Jean‐Pierre Desforges

4.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
58 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Jean‐Pierre Desforges is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jean‐Pierre Desforges has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 29 papers in Ecology and 13 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Jean‐Pierre Desforges's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (25 papers), Marine animal studies overview (20 papers) and Mercury impact and mitigation studies (16 papers). Jean‐Pierre Desforges is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (25 papers), Marine animal studies overview (20 papers) and Mercury impact and mitigation studies (16 papers). Jean‐Pierre Desforges collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Denmark and United States. Jean‐Pierre Desforges's co-authors include Peter S. Ross, Moira Galbraith, Neil Dangerfield, Christian Sonne, Runé Dietz, Milton Levin, Sylvain De Guise, Ursula Siebert, Robert J. Letcher and Igor Eulaers and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Jean‐Pierre Desforges

58 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Widespread distribution of microplastics in subsurface seawater in the NE Pacific Ocean

2014 805 citations Jean‐Pierre Desforges, Moira Galbraith et al. Marine Pollution Bulletin profile →
Ingestion of Microplastics by Zooplankton in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

2015 783 citations Jean‐Pierre Desforges, Moira Galbraith et al. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jean‐Pierre Desforges Canada	22	1.9k	1.2k	1.1k	769	377	58	3.2k
Letizia Marsili Italy	37	2.0k 1.1×	1.0k 0.8×	2.0k 1.8×	1.2k 1.6×	236 0.6×	177	4.8k
Jeff Shimeta Australia	23	1.4k 0.8×	666 0.5×	813 0.7×	597 0.8×	291 0.8×	67	2.9k
Susan Bengtson Nash Australia	28	1.4k 0.7×	728 0.6×	983 0.9×	800 1.0×	241 0.6×	77	2.9k
James R. Clark United States	28	1.5k 0.8×	823 0.7×	444 0.4×	723 0.9×	289 0.8×	109	3.8k
Michael Cunliffe United Kingdom	24	1.1k 0.6×	516 0.4×	259 0.2×	1.4k 1.8×	286 0.8×	57	3.2k
Maria Luiza Pedrotti France	22	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	177 0.2×	408 0.5×	344 0.9×	51	2.4k
Paolo Pastorino Italy	25	1.1k 0.6×	475 0.4×	485 0.4×	398 0.5×	164 0.4×	170	2.3k
Gabriella Caruso Italy	32	1.1k 0.6×	430 0.4×	288 0.3×	1.1k 1.5×	244 0.6×	151	3.4k
May Gómez Spain	26	1.4k 0.8×	970 0.8×	226 0.2×	451 0.6×	210 0.6×	94	2.4k
João L.T. Pestana Portugal	31	1.0k 0.6×	216 0.2×	1.0k 0.9×	435 0.6×	122 0.3×	78	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Jean‐Pierre Desforges

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jean‐Pierre Desforges

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Sonne, Christian, Kim Gustavson, Rossana Bossi, et al.. (2025). Ubiquitous global use of persistent PFAS threatens Arctic Indigenous peoples for decades to come. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(3). 100341–100341. 1 indexed citations

Desforges, Jean‐Pierre, et al.. (2023). Assessment of persistent organic pollutants in killer whales (Orcinus orca) of the Canadian Arctic: Implications for subsistence consumption and conservation strategies. Environmental Research. 244. 117992–117992. 5 indexed citations

Beumer, Larissa T., Niels Martin Schmidt, Jennifer Pohle, et al.. (2023). Accounting for behaviour in fine‐scale habitat selection: A case study highlighting methodological intricacies. Journal of Animal Ecology. 92(10). 1937–1953. 7 indexed citations

Desforges, Jean‐Pierre, Doreen Kohlbach, Christine Michel, et al.. (2022). Multi-dietary tracer approach reveals little overlap in foraging ecology between seasonally sympatric ringed and harp seals in the high Arctic. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9. 4 indexed citations

