The list below is broken down by Statistical Methodology and Applications. It was last updated in mid 2025; please see the CV or Google Scholar for the most up-to-date list
STATISTICAL METHODOLOGY
Toh, K.B., Bliznyuk, N., Valle, D. (2021), “Improving national level spatial mapping of malaria through alternative spatial and spatio-temporal models”, Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Epidemiology, 36, 100394, doi.org/10.1016/j.sste.2020.100394
Tang, X., Yang, Y., Yu, Hong-Jie, Liao, Qiao-Hong; Bliznyuk, N. (2019), “A Spatio-Temporal Modeling Framework for Surveillance Data of Multiple Infectious Pathogens with Small Laboratory Validation Sets”, Journal of the American Statistical Association, 114, 528, 1561-1573.
Merrill, H.R., Tang, X., Bliznyuk, N. (2019), “Spatio-temporal additive regression model selection for urban water demand”, Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 33, 1075-1087.
Duerr, I., Merrill, H.R., Wang, C., Bai, R., Boyer, M.J., Dukes, M.D., Bliznyuk N. (2018), “Forecasting Urban Household Water Demand with Statistical and Machine Learning Methods Using Large Space-Time Data: a Comparative Study”, Environmental Modelling & Software, 102, 29-38, doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.01.002.
Merrill, H.R, Grunwald, S., Bliznyuk, N. (2017), “Semiparametric regression models for spatial prediction and uncertainty quantification of soil attributes”, Stochastic Environmental Research & Risk Assessment, 31(10), 2691-2703, doi:10.1007/s00477-016-1337-0.
Taylor-Rodriguez, D., Womack, A.J., Fuentes, C.M., Bliznyuk, N. (2017), “Intrinsic Bayesian Analysis for Occupancy Models”, Bayesian Analysis, 12(3), 855-877, DOI: 10.1214/16-BA1014.
Taylor-Rodriguez, D., Womack, A., and Bliznyuk, N. (2016), “Bayesian Variable Selection on Model Spaces Constrained by Heredity Conditions”, Journal of Computational & Graphical Statistics, 25(1), 515-535, DOI: 10.1080/10618600.2015.1056793, http://arxiv.org/abs/1312.6611
Bliznyuk, N., Paciorek, C., Schwartz, J., and Coull, B. A. (2014), Nonlinear Latent Process Models for Integrating Spatio-Temporal Exposure Data from Multiple Sources, Annals of Applied Statistics, 8(3), 1538–1560, DOI: 10.1214/14-AOAS737.
Bliznyuk, N., Ruppert, D., Shoemaker, C. A. (2012), Local Derivative-Free Approximation of Computationally Expensive Posterior Densities, Journal of Computational & Graphical Statistics, 12(2), 476-495. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10618600.2012.681255
Bliznyuk, N., Carroll, R. J., Genton, M., Wang, Y. (2012), Variogram Estimation in the Presence of Trend, Statistics and Its Interface, 5, 159-168. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22737256
Ruppert, D., Shoemaker, C. A., Wang, Y., Li, Y., Bliznyuk, N. (2012), Uncertainty Analysis for Computationally Expensive Models with Multiple Outputs, Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics, 17, 623-640. DOI: 10.1007/s13253-012-0091-0.
