M. Donald Whorton

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

M. Donald Whorton is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Cancer Research and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Donald Whorton has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 9 papers in Cancer Research and 6 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in M. Donald Whorton's work include Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (9 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (5 papers) and Sperm and Testicular Function (5 papers). M. Donald Whorton is often cited by papers focused on Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (9 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (5 papers) and Sperm and Testicular Function (5 papers). M. Donald Whorton collaborates with scholars based in United States and Belgium. M. Donald Whorton's co-authors include Mary W. Francis, Gideon Letz, James G. Burkhart, J.C. Topham, Andrew J. Wyrobek, Robert W. Kapp, Heinrich V. Malling, Laurie Gordon, Donna E. Foliart and O Wong and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, American Journal of Public Health and Fertility and Sterility.

In The Last Decade

M. Donald Whorton

30 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

An evaluation of the mouse sperm morphology test and other sperm tests in nonhuman mammals

1983 368 citations Andrew J. Wyrobek, Laurie Gordon et al. Mutation Research/Reviews in Genetic Toxicology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. Donald Whorton United States	15	434	342	271	224	163	32	1.1k
Vincent F. Garry United States	22	581 1.3×	500 1.5×	643 2.4×	70 0.3×	172 1.1×	47	1.7k
Kenneth M. Bodner United States	21	549 1.3×	479 1.4×	136 0.5×	118 0.5×	173 1.1×	48	1.1k
Niraj Pant India	19	837 1.9×	202 0.6×	260 1.0×	395 1.8×	169 1.0×	22	1.4k
Stefano Lorenzetti Italy	24	357 0.8×	172 0.5×	200 0.7×	177 0.8×	129 0.8×	63	1.4k
Lori A. Dostal United States	15	322 0.7×	123 0.4×	80 0.3×	220 1.0×	137 0.8×	28	979
J. K. Haseman United States	16	400 0.9×	512 1.5×	104 0.4×	40 0.2×	101 0.6×	27	1.1k
Jeanne R. Burg United States	15	375 0.9×	350 1.0×	106 0.4×	31 0.1×	89 0.5×	27	846
Eugenia Cordelli Italy	25	370 0.9×	371 1.1×	251 0.9×	905 4.0×	757 4.6×	66	2.2k
Yuqin Shi China	20	392 0.9×	147 0.4×	140 0.5×	164 0.7×	81 0.5×	49	1.2k
Joseph F. Holson United States	19	495 1.1×	167 0.5×	63 0.2×	48 0.2×	183 1.1×	45	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Donald Whorton

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Whorton, M. Donald, et al.. (2003). Cancer incidence rates among Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) employees: 1974–1997. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 45(1). 24–33. 14 indexed citations

Sweeney, Lisa, T. R. Tyler, Christopher R. Kirman, et al.. (2001). Proposed Occupational Exposure Limits for Select Ethylene Glycol Ethers Using PBPK Models and Monte Carlo Simulations. Toxicological Sciences. 62(1). 124–139. 37 indexed citations

Whorton, M. Donald, et al.. (1998). Cohort mortality study of prostate cancer among chemical workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 33(3). 293–296. 5 indexed citations

Whorton, M. Donald, et al.. (1994). Reproductive effects of sodium borates on male employees: birth rate assessment.. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 51(11). 761–767. 37 indexed citations

Wong, Otto & M. Donald Whorton. (1993). Diagnostic bias in occupational epidemiologic studies: An example based on the vinyl chloride literature. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 24(2). 251–256. 6 indexed citations

Wong, Otto, et al.. (1992). An ecologic study of skin cancer and environmental arsenic exposure. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 64(4). 235–241. 18 indexed citations

Wong, Otto, M. Donald Whorton, Donna E. Foliart, & David R. Ragland. (1991). An industry‐wide epidemiologic study of vinyl chloride workers, 1942–1982. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 20(3). 317–334. 57 indexed citations

Whorton, M. Donald, Otto Wong, Robert W. Morgan, & Nancy P. Gordon. (1989). An epidemiologic investigation of birth outcomes in relation to dibromochloropropane contamination in drinking water in Fresno County, California, USA. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 61(6). 403–407. 13 indexed citations

Wong, O, Robert W. Morgan, M. Donald Whorton, Nancy P. Gordon, & Leeka Kheifets. (1989). Ecological analyses and case-control studies of gastric cancer and leukaemia in relation to DBCP in drinking water in Fresno County, California.. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 46(8). 521–528. 9 indexed citations

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Kinney, T R, M. Donald Whorton, Jean Shearin, et al.. (1989). Newborn screening for sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathies. Techniques' comparison and report of the North Carolina experience.. PubMed. 83(5 Pt 2). 843–8. 10 indexed citations

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Whorton, M. Donald, Robert W. Morgan, O Wong, Steven J. Larson, & Nancy P. Gordon. (1988). Problems associated with collecting drinking water quality data for community studies: a case example, Fresno County, California.. American Journal of Public Health. 78(1). 47–51. 10 indexed citations

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Wong, O, M. Donald Whorton, Nancy P. Gordon, & Robert W. Morgan. (1988). An epidemiologic investigation of the relationship between DBCP contamination in drinking water and birth rates in Fresno County, California.. American Journal of Public Health. 78(1). 43–46. 5 indexed citations

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Whorton, M. Donald, et al.. (1987). Investigation and work-up of tight building syndrome.. PubMed. 29(2). 142–7. 18 indexed citations

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Whorton, M. Donald, et al.. (1984). Sperm count results from 861 American chemical/agricultural workers from 14 separate studies. Fertility and Sterility. 42(1). 82–86. 15 indexed citations

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Frazier, Todd M., John Sestito, Robert J. Mullan, & M. Donald Whorton. (1984). Response from Frazier, et al. American Journal of Public Health. 74(6). 622–622.

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Wyrobek, Andrew J., Laurie Gordon, James G. Burkhart, et al.. (1983). An evaluation of the mouse sperm morphology test and other sperm tests in nonhuman mammals. Mutation Research/Reviews in Genetic Toxicology. 115(1). 1–72. 368 indexed citations breakdown →

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Whorton, M. Donald, et al.. (1981). Testicular function of men occupationally exposed to para-tertiary butyl benzoic acid. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 7(3). 204–213. 9 indexed citations

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Levine, Richard J., Michael Symons, Sandor A. Balogh, Thomas H. Milby, & M. Donald Whorton. (1981). A method for monitoring the fertility of workers. 2. Validation of the method among workers exposed to dibromochloropropane.. PubMed. 23(3). 183–8. 27 indexed citations

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Milby, Thomas H., et al.. (1981). Testicular function among epichlorohydrin workers.. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 38(4). 372–377. 11 indexed citations

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Whorton, M. Donald, et al.. (1979). Testicular function among carbaryl‐exposed employees. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 5(5). 929–941. 37 indexed citations

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