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Uriel Kitron

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
89
Citations
23505
World Ranking
2619
National Ranking
1364

Uriel Kitron publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Uriel Kitron sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 302 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Uriel Kitron D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Uriel Kitron sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 89 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Uriel Kitron is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and focuses on research at the intersection of climate change, migration, and health. Their work spans fields including Social Sciences and Environmental Science, with subfields concentrating on Sociology and Political Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Kitron's research topics cover areas such as:

  • Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Travel-related health issues
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics

Their recent publications examine climate change and its effects on health, particularly in relation to migration within Latin American populations living in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Notable papers include:

  • "Intersections of climate change, migration, and health: experiences of first-generation migrants from Latin America to the Atlanta-metropolitan area," 2023, published in Global Public Health
  • "Investigating climate change-related environmental and structural determinants of health: A mixed methods pilot study with first-generation migrants from Latin America to metro-Atlanta," 2023, published in The Journal of Climate Change and Health
  • "Climate drivers of migration and neglected tropical disease burden in Latin American and Caribbean immigrants: A pilot study in Atlanta, Georgia," 2024, published in The Journal of Climate Change and Health

Kitron frequently collaborates with other researchers, notably:

  • Emaline Laney
  • Alexis Nkusi
  • Clary Herrera
  • Morgan Lane
  • Amitha Sampath

Their articles have appeared primarily in these venues:

  • The Journal of Climate Change and Health
  • Global Public Health

Best Publications

  • The Role of Human Movement in the Transmission of Vector-Borne Pathogens

    Steven T. Stoddard;Amy C. Morrison;Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec;Valerie Paz Soldan

  • House-to-house human movement drives dengue virus transmission

    Steven T. Stoddard;Steven T. Stoddard;Brett M. Forshey;Amy C. Morrison;Valerie A. Paz-Soldan

  • Landscape ecology and epidemiology of vector-borne diseases: tools for spatial analysis

    Uriel Kitron

  • Host Selection by Culex pipiens Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus Amplification

    Gabriel L. Hamer;Uriel D. Kitron;Tony L. Goldberg;Jeffrey D. Brawn

  • Outbreak of Exanthematous Illness Associated with Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue Viruses, Salvador, Brazil.

    Cristiane W. Cardoso;Igor A.D. Paploski;Igor A.D. Paploski;Mariana Kikuti;Mariana Kikuti;Moreno S. Rodrigues

  • A systematic review of mathematical models of mosquito-borne pathogen transmission: 1970–2010

    Robert C Reiner;Robert C Reiner;T Alex Perkins;T Alex Perkins;Christopher M Barker;Christopher M Barker;Tianchan Niu;Tianchan Niu

  • Predicting the Risk of Lyme Disease: Habitat Suitability for Ixodes scapularis in the North Central United States

    Marta M Guerra;Edward Walker;Carl Jones;Susan Paskewitz

  • Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae): a bridge vector of West Nile virus to humans.

    Gabriel L. Hamer;Uriel D. Kitron;Jeffrey D. Brawn;Scott R. Loss

  • Domestic dogs and cats as sources of Trypanosoma cruzi infection in rural northwestern Argentina

    R. E. Gürtler;M. C. Cecere;M. A. Lauricella;M. V. Cardinal

  • Human Risk of Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the Lyme Disease Agent, in Eastern United States

    Maria A. Diuk-Wasser;Anne Gatewood Hoen;Paul Cislo;Robert Brinkerhoff

  • Local impact of temperature and precipitation on West Nile virus infection in Culex species mosquitoes in northeast Illinois, USA

    Marilyn O Ruiz;Luis F Chaves;Gabriel L Hamer;Ting Sun

  • Sources and reservoirs of Toxoplasma gondii infection on 47 swine farms in Illinois

    J. P. Dubey;R. M. Weigel;A. M. Siegel;P. Thulliez

  • Sustainable vector control and management of Chagas disease in the Gran Chaco, Argentina

    Ricardo E. Gürtler;Uriel Kitron;M. Carla Cecere;Elsa L. Segura

  • The challenges of Chagas Disease-- grim outlook or glimmer of hope.

    Rick L Tarleton;Richard Reithinger;Julio A Urbina;Uriel Kitron

  • Spatial Analysis of the Distribution of Lyme Disease in Wisconsin

    Uriel Kitron;James J. Kazmierczak

  • Environmental and social determinants of human risk during a West Nile virus outbreak in the greater Chicago area, 2002.

    Marilyn O Ruiz;Carmen Tedesco;Thomas J McTighe;Connie Austin

  • A new, cost-effective, battery-powered aspirator for adult mosquito collections.

    Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec;William A. Galvin;Rosmarie Kelly;Uriel Kitron

  • Using GPS Technology to Quantify Human Mobility, Dynamic Contacts and Infectious Disease Dynamics in a Resource-Poor Urban Environment

    Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec;Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec;Donal Bisanzio;Steven T. Stoddard;Steven T. Stoddard;Valerie Paz-Soldan

  • Spatiotemporal patterns of host-seeking Ixodes scapularis nymphs (Acari: Ixodidae) in the United States.

    M. A. Diuk-Wasser;A. G. Gatewood;M. R. Cortinas;S. Yaremych-Hamer

  • Quantifying the Spatial Dimension of Dengue Virus Epidemic Spread within a Tropical Urban Environment

    Gonzalo M. Vazquez-Prokopec;Uriel Kitron;Uriel Kitron;Brian Montgomery;Peter Horne

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas W. Scott
Thomas W. Scott University of California, Davis
Mitermayer G. Reis
Mitermayer G. Reis Oswaldo Cruz Foundation
Ricardo E. Gürtler
Ricardo E. Gürtler University of Buenos Aires
Charles H. King
Charles H. King Case Western Reserve University
Tony L. Goldberg
Tony L. Goldberg University of Wisconsin–Madison
Amy C. Morrison
Amy C. Morrison University of California, Davis
Luis Fernando Chaves
Luis Fernando Chaves Nagasaki University
Robert C. Reiner
Robert C. Reiner University of Washington
Eric M. Muchiri
Eric M. Muchiri Case Western Reserve University
David L. Smith
David L. Smith University of Washington

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