2026 Irva Hertz-Picciotto: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	111	854	816	516	489	591	44482
Medicine	114	4731	4439	2564	2377	582	48076

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Irva Hertz-Picciotto is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Environmental Science with a focus on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, as well as Nutrition and Dietetics.

The scientist's work covers several key topics including:

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
Child Nutrition and Water Access
Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
Air Quality and Health Impacts
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Recent publications by Irva Hertz-Picciotto include:

Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism, 2020, Cell
Rare coding variation provides insight into the genetic architecture and phenotypic context of autism, 2022, Nature Genetics
The Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)-Wide Cohort, 2023, American Journal of Epidemiology
Family Environment, Neurodevelopmental Risk, and the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Initiative: Looking Back and Moving Forward, 2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry
Associations of Neighborhood Opportunity and Social Vulnerability With Trajectories of Childhood Body Mass Index and Obesity Among US Children, 2022, JAMA Network Open

Irva Hertz-Picciotto has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

Rebecca J. Schmidt
Lisa Croen
Deborah H. Bennett
Heather E. Volk
Craig J. Newschaffer

The scientist has published extensively in venues such as UNC Libraries, ISEE Conference Abstracts, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Environmental Research, and Autism Research.

Best Publications

Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism

F. Kyle Satterstrom;F. Kyle Satterstrom;Jack A. Kosmicki;Jiebiao Wang;Michael S. Breen

2295
Citations
Cancer risks from arsenic in drinking water.

Allan H. Smith;Claudia Hopenhayn-Rich;Michael N. Bates;Helen M. Goeden

1630
Citations
Maternal Stress and Preterm Birth

Nancy Dole;D. A. Savitz;Irva Hertz-Picciotto;A. M. Siega-Riz

1182
Citations
Elevated plasma cytokines in autism spectrum disorders provide evidence of immune dysfunction and are associated with impaired behavioral outcome.

Paul Ashwood;Paula Krakowiak;Irva Hertz-Picciotto;Robin L Hansen

1050
Citations
Maternal Metabolic Conditions and Risk for Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Paula Krakowiak;Cheryl K. Walker;Andrew A. Bremer;Alice S. Baker

844
Citations
Traffic-related air pollution, particulate matter, and autism.

Heather E. Volk;Fred Lurmann;Bryan Penfold;Irva Hertz-Picciotto

800
Citations
Meta-analysis of GWAS of over 16,000 individuals with autism spectrum disorder highlights a novel locus at 10q24.32 and a significant overlap with schizophrenia

Richard J.L. Anney;Richard J.L. Anney;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Verneri Anttila;Jakob Grove;Jakob Grove

747
Citations
Sleep problems in children with autism spectrum disorders, developmental delays, and typical development: a population-based study

Paula Krakowiak;Beth L Goodlin-Jones;Irva Hertz-Picciotto;Lisa A. Croen

704
Citations
Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Prenatal Residential Proximity to Agricultural Pesticides: The CHARGE Study

Janie F. Shelton;Estella Marie Geraghty;Daniel J. Tancredi;Lora D. Delwiche

694
Citations
The Rise in Autism and the Role of Age at Diagnosis

Irva Hertz-Picciotto;Lora Delwiche

687
Citations
Gastrointestinal Problems in Children with Autism, Developmental Delays or Typical Development.

Virginia Chaidez;Robin L. Hansen;Irva Hertz-Picciotto

620
Citations
The evolving concept of the healthy worker survivor effect

H. M. Arrighi;Irva Hertz-Picciotto

600
Citations
Impact of maternal body mass index and gestational weight gain on pregnancy complications: An individual participant data meta-analysis of European, North American and Australian cohorts

Susana Santos;Ellis Voerman;Pilar Amiano;Henrique Barros

591
Citations
Association of Gestational Weight Gain With Adverse Maternal and Infant Outcomes

LifeCycle Project-Maternal Obesity;Ellis Voerman;Susana Santos;Susana Santos

564
Citations
Large-Scale Exome Sequencing Study Implicates Both Developmental and Functional Changes in the Neurobiology of Autism

F. Kyle Satterstrom;Jack A. Kosmicki;Jiebiao Wang;Michael S Breen;Michael S Breen

540
Citations
The CHARGE study: an epidemiologic investigation of genetic and environmental factors contributing to autism.

Irva Hertz-Picciotto;Lisa A. Croen;Robin L Hansen;Carrie R. Jones

534
Citations
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Autism

Cecilia R Giulivi;Yi Fan Zhang;Alicja Omanska-Klusek;Catherine Ross-Inta

526
Citations
Maternal lifestyle and environmental risk factors for autism spectrum disorders

Kristen Lyall;Rebecca Jean Schmidt;Irva Hertz-Picciotto

503
Citations
Maternal periconceptional folic acid intake and risk of autism spectrum disorders and developmental delay in the CHARGE (CHildhood Autism Risks from Genetics and Environment) case-control study

Rebecca Jean Schmidt;Daniel J Tancredi;Sally J Ozonoff;Robin L Hansen

493
Citations
Residential proximity to freeways and autism in the CHARGE study.

Heather E. Volk;Irva Hertz-Picciotto;Lora Delwiche;Fred Lurmann

462
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin L Hansen University of California, Davis

Deborah H. Bennett University of California, Davis

Lisa A. Croen Kaiser Permanente

Isaac N. Pessah University of California, Davis

Daniel J. Tancredi University of California, Davis

Sally J Ozonoff University of California, Davis

Paul Ashwood University of California, Davis

Judith A Van de Water University of California, Davis

Janine M. LaSalle University of California, Davis

Beate Ritz University of California, Los Angeles

External Links

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