James L. Pirkle

17.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
155 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

James L. Pirkle is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, James L. Pirkle has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 28 papers in Molecular Biology and 25 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in James L. Pirkle's work include Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (22 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (21 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (20 papers). James L. Pirkle is often cited by papers focused on Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (22 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (21 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (20 papers). James L. Pirkle collaborates with scholars based in United States, Uganda and Canada. James L. Pirkle's co-authors include Samuel P. Caudill, John T. Bernert, Larry L. Needham, Dana Boyd Barr, Lynn C. Wilder, Eric J. Sampson, John R. Barr, Donald L. Phillips, Benjamin C. Blount and Elaine W. Gunter and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

James L. Pirkle

151 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Urinary Creatinine Concentrations in the U.S. Population: Implications for Urinary Biologic Monitoring Measurements

2004 1.6k citations Dana Boyd Barr, Lynn C. Wilder et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
Chlorinated hydrocarbon levels in human serum: Effects of fasting and feeding

1989 803 citations James L. Pirkle, John T. Bernert et al. profile →
The decline in blood lead levels in the United States. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES)

1994 617 citations James L. Pirkle JAMA profile →
Exposure of the US population to environmental tobacco smoke: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988 to 1991.

1996 552 citations James L. Pirkle et al. PubMed profile →
Levels of seven urinary phthalate metabolites in a human reference population.

2000 521 citations Benjamin C. Blount, Samuel P. Caudill et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
The Decline in Blood Lead Levels in the United States

1994 473 citations James L. Pirkle JAMA profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James L. Pirkle United States	53	7.6k	2.0k	1.6k	1.6k	1.5k	155	13.0k
Duk‐Hee Lee South Korea	52	5.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	900 0.6×	1.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	156	11.6k
Hugo Neels Belgium	71	7.5k 1.0×	949 0.5×	2.9k 1.8×	1.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	266	16.1k
Stephanie J. London United States	76	6.5k 0.9×	3.3k 1.7×	977 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	3.6k 2.4×	314	18.1k
Éric Dewailly Canada	63	6.5k 0.9×	929 0.5×	631 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	763 0.5×	259	12.2k
Isabelle Romieu Mexico	68	5.5k 0.7×	3.1k 1.6×	1.4k 0.9×	753 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	278	14.8k
Yue Leon Guo Taiwan	59	6.2k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	661 0.4×	937 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	521	13.0k
Richard Hornung United States	50	6.2k 0.8×	628 0.3×	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	580 0.4×	138	12.7k
Alfred Bernard Belgium	66	5.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	1.8k 1.1×	565 0.4×	1.6k 1.0×	275	12.2k
Robin M. Whyatt United States	64	8.0k 1.1×	696 0.3×	1.7k 1.1×	1.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	133	11.7k
Samuel P. Caudill United States	43	5.8k 0.8×	716 0.4×	914 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	856 0.6×	103	9.9k

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Stanaway, Ian B., Simon Davies, Jeffrey Perl, et al.. (2025). Genetic Variation and Ultrafiltration with Peritoneal Dialysis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 37(1). 49–66.

Ivanova, Anna, Michael S. Gardner, Robert W. McGarrah, et al.. (2023). Confirmation of Statin and Fibrate Use from Small-Volume Archived Plasma Samples by High-Throughput LC-MS/MS Method. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(9). 7931–7931. 1 indexed citations

Caron, Kevin T., Wanzhe Zhu, John T. Bernert, et al.. (2022). Geometric Mean Serum Cotinine Concentrations Confirm a Continued Decline in Secondhand Smoke Exposure among U.S. Nonsmokers—NHANES 2003 to 2018. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(10). 5862–5862. 4 indexed citations

Boyer, Anne E., Maria I. Solano, Adrian R. Woolfitt, et al.. (2022). Comprehensive characterization of toxins during progression of inhalation anthrax in a non-human primate model. PLoS Pathogens. 18(12). e1010735–e1010735. 1 indexed citations

Pirkle, James L., et al.. (2021). Extrusion of both Superficial and Deep Cuffs of a Functional Double-Cuff Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter after Significant Weight Loss. Case Reports in Nephrology and Dialysis. 11(2). 190–194.

