Andrew A. Meharg

41.7k total citations · 11 hit papers
374 papers, 31.7k citations indexed

About

Andrew A. Meharg is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Pollution and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew A. Meharg has authored 374 papers receiving a total of 31.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 186 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 172 papers in Pollution and 154 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Andrew A. Meharg's work include Arsenic contamination and mitigation (170 papers), Heavy metals in environment (146 papers) and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (99 papers). Andrew A. Meharg is often cited by papers focused on Arsenic contamination and mitigation (170 papers), Heavy metals in environment (146 papers) and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (99 papers). Andrew A. Meharg collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Australia. Andrew A. Meharg's co-authors include Jörg Feldmann, Fang‐Jie Zhao, Paul N. Williams, Andrea Raab, Yong‐Guan Zhu, S. P. McGrath, Claire Deacon, Jeanette Whitaker, Md. Mazibur Rahman and Adam H. Price and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Andrew A. Meharg

366 papers receiving 30.6k citations

Hit Papers

Arsenic uptake and metabolism in arsenic resistant and no... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 2010 2008 2002 2005 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Arsenic uptake and metabolism in arsenic resistant and nonresistant plant species
    2002 946 citations Andrew A. Meharg, Jeanette Whitaker New Phytologist profile →
  2. Arsenic as a Food Chain Contaminant: Mechanisms of Plant Uptake and Metabolism and Mitigation Strategies
    2010 928 citations Andrew A. Meharg et al. profile →
  3. Arsenic uptake and metabolism in plants
    2008 895 citations Andrew A. Meharg et al. New Phytologist profile →
  4. Arsenic Contamination of Bangladesh Paddy Field Soils:  Implications for Rice Contribution to Arsenic Consumption
    2002 822 citations Andrew A. Meharg et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  5. Variation in Arsenic Speciation and Concentration in Paddy Rice Related to Dietary Exposure
    2005 638 citations Paul N. Williams, Adam H. Price et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  6. Geographical Variation in Total and Inorganic Arsenic Content of Polished (White) Rice
    2009 627 citations Andrew A. Meharg, Paul N. Williams et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  7. Greatly Enhanced Arsenic Shoot Assimilation in Rice Leads to Elevated Grain Levels Compared to Wheat and Barley
    2007 620 citations Paul N. Williams, Claire Deacon et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  8. Growing Rice Aerobically Markedly Decreases Arsenic Accumulation
    2008 543 citations Andrew A. Meharg et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  9. Uptake Kinetics of Arsenic Species in Rice Plants
    2002 518 citations Jörg Feldmann, Andrew A. Meharg et al. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY profile →
  10. Arsenic Accumulation and Metabolism in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)
    2002 507 citations Andrew A. Meharg, Jörg Feldmann et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  11. Variation in Rice Cadmium Related to Human Exposure
    2013 401 citations Andrew A. Meharg, Gareth J. Norton et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Andrew A. Meharg United Kingdom 93 18.9k 16.2k 11.3k 9.8k 3.0k 374 31.7k
S. P. McGrath United Kingdom 111 11.2k 0.6× 22.4k 1.4× 8.6k 0.8× 18.5k 1.9× 4.2k 1.4× 468 44.2k
Fang‐Jie Zhao China 119 15.1k 0.8× 22.6k 1.4× 9.6k 0.8× 21.6k 2.2× 5.0k 1.7× 530 47.1k
Q. Lena China 87 10.4k 0.6× 17.4k 1.1× 8.1k 0.7× 6.5k 0.7× 1.3k 0.4× 446 31.7k
Jörg Feldmann United Kingdom 63 9.6k 0.5× 6.8k 0.4× 7.0k 0.6× 2.7k 0.3× 2.4k 0.8× 344 16.9k
Enzo Lombi Australia 80 4.2k 0.2× 9.0k 0.6× 3.1k 0.3× 7.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.4× 285 21.5k
Mike J. McLaughlin Australia 80 4.5k 0.2× 9.8k 0.6× 4.5k 0.4× 6.3k 0.6× 583 0.2× 466 24.3k
Peter Christie China 91 5.0k 0.3× 11.5k 0.7× 4.3k 0.4× 15.0k 1.5× 330 0.1× 571 36.4k
Geoffrey Michael Gadd United Kingdom 85 2.3k 0.1× 6.4k 0.4× 5.7k 0.5× 5.1k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 422 27.2k
Kevin C. Jones United Kingdom 113 6.6k 0.3× 18.3k 1.1× 35.6k 3.1× 2.8k 0.3× 446 0.1× 811 49.9k
Jaco Vangronsveld Belgium 95 2.0k 0.1× 10.4k 0.6× 4.6k 0.4× 16.2k 1.6× 1.2k 0.4× 403 29.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Carey, Manus, Eduardo Moreno‐Jiménez, Maren Flagmeier, et al.. (2023). Trans-Global Biogeochemistry of Soil to Grain Transport of Arsenic and Cadmium. Exposure and Health. 16(4). 925–942. 3 indexed citations
