Birgit M. Braune

9.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Birgit M. Braune is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Birgit M. Braune has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 59 papers in Ecology and 22 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Birgit M. Braune's work include Mercury impact and mitigation studies (78 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (61 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (32 papers). Birgit M. Braune is often cited by papers focused on Mercury impact and mitigation studies (78 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (61 papers) and Isotope Analysis in Ecology (32 papers). Birgit M. Braune collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Birgit M. Braune's co-authors include Mark L. Mallory, Derek C. G. Muir, Ross J. Norstrom, Robert J. Letcher, David E. Gaskin, Paul F. Hoekstra, Scott A. Mabury, Keith A. Hobson, H. Grant Gilchrist and Anthony J. Gaston and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Birgit M. Braune

122 papers receiving 6.2k citations

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Identification of Long-Chain Perfluorinated Acids in Biota from the Canadian Arctic

2003 582 citations Birgit M. Braune, Paul F. Hoekstra et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Birgit M. Braune Canada	44	5.2k	2.4k	1.5k	1.2k	1.0k	123	6.5k
Bjørn Munro Jenssen Norway	45	4.3k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	945 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	903 0.9×	220	6.5k
Marc Amyot Canada	47	6.0k 1.2×	1.9k 0.8×	2.1k 1.4×	468 0.4×	1.0k 1.0×	165	8.0k
Frank F. Rigét Denmark	56	6.0k 1.2×	2.8k 1.2×	1.2k 0.9×	2.3k 1.9×	1.7k 1.7×	208	8.5k
Katrine Borgå Norway	37	3.8k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	943 0.6×	901 0.7×	759 0.7×	139	5.0k
Sean Backus Canada	41	3.7k 0.7×	895 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	880 0.9×	92	5.0k
Anders Bignert Sweden	45	4.7k 0.9×	1.0k 0.4×	999 0.7×	1.9k 1.6×	1.2k 1.2×	158	6.1k
Simonetta Corsolini Italy	40	3.7k 0.7×	826 0.3×	1.3k 0.9×	1.9k 1.5×	893 0.9×	99	5.3k
John Munthe Sweden	43	6.5k 1.3×	1.1k 0.4×	2.1k 1.5×	194 0.2×	738 0.7×	105	7.3k
Krishna Das Belgium	40	2.8k 0.5×	2.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	602 0.5×	360 0.4×	159	4.8k
Ian Snape Australia	41	911 0.2×	2.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	491 0.4×	418 0.4×	129	4.7k

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Morris, Adam D., Birgit M. Braune, Mary Gamberg, et al.. (2021). Temporal change and the influence of climate and weather factors on mercury concentrations in Hudson Bay polar bears, caribou, and seabird eggs. Environmental Research. 207. 112169–112169. 9 indexed citations

Xia, Pu, Doug Crump, Jennifer F. Provencher, et al.. (2021). ToxChip PCR Arrays for Two Arctic-Breeding Seabirds: Applications for Regional Environmental Assessments. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(11). 7521–7530. 16 indexed citations

Noble, David G., et al.. (2020). The influence of migration patterns on exposure to contaminants in Nearctic shorebirds: a historical study. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 192(4). 256–256. 13 indexed citations

Foster, Karen L., Birgit M. Braune, Anthony J. Gaston, & Mark L. Mallory. (2019). Climate influence on mercury in Arctic seabirds. The Science of The Total Environment. 693. 133569–133569. 17 indexed citations

Mallory, Mark L. & Birgit M. Braune. (2017). Do concentrations in eggs and liver tissue tell the same story of temporal trends of mercury in high Arctic seabirds?. Journal of Environmental Sciences. 68. 65–72. 11 indexed citations

Braune, Birgit M., et al.. (2015). Trace elements in eggs of common eiders (Somateria mollissima) breeding in Nova Scotia, Canada. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 100(1). 586–591. 10 indexed citations

Braune, Birgit M., Anton M. Scheuhammer, Douglas R. Crump, et al.. (2012). Toxicity of methylmercury injected into eggs of thick-billed murres and arctic terns. Ecotoxicology. 21(8). 2143–2152. 36 indexed citations

Verreault, Jonathan, Lisa Bjørnsdatter Helgason, Geir Wing Gabrielsen, Maria Dam, & Birgit M. Braune. (2012). Contrasting retinoid and thyroid hormone status in differentially-contaminated northern fulmar colonies from the Canadian Arctic, Svalbard and the Faroe Islands. Environment International. 52. 29–40. 16 indexed citations

Kirk, Jane L., Igor Lehnherr, Maria Andersson, et al.. (2012). Mercury in Arctic marine ecosystems: Sources, pathways and exposure. Environmental Research. 119. 64–87. 138 indexed citations

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Weseloh, D. V. Chip, David Moore, Craig E. Hebert, et al.. (2011). Current concentrations and spatial and temporal trends in mercury in Great Lakes Herring Gull eggs, 1974–2009. Ecotoxicology. 20(7). 1644–1658. 36 indexed citations

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Lavoie, Raphaël A., Craig E. Hebert, Jean‐François Rail, et al.. (2010). Trophic structure and mercury distribution in a Gulf of St. Lawrence (Canada) food web using stable isotope analysis. The Science of The Total Environment. 408(22). 5529–5539. 137 indexed citations

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Braune, Birgit M., Mark L. Mallory, Craig M. Butt, Scott A. Mabury, & Derek C. G. Muir. (2010). Persistent halogenated organic contaminants and mercury in northern fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) from the Canadian Arctic. Environmental Pollution. 158(12). 3513–3519. 21 indexed citations

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Hebert, Craig E., et al.. (2009). Inter- and intraclutch variation in egg mercury levels in marine bird species from the Canadian Arctic. The Science of The Total Environment. 408(4). 836–840. 59 indexed citations

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Mallory, Mark L., H. Grant Gilchrist, Birgit M. Braune, & Anthony J. Gaston. (2006). Marine Birds as Indicators of Arctic Marine Ecosystem Health: Linking the Northern Ecosystem Initiative to Long-Term Studies. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 113(1-3). 31–48. 29 indexed citations

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Braune, Birgit M., Mark L. Mallory, & H. Grant Gilchrist. (2006). Elevated mercury levels in a declining population of ivory gulls in the Canadian Arctic. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 52(8). 978–982. 63 indexed citations

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Braune, Birgit M., P.M. Outridge, Aaron T. Fisk, et al.. (2005). Persistent organic pollutants and mercury in marine biota of the Canadian Arctic: An overview of spatial and temporal trends. The Science of The Total Environment. 351-352. 4–56. 324 indexed citations

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Bignert, Anders, Frank F. Rigét, Birgit M. Braune, P.M. Outridge, & Simon Wilson. (2004). Recent temporal trend monitoring of mercury in Arctic biota ? how powerful are the existing data sets?. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 6(4). 351–351. 49 indexed citations

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Muir, Derek C. G., Birgit M. Braune, Ross J. Norstrom, et al.. (1999). Spatial and temporal trends and effects of contaminants in the Canadian Arctic marine ecosystem: a review. The Science of The Total Environment. 230(1-3). 83–144. 292 indexed citations

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Braune, Birgit M., et al.. (1999). Sex-Related Levels of Selenium, Heavy Metals, and Organochlorine Compounds in American White Pelicans ( Pelecanus erythrorhyncos ). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 37(1). 110–114. 38 indexed citations

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Braune, Birgit M., et al.. (1991). Geographical distribution of metals in livers of polar bears from the Northwest territories, Canada. The Science of The Total Environment. 100. 283–299. 58 indexed citations

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