Desforges, Jean‐Pierre, et al.. (2022). Maternal Transfer and Long-Term Population Effects of PCBs in Baltic Grey Seals Using a New Toxicokinetic–Toxicodynamic Population Model. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 83(4). 376–394. 4 indexed citations

Desforges, Jean‐Pierre, Bjarni Mikkelsen, Maria Dam, et al.. (2021). Mercury and neurochemical biomarkers in multiple brain regions of five Arctic marine mammals. NeuroToxicology. 84. 136–145. 13 indexed citations

Chimienti, Marianna, Floris M. van Beest, Larissa T. Beumer, et al.. (2021). Quantifying behavior and life‐history events of an Arctic ungulate from year‐long continuous accelerometer data. Ecosphere. 12(6). 15 indexed citations

Schmidt, Niels Martin, Floris M. van Beest, Angélique Dupuch, et al.. (2021). Long-term patterns in winter habitat selection, breeding and predation in a density-fluctuating, high Arctic lemming population. Oecologia. 195(4). 927–935. 9 indexed citations

Sonne, Christian, Jan Lakemeyer, Jean‐Pierre Desforges, et al.. (2020). A review of pathogens in selected Baltic Sea indicator species. Environment International. 137. 105565–105565. 29 indexed citations

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Routti, Heli, Todd C. Atwood, Thea Bechshøft, et al.. (2019). State of knowledge on current exposure, fate and potential health effects of contaminants in polar bears from the circumpolar Arctic. The Science of The Total Environment. 664. 1063–1083. 72 indexed citations

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Holm, Lena, Floris M. van Beest, Robert J. Letcher, et al.. (2019). Age and seasonal variation in testis and baculum morphology in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in relation to high concentrations of persistent organic pollutants. Environmental Research. 173. 246–254. 6 indexed citations

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Desforges, Jean‐Pierre, A. Hall, Bernie McConnell, et al.. (2018). Predicting global killer whale population collapse from PCB pollution. Science. 361(6409). 1373–1376. 264 indexed citations

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Desforges, Jean‐Pierre, Christian Sonne, & Runé Dietz. (2017). Using energy budgets to combine ecology and toxicology in a mammalian sentinel species. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 46267–46267. 16 indexed citations

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Sonne, Christian, Robert J. Letcher, Bjørn Munro Jenssen, et al.. (2017). A veterinary perspective on One Health in the Arctic. Acta veterinaria Scandinavica. 59(1). 84–84. 19 indexed citations

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Sonne, Christian, Kim Gustavson, Igor Eulaers, et al.. (2016). Risk evaluation of the Arctic environmental POP exposure based on critical body residue and critical daily dose using captive Greenland sledge dogs (Canis familiaris) as surrogate species. Environment International. 88. 221–227. 8 indexed citations

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Desforges, Jean‐Pierre, Moira Galbraith, & Peter S. Ross. (2015). Ingestion of Microplastics by Zooplankton in the Northeast Pacific Ocean. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 69(3). 320–330. 783 indexed citations breakdown →

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Desforges, Jean‐Pierre, Christian Sonne, Milton Levin, et al.. (2015). Immunotoxic effects of environmental pollutants in marine mammals. Environment International. 86. 126–139. 286 indexed citations

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Dietz, Runé, Kim Gustavson, Christian Sonne, et al.. (2015). Physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modelling of immune, reproductive and carcinogenic effects from contaminant exposure in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) across the Arctic. Environmental Research. 140. 45–55. 61 indexed citations

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Desforges, Jean‐Pierre, Moira Galbraith, Neil Dangerfield, & Peter S. Ross. (2014). Widespread distribution of microplastics in subsurface seawater in the NE Pacific Ocean. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 79(1-2). 94–99. 805 indexed citations breakdown →

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Desforges, Jean‐Pierre, Peter S. Ross, Neil Dangerfield, et al.. (2013). Vitamin A and E profiles as biomarkers of PCB exposure in beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) from the western Canadian Arctic. Aquatic Toxicology. 142-143. 317–328. 22 indexed citations

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