Frédéric D.L. Leusch

10.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
177 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Frédéric D.L. Leusch is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Frédéric D.L. Leusch has authored 177 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Pollution, 98 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 26 papers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Recurrent topics in Frédéric D.L. Leusch's work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (74 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (44 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (40 papers). Frédéric D.L. Leusch is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (74 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (44 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (40 papers). Frédéric D.L. Leusch collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Germany and New Zealand. Frédéric D.L. Leusch's co-authors include Shima Ziajahromi, Peta A. Neale, Llew Rintoul, Jason P. van de Merwe, Beate I. Escher, Anupama Kumar, Louis A. Tremblay, William E. Price, Long D. Nghiem and Heather Chapman and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Frédéric D.L. Leusch

169 papers receiving 8.1k 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.

Wastewater treatment plants as a pathway for microplastics: Development of a new approach to sample wastewater-based microplastics

2017 1.0k citations Shima Ziajahromi, Peta A. Neale et al. Water Research profile →
Microplastic pollution in a stormwater floating treatment wetland: Detection of tyre particles in sediment

2019 239 citations Shima Ziajahromi, Frédéric D.L. Leusch et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →
The “Microplastome” – A Holistic Perspective to Capture the Real-World Ecology of Microplastics

2024 74 citations Changchao Li, James Kar‐Hei Fang et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frédéric D.L. Leusch Australia	49	5.8k	2.8k	2.8k	945	774	177	8.2k
Jinju Geng China	43	4.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	1.5k 1.6×	1.1k 1.4×	150	7.3k
Michihiko Ike Japan	50	3.7k 0.6×	2.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	807 0.9×	906 1.2×	297	7.7k
Kai Zhang China	43	6.1k 1.0×	1.8k 0.6×	3.7k 1.3×	669 0.7×	778 1.0×	203	8.7k
Peta A. Neale Australia	37	4.2k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	2.2k 0.8×	590 0.6×	610 0.8×	94	5.7k
Shan Liu China	39	4.6k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	1.0k 0.4×	770 0.8×	466 0.6×	118	6.4k
Anupama Kumar Australia	33	2.3k 0.4×	1.7k 0.6×	793 0.3×	437 0.5×	260 0.3×	143	4.2k
Hongwen Sun China	62	4.2k 0.7×	5.7k 2.0×	1.8k 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	906 1.2×	250	11.2k
Hazrat Ali Pakistan	27	3.6k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	664 0.2×	1.3k 1.4×	538 0.7×	98	8.2k
Sitong Liu China	48	5.5k 0.9×	1.7k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	1.8k 1.9×	520 0.7×	201	8.2k
Benoı̂t Guieysse New Zealand	41	2.4k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	1.0k 0.4×	883 0.9×	872 1.1×	107	6.8k

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Neale, Peta A., et al.. (2025). Application of an extended bacterial toxicity assay to differentiate antibiotics from other contaminants in environmental mixtures. Environmental Research. 285(Pt 1). 122310–122310.

Liu, Xintong, Siyu Yao, Anqi Xiong, et al.. (2025). Dissecting the Role of Natural Toxins and Anthropogenic Contaminants in Mixture Effects of Seawater Chemical Cocktails on Cetacean Skin Fibroblasts. Environmental Science & Technology. 59(28). 14203–14213. 1 indexed citations

Lewis, Phoebe, Peta A. Neale, Hung Tan, et al.. (2025). A bioanalytical and chemical approach for wastewater discharge: Beyond detected chemicals for water quality assessment. Environmental Pollution. 383. 126807–126807.

