2026 Jordan Peccia: 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	59	3053	2919	1189	1103	124	15152
Biology and Biochemistry	59	12390	11408	5306	4758	124	15145

Overview

Jordan Peccia is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and works primarily in the fields of Medicine and Environmental Science. Their research spans multiple subfields including Infectious Diseases, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Modeling and Simulation.

The main research topics covered by Peccia include:

SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
Infection Control and Ventilation
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
COVID-19 epidemiological studies
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
COVID-19 diagnosis using AI

Jordan Peccia has contributed to a number of research publications, some of the recent ones are:

Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater tracks community infection dynamics, 2020, Nature Biotechnology
SARS-CoV-2 RNA concentrations in primary municipal sewage sludge as a leading indicator of COVID-19 outbreak dynamics, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised?, 2020, Environment International
Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: Global Collaborative to Maximize Contributions in the Fight Against COVID-19, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection, 2021, Science

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Peccia include:

Alessandro Zulli
Yuguo Li
Wyatt Arnold
William W. Nazaroff
Edward H. Kaplan

Jordan Peccia publishes their work in various scientific journals, notably:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Environmental Science & Technology
Indoor Air
The Science of The Total Environment
Science

Best Publications

How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised?

Lidia Morawska;Julian W. Tang;William Bahnfleth;Philomena M. Bluyssen

1388
Citations
Measurement of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater tracks community infection dynamics.

Jordan Peccia;Alessandro Zulli;Doug E. Brackney;Nathan D. Grubaugh

992
Citations
Human Occupancy as a Source of Indoor Airborne Bacteria

Denina Hospodsky;Jing Qian;William W. Nazaroff;Naomichi Yamamoto;Naomichi Yamamoto

624
Citations
Speciation of the Ionizable Antibiotic Sulfamethazine on Black Carbon (Biochar)

Marc Teixidó;Joseph J. Pignatello;Joseph J. Pignatello;José L. Beltrán;Mercè Granados

517
Citations
Size-resolved emission rates of airborne bacteria and fungi in an occupied classroom.

J. Qian;J. Qian;D. Hospodsky;N. Yamamoto;N. Yamamoto;W. W. Nazaroff

439
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
Identification of Viral Pathogen Diversity in Sewage Sludge by Metagenome Analysis

Kyle Bibby;Jordan Peccia

425
Citations
Global Survey of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Air

Jing Li;Junji Cao;Yong-guan Zhu;Qing-lin Chen

351
Citations
Transcriptome sequencing and annotation of the microalgae Dunaliella tertiolecta : Pathway description and gene discovery for production of next-generation biofuels

Hamid Rismani-Yazdi;Hamid Rismani-Yazdi;Berat Z Haznedaroglu;Kyle Bibby;Jordan Peccia

329
Citations
Walking-induced particle resuspension in indoor environments

Jing Qian;Jordan Peccia;Andrea R. Ferro

315
Citations
We Should Expect More out of Our Sewage Sludge.

Jordan Peccia;Paul Westerhoff

313
Citations
A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection.

Lidia Morawska;Joseph Allen;William Bahnfleth;Philomena M. Bluyssen

290
Citations
Particle-size distributions and seasonal diversity of allergenic and pathogenic fungi in outdoor air.

Naomichi Yamamoto;Naomichi Yamamoto;Kyle Bibby;Jing Qian;Jing Qian;Denina Hospodsky

288
Citations
Involvement of Rhodocyclus-Related Organisms in Phosphorus Removal in Full-Scale Wastewater Treatment Plants

Julie L. Zilles;Jordan Peccia;Myeong Woon Kim;Chun Hsiung Hung

282
Citations
Untangling the fungal niche: the trait-based approach.

Thomas W. Crowther;Daniel S. Maynard;Terence R. Crowther;Jordan Peccia

275
Citations
Incorporating polymerase chain reaction-based identification, population characterization, and quantification of microorganisms into aerosol science: A review.

Jordan Peccia;Mark Hernandez

258
Citations
Effects of Relative Humidity on the Ultraviolet Induced Inactivation of Airborne Bacteria

Jordan Peccia;Holly M. Werth;Shelly Miller;Mark Hernandez

256
Citations
Transcriptomic analysis of the oleaginous microalga Neochloris oleoabundans reveals metabolic insights into triacylglyceride accumulation

Hamid Rismani-Yazdi;Hamid Rismani-Yazdi;Berat Z Haznedaroglu;Carol Hsin;Jordan Peccia

248
Citations
Challenges in developing biohydrogen as a sustainable energy source: implications for a research agenda.

Laura B Brentner;Jordan Peccia;Julie B Zimmerman

243
Citations
Accuracy, Precision, and Method Detection Limits of Quantitative PCR for Airborne Bacteria and Fungi

Denina Hospodsky;Naomichi Yamamoto;Naomichi Yamamoto;Jordan Peccia

243
Citations
Convergent development of anodic bacterial communities in microbial fuel cells.

Matthew D Yates;Patrick D Kiely;Douglas F Call;Hamid Rismani-Yazdi

237
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kyle Bibby University of Notre Dame

William W. Nazaroff University of California, Berkeley

Drew R. Gentner Yale University

Maosheng Yao Peking University

Julie B. Zimmerman Yale University

Daniel R. Noguera University of Wisconsin–Madison

Joseph J. Pignatello Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

Linsey C. Marr Virginia Tech

Albert I. Ko Yale University

Lidia Morawska Queensland University of Technology

External Links

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