Ann Ruttens

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Ann Ruttens is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ann Ruttens has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Pollution, 19 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 14 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Ann Ruttens's work include Heavy metals in environment (32 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (11 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (10 papers). Ann Ruttens is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (32 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (11 papers) and Plant Stress Responses and Tolerance (10 papers). Ann Ruttens collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and Netherlands. Ann Ruttens's co-authors include Jaco Vangronsveld, Erik Meers, Filip Tack, Michel Mench, J. Boisson, Ludwig De Temmerman, Kristin Adriaensen, Nadia Waegeneers, C. Thiry and Theo Thewys and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Ann Ruttens

61 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

Phytoremediation of contaminated soils and groundwater: lessons from the field

2009 658 citations Jaco Vangronsveld, Rolf Herzig et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ann Ruttens Belgium	38	2.8k	1.7k	1.1k	647	622	64	5.1k
Jiřina Száková Czechia	45	3.0k 1.1×	2.7k 1.6×	981 0.9×	346 0.5×	589 0.9×	319	6.5k
Behzad Murtaza Pakistan	42	2.4k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	489 0.8×	1.2k 2.0×	116	6.4k
Shuxin Tu China	44	1.9k 0.7×	2.5k 1.4×	1.0k 1.0×	1.2k 1.9×	1.7k 2.7×	121	5.7k
Peter J. Stoffella United States	43	3.1k 1.1×	3.4k 2.0×	1.1k 1.0×	219 0.3×	847 1.4×	220	8.2k
Ping Zhuang China	39	2.9k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	215 0.3×	396 0.6×	154	5.5k
Nandita Singh India	37	2.0k 0.7×	2.2k 1.3×	834 0.8×	208 0.3×	1.4k 2.2×	94	5.4k
Luiz Roberto Guimarães Guilherme Brazil	48	2.8k 1.0×	2.5k 1.5×	1.4k 1.3×	1.6k 2.5×	1.3k 2.1×	330	8.6k
Sana Khalid Pakistan	34	3.4k 1.2×	1.9k 1.1×	1.8k 1.7×	527 0.8×	992 1.6×	99	6.8k
Tingqiang Li China	51	4.3k 1.5×	3.6k 2.1×	1.2k 1.1×	161 0.2×	584 0.9×	153	8.4k
Muhammad Kamran China	52	1.9k 0.7×	4.6k 2.7×	598 0.6×	216 0.3×	516 0.8×	165	7.2k

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Petit, Jérôme, Catherine Pirard, Corinne Charlier, et al.. (2022). Human biomonitoring survey (Pb, Cd, As, Cu, Zn, Mo) for urban gardeners exposed to metal contaminated soils. Environmental Pollution. 312. 120028–120028. 13 indexed citations

Hostens, Kris, et al.. (2022). Short- and long-term assessment of PAH, PCB, and metal contamination in the Belgian part of the North Sea. Chemosphere. 310. 136905–136905. 9 indexed citations

Neven, Kristof Y., Bram G. Janssen, Harry A. Roels, et al.. (2020). Ambient air pollution exposure during the late gestational period is linked with lower placental iodine load in a Belgian birth cohort. Environment International. 147. 106334–106334. 22 indexed citations

Neven, Kristof Y., B. Cox, Karen Vrijens, et al.. (2020). Determinants of placental iodine concentrations in a mild-to-moderate iodine-deficient population: an ENVIRONAGE cohort study. Journal of Translational Medicine. 18(1). 426–426. 14 indexed citations

Waegeneers, Nadia, Luc Pussemier, Jan Mast, et al.. (2018). Short-term biodistribution and clearance of intravenously administered silica nanoparticles. Toxicology Reports. 5. 632–638. 38 indexed citations

Thijs, Sofie, Nele Witters, Jolien Janssen, et al.. (2018). Tobacco, Sunflower and High Biomass SRC Clones Show Potential for Trace Metal Phytoextraction on a Moderately Contaminated Field Site in Belgium. Frontiers in Plant Science. 9. 1879–1879. 37 indexed citations

Delezie, Evelyne, et al.. (2014). Comparing responses to different selenium sources and dosages in laying hens. Poultry Science. 93(12). 3083–3090. 64 indexed citations

Thiry, C., Yves‐Jacques Schneider, Luc Pussemier, Ludwig De Temmerman, & Ann Ruttens. (2013). Selenium Bioaccessibility and Bioavailability in Se-Enriched Food Supplements. Biological Trace Element Research. 152(1). 152–160. 53 indexed citations

Temmerman, Ludwig De, Ann Ruttens, & Nadia Waegeneers. (2012). Impact of atmospheric deposition of As, Cd and Pb on their concentration in carrot and celeriac. Environmental Pollution. 166. 187–195. 50 indexed citations

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Slycken, Stijn Van, Nele Witters, Linda Meiresonne, et al.. (2012). Field Evaluation of Willow Under Short Rotation Coppice for Phytomanagement of Metal-Polluted Agricultural Soils. International Journal of Phytoremediation. 15(7). 677–689. 59 indexed citations

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Nawrot, Tim S., Jan A. Staessen, Harry A. Roels, et al.. (2010). Cadmium exposure in the population: from health risks to strategies of prevention. BioMetals. 23(5). 769–782. 363 indexed citations

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Meers, Erik, Stijn Van Slycken, Kristin Adriaensen, et al.. (2009). The use of bio-energy crops (Zea mays) for ‘phytoattenuation’ of heavy metals on moderately contaminated soils: A field experiment. Chemosphere. 78(1). 35–41. 204 indexed citations

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Vangronsveld, Jaco, Jana Boulet, Nele Weyens, et al.. (2008). Metal accumulation in plants with added economical value grown on metal contaminated soils: sustainable use of these soils for bio-energy production and possibilities for phytoextraction. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Geebelen, W., Ann Ruttens, Robert Carleer, et al.. (2007). Transplanted lichens as biomonitors for atmospheric fluoride pollution near two fluoride point sources in Flanders (Belgium). Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt). 1 indexed citations

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Vangronsveld, Jaco, et al.. (2007). In situ remediation of metal contaminated soils: options and fundamental principles. Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt). 1 indexed citations

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Meers, Erik, Stijn Van Slycken, Ann Ruttens, et al.. (2007). The use of energy crops for phytoremediation allows economic valorisation of moderately contaminated land during site decontamination. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 3 indexed citations

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Meers, Erik, Filip Tack, Linda Meiresonne, Ann Ruttens, & Jaco Vangronsveld. (2006). Combining biomass production with phytoextraction of Cd and Zn on moderately contaminated sites. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 7 indexed citations

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Ruttens, Ann, Michel Mench, Jan V. Colpaert, et al.. (2006). Phytostabilization of a metal contaminated sandy soil. I: Influence of compost and/or inorganic metal immobilizing soil amendments on phytotoxicity and plant availability of metals. Environmental Pollution. 144(2). 524–532. 108 indexed citations

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Mench, Michel, et al.. (2006). Progress in assisted natural remediation of an arsenic contaminated agricultural soil. Environmental Pollution. 144(1). 51–61. 94 indexed citations

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Meers, Erik, et al.. (2004). Comparison of EDTA and EDDS as potential soil amendments for enhanced phytoextraction of heavy metals. Chemosphere. 58(8). 1011–1022. 367 indexed citations

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