John D. Meeker

28.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
360 papers, 22.1k citations indexed

About

John D. Meeker is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, John D. Meeker has authored 360 papers receiving a total of 22.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 270 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 73 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 44 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in John D. Meeker's work include Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (192 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (76 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (60 papers). John D. Meeker is often cited by papers focused on Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (192 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (76 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (60 papers). John D. Meeker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico. John D. Meeker's co-authors include Russ Hauser, Kelly K. Ferguson, Antonia M. Calafat, Thomas F. McElrath, Heather M. Stapleton, Bhramar Mukherjee, David E. Cantonwine, Akram N. Alshawabkeh, José F. Cordero and Lauren E. Johns and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

John D. Meeker

353 papers receiving 21.8k citations

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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.

Detection of Organophosphate Flame Retardants in Furniture Foam and U.S. House Dust

2009 664 citations Heather M. Stapleton, John D. Meeker et al. profile →
Phthalates and other additives in plastics: human exposure and associated health outcomes

2009 609 citations John D. Meeker, Sheela Sathyanarayana et al. profile →
House Dust Concentrations of Organophosphate Flame Retardants in Relation to Hormone Levels and Semen Quality Parameters

2009 582 citations John D. Meeker, Heather M. Stapleton Environmental Health Perspectives profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John D. Meeker United States	85	16.7k	3.0k	2.9k	2.7k	1.9k	360	22.1k
R. Thomas Zoeller United States	53	12.6k 0.8×	2.0k 0.7×	2.3k 0.8×	2.8k 1.0×	971 0.5×	118	18.6k
Russ Hauser United States	97	24.9k 1.5×	4.3k 1.4×	4.4k 1.5×	4.3k 1.6×	3.8k 2.0×	542	35.6k
Brenda Eskenazi United States	90	11.9k 0.7×	4.0k 1.4×	2.7k 0.9×	2.5k 0.9×	3.9k 2.0×	443	27.0k
Jerrold J. Heindel United States	50	9.3k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	2.1k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	138	15.0k
L. Earl Gray United States	68	12.6k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	2.9k 1.0×	2.6k 1.0×	984 0.5×	202	17.6k
Larry L. Needham United States	100	26.1k 1.6×	2.4k 0.8×	7.1k 2.4×	4.1k 1.5×	1.3k 0.7×	409	34.1k
Mary S. Wolff United States	72	10.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.4×	3.4k 1.2×	1.1k 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	259	15.8k
Nicolás Olea Spain	67	12.3k 0.7×	852 0.3×	2.5k 0.9×	3.3k 1.2×	880 0.5×	293	18.7k
Dana Boyd Barr United States	93	18.0k 1.1×	2.4k 0.8×	5.0k 1.7×	5.6k 2.1×	2.7k 1.4×	474	30.3k
Linda S. Birnbaum United States	80	19.5k 1.2×	1.2k 0.4×	6.7k 2.3×	3.5k 1.3×	751 0.4×	445	26.8k

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Rosario-Pabón, Zaira, Carmen M. Vélez-Vega, Wei Hao, et al.. (2025). Assessment of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure and associations with oxidative stress biomarkers among pregnant women from the PROTECT cohort. The Science of The Total Environment. 973. 179130–179130. 1 indexed citations

Honda, Trenton, Laura Corlin, Kipruto Kirwa, et al.. (2025). Associations Between Ambient PM2.5 and Thyroid Hormones in Pregnant Persons in Puerto Rico. Toxics. 13(1). 58–58. 1 indexed citations

Choi, Giehae, Deborah H. Bennett, John D. Meeker, et al.. (2024). Associations of prenatal urinary melamine, melamine analogues, and aromatic amines with gestational duration and fetal growth in the ECHO Cohort. Environment International. 195. 109227–109227.

