. Gillings;William H. Gaze;Amy Pruden;Kornelia Smalla

  • Effect of river landscape on the sediment concentrations of antibiotics and corresponding antibiotic resistance genes (ARG).

    Ruoting Pei;Sung-Chul Kim;Kenneth H. Carlson;Amy Pruden

  • Management Options for Reducing the Release of Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance Genes to the Environment

    Amy Pruden;D.G. Joakim Larsson;Alejandro Amézquita;Peter Collignon

  • DeepARG: a deep learning approach for predicting antibiotic resistance genes from metagenomic data.

    Gustavo Arango-Argoty;Emily Garner;Amy Pruden;Lenwood S. Heath

  • Correlation Between Upstream Human Activities and Riverine Antibiotic Resistance Genes

    Amy Pruden;Amy Pruden;Mazdak Arabi;Heather N. Storteboom

  • Ultraviolet disinfection of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their antibiotic resistance genes in water and wastewater.

    Chad W. McKinney;Amy Pruden

  • mobileOG-db: a Manually Curated Database of Protein Families Mediating the Life Cycle of Bacterial Mobile Genetic Elements

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  • Effect of various sludge digestion conditions on sulfonamide, macrolide, and tetracycline resistance genes and class I integrons.

    Yanjun Ma;Christopher A. Wilson;John T. Novak;Rumana Riffat

  • Toward a Comprehensive Strategy to Mitigate Dissemination of Environmental Sources of Antibiotic Resistance.

    Peter J. Vikesland;Amy Pruden;Pedro J.J. Alvarez;Diana Aga

  • tet and sul Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Livestock Lagoons of Various Operation Type, Configuration, and Antibiotic Occurrence

    Chad W McKinney;Keith A Loftin;Michael T Meyer;Jessica G Davis

  • Balancing Water Sustainability and Public Health Goals in the Face of Growing Concerns about Antibiotic Resistance

    Amy Pruden

  • Epidemiology and Ecology of Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens: Legionella pneumophila, Mycobacterium avium, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    Joseph O. Falkinham;Elizabeth D. Hilborn;Matthew J. Arduino;Amy Pruden

  • Molecular Survey of the Occurrence of Legionella spp., Mycobacterium spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Amoeba Hosts in Two Chloraminated Drinking Water Distribution Systems

    Hong Wang;Marc Edwards;Joseph O. Falkinham;Amy Pruden

  • Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring of Water Environments: A Framework for Standardized Methods and Quality Control

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  • Microbial fuel cell in enhancing anaerobic biodegradation of diesel

    Jeffrey M. Morris;Song Jin;Barbara Crimi;Amy Pruden

  • Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens: Increasingly Important Pathogens in Drinking Water

    Joseph O. Falkinham;Amy Pruden;Marc A. Edwards

  • Effect of disinfectant, water age, and pipe materials on bacterial and eukaryotic community structure in drinking water biofilm.

    Hong Wang;Sheldon Masters;Marc A. Edwards;Joseph O. Falkinham

  • Tracking Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the South Platte River Basin Using Molecular Signatures of Urban, Agricultural, And Pristine Sources

    Heather Storteboom;Mazdak Arabi;Jessica G. Davis;Barbara Crimi

  • Effect of temperature on removal of antibiotic resistance genes by anaerobic digestion of activated sludge revealed by metagenomic approach.

    Tong Zhang;Ying Yang;Amy Pruden

  • Effect of Manure Application on Abundance of Antibiotic Resistance Genes and Their Attenuation Rates in Soil: Field-Scale Mass Balance Approach

    Nicole Fahrenfeld;Katharine Knowlton;Leigh Anne Krometis;W Cully Hession

  • Probiotic approach to pathogen control in premise plumbing systems? A review.

    Hong Wang;Marc A. Edwards;Joseph O. Falkinham;Amy Pruden

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Edwards
Marc Edwards Virginia Tech
Lenwood S. Heath
Lenwood S. Heath Virginia Tech
Joseph O. Falkinham
Joseph O. Falkinham Virginia Tech
Makram T. Suidan
Makram T. Suidan University of Cincinnati
John T. Novak
John T. Novak Virginia Tech
Michael F. Hochella
Michael F. Hochella Virginia Tech
Albert D. Venosa
Albert D. Venosa Environmental Protection Agency
Tong Zhang
Tong Zhang University of Hong Kong
Linsey C. Marr
Linsey C. Marr Virginia Tech

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