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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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 →

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michelle Plusquin

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michelle Plusquin

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Prenatal ambient temperature exposure and cord blood and placental mitochondrial DNA content: Insights from the ENVIRONAGE birth cohort study 2025 ·Environment International ·(unknown), Congrong Wang, Esmée M. Bijnens, Michelle Plusquin, Tim S. Nawrot, Dries S. Martens	1
2	Paraben exposures and satiety hormones in preschool children: an ENVIRONAGE study 2025 ·Environmental Research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Catherine Pirard, Corinne Charlier, Gary Frost, Paolo Vineis, Stefaan De Henauw, Nathalie Michels, Tim S. Nawrot, Michelle Plusquin	0
3	Kidney morphological changes associated with early-life carbonaceous ultrafine particle exposure: A pathomics approach 2025 ·Environmental Research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Martin Strauch, Roel P. F. Schins, Flemming R. Cassee, Hannelore Bové, Katrien De Vusser, Tim S. Nawrot, Alessandra Tammaro, Peter Boor, Michelle Plusquin	1
4	Effectiveness of Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative on Early Initiation and Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 2025 ·Nutrients ·(unknown), (unknown), Michelle Plusquin, (unknown)	0
5	Sex differences in the association between long-term ambient particulate air pollution and the intestinal microbiome composition of children 2025 ·Environment International ·(unknown), (unknown), Marthe De Boevre, Muriel Derrien, Janneke Hogervorst, Roger Peró-Gascón, Michelle Plusquin, Giulia Poma, Arnau Vich Vila, Adrian Covaci, Lynn Vanhaecke, Sarah De Saeger, Jeroen Raes, Tim S. Nawrot	0
6	Prenatal exposure to mixtures of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and organochlorines affects cognition in adolescence independent of postnatal exposure 2024 ·International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health ·(unknown), Sylvie Rémy, Gudrun Koppen, Greet Schoeters, Elly Den Hond, Vera Nelen, Carmen Franken, Adrian Covaci, Liesbeth Bruckers, Willy Baeyens, Ilse Loots, Nicolas Van Larebeke, Stefan Voorspoels, Stefaan De Henauw, Tim S. Nawrot, Michelle Plusquin	2
7	Exposure to Residential Green Space and Bone Mineral Density in Young Children 2024 ·JAMA Network Open ·(unknown), (unknown), Esmée M. Bijnens, (unknown), Martien Peusens, (unknown), Michelle Plusquin, Tim S. Nawrot	10
8	Cord Blood Proteomic Profiles, Birth Weight, and Early Life Growth Trajectories 2024 ·JAMA Network Open ·(unknown), Dries S. Martens, Rossella Alfano, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michelle Plusquin, Tim S. Nawrot	0
9	Exploring mitochondrial heteroplasmy in neonates: implications for growth patterns and overweight in the first years of life 2024 ·International Journal of Obesity ·(unknown), Rossella Alfano, (unknown), Dries S. Martens, Tim S. Nawrot, Michelle Plusquin	0
10	Translocation of black carbon particles to human intestinal tissue 2024 ·EBioMedicine ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Peter Van Eyken, Janneke Hogervorst, Philip Caenepeel, Marcel Ameloot, Michelle Plusquin, Tim S. Nawrot	1
11	Prenatal particulate matter exposure is linked with neurobehavioural development in early life 2024 ·Environmental Research ·(unknown), Narjes Madhloum, (unknown), Rossella Alfano, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Charlotte Vanpoucke, Wouter Lefebvre, Tim S. Nawrot, Michelle Plusquin	3
12	Data management and protection in occupational and environmental exposome research - A case study from the EU-funded EXIMIOUS project 2023 ·Environmental Research ·Manosij Ghosh, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michelle Plusquin, Unni C. Nygaard, Camilla Sandal Sejbæk, Karin Sørig Hougaard, Peter Hoet	1
13	In Utero Exposure to Air Pollutants and Mitochondrial Heteroplasmy in Neonates 2022 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·(unknown), Congrong Wang, Dries S. Martens, Bram G. Janssen, Charlotte Vanpoucke, Wouter Lefebvre, Karen Smeets, Tim S. Nawrot, Michelle Plusquin	6
14	Cord blood metabolites and rapid postnatal growth as multiple mediators in the prenatal propensity to childhood overweight 2022 ·International Journal of Obesity ·Rossella Alfano, Michelle Plusquin, Oliver Robinson, Sonia Brescianini, Lida Chatzi, Pekka Keski‐Rahkonen, Evangelos Handakas, Léa Maître, Tim S. Nawrot, Nivonirina Robinot, Theano Roumeliotaki, Franco Sassi, Augustin Scalbert, Martine Vrijheid, Paolo Vineis, Lorenzo Richiardi, Daniela Zugna	4
15	Introducing nature at the work floor: A nature-based intervention to reduce stress and improve cognitive performance 2021 ·International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health ·(unknown), Diana B.P. Clemente, Steffie Desart, Nelly D. Saenen, (unknown), Tim S. Nawrot, Robert Malina, Michelle Plusquin	21
16	Cord blood metabolic signatures predictive of childhood overweight and rapid growth 2021 ·International Journal of Obesity ·Evangelos Handakas, Pekka Keski‐Rahkonen, Lida Chatzi, Rossella Alfano, Theano Roumeliotaki, Michelle Plusquin, Léa Maître, Lorenzo Richiardi, Sonia Brescianini, Augustin Scalbert, Nivonirina Robinot, Tim S. Nawrot, Franco Sassi, Martine Vrijheid, Paolo Vineis, Oliver Robinson	20
17	Ambient black carbon particles reach the fetal side of human placenta breakdown → 2019 ·Nature Communications ·Hannelore Bové, Eva Bongaerts, Eli Slenders, Esmée M. Bijnens, Nelly D. Saenen, Wilfried Gyselaers, Peter Van Eyken, Michelle Plusquin, Maarten B. J. Roeffaers, Marcel Ameloot, Tim S. Nawrot	460
18	Prenatal Air Pollution and Newborns' Predisposition to Accelerated Biological Aging 2018 ·Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey ·Dries S. Martens, B. Cox, Bram G. Janssen, Diana B.P. Clemente, Antonio Gasparrini, Charlotte Vanpoucke, Wouter Lefebvre, Harry A. Roels, Michelle Plusquin, Tim S. Nawrot	4
19	Refinement of a Methodology for Untargeted Detection of Serum Albumin Adducts in Human Populations 2017 ·Chemical Research in Toxicology ·George W. Preston, Michelle Plusquin, Osman Sözeri, Karin van Veldhoven, (unknown), Tim S. Nawrot, Marc Chadeau‐Hyam, David H. Phillips	9
20	An Adult Stem Cell Proliferation Assay in the Flatworm Model Macrostomum lignano to Predict the Carcinogenicity of Compounds 2015 ·Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt) ·Maxime Willems, (unknown), Els Adriaens, Michelle Plusquin, Karen Smeets, Freddy Van Goethem, Philippe Vanparys, Colin Janssen, Jean‐Paul Remon	2

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