M. Nicas

Most-cited papers

Toward Understanding the Risk of Secondary Airborne Infection: Emission of Respirable Pathogens
M. Nicas, W. Nazaroff, A. Hubbard
2005Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene915 citations Open access
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A Study Quantifying the Hand-to-Face Contact Rate and Its Potential Application to Predicting Respiratory Tract Infection
M. Nicas, Daniel Best
2008Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene262 citations Open access
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Relative Contributions of Four Exposure Pathways to Influenza Infection Risk
M. Nicas, Rachael M. Jones
2009Risk Analysis194 citations
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An Integrated Model of Infection Risk in a Health‐Care Environment
M. Nicas, Gang Sun
2006Risk Analysis133 citations
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Estimating exposure intensity in an imperfectly mixed room.
M. Nicas
1996American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal128 citations
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Respiratory Protection Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Quantitative Fit Test Outcomes for Five Type N95 Filtering-Facepiece Respirators
Kiyoung Lee, Andrea Slavcev, M. Nicas
2004Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene80 citations
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Informing Optimal Environmental Influenza Interventions: How the Host, Agent, and Environment Alter Dominant Routes of Transmission
I. Spicknall, J. Koopman, M. Nicas, J. M. Pujol +2 more
2010PLoS Comput. Biol.73 citations Open access
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Worker Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds in the Vehicle Repair Industry
Michael P. Wilson, S. Hammond, M. Nicas, A. Hubbard
2007Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene69 citations
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Framework for Evaluating Measures to Control Nosocomial Tuberculosis Transmission
W. Nazaroff, M. Nicas, S. Miller
199867 citations
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A multi-zone model evaluation of the efficacy of upper-room air ultraviolet germicidal irradiation.
M. Nicas, Shelly L. Miller
1999Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene64 citations
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The Infectious Dose of Coxiella Burnetii (Q Fever)
Rachael M. Jones, M. Nicas, A. Hubbard, A. Reingold
200663 citations
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Estimating Benzene Exposure at a Solvent Parts Washer
M. Nicas, M. Plisko, John W. Spencer
2006Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene55 citations
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Organophosphorous pesticide breakdown products in house dust and children’s urine
L. Quirós-Alcalá, A. Bradman, Kimberly D. Smith, Gayanga Weerasekera +9 more
2012Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology53 citations Open access
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Predicting room vapor concentrations due to spills of organic solvents.
C. Keil, M. Nicas
2003AIHA Journal53 citations
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An analytical framework for relating dose, risk, and incidence: an application to occupational tuberculosis infection.
M. Nicas
1996Risk Analysis53 citations
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Markov modeling of contaminant concentrations in indoor air.
M. Nicas
2000AIHAJ : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety52 citations
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The Infectious Dose of Francisella Tularensis (Tularemia)
Rachael M. Jones, M. Nicas, A. Hubbard, Matthew D. Sylvester +1 more
200548 citations
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Evaluation of COSHH Essentials for vapor degreasing and bag filling operations.
Rachael M. Jones, M. Nicas
2006Annals of Occupational Hygiene47 citations Open access
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Respiratory protection and the risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
M. Nicas
1995American Journal of Industrial Medicine47 citations
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Environmental versus analytical variability in exposure measurements.
M. Nicas, Barton P. Simmons, R. C. Spear
1991American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal47 citations
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Characterizing the Risk of Infection from Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Commercial Passenger Aircraft Using Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment
Rachael M. Jones, Y. Masago, T. Bartrand, C. Haas +2 more
2009Risk Analysis43 citations
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Margins of safety provided by COSHH Essentials and the ILO Chemical Control Toolkit.
Rachael M. Jones, M. Nicas
2006Annals of Occupational Hygiene41 citations
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A task-based statistical model of a worker's exposure distribution: Part I--Description of the model.
M. Nicas, R. C. Spear
1993American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal40 citations
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Predicting Benzene Vapor Concentrations with a Near Field/Far Field Model
M. Nicas, J. Neuhaus
2008Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene37 citations
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Reduction of Respirable Silica Following the Introduction of Water Spray Applications in Indian Stone Crusher Mills
P. Gottesfeld, M. Nicas, John W Kephart, K. Balakrishnan +1 more
2008International journal of occupational and environmental health37 citations
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Uncertainty in exposure estimates made by modeling versus monitoring.