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Carey, Manus, et al.. (2023). Fertilization Enhances Grain Inorganic Arsenic Assimilation in Rice. Exposure and Health. 16(2). 417–430. 5 indexed citations
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Notario-Barandiarán, Leyre, Mònica Guxens, Martine Vrijheid, et al.. (2023). Latent Childhood Exposure to Mixtures of Metals and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in 4–5-Year-Old Children Living in Spain. Exposure and Health. 16(4). 1053–1066. 5 indexed citations
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Shi, Hui, Cuihua Bai, Wei Wang, et al.. (2019). Degradation of tetracyclines in manure-amended soil and their uptake by litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.). Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 26(6). 6209–6215. 15 indexed citations
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Moraes, Natália Valadares de, Manus Carey, Charlotte E. Neville, et al.. (2019). Water Dilutes and Alcohol Concentrates Urinary Arsenic Species When Food is the Dominant Source of Exposure. Exposure and Health. 12(4). 699–710. 5 indexed citations
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Deacon, Claire, S. M. Imamul Huq, Graeme I. Paton, et al.. (2017). Physiographical variability in arsenic dynamics in Bangladeshi soils. The Science of The Total Environment. 612. 1365–1372. 21 indexed citations
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Olszewska, Justyna, Andrew A. Meharg, Kate V. Heal, et al.. (2016). Assessing the Legacy of Red Mud Pollution in a Shallow Freshwater Lake: Arsenic Accumulation and Speciation in Macrophytes. Environmental Science & Technology. 50(17). 9044–9052. 42 indexed citations
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Norton, Gareth J., Eureka Adomako, Claire Deacon, et al.. (2013). Effect of organic matter amendment, arsenic amendment and water management regime on rice grain arsenic species. Environmental Pollution. 177. 38–47. 90 indexed citations
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Cozzolino, Vincenza, Massimo Pigna, Vincenzo Di Meo, et al.. (2010). Influence of phosphate addition on the arsenic uptake by wheat (Triticum Durum) grown in arsenic polluted soils. Fresenius environmental bulletin. 19(5). 838–845. 6 indexed citations
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Meharg, Andrew A., Guo‐Xin Sun, Paul N. Williams, et al.. (2008). Inorganic arsenic levels in baby rice are of concern. Environmental Pollution. 152(3). 746–749. 152 indexed citations
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Strachan, Norval J. C., et al.. (2005). Biosensor based toxicity dissection of tannery and associated environmental samples. Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association. 100(12). 481–490. 5 indexed citations
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Strachan, Norval J. C., et al.. (2005). Biosensor based toxicity dissection of tannery and associated environmental samples (vol 100, pg 380, 2005). Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association. 100(11). 466–466. 1 indexed citations
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Raab, Andrea, Jörg Feldmann, & Andrew A. Meharg. (2004). The Nature of Arsenic-Phytochelatin Complexes in Holcus lanatus and Pteris cretica  . PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. 134(3). 1113–1122. 216 indexed citations
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Meharg, Andrew A. & K. Killham. (2003). A pre-industrial source of dioxins and furans. Nature. 421(6926). 909–910. 33 indexed citations
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Pain, Deborah J., et al.. (2003). Levels of Cadmium and Zinc in Soil and Plants Following the Toxic Spill from a Pyrite Mine, Aznalcollar, Spain. AMBIO. 32(1). 52–57. 8 indexed citations
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Meharg, Andrew A. & Jeanette Whitaker. (2002). Arsenic uptake and metabolism in arsenic resistant and nonresistant plant species. New Phytologist. 154(1). 29–43. 946 indexed citations breakdown →
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Meharg, Andrew A., et al.. (2000). Use of a lux-marked rhizobacterium as a biosensor to assess changes in rhizosphere C flow due to pollutant stress. Chemosphere. 41(10). 1549–1554. 18 indexed citations
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Killham, Ken, et al.. (2000). A review of rhizosphere carbon flow modelling. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 222. 263–281. 2 indexed citations
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Paterson, Eric, et al.. (1999). Assessment oflux-markedPseudomonas fluorescensfor reporting on organic carbon compounds. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 176(1). 79–83. 19 indexed citations

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