Herbert L. Needleman

15.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
120 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

Herbert L. Needleman is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Nutrition and Dietetics and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Herbert L. Needleman has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 25 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 23 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Herbert L. Needleman's work include Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (86 papers), Heavy metals in environment (23 papers) and Mercury impact and mitigation studies (22 papers). Herbert L. Needleman is often cited by papers focused on Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (86 papers), Heavy metals in environment (23 papers) and Mercury impact and mitigation studies (22 papers). Herbert L. Needleman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Slovenia and China. Herbert L. Needleman's co-authors include Alan Leviton, David Bellinger, David C. Bellinger, Michael Rabinowitz, Christine Waternaux, Elizabeth N. Allred, Robert B. Reed, D Bellinger, Irving M. Shapiro and Kimberly Yolton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Herbert L. Needleman

115 papers receiving 10.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Low-Level Environmental Lead Exposure and Children’s Intellectual Function: An International Pooled Analysis

2005 1.7k citations Bruce P. Lanphear, Richard Hornung et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
Deficits in Psychologic and Classroom Performance of Children with Elevated Dentine Lead Levels

1979 1.2k citations Herbert L. Needleman, Alan Leviton et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Lead Poisoning

2004 958 citations Herbert L. Needleman profile →
The Long-Term Effects of Exposure to Low Doses of Lead in Childhood

1990 883 citations Herbert L. Needleman, David Bellinger et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Preventing lead poisoning in young children

1978 792 citations Herbert L. Needleman, J. Routt Reigart et al. The Journal of Pediatrics profile →
Longitudinal Analyses of Prenatal and Postnatal Lead Exposure and Early Cognitive Development

1987 661 citations David Bellinger, Alan Leviton et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Low-Level Lead Exposure, Intelligence and Academic Achievement: A Long-term Follow-up Study

1992 528 citations David C. Bellinger, Herbert L. Needleman et al. profile →
Low-level lead exposure and the IQ of children. A meta-analysis of modern studies

1990 438 citations Herbert L. Needleman profile →

Peers

Herbert L. Needleman

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Kim N. Dietrich United States

Harry A. Roels Belgium

Howard Hu United States

Philip J. Landrigan United States

Gail A. Wasserman United States

Joseph H. Graziano United States

Richard Hornung United States

Robert L. Bornschein United States

David Bellinger United States

Deborah A. Cory‐Slechta United States

Kim N. Dietrich United States

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1.9k ×0.6

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1.9k ×0.7

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1.3k ×0.9

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Herbert L. Needleman

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Mazumdar, Maitreyi, Weiming Xia, Oliver Hofmann, et al.. (2012). Prenatal Lead Levels, Plasma Amyloid β Levels, and Gene Expression in Young Adulthood. Environmental Health Perspectives. 120(5). 702–707. 46 indexed citations

Needleman, Herbert L.. (2008). The Case of Deborah Rice: Who Is the Environmental Protection Agency Protecting?. PLoS Biology. 6(5). e129–e129. 4 indexed citations

Needleman, Herbert L., J. Routt Reigart, Philip J. Landrigan, Jennifer Sass, & Cynthia F. Bearer. (2005). Benefits and Risks of Pesticide Testing on Humans. Environmental Health Perspectives. 113(12). A804–A805. 4 indexed citations

Lanphear, Bruce P., Richard Hornung, Jane Khoury, et al.. (2005). Low-Level Environmental Lead Exposure and Children’s Intellectual Function: An International Pooled Analysis. Environmental Health Perspectives. 113(7). 894–899. 1681 indexed citations breakdown →

Fleischman, Alan R., Lynn R. Goldman, Kurt Hirschhorn, et al.. (2004). Pesticide testing in humans: ethics and public policy.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 112(8). 914–919. 24 indexed citations

Needleman, Herbert L.. (2000). The Removal of Lead from Gasoline: Historical and Personal Reflections. Environmental Research. 84(1). 20–35. 122 indexed citations

Needleman, Herbert L.. (1994). Childhood lead poisoning. Current Opinion in Neurology. 7(2). 187–187. 13 indexed citations

Needleman, Herbert L.. (1993). The Current Status of Childhood Lead Toxicity. Advances in Pediatrics. 40(1). 125–139. 16 indexed citations

Needleman, Herbert L.. (1992). Childhood Exposure to Lead: A Common Cause of School Failure.. Phi Delta Kappan. 74(1). 35–37. 3 indexed citations

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Needleman, Herbert L., et al.. (1990). The Long-Term Effects of Exposure to Low Doses of Lead in Childhood. New England Journal of Medicine. 322(2). 83–88. 883 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rabinowitz, Michael, Elizabeth N. Allred, David C. Bellinger, Alan Leviton, & Herbert L. Needleman. (1990). Lead and childhood propensity to infectious and allergic disorders: Is there an association?. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 44(5). 657–660. 16 indexed citations

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Needleman, Herbert L.. (1990). The future challenge of lead toxicity.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 89. 85–89. 34 indexed citations

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Bellinger, David, Alan Leviton, Christine Waternaux, Herbert L. Needleman, & Michael Rabinowitz. (1988). Low-level lead exposure, social class, and infant development. Neurotoxicology and Teratology. 10(6). 497–503. 125 indexed citations

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Needleman, Herbert L.. (1988). The persistent threat of lead: Medical and sociological issues. Current Problems in Pediatrics. 18(12). 703–744. 33 indexed citations

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Marler, Matthew, Claire B. Ernhart, D Bellinger, et al.. (1987). Lead exposure and congestive development. New England Journal of Medicine. 317(14). 895–897. 3 indexed citations

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Rabinowitz, Michael, Alan Leviton, & Herbert L. Needleman. (1985). Lead in Milk and Infant Blood: A Dose-Response Model. Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal. 40(5). 283–286. 45 indexed citations

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Bellinger, David C. & Herbert L. Needleman. (1983). Lead and the relationship between maternal and child intelligence. The Journal of Pediatrics. 102(4). 523–527. 22 indexed citations

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Needleman, Herbert L.. (1982). The neuropsychiatric implications of low level exposure to lead. Psychological Medicine. 12(3). 461–463. 14 indexed citations

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Needleman, Herbert L. & Irving M. Shapiro. (1974). Dentine Lead Levels in Asymptomatic Philadelphia School Children: Subclinical Exposure in High and Low Risk Groups. Environmental Health Perspectives. 7. 27–31. 28 indexed citations

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Boggs, Thomas R., et al.. (1963). Prometbazine hydrochloride and neonatal bilirubin concentrations. The Journal of Pediatrics. 62(1). 160–161. 7 indexed citations

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