Leo Posthuma

10.2k total citations
147 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Leo Posthuma is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. According to data from OpenAlex, Leo Posthuma has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 69 papers in Pollution and 26 papers in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. Recurrent topics in Leo Posthuma's work include Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (65 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (29 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (25 papers). Leo Posthuma is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (65 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (29 papers) and Heavy metals in environment (25 papers). Leo Posthuma collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United Kingdom. Leo Posthuma's co-authors include Dick de Zwart, Nico M. van Straalen, Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg, Tjalling Jager, Dik van de Meent, Rob Baerselman, Michiel C. Zijp, Scott D. Dyer, Jos van Gils and Mark A. J. Huijbregts and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Leo Posthuma

142 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leo Posthuma Netherlands	44	3.1k	2.9k	904	690	556	147	5.6k
A. Jan Hendriks Netherlands	46	3.1k 1.0×	3.0k 1.0×	1.3k 1.4×	801 1.2×	499 0.9×	208	7.7k
Marco Vighi Italy	46	3.2k 1.0×	2.7k 0.9×	643 0.7×	965 1.4×	453 0.8×	191	6.8k
Theo C.M. Brock Netherlands	43	3.0k 1.0×	2.7k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	791 1.1×	275 0.5×	109	5.0k
Paul K. Sibley Canada	42	2.7k 0.9×	2.6k 0.9×	1.0k 1.2×	1.4k 2.1×	537 1.0×	165	6.1k
Tjalling Jager Netherlands	46	3.6k 1.2×	2.8k 1.0×	970 1.1×	453 0.7×	193 0.3×	126	6.1k
Valery E. Forbes Denmark	48	4.0k 1.3×	2.8k 0.9×	1.8k 2.0×	502 0.7×	301 0.5×	207	7.3k
Deborah L. Swackhamer United States	32	2.3k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	747 1.1×	484 0.9×	66	5.7k
Anton M. Breure Netherlands	38	1.2k 0.4×	1.8k 0.6×	968 1.1×	475 0.7×	358 0.6×	108	4.5k
Fu‐Liu Xu China	47	3.5k 1.1×	2.3k 0.8×	885 1.0×	1.6k 2.3×	817 1.5×	182	6.6k
Michiel H.S. Kraak Netherlands	42	3.0k 1.0×	2.5k 0.9×	1.6k 1.8×	872 1.3×	501 0.9×	182	5.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Posthuma, Leo, et al.. (2025). Calibrating Predicted Mixture Toxic Pressure to Observed Biodiversity Loss in Aquatic Ecosystems. Global Change Biology. 31(6). e70305–e70305. 4 indexed citations

Leopold, Annegaaike, Ksenia J. Groh, Leo Posthuma, et al.. (2025). Research gaps and recommendations to improve the Safe and Sustainable by Design framework. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 21(4). 735–738. 1 indexed citations

Posthuma, Leo, Bruno Campos, Ksenia J. Groh, et al.. (2024). Green Swans countering chemical pollution. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. 20(3). 888–891. 3 indexed citations

Posthuma, Leo, et al.. (2023). To Split or Not to Split: Characterizing Chemical Pollution Impacts in Aquatic Ecosystems with Species Sensitivity Distributions for Specific Taxonomic Groups. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(39). 14526–14538. 15 indexed citations

Kuipers, Koen, Leo Posthuma, Michiel C. Zijp, et al.. (2023). Threats of land use to the global diversity of vascular plants. Diversity and Distributions. 29(6). 688–697. 13 indexed citations

Posthuma, Leo, et al.. (2022). Linking freshwater ecotoxicity to damage on ecosystem services in life cycle assessment. Environment International. 171. 107705–107705. 32 indexed citations

Zijp, Michiel C., et al.. (2022). Solution-focused sustainability assessments for the transition to the circular economy: The case of plastics in the automotive industry. Journal of Cleaner Production. 358. 131606–131606. 20 indexed citations

Oldenkamp, Rik, Timo Hamers, John L. Wilkinson, Jaap Slootweg, & Leo Posthuma. (2022). Regulatory Risk Assessment of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Current Practice and Future Priorities. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 43(3). 611–622. 17 indexed citations

Brack, Werner, Sélim Aı̈t-Aı̈ssa, Thomas Backhaus, et al.. (2019). Effect-based methods are key. The European Collaborative Project SOLUTIONS recommends integrating effect-based methods for diagnosis and monitoring of water quality. Environmental Sciences Europe. 31(1). 181 indexed citations

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Bunke, Dirk, et al.. (2019). Developments in society and implications for emerging pollutants in the aquatic environment. Environmental Sciences Europe. 31(1). 54 indexed citations

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Wezel, Annemarie P. van, Thomas L. ter Laak, Astrid Fischer, et al.. (2017). Mitigation options for chemicals of emerging concern in surface waters; operationalising solutions-focused risk assessment. Environmental Science Water Research & Technology. 3(3). 403–414. 22 indexed citations

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Holmes, Christopher M., Colin D. Brown, Mick Hamer, et al.. (2017). Prospective aquatic risk assessment for chemical mixtures in agricultural landscapes. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 37(3). 674–689. 23 indexed citations

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Vries, P. de, D.M.E. Slijkerman, Christiaan Kwadijk, et al.. (2017). The toxic exposure of flamingos to per - and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from firefighting foam applications in Bonaire. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 124(1). 102–111. 21 indexed citations

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Munthe, John, Eva Brorström‐Lundén, Magnus Rahmberg, et al.. (2017). An expanded conceptual framework for solution-focused management of chemical pollution in European waters. Environmental Sciences Europe. 29(1). 13–13. 27 indexed citations

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Bruin, Yuri Bruinen de, et al.. (2015). A tiered approach for environmental impact assessment of chemicals and their alternatives within the context of socio-economic analyses. Journal of Cleaner Production. 108. 955–964. 8 indexed citations

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Swartjes, Frank A., et al.. (2012). State of the art of contaminated site management in The Netherlands: Policy framework and risk assessment tools. The Science of The Total Environment. 427-428. 1–10. 110 indexed citations

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Mulder, Christian, Marja Wouterse, Michiel Rutgers, & Leo Posthuma. (2007). Transgenic Maize Containing the Cry1Ab Protein Ephemerally Enhances Soil Microbial Communities. AMBIO. 36(4). 359–361. 8 indexed citations

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Peijnenburg, Jeanne, et al.. (2006). Beslissen over bagger op bodem. Deel 2. Onderbouwing stofgedragmodellering en voorspelde landbodemconcentraties na verspreiding bagger op land. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 1 indexed citations

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Peijnenburg, Willie J.G.M., et al.. (1999). Relating Environmental Availability to Bioavailability: Soil-Type-Dependent Metal Accumulation in the Oligochaete Eisenia andrei. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 44(3). 294–310. 160 indexed citations

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Peijnenburg, Willie J.G.M., Leo Posthuma, H.J.P. Eijsackers, & Herbert E. Allen. (1997). A Conceptual Framework for Implementation of Bioavailability of Metals for Environmental Management Purposes. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 37(2). 163–172. 159 indexed citations

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