Frederick S. vom Saal

32.2k total citations · 12 hit papers
166 papers, 23.2k citations indexed

About

Frederick S. vom Saal is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Social Psychology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Frederick S. vom Saal has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 23.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 100 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 30 papers in Social Psychology and 27 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Frederick S. vom Saal's work include Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (100 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (33 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (30 papers). Frederick S. vom Saal is often cited by papers focused on Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (100 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (33 papers) and Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (30 papers). Frederick S. vom Saal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and France. Frederick S. vom Saal's co-authors include Wade V. Welshons, Susan C. Nagel, Charles J. Moore, Richard C. Thompson, Shanna H. Swan, Julia A. Taylor, Claude L. Hughes, Ana M. Soto, Laura N. Vandenberg and Stefano Parmigiani and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Frederick S. vom Saal

166 papers receiving 22.5k citations

Hit Papers

Hormones and Endocrine-Disrupting Chemica... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2012 2009 2007 2005 2009 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Hormones and Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Low-Dose Effects and Nonmonotonic Dose Responses
    2012 2.3k citations Laura N. Vandenberg, Theo Colborn et al. profile →
  2. Plastics, the environment and human health: current consensus and future trends
    2009 2.1k citations Frederick S. vom Saal et al. profile →
  3. In vivo effects of bisphenol A in laboratory rodent studies
    2007 932 citations Catherine A. Richter, Frederick S. vom Saal et al. profile →
  4. An Extensive New Literature Concerning Low-Dose Effects of Bisphenol A Shows the Need for a New Risk Assessment
    2005 921 citations Frederick S. vom Saal et al. profile →
  5. Our plastic age
    2009 874 citations Frederick S. vom Saal et al. profile →
  6. Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Public Health Protection: A Statement of Principles from The Endocrine Society
    2012 809 citations Frederick S. vom Saal et al. profile →
  7. Large Effects from Small Exposures. III. Endocrine Mechanisms Mediating Effects of Bisphenol A at Levels of Human Exposure
    2006 774 citations Wade V. Welshons, Susan C. Nagel et al. profile →
  8. Large effects from small exposures. I. Mechanisms for endocrine-disrupting chemicals with estrogenic activity.
    2003 677 citations Wade V. Welshons, Julia A. Taylor et al. profile →
  9. Concerns over use of glyphosate-based herbicides and risks associated with exposures: a consensus statement
    2016 670 citations John Peterson Myers, Michael Antoniou et al. Environmental Health profile →
  10. A Physiologically Based Approach To the Study of Bisphenol a and Other Estrogenic Chemicals On the Size of Reproductive Organs, Daily Sperm Production, and Behavior
    1998 652 citations Frederick S. vom Saal, Paola Palanza et al. profile →
  11. Relative binding affinity-serum modified access (RBA-SMA) assay predicts the relative in vivo bioactivity of the xenoestrogens bisphenol A and octylphenol.
    1997 650 citations Susan C. Nagel, Frederick S. vom Saal et al. profile →
  12. Prostate enlargement in mice due to fetal exposure to low doses of estradiol or diethylstilbestrol and opposite effects at high doses
    1997 575 citations Frederick S. vom Saal, Barry G. Timms et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Frederick S. vom Saal United States 69 13.5k 6.5k 2.6k 2.3k 2.1k 166 23.2k
Shanna H. Swan United States 72 9.7k 0.7× 4.1k 0.6× 955 0.4× 1.5k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 254 21.8k
Ana M. Soto United States 73 18.1k 1.3× 5.4k 0.8× 4.6k 1.7× 4.3k 1.9× 453 0.2× 197 28.1k
R. Thomas Zoeller United States 53 12.6k 0.9× 2.8k 0.4× 1.8k 0.7× 2.3k 1.0× 269 0.1× 118 18.6k
Russ Hauser United States 97 24.9k 1.8× 4.3k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 4.4k 1.9× 506 0.2× 542 35.6k
John P. Sumpter United Kingdom 86 16.0k 1.2× 11.9k 1.8× 6.0k 2.3× 1.1k 0.5× 705 0.3× 204 32.6k
Laura N. Vandenberg United States 48 10.9k 0.8× 3.5k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 1.9k 0.8× 296 0.1× 125 15.5k
Charles R. Tyler United Kingdom 93 11.9k 0.9× 12.2k 1.9× 5.2k 2.0× 363 0.2× 1.7k 0.8× 387 32.4k
L. Earl Gray United States 68 12.6k 0.9× 2.6k 0.4× 2.4k 0.9× 2.9k 1.3× 172 0.1× 202 17.6k
Wade V. Welshons United States 47 9.4k 0.7× 2.9k 0.5× 2.9k 1.1× 1.9k 0.8× 200 0.1× 90 14.7k
Antonia M. Calafat United States 130 48.0k 3.6× 6.6k 1.0× 1.6k 0.6× 6.5k 2.9× 620 0.3× 735 58.9k

