Carlos Sonnenschein

24.0k total citations · 7 hit papers
191 papers, 17.3k citations indexed

About

Carlos Sonnenschein is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Carlos Sonnenschein has authored 191 papers receiving a total of 17.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 50 papers in Molecular Biology and 43 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Carlos Sonnenschein's work include Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (61 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (30 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (28 papers). Carlos Sonnenschein is often cited by papers focused on Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (61 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (30 papers) and Cancer Cells and Metastasis (28 papers). Carlos Sonnenschein collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Spain. Carlos Sonnenschein's co-authors include Ana M. Soto, Maricel V. Maffini, Beverly S. Rubin, Nicolás Olea, KunMo Chung, Laura N. Vandenberg, Mariana F. Fernández, Caroline M. Markey, Jonathan W. Wray and Perinaaz R. Wadia and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Carlos Sonnenschein

191 papers receiving 16.6k citations

Hit Papers

The E-SCREEN assay as a tool to identify estrogens: an up... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1995 2009 1991 1996 1998 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. The E-SCREEN assay as a tool to identify estrogens: an update on estrogenic environmental pollutants.
    1995 1.4k citations Ana M. Soto, Carlos Sonnenschein et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
  2. Bisphenol-A and the Great Divide: A Review of Controversies in the Field of Endocrine Disruption
    2009 1.1k citations Laura N. Vandenberg, Maricel V. Maffini et al. profile →
  3. p-Nonyl-phenol: an estrogenic xenobiotic released from "modified" polystyrene.
    1991 856 citations Ana M. Soto, Carlos Sonnenschein et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
  4. Estrogenicity of resin-based composites and sealants used in dentistry.
    1996 843 citations Nicolás Olea, Ana M. Soto et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
  5. An updated review of environmental estrogen and androgen mimics and antagonists
    1998 780 citations Carlos Sonnenschein, Ana M. Soto profile →
  6. In vitro molecular mechanisms of bisphenol A action
    2007 750 citations Yelena B. Wetherill, Benson T. Akingbemi et al. Reproductive Toxicology profile →
  7. Endocrine disruptors and reproductive health: The case of bisphenol-A
    2006 513 citations Maricel V. Maffini, Beverly S. Rubin 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
Carlos Sonnenschein United States 62 10.1k 3.4k 3.3k 3.0k 2.9k 191 17.3k
Ana M. Soto United States 73 18.1k 1.8× 4.6k 1.3× 4.2k 1.3× 4.3k 1.4× 5.4k 1.9× 197 28.1k
Nicolás Olea Spain 67 12.3k 1.2× 2.2k 0.6× 2.3k 0.7× 2.5k 0.8× 3.3k 1.2× 293 18.7k
Wade V. Welshons United States 47 9.4k 0.9× 2.9k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 2.9k 1.0× 90 14.7k
Gail S. Prins United States 60 6.9k 0.7× 3.5k 1.0× 3.8k 1.2× 2.0k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 204 16.4k
Richard E. Peterson United States 66 11.8k 1.2× 890 0.3× 3.1k 0.9× 2.9k 1.0× 2.2k 0.8× 303 18.2k
R. Thomas Zoeller United States 53 12.6k 1.3× 1.8k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 2.3k 0.7× 2.8k 1.0× 118 18.6k
John A. McLachlan United States 67 6.3k 0.6× 5.2k 1.5× 4.1k 1.2× 1.7k 0.6× 1.3k 0.4× 246 15.6k
Linda S. Birnbaum United States 80 19.5k 1.9× 1.3k 0.4× 2.6k 0.8× 6.7k 2.2× 3.5k 1.2× 445 26.8k
Patrick Balaguer France 61 4.7k 0.5× 2.3k 0.7× 2.8k 0.8× 817 0.3× 1.9k 0.7× 204 10.1k
Bruce Blumberg United States 65 5.0k 0.5× 3.0k 0.9× 8.0k 2.4× 1.1k 0.4× 1.4k 0.5× 148 18.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carlos Sonnenschein

