Robert A. Baan

22.4k citations

144 papers · 15.6k indexed · 12 hit papers · h-index 47

Impact in

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 0.1%
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
Cancer Research top 0.5%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment

Papers in

Cancer Research 62
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment 62
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 35
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact 13
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals 13
- Air Quality and Health Impacts 10

Co-authors: Kurt Straíf Béatrice Secretan Fatiha El Ghissassi Yann Grosse Véronique Bouvard Vincent Cogliano Lamia Benbrahim‐Tallaa Neela Guha
Journals: The Lancet Oncology (30 papers)Carcinogenesis (13 papers)Environmental Health Perspectives (6 papers)Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B (5 papers)Chemico-Biological Interactions (5 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands France United States

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Baan

141 papers receiving 15.0k citations

Hit Papers

12 papers align trajectories log scale

Key Characteristics of Carcinogens as a Basis for Organizing Data on Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis 2015 · 427 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2015 Environmental Health Perspectives
2013 The Lancet Oncology
2011 JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
2011 The Lancet Oncology
2009 The Lancet Oncology
2009 The Lancet Oncology
2009 The Lancet Oncology
2009 The Lancet Oncology
2009 The Lancet Oncology
2007 The Lancet Oncology
2007 The Lancet Oncology
2005 The Lancet Oncology

