Anne Kahru

15.9k citations

176 papers · 12.4k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 55

Materials Chemistry top 0.2%
Biomedical Engineering top 0.5%
Pollution top 0.1%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 0.2%
Molecular Biology top 5%

Co-authors: Angela Ivask Henri‐Charles Dubourguier Kaja Kasemets Irina Blinova Monika Mortimer Margit Heinlaan Villem Aruoja Olesja Bondarenko
Topics: Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (72 papers)Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (35 papers)Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (21 papers)
Cited by: Pollution Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Materials Chemistry
Journals: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaAccounts of Chemical Research Environmental Science & Technology
Partner nations: Estonia Finland Germany

In The Last Decade

Anne Kahru

171 papers receiving 12.1k 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.

Toxicity of nanosized and bulk ZnO, CuO and TiO2 to bacteria Vibrio fischeri and crustaceans Daphnia magna and Thamnocephalus platyurus

2008 1.3k citations Margit Heinlaan, Angela Ivask et al. Chemosphere profile →
Toxicity of nanoparticles of CuO, ZnO and TiO2 to microalgae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata

2008 1.0k citations Villem Aruoja, Kaja Kasemets et al. profile →
Toxicity of Ag, CuO and ZnO nanoparticles to selected environmentally relevant test organisms and mammalian cells in vitro: a critical review

2013 988 citations Olesja Bondarenko, Katre Juganson et al. Archives of Toxicology profile →
From ecotoxicology to nanoecotoxicology

2009 599 citations Anne Kahru et al. profile →
Size-Dependent Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles to Bacteria, Yeast, Algae, Crustaceans and Mammalian Cells In Vitro

