Marı́a S. Sepúlveda

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
152 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Marı́a S. Sepúlveda is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marı́a S. Sepúlveda has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 37 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 36 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Marı́a S. Sepúlveda's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (39 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (38 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (36 papers). Marı́a S. Sepúlveda is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (39 papers), Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (38 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (36 papers). Marı́a S. Sepúlveda collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Malawi. Marı́a S. Sepúlveda's co-authors include Jennifer L. Freeman, Alexander Wei, D. Marshall Porterfield, Linda Lee, Eric S. McLamore, Matthew Stensberg, Timothy S. Gross, Qingshan Wei, Nancy D. Denslow and Jessica K. Leet and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Marı́a S. Sepúlveda

148 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Assessing the Ecological Risks of Per- and Polyfluoroalky... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Assessing the Ecological Risks of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Current State-of-the Science and a Proposed Path Forward
    2020 300 citations Gerald T. Ankley, Marı́a S. Sepúlveda et al. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Marı́a S. Sepúlveda United States 39 2.3k 1.1k 1.1k 741 645 152 5.0k
Dries Knapen Belgium 41 1.8k 0.8× 680 0.6× 581 0.5× 392 0.5× 268 0.4× 100 3.9k
Qiaoxiang Dong China 43 2.1k 0.9× 753 0.7× 857 0.8× 334 0.5× 839 1.3× 126 5.0k
Doris W.T. Au Hong Kong 42 1.8k 0.8× 490 0.4× 838 0.8× 481 0.6× 615 1.0× 143 5.1k
Rudolf S.S. Wu Hong Kong 49 3.4k 1.5× 940 0.9× 1.8k 1.6× 275 0.4× 1.1k 1.6× 218 8.8k
Changjiang Huang China 39 2.1k 0.9× 756 0.7× 816 0.7× 381 0.5× 636 1.0× 103 4.0k
Margaret B. Murphy Hong Kong 34 1.8k 0.8× 690 0.6× 1.1k 1.0× 305 0.4× 235 0.4× 59 3.5k
Adalto Bianchini Brazil 49 4.4k 1.9× 576 0.5× 1.8k 1.7× 471 0.6× 362 0.6× 304 8.3k
Kristin Schirmer Switzerland 56 3.8k 1.7× 688 0.6× 2.6k 2.4× 1.5k 2.1× 285 0.4× 188 8.4k
Wim De Coen Belgium 46 3.7k 1.6× 2.0k 1.8× 1.1k 1.0× 212 0.3× 200 0.3× 111 6.1k
James C.W. Lam Hong Kong 51 4.6k 2.0× 1.6k 1.4× 2.9k 2.6× 271 0.4× 155 0.2× 113 7.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Marı́a S. Sepúlveda

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Fields of papers citing papers by Marı́a S. Sepúlveda

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marı́a S. Sepúlveda

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Marı́a S. Sepúlveda. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Marı́a S. Sepúlveda 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 Marı́a S. Sepúlveda. Marı́a S. Sepúlveda 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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Sepúlveda, Marı́a S., et al.. (2025). Developmental Patterns of Hepatic Peroxisome Proliferator‐Activated Receptor (PPAR) Expression in Xenopus laevis and Response to Pharmaceutical Agonists During Metamorphic Climax. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology. 343(10). 1191–1204.
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Choi, Youn Jeong, et al.. (2024). Assessing the Combined Effects of Host and Parasite Exposure to Forever Chemicals in an Amphibian–Echinostome System. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 43(7). 1537–1546. 1 indexed citations
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Pandelides, Zacharias, Jason Conder, Youn Jeong Choi, et al.. (2023). A Critical Review of Amphibian Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Ecotoxicity Research Studies: Identification of Screening Levels in Water and Other Useful Resources for Site-Specific Ecological Risk Assessments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 42(10). 2078–2090. 14 indexed citations
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Johnson, Timothy A., et al.. (2023). Limited impact of weathered residues from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the gut-microbiome and foraging behavior of sheepshead minnows ( Cyprinodon variegatus ). Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 87(1). 1–21. 1 indexed citations
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Choi, Youn Jeong, et al.. (2023). Occurrence and implications of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in animal feeds used in laboratory toxicity testing. The Science of The Total Environment. 867. 161583–161583. 18 indexed citations
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Flynn, R. Wesley, Samuel C. Guffey, Chloé de Perre, et al.. (2022). Comparative Toxicity of Aquatic Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure in Three Species of Amphibians. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 41(6). 1407–1415. 31 indexed citations
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Harder, Avril M., et al.. (2020). Incipient resistance to an effective pesticide results from genetic adaptation and the canalization of gene expression. Evolutionary Applications. 14(3). 847–859. 13 indexed citations
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Perre, Chloé de, et al.. (2020). Sublethal Effects of Dermal Exposure to Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances on Postmetamorphic Amphibians. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 40(3). 717–726. 31 indexed citations
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Flynn, R. Wesley, et al.. (2020). Dietary exposure and accumulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances alters growth and reduces body condition of post-metamorphic salamanders. The Science of The Total Environment. 765. 142730–142730. 21 indexed citations
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Foguth, Rachel, R. Wesley Flynn, Chloé de Perre, et al.. (2019). Developmental exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) selectively decreases brain dopamine levels in Northern leopard frogs. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 377. 114623–114623. 75 indexed citations
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Horzmann, Katharine A., Victoria Hedrick, Tiago J. P. Sobreira, et al.. (2018). Embryonic atrazine exposure elicits proteomic, behavioral, and brain abnormalities with developmental time specific gene expression signatures. Journal of Proteomics. 186. 71–82. 35 indexed citations
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Abdelmoneim, Ahmed, Jiejun Gao, Chloé de Perre, et al.. (2017). Gonadal intersex in smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu from northern Indiana with correlations to molecular biomarkers and anthropogenic chemicals. Environmental Pollution. 230. 1099–1107. 20 indexed citations
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Weston, Donald P., Helen C. Poynton, Gary A. Wellborn, et al.. (2013). Multiple origins of pyrethroid insecticide resistance across the species complex of a nontarget aquatic crustacean, Hyalella azteca. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(41). 16532–16537. 121 indexed citations
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Ralston‐Hooper, Kimberly, et al.. (2011). Proteomics in aquatic amphipods: Can it be used to determine mechanisms of toxicity and interspecies responses after exposure to atrazine?. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 30(5). 1197–1203. 12 indexed citations
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Sepúlveda, Marı́a S., et al.. (2010). Transcriptional response of hepatic largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) mRNA upon exposure to environmental contaminants. Journal of Applied Toxicology. 31(2). 108–116. 15 indexed citations
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Watanabe, Karen H., Zhenhong Li, Kevin J. Kroll, et al.. (2009). A Computational Model of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis in Male Fathead Minnows Exposed to 17α-Ethinylestradiol and 17β-Estradiol. Toxicological Sciences. 109(2). 180–192. 38 indexed citations
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Sepúlveda, Marı́a S., et al.. (2002). An evaluation of biomarkers of reproductive function and potential contaminant effects in Florida largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides floridanus) sampled from the St. Johns River. The Science of The Total Environment. 289(1-3). 133–144. 62 indexed citations
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Sepúlveda, Marı́a S., Marilyn G. Spalding, John M. Kinsella, & Donald Forrester. (1996). Parasitic helminths of the little blue heron, Egretta caerulea in southern Florida. 63(1). 136–140. 9 indexed citations

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