Ed Leeper

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Ed Leeper is a scholar working on Biophysics, Speech and Hearing and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ed Leeper has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Biophysics, 6 papers in Speech and Hearing and 2 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ed Leeper's work include Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects (7 papers), Noise Effects and Management (6 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (2 papers). Ed Leeper is often cited by papers focused on Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects (7 papers), Noise Effects and Management (6 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (2 papers). Ed Leeper collaborates with scholars based in United States. Ed Leeper's co-authors include Nancy Wertheimer, David A. Savitz, David A. Savitz and Frank S. Barnes and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, American Journal of Epidemiology and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ed Leeper

10 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

ELECTRICAL WIRING CONFIGURATIONS AND CHILDHOOD CANCER

1979 1.2k citations Nancy Wertheimer, Ed Leeper American Journal of Epidemiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ed Leeper United States	8	1.5k	721	365	343	305	10	1.8k
Nancy Wertheimer United States	9	1.4k 1.0×	699 1.0×	357 1.0×	329 1.0×	288 0.9×	17	1.8k
Asher R. Sheppard United States	16	785 0.5×	285 0.4×	255 0.7×	113 0.3×	198 0.6×	30	1.2k
John Swanson United Kingdom	18	715 0.5×	514 0.7×	150 0.4×	338 1.0×	91 0.3×	58	1.1k
I. Lagroye France	21	947 0.7×	134 0.2×	438 1.2×	94 0.3×	158 0.5×	67	1.3k
Carmela Marino Italy	21	912 0.6×	131 0.2×	482 1.3×	75 0.2×	188 0.6×	82	1.5k
Marek Zmyślony Poland	17	626 0.4×	110 0.2×	164 0.4×	94 0.3×	231 0.8×	66	902
FRANK A. BARNES United States	3	442 0.3×	256 0.4×	107 0.3×	120 0.3×	80 0.3×	5	620
J E Deadman Canada	8	465 0.3×	295 0.4×	98 0.3×	202 0.6×	63 0.2×	11	624
Giorgio A. Lovisolo Italy	22	700 0.5×	93 0.1×	866 2.4×	37 0.1×	108 0.4×	49	1.4k
Povl Raskmark Denmark	11	424 0.3×	59 0.1×	340 0.9×	44 0.1×	117 0.4×	17	802

Countries citing papers authored by Ed Leeper

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ed Leeper

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ed Leeper. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ed Leeper based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ed Leeper. Ed Leeper is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Leeper, Ed & Nancy Wertheimer. (2002). Potential motion related bias in the worn dosimeter measurements of two childhood leukemia studies. Bioelectromagnetics. 23(5). 390–397. 3 indexed citations

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Wertheimer, Nancy, David A. Savitz, & Ed Leeper. (1995). Childhood cancer in relation to indicators of magnetic fields from ground current sources. Bioelectromagnetics. 16(2). 86–96. 58 indexed citations

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Leeper, Ed, et al.. (1991). Modification of the 1979 “Denver wire code” for different wire or plumbing types. Bioelectromagnetics. 12(5). 315–318. 8 indexed citations

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Wertheimer, Nancy & Ed Leeper. (1989). RE: “ACUTE NONLYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA AND RESIDENTIAL EXPOSURE TO POWER-FREQUENCY MAGNETIC FIELDS”. American Journal of Epidemiology. 130(2). 423–425. 8 indexed citations

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Leeper, Ed, et al.. (1989). FETAL LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH TWO SEASONAL SOURCES OF ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EXPOSURE. American Journal of Epidemiology. 129(1). 220–224. 67 indexed citations

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Wertheimer, Nancy & Ed Leeper. (1987). Magnetic Field Exposure Related to Cancer Subtypes. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 502(1). 43–54. 60 indexed citations

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Wertheimer, Nancy & Ed Leeper. (1986). Possible effects of electric blankets and heated waterbeds on fetal development. Bioelectromagnetics. 7(1). 13–22. 97 indexed citations

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Wertheimer, Nancy & Ed Leeper. (1983). Health Effects of Power Lines. Science. 222(4625). 712–715. 2 indexed citations

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Wertheimer, Nancy & Ed Leeper. (1982). Adult Cancer Related to Electrical Wires Near the Home. International Journal of Epidemiology. 11(4). 345–355. 262 indexed citations

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Wertheimer, Nancy & Ed Leeper. (1979). ELECTRICAL WIRING CONFIGURATIONS AND CHILDHOOD CANCER. American Journal of Epidemiology. 109(3). 273–284. 1190 indexed citations breakdown →

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