Anne Kahru

15.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
176 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

Anne Kahru is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Anne Kahru has authored 176 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Materials Chemistry, 52 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 48 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Anne Kahru's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (72 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (35 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (21 papers). Anne Kahru is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (72 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (35 papers) and Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (21 papers). Anne Kahru collaborates with scholars based in Estonia, Finland and Germany. Anne Kahru's 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 and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Accounts of Chemical Research and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Anne Kahru

171 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

Toxicity of nanosized and... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2008 2013 2009 2014 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. 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 →
  2. Toxicity of nanoparticles of CuO, ZnO and TiO2 to microalgae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata
    2008 1.0k citations Villem Aruoja, Kaja Kasemets et al. profile →
  3. 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. profile →
  4. From ecotoxicology to nanoecotoxicology
    2009 599 citations Anne Kahru et al. profile →
  5. 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 →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Anne Kahru Estonia 55 7.7k 2.9k 2.8k 2.6k 1.5k 176 12.4k
Jamie R. Lead United Kingdom 56 11.0k 1.4× 4.3k 1.5× 4.0k 1.4× 3.1k 1.2× 655 0.4× 148 15.6k
Amitava Mukherjee India 72 7.2k 0.9× 3.9k 1.4× 3.7k 1.3× 2.4k 0.9× 2.4k 1.6× 497 18.9k
Richard D. Handy United Kingdom 62 8.8k 1.1× 3.1k 1.1× 3.6k 1.3× 6.0k 2.3× 992 0.6× 190 16.0k
Angela Ivask Estonia 44 5.6k 0.7× 2.5k 0.9× 1.5k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 1.4k 0.9× 94 8.9k
Kevin J. Wilkinson Canada 59 3.4k 0.4× 1.8k 0.6× 3.2k 1.1× 2.6k 1.0× 899 0.6× 196 11.0k
Natarajan Chandrasekaran India 62 6.5k 0.8× 3.2k 1.1× 2.7k 1.0× 1.2k 0.5× 1.7k 1.1× 406 14.0k
Daohui Lin China 62 8.3k 1.1× 5.0k 1.7× 4.0k 1.4× 2.4k 0.9× 548 0.4× 294 15.8k
Shaily Mahendra United States 40 4.3k 0.6× 2.8k 1.0× 2.5k 0.9× 1.7k 0.6× 811 0.5× 97 9.1k
Anders Baun Denmark 55 5.9k 0.8× 3.1k 1.1× 4.9k 1.8× 2.7k 1.0× 402 0.3× 175 13.4k
Mark R. Wiesner United States 67 7.0k 0.9× 5.8k 2.0× 3.5k 1.3× 1.8k 0.7× 666 0.4× 227 16.9k

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All Works

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Šutka, Andris, Mariliis Sihtmäe, Angela Ivask, et al.. (2025). 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. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(5). 117991–117991. 1 indexed citations
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Sihtmäe, Mariliis, et al.. (2024). Synthesis and synergistic antibacterial efficiency of chitosan-copper oxide nanocomposites. Heliyon. 10(15). e35588–e35588. 6 indexed citations
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Sihtmäe, Mariliis, et al.. (2023). Toxicity of Silver–Chitosan Nanocomposites to Aquatic Species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17–17. 1 indexed citations
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Mortimer, Monika, Raivo Jaaniso, Anne Kahru, et al.. (2023). Comparison of Toxicity and Cellular Uptake of CdSe/ZnS and Carbon Quantum Dots for Molecular Tracking Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a Fungal Model. Nanomaterials. 14(1). 10–10. 4 indexed citations
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Mortimer, Monika, et al.. (2023). Metal–Phenolic Network-Coated Nanoparticles for Reducing the Toxicity of Metal Nanomaterials. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 24–24. 1 indexed citations
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Khosrovyan, Alla & Anne Kahru. (2022). Virgin and UV-weathered polyamide microplastics posed no effect on the survival and reproduction of Daphnia magna. PeerJ. 10. e13533–e13533. 17 indexed citations
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Khosrovyan, Alla, Halina Binde Doria, Anne Kahru, & Markus Pfenninger. (2022). Polyamide microplastic exposure elicits rapid, strong and genome-wide evolutionary response in the freshwater non-biting midge Chironomus riparius. Chemosphere. 299. 134452–134452. 21 indexed citations
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Bondarenko, Olesja, Monika Mortimer, Anne Kahru, et al.. (2021). Nanotoxicology and nanomedicine: The Yin and Yang of nano-bio interactions for the new decade. Nano Today. 39. 101184–101184. 87 indexed citations
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Kahru, Anne & Monika Mortimer. (2021). Advances in Nanotoxicology: Towards Enhanced Environmental and Physiological Relevance and Molecular Mechanisms. Nanomaterials. 11(4). 919–919. 4 indexed citations
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Kahru, Anne, et al.. (2020). Effects of Humic Acids on the Ecotoxicity of Fe3O4 Nanoparticles and Fe-Ions: Impact of Oxidation and Aging. Nanomaterials. 10(10). 2011–2011. 19 indexed citations
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Sihtmäe, Mariliis, et al.. (2019). ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY OF 24 L-PHENYLALANINE DERIVED SURFACE-ACTIVE IONIC LIQUIDS (SAILS) TOWARDS TWO CLINICALLY RELEVANT PATHOGENS. 13(1). 16–28. 1 indexed citations
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Juganson, Katre, Monika Mortimer, Angela Ivask, et al.. (2017). Mechanisms of toxic action of silver nanoparticles in the protozoan Tetrahymena thermophila : From gene expression to phenotypic events. Environmental Pollution. 225. 481–489. 41 indexed citations
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Ahonen, Merja, Anne Kahru, Angela Ivask, et al.. (2017). Proactive Approach for Safe Use of Antimicrobial Coatings in Healthcare Settings: Opinion of the COST Action Network AMiCI. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 14(4). 366–366. 51 indexed citations
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Dunne, Colum, Minna M. Keinänen‐Toivola, Anne Kahru, et al.. (2017). Anti-microbial coating innovations to prevent infectious diseases (AMiCI): Cost action ca15114. Bioengineered. 8(6). 679–685. 29 indexed citations
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Ivask, Angela, Katre Juganson, Olesja Bondarenko, et al.. (2013). Mechanisms of toxic action of Ag, ZnO and CuO nanoparticles to selected ecotoxicological test organisms and mammalian cells in vitro: A comparative review. Nanotoxicology. 8(sup1). 57–71. 288 indexed citations
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Kahru, Anne, Toomas Paalme, & Raivo Vilu. (1987). Effect of temperature on the ATP pool and adenylate energy charge in Escherichia coli. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 41(3). 305–308. 2 indexed citations

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