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All Works

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Myers, John Peterson, Michael Antoniou, Bruce Blumberg, et al.. (2016). Concerns over use of glyphosate-based herbicides and risks associated with exposures: a consensus statement. Environmental Health. 15(1). 19–19. 670 indexed citations breakdown →
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Deem, Sharon L., Ramji Kumar Bhandari, Casey M. Holliday, et al.. (2015). Developmental exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) alters sexual differentiation in painted turtles (Chrysemys picta). General and Comparative Endocrinology. 216. 77–85. 41 indexed citations
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Bhandari, Ramji Kumar, Frederick S. vom Saal, & Donald E. Tillitt. (2015). Transgenerational effects from early developmental exposures to bisphenol A or 17α-ethinylestradiol in medaka, Oryzias latipes. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 9303–9303. 131 indexed citations
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Hanna, Courtney W., Michael S. Bloom, Wendy P. Robinson, et al.. (2012). DNA methylation changes in whole blood is associated with exposure to the environmental contaminants, mercury, lead, cadmium and bisphenol A, in women undergoing ovarian stimulation for IVF. Human Reproduction. 27(5). 1401–1410. 123 indexed citations
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Saal, Frederick S. vom, et al.. (2012). The estrogenic endocrine disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) and obesity. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 354(1-2). 74–84. 359 indexed citations
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Taylor, Julia A., Catherine A. Richter, Rachel L. Ruhlen, & Frederick S. vom Saal. (2011). Estrogenic environmental chemicals and drugs: Mechanisms for effects on the developing male urogenital system. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 127(1-2). 83–95. 53 indexed citations
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Novak, Paige J., William A. Arnold, Vicki S. Blazer, et al.. (2011). On the Need for a National (U.S.) Research Program to Elucidate the Potential Risks to Human Health and the Environment Posed by Contaminants of Emerging Concern. Environmental Science & Technology. 45(9). 3829–3830. 22 indexed citations
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Bloom, Michael S., et al.. (2011). Serum unconjugated bisphenol A concentrations in men may influence embryo quality indicators during in vitro fertilization. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 32(2). 319–323. 58 indexed citations
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Fujimoto, Victor Y., et al.. (2010). Serum unconjugated bisphenol A concentrations in women may adversely influence oocyte quality during in vitro fertilization. Fertility and Sterility. 95(5). 1816–1819. 97 indexed citations
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Timms, Barry G., et al.. (2005). Estrogenic chemicals in plastic and oral contraceptives disrupt development of the fetal mouse prostate and urethra. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(19). 7014–7019. 313 indexed citations
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Saal, Frederick S. vom, et al.. (2005). The importance of appropriate controls, animal feed, and animal models in interpreting results from low-dose studies of bisphenol A. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 73(3). 140–145. 54 indexed citations
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Palanza, Paola, Fabio Morellini, Stefano Parmigiani, & Frederick S. vom Saal. (2002). Ethological methods to study the effects of maternal exposure to estrogenic endocrine disrupters. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. 24(1). 55–69. 61 indexed citations
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Welshons, Wade V., Susan C. Nagel, & Frederick S. vom Saal. (1999). Protein Binding Interactions: Approaches to Quantifying "Free" and "Bound" Fractions of Genistein and Other Xenobiotic Estrogens in Serum. Journal of Medicinal Food. 2(3-4). 135–137. 1 indexed citations
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Timms, Barry G., Sandra L. Petersen, & Frederick S. vom Saal. (1999). PROSTATE GLAND GROWTH DURING DEVELOPMENT IS STIMULATED IN BOTH MALE AND FEMALE RAT FETUSES BY INTRAUTERINE PROXIMITY TO FEMALE FETUSES. The Journal of Urology. 1694–1701. 8 indexed citations
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Saal, Frederick S. vom & Daniel M. Sheehan. (1998). Challenging Risk Assessment: Traditional Toxicological Testing Cannot Detect the Adverse Effects of Very Low Doses of Environmental Chemicals. 13(3). 11. 6 indexed citations
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Nagel, Susan C., Frederick S. vom Saal, & Wade V. Welshons. (1998). The Effective Free Fraction of Estradiol and Xenoestrogens in Human Serum Measured by Whole Cell Uptake Assays: Physiology of Delivery Modifies Estrogenic Activity. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 217(3). 300–309. 154 indexed citations
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Saal, Frederick S. vom, Susan C. Nagel, Paola Palanza, et al.. (1995). Estrogenic pesticides: binding relative to estradiol in MCF-7 cells and effects of exposure during fetal life on subsequent territorial behaviour in male mice. Toxicology Letters. 77(1-3). 343–350. 135 indexed citations
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Nonneman, Dan, Venkataseshu K. Ganjam, Wade V. Welshons, & Frederick S. vom Saal. (1992). Intrauterine Position Effects on Steroid Metabolism and Steroid Receptors of Reproductive Organs in Male Mice1. Biology of Reproduction. 47(5). 723–729. 91 indexed citations
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Lagaye, Sylvie, P Vexiau, Morozov Va, et al.. (1991). Detection of HTLV-1 gag related sequences in leucocyte DNA from patients with polyendocrinopathies (Basedow-Graves' disease and insulin-dependent diabetes).. PubMed. 312(7). 309–15. 14 indexed citations
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Perrigo, Glenn, et al.. (1989). Fetal, hormonal and experiential factors influencing the mating-induced regulation of infanticide in male house mice. Physiology & Behavior. 46(2). 121–128. 24 indexed citations

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