Williams, Paige L., Tim I.M. Korevaar, Jorge E. Chavarro, et al.. (2023). Associations of Maternal Urinary Concentrations of Phenols, Individually and as a Mixture, with Serum Biomarkers of Thyroid Function and Autoimmunity: Results from the EARTH Study. Toxics. 11(6). 521–521. 5 indexed citations

Siddiq, Shabnaz, Autumn Clemons, John D. Meeker, et al.. (2023). Predictors of Phthalate Metabolites Exposure among Healthy Pregnant Women in the United States, 2010–2015. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(23). 7104–7104. 4 indexed citations

Zimmerman, Emily, Gredia Huerta-Montañez, Zaira Rosario-Pabón, et al.. (2022). Associations between biomarkers of prenatal metals exposure and non-nutritive suck among infants from the PROTECT birth cohort in Puerto Rico. PubMed. 2. 1057515–1057515. 2 indexed citations

Cathey, Amber L., Deborah J. Watkins, Zaira Rosario-Pabón, et al.. (2022). Associations of urinary phthalate metabolites and inflammatory biomarkers among pregnant women in Puerto Rico. The Science of The Total Environment. 854. 158773–158773. 15 indexed citations

Cathey, Amber L., Deborah J. Watkins, Monica K. Silver, et al.. (2022). The association between urinary glyphosate and aminomethyl phosphonic acid with biomarkers of oxidative stress among pregnant women in the PROTECT birth cohort study. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 233. 113300–113300. 24 indexed citations

Chen, Yile, Bing He, Yu Liu, et al.. (2022). Maternal plasma lipids are involved in the pathogenesis of preterm birth. GigaScience. 11. 19 indexed citations

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Eick, Stephanie M., John D. Meeker, Andrea Swartzendruber, et al.. (2020). Relationships between psychosocial factors during pregnancy and preterm birth in Puerto Rico. PLoS ONE. 15(1). e0227976–e0227976. 17 indexed citations

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Souter, Irene, Andrea Bellavia, Paige L. Williams, et al.. (2020). Urinary Concentrations of Phthalate Metabolite Mixtures in Relation to Serum Biomarkers of Thyroid Function and Autoimmunity among Women from a Fertility Center. Environmental Health Perspectives. 128(6). 67007–67007. 30 indexed citations

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Venkatesh, Kartik K., John D. Meeker, David E. Cantonwine, Thomas F. McElrath, & Kelly K. Ferguson. (2019). Association of antenatal depression with oxidative stress and impact on spontaneous preterm birth. Journal of Perinatology. 39(4). 554–562. 13 indexed citations

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Ashrap, Pahriya, Antonia M. Calafat, Xiaoyun Ye, et al.. (2019). Determinants and characterization of exposure to phthalates, DEHTP and DINCH among pregnant women in the PROTECT birth cohort in Puerto Rico. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 30(1). 56–69. 59 indexed citations

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James‐Todd, Tamarra, John D. Meeker, Tianyi Huang, et al.. (2016). Racial and ethnic variations in phthalate metabolite concentration changes across full-term pregnancies. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 27(2). 160–166. 59 indexed citations

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Chen, Yin-Hsiu, Kelly K. Ferguson, John D. Meeker, Thomas F. McElrath, & Bhramar Mukherjee. (2015). Statistical methods for modeling repeated measures of maternal environmental exposure biomarkers during pregnancy in association with preterm birth. Environmental Health. 14(1). 9–9. 82 indexed citations

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Cantonwine, David E., Kelly K. Ferguson, Bhramar Mukherjee, Thomas F. McElrath, & John D. Meeker. (2015). Urinary Bisphenol A Levels during Pregnancy and Risk of Preterm Birth. Environmental Health Perspectives. 123(9). 895–901. 78 indexed citations

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Ferguson, Kelly K., et al.. (2014). Variability in urinary phthalate metabolite levels across pregnancy and sensitive windows of exposure for the risk of preterm birth. Environment International. 70. 118–124. 190 indexed citations

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Meeker, John D., Ellen M. Cooper, Heather M. Stapleton, & Russ Hauser. (2013). Urinary Metabolites of Organophosphate Flame Retardants: Temporal Variability and Correlations with House Dust Concentrations. Environmental Health Perspectives. 121(5). 580–585. 278 indexed citations

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Meeker, John D., Howard Hu, David E. Cantonwine, et al.. (2009). Urinary Phthalate Metabolites in Relation to Preterm Birth in Mexico City. Environmental Health Perspectives. 117(10). 1587–1592. 204 indexed citations

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Hauser, Russ, John D. Meeker, Sohee Park, Manori J. Silva, & Antonia M. Calafat. (2004). Temporal Variability of Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Levels in Men of Reproductive Age. Environmental Health Perspectives. 112(17). 1734–1740. 410 indexed citations

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