Irina Blinova

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
47 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Irina Blinova is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Irina Blinova has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Materials Chemistry, 17 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 16 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Irina Blinova's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (18 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (13 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (7 papers). Irina Blinova is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (18 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (13 papers) and Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (7 papers). Irina Blinova collaborates with scholars based in Estonia, Finland and Russia. Irina Blinova's co-authors include Anne Kahru, Angela Ivask, Margit Heinlaan, Henri‐Charles Dubourguier, Monika Mortimer, Kaja Kasemets, Heiki Vija, Villem Aruoja, Katre Juganson and Imbi Kurvet and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Irina Blinova

43 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Toxicity of nanosized and bulk ZnO, CuO and TiO2 to bacteria Vibrio fischeri and crustaceans Daphnia magna and Thamnocephalus platyurus

2008 1.3k citations Margit Heinlaan, Angela Ivask et al. Chemosphere profile →
Size-Dependent Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles to Bacteria, Yeast, Algae, Crustaceans and Mammalian Cells In Vitro

2014 455 citations Angela Ivask, Imbi Kurvet et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Irina Blinova Estonia	20	2.5k	1.2k	1.0k	771	317	47	4.0k
Henri‐Charles Dubourguier Estonia	17	3.2k 1.3×	1000 0.8×	1.1k 1.1×	1.0k 1.3×	275 0.9×	23	4.4k
Clément Levard France	34	3.9k 1.6×	1.5k 1.3×	981 1.0×	1.4k 1.8×	346 1.1×	90	6.2k
Margit Heinlaan Estonia	20	2.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.9×	784 0.8×	753 1.0×	132 0.4×	31	3.5k
Kaja Kasemets Estonia	27	3.7k 1.5×	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	1.3k 1.6×	169 0.5×	53	5.1k
Todd P. Luxton United States	26	2.0k 0.8×	856 0.7×	602 0.6×	1.1k 1.5×	287 0.9×	63	3.8k
Bojeong Kim United States	21	1.4k 0.6×	903 0.8×	594 0.6×	689 0.9×	263 0.8×	37	3.0k
Ludwig K. Limbach Switzerland	17	3.4k 1.4×	638 0.5×	867 0.9×	1.6k 2.1×	220 0.7×	19	4.7k
Ai‐Jun Miao China	34	2.8k 1.1×	2.4k 2.0×	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	270 0.9×	90	5.5k
Kerstin Hund‐Rinke Germany	31	1.9k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	957 0.9×	616 0.8×	127 0.4×	71	3.4k
Villem Aruoja Estonia	15	1.8k 0.7×	689 0.6×	583 0.6×	625 0.8×	129 0.4×	26	2.7k

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Šutka, Andris, Mariliis Sihtmäe, Angela Ivask, et al.. (2025). Synthesis and antimicrobial efficacy of magnetic CuO/Fe2O3/CuFe2O4 nanostructured composite: Mechanisms of action, cytotoxicity to human keratinocytes in vitro, and ecotoxicity towards Vibrio fischeri and Daphnia magna. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 13(5). 117991–117991. 1 indexed citations

Aruoja, Villem, et al.. (2024). Feeding inhibition in daphnids - A sensitive and rapid toxicity endpoint for chemical stress?. Heliyon. 10(15). e35213–e35213.

Sihtmäe, Mariliis, et al.. (2023). Toxicity of Silver–Chitosan Nanocomposites to Aquatic Species. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 17–17. 1 indexed citations

Blinova, Irina, Aljona Lukjanova, Heiki Vija, Monika Mortimer, & Margit Heinlaan. (2023). Toxicity of Plastic Additive 1-Hydroxycyclohexyl Phenyl Ketone (1-HCHPK) to Freshwater Microcrustaceans in Natural Water. Water. 15(18). 3213–3213. 7 indexed citations

Heinlaan, Margit, Heiki Vija, & Irina Blinova. (2023). Novel Plasticizers Are Emerging Contaminants. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 61–61. 1 indexed citations

