2026 Jerry E. Ongerth: 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	32	9610	9196	367	357	64	5083

Overview

Jerry E. Ongerth is affiliated with the University of Wollongong in Australia and focuses on research in the field of Medicine, with specialization in subfields such as Epidemiology, Biomedical Engineering, Hepatology, Parasitology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's main topics of work include biosensors and analytical detection, studies of hepatitis B and C viruses, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, parasitic infections and diagnostics, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, and advances in biosensing and bioanalysis techniques.

Jerry E. Ongerth has published in several venues, with frequent publications in:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Environmental Engineering
Journal of Biomolecular Techniques JBT
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

Notable recent papers include:

"Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Detection of SARS-CoV-2 and Myriad Other Applications," 2021, Journal of Biomolecular Techniques JBT
"Prevalence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C in Migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa Before Onward Dispersal Toward Europe," 2023, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
"RT qLAMP--Direct Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Raw Sewage," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
"Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in migrants from sub-Saharan Africa at Al Kufra in SE Libya in transit toward Europe," 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
"Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) Survey about hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) among migrant populations from Sub-Saharan Africa," 2022, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors working with Jerry E. Ongerth include:

Frhat M. A. Saaed
Keith J. M. Moore
Jeremy Cahill
Guy Aidelberg
Rachel Aronoff

The combination of published work and topics reflects a consistent focus on infectious disease detection and epidemiology, with particular emphasis on hepatitis viruses and SARS-CoV-2. The research spans laboratory techniques such as loop-mediated isothermal amplification, public health surveys, and environmental detection methods.

Best Publications

Waterborne transmission of protozoan parasites: Review of worldwide outbreaks - An update 2011-2016.

Artemis Efstratiou;Jerry E. Ongerth;Panagiotis Karanis

1014
Citations
Identification of Cryptosporidium oocysts in river water

Jerry Ongerth;Henry Stibbs

327
Citations
Modelling of pharmaceutical residues in Australian sewage by quantities of use and fugacity calculations.

Stuart J. Khan;Jerry E. Ongerth

270
Citations
Effects of time and watershed characteristics on the concentration of Cryptosporidium oocysts in river water.

J S Hansen;J E Ongerth

230
Citations
Removing Giardia and Cryptosporidium by conventional treatment and direct filtration

Eva C. Nieminski;Jerry E. Ongerth

223
Citations
Comparison of two methods for detection of Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts in water.

Eva C. Nieminski;Frank W. Schaefer;Jerry E. Ongerth

177
Citations
Estimation of pharmaceutical residues in primary and secondary sewage sludge based on quantities of use and fugacity modelling

S.J. Khan;J.E. Ongerth

135
Citations
Evolution of monitoring for Giardia and Cryptosporidium in water

Artemis Efstratiou;Jerry E Ongerth;Panagiotis Karanis

130
Citations
Chlorophenol toxicity removal and monitoring in aerobic treatment: recovery from process upsets

Paivi M. Makinen;Thomas J. Theno;John F. Ferguson;Jerry E. Ongerth

104
Citations
Removing Cryptosporidium using multimedia filters

Jerry E. Ongerth;Julie Proctor Pecoraro

102
Citations
Giardia cyst concentrations in river water

Jerry E. Ongerth

96
Citations
Removing Giardia and Cryptosporidium by Slow Sand Filtration

Doug Fogel;Judith Isaac-Renton;Roland Guasparini;William Moorehead

91
Citations
Back-country water treatment to prevent giardiasis.

Jerry E Ongerth;Ron L Johnson;Steven C MacDonald;Floyd Frost

70
Citations
The concentration of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in water - The role and importance of recovery efficiency

Jerry E. Ongerth

68
Citations
Composition and variability of leachate from recent and aged areas within a municipal landfill

Nancy Ragle;John Kissel;Jerry E. Ongerth;Foppe B. DeWalle

67
Citations
Anaerobic and aerobic treatment of chlorinated aliphatic compounds

Jennifer L. Long;H. David Stensel;John F. Ferguson;Stuart E. Strand

61
Citations
Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis: The Asian perspective

Mohammad-Reza Mahmoudi;Jerry E. Ongerth;Panagiotis Karanis

50
Citations
Drug Residuals: How Xenobiotics can Affect Water Supply Sources

Jerry E. Ongerth;Stuart Khan

32
Citations
Evaluation of Treatment for Removing Giardia Cysts

Jerry E. Ongerth

30
Citations
Watershed use and Giardia cyst presence

Jerry E Ongerth;G D Hunter;F B DeWalle

29
Citations
DE filtration to remove cryptosporidium

Jerry E Ongerth;Primrose E Hutton

26
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Panagiotis Karanis University of Nicosia

Phillip I. Tarr Washington University in St. Louis

Stuart E. Strand University of Washington

Stuart J. Khan University of Sydney

Nicholas J. Ashbolt Queensland University of Technology

Ikuo Igarashi Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Andrew S. Ball RMIT University

Richard K. Wilson Nationwide Children's Hospital

Charles R. Sterling University of Arizona

Joan B. Rose Michigan State University

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