Markus Hecker

11.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
240 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Markus Hecker is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Markus Hecker has authored 240 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 157 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 76 papers in Pollution and 35 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Markus Hecker's work include Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (96 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (66 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (56 papers). Markus Hecker is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (96 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (66 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (56 papers). Markus Hecker collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Hong Kong. Markus Hecker's co-authors include John P. Giesy, Steve Wiseman, Paul D. Jones, Xiaowei Zhang, Eric Higley, Henner Hollert, John L. Newsted, Markus Brinkmann, Yuhe He and Doug Crump and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, PLoS ONE and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Markus Hecker

232 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) Development I: Strategies a... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2022 100 200 300 400
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. Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) Development I: Strategies and Principles
    2014 488 citations Daniel L. Villeneuve, Doug Crump et al. profile →
  2. Acute Toxicity of the Tire Rubber-Derived Chemical 6PPD-quinone to Four Fishes of Commercial, Cultural, and Ecological Importance
    2022 264 citations Markus Brinkmann, David Montgomery et al. Environmental Science & Technology Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Markus Hecker Canada 54 5.2k 2.7k 1.0k 999 730 240 8.8k
Albertinka J. Murk Netherlands 51 6.4k 1.2× 3.5k 1.3× 761 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 731 1.0× 253 10.7k
Daniel Schlenk United States 53 6.0k 1.1× 4.9k 1.8× 1.2k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 678 0.9× 368 11.8k
Martin Scholze United Kingdom 50 5.3k 1.0× 3.7k 1.3× 736 0.7× 609 0.6× 908 1.2× 95 7.8k
Thomas Braunbeck Germany 54 5.4k 1.0× 4.1k 1.5× 894 0.9× 1.0k 1.1× 406 0.6× 214 9.7k
Cinta Porte Spain 57 7.5k 1.4× 3.7k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 782 0.8× 677 0.9× 191 10.3k
Karl Fent Switzerland 62 7.1k 1.4× 5.8k 2.1× 1.3k 1.3× 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.6× 176 13.4k
Vince Palace Canada 37 3.5k 0.7× 2.4k 0.9× 872 0.9× 542 0.5× 526 0.7× 140 6.5k
Jianying Hu China 64 7.2k 1.4× 5.2k 1.9× 752 0.7× 1.2k 1.2× 1.6k 2.2× 258 12.5k
Bingsheng Zhou China 56 6.4k 1.2× 4.0k 1.5× 951 0.9× 1.3k 1.3× 1.8k 2.5× 203 11.5k
Rudolf S.S. Wu Hong Kong 49 3.4k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 982 1.0× 940 1.3× 218 8.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Markus Hecker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Markus Hecker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Markus Hecker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Markus Hecker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Markus Hecker 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 Markus Hecker. Markus Hecker 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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Jones, Peter G., et al.. (2025). Toxicity assessment of 6PPD-quinone in human lung cells: Insights from BEAS-2B and A549 cell lines. Toxicology in Vitro. 110. 106147–106147.
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Alcaraz, Alper James, et al.. (2025). Acute and Subchronic Toxicity of 6PPD-Quinone to Early Life Stage Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush). Environmental Science & Technology. 59(1). 791–797. 17 indexed citations
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Park, Bradley, Steven D. Siciliano, Natacha Hogan, et al.. (2024). Application of a new approach method to assess the hazard of complex legacy contaminated groundwater mixtures on fathead minnows in outdoor mesocosms. The Science of The Total Environment. 953. 176081–176081.
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Aubry‐Wake, Caroline, Yuwei Xie, Helen M. Baulch, et al.. (2024). A preliminary investigation of microbial communities on the Athabasca Glacier within deposited organic matter. Environmental Science Advances. 3(3). 355–365. 2 indexed citations
