Kristina A. Thayer

15.6k total citations · 8 hit papers
84 papers, 9.9k citations indexed

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Kristina A. Thayer is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Kristina A. Thayer has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 9.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 16 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and 9 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Kristina A. Thayer's work include Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (33 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (15 papers) and Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (13 papers). Kristina A. Thayer is often cited by papers focused on Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (33 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (15 papers) and Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (13 papers). Kristina A. Thayer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Kristina A. Thayer's co-authors include Wade V. Welshons, Frederick S. vom Saal, Susan C. Nagel, Holger J. Schünemann, John R. Bucher, Rebecca L. Morgan, Paul Whaley, Abee L. Boyles, Barbara M. Judy and Kembra L. Howdeshell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Kristina A. Thayer

83 papers receiving 9.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Identifying the PECO: A framework for formulating good questions to explore the association of environmental and other exposures with health outcomes

2018 804 citations Rebecca L. Morgan, Paul Whaley et al. Environment International profile →
Exposure to bisphenol A advances puberty

1999 687 citations Kembra L. Howdeshell, Kristina A. Thayer et al. profile →
Large effects from small exposures. I. Mechanisms for endocrine-disrupting chemicals with estrogenic activity.

2003 677 citations Wade V. Welshons, Kristina A. Thayer et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
A Physiologically Based Approach To the Study of Bisphenol a and Other Estrogenic Chemicals On the Size of Reproductive Organs, Daily Sperm Production, and Behavior

1998 652 citations Frederick S. vom Saal, Paul S. Cooke et al. Toxicology and Industrial Health profile →
Relative binding affinity-serum modified access (RBA-SMA) assay predicts the relative in vivo bioactivity of the xenoestrogens bisphenol A and octylphenol.

1997 650 citations Susan C. Nagel, Frederick S. vom Saal et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
Prostate enlargement in mice due to fetal exposure to low doses of estradiol or diethylstilbestrol and opposite effects at high doses

1997 575 citations Frederick S. vom Saal, Kristina A. Thayer et al. profile →
Role of Environmental Chemicals in Diabetes and Obesity: A National Toxicology Program Workshop Review

2012 479 citations Kristina A. Thayer, John R. Bucher et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
Effects of Neonicotinoid Pesticide Exposure on Human Health: A Systematic Review

2016 387 citations Abee L. Boyles, Kristina A. Thayer et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kristina A. Thayer United States	42	5.9k	1.2k	1.1k	1.0k	1.0k	84	9.9k
Mariana F. Fernández Spain	58	7.5k 1.3×	1.8k 1.5×	1.2k 1.1×	1.3k 1.3×	1.3k 1.3×	227	11.0k
Tracey J. Woodruff United States	64	9.9k 1.7×	1.9k 1.6×	553 0.5×	1.2k 1.2×	875 0.9×	219	14.2k
Samuel P. Caudill United States	43	5.8k 1.0×	914 0.8×	331 0.3×	1.4k 1.4×	856 0.8×	103	9.9k
Duk‐Hee Lee South Korea	52	5.4k 0.9×	900 0.7×	476 0.4×	1.3k 1.3×	1.3k 1.3×	156	11.6k
Lamia Benbrahim‐Tallaa France	38	3.7k 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	500 0.4×	1.6k 1.6×	2.0k 2.0×	53	14.0k
Jerrold J. Heindel United States	50	9.3k 1.6×	2.1k 1.7×	1.3k 1.1×	1.6k 1.5×	1.9k 1.9×	138	15.0k
Mary S. Wolff United States	72	10.2k 1.7×	1.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	3.4k 3.3×	1.3k 1.2×	259	15.8k
Aldert H. Piersma Netherlands	52	3.8k 0.7×	693 0.6×	473 0.4×	1.3k 1.3×	2.8k 2.8×	245	8.8k
Bhramar Mukherjee United States	59	5.1k 0.9×	739 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	846 0.8×	1.4k 1.4×	392	12.1k
Robert J. Kavlock United States	58	6.9k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	945 0.8×	2.2k 2.1×	2.9k 2.9×	195	13.1k

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Radke, Elizabeth G., Ryan Jones, Barrett D. Allen, et al.. (2025). Systematic Evidence Map for the Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Universe. Environmental Health Perspectives.

