Ian T. Cousins

31.7k total citations · 13 hit papers
199 papers, 24.2k citations indexed

About

Ian T. Cousins is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ian T. Cousins has authored 199 papers receiving a total of 24.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 129 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 84 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Ian T. Cousins's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (130 papers), Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (117 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (83 papers). Ian T. Cousins is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (130 papers), Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (117 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (83 papers). Ian T. Cousins collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Switzerland and United States. Ian T. Cousins's co-authors include Zhanyun Wang, Martin Scheringer, Robert C. Buck, Jamie C. DeWitt, Konstantinos Prevedouros, Urs Berger, Stephen H. Korzeniowski, Robin Vestergren, Konrad Hungerbühler and Pim de Voogt and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Ian T. Cousins

193 papers receiving 23.5k citations

Hit Papers

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the envi... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2011 2005 2020 2017 2013 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment: Terminology, classification, and origins
    2011 3.3k citations Jason Conder, Ian T. Cousins et al. profile →
  2. Sources, Fate and Transport of Perfluorocarboxylates
    2005 2.2k citations Ian T. Cousins, Stephen H. Korzeniowski et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  3. An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)
    2020 1.6k citations Juliane Glüge, Martin Scheringer et al. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts profile →
  4. A Never-Ending Story of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs)?
    2017 1.3k citations Zhanyun Wang, Jamie C. DeWitt et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  5. Fluorinated alternatives to long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids (PFCAs), perfluoroalkane sulfonic acids (PFSAs) and their potential precursors
    2013 730 citations Zhanyun Wang, Ian T. Cousins et al. profile →
  6. Global emission inventories for C4–C14 perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid (PFCA) homologues from 1951 to 2030, Part I: production and emissions from quantifiable sources
    2014 586 citations Zhanyun Wang, Ian T. Cousins et al. profile →
  7. Hazard assessment of fluorinated alternatives to long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) and their precursors: Status quo, ongoing challenges and possible solutions
    2014 508 citations Zhanyun Wang, Ian T. Cousins et al. profile →
  8. Outside the Safe Operating Space of a New Planetary Boundary for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)
    2022 344 citations Ian T. Cousins, Jana H. Johansson et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  9. A New OECD Definition for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
    2021 340 citations Zhanyun Wang, Ian T. Cousins et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  10. Comparing the toxic potency in vivo of long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids and fluorinated alternatives
    2018 323 citations Robin Vestergren, Ian T. Cousins et al. profile →
  11. The high persistence of PFAS is sufficient for their management as a chemical class
    2020 291 citations Ian T. Cousins, Jamie C. DeWitt et al. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts profile →
  12. Are Fluoropolymers Really of Low Concern for Human and Environmental Health and Separate from Other PFAS?
    2020 259 citations Rainer Lohmann, Ian T. Cousins et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  13. The Global Threat from the Irreversible Accumulation of Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA)
    2024 67 citations Hans Peter H. Arp, Andrea Gredelj et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ian T. Cousins Sweden 73 18.4k 18.2k 9.4k 2.5k 1.2k 199 24.2k
Scott A. Mabury Canada 80 18.1k 1.0× 17.5k 1.0× 11.1k 1.2× 2.7k 1.1× 737 0.6× 248 23.7k
Zhanyun Wang Switzerland 41 9.1k 0.5× 8.2k 0.5× 4.3k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 720 0.6× 113 13.1k
Martin Scheringer Switzerland 71 8.3k 0.5× 12.9k 0.7× 4.9k 0.5× 3.8k 1.5× 594 0.5× 297 19.5k
Nobuyoshi Yamashita Japan 70 10.4k 0.6× 13.3k 0.7× 6.1k 0.6× 3.3k 1.3× 349 0.3× 216 16.8k
Sachi Taniyasu Japan 58 9.1k 0.5× 9.5k 0.5× 5.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 320 0.3× 120 12.1k
Rainer Lohmann United States 61 5.6k 0.3× 10.8k 0.6× 4.3k 0.5× 3.7k 1.5× 375 0.3× 205 14.2k
Mark J. Strynar United States 55 9.3k 0.5× 8.2k 0.5× 3.6k 0.4× 598 0.2× 386 0.3× 125 11.5k
Elsie M. Sunderland United States 68 5.2k 0.3× 13.6k 0.7× 3.2k 0.3× 2.6k 1.0× 289 0.2× 154 16.2k
Dorte Herzke Norway 51 5.5k 0.3× 8.9k 0.5× 3.1k 0.3× 2.4k 1.0× 310 0.3× 191 12.0k
Lingyan Zhu China 76 5.7k 0.3× 7.7k 0.4× 3.0k 0.3× 5.6k 2.3× 519 0.4× 361 18.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ian T. Cousins