2014 455 citations Angela Ivask, Imbi Kurvet et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Synthesis and antimicrobial efficacy of magnetic CuO/Fe2O3/CuFe2O4 nanostructured composite: Mechanisms of action, cytotoxicity to human keratinocytes in vitro, and ecotoxicity towards Vibrio fischeri and Daphnia magna 2025 ·Journal of environmental chemical engineering ·(unknown),Andris Šutka,(unknown),Mariliis Sihtmäe,(unknown),Angela Ivask,Irina Blinova,Mikhail Maiorov,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Anne Kahru,Kaja Kasemets	1
2	Toxicity of Silver–Chitosan Nanocomposites to Aquatic Species 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Mariliis Sihtmäe,(unknown),Irina Blinova,Anne Kahru,Kaja Kasemets	1
3	Comparison of Toxicity and Cellular Uptake of CdSe/ZnS and Carbon Quantum Dots for Molecular Tracking Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a Fungal Model 2023 ·Nanomaterials ·(unknown),Monika Mortimer,Raivo Jaaniso,Anne Kahru,V. Kiisk,Arvo Kikas,Jekaterina Kozlova,Imbi Kurvet,Uno Mäeorg,(unknown),Kaja Kasemets	4
4	Metal–Phenolic Network-Coated Nanoparticles for Reducing the Toxicity of Metal Nanomaterials 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Monika Mortimer,(unknown),Anne Kahru	1
5	Polyamide microplastic exposure elicits rapid, strong and genome-wide evolutionary response in the freshwater non-biting midge Chironomus riparius 2022 ·Chemosphere ·Alla Khosrovyan,Halina Binde Doria,Anne Kahru,Markus Pfenninger	21
6	Nanotoxicology and nanomedicine: The Yin and Yang of nano-bio interactions for the new decade 2021 ·Nano Today ·Olesja Bondarenko,Monika Mortimer,Anne Kahru,Neus Feliu,Ibrahim Javed,Aleksandr Käkinen,Sijie Lin,Tian Xia,Yang Song,Thomas P. Davis,Iseult Lynch,Wolfgang J. Parak,David Tai Leong,Pu Chun Ke,Chunying Chen,Yuliang Zhao	87
7	Advances in Nanotoxicology: Towards Enhanced Environmental and Physiological Relevance and Molecular Mechanisms 2021 ·Nanomaterials ·Anne Kahru,Monika Mortimer	4
8	Surface carboxylation or PEGylation decreases CuO nanoparticles’ cytotoxicity to human cells in vitro without compromising their antibacterial properties 2020 ·Archives of Toxicology ·Anna‐Liisa Kubo,(unknown),Heiki Vija,(unknown),Vello Tõugu,Meeri Visnapuu,Vambola Kisand,Anne Kahru,Olesja Bondarenko	19
9	Enhanced Visible and Ultraviolet Light-Induced Gas-Phase Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Thin Films Modified by Increased Amount of Acetylacetone in Precursor Solution for Spray Pyrolysis 2020 ·Catalysts ·(unknown),Arvo Mere,Malle Krunks,Merilin Rosenberg,Anne Kahru,Mati Danilson,Marina Krichevskaya,Ilona Oja Açik	9
10	Effects of Humic Acids on the Ecotoxicity of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles and Fe-Ions: Impact of Oxidation and Aging 2020 ·Nanomaterials ·(unknown),Anne Kahru,В. А. Терехова,Gulzhian I. Dzhardimalieva,(unknown),Kamila Kydralieva	19
11	ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF 24 L-PHENYLALANINE DERIVED SURFACE-ACTIVE IONIC LIQUIDS (SAILS) TOWARDS TWO CLINICALLY RELEVANT PATHOGENS 2019 ·(unknown),Mariliis Sihtmäe,Nicholas Gathergood,Anne Kahru	1
12	Evaluation of the hazard of irregularly-shaped co-polyamide microplastics on the freshwater non-biting midge Chironomus riparius through its life cycle 2019 ·Chemosphere ·Alla Khosrovyan,Anne Kahru	44
13	Mechanisms of toxic action of silver nanoparticles in the protozoan Tetrahymena thermophila : From gene expression to phenotypic events 2017 ·Environmental Pollution ·Katre Juganson,Monika Mortimer,Angela Ivask,Sandra Pucciarelli,Cristina Miceli,Kaja Orupõld,Anne Kahru	41
14	Proactive Approach for Safe Use of Antimicrobial Coatings in Healthcare Settings: Opinion of the COST Action Network AMiCI 2017 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Merja Ahonen,Anne Kahru,Angela Ivask,Kaja Kasemets,Siiri Kõljalg,Paride Mantecca,Ivana Vinković Vrček,Minna M. Keinänen‐Toivola,F. R. L. Crijns	51
15	Anti-microbial coating innovations to prevent infectious diseases (AMiCI): Cost action ca15114 2017 ·Bioengineered ·Colum Dunne,Minna M. Keinänen‐Toivola,Anne Kahru,(unknown),Hülya Ölmez,Isabel C. Gouveia,L. F. Melo,(unknown),Martina Modic,Merja Ahonen,(unknown),Theofilos A. Papadopoulos,Christian Adlhart,F. R. L. Crijns	29
16	Photocatalytic antibacterial activity of nano-TiO2 (anatase)-based thin films: Effects on Escherichia coli cells and fatty acids 2014 ·Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology ·Urmas Joost,Katre Juganson,Meeri Visnapuu,Monika Mortimer,Anne Kahru,E. Nõmmiste,(unknown),(unknown),Vambola Kisand,Angela Ivask	178
17	Mechanisms of toxic action of Ag, ZnO and CuO nanoparticles to selected ecotoxicological test organisms and mammalian cells in vitro: A comparative review 2013 ·Nanotoxicology ·Angela Ivask,Katre Juganson,Olesja Bondarenko,Monika Mortimer,Villem Aruoja,Kaja Kasemets,Irina Blinova,Margit Heinlaan,Vera I. Slaveykova,Anne Kahru	288
18	IMPACT OF OIL SHALE OPENCAST MINING AND COMBUSTION ON NARVA RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES: CHEMICAL AND ECOTOXICOLOGICAL CHARACTERISATION; pp. 173–189 2012 ·Oil Shale ·Kaja Orupõld,Margit Heinlaan,Lee Põllumaa,(unknown),Anne Kahru	1
19	STUDY OF THE TOXICOLOGICAL IMPACT OF DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF ASH-HEAP WATER (SULPHUR RICH PHENOLIC LEACHATE) USING LUMINESCENT BACTERIA AS TEST ORGANISMS 1997 ·Oil Shale ·Anne Kahru,(unknown),Imbi Kurvet	7
20	Effect of temperature on the ATP pool and adenylate energy charge in Escherichia coli 1987 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Anne Kahru,Toomas Paalme,Raivo Vilu	2

About Anne Kahru

Anne Kahru is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Electrochemistry, having authored 176 papers that have together received 12.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (72 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (35 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pollution (2.8k citations), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (2.6k citations) and Materials Chemistry (7.7k citations). Anne Kahru has collaborated with scholars based in Estonia, Finland and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Angela Ivask, Henri‐Charles Dubourguier, Kaja Kasemets, Irina Blinova, Monika Mortimer, Margit Heinlaan, Villem Aruoja, Olesja Bondarenko, Katre Juganson and Mariliis Sihtmäe. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Accounts of Chemical Research and Environmental Science & Technology.

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