Ana M. Soto

38.5k total citations · 10 hit papers
197 papers, 28.1k citations indexed

About

Ana M. Soto is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Cancer Research and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ana M. Soto has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 28.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 46 papers in Cancer Research and 44 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Ana M. Soto's work include Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (84 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (41 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (26 papers). Ana M. Soto is often cited by papers focused on Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (84 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (41 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (26 papers). Ana M. Soto collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Spain. Ana M. Soto's co-authors include Carlos Sonnenschein, Theo Colborn, F. S. vom Saal, Beverly S. Rubin, Maricel V. Maffini, R. Thomas Zoeller, Laura N. Vandenberg, Andrea C. Gore, Gail S. Prins and Frederick S. vom Saal and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ana M. Soto

192 papers receiving 26.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement

2009 3.3k citations Evanthia Diamanti‐Kandarakis, Jean‐Pierre Bourguignon et al. Endocrine Reviews profile →
Developmental effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in wildlife and humans.

1993 2.8k citations Theo Colborn, F. S. vom Saal et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
Hormones and Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Low-Dose Effects and Nonmonotonic Dose Responses

2012 2.3k citations Laura N. Vandenberg, Theo Colborn et al. Endocrine Reviews profile →
The E-SCREEN assay as a tool to identify estrogens: an update on estrogenic environmental pollutants.

1995 1.4k citations Ana M. Soto, Carlos Sonnenschein et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
Bisphenol-A and the Great Divide: A Review of Controversies in the Field of Endocrine Disruption

2009 1.1k citations Laura N. Vandenberg, Maricel V. Maffini et al. Endocrine Reviews profile →
p-Nonyl-phenol: an estrogenic xenobiotic released from "modified" polystyrene.

1991 856 citations Ana M. Soto, Carlos Sonnenschein et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
Estrogenicity of resin-based composites and sealants used in dentistry.

1996 843 citations Nicolás Olea, Ana M. Soto et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Public Health Protection: A Statement of Principles from The Endocrine Society

2012 809 citations R. Thomas Zoeller, Andrea C. Gore et al. profile →
An updated review of environmental estrogen and androgen mimics and antagonists

1998 780 citations Carlos Sonnenschein, Ana M. Soto profile →
Endocrine disruptors and reproductive health: The case of bisphenol-A

2006 513 citations Maricel V. Maffini, Beverly S. Rubin et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ana M. Soto United States	73	18.1k	5.4k	4.6k	4.3k	4.2k	197	28.1k
Carlos Sonnenschein United States	62	10.1k 0.6×	2.9k 0.5×	3.4k 0.7×	3.0k 0.7×	3.3k 0.8×	191	17.3k
Nicolás Olea Spain	67	12.3k 0.7×	3.3k 0.6×	2.2k 0.5×	2.5k 0.6×	2.3k 0.6×	293	18.7k
Frederick S. vom Saal United States	69	13.5k 0.7×	6.5k 1.2×	2.6k 0.6×	2.3k 0.5×	1.8k 0.4×	166	23.2k
L. Earl Gray United States	68	12.6k 0.7×	2.6k 0.5×	2.4k 0.5×	2.9k 0.7×	2.2k 0.5×	202	17.6k
Wade V. Welshons United States	47	9.4k 0.5×	2.9k 0.5×	2.9k 0.6×	1.9k 0.4×	2.2k 0.5×	90	14.7k
Niels E. Skakkebæk Denmark	114	12.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.3×	7.0k 1.5×	3.0k 0.7×	12.7k 3.1×	599	46.6k
R. Thomas Zoeller United States	53	12.6k 0.7×	2.8k 0.5×	1.8k 0.4×	2.3k 0.5×	1.9k 0.5×	118	18.6k
Russ Hauser United States	97	24.9k 1.4×	4.3k 0.8×	1.6k 0.3×	4.4k 1.0×	3.0k 0.7×	542	35.6k
John A. McLachlan United States	67	6.3k 0.3×	1.3k 0.2×	5.2k 1.1×	1.7k 0.4×	4.1k 1.0×	246	15.6k
Gail S. Prins United States	60	6.9k 0.4×	1.5k 0.3×	3.5k 0.8×	2.0k 0.5×	3.8k 0.9×	204	16.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ana M. Soto

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Huang, Sui, et al.. (2025). The end of the genetic paradigm of cancer. PLoS Biology. 23(3). e3003052–e3003052. 13 indexed citations

Montévil, Maël, Cheryl M. Schaeberle, Julie Boberg, Sofie Christiansen, & Ana M. Soto. (2025). Quantitative analysis of endocrine disruption by ketoconazole and diethylstilbestrol in rat mammary gland development. Reproductive Toxicology. 135. 108929–108929.