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Soto, Ana M. & Carlos Sonnenschein. (2021). The cancer puzzle: Welcome to organicism. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 165. 114–119. 11 indexed citations
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Hasan, Nafis, Yang Zhang, Irene Georgakoudi, Carlos Sonnenschein, & Ana M. Soto. (2021). Matrix Composition Modulates Vitamin D3's Effects on 3D Collagen Fiber Organization by MCF10A Cells. Tissue Engineering Part A. 27(21-22). 1399–1410. 2 indexed citations
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Soto, Ana M., Cheryl M. Schaeberle, & Carlos Sonnenschein. (2021). From Wingspread to CLARITY: a personal trajectory. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 17(4). 247–256. 5 indexed citations
4.
Montévil, Maël, Bernard Stiegler, G. Longo, et al.. (2020). Bifurquer: Il n'y a pas d'alternative. Sussex Research Online (University of Sussex). 9 indexed citations
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Sonnenschein, Carlos & Ana M. Soto. (2020). Over a century of cancer research: Inconvenient truths and promising leads. PLoS Biology. 18(4). e3000670–e3000670. 45 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhiyi, Kyle P. Quinn, Lucía Speroni, et al.. (2015). Rapid three-dimensional quantification of voxel-wise collagen fiber orientation. Biomedical Optics Express. 6(7). 2294–2294. 47 indexed citations
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Cabaton, Nicolas J., Cécile Canlet, Perinaaz R. Wadia, et al.. (2013). Effects of Low Doses of Bisphenol A on the Metabolome of Perinatally Exposed CD-1 Mice. Environmental Health Perspectives. 121(5). 586–593. 123 indexed citations
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Soto, Ana M. & Carlos Sonnenschein. (2013). Paradoxes in Carcinogenesis: There Is Light at the End of That Tunnel!. PubMed. 1(3). 154–156. 9 indexed citations
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Speroni, Lucía, Gregory S. Whitt, Joanna Xylas, et al.. (2013). Hormonal Regulation of Epithelial Organization in a Three-Dimensional Breast Tissue Culture Model. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 20(1). 42–51. 21 indexed citations
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Soto, Ana M., Cathrin Brisken, Cheryl M. Schaeberle, & Carlos Sonnenschein. (2013). Does Cancer Start in the Womb? Altered Mammary Gland Development and Predisposition to Breast Cancer due to in Utero Exposure to Endocrine Disruptors. Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia. 18(2). 199–208. 123 indexed citations
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Krause, Silva, et al.. (2011). Dual Regulation of Breast Tubulogenesis Using Extracellular Matrix Composition and Stromal Cells. Tissue Engineering Part A. 18(5-6). 520–532. 19 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiuli, Xiaohui Zhang, Lin Sun, et al.. (2009). Preadipocytes Stimulate Ductal Morphogenesis and Functional Differentiation of Human Mammary Epithelial Cells on 3D Silk Scaffolds. Tissue Engineering Part A. 15(10). 3087–3098. 26 indexed citations
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Soto, Ana M., Laura N. Vandenberg, Maricel V. Maffini, & Carlos Sonnenschein. (2008). Does Breast Cancer Start in the Womb?. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 102(2). 125–133. 120 indexed citations
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Krause, Silva, Maricel V. Maffini, Ana M. Soto, & Carlos Sonnenschein. (2008). A Novel 3D In Vitro Culture Model to Study Stromal–Epithelial Interactions in the Mammary Gland. Tissue Engineering Part C Methods. 14(3). 261–271. 121 indexed citations
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Wetherill, Yelena B., Benson T. Akingbemi, Jun Kanno, et al.. (2007). In vitro molecular mechanisms of bisphenol A action. Reproductive Toxicology. 24(2). 178–198. 750 indexed citations breakdown →
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Soto, Ana M. & Carlos Sonnenschein. (2004). The somatic mutation theory of cancer: growing problems with the paradigm?. BioEssays. 26(10). 1097–1107. 205 indexed citations
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Soto, Ana M., et al.. (1999). Methods to Screen Estrogen-Agonists and Antagonists. Journal of Medicinal Food. 2(3-4). 139–142. 6 indexed citations
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Sonnenschein, Carlos & Ana M. Soto. (1991). Cell proliferation in metazoans: Negative control mechanisms. Cancer treatment and research. 53. 171–194. 5 indexed citations
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Sonnenschein, Carlos & G. Barry Pierce. (1981). Symposium on Cell Multiplication and Cancer: Positive or Negative Control. Cancer Research. 41. 4742–4743. 1 indexed citations
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