Rolf U. Halden

19.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
214 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

About

Rolf U. Halden is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Rolf U. Halden has authored 214 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 90 papers in Pollution and 24 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Rolf U. Halden's work include Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (53 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (38 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (38 papers). Rolf U. Halden is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts (53 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (38 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (38 papers). Rolf U. Halden collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Rolf U. Halden's co-authors include Arjun K. Venkatesan, Jochen Heidler, Daniel H. Paull, Frank R. Witter, Lynn R. Goldman, Talia E. Abbott Chalew, Benny F. G. Pycke, Benjamin J. Apelberg, Julie B. Herbstman and Amir Sapkota and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Rolf U. Halden

209 papers receiving 13.8k 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.

Plastics and Health Risks

2010 650 citations Rolf U. Halden profile →
Co-Occurrence of Triclocarban and Triclosan in U.S. Water Resources

2005 512 citations Rolf U. Halden et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
Cord Serum Concentrations of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) in Relation to Weight and Size at Birth

2007 502 citations Benjamin J. Apelberg, Frank R. Witter et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
Comparison of Land, Water, and Energy Requirements of Lettuce Grown Using Hydroponic vs. Conventional Agricultural Methods

2015 434 citations Rolf U. Halden et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rolf U. Halden United States	65	6.5k	5.1k	1.8k	1.8k	1.6k	214	14.1k
You‐Sheng Liu China	61	8.8k 1.3×	3.9k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	198	13.8k
Karina Yew‐Hoong Gin Singapore	56	5.5k 0.8×	3.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	2.1k 1.2×	1.0k 0.7×	221	11.6k
Νikolaos S. Τhomaidis Greece	71	6.1k 0.9×	5.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	387	14.9k
Jian‐Liang Zhao China	64	10.8k 1.7×	4.8k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	179	15.9k
Henner Hollert Germany	65	7.9k 1.2×	8.2k 1.6×	1.5k 0.9×	917 0.5×	1.4k 0.9×	447	15.1k
Bing Li China	71	10.7k 1.6×	3.2k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	4.0k 2.5×	624	22.0k
Alistair B.A. Boxall United Kingdom	55	10.1k 1.6×	3.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	883 0.5×	862 0.5×	130	14.1k
Sara Rodríguez‐Mozaz Spain	69	10.4k 1.6×	3.9k 0.8×	2.1k 1.2×	840 0.5×	1.6k 1.0×	166	15.0k
Jerker Fick Sweden	55	7.5k 1.2×	3.6k 0.7×	877 0.5×	785 0.4×	843 0.5×	166	11.1k
Diana S. Aga United States	57	7.1k 1.1×	3.1k 0.6×	892 0.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	236	12.0k

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Estrada, Lisbell D., et al.. (2025). Wastewater-borne markers of neurodegenerative disease: β-methylamino-L-alanine and aminomethylphosphonic acid. The Science of The Total Environment. 970. 179032–179032. 1 indexed citations

Halden, Rolf U., et al.. (2025). Epigenetic Biomarkers Driven by Environmental Toxins Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in the United States: A Systematic Review. Toxics. 13(2). 114–114. 3 indexed citations

Driver, Erin M., et al.. (2024). Seasonality of respiratory, enteric, and urinary viruses revealed by wastewater genomic surveillance. mSphere. 9(5). e0010524–e0010524. 13 indexed citations

Faleye, Temitope O. C., et al.. (2022). Surveillance of rhinovirus diversity among a university community identifies multiple types from all three species including an unassigned rhinovirus A genotype. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 17(1). e13057–e13057. 2 indexed citations

Bowes, Devin A., Erin M. Driver, & Rolf U. Halden. (2022). A framework for wastewater sample collection from a sewage cleanout to inform building-scale wastewater-based epidemiology studies. The Science of The Total Environment. 836. 155576–155576. 11 indexed citations

Tiwari, Ananda, Sangeet Adhikari, Devrim Kaya, et al.. (2022). Monkeypox outbreak: Wastewater and environmental surveillance perspective. The Science of The Total Environment. 856(Pt 2). 159166–159166. 79 indexed citations

Halden, Rolf U., et al.. (2021). Decline and Pronounced Regional Disparities in Medical Cocaine Usage in the United States. Journal of Pharmacy Technology. 37(6). 278–285. 1 indexed citations

Venkatesan, Arjun K. & Rolf U. Halden. (2019). Using national sewage sludge data for chemical ranking and prioritization. Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health. 14. 10–15. 4 indexed citations

Kroll, Kevin J., et al.. (2016). Active Sampling Device for Determining Pollutants in Surface and Pore Water – the In Situ Sampler for Biphasic Water Monitoring. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 21886–21886. 11 indexed citations

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Venkatesan, Arjun K. & Rolf U. Halden. (2016). Modeling the pH-mediated extraction of ionizable organic contaminants to improve the quality of municipal sewage sludge destined for land application. The Science of The Total Environment. 550. 736–741. 8 indexed citations

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Wells, Ellen M., Julie B. Herbstman, Yu Lin, et al.. (2015). Cord Blood Methylmercury and Fetal Growth Outcomes in Baltimore Newborns: Potential Confounding and Effect Modification by Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Selenium, and Sex. Environmental Health Perspectives. 124(3). 373–379. 38 indexed citations

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Hartmann, Erica M., David R. Colquhoun, Kellogg J. Schwab, & Rolf U. Halden. (2015). Absolute quantification of norovirus capsid protein in food, water, and soil using synthetic peptides with electrospray and MALDI mass spectrometry. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 286. 525–532. 8 indexed citations

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Wells, Ellen M., Ana Navas‐Acién, Benjamin J. Apelberg, et al.. (2014). Association of selenium and copper with lipids in umbilical cord blood. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 5(4). 281–287. 19 indexed citations

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Pycke, Benny F. G., et al.. (2014). Human Fetal Exposure to Triclosan and Triclocarban in an Urban Population from Brooklyn, New York. Environmental Science & Technology. 48(15). 8831–8838. 144 indexed citations

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Kalinowski, Tomasz & Rolf U. Halden. (2012). Can Stress Enhance Phytoremediation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls?. Environmental Engineering Science. 29(12). 1047–1052. 5 indexed citations

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Venkatesan, Arjun K., Benny F. G. Pycke, Larry B. Barber, Kathy E. Lee, & Rolf U. Halden. (2012). Occurrence of triclosan, triclocarban, and its lesser chlorinated congeners in Minnesota freshwater sediments collected near wastewater treatment plants. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 229-230. 29–35. 93 indexed citations

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Ziv‐El, Michal, et al.. (2012). Managing methanogens and homoacetogens to promote reductive dechlorination of trichloroethene with direct delivery of H₂ in a membrane biofilm reactor. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 109(9). 2200–2210. 45 indexed citations

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Halden, Rolf U., et al.. (2012). Validation of mega composite sampling and nationwide mass inventories for 26 previously unmonitored contaminants in archived biosolids from the U.S National Biosolids Repository. Water Research. 46(15). 4814–4824. 34 indexed citations

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Novak, Paige J., William A. Arnold, Vicki S. Blazer, et al.. (2011). On the Need for a National (U.S.) Research Program to Elucidate the Potential Risks to Human Health and the Environment Posed by Contaminants of Emerging Concern. Environmental Science & Technology. 45(9). 3829–3830. 22 indexed citations

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Halden, Rolf U., et al.. (2001). Evaluation of Standard Methods for the Analysis of Methyl tert-Butyl Ether and Related Oxygenates in Gasoline-Contaminated Groundwater. Environmental Science & Technology. 35(7). 1469–1474. 40 indexed citations

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