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All Works

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Arp, Hans Peter H., Andrea Gredelj, Juliane Glüge, Martin Scheringer, & Ian T. Cousins. (2024). The Global Threat from the Irreversible Accumulation of Trifluoroacetic Acid (TFA). Environmental Science & Technology. 58(45). 19925–19935. 67 indexed citations breakdown →
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He, Zongzhe, Merle Plassmann, Ian T. Cousins, & Jonathan P. Benskin. (2024). A Novel Fluorine Mass Balance Method for Improved Characterization and Quantification of Extractable (Organo)fluorine in Drinking Water. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 12(1). 73–78. 3 indexed citations
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Bowles, Karl C., Janet K. Anderson, Richard H. Anderson, et al.. (2024). Implications of grouping per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances for contaminated site regulation. Remediation Journal. 34(3). 2 indexed citations
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Cousins, Ian T., et al.. (2024). Identifying non-essential uses to phase out substances of very high concern under REACH. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 1488336–1488336.
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Sha, Bo, et al.. (2023). Horizontal and Vertical Distribution of Perfluoroalkyl Acids (PFAAs) in the Water Column of the Atlantic Ocean. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 10(5). 418–424. 23 indexed citations
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Glüge, Juliane, et al.. (2023). Emission inventory of PFASs and other fluorinated organic substances for the fluoropolymer production industry in Europe. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 26(2). 269–287. 29 indexed citations
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Skedung, Lisa, et al.. (2023). Identification and quantification of fluorinated polymers in consumer products by combustion ion chromatography and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 26(1). 82–93. 7 indexed citations
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Schellenberger, Steffen, Ioannis Liagkouridis, Raed Awad, et al.. (2022). An Outdoor Aging Study to Investigate the Release of Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) from Functional Textiles. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(6). 3471–3479. 102 indexed citations
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Cousins, Ian T., Jana H. Johansson, Matthew Salter, Bo Sha, & Martin Scheringer. (2022). Outside the Safe Operating Space of a New Planetary Boundary for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). Environmental Science & Technology. 56(16). 11172–11179. 344 indexed citations breakdown →
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Anderson, Janet K., Ian T. Cousins, Jamie C. DeWitt, et al.. (2022). Grouping of PFAS for human health risk assessment: Findings from an independent panel of experts. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 134. 105226–105226. 28 indexed citations
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Ng, Carla A., Ian T. Cousins, Jamie C. DeWitt, et al.. (2021). Addressing Urgent Questions for PFAS in the 21st Century. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(19). 12755–12765. 116 indexed citations
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Guelfo, Jennifer L., Stephen H. Korzeniowski, Marc A. Mills, et al.. (2021). Environmental Sources, Chemistry, Fate, and Transport of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: State of the Science, Key Knowledge Gaps, and Recommendations Presented at the August 2019 SETAC Focus Topic Meeting. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 40(12). 3234–3260. 95 indexed citations
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Cousins, Ian T., Jamie C. DeWitt, Juliane Glüge, et al.. (2020). Strategies for grouping per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to protect human and environmental health. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 22(7). 1444–1460. 220 indexed citations
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Cousins, Ian T., Jamie C. DeWitt, Juliane Glüge, et al.. (2020). The high persistence of PFAS is sufficient for their management as a chemical class. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 22(12). 2307–2312. 291 indexed citations breakdown →
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Meng, Pingping, Bin Wang, Jun Huang, et al.. (2019). Role of the air-water interface in removing perfluoroalkyl acids from drinking water by activated carbon treatment. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 386. 121981–121981. 45 indexed citations
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Johansson, Jana H., Matthew Salter, Juan C. Acosta Navarro, et al.. (2019). Global transport of perfluoroalkyl acids via sea spray aerosol. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 21(4). 635–649. 107 indexed citations
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Wang, Thanh, Robin Vestergren, Dorte Herzke, Junchao Yu, & Ian T. Cousins. (2016). Levels, Isomer Profiles, and Estimated Riverine Mass Discharges of Perfluoroalkyl Acids and Fluorinated Alternatives at the Mouths of Chinese Rivers. Environmental Science & Technology. 50(21). 11584–11592. 215 indexed citations
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Papadopoulou, Eleni, Juan Antonio Padilla‐Sánchez, Chris D. Collins, et al.. (2016). Sampling strategy for estimating human exposure pathways to consumer chemicals. Emerging contaminants. 2(1). 26–36. 39 indexed citations
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