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Assaf Anyamba 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 Assaf Anyamba sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 100 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Assaf Anyamba 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 Assaf Anyamba sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Assaf Anyamba is affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Medicine and Environmental Science, with significant contributions particularly in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. They have also worked within the subfields of Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Ecology.

Anyamba's research focuses on topics related to Viral Infections and Vectors, Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, and Fire Effects on Ecosystems. Their work further encompasses areas such as Mosquito-borne Diseases and Control, Zoonotic Diseases and Public Health, Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture, and Malaria Research and Control.

The scientist has coauthored frequently with William B. Karesh, Melinda K. Rostal, Jennifer Small, Janusz T. Pawęska, and Kenneth J. Linthicum. These collaborations indicate active involvement in multidisciplinary and possibly international research efforts focused on infectious diseases and environmental health topics.

Recent notable publications include:

  • "Climate predicts geographic and temporal variation in mosquito-borne disease dynamics on two continents," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Impact of recent climate extremes on mosquito-borne disease transmission in Kenya," 2021, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
  • "Linkages between GRACE water storage, hydrologic extremes, and climate teleconnections in major African aquifers," 2021, Environmental Research Letters
  • "Transdisciplinary Research Priorities for Human and Planetary Health in the Context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development," 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "USA Crop Yield Estimation with MODIS NDVI: Are Remotely Sensed Models Better than Simple Trend Analyses?" 2021, Remote Sensing

Anyamba has published notably in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), PLoS ONE, PLoS neglected tropical diseases, Frontiers in Veterinary Science, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research). These venues reflect the focus on open access, multidisciplinary, and global health research outputs.

Best Publications

  • Recent trends in vegetation dynamics in the African Sahel and their relationship to climate

    Stefanie M. Herrmann;Assaf Anyamba;Compton J. Tucker

  • Analysis of Sahelian vegetation dynamics using NOAA-AVHRR NDVI data from 1981–2003

    A. Anyamba;A. Anyamba;C.J. Tucker

  • Climate and Satellite Indicators to Forecast Rift Valley Fever Epidemics in Kenya

    Kenneth J. Linthicum;Assaf Anyamba;Compton J. Tucker;Patrick W. Kelley

  • Prediction of a Rift Valley fever outbreak.

    Assaf Anyamba;Jean-Paul Chretien;Jennifer Small;Compton J. Tucker

  • Rift Valley Fever: An Emerging Mosquito-Borne Disease*

    Kenneth J Linthicum;Seth C Britch;Assaf Anyamba

  • Monitoring Global Croplands with Coarse Resolution Earth Observations: The Global Agriculture Monitoring (GLAM) Project

    Inbal Becker-Reshef;Christopher Justice;Mark Sullivan;Eric F. Vermote

  • DROUGHT-ASSOCIATED CHIKUNGUNYA EMERGENCE ALONG COASTAL EAST AFRICA

    Jean-Paul Chretien;Assaf Anyamba;Sheryl A. Bedno;Robert F. Breiman

  • Prediction, Assessment of the Rift Valley Fever Activity in East and Southern Africa 2006–2008 and Possible Vector Control Strategies

    Assaf Anyamba;Kenneth J. Linthicum;Jennifer Small;Seth C. Britch

  • Interannual variability of NDVI over Africa and its relation to El Niño/Southern Oscillation

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  • From El Niño to La Niña: Vegetation Response Patterns over East and Southern Africa during the 1997-2000 Period.

    Assaf Anyamba;Compton J. Tucker;Robert Mahoney

  • Developing global climate anomalies suggest potential disease risks for 2006 – 2007

    Assaf Anyamba;Jean-Paul Chretien;Jennifer Small;Compton J Tucker

  • The impact of climate change on the epidemiology and control of Rift Valley fever.

    V Martin;V Chevalier;P Ceccato;A Anyamba

  • Global Disease Outbreaks Associated with the 2015-2016 El Niño Event

    Assaf Anyamba;Jean-Paul Chretien;Seth C. Britch;Radina P. Soebiyanto;Radina P. Soebiyanto

  • Recent Weather Extremes and Impacts on Agricultural Production and Vector-Borne Disease Outbreak Patterns

    Assaf Anyamba;Jennifer L. Small;Seth C. Britch;Compton J. Tucker

  • Climate-disease connections: Rift Valley Fever in Kenya

    Assaf Anyamba;Kenneth J. Linthicum;Compton J. Tucker

  • Climate Teleconnections and Recent Patterns of Human and Animal Disease Outbreaks

    Assaf Anyamba;Kenneth J. Linthicum;Jennifer L. Small;Katherine M. Collins

  • Global Trends in Seasonality of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), 1982-2011

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  • Climate predicts geographic and temporal variation in mosquito-borne disease dynamics on two continents

    Jamie M Caldwell;A Desiree LaBeaud;Eric F Lambin;Eric F Lambin;Anna M Stewart-Ibarra

  • Rift Valley Fever Risk Map Model and Seroprevalence in Selected Wild Ungulates and Camels from Kenya

    Seth C. Britch;Yatinder S. Binepal;Mark G. Ruder;Henry M. Kariithi

  • Rainfall Variability and Its Impact on Normalized Difference Vegetation Index in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands of Kenya

    C. A. Shisanya;C. Recha;A. Anyamba

  • Impact of recent climate extremes on mosquito-borne disease transmission in Kenya.

    Cameron Nosrat;Jonathan Altamirano;Assaf Anyamba;Jamie M. Caldwell

  • Thirty-two Years of Sahelian Zone Growing Season Non-Stationary NDVI3g Patterns and Trends

    Assaf Anyamba;Jennifer L. Small;Compton J. Tucker;Edwin W. Pak

  • Global climate anomalies and potential infectious disease risks: 2014-2015.

    Jean-Paul Chretien;Assaf Anyamba;Jennifer Small;Seth Britch

Frequent Co-Authors

Compton J. Tucker
Compton J. Tucker Goddard Space Flight Center
William B. Karesh
William B. Karesh EcoHealth Alliance
Rasmus Fensholt
Rasmus Fensholt University of Copenhagen
Terry A. Klein
Terry A. Klein United States Department of the Army
Jose L. Sanchez
Jose L. Sanchez Defense Health Agency
Inge Sandholt
Inge Sandholt University of Copenhagen
Christopher O. Justice
Christopher O. Justice University of Maryland, College Park
Eric F. Lambin
Eric F. Lambin Stanford University
Janusz T. Paweska
Janusz T. Paweska National Health Laboratory Service

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