M. Nicas, M. Jayjock
2002AIHA Journal36 citations
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The Infectious Dose of Variola (Smallpox) Virus
M. Nicas, A. Hubbard, Rachael M. Jones, A. Reingold
200434 citations
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Variability in Respiratory Protection and the Assigned Protection Factor
M. Nicas, J. Neuhaus
2004Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene34 citations
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Tuberculosis Isolation Comparison of Written Procedures and Actual Practices in Three California Hospitals
Patrice M. Sutton, M. Nicas, R. J. Harrison
2000Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology34 citations
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Pesticide illness among flight attendants due to aircraft disinsection.
Patrice M. Sutton, X. Vergara, J. Beckman, M. Nicas +1 more
2007American Journal of Industrial Medicine33 citations
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A Risk Analysis for Airborne Pathogens with Low Infectious Doses: Application to Respirator Selection Against Coccidioides immitis Spores
M. Nicas, A. Hubbard
2002Risk Analysis30 citations
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Evaluating the Control of Tuberculosis Among Healthcare Workers: Adherence to CDC Guidelines of Three Urban Hospitals in California
Patrice M. Sutton, M. Nicas, F. Reinisch, R. Harrison
1998Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology28 citations
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The near field/far field model with constant application of chemical mass and exponentially decreasing emission of the mass applied
M. Nicas
2016Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene25 citations
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Non-invasive measurement of carbon monoxide burden in Guatemalan children and adults following wood-fired temazcal (sauna-bath) use.
N. Lam, M. Nicas, Ilse Ruiz-Mercado, Lisa M. Thompson +2 more
2011Journal of Environmental Monitoring24 citations
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Modeling turbulent diffusion and advection of indoor air contaminants by Markov chains.
M. Nicas
2001AIHAJ : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety24 citations
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Refining a risk model for occupational tuberculosis transmission.
M. Nicas
1996American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal21 citations
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A task-based statistical model of a worker's exposure distribution: Part II--Application to sampling strategy.
M. Nicas, R. C. Spear
1993American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal21 citations
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Benchmarking of a Markov multizone model of contaminant transport.
Rachael M. Jones, M. Nicas
2014Annals of Occupational Hygiene20 citations Open access
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Estimating methyl bromide exposure due to offgassing from fumigated commodities.
M. Nicas
2003Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene20 citations
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A point-source outbreak of Coccidioidomycosis among a highway construction crew
M. Nicas
2018Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene18 citations
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A risk analysis approach to selecting respiratory protection against airborne pathogens used for bioterrorism.
M. Nicas, A. Hubbard
2003AIHA Journal16 citations
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Using a spreadsheet to compute contaminant exposure concentrations given a variable emission rate.
M. Nicas, T. Armstrong
2003AIHA Journal16 citations
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Using mathematical models to estimate exposure to workplace air contaminants
M. Nicas
200316 citations
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Modeling respirator penetration values with the beta distribution: an application to occupational tuberculosis transmission.
M. Nicas
1994American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal15 citations
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Isolation Rooms for Tuberculosis Control
M. Nicas, J. Sprinson, S. Royce, R. J. Harrison +1 more
1993Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology13 citations
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Regulating the risk of tuberculosis transmission among health care workers.
M. Nicas
2000AIHAJ : a journal for the science of occupational and environmental health and safety12 citations
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Experimental evaluation of a Markov multizone model of particulate contaminant transport.
Rachael M. Jones, M. Nicas
2014Annals of Occupational Hygiene11 citations Open access
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A cost-benefit analysis of genetic screening for susceptibility to occupational toxicants.
M. Nicas, Geoffrey P. Lomax
1999Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine11 citations
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Assessing the relative importance of the components of an occupational tuberculosis control program.
M. Nicas
1998Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine10 citations
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A probability model for assessing exposure among respirator wearers: Part I--Description of the model.
M. Nicas, R. C. Spear
1992American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal10 citations
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