David Bellinger

10.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
112 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

David Bellinger is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Nutrition and Dietetics and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, David Bellinger has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 27 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 23 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in David Bellinger's work include Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (50 papers), Mercury impact and mitigation studies (16 papers) and Trace Elements in Health (13 papers). David Bellinger is often cited by papers focused on Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (50 papers), Mercury impact and mitigation studies (16 papers) and Trace Elements in Health (13 papers). David Bellinger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Canada. David Bellinger's co-authors include Alan Leviton, Herbert L. Needleman, Michael Rabinowitz, Christine Waternaux, Elizabeth N. Allred, Howard Hu, Robert O. Wright, Chitra Amarasiriwardena, Joel Schwartz and Maryse F. Bouchard and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

David Bellinger

111 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

The Long-Term Effects of Exposure to Low Doses of Lead in Childhood

1990 883 citations Herbert L. Needleman, David Bellinger et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Longitudinal Analyses of Prenatal and Postnatal Lead Exposure and Early Cognitive Development

1987 661 citations David Bellinger, Alan Leviton et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Bellinger United States	41	4.3k	1.7k	1.2k	849	591	112	6.9k
Lourdes Schnaas Mexico	43	4.9k 1.1×	1.8k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	926 1.1×	605 1.0×	144	6.8k
Kim N. Dietrich United States	50	7.7k 1.8×	1.9k 1.1×	1.9k 1.6×	918 1.1×	1.3k 2.1×	133	10.4k
Adrienne S. Ettinger United States	47	4.1k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	974 0.8×	821 1.0×	252 0.4×	122	6.1k
Martha María Téllez‐Rojo Mexico	53	6.7k 1.5×	2.0k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	1.7k 2.1×	514 0.9×	385	10.5k
Richard L. Canfield United States	21	4.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	524 0.6×	583 1.0×	37	5.9k
Mònica Guxens Spain	48	4.0k 0.9×	769 0.5×	853 0.7×	1.5k 1.7×	972 1.6×	224	7.9k
Kimberly Yolton United States	52	6.6k 1.5×	880 0.5×	1.1k 1.0×	2.8k 3.3×	551 0.9×	227	10.8k
Peter Baghurst Australia	53	3.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	1.8k 2.1×	1.0k 1.7×	185	11.3k
Mina Ha South Korea	44	3.0k 0.7×	598 0.4×	695 0.6×	664 0.8×	406 0.7×	240	6.1k
Paul Succop United States	46	2.6k 0.6×	593 0.3×	985 0.8×	319 0.4×	598 1.0×	192	9.8k

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Hsu, Hsiao‐Hsien Leon, Lourdes Schnaas, Brent A. Coull, et al.. (2024). Sensitive development windows of prenatal air pollution and cognitive functioning in preschool age Mexican children. Environmental Epidemiology. 8(1). e291–e291. 2 indexed citations

Lin, Pi‐I D., Sheryl L. Rifas‐Shiman, Robert O. Wright, et al.. (2023). Cross-sectional and prospective associations of early childhood circulating metals with early and mid-childhood cognition in the Project Viva cohort. Environmental Research. 246. 118068–118068. 7 indexed citations

Lin, Pi‐I D., Sheryl L. Rifas‐Shiman, Robert O. Wright, et al.. (2023). Mixtures of Metals and Micronutrients in Early Pregnancy and Cognition in Early and Mid-Childhood: Findings from the Project Viva Cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives. 131(8). 87008–87008. 13 indexed citations

Bauer, Julia A., Megan E. Romano, Brian P. Jackson, et al.. (2023). Associations of Perinatal Metal and Metalloid Exposures with Early Child Behavioral Development Over Time in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study. Exposure and Health. 16(1). 135–148. 5 indexed citations

Liu, Shelley H., Jennifer F. Bobb, Birgit Claus Henn, et al.. (2018). Bayesian varying coefficient kernel machine regression to assess neurodevelopmental trajectories associated with exposure to complex mixtures. Statistics in Medicine. 37(30). 4680–4694. 49 indexed citations

Shulkin, Masha, Laura Pimpin, David Bellinger, et al.. (2018). n–3 Fatty Acid Supplementation in Mothers, Preterm Infants, and Term Infants and Childhood Psychomotor and Visual Development: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Nutrition. 148(3). 409–418. 70 indexed citations

Gibb, Herman J., Aaron Barchowsky, David Bellinger, et al.. (2018). Estimates of the 2015 global and regional disease burden from four foodborne metals – arsenic, cadmium, lead and methylmercury. Environmental Research. 174. 188–194. 61 indexed citations

Roy, Ananya, Howard Hu, David Bellinger, et al.. (2012). E-029. Epidemiology. 23. 1–1. 1 indexed citations

Henn, Birgit Claus, Adrienne S. Ettinger, Marianne R. Hopkins, et al.. (2012). O-110. Epidemiology. 23. 1–1. 1 indexed citations

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Roy, Ananya, David Bellinger, Howard Hu, et al.. (2009). Lead Exposure, Hemoglobin and Intelligence Quotient: Effect Modification by Dopamine Receptor D2 Taq IA Polymorphism Among Children in Chennai, India. Epidemiology. 20. S77–S78. 1 indexed citations

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Roy, Ananya, David Bellinger, Howard Hu, et al.. (2009). Lead Exposure and Behavior among Young Children in Chennai, India. Environmental Health Perspectives. 117(10). 1607–1611. 132 indexed citations

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Bouchard, Maryse F., et al.. (2006). Hair Manganese and Hyperactive Behaviors: Pilot Study of School-Age Children Exposed through Tap Water. Environmental Health Perspectives. 115(1). 122–127. 337 indexed citations

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McGrath, Nuala, Wafaie W. Fawzi, David Bellinger, et al.. (2006). The Timing of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and the Neurodevelopment of Children in Tanzania. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 25(1). 47–52. 31 indexed citations

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Oken, Emily, Robert O. Wright, Ken Kleinman, et al.. (2005). Maternal Fish Consumption, Hair Mercury, and Infant Cognition in a U.S. Cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives. 113(10). 1376–1380. 386 indexed citations

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Arad, Ilan, Maureen S. Durkin, Veronica J. Hinton, et al.. (2002). Long-term cognitive benefits of antenatal corticosteroids for prematurely born children with cranial ultrasound abnormalities. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 186(4). 818–825. 22 indexed citations

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Bellinger, David, David Wypij, Adré J. du Plessis, et al.. (2001). Developmental and neurologic effects of alpha-stat versus pH-stat strategies for deep hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass in infants. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 121(2). 374–383. 121 indexed citations

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Weiler, Michael D., David Bellinger, Leonard Rappaport, et al.. (2000). Reliability and Validity of a DSM-IV Based ADHD Screener. Child Neuropsychology. 6(1). 3–23. 26 indexed citations

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Needleman, Herbert L., et al.. (1990). The Long-Term Effects of Exposure to Low Doses of Lead in Childhood. New England Journal of Medicine. 322(2). 83–88. 883 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bellinger, David, et al.. (1990). Infantile colic and transient developmental lag in the first year of life. Child Psychiatry & Human Development. 21(1). 25–36. 26 indexed citations

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Bellinger, David, Alan Leviton, Christine Waternaux, Herbert L. Needleman, & Michael Rabinowitz. (1988). Low-level lead exposure, social class, and infant development. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. 10(6). 497–503. 125 indexed citations

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