Peter K. LaGoy

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Peter K. LaGoy is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter K. LaGoy has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 5 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Peter K. LaGoy's work include Risk and Safety Analysis (5 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (5 papers) and Environmental Justice and Health Disparities (3 papers). Peter K. LaGoy is often cited by papers focused on Risk and Safety Analysis (5 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (5 papers) and Environmental Justice and Health Disparities (3 papers). Peter K. LaGoy collaborates with scholars based in United States and Bulgaria. Peter K. LaGoy's co-authors include Ian C. T. Nisbet and Loren Hopkins and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Health Perspectives, Risk Analysis and Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology.

In The Last Decade

Peter K. LaGoy

10 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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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.

Toxic equivalency factors (TEFs) for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

1992 2.4k citations Ian C. T. Nisbet, Peter K. LaGoy Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology profile →

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10 of 10 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Risk Assessment in Remediation: Accurately Accounting for Uncertainty 1999 ·Remediation Journal ·Peter K. LaGoy	1
2	Establishing generic remediation goals for the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: critical issues. 1994 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Peter K. LaGoy, (unknown)	22
3	Establishing Generic Remediation Goals for the Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Critical Issues 1994 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Peter K. LaGoy, (unknown)	3
4	Background Sampling: An Example of the Need for Reasonableness in Risk Assessment¹ 1993 ·Risk Analysis ·Peter K. LaGoy, (unknown)	1
5	Cleanup levels for pcbs and their combustion products at an industrial facility 1993 ·Remediation Journal ·Peter K. LaGoy, (unknown)	1
6	Toxic equivalency factors (TEFs) for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) breakdown → 1992 ·Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology ·Ian C. T. Nisbet, Peter K. LaGoy	2399
7	THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLEANUP CRITERIA FOR AN ACUTELY TOXIC PESTICIDE AT A CONTAMINATED INDUSTRIAL FACILITY 1992 ·American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal ·Peter K. LaGoy, (unknown), (unknown)	4
8	Developing site‐specific cleanup levels: Practical considerations 1991 ·Remediation Journal ·Peter K. LaGoy, Loren Hopkins	2
9	Significant Figures in Risk Assessment: More Caution Is Warranted 1989 ·Risk Analysis ·Peter K. LaGoy	2
10	Estimated Soil Ingestion Rates for Use in Risk Assessment 1987 ·Risk Analysis ·Peter K. LaGoy	72

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