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1	Key Characteristics of Carcinogens as a Basis for Organizing Data on Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis Environmental Health Perspectives ·Martyn T. Smith, Kathryn Z. Guyton, Catherine F. Gibbons, Jason M. Fritz, Christopher J. Portier, Ivan Rusyn, David M. DeMarini, Jane C. Caldwell, Robert J. Kavlock, Paul F. Lambert, Stephen S. Hecht, John R. Bucher, Bernard W. Stewart, Robert A. Baan, Vincent James Cogliano, Kurt Straíf Hit paper breakdown →	2015	427
2	IARC evaluation of the carcinogenicity of outdoor air pollution Environnement Risques & Sante ·Dana Loomis, Yann Grosse, Béatrice Secretan, Fatiha El Ghissassi, Véronique Bouvard, Lamia Benbrahim‐Tallaa, Neela Guha, Robert A. Baan, Heidi Mattock, Kurt Straíf	2014	8
3	The carcinogenicity of outdoor air pollution The Lancet Oncology ·Dana Loomis, Yann Grosse, Béatrice Secretan, Fatiha El Ghissassi, Véronique Bouvard, Lamia Benbrahim‐Tallaa, Neela Guha, Robert A. Baan, Heidi Mattock, Kurt Straíf Hit paper breakdown →	2013	993
4	Preventable Exposures Associated With Human Cancers JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute ·Vincent James Cogliano, Robert A. Baan, Kurt Straíf, Clare Allelua Kahuma, Béatrice Secretan, Fatiha El Ghissassi, Véronique Bouvard, Lamia Benbrahim‐Tallaa, Neela Guha, C. Freeman, Laurent Galichet, C. P. Wild Hit paper breakdown →	2011	558
5	Use of mechanistic data in IARC evaluations Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis ·Vincent James Cogliano, Robert A. Baan, Kurt Straíf, Yann Grosse, Béatrice Secretan, Fatiha El Ghissassi	2008	36
6	Genetic polymorphisms and micronucleus formation: A review of the literature Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research ·G. Iarmarcovai, Stefano Bonassi, Alain Botta, Robert A. Baan, Thierry Orsière	2007	144
7	Reversal of risk after quitting smoking. Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Biomarkers ·Maria E. Leon, Carolyn M. Dresler, Kurt Straíf, Robert A. Baan, Béatrice Secretan	2006	25
8	Effect of a very late antigen‐4 receptor antagonist on allergen‐induced airway responses and inflammation in asthma Clinical & Experimental Allergy ·Zuzana Diamant, Miguel Freitas Martins de Matos Fragoso, Robert A. Baan, Francisco Rodríguez Gallardo, S. Millet, 智哉鴇田, Benjamin A. Miller, Dilip Amin, Shashank Rohatagi, Peter Sterk, H. C. Hoogsteden, Jan‐Bas Prins	2005	22
9	Meeting Report: Summary of IARC Monographs on Formaldehyde, 2-Butoxyethanol, and 1- tert -Butoxy-2-Propanol Environmental Health Perspectives ·Vincent James Cogliano, Yann Grosse, Robert A. Baan, Kurt Straíf, Béatrice Secretan, Fatiha El Ghissassi, (unknown)	2005	301
10	Man-made mineral (vitreous) fibres: evaluations of cancer hazards by the IARC Monographs Programme Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis ·Robert A. Baan, Yann Grosse	2004	52
11	Application of a dynamic in vitro gastrointestinal tract model to study the availability of food mutagens, using heterocyclic aromatic amines as model compounds Food and Chemical Toxicology ·Cyrille Krul, M. Legendre, Robert A. Baan, Hans Verhagen, G.R. Mohn, V.J. Feron, R. Havenaar	2000	55
12	The potential of platinum-DNA adduct determination in ex vivo treated tumor fragments for the prediction of sensitivity to cisplatin chemotherapy Annals of Oncology ·Marij J.P. Welters, Boudewijn J.M. Braakhuis, Satyanarayana Sirasani, Xudong Wu, Robert A. Baan, W. J. F. van der Vijgh, Anne Marie J. Fichtinger-Schepman	1999	8
13	The use of benzo[a]pyrene diolepoxide-modified DNA standards for adduct quantification in 32P-postlabelling to assess exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: application in a biomonitoring study Mutation research. Fundamental and molecular mechanisms of mutagenesis ·Robert A. Baan, Fiona Delaney, N. A. PANCHINA, W. Walkowiak, Joost H.M. van Delft	1997	10
14	Cell proliferation and DNA adducts in hamster tracheal epithelium exposed to benzo[a]pyrene in organ culture Toxicology in Vitro ·Willian Das Neves Silva, A.P.M. Wolterbeek, Gabriela Jasso López, A.A.J.J.L. Rutten, V.J. Feron, Robert A. Baan	1996	1
15	Formation of DNA Adducts by the Anticancer Drug Carboplatin: Different Nucleotide Sequence Preferences in Vitro and in Cells Biochemistry ·CQ Press, I. Hata, Fransje J. Dijt, L. Den Engelse, Robert A. Baan, Robert M. Radke, Anne Marie J. Fichtinger-Schepman	1995	116
16	Detection of DNA adducts in basal and non-basal cells of the hamster trachea exposed to benzo(a)pyrene in organ culture. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry ·Willian Das Neves Silva, 卫琴, Yanet Villoria-Guerrero, Robert A. Baan	1994	7
17	Detection of Base Damage in DNA in Human Blood Exposed to Ionizing Radiation at Biologically Relevant Doses International Journal of Radiation Biology ·A.A.W.M. van Loon, E.U Eno-Obong, G.P. van der Schans, P.H.M. Lohman, Robert A. Baan	1991	20
18	Determination of N7-(2-hydroxyethyl)guanine by HPLC with electrochemical detection Chemico-Biological Interactions ·Joost H.M. van Delft, Emilia Duneva-Boyanova, Gerhard Langbein, Robert A. Baan	1991	9
19	Induction, repair and accumulation of thymin dimers in the skin of UV-B-irradiated hairless mice Carcinogenesis ·Arie A. Vink, Rob J. W. Berg, Frank R. de Gruijl, Len Roza, Robert A. Baan	1991	45
20	Detection of Photorepair of UV-Induced Thymine Dimers in Human Epidermis by Immunofluorescence Microscopy Journal of Investigative Dermatology ·Len Roza, Frank R. de Gruijl, Ana Marta de Oliveira Pereira, Kees L.H. Guikers, H. van Weelden, G.P. van der Schans, Robert A. Baan	1990	47

About Robert A. Baan

Robert A. Baan is a scholar working on Cancer Research, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Chemical Health and Safety, Molecular Biology and Oncology, having authored 144 papers that have together received 15.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (62 papers), DNA Repair Mechanisms (21 papers), DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry (17 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (13 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (13 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (10 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (7 papers) and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (3.8k citations), Cancer Research (2.4k citations), Chemical Health and Safety (82 citations), Otorhinolaryngology (446 citations) and Oncology (2.4k citations). Robert A. Baan has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, France and United States. Frequent co-authors include Kurt Straíf, Béatrice Secretan, Fatiha El Ghissassi, Yann Grosse, Véronique Bouvard, Vincent Cogliano, Lamia Benbrahim‐Tallaa, Neela Guha, Laurent Galichet and C. Freeman. Their work appears in journals such as The Lancet Oncology, Carcinogenesis, Environmental Health Perspectives, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B and Chemico-Biological Interactions.

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