Jitka Bečanová

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

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Jitka Bečanová is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Jitka Bečanová has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 25 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 16 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Jitka Bečanová's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (26 papers), Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (25 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (16 papers). Jitka Bečanová is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (26 papers), Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (25 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (16 papers). Jitka Bečanová collaborates with scholars based in United States, Czechia and Norway. Jitka Bečanová's co-authors include Jana Klánová, Šimon Vojta, Luca Nizzetto, Lisa Melymuk, Brij Mohan Sharma, Girija K. Bharat, P. G. Whitehead, Rainer Lohmann, Pavlína Karásková and Anežka Sharma and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Jitka Bečanová

33 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Health and ecological risk assessment of emerging contaminants (pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and artificial sweeteners) in surface and groundwater (drinking water) in the Ganges River Basin, India

2018 388 citations Brij Mohan Sharma, Jitka Bečanová et al. The Science of The Total Environment profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jitka Bečanová United States	21	1.4k	969	520	510	170	36	2.0k
Jean-François Munoz France	19	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	531 1.0×	615 1.2×	183 1.1×	23	1.9k
Daniel S. Drage United Kingdom	25	1.6k 1.2×	828 0.9×	733 1.4×	443 0.9×	102 0.6×	55	2.3k
Josef Müller Germany	16	1.5k 1.1×	799 0.8×	728 1.4×	385 0.8×	111 0.7×	24	2.0k
Yuichi Miyake Japan	20	1.5k 1.1×	924 1.0×	235 0.5×	579 1.1×	62 0.4×	66	1.8k
Sum Chi Lee Canada	17	1.8k 1.3×	721 0.7×	456 0.9×	870 1.7×	55 0.3×	31	2.4k
Amina Salamova United States	35	2.6k 1.9×	815 0.8×	732 1.4×	707 1.4×	72 0.4×	68	3.2k
Xavier Dauchy France	27	1.9k 1.4×	1.4k 1.4×	841 1.6×	728 1.4×	270 1.6×	48	2.9k
Anna Gulkowska Japan	10	1.0k 0.7×	903 0.9×	633 1.2×	465 0.9×	206 1.2×	12	1.7k
Watze de Wolf Netherlands	16	1.6k 1.2×	1.2k 1.3×	638 1.2×	542 1.1×	83 0.5×	34	2.2k

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Gunnarsdóttir, María J., et al.. (2025). PFAS in drinking water, wastewater and surface water in Reykjavik, Iceland. Environmental Science Advances. 4(9). 1427–1443.

Bečanová, Jitka, et al.. (2025). Atmospheric concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in Michigan's ambient air using passive sampling. Atmospheric Environment. 362. 121545–121545. 1 indexed citations

Bečanová, Jitka, et al.. (2025). Perfluorinated Carbon Chain Length Drives Uptake of Diverse Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Field-Deployed Passive Samplers. ACS ES&T Water. 5(4). 1803–1813.

Bečanová, Jitka, Šimon Vojta, Larry B. Barber, et al.. (2024). Bioconcentration of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Precursors in Fathead Minnow Tissues Environmentally Exposed to Aqueous Film-Forming Foam–Contaminated Waters. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 43(8). 1795–1806. 9 indexed citations

Ruyle, Bridger J., Lara Schultes, Denise M. Akob, et al.. (2023). Nitrifying Microorganisms Linked to Biotransformation of Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonamido Precursors from Legacy Aqueous Film-Forming Foams. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(14). 5592–5602. 32 indexed citations

Bečanová, Jitka, et al.. (2023). Calibration of Perfluorinated Alkyl Acid Uptake Rates by a Tube Passive Sampler in Water. ACS ES&T Water. 3(2). 332–341. 10 indexed citations

Brumovský, Miroslav, Jitka Bečanová, Ondřej Sáňka, et al.. (2021). Line ferries and cargo ships for the monitoring of marine contaminants of emerging concern: Application along a Europe-Arctic transect. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 424(Pt A). 127232–127232. 12 indexed citations

Ma, Yuxin, et al.. (2021). Spatial distribution and air−water exchange of organophosphate esters in the lower Great Lakes. Environmental Pollution. 286. 117349–117349. 22 indexed citations

Marques, Emily, Juliana Agudelo, Seyed Mohamad Sadegh Modaresi, et al.. (2021). The role of maternal high fat diet on mouse pup metabolic endpoints following perinatal PFAS and PFAS mixture exposure. Toxicology. 462. 152921–152921. 23 indexed citations

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Bečanová, Jitka, et al.. (2021). A sensitive method for the detection of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) in dairy milk. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 414(3). 1235–1243. 24 indexed citations

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Bečanová, Jitka, Pavlína Karásková, Roman Prokeš, et al.. (2020). Multi-year atmospheric concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) at a background site in central Europe. Environmental Pollution. 265(Pt B). 114851–114851. 30 indexed citations

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Sharma, Brij Mohan, Jitka Bečanová, Martin Scheringer, et al.. (2018). Health and ecological risk assessment of emerging contaminants (pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and artificial sweeteners) in surface and groundwater (drinking water) in the Ganges River Basin, India. The Science of The Total Environment. 646. 1459–1467. 388 indexed citations breakdown →

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Brumovský, Miroslav, Jitka Bečanová, Jiří Kohoutek, Mireno Borghini, & Luca Nizzetto. (2017). Contaminants of emerging concern in the open sea waters of the Western Mediterranean. Environmental Pollution. 229. 976–983. 128 indexed citations

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Venier, Marta, Šimon Vojta, Lisa Melymuk, et al.. (2017). Organophosphate esters flame retardants in the indoor environment. Environment International. 106. 97–104. 147 indexed citations

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Brumovský, Miroslav, Jitka Bečanová, Pavlína Karásková, & Luca Nizzetto. (2017). Retention performance of three widely used SPE sorbents for the extraction of perfluoroalkyl substances from seawater. Chemosphere. 193. 259–269. 34 indexed citations

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Vojta, Šimon, Jitka Bečanová, Lisa Melymuk, et al.. (2016). Screening for halogenated flame retardants in European consumer products, building materials and wastes. Chemosphere. 168. 457–466. 63 indexed citations

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Bečanová, Jitka, Klára Komprdová, Branislav Vrana, & Jana Klánová. (2016). Annual dynamics of perfluorinated compounds in sediment: A case study in the Morava River in Zlín district, Czech Republic. Chemosphere. 151. 225–233. 17 indexed citations

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Bečanová, Jitka, Lisa Melymuk, Šimon Vojta, Klára Komprdová, & Jana Klánová. (2016). Screening for perfluoroalkyl acids in consumer products, building materials and wastes. Chemosphere. 164. 322–329. 113 indexed citations

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Karásková, Pavlína, Marta Venier, Lisa Melymuk, et al.. (2016). Perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFASs) in household dust in Central Europe and North America. Environment International. 94. 315–324. 104 indexed citations

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Sharma, Brij Mohan, Girija K. Bharat, Shresth Tayal, et al.. (2015). Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in river and ground/drinking water of the Ganges River basin: Emissions and implications for human exposure. Environmental Pollution. 208(Pt B). 704–713. 255 indexed citations

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