Renata Behra

9.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
99 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Renata Behra is a scholar working on Pollution, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Renata Behra has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Pollution, 42 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 31 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Renata Behra's work include Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (33 papers), Heavy metals in environment (30 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (29 papers). Renata Behra is often cited by papers focused on Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (33 papers), Heavy metals in environment (30 papers) and Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (29 papers). Renata Behra collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Spain. Renata Behra's co-authors include Laura Sigg, Enrique Navarro, Flavio Piccapietra, Nikša Odžak, Bettina Wagner, Rälf Kaegi, Peter H. Santschi, Nanna B. Hartmann, Juliane Filser and Antonietta Quigg and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Renata Behra

97 papers receiving 7.0k 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.

Environmental behavior and ecotoxicity of engineered nanoparticles to algae, plants, and fungi

2008 1.3k citations Enrique Navarro, Renata Behra et al. profile →
Toxicity of Silver Nanoparticles to Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

2008 1.2k citations Enrique Navarro, Flavio Piccapietra et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Renata Behra Switzerland	43	4.0k	2.2k	2.2k	1.4k	797	99	7.2k
Stephen J. Klaine United States	42	4.6k 1.1×	4.1k 1.8×	3.2k 1.5×	1.9k 1.3×	733 0.9×	143	9.6k
Vera I. Slaveykova Switzerland	45	1.7k 0.4×	2.3k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	815 0.6×	670 0.8×	198	6.2k
Ai‐Jun Miao China	34	2.8k 0.7×	2.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	709 0.9×	90	5.5k
Mélanie Auffan France	41	5.6k 1.4×	1.4k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	2.5k 1.7×	343 0.4×	101	8.0k
Shaily Mahendra United States	40	4.3k 1.1×	2.5k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	2.8k 1.9×	959 1.2×	97	9.1k
Clément Levard France	34	3.9k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	981 0.5×	1.4k 1.0×	310 0.4×	90	6.2k
Simon C. Apte Australia	36	1.9k 0.5×	2.1k 0.9×	2.0k 0.9×	855 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	112	5.8k
Enrique Navarro Spain	30	2.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	973 0.4×	955 0.7×	521 0.7×	87	5.1k
Adeyemi S. Adeleye United States	42	2.4k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	884 0.4×	2.1k 1.4×	562 0.7×	74	5.8k
Jason M. Unrine United States	51	5.3k 1.3×	2.3k 1.0×	1.9k 0.9×	1.7k 1.2×	198 0.2×	156	8.1k

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Merbt, Stephanie N., et al.. (2024). Fate and effects of microplastic particles in a periphyton-grazer system. Environmental Pollution. 347. 123798–123798. 6 indexed citations

Tlili, Ahmed, Natàlia Corcoll, Åsa Arrhenius, et al.. (2020). Tolerance Patterns in Stream Biofilms Link Complex Chemical Pollution to Ecological Impacts. Environmental Science & Technology. 54(17). 10745–10753. 22 indexed citations

Tlili, Ahmed, Natàlia Corcoll, Åsa Arrhenius, et al.. (2020). Addendum to Tolerance Patterns in Stream Biofilms Link Complex Chemical Pollution to Ecological Impacts. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(1). 807–807.

Stamm, Christian, Stephan Fischer, Cornelia Kienle, et al.. (2017). Einfluss von Mikroverunreinigungen. DORA Eawag (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag)). 90–95. 1 indexed citations

Yue, Yang, Xiaomei Li, Laura Sigg, et al.. (2017). Interaction of silver nanoparticles with algae and fish cells: a side by side comparison. Journal of Nanobiotechnology. 15(1). 16–16. 99 indexed citations

Vriens, Bas, et al.. (2015). Selenium Uptake and Volatilization by Marine Algae. EGUGA. 6613. 2 indexed citations

Navarro, Enrique, et al.. (2014). Ultraviolet radiation dose calculation for algal suspensions using UVA and UVB extinction coefficients. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 132. 94–101. 5 indexed citations

Sigg, Laura, et al.. (2014). Influence of agglomeration of cerium oxide nanoparticles and speciation of cerium(III) on short term effects to the green algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Aquatic Toxicology. 152. 121–130. 88 indexed citations

Groh, Ksenia J., et al.. (2014). Critical influence of chloride ions on silver ion-mediated acute toxicity of silver nanoparticles to zebrafish embryos. Nanotoxicology. 9(1). 81–91. 54 indexed citations

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Bonet, Berta, Natàlia Corcoll, Vicenç Acuña, et al.. (2012). Seasonal changes in antioxidant enzyme activities of freshwater biofilms in a metal polluted Mediterranean stream. The Science of The Total Environment. 444. 60–72. 28 indexed citations

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Sigg, Laura, et al.. (2011). Characterization of lead induced metal–phytochelatin complexes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 30(11). 2546–2552. 12 indexed citations

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Wagner, Bettina, et al.. (2009). Cadmium speciation and accumulation in periphyton in a small stream with dynamic concentration variations. Environmental Pollution. 158(3). 641–648. 45 indexed citations

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Behra, Renata, et al.. (2009). METAL‐INDUCED REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES PRODUCTION IN CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII (CHLOROPHYCEAE)¹. Journal of Phycology. 45(2). 427–435. 131 indexed citations

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Navarro, Enrique, Christopher T. Robinson, Bernd Wagner, & Renata Behra. (2007). Influence of Ultraviolet Radiation on UVR-Absorbing Compounds in Freshwater Algal Biofilms andScenedesmus vacuolatusCultures. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 70(9). 760–767. 18 indexed citations

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Navarro, Enrique, et al.. (2007). KINETICS OF CADMIUM ACCUMULATION IN PERIPHYTON UNDER FRESHWATER CONDITIONS. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. preprint(2009). 1–1. 21 indexed citations

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Faucheur, Séverine Le, et al.. (2006). Thiols in Scenedesmus vacuolatus upon exposure to metals and metalloids. Aquatic Toxicology. 80(4). 355–361. 60 indexed citations

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Hassler, Christel, Renata Behra, & Kevin J. Wilkinson. (2005). Impact of zinc acclimation on bioaccumulation and homeostasis in Chlorella kesslerii. Aquatic Toxicology. 74(2). 139–149. 36 indexed citations

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Chèvre, Nathalie, et al.. (2002). EFFECTS OF DINOSEB ON THE LIFE CYCLE OF DAPHNIA MAGNA: MODELING SURVIVAL TIME AND A PROPOSAL FOR AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE NO-OBSERVED-EFFECT CONCENTRATION. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 21(4). 828–828. 5 indexed citations

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Behra, Renata, et al.. (2001). Complex Dynamics of Adaptation in a Nonaxenic Microcystis Culture. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 48(3). 235–240. 9 indexed citations

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Escher, Beate I., Renata Behra, Rik I.L. Eggen, & Karl Fent. (1997). Molecular Mechanisms in Ecotoxicology: An Interplay between Environmental Chemistry and Biology. CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry. 51(12). 915–915. 10 indexed citations

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