Freya Kamel

13.3k citations

151 papers · 8.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 49

Impact in

Neurology top 0.2%
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 0.5%

Papers in ⓘ

Neurology 50
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research 33
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments 23
Reproductive Medicine 22
- Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones 13

Co-authors: Jane A. Hoppin (47 shared papers)Dale P. Sandler (76 shared papers)Michael C.R. Alavanja (40 shared papers)David M. Umbach (45 shared papers)Aaron Blair (21 shared papers)Fang Fang (20 shared papers)Caroline M. Tanner (14 shared papers)Arthur I. Frankel (5 shared papers)
Journals: Environmental Health Perspectives (19 papers)American Journal of Epidemiology (12 papers)Endocrinology (7 papers)Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration (6 papers)Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States Sweden Canada

In The Last Decade

Freya Kamel

144 papers receiving 8.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Rotenone, Paraquat, and Parkinson’s Disease 2011 · 1.1k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2011 Environmental Health Perspectives
2004 Annual Review of Public Health

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1	Rotenone, Paraquat, and Parkinson’s Disease Environmental Health Perspectives ·Caroline M. Tanner, Freya Kamel, G. Webster Ross, Jane A. Hoppin, Samuel M. Goldman, Monica Korell, Connie Marras, Grace S. Bhudhikanok, Meike Kasten, Anabel Chade, Kathleen Comyns, Marie Richards, Cheryl Meng, Benjamin Priestley, Hubert H. Fernandez, Franca Cambi, David M. Umbach, Aaron Blair, Dale P. Sandler, J. William Langston Hit paper breakdown →	2011	1050
2	Health Effects of Chronic Pesticide Exposure: Cancer and Neurotoxicity Annual Review of Public Health ·Michael C.R. Alavanja, Jane A. Hoppin, Freya Kamel Hit paper breakdown →	2004	569
3	Association of Pesticide Exposure with Neurologic Dysfunction and Disease Environmental Health Perspectives ·Freya Kamel, Jane A. Hoppin	2004	477
4	Risk factors for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Clinical Epidemiology ·Fang Fang, Caroline Ingre, Per M. Roos, Freya Kamel, Fredrik Piehl	2015	311
5	Incident Diabetes and Pesticide Exposure among Licensed Pesticide Applicators: Agricultural Health Study, 1993-2003 American Journal of Epidemiology ·Martha P. Montgomery, Freya Kamel, Tina M. Saldana, Michael C.R. Alavanja, Dale P. Sandler	2008	244
6	Pesticide Exposure and Self-reported Parkinson's Disease in the Agricultural Health Study American Journal of Epidemiology ·Freya Kamel, Caroline M. Tanner, David M. Umbach, Jane A. Hoppin, M. Alavanja, A. Blair, Kathleen Comyns, S. Goldman, Monica Korell, J. William Langston, G. Webster Ross, Dale P. Sandler	2006	239
7	Head Injury and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis American Journal of Epidemiology ·Honglei Chen, M.‐A. Richard, Dale P. Sandler, David M. Umbach, Freya Kamel	2007	202
8	Pesticide Use and Thyroid Disease Among Women in the Agricultural Health Study American Journal of Epidemiology ·Whitney Goldner, Dale P. Sandler, Fang Yu, Jane A. Hoppin, Freya Kamel, TD LeVan	2010	156
9	Modulation of Gonadotropin Secretion by Corticosterone: Interaction with Gonadal Steroids and Mechanism of Action* Endocrinology ·Freya Kamel, CARL L. KUBAJAK	1987	129
10	Lead Exposure and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Epidemiology ·Freya Kamel, David M. Umbach, Theodore L. Munsat, Jeremy M. Shefner, Howard Hu, Dale P. Sandler	2002	128
11	Alterations in plasma concentrations of testosterone, LH, and prolactin associated with mating in the male rat Hormones and Behavior ·Freya Kamel, E. J. MOCK, William W. Wright, Arthur I. Frankel	1975	125
12	Depression and Pesticide Exposures among Private Pesticide Applicators Enrolled in the Agricultural Health Study Environmental Health Perspectives ·Cheryl L. Beseler, Lorann Stallones, Jane A. Hoppin, Michael C.R. Alavanja, Aaron Blair, Thomas J. Keefe, Freya Kamel	2008	117
13	Pesticide exposure and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis NeuroToxicology ·Freya Kamel, David M. Umbach, Richard Bedlack, Marie Richards, Mary Lou Watson, Michael C.R. Alavanja, Aaron Blair, Jane A. Hoppin, Silke Schmidt, Dale P. Sandler	2012	112
14	Paths from Pesticides to Parkinson's Science ·Freya Kamel	2013	106
15	Pesticide use and incident diabetes among wives of farmers in the Agricultural Health Study Occupational and Environmental Medicine ·Anne P. Starling, David M. Umbach, Freya Kamel, Stuart Long, Dale P. Sandler, Jane A. Hoppin	2014	104
16	Neurologic Symptoms in Licensed Private Pesticide Applicators in the Agricultural Health Study Environmental Health Perspectives ·Freya Kamel, Lawrence S. Engel, Beth C. Gladen, Jane A. Hoppin, Michael C.R. Alavanja, Dale P. Sandler	2005	103
17	The Influence of Mating and Related Stimuli on Plasma Levels of Luteinizing Hormone, Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Prolactin, and Testosterone in the Male Rat¹ Endocrinology ·Freya Kamel, William W. Wright, E. J. MOCK, Arthur I. Frankel	1977	102
18	Dietary fat intake, pesticide use, and Parkinson's disease Parkinsonism & Related Disorders ·Freya Kamel, Samuel M. Goldman, David M. Umbach, Honglei Chen, Gina Richardson, Marie Richards Barber, Cheryl Meng, Connie Marras, Monica Korell, Meike Kasten, Jane A. Hoppin, Kathleen Comyns, Anabel Chade, Aaron Blair, Grace S. Bhudhikanok, G. Webster Ross, J. William Langston, Dale P. Sandler, Caroline M. Tanner	2013	100
19	Association between diabetes and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Sweden European Journal of Neurology ·Daniela Mariosa, Freya Kamel, Rino Bellocco, Weimin Ye, Fang Fang	2015	95
20	Mortality among Participants in the Agricultural Health Study Annals of Epidemiology ·Aaron Blair, Dale P. Sandler, Robert E. Tarone, Jay H. Lubin, Kent Thomas, Jane A. Hoppin, Claudine Samanic, Joseph Coble, Freya Kamel, Charles Knott, Mustafa Dosemeci, Shelia Hoar Zahm, Charles F. Lynch, Nathaniel Rothman, Michael C.R. Alavanja	2004	93

About Freya Kamel

Freya Kamel is a scholar working on Neurology, Reproductive Medicine, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Plant Science, having authored 151 papers that have together received 8.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity (45 papers), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (33 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (23 papers), Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (13 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (13 papers), Insect and Pesticide Research (11 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (11 papers) and Agriculture and Farm Safety (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neurology (2.7k citations), Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (1.5k citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (286 citations), Plant Science (2.7k citations) and Neurology (597 citations). Freya Kamel has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Jane A. Hoppin, Dale P. Sandler, Michael C.R. Alavanja, David M. Umbach, Aaron Blair, Fang Fang, Caroline M. Tanner, Arthur I. Frankel, Marie Richards and L.C. Krey. Their work appears in journals such as Environmental Health Perspectives, American Journal of Epidemiology, Endocrinology, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration and Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology.

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