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Brinkmann, Markus, et al.. (2024). Solving freshwater conservation challenges through next-generation sequencing approaches. Environmental Science Advances. 3(9). 1181–1196. 1 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Constance A., Natalie Burden, Mark Bonnell, et al.. (2023). New Approach Methodologies for the Endocrine Activity Toolbox: Environmental Assessment for Fish and Amphibians. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 42(4). 757–777. 18 indexed citations
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Xie, Yuwei, Markus Brinkmann, Vince Palace, et al.. (2022). Effects of in situ experimental selenium exposure on finescale dace (Phoxinus neogaeus) gut microbiome. Environmental Research. 212(Pt A). 113151–113151. 10 indexed citations
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Silva, Francisco Carlos da, Xiaowen Ji, Alper James Alcaraz, et al.. (2022). Exposure to the Tire Rubber-Derived Contaminant 6PPD-Quinone Causes Mitochondrial Dysfunction In Vitro. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 9(9). 765–771. 95 indexed citations
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Alcaraz, Alper James, Bradley Park, Jianguo Xia, et al.. (2022). Characterizing toxicity pathways of fluoxetine to predict adverse outcomes in adult fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas). The Science of The Total Environment. 817. 152747–152747. 8 indexed citations
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Siciliano, Steven D., Natacha Hogan, Markus Hecker, et al.. (2022). Target Organ Toxicity in Rats After Subchronic Oral Exposure to Soil Extracts Containing a Complex Mixture of Contaminants. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 84(1). 85–100. 2 indexed citations
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Brinkmann, Markus, David Montgomery, Summer Selinger, et al.. (2022). Acute Toxicity of the Tire Rubber-Derived Chemical 6PPD-quinone to Four Fishes of Commercial, Cultural, and Ecological Importance. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 9(4). 333–338. 264 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alcaraz, Alper James, David Potěšil, Bradley Park, et al.. (2021). Development of a Comprehensive Toxicity Pathway Model for 17α-Ethinylestradiol in Early Life Stage Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas). Environmental Science & Technology. 55(8). 5024–5036. 20 indexed citations
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Doering, Jon A., Markus Brinkmann, Turk Rhen, et al.. (2021). Sensitivity of a Model Reptile, the Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina), to In Ovo Exposure to 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin and Other Dioxin-Like Chemicals. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 41(1). 175–183. 2 indexed citations
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Maguire, Steve, et al.. (2021). Envisioning an international validation process for New Approach Methodologies in chemical hazard and risk assessment. Environmental Advances. 4. 100061–100061. 16 indexed citations
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Brinkmann, Markus, Bogdan Barz, Mirna Velki, et al.. (2019). Bioactivation of Quinolines in a Recombinant Estrogen Receptor Transactivation Assay Is Catalyzed by N-Methyltransferases. Chemical Research in Toxicology. 32(4). 698–707. 1 indexed citations
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Kammann, Ulrike, Kathrin Eichbaum, Steve Wiseman, et al.. (2016). Toward understanding the impacts of sediment contamination on a native fish species: transcriptional effects, EROD activity, and biliary PAH metabolites. Environmental Sciences Europe. 28(1). 28–28. 13 indexed citations
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Saunders, David, Eric Higley, Markus Hecker, Rishikesh Mankidy, & John P. Giesy. (2013). In vitro endocrine disruption and TCDD-like effects of three novel brominated flame retardants: TBPH, TBB, & TBCO. Toxicology Letters. 223(2). 252–259. 75 indexed citations
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Wiseman, Steve, Yi Wan, Hong Chang, et al.. (2011). Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and their hydroxylated/methoxylated analogs: Environmental sources, metabolic relationships, and relative toxicities. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 63(5-12). 179–188. 172 indexed citations
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Coady, Katherine K., Margaret B. Murphy, Daniel L. Villeneuve, et al.. (2005). Effects of atrazine on metamorphosis, growth, laryngeal and gonadal development, aromatase activity, and sex steroid concentrations in Xenopus laevis. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 62(2). 160–173. 108 indexed citations

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