Cornelis A.M. van Gestel

23.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
473 papers, 18.2k citations indexed

About

Cornelis A.M. van Gestel is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Cornelis A.M. van Gestel has authored 473 papers receiving a total of 18.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 284 papers in Pollution, 282 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 66 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Cornelis A.M. van Gestel's work include Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (253 papers), Heavy metals in environment (139 papers) and Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (92 papers). Cornelis A.M. van Gestel is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (253 papers), Heavy metals in environment (139 papers) and Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies (92 papers). Cornelis A.M. van Gestel collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Portugal and United Kingdom. Cornelis A.M. van Gestel's co-authors include Nico M. van Straalen, Rudo A. Verweij, Susana Loureiro, Martina G. Vijver, T. Blacquière, Veerle Mommaerts, Guy Smagghe, Amadeu M.V.M. Soares, Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg and Josée E. Koolhaas and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Cornelis A.M. van Gestel

456 papers receiving 17.6k citations

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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.

Neonicotinoids in bees: a review on concentrations, side-effects and risk assessment

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Cornelis A.M. van Gestel Netherlands	73	10.2k	9.3k	2.6k	2.5k	2.4k	473	18.2k
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares Portugal	77	12.3k 1.2×	15.7k 1.7×	2.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	3.5k 1.5×	939	30.7k
David J. Spurgeon United Kingdom	61	7.4k 0.7×	5.1k 0.5×	1.2k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	192	12.7k
Dana W. Kolpin United States	71	17.0k 1.7×	9.2k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	749 0.3×	824 0.3×	223	25.5k
Ralf Schulz Germany	54	4.7k 0.5×	4.1k 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	626 0.2×	1.5k 0.6×	302	11.2k
Claus Svendsen United Kingdom	54	7.0k 0.7×	4.4k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	784 0.3×	2.3k 1.0×	168	11.9k
Paul J. Van den Brink Netherlands	64	6.3k 0.6×	6.5k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	378 0.2×	347	14.6k
Nico M. van Straalen Netherlands	61	4.8k 0.5×	6.2k 0.7×	2.3k 0.9×	2.9k 1.1×	454 0.2×	329	16.1k
Jun Wang China	64	5.2k 0.5×	4.5k 0.5×	1.1k 0.4×	399 0.2×	2.0k 0.8×	484	15.5k
Colin Janssen Belgium	79	18.3k 1.8×	12.3k 1.3×	562 0.2×	767 0.3×	2.3k 1.0×	532	28.6k
Matthias Liess Germany	58	4.6k 0.5×	5.7k 0.6×	4.1k 1.6×	1.8k 0.7×	199 0.1×	210	12.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Cornelis A.M. van Gestel

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Svendsen, Claus, et al.. (2025). Microplastics and PFAS as ubiquitous pollutants affect potencies of highly toxic chemicals in mixtures. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 500. 140493–140493.

Kokalj, Anita Jemec, Primož Zidar, Paolo Maria Riccobene, et al.. (2025). Sublethal effects of microplastics sourced from polypropylene agricultural plastics on four soil invertebrate species. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 499. 140247–140247.

Sweeney, Christopher J., et al.. (2025). The influence of soil organic matter content on the toxicity of pesticides to the springtail Folsomia candida. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 44(2). 524–533. 2 indexed citations

Renaud, Mathieu, Juliska Princz, Silvia Pieper, et al.. (2025). Challenges and opportunities for the environmental risk assessment of chemicals in soils: a recap and follow-up of a SETAC webinar. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management.

Berg, Matty P., et al.. (2024). Exploring the Relationship Among Lipid Profile Changes, Growth, and Reproduction in Folsomia candida Exposed to Teflubenzuron Over Time. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 43(5). 1149–1160. 2 indexed citations

Selonen, Salla, et al.. (2024). Microplastics originated from agricultural mulching films affect enchytraeid multigeneration reproduction and soil properties. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 479. 135592–135592. 8 indexed citations

Petroody, Somayye Sadat Alavian, Seyed Hossein Hashemi, Luka Škrlep, et al.. (2023). UV Light Causes Structural Changes in Microplastics Exposed in Bio-Solids. Polymers. 15(21). 4322–4322. 24 indexed citations

Silva, Ana Rita R., Ana Raquel Soares, María Nazaret González-Alcaraz, et al.. (2023). Daphnia magna Multigeneration Exposure to Carbendazim: Gene Transcription Responses. Toxics. 11(11). 918–918. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Guangquan, Shiyi Xiong, Jing Qiao, et al.. (2022). Maternal exposure to polystyrene nanoparticles retarded fetal growth and triggered metabolic disorders of placenta and fetus in mice. The Science of The Total Environment. 854. 158666–158666. 84 indexed citations

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Selonen, Salla, Anita Jemec Kokalj, Somayye Sadat Alavian Petroody, et al.. (2022). Modulation of chlorpyrifos toxicity to soil arthropods by simultaneous exposure to polyester microfibers or tire particle microplastics. Applied Soil Ecology. 181. 104657–104657. 21 indexed citations

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Petroody, Somayye Sadat Alavian, Seyed Hossein Hashemi, & Cornelis A.M. van Gestel. (2021). Transport and accumulation of microplastics through wastewater treatment sludge processes. Chemosphere. 278. 130471–130471. 115 indexed citations

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Tourinho, Paula S., Ana Rita R. Silva, Marija Prodana, et al.. (2021). Microplastic Fibers Increase Sublethal Effects of AgNP and AgNO3 in Daphnia magna by Changing Cellular Energy Allocation. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 41(4). 896–904. 17 indexed citations

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Zande, Meike van der, Anita Jemec Kokalj, David J. Spurgeon, et al.. (2020). The gut barrier and the fate of engineered nanomaterials: a view from comparative physiology. Environmental Science Nano. 7(7). 1874–1898. 44 indexed citations

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Gestel, Cornelis A.M. van, Liesje Mommer, Luca Montanarella, et al.. (2020). Soil Biodiversity: State-of-the-Art and Possible Implementation in Chemical Risk Assessment. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 17(3). 541–551. 11 indexed citations

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González-Alcaraz, María Nazaret & Cornelis A.M. van Gestel. (2016). Toxicity of a metal(loid)-polluted agricultural soil to Enchytraeus crypticus changes under a global warming perspective: Variations in air temperature and soil moisture content. The Science of The Total Environment. 573. 203–211. 17 indexed citations

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Romero‐Freire, Ana, Francisco José Martín‐Peinado, & Cornelis A.M. van Gestel. (2015). Effect of soil properties on the toxicity of Pb: Assessment of the appropriateness of guideline values. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 289. 46–53. 69 indexed citations

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Vodouhê, Simplice D., et al.. (2014). Pesticide contamination of the Dridji cotton plantation area in the Republic of Bénin.. African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development. 14(3). 8885–8902.

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Droge, Steven T. J., Eric A.J. Bleeker, Michiel H.S. Kraak, et al.. (2005). Chronic toxicity of PACs to the soil invertebrates Folsomia candida (Collembola) and Enchytraeus crypticus (Oligochaeta). Organohalogen compounds. 67. 2427–2430. 1 indexed citations

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Løkke, Hans & Cornelis A.M. van Gestel. (1998). Handbook of soil invertebrate toxicity tests. VU Research Portal. 273 indexed citations

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Belfroid, A.C., et al.. (1993). The Toxicokinetic Behavior of Chlorobenzenes in Earthworms (Eisenia andrei): Experiments in Water. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 25(2). 154–165. 61 indexed citations

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