Laurel A. Schaider

4.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
35 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Laurel A. Schaider is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Laurel A. Schaider has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 17 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 11 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Laurel A. Schaider's work include Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (13 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (11 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (9 papers). Laurel A. Schaider is often cited by papers focused on Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (13 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (11 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (9 papers). Laurel A. Schaider collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Laurel A. Schaider's co-authors include Ruthann A. Rudel, Simona Bălan, David Q. Andrews, Arlene Blum, Elsie M. Sunderland, Kathryn M. Rodgers, James P. Shine, Janet M. Ackerman, Courtney C. Carignan and Rainer Lohmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Laurel A. Schaider

35 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Detection of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) ... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2017 2019 2024 250 500 750 1000
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. Detection of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in U.S. Drinking Water Linked to Industrial Sites, Military Fire Training Areas, and Wastewater Treatment Plants
    2016 1.0k citations Laurel A. Schaider, Courtney C. Carignan et al. profile →
  2. Fluorinated Compounds in U.S. Fast Food Packaging
    2017 459 citations Laurel A. Schaider, G. F. Peaslee et al. profile →
  3. Guideline levels for PFOA and PFOS in drinking water: the role of scientific uncertainty, risk assessment decisions, and social factors
    2019 274 citations Alissa Cordner, Vanessa Y. De La Rosa et al. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology profile →
  4. Binding of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) to Serum Proteins: Implications for Toxicokinetics in Humans
    2024 62 citations Laurel A. Schaider et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Laurel A. Schaider United States 23 2.3k 2.3k 804 698 326 35 3.8k
Juliane Glüge Switzerland 18 2.3k 1.0× 2.3k 1.0× 914 1.1× 386 0.6× 133 0.4× 32 3.5k
Xenia Trier Denmark 26 3.1k 1.3× 2.7k 1.2× 1.2k 1.5× 380 0.5× 149 0.5× 41 4.2k
Matt F. Simcik United States 29 2.1k 0.9× 3.5k 1.6× 1.7k 2.1× 862 1.2× 254 0.8× 52 4.4k
Gretta Goldenman United States 14 2.6k 1.1× 2.0k 0.9× 1.1k 1.3× 174 0.2× 138 0.4× 21 3.3k
Thomas A. Bruton United States 13 2.5k 1.1× 2.0k 0.9× 1.0k 1.3× 234 0.3× 750 2.3× 18 3.5k
Pei Wang China 46 2.7k 1.2× 2.9k 1.3× 1.6k 2.0× 862 1.2× 786 2.4× 170 6.0k
James M. Armitage Canada 31 1.6k 0.7× 2.7k 1.2× 998 1.2× 743 1.1× 61 0.2× 83 4.1k
June-Soo Park United States 37 1.3k 0.6× 3.3k 1.5× 952 1.2× 664 1.0× 71 0.2× 89 4.3k
Amila O. De Silva Canada 45 4.8k 2.1× 5.1k 2.3× 3.0k 3.7× 874 1.3× 173 0.5× 94 6.5k
J. C. Ng Australia 36 2.2k 1.0× 2.3k 1.0× 117 0.1× 1.5k 2.2× 412 1.3× 152 4.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Laurel A. Schaider

