Claudia Gundacker

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Claudia Gundacker is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Claudia Gundacker has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 15 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 11 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Claudia Gundacker's work include Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (21 papers), Mercury impact and mitigation studies (19 papers) and Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (14 papers). Claudia Gundacker is often cited by papers focused on Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (21 papers), Mercury impact and mitigation studies (19 papers) and Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (14 papers). Claudia Gundacker collaborates with scholars based in Austria, United States and Spain. Claudia Gundacker's co-authors include Markus Hengstschläger, Karl J. Wittmann, Martin Genčík, Martin Forsthuber, Sebastian Granitzer, Maria Uhl, Herbert Stangl, Hans Salzer, Andreas Kaiser and Harald Zeisler and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Claudia Gundacker

53 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Consideration of pathways for immunotoxicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

2023 160 citations Wieneke Bil, Rob J. Vandebriel et al. Environmental Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Claudia Gundacker Austria	26	1.6k	599	385	349	228	56	2.3k
Helle Katrine Knutsen Norway	31	1.6k 1.0×	627 1.0×	176 0.5×	265 0.8×	213 0.9×	116	2.9k
Deborah J. Watkins United States	36	3.1k 2.0×	631 1.1×	443 1.2×	191 0.5×	506 2.2×	97	3.9k
Panu Rantakokko Finland	32	1.8k 1.2×	450 0.8×	223 0.6×	119 0.3×	296 1.3×	114	2.6k
Liangpo Liu China	30	1.5k 0.9×	652 1.1×	449 1.2×	243 0.7×	216 0.9×	71	2.4k
Pan Yang China	27	1.6k 1.0×	250 0.4×	258 0.7×	210 0.6×	204 0.9×	94	2.3k
Torkjel M. Sandanger Norway	34	2.3k 1.4×	1.2k 2.0×	200 0.5×	193 0.6×	337 1.5×	114	3.7k
Hongxiu Liu China	25	1.3k 0.9×	558 0.9×	241 0.6×	120 0.3×	319 1.4×	105	1.9k
Qingyu Huang China	31	1.2k 0.8×	590 1.0×	355 0.9×	229 0.7×	223 1.0×	93	2.3k
Alain LeBlanc Canada	28	1.4k 0.9×	287 0.5×	227 0.6×	144 0.4×	169 0.7×	53	2.0k
Jun Yoshinaga Japan	36	2.5k 1.6×	425 0.7×	876 2.3×	318 0.9×	205 0.9×	170	3.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Claudia Gundacker

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Claudia Gundacker

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Granitzer, Sebastian, Isabella Ellinger, Harald Zeisler, et al.. (2025). LAT1-NRF2 axis controls sFlt-1/PlGF imbalance and oxidative stress in preeclampsia. Nature Communications. 16(1). 9112–9112.

Saračević, Ernis, Julia Derx, Claudia Gundacker, et al.. (2024). Exploring the variability of PFAS in urban sewage: a comparison of emissions in commercial versus municipal urban areas. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 26(10). 1868–1878. 2 indexed citations

Granitzer, Sebastian, Ottavia Zoboli, Julia Derx, et al.. (2024). Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) increases oxidative stress through inhibition of mitochondrial β-oxidation. Environmental Pollution. 367. 125595–125595. 7 indexed citations

Saračević, Ernis, Julia Derx, Claudia Gundacker, et al.. (2024). A source-based framework to estimate the annual load of PFAS in municipal wastewater. The Science of The Total Environment. 920. 170997–170997. 6 indexed citations

Leitner, Judith, et al.. (2023). Human intestine and placenta exhibit tissue-specific expression of RAGE isoforms. Heliyon. 9(8). e18247–e18247.

Granitzer, Sebastian, Mariana F. Fernández, Vicente Mustieles, et al.. (2023). BDNF and KISS-1 Levels in Maternal Serum, Umbilical Cord, and Placenta: The Potential Role of Maternal Levels as Effect Biomarker. Exposure and Health. 16(2). 445–461. 2 indexed citations

Bil, Wieneke, Rob J. Vandebriel, Berit Granum, et al.. (2023). Consideration of pathways for immunotoxicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Environmental Health. 22(1). 19–19. 160 indexed citations breakdown →

Kaiser, Andreas-Marius, Martin Forsthuber, Sebastian Granitzer, et al.. (2023). Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and pregnancy outcome in Austria. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 259. 115006–115006. 11 indexed citations

Zoboli, Ottavia, Claudia Gundacker, Alfred Paul Blaschke, et al.. (2023). The occurrence and persistence of PFAS at riverbank filtration sites in the Upper Danube basin. Österreichische Wasser- und Abfallwirtschaft. 75(9-10). 515–527. 5 indexed citations

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Pabis, Kamil, Ylenia Chiari, Claudia Sala, et al.. (2021). Elevated metallothionein expression in long-lived species mediates the influence of cadmium accumulation on aging. GeroScience. 43(4). 1975–1993. 9 indexed citations

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Granitzer, Sebastian, Martin Forsthuber, Isabella Ellinger, et al.. (2021). Amino Acid Transporter LAT1 (SLC7A5) Mediates MeHg-Induced Oxidative Stress Defense in the Human Placental Cell Line HTR-8/SVneo. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(4). 1707–1707. 19 indexed citations

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Gundacker, Claudia, Martin Forsthuber, Tamás Szigeti, et al.. (2021). Lead (Pb) and neurodevelopment: A review on exposure and biomarkers of effect (BDNF, HDL) and susceptibility. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 238. 113855–113855. 81 indexed citations

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Gundacker, Claudia, Martin Genčík, Markus Hengstschläger, et al.. (2021). Gene Variants Determine Placental Transfer of Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), Mercury (Hg) and Lead (Pb), and Birth Outcome: Findings From the UmMuKi Bratislava-Vienna Study. Frontiers in Genetics. 12. 664946–664946. 17 indexed citations

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Ellinger, Isabella, Sebastian Granitzer, Martin Forsthuber, et al.. (2020). Human placental cell line HTR-8/SVneo accumulates cadmium by divalent metal transporters DMT1 and ZIP14. Metallomics. 12(11). 1822–1833. 18 indexed citations

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Pabis, Kamil, Claudia Gundacker, Robertina Giacconi, et al.. (2018). Zinc supplementation can reduce accumulation of cadmium in aged metallothionein transgenic mice. Chemosphere. 211. 855–860. 19 indexed citations

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Gundacker, Claudia, Jürgen Neesen, Elisabeth Straka, et al.. (2016). Genetics of the human placenta: implications for toxicokinetics. Archives of Toxicology. 90(11). 2563–2581. 35 indexed citations

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Straka, Elisabeth, Isabella Ellinger, Leila Saleh, et al.. (2015). Mercury toxicokinetics of the healthy human term placenta involve amino acid transporters and ABC transporters. Toxicology. 340. 34–42. 46 indexed citations

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Gundacker, Claudia, et al.. (2010). Perinatal lead and mercury exposure in Austria. The Science of The Total Environment. 408(23). 5744–5749. 147 indexed citations

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Schmid, Diethart, et al.. (2006). Intestinal transport and metabolism of acrylamide. Toxicology. 232(1-2). 99–108. 54 indexed citations

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Gundacker, Claudia. (2000). Comparison of heavy metal bioaccumulation in freshwater molluscs of urban river habitats in Vienna. Environmental Pollution. 110(1). 61–71. 124 indexed citations

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