Emily Oken

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Emily Oken is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Emily Oken has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 2 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 1 paper in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Emily Oken's work include Mercury impact and mitigation studies (6 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (3 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (2 papers). Emily Oken is often cited by papers focused on Mercury impact and mitigation studies (6 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (3 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (2 papers). Emily Oken collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Slovenia. Emily Oken's co-authors include Anna L. Choi, Rita Schoeny, Margaret R. Karagas, Susan Korrick, Philippe Grandjean, Milena Horvat, Whitney Cowell, Elizabeth M. Kamai, David C. Bellinger and Koenraad Mariën and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Health Perspectives, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Nutrition Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Emily Oken

7 papers receiving 981 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.

Evidence on the Human Health Effects of Low-Level Methylmercury Exposure

2012 501 citations Margaret R. Karagas, Anna L. Choi et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Emily Oken United States	7	750	163	136	96	80	9	1.0k
Koenraad Mariën United States	11	544 0.7×	111 0.7×	90 0.7×	89 0.9×	21 0.3×	18	763
Myriam Fillion Canada	21	989 1.3×	336 2.1×	75 0.6×	183 1.9×	29 0.4×	42	1.4k
Janja Snoj Tratnik Slovenia	20	901 1.2×	207 1.3×	44 0.3×	280 2.9×	86 1.1×	59	1.2k
Sylvia Frantzen Norway	19	569 0.8×	117 0.7×	166 1.2×	241 2.5×	15 0.2×	36	851
Jay Van Oostdam Canada	14	1.0k 1.4×	82 0.5×	135 1.0×	184 1.9×	40 0.5×	18	1.3k
Julia Varshavsky United States	16	737 1.0×	39 0.2×	52 0.4×	177 1.8×	109 1.4×	25	1.1k
Nicolina Sørensen Denmark	7	1.4k 1.9×	231 1.4×	127 0.9×	91 0.9×	159 2.0×	7	1.8k
José G. Dórea Brazil	12	555 0.7×	58 0.4×	63 0.5×	114 1.2×	29 0.4×	15	810
Inger Aakre Norway	17	112 0.1×	194 1.2×	101 0.7×	52 0.5×	99 1.2×	39	733
Jens C. Hansen Denmark	21	626 0.8×	285 1.7×	71 0.5×	76 0.8×	47 0.6×	42	1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Emily Oken

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Fields of papers citing papers by Emily Oken

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Emily Oken

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Emily Oken. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Emily Oken 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 Emily Oken. Emily Oken is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Rifas‐Shiman, Sheryl L., Izzuddin M. Aris, Pi‐I D. Lin, et al.. (2025). Associations of street-view greenspace exposure with cardiovascular health (Life’s Essential 8) among women in midlife. Biology of Sex Differences. 16(1). 45–45.

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Yi, Li, Sheryl L. Rifas‐Shiman, Esra Süel, et al.. (2024). Satellite-Based and Street-View Green Space and Adiposity in US Children. JAMA Network Open. 7(12). e2449113–e2449113. 7 indexed citations

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Burgess, Ann Wolbert, Sheryl L. Rifas‐Shiman, Victoria W. Fitz, et al.. (2024). Associations of History of Infertility with Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression Among Parous Women During Midlife in Project Viva. Women s Health Reports. 5(1). 936–944.

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Harry, G. Jean, Erin N. Haynes, Pi‐I D. Lin, et al.. (2022). Quantitative fluoride imaging of teeth using CaF emission by laser induced breakdown spectroscopy. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 38(2). 303–314. 6 indexed citations

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Karagas, Margaret R., Anna L. Choi, Emily Oken, et al.. (2012). Evidence on the Human Health Effects of Low-Level Methylmercury Exposure. Environmental Health Perspectives. 120(6). 799–806. 501 indexed citations breakdown →

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Oken, Emily, Anna L. Choi, Margaret R. Karagas, et al.. (2012). Which Fish Should I Eat? Perspectives Influencing Fish Consumption Choices. Environmental Health Perspectives. 120(6). 790–798. 149 indexed citations

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Mahaffey, Kathryn R., Elsie M. Sunderland, Hing Man Chan, et al.. (2011). Balancing the benefits of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the risks of methylmercury exposure from fish consumption. Nutrition Reviews. 69(9). 493–508. 201 indexed citations

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Oken, Emily & David C. Bellinger. (2008). Fish consumption, methylmercury and child neurodevelopment. Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 20(2). 178–183. 108 indexed citations

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Oken, Emily, et al.. (2003). Decline in Fish Consumption Among Pregnant Women After a National Mercury Advisory. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 102(2). 346–351. 36 indexed citations

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