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Swartz, Christopher H., et al.. (2025). Socioeconomic Disparities in Exposures to PFAS and Other Unregulated Industrial Drinking Water Contaminants in US Public Water Systems. Environmental Health Perspectives. 133(1). 17002–17002. 6 indexed citations
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Brown, Phil, Laurel A. Schaider, Martha Powers, et al.. (2024). REACHing for PFAS solutions: how two communities responded to drinking water contamination. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. 15(4). 733–749. 2 indexed citations
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Levin, Ronnie, Cristina M. Villanueva, Angie L. Cradock, et al.. (2023). US drinking water quality: exposure risk profiles for seven legacy and emerging contaminants. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 34(1). 3–22. 75 indexed citations
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White, Sarah Jane O., Nadine M. Piatak, Ryan J. McAleer, et al.. (2022). Germanium redistribution during weathering of Zn mine wastes: Implications for environmental mobility and recovery of a critical mineral. Applied Geochemistry. 143. 105341–105341. 8 indexed citations
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Rodgers, Kathryn M., et al.. (2022). How Well Do Product Labels Indicate the Presence of PFAS in Consumer Items Used by Children and Adolescents?. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(10). 6294–6304. 48 indexed citations
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Cordner, Alissa, Vanessa Y. De La Rosa, Laurel A. Schaider, et al.. (2020). Correction: Guideline levels for PFOA and PFOS in drinking water: the role of scientific uncertainty, risk assessment decisions, and social factors. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 30(3). 585–586. 6 indexed citations
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Schaider, Laurel A., et al.. (2019). Dietary Habits Related to Food Packaging and Population Exposure to PFASs. Environmental Health Perspectives. 127(10). 107003–107003. 119 indexed citations
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Cordner, Alissa, Vanessa Y. De La Rosa, Laurel A. Schaider, et al.. (2019). Guideline levels for PFOA and PFOS in drinking water: the role of scientific uncertainty, risk assessment decisions, and social factors. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 29(2). 157–171. 274 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schaider, Laurel A., Lucien Swetschinski, Christopher Campbell, & Ruthann A. Rudel. (2019). Environmental justice and drinking water quality: are there socioeconomic disparities in nitrate levels in U.S. drinking water?. Environmental Health. 18(1). 3–3. 161 indexed citations
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DeWitt, Jamie C., Sarah J. Blossom, & Laurel A. Schaider. (2018). Exposure to per-fluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances leads to immunotoxicity: epidemiological and toxicological evidence. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 29(2). 148–156. 180 indexed citations
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Boronow, Katherine E., et al.. (2018). Serum concentrations of PFASs and exposure-related behaviors in African American and non-Hispanic white women. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 29(2). 206–217. 102 indexed citations
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Schaider, Laurel A., Janet M. Ackerman, & Ruthann A. Rudel. (2016). Septic systems as sources of organic wastewater compounds in domestic drinking water wells in a shallow sand and gravel aquifer. The Science of The Total Environment. 547. 470–481. 129 indexed citations
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Zota, Ami R., Anne M. Riederer, Adrienne S. Ettinger, et al.. (2015). Associations between metals in residential environmental media and exposure biomarkers over time in infants living near a mining-impacted site. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 26(5). 510–519. 32 indexed citations
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Dong, Zhao, et al.. (2014). A longitudinal study of mercury exposure associated with consumption of freshwater fish from a reservoir in rural south central USA. Environmental Research. 136. 155–162. 31 indexed citations
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Schaider, Laurel A., David B. Senn, Emily R. Estes, Daniel J. Brabander, & James P. Shine. (2014). Sources and fates of heavy metals in a mining-impacted stream: Temporal variability and the role of iron oxides. The Science of The Total Environment. 490. 456–466. 102 indexed citations
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Schaider, Laurel A., Ruthann A. Rudel, Janet M. Ackerman, Sarah C. Dunagan, & Julia Green Brody. (2013). Pharmaceuticals, perfluorosurfactants, and other organic wastewater compounds in public drinking water wells in a shallow sand and gravel aquifer. The Science of The Total Environment. 468-469. 384–393. 224 indexed citations
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Molina, Ramon M., Laurel A. Schaider, Thomas C. Donaghey, James P. Shine, & Joseph D. Brain. (2013). Mineralogy affects geoavailability, bioaccessibility and bioavailability of zinc. Environmental Pollution. 182. 217–224. 35 indexed citations
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Schaider, Laurel A., et al.. (2010). Pediatric Lead Exposure From Imported Indian Spices and Cultural Powders. PEDIATRICS. 125(4). e828–e835. 58 indexed citations
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Zota, Ami R., Robert D. Willis, Rebecca Jim, et al.. (2009). Impact of Mine Waste on Airborne Respirable Particulates in Northeastern Oklahoma, United States. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 59(11). 1347–1357. 40 indexed citations
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Schaider, Laurel A., David B. Senn, Daniel J. Brabander, Kathleen McCarthy, & James P. Shine. (2007). Characterization of Zinc, Lead, and Cadmium in Mine Waste:  Implications for Transport, Exposure, and Bioavailability. Environmental Science & Technology. 41(11). 4164–4171. 147 indexed citations

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