Simona Bălan

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Simona Bălan is a scholar working on Environmental Chemistry, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Simona Bălan has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Environmental Chemistry, 9 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 5 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Simona Bălan's work include Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (6 papers), Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (6 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (5 papers). Simona Bălan is often cited by papers focused on Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (6 papers), Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (6 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (5 papers). Simona Bălan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Simona Bălan's co-authors include Arlene Blum, David Q. Andrews, Laurel A. Schaider, Christopher P. Higgins, Andrew B. Lindstrom, Thomas A. Bruton, Elsie M. Sunderland, Xindi C. Hu, Philippe Grandjean and Courtney C. Carignan and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Simona Bălan

14 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Detection of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) ... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 2017 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. Detection of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in U.S. Drinking Water Linked to Industrial Sites, Military Fire Training Areas, and Wastewater Treatment Plants
    2016 1.0k citations Xindi C. Hu, David Q. Andrews et al. Environmental Science & Technology Letters profile →
  2. Fluorinated Compounds in U.S. Fast Food Packaging
    2017 459 citations Laurel A. Schaider, Simona Bălan et al. Environmental Science & Technology Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simona Bălan United States 10 1.6k 1.4k 688 139 132 17 2.1k
E. Laurence Libelo United States 13 2.2k 1.4× 1.8k 1.3× 1.0k 1.5× 115 0.8× 122 0.9× 18 2.5k
David T. Adamson United States 24 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 532 0.8× 565 4.1× 149 1.1× 74 2.4k
Christophe Rosin France 21 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 714 1.0× 421 3.0× 128 1.0× 28 2.4k
Andrea K. Tokranov United States 12 2.3k 1.5× 1.8k 1.3× 797 1.2× 87 0.6× 115 0.9× 14 2.5k
Yuichi Miyake Japan 20 924 0.6× 1.5k 1.1× 579 0.8× 235 1.7× 36 0.3× 66 1.8k
Caroline Tebes-Stevens United States 14 1.1k 0.7× 767 0.6× 377 0.5× 137 1.0× 99 0.8× 24 1.6k
Rula A. Deeb United States 20 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 0.9× 463 0.7× 764 5.5× 237 1.8× 40 2.4k
Yifeng Zhang Canada 29 1.6k 1.0× 1.8k 1.3× 914 1.3× 249 1.8× 136 1.0× 43 2.6k
Matt F. Simcik United States 29 2.1k 1.3× 3.5k 2.6× 1.7k 2.5× 862 6.2× 248 1.9× 52 4.4k
Christine Spencer Canada 28 1.7k 1.1× 1.7k 1.2× 1.3k 1.9× 189 1.4× 43 0.3× 35 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Simona Bălan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simona Bălan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simona Bălan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simona Bălan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simona Bălan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Simona Bălan. Simona Bălan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Bălan, Simona, Scott Coffin, Jamie C. DeWitt, et al.. (2025). Confronting the interconnection of chemical pollution and climate change. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. 55. 100966–100966. 2 indexed citations
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Amundson, Ronald, Arjun M. Heimsath, Simona Bălan, et al.. (2024). Relict soil evidence for post-Miocene aridification in the Atacama Desert of South America. Geological Society of America Bulletin. 137(1-2). 465–480.
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Bălan, Simona, et al.. (2024). The Total Mass of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in California Cosmetics. Environmental Science & Technology. 58(27). 12101–12112. 12 indexed citations
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Bălan, Simona, David Q. Andrews, Arlene Blum, et al.. (2023). Optimizing Chemicals Management in the United States and Canada through the Essential-Use Approach. Environmental Science & Technology. 57(4). 1568–1575. 20 indexed citations
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Bălan, Simona, et al.. (2023). Comparative C, N, and S cycling along a Californian grassland chronosequence. Geoderma. 439. 116682–116682. 1 indexed citations
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Chartres, Nicholas, Jennifer Sass, David Gee, et al.. (2022). Conducting evaluations of evidence that are transparent, timely and can lead to health-protective actions. Environmental Health. 21(1). 123–123. 6 indexed citations
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Bălan, Simona, et al.. (2021). Regulating PFAS as a Chemical Class under the California Safer Consumer Products Program. Environmental Health Perspectives. 129(2). 25001–25001. 68 indexed citations
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Bălan, Simona. (2020). Cross-border Cooperation in Water Resources management of Romania in European Context. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2022. 111–127.
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Sindiku, Omotayo, et al.. (2019). Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in chicken eggs and cow milk around municipal dumpsites in Abuja, Nigeria. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 179. 282–289. 33 indexed citations
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Negev, Maya, T. Berman, Shay Reicher, et al.. (2017). Regulation of chemicals in children's products: How U.S. and EU regulation impacts small markets. The Science of The Total Environment. 616-617. 462–471. 39 indexed citations
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Schaider, Laurel A., Simona Bălan, Arlene Blum, et al.. (2017). Fluorinated Compounds in U.S. Fast Food Packaging. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 4(3). 105–111. 459 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hu, Xindi C., David Q. Andrews, Andrew B. Lindstrom, et al.. (2016). Detection of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in U.S. Drinking Water Linked to Industrial Sites, Military Fire Training Areas, and Wastewater Treatment Plants. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 3(10). 344–350. 1037 indexed citations breakdown →
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Blum, Arlene, Simona Bălan, Martin Scheringer, et al.. (2015). The Madrid Statement on Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs). Environmental Health Perspectives. 123(5). A107–11. 218 indexed citations
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Bălan, Simona, Ronald Amundson, & Heather L. Buss. (2014). Decoupling of sulfur and nitrogen cycling due to biotic processes in a tropical rainforest. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 142. 411–428. 24 indexed citations
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Bălan, Simona. (2013). An Investigation of the Factors Controlling the Terrestrial Sulfur Cycle. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 2 indexed citations
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Bau, Michael, Simona Bălan, Katja Schmidt, & Andrea Koschinsky. (2010). Rare earth elements in mussel shells of the Mytilidae family as tracers for hidden and fossil high-temperature hydrothermal systems. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 299(3-4). 310–316. 135 indexed citations

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