Senger, Ryan S., Pang Du, Allan H. Sklar, et al.. (2019). Spectral characteristics of urine specimens from healthy human volunteers analyzed using Raman chemometric urinalysis (Rametrix). PLoS ONE. 14(9). e0222115–e0222115. 21 indexed citations

Pirkle, James L., Mary E. Comeau, Carl D. Langefeld, et al.. (2017). Effects of weight‐based ultrafiltration rate limits on intradialytic hypotension in hemodialysis. Hemodialysis International. 22(2). 270–278. 19 indexed citations

Pfeiffer, Christine M, Jeffery P. Hughes, Mary E. Cogswell, et al.. (2014). Urine Sodium Excretion Increased Slightly among U.S. Adults between 1988 and 2010. Journal of Nutrition. 144(5). 698–705. 27 indexed citations

Kalb, Suzanne R., Jakub Baudys, Jon C. Rees, et al.. (2012). De novo subtype and strain identification of botulinum neurotoxin type B through toxin proteomics. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 403(1). 215–226. 42 indexed citations

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Williams, Tracie L., James L. Pirkle, & John R. Barr. (2011). Simultaneous quantification of hemagglutinin and neuraminidase of influenza virus using isotope dilution mass spectrometry. Vaccine. 30(14). 2475–2482. 58 indexed citations

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McGrath, Sara C., David Schieltz, Lisa G. McWilliams, James L. Pirkle, & John R. Barr. (2011). Detection and Quantification of Ricin in Beverages Using Isotope Dilution Tandem Mass Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry. 83(8). 2897–2905. 55 indexed citations

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Moura, Hércules, Adrian R. Woolfitt, Lisa G. McWilliams, et al.. (2010). Studies on botulinum neurotoxins type/C1 and mosaic/DC using Endopep-MS and proteomics. FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology. 61(3). 288–300. 25 indexed citations

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Bernert, John T., Sydney M. Gordon, Ram B. Jain, et al.. (2009). Increases in tobacco exposure biomarkers measured in non-smokers exposed to sidestream cigarette smoke under controlled conditions. Biomarkers. 14(2). 82–93. 19 indexed citations

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Barr, Dana Boyd, Samuel P. Caudill, Robert L. Jones, et al.. (2005). Urinary Creatinine: Barr et al. Respond. Environmental Health Perspectives. 113(7). 1 indexed citations

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Zakarian, Joy M., Melbourne F. Hovell, C. Richard Hofstetter, et al.. (2004). Behavioral counseling for reducing children's ETS exposure: Implementation in community clinics. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 6(6). 1061–1074. 34 indexed citations

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Michalek, Joel, James L. Pirkle, Larry L. Needham, et al.. (2002). Pharmacokinetics of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in Seveso adults and veterans of operation Ranch Hand.. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 12(1). 44–53. 45 indexed citations

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Ting, Bill G., Daniel C. Paschal, Jeffery M. Jarrett, et al.. (1999). Uranium and Thorium in Urine of United States Residents: Reference Range Concentrations. Environmental Research. 81(1). 45–51. 59 indexed citations

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Caraballo, Ralph S., Gary A. Giovino, Terry F. Pechacek, et al.. (1998). Racial and Ethnic Differences in Serum Cotinine Levels of Cigarette Smokers. JAMA. 123 indexed citations

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Michalek, Joel, et al.. (1997). The reliability of the serum dioxin measurement in veterans of Operation Ranch Hand.. PubMed. 6(3). 327–38. 13 indexed citations

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Michalek, Joel, et al.. (1996). Indices of TCDD exposure and TCDD body burden in veterans of Operation Ranch Hand.. PubMed. 5(2). 209–23. 25 indexed citations

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