2026 Charles P. Gerba: Environmental Sciences Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Environmental Sciences	123	111	105	48	44	724	53547
Microbiology	123	125	113	63	53	666	52766

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
2026 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Microbiology in United States Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Charles P. Gerba is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a focus on infectious diseases and environmental health issues related to infection control.

The subfields of study they contribute to include:

Infectious Diseases
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Water Science and Technology
General Dentistry
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Key topics of their research encompass:

Infection Control and Ventilation
SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
Infection Control in Healthcare
Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
Fecal contamination and water quality
Dental Research and COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Frequent collaborators with Charles P. Gerba include:

M. Khalid Ijaz
Samendra P. Sherchan
Kyle Bibby
Mark D. Sobsey
Julie McKinney

The scientist has published extensively in notable venues such as:

The Science of The Total Environment
UNC Libraries
American Journal of Infection Control
Food and Environmental Virology
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Among recent papers contributed to are:

"SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: State of the knowledge and research needs", 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
"Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: Global Collaborative to Maximize Contributions in the Fight Against COVID-19", 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
"COVID-19 containment on a college campus via wastewater-based epidemiology, targeted clinical testing and an intervention", 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
"UV Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 across the UVC Spectrum: KrCl* Excimer, Mercury-Vapor, and Light-Emitting-Diode (LED) Sources", 2021, Applied and Environmental Microbiology
"Enumerating asymptomatic COVID-19 cases and estimating SARS-CoV-2 fecal shedding rates via wastewater-based epidemiology", 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Charles P. Gerba has also published books with the Water Environment Federation on topics related to COVID-19 and wastewater, including:

Residuals and Biosolids Issues Concerning COVID-19 Virus (2020)
Translating Wastewater Surveillance Data (2021)
Coronavirus in wastewater - Rushing for answers (2020)

They were awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008, recognizing contributions to their scientific discipline.

Best Publications

Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment

Charles N. Haas;Joan B. Rose;Charles P. Gerba

1832
Citations
SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater: State of the knowledge and research needs.

Masaaki Kitajima;Warish Ahmed;Kyle Bibby;Annalaura Carducci

791
Citations
Significance of Fomites in the Spread of Respiratory and Enteric Viral Disease

Stephanie A. Boone;Charles P. Gerba

779
Citations
The molecular mechanisms of copper and silver ion disinfection of bacteria and viruses

Robert B. Thurman;Charles P. Gerba;Gabriel Bitton

734
Citations
Applied and Theoretical Aspects of Virus Adsorption to Surfaces

Charles P. Gerba

718
Citations
Modeling the Risk From Giardia and Viruses in Drinking Water

Stig Regli;Joan B. Rose;Charles N. Haas;Charles P. Gerba

648
Citations
Sources of pathogenic microorganisms and their fate during land application of wastes.

Charles P. Gerba;James E. Smith

635
Citations
Quaternary Ammonium Biocides: Efficacy in Application

Charles P. Gerba

629
Citations
Polymerase chain reaction detection of nonviable bacterial pathogens.

K L Josephson;C P Gerba;I L Pepper

613
Citations
Risk Assessment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Water

Kristina D. Mena;Charles P. Gerba

607
Citations
Fate of Wastewater Bacteria and Viruses in Soil

C P Gerba;C Wallis;J L Melnick

578
Citations
Survival of Coronaviruses in Water and Wastewater

Patricia M. Gundy;Charles P. Gerba;Ian L. Pepper

565
Citations
Sensitive populations: who is at the greatest risk?

Charles P. Gerba;Joan B. Rose;Charles N. Haas

557
Citations
Comparative surface‐to‐hand and fingertip‐to‐mouth transfer efficiency of gram‐positive bacteria, gram‐negative bacteria, and phage

P. Rusin;S. Maxwell;C. Gerba

543
Citations
Virus persistence in groundwater.

M V Yates;C P Gerba;L M Kelley

534
Citations
Risk of waterborne illness via drinking water in the United States.

Kelly A. Reynolds;Kristina D. Mena;Charles P. Gerba

529
Citations
Risk Assessment of Virus in Drinking Water

Charles N. Haas;Joan B. Rose;Charles Gerba;Stig Regli

464
Citations
Viruses in recreational water-borne disease outbreaks: a review.

R.G. Sinclair;E.L. Jones;C.P. Gerba

448
Citations
Effect of sediments on the survival of Escherichia coli in marine waters.

C P Gerba;J S McLeod

445
Citations
Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: Global Collaborative to Maximize Contributions in the Fight Against COVID-19.

Aaron Bivins;Devin North;Arslan Ahmad;Warish Ahmed

434
Citations
Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment: Second Edition

Charles N. Haas;Joan B. Rose;Charles P. Gerba

428
Citations
Bacteriophage adsorption during transport through porous media: chemical perturbations and reversibility

Roger C. Bales;Stephen R. Hinkle;Thomas W. Kroeger;Kristen Stocking

403
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian L. Pepper University of Arizona

Joan B. Rose Michigan State University

Charles N. Haas Drexel University

Joseph L. Melnick Baylor College of Medicine

Sagar M. Goyal University of Minnesota

Mark L. Brusseau University of Arizona

Gabriel Bitton University of Florida

Roger C. Bales University of California, Merced

Mark D. Sobsey University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Eric M. Smith The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

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