Robert W. Risebrough

7.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
92 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

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Robert W. Risebrough is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Risebrough has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 29 papers in Ecology and 11 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Risebrough's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (38 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (11 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (10 papers). Robert W. Risebrough is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (38 papers), Avian ecology and behavior (11 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (10 papers). Robert W. Risebrough collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Spain. Robert W. Risebrough's co-authors include David B. Peakall, Edward D. Goldberg, John H. Martin, John W. Farrington, V.T. Bowen, Steve Herman, Brock W De Lappe, James D. Watson, Wayman Walker and François Gros and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Risebrough

89 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

The Mussel Watch

1978 695 citations John W. Farrington, John H. Martin et al. profile →
Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Global Ecosystem

1968 640 citations Robert W. Risebrough, David B. Peakall et al. Nature profile →
Unstable Ribonucleic Acid Revealed by Pulse Labelling of Escherichia Coli

1961 458 citations Robert W. Risebrough et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert W. Risebrough United States	36	3.1k	1.3k	1.2k	567	532	92	5.3k
David B. Peakall United States	44	3.8k 1.2×	1.6k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	473 0.8×	551 1.0×	145	6.8k
Usha Varanasi United States	46	5.0k 1.6×	760 0.6×	1.8k 1.6×	671 1.2×	655 1.2×	149	6.9k
R.F. Addison Canada	32	2.9k 0.9×	950 0.7×	675 0.6×	200 0.4×	255 0.5×	125	4.1k
J.P. Boon Netherlands	37	3.3k 1.1×	675 0.5×	1.1k 0.9×	243 0.4×	452 0.8×	93	4.3k
Margaret M. Krahn United States	36	2.8k 0.9×	799 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	212 0.4×	283 0.5×	74	3.8k
Jerry M. Neff United States	38	3.6k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	2.1k 1.8×	196 0.3×	901 1.7×	142	5.9k
Richard F. Lee United States	40	1.4k 0.4×	902 0.7×	784 0.7×	631 1.1×	778 1.5×	112	4.6k
Émilien Pelletier Canada	40	3.6k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	2.2k 1.8×	291 0.5×	838 1.6×	195	6.1k
Donald C. Malins United States	40	2.2k 0.7×	754 0.6×	820 0.7×	1.7k 3.1×	372 0.7×	131	6.1k
Tracy K. Collier United States	42	4.6k 1.5×	1.1k 0.9×	2.2k 1.9×	443 0.8×	660 1.2×	105	7.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Muralidharan, S., Venugopal Dhananjayan, Robert W. Risebrough, et al.. (2008). Persistent Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Tissues and Eggs of White-Backed Vulture, Gyps bengalensis from Different Locations in India. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 81(6). 561–565. 27 indexed citations

Jarman, Walter M., et al.. (2000). Unmixing polychlorinated biphenyl source fingerprints in surface waters of San Francisco Bay. Environmental Science & Technology. 34. 1 indexed citations

Springer, Alan M., Wayman Walker, Robert W. Risebrough, et al.. (1984). Origins of organochlorines accumulated by Peregrine Falcons, Falco peregrinus, breeding in Alaska and Greenland. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 98(2). 159–166. 13 indexed citations

Bayona, Josep M., Joan O. Grimalt, J. Albaigés, et al.. (1983). Recent contributions of high resolution gas chromatography to the analysis of environmental hydrocarbons. Journal of High Resolution Chromatography. 6(11). 605–611. 21 indexed citations

Farrington, John W., Robert W. Risebrough, Patrick L. Parker, et al.. (1982). Hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, and DDE in mussels and oysters from the U.S. Coast - 1965-1978 - the mussel watch. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution eBooks. 17 indexed citations

Risebrough, Robert W., et al.. (1977). Contamination de l'avifaune camarguaise par des residus organochlores. Environmental Pollution (1970). 13(1). 21–31. 5 indexed citations

Fyfe, Richard W., Robert W. Risebrough, & Wayman Walker. (1976). Pollutant effects on the reproduction of the Prairie Falcons and Merlins of the Canadian prairies. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 90(3). 346–355. 46 indexed citations

Connors, Peter G., et al.. (1975). Investigations of heavy metals in Common Tern populations. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 89(2). 157–162. 40 indexed citations

Bowes, Gerald W., Michael J. Mulvihill, Bernd R.T. Simoneit, Alma L. Burlingame, & Robert W. Risebrough. (1975). Identification of chlorinated dibenzofurans in American polychlorinated biphenyls. Nature. 256(5515). 305–307. 141 indexed citations

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Anderson, Daniel W., et al.. (1975). Brown Pelicans: Improved Reproduction Off the Southern California Coast. Science. 190(4216). 806–808. 112 indexed citations

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Bowes, Gerald W., Bernd R.T. Simoneit, Alma L. Burlingame, Brock W De Lappe, & Robert W. Risebrough. (1973). The search for chlorinated dibenzofurans and chlorinated dibenzodioxins in wildlife populations showing elevated levels of embryonic death.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 5. 191–198. 43 indexed citations

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Anderlini, Victor C., Robert W. Risebrough, John H. Martin, Ralph W. Schreiber, & Daniel W. Anderson. (1972). Heavy Metal Concentrations in Brown Pelicans from Florida and California. 8. 56–64. 2 indexed citations

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Risebrough, Robert W., et al.. (1972). Additional Information on Egg Shell Thickness in Relation to DDE Concentrations in Great Blue Heron Eggs. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 86(4). 384–385. 6 indexed citations

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Risebrough, Robert W., et al.. (1972). Accumulation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Ecosystems. Environmental Health Perspectives. 1. 39–45. 44 indexed citations

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Risebrough, Robert W.. (1972). Reply to Hazeltine. Nature. 240(5377). 164–164. 7 indexed citations

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Risebrough, Robert W., Gregory L. Florant, & Daniel D. Berger. (1970). Organochlorine Pollutants in Peregrines and Merlins Migrating through Wisconsin. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 84(3). 247–253. 13 indexed citations

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Berger, Daniel D., et al.. (1970). Shell Thinning in Eggs of Ungava Peregrines. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 84(3). 265–267. 18 indexed citations

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Risebrough, Robert W., et al.. (1969). Current progress in the determination of the polychlorinated biphenyls. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 4(4). 192–201. 45 indexed citations

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Anderson, Daniel W., et al.. (1969). Significance of Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Residues to Breeding Pelicans and Cormorants. The Canadian Field-Naturalist. 83(2). 91–112. 95 indexed citations

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Risebrough, Robert W., et al.. (1968). Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Global Ecosystem. Nature. 220(5172). 1098–1102. 640 indexed citations breakdown →

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