Nieminen, Jaakko O., Dogu Baran Aydogan, Roberto Guidotti, et al.. (2023). Accurate and precise digital real-time control of transcranial magnetic stimulation. Brain stimulation. 16(1). 327–327. 1 indexed citations

Kay, Jennifer E., Ruthann A. Rudel, Laura N. Vandenberg, et al.. (2022). Chemical Effects on Breast Development, Function, and Cancer Risk: Existing Knowledge and New Opportunities. Current Environmental Health Reports. 9(4). 535–562. 20 indexed citations

Bosland, Maarten C., Michael J. Schlicht, Nicole Acevedo, Ana M. Soto, & Gail S. Prins. (2022). Effects of perinatal exposure to bisphenol A on induction of prostate cancer in Sprague Dawley rats by MNU and testosterone. Toxicology. 484. 153394–153394. 4 indexed citations

Soto, Ana M. & Carlos Sonnenschein. (2021). The cancer puzzle: Welcome to organicism. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 165. 114–119. 11 indexed citations

Hasan, Nafis, Yang Zhang, Irene Georgakoudi, Carlos Sonnenschein, & Ana M. Soto. (2021). Matrix Composition Modulates Vitamin D3's Effects on 3D Collagen Fiber Organization by MCF10A Cells. Tissue Engineering Part A. 27(21-22). 1399–1410. 2 indexed citations

Soto, Ana M., Cheryl M. Schaeberle, & Carlos Sonnenschein. (2021). From Wingspread to CLARITY: a personal trajectory. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 17(4). 247–256. 5 indexed citations

Cabaton, Nicolas J., Cécile Canlet, Perinaaz R. Wadia, et al.. (2013). Effects of Low Doses of Bisphenol A on the Metabolome of Perinatally Exposed CD-1 Mice. Environmental Health Perspectives. 121(5). 586–593. 123 indexed citations

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Soto, Ana M. & Carlos Sonnenschein. (2013). Paradoxes in Carcinogenesis: There Is Light at the End of That Tunnel!. PubMed. 1(3). 154–156. 9 indexed citations

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Speroni, Lucía, Gregory S. Whitt, Joanna Xylas, et al.. (2013). Hormonal Regulation of Epithelial Organization in a Three-Dimensional Breast Tissue Culture Model. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 20(1). 42–51. 21 indexed citations

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Krause, Silva, et al.. (2011). Dual Regulation of Breast Tubulogenesis Using Extracellular Matrix Composition and Stromal Cells. Tissue Engineering Part A. 18(5-6). 520–532. 19 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiuli, Xiaohui Zhang, Lin Sun, et al.. (2009). Preadipocytes Stimulate Ductal Morphogenesis and Functional Differentiation of Human Mammary Epithelial Cells on 3D Silk Scaffolds. Tissue Engineering Part A. 15(10). 3087–3098. 26 indexed citations

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Diamanti‐Kandarakis, Evanthia, Jean‐Pierre Bourguignon, Linda C. Giudice, et al.. (2009). Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement. Endocrine Reviews. 30(4). 293–342. 3333 indexed citations breakdown →

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Soto, Ana M., Laura N. Vandenberg, Maricel V. Maffini, & Carlos Sonnenschein. (2008). Does Breast Cancer Start in the Womb?. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 102(2). 125–133. 120 indexed citations

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Krause, Silva, Maricel V. Maffini, Ana M. Soto, & Carlos Sonnenschein. (2008). A Novel 3D In Vitro Culture Model to Study Stromal–Epithelial Interactions in the Mammary Gland. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 14(3). 261–271. 121 indexed citations

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Soto, Ana M. & Carlos Sonnenschein. (2004). The somatic mutation theory of cancer: growing problems with the paradigm?. BioEssays. 26(10). 1097–1107. 205 indexed citations

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Orlando, Edward F., Alan S. Kolok, Megan K. Horton, et al.. (2003). Endocrine-disrupting effects of cattle feedlot effluent on an aquatic sentinel species, the fathead minnow.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 112(3). 353–358. 278 indexed citations

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Soto, Ana M., et al.. (1999). Methods to Screen Estrogen-Agonists and Antagonists. Journal of Medicinal Food. 2(3-4). 139–142. 6 indexed citations

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Colborn, Theo, F. S. vom Saal, & Ana M. Soto. (1993). Developmental effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in wildlife and humans.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 101(5). 378–384. 2756 indexed citations breakdown →

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