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Professor. Dr. Jacob de Boer
December 2007 |
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According to our Special Topics analysis of the
environmental effects of PBDEs, Prof. Dr. Jacob de Boer,
an analytical chemist from Amsterdam who has been active
in this field for some 30 years, ranks at #6 in our
10-year list of chemistry and toxicology papers on
PBDEs, with 23 papers cited a total of 566 times. His
record in
Essential
Science IndicatorsSM includes 25 papers
cited a total of 642 times in the field of Environment &
Ecology. In this interview he talks about the science
behind his most-cited papers as determined by the
Special Topics analysis.
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Professor Ronald Hites
November 2007 |
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In this interview, he
talks about his highly cited work in PBDE research.
According to our Special Topics analysis of PBDE
research over the past decade, the scientist ranked at
#9 is Professor Ronald Hites, with 15 papers cited a
total of 496 times. In
Essential
Science IndicatorsSM, his work includes 88
papers, mostly classified in Environment & Ecology, with
a total of 2,143 cites to date. Professor Hites is at
the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at
Indiana University.
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Dr. Cynthia de Wit
October 2007 |
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According to our Special
Topics analysis of PBDE research over the past decade,
the work of Dr. Cynthia de Wit ranks at #3, with 13
papers cited a total of 781 times. Dr. de Wit’s
most-cited paper, "An overview of brominated flame
retardants in the environment" (Chemosphere
46[5]: 583-624, SI February 2002), is also the
top-ranking paper in this analysis, with 335 cites to
date. Dr. de Wit is an Associate Professor in the
Department of Applied Environmental Science at Stockholm
University. In this interview, Dr. de Wit talks about
her highly cited research.
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Dr. Åke Bergman
September 2007 |
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According to our Special
Topics analysis on PBDE research over the past decade,
Dr. Åke Bergman's work ranks at the top, with 49 papers
cited a total of 1,622 times. In
Essential
Science IndicatorsSM, Dr. Bergman's
work can be found in the fields of Environment & Ecology
and Pharmacology & Toxicology, and includes 210 papers
cited a total of 3,889 times to date. Dr. Bergman is the
Chair of the Department of Environmental Chemistry at
Stockholm University in Sweden. In this interview, he
talks about his highly cited PBDE research.
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Dr. Per Ola Darnerud
September 2007 |
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This month, Dr. Per Ola
Darnerud talks with Special Topics about his paper,
"Toxic effects of brominated flame retardants in man and
in wildlife" (Environ. Int. 29[6]: 841-53,
September 2003), which is a core paper in our
Research Front on
Brominated Flame Retardants in the Environment, part of
our Topic on PBDEs. The paper currently has 99 citations
to its credit. Dr. Darnerud is a Senior Toxicologist and
Associate Professor at the National Food Administration
in Uppsala, Sweden.
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Dr. Jianwen She and Dr. Myrto Petreas
August 2007 |
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Dr. Jianwen She and Dr.
Myrto Petreas discuss their paper, "PBDEs in the San
Francisco Bay area: measurements in harbor seal blubber
and human breast adipose tissue" (She JW, et al.
Chemosphere 46[5]: 697-707, Sp. Iss. February 2002),
which is a core paper in the Brominated Flame Retardants
in the Environment Research
Front, part of our Special Topic on Polybrominated
Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs). According to
Essential
Science IndicatorsSM, this paper presently
has 95 citations to its credit. Dr. She hails from the
California Department of Public Health, and Dr. Petreas
is the Chief of the Environmental Chemistry Branch of
the California Department of Toxic Substances Control.
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Dr. Tom Harner
August 2007 |
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Dr. Tom Harner talks about
his paper, "Passive sampling survey of polybrominated
diphenyl ether flame retardants in indoor and outdoor
air in Ottawa, Canada: implications for sources and
exposure," (Environ. Sci. Technol. 38[20]:
5312-8, 15 October 2004). This paper is a core paper in
the Brominated Flame Retardants in the Environment
Research Front of our Special
Topic on PBDEs. According to
Essential
Science IndicatorsSM, it currently has 36
citations. Dr. Harner hails from Environment Canada, in
Toronto, Ontario, where he is a Research Scientist in
Air Quality Processes Research in the Science &
Technology Branch.
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Robin Law
August 2007 |
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Robin Law discusses his
paper, "Levels and trends of polybrominated
diphenylethers and other brominated flame retardants in
wildlife" (Environ. Int. 29[6]: 757-70, Sept.
2003), which is a core paper in the Brominated Flame
Retardants in the Environment
Research Front, part of our
Special Topic on Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs).
This paper currently has 89 citations to its credit in
Essential
Science IndicatorsSM. Law is an
environmental chemist working at Cefas, the Centre for
Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science, in the UK.
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Dr. Arnold Schecter
August 2007 |
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Dr. Arnold Schecter’s
paper, "Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in US
mothers’ milk" (Environ. Health Perspect.
111[14]: 1723-9, Nov. 2003) is a core paper in the
Brominated Flame Retardants in the Environment
Research Front, which is
part of our Special Topic on PBDE research over the past
decade. According to
Essential
Science IndicatorsSM, this paper has been
cited 79 times to date. Dr. Schecter is a Professor of
Environmental Sciences at the University of Texas School
of Public Health in Dallas.
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Dr. Heather Stapleton
August 2007 |
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Dr. Heather Stapleton
talks about the paper, "Polybrominated diphenyl ethers
in house dust and clothes dryer lint" (Environ. Sci.
Technol. 39[4]: 925-31, 15 February 2005), which is
one of the core papers in our
Research Front on Brominated Flame Retardants in the
Environment, part of our Special Topic on PBDEs.
According to
Essential
Science IndicatorsSM, this paper currently
has 35 citations to its credit in the field of
Environment & Ecology. Dr. Stapleton is an Assistant
Professor in the Nicholas School of the Environment &
Earth Sciences at Duke University in Durham, North
Carolina.
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