Bliznyuk, N., Ruppert, D., Shoemaker, C. A. (2011), Efficient Interpolation of Computationally Expensive Posterior Densities with Variable Parameter Costs, Journal of Computational & Graphical Statistics, 20, 636-655. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1198/jcgs.2011.09212
Sturino, J., Zorych, I., Mallick, B., Pokusaeva, K., Chang, Y., Carroll, R.J., Bliznyuk, N. (2010), Statistical Methods for Comparative Phenomics Using High-Throughput Phenotype Microarrays, The International Journal of Biostatistics, 6(1), Article 29. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2942029/pdf/ijb1227.pdf
Bliznyuk, N., Ruppert, D., Shoemaker, C. A., Regis, R., Wild, S., Mugunthan, P. (2008), Bayesian Calibration and Uncertainty Analysis for Computationally Expensive Models Using Optimization and Radial Basis Functions Approximation, Journal of Computational & Graphical Statistics, 17, 270- 294. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1198/106186008X320681
APPLICATIONS
Marin, M.U., Newman, M.L., Hernandez, M.E., Gonzalez, T.D., Rouillon, C., Schmitt, E., Allard, T., Bliznyuk, N., Galvão, K.N. and Bisinotto, R.S., (2025). Association between conditions affecting the vaginal portion of the cervix or the cranial portion of the vagina and reproductive performance in lactating dairy cows. Theriogenology, 236, 82-95, doi.org/10.1016/j.theriogenology.2025.01.024
Pompeo, J. P., Zhang, Y., Yu, Z., Gomez, C., Correll, M., Bliznyuk, N. (2025). Impact of Air Temperature and Root-Zone Cooling on Heat-Tolerant Lettuce Production in Indoor Farming Under Low-Speed Air Flow Conditions. Journal of the ASABE, 68(1): 113-124. (doi: 10.13031/ja.16172)
Qian, H., Moreira, G., Vanegas, D., Tang, Y., Pola, C., Gomes, C., McLamore, E., Bliznyuk, N., (2024). Improving high throughput manufacture of laser-inscribed graphene electrodes via hierarchical clustering. Scientific Reports, 14(1), p.7980.
Gaulee, P., Bliznyuk, N., Rajderkar, D., Graham, G., Sura, L., Harris, J., Wynn, J.L. and Weiss, M.D., (2024). NRBC concentrations over time in neonates with moderate to severe neonatal encephalopathy with and without sentinel events. Journal of Perinatology, pp.1-6.
Valdes, C., Nataraj, P., Kisilewicz, K., Simenson, A., Leon, G., Kang, D., Nguyen, D., Sura, L., Bliznyuk, N., Weiss, M., (2024). Impact of Nutritional Status on Total Brain Tissue Volumes in Preterm Infants. Children, 11(1), p.121.
Lee, M. J., Kim, D., Bian, J., Romero, S., Bliznyuk, N. (2024). Identifying demographic and home features influencing older adults’ home functioning by using machine learning models. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 116, 105149.
Moore, M., Gorucu, S., & Bliznyuk, N. (2024). Exploratory analysis of farm vehicle and farm labor transportation-related crashes. Journal of Agromedicine, 29 (2), 277-288.
Qian, H., McLamore, E., Bliznyuk, N. (2023). Machine Learning for Improved Detection of Pathogenic E. coli in Hydroponic Irrigation Water Using Impedimetric Aptasensors: A Comparative Study. ACS Omega, 8(37), 34171-34179.
Moreira, G., Qian, H., Datta, S.P.A., Bliznyuk, N., Carpenter, J., Dean, D., McLamore, E. and Vanegas, D., (2023). A capacitive laser-induced graphene based aptasensor for SARS-CoV-2 detection in human saliva. PLOS One, 18(8), p.e0290256.
De Vries, A., Bliznyuk, N. and Pinedo, P., (2023). Invited Review: Examples and opportunities for artificial intelligence (AI) in dairy farms. Applied Animal Science, 39(1), pp.14-22.
Colantonio, V., Ferrão, L.F.V., Tieman, D.M., Bliznyuk, N., Sims, C., Klee, H.J., Munoz, P. and Resende Jr, M.F., (2022). Metabolomic selection for enhanced fruit flavor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(7), p.e2115865119. Recognized with UF/IFAS High-Impact Research Publication Award for 2022.
Gaulee, P., Yang, Z., Sura, L., Xu, H., Rossignol, C., Weiss, M.D., Bliznyuk, N., (2022). Concentration of Serum Biomarkers of Brain Injury in Neonates with a Low Cord pH With or Without Mild Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy. Frontiers in Neurology, 13.
Lee, M.J., Kim, D., Romero, S., Hong, I., Bliznyuk, N., Velozo, C., (2022). Examining Older Adults’ Home Functioning Using the American Housing Survey. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(8), p.4691.