Blinova, Irina, et al.. (2021). Concentration of lanthanides in the Estonian environment: a screening study. Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances. 4. 100034–100034. 7 indexed citations

Heinlaan, Margit, Kaja Kasemets, Villem Aruoja, et al.. (2019). Hazard evaluation of polystyrene nanoplastic with nine bioassays did not show particle-specific acute toxicity. The Science of The Total Environment. 707. 136073–136073. 112 indexed citations

Blinova, Irina, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of the potential hazard of lanthanides to freshwater microcrustaceans. The Science of The Total Environment. 642. 1100–1107. 80 indexed citations

Blinova, Irina, Anne Kahru, Ivana Vinković Vrček, et al.. (2018). Combined Effects of Test Media and Dietary Algae on the Toxicity of CuO and ZnO Nanoparticles to Freshwater Microcrustaceans Daphnia magna and Heterocypris incongruens: Food for Thought. Nanomaterials. 9(1). 23–23. 21 indexed citations

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Blinova, Irina, et al.. (2017). Assessment of the hazard of nine (doped) lanthanides-based ceramic oxides to four aquatic species. The Science of The Total Environment. 612. 1171–1176. 25 indexed citations

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Heinlaan, Margit, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of the effect of test medium on total Cu body burden of nano CuO-exposed Daphnia magna: A TXRF spectroscopy study. Environmental Pollution. 231(Pt 2). 1488–1496. 8 indexed citations

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Juganson, Katre, Angela Ivask, Irina Blinova, Monika Mortimer, & Anne Kahru. (2015). NanoE-Tox: New and in-depth database concerning ecotoxicity of nanomaterials. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 6. 1788–1804. 112 indexed citations

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Ivask, Angela, Katre Juganson, Olesja Bondarenko, et al.. (2013). Mechanisms of toxic action of Ag, ZnO and CuO nanoparticles to selected ecotoxicological test organisms and mammalian cells in vitro: A comparative review. Nanotoxicology. 8(sup1). 57–71. 288 indexed citations

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Blinova, Irina, L. Bityukova, Kaja Kasemets, et al.. (2012). Environmental hazard of oil shale combustion fly ash. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 229-230. 192–200. 47 indexed citations

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Kahru, Anne, Olesja Bondarenko, Aleksandr Käkinen, et al.. (2011). Bioavailability and toxicity of copper oxide and silver nanoparticles to bacteria, yeasts, crustaceans and protozoa. Toxicology Letters. 205. S284–S285. 1 indexed citations

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Blinova, Irina, Angela Ivask, Margit Heinlaan, Monika Mortimer, & Anne Kahru. (2009). Ecotoxicity of nanoparticles of CuO and ZnO in natural water. Environmental Pollution. 158(1). 41–47. 365 indexed citations

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Heinlaan, Margit, Angela Ivask, Irina Blinova, Henri‐Charles Dubourguier, & Anne Kahru. (2008). Toxicity of nanosized and bulk ZnO, CuO and TiO2 to bacteria Vibrio fischeri and crustaceans Daphnia magna and Thamnocephalus platyurus. Chemosphere. 71(7). 1308–1316. 1272 indexed citations breakdown →

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Blinova, Irina. (2004). Use of freshwater algae and duckweeds for phytotoxicity testing. Environmental Toxicology. 19(4). 425–428. 53 indexed citations

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Manusadžianas, Levonas, et al.. (2003). Ecotoxicological study of Lithuanian and Estonian wastewaters: selection of the biotests, and correspondence between toxicity and chemical-based indices. Aquatic Toxicology. 63(1). 27–41. 73 indexed citations

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Borisov, Sergey M., et al.. (2002). The Influence of Dimerization of Water-Soluble Metalloporphyrins as Photosensitizers on the Efficiency of Generation of Singlet Oxygen. High Energy Chemistry. 36(3). 189–192. 12 indexed citations

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