Michelle Plusquin

9.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
128 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Michelle Plusquin is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelle Plusquin has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 44 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 29 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Michelle Plusquin's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (48 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (37 papers) and Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging (27 papers). Michelle Plusquin is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (48 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (37 papers) and Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging (27 papers). Michelle Plusquin collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Michelle Plusquin's co-authors include Tim S. Nawrot, Jaco Vangronsveld, Harry A. Roels, Ann Cuypers, Dries S. Martens, Bram G. Janssen, Karen Smeets, B. Cox, Jan A. Staessen and Wilfried Gyselaers and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Michelle Plusquin

114 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cadmium stress: an oxidative challenge

2010 859 citations Michelle Plusquin, Tim S. Nawrot et al. profile →
Environmental exposure to cadmium and risk of cancer: a prospective population-based study

2006 509 citations Tim S. Nawrot, Michelle Plusquin et al. profile →
Ambient black carbon particles reach the fetal side of human placenta

2019 460 citations Hannelore Bové, Eva Bongaerts et al. Nature Communications profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Michelle Plusquin	3.2k	1.1k	825	802	547	128	5.2k
Shunqing Xu	4.5k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	1.2k 1.5×	872 1.1×	376 0.7×	264	7.4k
Greet Schoeters	6.1k 1.9×	1.6k 1.5×	674 0.8×	873 1.1×	503 0.9×	281	9.3k
Sung Kyun Park	4.2k 1.3×	914 0.9×	462 0.6×	477 0.6×	183 0.3×	181	6.2k
Deliang Tang	5.1k 1.6×	1.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	1.9k 2.3×	937 1.7×	135	8.8k
Wei Xia	4.8k 1.5×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.4×	681 0.8×	467 0.9×	257	7.5k
Tongzhang Zheng	2.3k 0.7×	624 0.6×	524 0.6×	1.7k 2.1×	390 0.7×	181	7.0k
Reiko Kishi	5.6k 1.7×	474 0.4×	1.5k 1.8×	663 0.8×	289 0.5×	332	9.7k
Thomas F. Webster	11.6k 3.6×	1.5k 1.4×	1.2k 1.4×	666 0.8×	683 1.2×	186	14.7k
Sabrina Llop	3.2k 1.0×	575 0.5×	727 0.9×	412 0.5×	164 0.3×	135	4.7k
Eun‐Hee Ha	4.2k 1.3×	852 0.8×	959 1.2×	456 0.6×	96 0.2×	266	6.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michelle Plusquin

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20 of 20 papers shown

Pirard, Catherine, Corinne Charlier, Gary Frost, et al.. (2025). Paraben exposures and satiety hormones in preschool children: an ENVIRONAGE study. Environmental Research. 285(Pt 1). 122300–122300.

Plusquin, Michelle, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative on Early Initiation and Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients. 17(14). 2283–2283.

Strauch, Martin, Roel P. F. Schins, Flemming R. Cassee, et al.. (2025). Kidney morphological changes associated with early-life carbonaceous ultrafine particle exposure: A pathomics approach. Environmental Research. 285(Pt 3). 122458–122458. 1 indexed citations

Wang, Congrong, et al.. (2025). Prenatal ambient temperature exposure and cord blood and placental mitochondrial DNA content: Insights from the ENVIRONAGE birth cohort study. Environment International. 196. 109267–109267. 1 indexed citations

Rémy, Sylvie, Gudrun Koppen, Greet Schoeters, et al.. (2024). Prenatal exposure to mixtures of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and organochlorines affects cognition in adolescence independent of postnatal exposure. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 257. 114346–114346. 2 indexed citations

Bijnens, Esmée M., et al.. (2024). Exposure to Residential Green Space and Bone Mineral Density in Young Children. JAMA Network Open. 7(1). e2350214–e2350214. 10 indexed citations

Martens, Dries S., et al.. (2024). Cord Blood Proteomic Profiles, Birth Weight, and Early Life Growth Trajectories. JAMA Network Open. 7(5). e2411246–e2411246.

Madhloum, Narjes, Rossella Alfano, Charlotte Vanpoucke, et al.. (2024). Prenatal particulate matter exposure is linked with neurobehavioural development in early life. Environmental Research. 252(Pt 1). 118879–118879. 3 indexed citations

Eyken, Peter Van, Janneke Hogervorst, Philip Caenepeel, et al.. (2024). Translocation of black carbon particles to human intestinal tissue. EBioMedicine. 110. 105464–105464. 1 indexed citations

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Alfano, Rossella, et al.. (2024). Exploring mitochondrial heteroplasmy in neonates: implications for growth patterns and overweight in the first years of life. International Journal of Obesity. 48(8). 1140–1147.

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Wang, Congrong, et al.. (2024). Newborn glomerular function and gestational particulate air pollution. EBioMedicine. 107. 105253–105253. 2 indexed citations

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Ghosh, Manosij, Michelle Plusquin, Unni C. Nygaard, et al.. (2023). Data management and protection in occupational and environmental exposome research - A case study from the EU-funded EXIMIOUS project. Environmental Research. 237(Pt 1). 116886–116886. 1 indexed citations

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Boever, Patrick De, et al.. (2023). Exposure to endocrine disrupters and cardiometabolic health effects in preschool children: Urinary parabens are associated with wider retinal venular vessels. Chemosphere. 328. 138570–138570. 4 indexed citations

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Alfano, Rossella, Michelle Plusquin, Oliver Robinson, et al.. (2022). Cord blood metabolites and rapid postnatal growth as multiple mediators in the prenatal propensity to childhood overweight. International Journal of Obesity. 46(7). 1384–1393. 4 indexed citations

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Wang, Congrong, Dries S. Martens, Bram G. Janssen, et al.. (2022). In Utero Exposure to Air Pollutants and Mitochondrial Heteroplasmy in Neonates. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(1). 350–359. 6 indexed citations

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Clemente, Diana B.P., Steffie Desart, Nelly D. Saenen, et al.. (2021). Introducing nature at the work floor: A nature-based intervention to reduce stress and improve cognitive performance. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 240. 113884–113884. 21 indexed citations

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Handakas, Evangelos, Pekka Keski‐Rahkonen, Lida Chatzi, et al.. (2021). Cord blood metabolic signatures predictive of childhood overweight and rapid growth. International Journal of Obesity. 45(10). 2252–2260. 20 indexed citations

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Bové, Hannelore, Eva Bongaerts, Eli Slenders, et al.. (2019). Ambient black carbon particles reach the fetal side of human placenta. Nature Communications. 10(1). 3866–3866. 460 indexed citations breakdown →

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Preston, George W., Michelle Plusquin, Osman Sözeri, et al.. (2017). Refinement of a Methodology for Untargeted Detection of Serum Albumin Adducts in Human Populations. Chemical Research in Toxicology. 30(12). 2120–2129. 9 indexed citations

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Willems, Maxime, Els Adriaens, Michelle Plusquin, et al.. (2015). An Adult Stem Cell Proliferation Assay in the Flatworm Model Macrostomum lignano to Predict the Carcinogenicity of Compounds. Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt). 1(3). 213–219. 2 indexed citations

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