Nataraj, P., Svojsik, M., Sura, L., Curry, K., Bliznyuk, N., Rajderkar, D., Weiss, M.D. (2021), “Comparing head ultrasounds and susceptibility-weighted imaging for the detection of low-grade hemorrhages in preterm infants”, Journal of Perinatology, 41 (4), 736-742, doi.org/10.1016/j.sste.2020.100394
Muehlmann, A. M; Bliznyuk, N., Duerr, I. ; Yang, T.P., Lewis, M.H, (2020), “Early exposure to a methyl donor supplemented diet and the development of repetitive motor behavior in a mouse model”, Developmental psychobiology, 62(1), 77–87, doi.org/10.1002/dev.21914
Pacella, M., Ghosh, S., Middlebrook, E., Bennett, J., Bliznyuk, N.; Huene, M., Copenhaver, N., Sura, L., Weiss, M.D. (2020), “Combined vEEG and Cerebral Oximetry Results to Determine the Severity of Hypoxic–Ischemic Encephalopathy,” Journal of Pediatric Neurology, 18 (02), 079-087, DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1687883.
Guarin, J.R., Asseng, S., Martre, P., Bliznyuk, N. (2020), “Testing a crop model with extreme low yields from historical district records”, Field Crops Research, 249(1), 107269, doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2018.03.006. Recognized with UF/IFAS High-Impact Research Publication Award for 2021.
Weiss, M.D., Bliznyuk, N., Rossignol, C.C., Sura, L., Huene, M., Copenhaver, N., Glushakova, O., Hayes, R.L. (2019), "Effect of Sample Processing Delays on the Values of Serum Based Biomarkers of Brain Injury Collected from the Umbilical Cord Blood of Neonates", The Open Biomarkers Journal, Vol. 9, Issue 1.
Douglas-Escobar, M., Mendes, M., Rossignol, C., Bliznyuk, N., Faraji, A., Ahmad, A., Dore, S. and Weiss, M.D. (2018), "The Safety of Inhaled CO Therapy in Neonatal Hypoxia-ischemia: A Pilot Study," Frontiers in Pediatrics, 6, 120, doi: 10.3389/fped.2018.00120.
Chang, L.L., Wynn, J.L., Pacella, M.J., Rossignol, C.C., Banadera, F., Alviedo, N.J., Vargas, A., Bennett, J., Huene, M., Copenhaver, N., Sura, L., Barnette, K., Soloman, J., Bliznyuk, N., Neu, J., Weiss, M.D., (2018), "Enteral Feeding as an Adjunct to Hypothermia in Neonates with Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy", Neonatology, 113, 347–352, DOI:10.1159/000487848.
Boyer, M.J., Dukes, M.D., Duerr, I., Bliznyuk, N. (2018), “Water conservation benefits of long-term residential irrigation restrictions in southwest Florida”, Journal of the American Water Works Association, 110(2), 2-17, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5942/jawwa.2018.110.0019.
Khedher Agha, M.K., Lee, W.S., Wang, C., Mankin, R.W., Blount, A.R., Bucklin, R.A., Bliznyuk, N. (2017), “Detection and Prediction of Sitophilus oryzae Infestations in Triticale via Visible and Near Infrared Spectral Signatures”, Journal of Stored Products Research, 72, 1-10.
Bechard, A., Bliznyuk, N., Lewis, M. H. (2017), “The development of repetitive motor behaviors in deer mice: Effects of environmental enrichment, repeated testing and differential mediation by the indirect basal ganglia pathway”, Developmental Psychobiology, 59(3), 390-399, won best student paper award.
Xiong X., Grunwald S., Corstanje R., Yu C., Bliznyuk, N., (2016), “Scale-dependent variability of soil organic carbon coupled to land use and land cover”, Soil & Tillage Research, 101–109, DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2016.03.001
Clavijo Michelangeli, J.A., Sinclair, T.R., Bliznyuk, N., (2016), “Using an Arrheniustype function to describe temperature response of plant developmental processes: inference and cautions”, New Phytologist, DOI: 10.1111/nph.13812.
Xiong, X., Grunwald, S., Myers, B., Kim, J., Harris, W., Comerford, N.B., Bliznyuk, N. (2015), “Assessing uncertainty in soil organic carbon modeling across a highly heterogeneous landscape”, Geoderma, 251-252, 105–116, DOI 10.1016/geoderma.2015.04.028
Muehlmann, A. M., Bliznyuk, N., Duerr, I., Lewis, M. H. (2015), “Repetitive Motor Behavior: Further Characterization of Development and Temporal Dynamics”, Developmental Psychobiology, 57(2), 201-211, DOI 10.1002/dev.21279.