Jerome O. Nriagu

28.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
293 papers, 21.2k citations indexed

About

Jerome O. Nriagu is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Jerome O. Nriagu has authored 293 papers receiving a total of 21.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 102 papers in Pollution and 77 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Jerome O. Nriagu's work include Heavy metals in environment (89 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (60 papers) and Arsenic contamination and mitigation (44 papers). Jerome O. Nriagu is often cited by papers focused on Heavy metals in environment (89 papers), Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (60 papers) and Arsenic contamination and mitigation (44 papers). Jerome O. Nriagu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and India. Jerome O. Nriagu's co-authors include Józef M. Pacyna, Myoung‐Jin Kim, Robert D. Coker, Henry K. Wong, Evert Nieboer, Melissa J. Slotnick, Jaymie R. Meliker, Tser‐Sheng Lin, Gerald J. Keeler and Hideaki Itoh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Jerome O. Nriagu

288 papers receiving 19.4k 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.

Quantitative assessment of worldwide contamination of air, water and soils by trace metals

1988 3.4k citations Jerome O. Nriagu et al. profile →
A global assessment of natural sources of atmospheric trace metals

1989 1.3k citations Jerome O. Nriagu profile →
A History of Global Metal Pollution

1996 706 citations Jerome O. Nriagu profile →
Global inventory of natural and anthropogenic emissions of trace metals to the atmosphere

1979 618 citations Jerome O. Nriagu profile →
Chromium in the natural and human environments

1988 463 citations Jerome O. Nriagu, Evert Nieboer Wiley eBooks profile →
A silent epidemic of environmental metal poisoning?

1988 439 citations Jerome O. Nriagu profile →
Global soil pollution by toxic metals threatens agriculture and human health

2025 177 citations Jerome O. Nriagu et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jerome O. Nriagu United States	69	9.9k	8.7k	4.1k	2.7k	2.5k	293	21.2k
André Tessier Canada	51	12.1k 1.2×	5.6k 0.6×	4.5k 1.1×	2.6k 0.9×	3.6k 1.5×	116	18.4k
Peter G. C. Campbell Canada	57	11.6k 1.2×	7.3k 0.8×	3.6k 0.9×	2.6k 0.9×	3.0k 1.2×	270	19.5k
William Davison United Kingdom	65	7.5k 0.8×	3.8k 0.4×	5.5k 1.4×	2.3k 0.8×	2.9k 1.2×	243	16.9k
Xiangdong Li China	95	16.6k 1.7×	10.8k 1.2×	2.5k 0.6×	3.0k 1.1×	2.0k 0.8×	530	33.2k
Mike J. McLaughlin Australia	80	9.8k 1.0×	4.5k 0.5×	4.5k 1.1×	1.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	466	24.3k
Peter H. Santschi United States	77	5.6k 0.6×	3.7k 0.4×	2.7k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	3.1k 1.3×	311	19.5k
Donald L. Sparks United States	91	9.1k 0.9×	3.8k 0.4×	10.2k 2.5×	5.0k 1.8×	4.7k 1.9×	348	34.0k
Edward Tipping United Kingdom	62	5.8k 0.6×	2.9k 0.3×	4.8k 1.2×	2.7k 1.0×	2.6k 1.1×	215	15.4k
Sébastien Sauvé Canada	66	7.7k 0.8×	6.5k 0.7×	5.0k 1.2×	2.1k 0.8×	812 0.3×	314	17.6k
Murray B. McBride United States	63	10.7k 1.1×	3.5k 0.4×	3.2k 0.8×	3.7k 1.3×	2.4k 1.0×	257	20.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jerome O. Nriagu

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Sam, Kabari, et al.. (2024). Persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals in Ghanaian environment: a systematic review of food safety implications. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 196(4). 376–376. 7 indexed citations

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Han, Ruixia, Zhe Wang, Shuqing Wang, et al.. (2023). A combined strategy to mitigate the accumulation of arsenic and cadmium in rice (Oryza sativa L.). The Science of The Total Environment. 896. 165226–165226. 24 indexed citations

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Bhowmick, Subhamoy, Amit Kundu, Mònica Iglesías, et al.. (2015). Assessment of toxic metals in groundwater and saliva in an arsenic affected area of West Bengal, India: A pilot scale study. Environmental Research. 142. 328–336. 25 indexed citations

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Shomar, Basem, Khalid Al‐Saad, & Jerome O. Nriagu. (2014). Mishandling and exposure of farm workers in Qatar to organophosphate pesticides. Environmental Research. 133. 312–320. 17 indexed citations

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Rivera‐Núñez, Zorimar, Jaymie R. Meliker, John D. Meeker, Melissa J. Slotnick, & Jerome O. Nriagu. (2011). Urinary arsenic species, toenail arsenic, and arsenic intake estimates in a Michigan population with low levels of arsenic in drinking water. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 22(2). 182–190. 43 indexed citations

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Nriagu, Jerome O., et al.. (2011). A rating scale for housing-based health hazards. The Science of The Total Environment. 409(24). 5423–5431. 8 indexed citations

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Johnson, Markey, et al.. (2008). Asthma, Environmental Risk Factors, and Hypertension Among Arab Americans in Metro Detroit. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 12(5). 640–651. 25 indexed citations

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Nriagu, Jerome O., et al.. (2008). Determination of toxic and essential elements in children’s blood with inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 10(10). 1226–1226. 48 indexed citations

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Tsai, Alan C., et al.. (2006). Risk Factors for Respiratory Symptoms and Asthma in the Residential Environment of 5th Grade Schoolchildren in Taipei, Taiwan. Journal of Asthma. 43(5). 355–361. 18 indexed citations

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Nriagu, Jerome O.. (1998). Chemistry and biochemistry. Wiley eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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Nriagu, Jerome O.. (1994). Cycling and characterization. Wiley eBooks. 68 indexed citations

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Flegal, A. R., Donald R. Smith, R.W. Elias, Jerome O. Nriagu, & Milagros S. Simmons. (1990). Lead contamination in food. 23. 85–120. 13 indexed citations

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Nriagu, Jerome O.. (1990). Food contamination with cadmium in the environment.. 23. 59–84. 10 indexed citations

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Nriagu, Jerome O., et al.. (1988). Aquatic toxicology and water quality management. Wiley eBooks. 47 indexed citations

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Nriagu, Jerome O. & Evert Nieboer. (1988). Chromium in the natural and human environments. Wiley eBooks. 463 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nriagu, Jerome O.. (1978). Biogeochemistry of lead in the environment. Elsevier eBooks. 73 indexed citations

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Nriagu, Jerome O.. (1978). The atmospheric cycle. Wiley eBooks. 2 indexed citations

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Nriagu, Jerome O.. (1976). Carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, and selenium cycles. 6 indexed citations

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Nriagu, Jerome O.. (1976). Metals transfer and ecological mass balances. 4 indexed citations

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Nriagu, Jerome O.. (1968). The distribution of iron in lake sediments. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. 2 indexed citations

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