Senerth, Emily, Paul Whaley, Elie A. Akl, et al.. (2025). GRADE guidance 40: The GRADE evidence-to-decision framework for environmental and occupational health. Environment International. 197. 109314–109314. 2 indexed citations

Senerth, Emily, Paul Whaley, Elie A. Akl, et al.. (2024). Development of a framework to structure decision-making in environmental and occupational health: A systematic review and Delphi study. Environment International. 195. 109209–109209. 4 indexed citations

Angrish, Michelle, Kristina A. Thayer, Artur Nowak, et al.. (2024). Proof‑of‑concept for using machine learning to facilitate data extraction for human health chemical assessments: a study protocol. PubMed. 2(1). 2421192–2421192. 1 indexed citations

Mevissen, Meike, Jerrold M. Ward, Annette Kopp‐Schneider, et al.. (2022). Effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF EMF) on cancer in laboratory animal studies: A protocol for a systematic review. Environment International. 161. 107106–107106. 15 indexed citations

Keshava, Channa, Jerry Davis, John Stanek, et al.. (2020). Application of systematic evidence mapping to assess the impact of new research when updating health reference values: A case example using acrolein. Environment International. 143. 105956–105956. 12 indexed citations

Pirow, Ralph, Syam S. Andra, Rebecca Nachman, et al.. (2020). Pharmacokinetics of bisphenol A in humans following dermal administration. Environment International. 144. 106031–106031. 37 indexed citations

Lam, Juleen, Brian E. Howard, Kristina A. Thayer, & Ruchir Shah. (2019). Low-calorie sweeteners and health outcomes: A demonstration of rapid evidence mapping (rEM). Environment International. 123. 451–458. 21 indexed citations

Boyles, Abee L., Robyn Blain, Johanna R. Rochester, et al.. (2017). Systematic review of community health impacts of mountaintop removal mining. Environment International. 107. 163–172. 34 indexed citations

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Rosofsky, Anna, Patricia Janulewicz, Kristina A. Thayer, et al.. (2016). Exposure to multiple chemicals in a cohort of reproductive-aged Danish women. Environmental Research. 154. 73–85. 39 indexed citations

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Thayer, Kristina A., Daniel R. Doerge, Shepherd H. Schurman, et al.. (2015). Pharmacokinetics of bisphenol A in humans following a single oral administration. Environment International. 83. 107–115. 248 indexed citations

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Vandenberg, Laura N., et al.. (2015). Theodora (Theo) Colborn: 1927–2014. Environmental Health Perspectives. 123(3). A54–A54. 2 indexed citations

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Filer, Dayne L., Heather B. Patisaul, Thaddeus T. Schug, David M. Reif, & Kristina A. Thayer. (2014). Test driving ToxCast: endocrine profiling for 1858 chemicals included in phase II. Current Opinion in Pharmacology. 19. 145–152. 58 indexed citations

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Taylor, Kyla W., Kate Hoffman, Kristina A. Thayer, & Julie L. Daniels. (2013). Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals and Menopause among Women 20–65 Years of Age (NHANES). Environmental Health Perspectives. 122(2). 145–150. 101 indexed citations

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Thayer, Kristina A., et al.. (2006). Hormesis: A New Religion?. Environmental Health Perspectives. 114(11). A632–A633. 10 indexed citations

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Thayer, Kristina A., et al.. (2001). Significant effects of mild endogenous hormonal changes in humans: considerations for low-dose testing.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 109(suppl 1). 21–26. 33 indexed citations

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Thayer, Kristina A., Rachel L. Ruhlen, Kembra L. Howdeshell, et al.. (2001). Altered prostate growth and daily sperm production in male mice exposed prenatally to subclinical doses of 17α-ethinyl oestradiol. Human Reproduction. 16(5). 988–996. 107 indexed citations

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Colborn, Theo & Kristina A. Thayer. (2000). AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS: HARBINGERS OF ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION. Ecological Applications. 10(4). 949–957. 46 indexed citations

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Welshons, Wade V., et al.. (1999). Low-dose bioactivity of xenoestrogens in animals: fetal exposure to low doses of methoxychlor and other xenoestrogens increases adult prostate size in mice. Toxicology and Industrial Health. 15(1). 12–25. 121 indexed citations

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Nagel, Susan C., et al.. (1997). Relative Binding Affinity-Serum Modified Access (RBA-SMA) Assay Predicts the Relative In Vivo Bioactivity of the Xenoestrogens Bisphenol A and Octylphenol. Environmental Health Perspectives. 105(1). 70–70. 50 indexed citations

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