Minna Saaristo

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Minna Saaristo is a scholar working on Physiology, Pollution and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Minna Saaristo has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Physiology, 18 papers in Pollution and 15 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Minna Saaristo's work include Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (20 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (16 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (15 papers). Minna Saaristo is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (20 papers), Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (16 papers) and Fish Ecology and Management Studies (15 papers). Minna Saaristo collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Finland and United Kingdom. Minna Saaristo's co-authors include Bob B. M. Wong, Michael G. Bertram, Jake M. Martin, John A. Craft, Kai Lindström, Kari K. Lehtonen, Tomas Brodin, Bryan W. Brooks, Erin S. McCallum and Sigal Balshine and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Minna Saaristo

40 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Direct and indirect effects of chemical contaminants on the behaviour, ecology and evolution of wildlife

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Michael G. Bertram Australia

Jake M. Martin Australia

Erik Baatrup Denmark

Katrien J. W. Van Look United Kingdom

Alex T. Ford United Kingdom

Tamsyn M. Uren Webster United Kingdom

Fabiana L. Lo Nostro Argentina

Erin S. McCallum Sweden

Katrin Lundstedt‐Enkel Sweden

Ramji Kumar Bhandari United States

Michael G. Bertram Australia

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172 ×0.5

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308 ×1.4

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Countries citing papers authored by Minna Saaristo

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Fields of papers citing papers by Minna Saaristo

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Minna Saaristo

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Ton, Riccardo, et al.. (2025). Spatial extent and age-related bioaccumulation of fluoride in the bones of house sparrows around aluminium smelting operations. Environmental Research. 285(Pt 1). 122314–122314.

Lewis, Phoebe, Christopher P. Johnstone, Minna Saaristo, et al.. (2025). Challenging Assumptions: Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Detected in Deep Groundwater across Southeastern Australia. ACS ES&T Water. 5(11). 6676–6687.

Lewis, Phoebe, Peta A. Neale, Hung Tan, et al.. (2025). A bioanalytical and chemical approach for wastewater discharge: Beyond detected chemicals for water quality assessment. Environmental Pollution. 383. 126807–126807.

Lewis, Phoebe, et al.. (2025). Urban surface water flows contribute more PFAS to marine environments than treated wastewater. Environmental Research. 286(Pt 1). 122751–122751. 1 indexed citations

Saaristo, Minna, et al.. (2024). Trace elements in liver and muscle tissues from wild waterfowls in Australia: Risk associated with human consumption in a global context. Environmental Pollution. 362. 124949–124949. 1 indexed citations

Saaristo, Minna, et al.. (2024). Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Chemical and Microbial Contamination in Nonurban Floodwaters. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(49). 21411–21422. 4 indexed citations

Bertram, Michael G., Jake M. Martin, Erin S. McCallum, et al.. (2022). Frontiers in quantifying wildlife behavioural responses to chemical pollution. Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society. 97(4). 1346–1364. 86 indexed citations

Henry, Jason, et al.. (2022). Sensory-Motor Perturbations in Larval Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Induced by Exposure to Low Levels of Neuroactive Micropollutants during Development. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(16). 8990–8990. 4 indexed citations

Henry, Jason, et al.. (2022). A miniaturized electrothermal array for rapid analysis of temperature preference behaviors in ecology and ecotoxicology. Environmental Pollution. 314. 120202–120202. 3 indexed citations

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Saaristo, Minna, John A. Craft, Sonika Tyagi, et al.. (2020). Transcriptome-wide changes associated with the reproductive behaviour of male guppies exposed to 17α-ethinyl estradiol. Environmental Pollution. 270. 116286–116286. 7 indexed citations

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Ågerstrand, Marlene, Kathryn E. Arnold, Sigal Balshine, et al.. (2019). Emerging investigator series: use of behavioural endpoints in the regulation of chemicals. Environmental Science Processes & Impacts. 22(1). 49–65. 77 indexed citations

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Saaristo, Minna, et al.. (2019). The endocrine disruptor, 17α-ethinyl estradiol, alters male mate choice in a freshwater fish. Aquatic Toxicology. 208. 118–125. 18 indexed citations

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Saaristo, Minna, et al.. (2018). An endocrine-disrupting agricultural contaminant impacts sequential female mate choice in fish. Environmental Pollution. 237. 103–110. 31 indexed citations

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Saaristo, Minna, Tomas Brodin, Jerker Fick, et al.. (2018). Fish on steroids: Temperature-dependent effects of 17β-trenbolone on predator escape, boldness, and exploratory behaviors. Environmental Pollution. 245. 243–252. 42 indexed citations

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Saaristo, Minna, Bob B. M. Wong, Laura Mincarelli, et al.. (2017). Characterisation of the transcriptome of male and female wild-type guppy brains with RNA-Seq and consequences of exposure to the pharmaceutical pollutant, 17α-ethinyl estradiol. Aquatic Toxicology. 186. 28–39. 16 indexed citations

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Saaristo, Minna, et al.. (2016). Impacts of the antidepressant fluoxetine on the anti-predator behaviours of wild guppies ( Poecilia reticulata ). Aquatic Toxicology. 183. 38–45. 79 indexed citations

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Saaristo, Minna, et al.. (2014). Effects of 17α-ethinyl estradiol exposure on estrogen receptors α and β and vitellogenins A, B and C mRNA expression in the liver of sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus). Marine Environmental Research. 96. 12–18. 15 indexed citations

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Saaristo, Minna, Jackie Myers, Mayumi Allinson, et al.. (2014). Altered reproductive behaviours in male mosquitofish living downstream from a sewage treatment plant. Aquatic Toxicology. 149. 58–64. 23 indexed citations

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Saaristo, Minna, et al.. (2013). An Androgenic Agricultural Contaminant Impairs Female Reproductive Behaviour in a Freshwater Fish. PLoS ONE. 8(5). e62782–e62782. 40 indexed citations

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Saaristo, Minna, et al.. (2009). Disruption of sexual selection in sand gobies (Pomatoschistus minutus) by 17α-ethinyl estradiol, an endocrine disruptor. Hormones and Behavior. 55(4). 530–537. 54 indexed citations

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