John W. Graef

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

John W. Graef is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Nutrition and Dietetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, John W. Graef has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 8 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in John W. Graef's work include Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (14 papers), Trace Elements in Health (7 papers) and Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (2 papers). John W. Graef is often cited by papers focused on Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (14 papers), Trace Elements in Health (7 papers) and Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (2 papers). John W. Graef collaborates with scholars based in United States and Mexico. John W. Graef's co-authors include Aubrey Milunsky, Michael C. Shannon, Sergio Piomelli, J. Julian Chisolm, Betty Robinson, Patricia H. Field, Bernard Davidow, Vernon N. Houk, Nahman H. Greenberg and Jane S. Lin-Fu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PEDIATRICS and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

John W. Graef

18 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Preventing lead poisoning in young children 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Preventing lead poisoning in young children
    1978 792 citations Herbert L. Needleman, Vernon N. Houk et al. The Journal of Pediatrics profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John W. Graef United States 14 983 426 366 167 154 20 1.5k
Carol R. Angle United States 25 986 1.0× 441 1.0× 340 0.9× 137 0.8× 115 0.7× 73 1.9k
E. F. Robertson Australia 25 1.2k 1.2× 498 1.2× 398 1.1× 193 1.2× 125 0.8× 67 2.3k
Antonio Aro United States 27 1.8k 1.8× 783 1.8× 659 1.8× 104 0.6× 104 0.7× 45 2.1k
Jane S. Lin-Fu United States 10 923 0.9× 353 0.8× 316 0.9× 224 1.3× 64 0.4× 16 1.3k
Alf Fischbein United States 28 1.3k 1.3× 231 0.5× 200 0.5× 70 0.4× 303 2.0× 114 2.4k
Robert P. Clickner United States 10 1.3k 1.4× 196 0.5× 410 1.1× 308 1.8× 110 0.7× 12 1.9k
M. Rabinowitz United States 15 1.6k 1.7× 610 1.4× 749 2.0× 137 0.8× 66 0.4× 19 2.0k
Ruth Lilis United States 34 1.3k 1.4× 238 0.6× 202 0.6× 69 0.4× 494 3.2× 109 2.9k
D Barltrop United Kingdom 23 763 0.8× 574 1.3× 288 0.8× 81 0.5× 66 0.4× 70 1.6k
Eduardo Palazuelos Mexico 21 1.1k 1.1× 389 0.9× 517 1.4× 98 0.6× 90 0.6× 30 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John W. Graef

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John W. Graef

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John W. Graef. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John W. Graef based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with John W. Graef. John W. Graef is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Landrigan, Christopher P., Rajendu Srivastava, Sharon Muret-Wagstaff, et al.. (2002). Impact of a Health Maintenance Organization Hospitalist System in Academic Pediatrics. PEDIATRICS. 110(4). 720–728. 36 indexed citations
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Shannon, Michael C. & John W. Graef. (1996). Lead Intoxication in Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Journal of Toxicology Clinical Toxicology. 34(2). 177–181. 51 indexed citations
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Matte, Thomas, et al.. (1994). Acute high-dose lead exposure from beverage contaminated by traditional Mexican pottery. The Lancet. 344(8929). 1064–1065. 34 indexed citations
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Liebelt, Erica L., Michael C. Shannon, & John W. Graef. (1994). Efficacy of oral meso-2,3- dimercaptosuccinic acid therapy for low-level childhood plumbism. The Journal of Pediatrics. 124(2). 313–317. 35 indexed citations
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Graef, John W. & Michael C. Shannon. (1992). Would Breast-Feeding Decrease Risks of Lead Intoxication?. PEDIATRICS. 90(1). 131–132. 1 indexed citations
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Shannon, Michael W. & John W. Graef. (1992). Lead Intoxication in Infancy. PEDIATRICS. 89(1). 87–90. 52 indexed citations
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Shannon, Michael C., et al.. (1990). Role of forced diuresis on urinary lead excretion after the ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid mobilization test. The Journal of Pediatrics. 117(6). 914–916. 1 indexed citations
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Graef, John W., et al.. (1990). A case report of lead paint poisoning during renovation of a Victorian farmhouse.. American Journal of Public Health. 80(10). 1183–1185. 45 indexed citations
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Shannon, Michael C., et al.. (1989). Use of urinary lead concentration in interpretation of the EDTA mobilization test.. PubMed. 31(2). 140–2. 3 indexed citations
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Shannon, Michael C. & John W. Graef. (1989). Lead Intoxication. Clinical Pediatrics. 28(8). 380–382. 28 indexed citations
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Shannon, Michael, et al.. (1988). Recurrent lead poisoning in a child with immobilization osteoporosis.. PubMed. 30(6). 586–8. 12 indexed citations
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Shannon, Michael C., John W. Graef, & Frederick H. Lovejoy. (1988). Efficacy and toxicity of d-penicillamine in low-level lead poisoning. The Journal of Pediatrics. 112(5). 799–804. 44 indexed citations
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Landrigan, Philip J. & John W. Graef. (1987). Pediatric Lead Poisoning in 1987: The Silent Epidemic Continues. PEDIATRICS. 79(4). 582–583. 18 indexed citations
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Piomelli, Sergio, John F. Rosen, J. Julian Chisolm, & John W. Graef. (1984). Management of childhood lead poisoning. The Journal of Pediatrics. 105(4). 523–532. 88 indexed citations
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Needleman, Herbert L., Vernon N. Houk, Irwin H. Billick, et al.. (1978). Preventing lead poisoning in young children. The Journal of Pediatrics. 93(4). 709–720. 792 indexed citations breakdown →
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Woussen-Colle, M.C. & John W. Graef. (1977). Relationship between disposal rate of exogenous gastrin and sensitivity to stimulation of acid secretion by this hormone in dogs. Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 22(2). 132–136. 1 indexed citations
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Graef, John W., Louis Kopito, & Harry Shwachman. (1971). Lead Intoxication in Children. Postgraduate Medicine. 50(6). 133–138. 18 indexed citations
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Graef, John W.. (1971). Ethical Issues in Medicine: A House Officer's Views. Hospital Practice. 6(11). 37–43.
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Handmaker, Stanley D. & John W. Graef. (1970). The effect of phytohemagglutinin on the DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity of nuclei isolated from human lymphocytes. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis. 199(1). 95–102. 22 indexed citations
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Milunsky, Aubrey, et al.. (1968). Methotrexate-induced congenital malformations. The Journal of Pediatrics. 72(6). 790–795. 236 indexed citations

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