Lu, Hsuan-Cheng, et al.. (2025). Microplastic in Australian processed organics: Abundance, characteristics and potential transport to soil ecosystem. Journal of Environmental Management. 375. 124359–124359. 5 indexed citations

Radkë, Michaël, Sarah L. Cresswell, & Frédéric D.L. Leusch. (2025). Combining non-targeted high resolution mass spectrometry with effect-directed analysis to identify contaminants of emerging concern in the field of ecotoxicology: A systematic quantitative literature review. The Science of The Total Environment. 972. 179122–179122. 2 indexed citations

Kumar, Sazal, Rafiquel Islam, Wayne A. O’Connor, et al.. (2024). A metabolomic analysis on the toxicological effects of the universal solvent, dimethyl sulfoxide. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology. 287. 110073–110073. 4 indexed citations

Whitworth, Deanne J., et al.. (2024). Bioenergetic Shifts in Humpback Whale Fibroblasts Upon Chemical Exposure. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(28). 12313–12319.

Loret, Jean‐François, Peta A. Neale, Milo L. de Baat, et al.. (2023). How effective are water treatment processes in removing toxic effects of micropollutants? A literature review of effect-based monitoring data. Journal of Water and Health. 21(2). 235–250. 11 indexed citations

Finlayson, Kimberly A., Frédéric D.L. Leusch, & Jason P. van de Merwe. (2022). Review of ecologically relevant in vitro bioassays to supplement current in vivo tests for whole effluent toxicity testing - Part 1: Apical endpoints. The Science of The Total Environment. 851(Pt 1). 157817–157817. 11 indexed citations

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Neale, Peta A., et al.. (2022). Effect-Based Trigger Values Are Essential for the Uptake of Effect-Based Methods in Water Safety Planning. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 42(3). 714–726. 31 indexed citations

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Neale, Peta A., Beate I. Escher, Milo L. de Baat, et al.. (2022). Effect-based monitoring to integrate the mixture hazards of chemicals into water safety plans. Journal of Water and Health. 20(12). 1721–1732. 17 indexed citations

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Neale, Peta A., Frédéric D.L. Leusch, & Beate I. Escher. (2018). What is driving the NF-κB response in environmental water extracts?. Chemosphere. 210. 645–652. 8 indexed citations

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Melvin, Steven D., Oliver A.H. Jones, Anthony R. Carroll, & Frédéric D.L. Leusch. (2018). 1H NMR-based metabolomics reveals interactive effects between the carrier solvent methanol and a pharmaceutical mixture in an amphibian developmental bioassay with Limnodynastes peronii. Chemosphere. 199. 372–381. 16 indexed citations

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Deere, Daniel, Frédéric D.L. Leusch, Andrew Humpage, David Cunliffe, & Stuart J. Khan. (2016). Hypothetical scenario exercises to improve planning and readiness for drinking water quality management during extreme weather events. Water Research. 111. 100–108. 18 indexed citations

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Khan, Stuart J., Daniel Deere, Frédéric D.L. Leusch, et al.. (2016). Lessons and guidance for the management of safe drinking water during extreme weather events. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology. 3(2). 262–277. 24 indexed citations

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Khan, Stuart J., et al.. (2015). Extreme weather events: Should drinking water quality management systems adapt to changing risk profiles?. Water Research. 85. 124–136. 198 indexed citations

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Escher, Beate I., Peta A. Neale, & Frédéric D.L. Leusch. (2015). Effect-based trigger values for in vitro bioassays: Reading across from existing water quality guideline values. Water Research. 81. 137–148. 85 indexed citations

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Monis, Paul, Keith Reid, Ben van den Akker, et al.. (2015). Quantifying water quality characteristics of stormwater: Assessment of untreated stormwater for the Adelaide Airport and Barker Inlet stormwater-aquifer storage and recovery recycled water schemes. 42(5). 73. 1 indexed citations

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Farré, María José, Nicole Knight, Emmanuelle Filloux, et al.. (2012). A case study of occurrence of non-regulated disinfection by-products from the Capalaba region’s distribution system. Water. 39(4). 67–71. 2 indexed citations

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Leusch, Frédéric D.L., et al.. (2012). Human health-based chemical guidelines in purified recycled water: Development and application of a tool to estimate the likelihood and significance of exceedances. Water. 39(6). 53–57. 2 indexed citations

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