Laura Fenster

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Laura Fenster is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Fenster has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 16 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 13 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Laura Fenster's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (17 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (14 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (12 papers). Laura Fenster is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (17 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (14 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (12 papers). Laura Fenster collaborates with scholars based in United States, Poland and Japan. Laura Fenster's co-authors include Shanna H. Swan, Gayle C. Windham, Eric P. Elkin, Brenda Eskenazi, Kirsten Waller, Asa Bradman, Dana Boyd Barr, Barbara Hopkins, Alan Hubbard and Gerald Klatskin and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Laura Fenster

98 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

The question of declining sperm density revisited: an ana... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. The question of declining sperm density revisited: an analysis of 101 studies published 1934-1996.
    2000 540 citations Shanna H. Swan, Eric P. Elkin et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Laura Fenster United States 43 1.8k 1.1k 1.1k 990 536 98 5.5k
Steven J. Samuels United States 35 996 0.5× 747 0.7× 521 0.5× 764 0.8× 449 0.8× 102 4.0k
Wojciech Hanke Poland 41 2.5k 1.4× 1.0k 1.0× 926 0.9× 564 0.6× 301 0.6× 217 5.1k
Nel Roeleveld Netherlands 43 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 1.5k 1.4× 275 0.3× 489 0.9× 192 6.2k
Gertrud S. Berkowitz United States 45 2.1k 1.2× 1.8k 1.6× 2.4k 2.2× 300 0.3× 1.6k 3.1× 87 7.7k
Anthony R. Scialli United States 39 548 0.3× 1.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 794 0.8× 945 1.8× 144 6.1k
Maureen Hatch United States 44 707 0.4× 1.5k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 261 0.3× 956 1.8× 130 5.8k
Jens ­Peter Bonde Denmark 35 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 842 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 208 0.4× 82 4.2k
Richard K. Miller United States 43 1.0k 0.6× 1.0k 1.0× 1.6k 1.5× 294 0.3× 1.4k 2.7× 209 5.6k
Gunnar Toft Denmark 48 3.7k 2.0× 1.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.2× 1.3k 1.3× 313 0.6× 167 7.0k
Jesús Vioqué Spain 51 1.8k 1.0× 2.6k 2.4× 1.4k 1.3× 385 0.4× 683 1.3× 241 8.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Laura Fenster

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Fields of papers citing papers by Laura Fenster

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Fenster

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Laura Fenster. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Laura Fenster 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 Laura Fenster. Laura Fenster 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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Waldman, Jed M., Meredith Anderson, Ho Sai Simon Ip, et al.. (2016). Exposures to environmental phenols in Southern California firefighters and findings of elevated urinary benzophenone-3 levels. Environment International. 88. 281–287. 21 indexed citations
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Castorina, Rosemary, et al.. (2008). Carbaryl and Naphthalene Exposures Among a Pregnant Latina Population Living in an Agricultural Area. Epidemiology. 19(6). 4 indexed citations
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Chevrier, Jonathan, Kim G. Harley, Andreas Sjödin, et al.. (2008). Associations Between PBDE Body Burden and Thyroid Hormone Levels in Pregnant Women Participating in the CHAMACOS Study. Epidemiology. 19(6). 2 indexed citations
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Eskenazi, Brenda, Amy R. Marks, Asa Bradman, et al.. (2006). In Utero Exposure to Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) and Neurodevelopment Among Young Mexican American Children. PEDIATRICS. 118(1). 233–241. 200 indexed citations
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Bradman, Asa, Jackie M. Schwartz, Laura Fenster, et al.. (2006). Factors predicting organochlorine pesticide levels in pregnant Latina women living in a United States agricultural area. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 17(4). 388–399. 73 indexed citations
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Fenster, Laura, Brenda Eskenazi, Meredith Anderson, et al.. (2005). Association of In Utero Organochlorine Pesticide Exposure and Fetal Growth and Length of Gestation in an Agricultural Population. Environmental Health Perspectives. 114(4). 597–602. 74 indexed citations
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Windham, Gayle C., Eric P. Elkin, Laura Fenster, et al.. (2002). Ovarian Hormones in Premenopausal Women: Variation by Demographic, Reproductive and Menstrual Cycle Characteristics. Epidemiology. 13(6). 675–684. 82 indexed citations
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Waller, Kirsten, Shanna H. Swan, Gayle C. Windham, & Laura Fenster. (2001). Influence of exposure assessment methods on risk estimates in an epidemiologic study of total trihalomethane exposure and spontaneous abortion. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 11(6). 522–531. 69 indexed citations
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Traverso, L. William, et al.. (2000). Utilization of cholecystectomy—a prospective outcome analysis in 1325 patients. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 4(1). 1–5. 6 indexed citations
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Fenster, Laura, Christopher Quale, Kirsten Waller, et al.. (1999). Caffeine Consumption and Menstrual Function. American Journal of Epidemiology. 149(6). 550–557. 57 indexed citations
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Fenster, Laura, Christopher Quale, Robert A. Hiatt, et al.. (1998). Rate of Caffeine Metabolism and Risk of Spontaneous Abortion. American Journal of Epidemiology. 147(5). 503–510. 22 indexed citations
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Fenster, Laura, David F. Katz, Andrew J. Wyrobek, et al.. (1997). Effects of Psychological Stress on Human Semen Quality. Journal of Andrology. 18(2). 194–202. 125 indexed citations
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Swan, Shanna H., Eric P. Elkin, & Laura Fenster. (1997). Have sperm densities declined? A reanalysis of global trend data.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 105(11). 1228–1232. 339 indexed citations
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Fenster, Laura, et al.. (1995). What symptoms does cholecystectomy cure? Insights from an outcomes measurement project and review of the literature. The American Journal of Surgery. 169(5). 533–538. 75 indexed citations
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Fenster, Laura, Catherine Schaefer, Anil Mathur, et al.. (1995). Psychologic Stress in the Workplace and Spontaneous Abortion. American Journal of Epidemiology. 142(11). 1176–1183. 103 indexed citations
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Eskenazi, Brenda, et al.. (1994). PHYSICAL EXERTION AS A RISK FACTOR FOR SPONTANEOUS ABORTION. Epidemiology. 5(1). 6–13. 42 indexed citations
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Fenster, Laura, Gayle C. Windham, Shanna H. Swan, David Epstein, & Raymond Neutra. (1992). Tap or Bottled Water Consumption and Spontaneous Abortion in a Case-Control Study of Reporting Consistency. Epidemiology. 3(2). 120–124. 9 indexed citations
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Eskenazi, Brenda, Andrew J. Wyrobek, Laura Fenster, et al.. (1991). A study of the effect of perchloroethylene exposure on semen quality in dry cleaning workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 20(5). 575–591. 63 indexed citations
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Wrensch, Margaret, Shanna H. Swan, Jane Lipscomb, et al.. (1990). PREGNANCY OUTCOMES IN WOMEN POTENTIALLY EXPOSED TO SOLVENT-CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. American Journal of Epidemiology. 131(2). 283–300. 21 indexed citations
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Shulman, Howard M., Pankaj Sharma, D. B. Amos, Laura Fenster, & George B. McDonald. (1988). A coded histologic study of hepatic graft-versus-host disease after human bone marrow transplantation. Hepatology. 8(3). 463–470. 106 indexed citations

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