S.P.J. van Leeuwen

10.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
107 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

S.P.J. van Leeuwen is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Chemistry and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, S.P.J. van Leeuwen has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 42 papers in Environmental Chemistry and 20 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in S.P.J. van Leeuwen's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (67 papers), Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (39 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (30 papers). S.P.J. van Leeuwen is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (67 papers), Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (39 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (30 papers). S.P.J. van Leeuwen collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Sweden and United States. S.P.J. van Leeuwen's co-authors include Urs Berger, Pim de Voogt, J. de Boer, James M. Franklin, Jason Conder, Ian T. Cousins, Robert C. Buck, Allan Astrup Jensen, Scott A. Mabury and Kurunthachalam Kannan and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

S.P.J. van Leeuwen

105 papers receiving 7.4k 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.

Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances in the environment: Terminology, classification, and origins

2011 3.3k citations Urs Berger, Ian T. Cousins et al. profile →
Presence of Emerging Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in River and Drinking Water near a Fluorochemical Production Plant in the Netherlands

2017 342 citations S.P.J. van Leeuwen et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S.P.J. van Leeuwen Netherlands	37	5.8k	5.3k	2.5k	704	280	107	7.6k
Urs Berger Sweden	57	9.2k 1.6×	9.0k 1.7×	4.7k 1.9×	1.3k 1.9×	526 1.9×	118	11.8k
Jonathan P. Benskin Sweden	45	4.3k 0.7×	4.5k 0.8×	2.4k 1.0×	513 0.7×	168 0.6×	116	5.8k
Mark J. Strynar United States	55	8.2k 1.4×	9.3k 1.8×	3.6k 1.5×	598 0.8×	138 0.5×	125	11.5k
Bert van Bavel Sweden	61	7.4k 1.3×	3.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	1.8k 2.6×	341 1.2×	228	10.0k
Gabriel Munoz Canada	45	3.2k 0.6×	3.6k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	622 0.9×	187 0.7×	97	5.0k
Andrew B. Lindstrom United States	43	6.2k 1.1×	7.1k 1.3×	2.9k 1.1×	350 0.5×	81 0.3×	73	9.0k
Jianjie Fu China	49	5.2k 0.9×	2.2k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	2.2k 3.1×	356 1.3×	196	7.9k
Leo W. Y. Yeung Sweden	54	7.1k 1.2×	7.2k 1.4×	3.9k 1.6×	1.2k 1.7×	202 0.7×	136	9.2k
Xenia Trier Denmark	26	2.7k 0.5×	3.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	380 0.5×	119 0.4×	41	4.2k
Detlef R.U. Knappe United States	44	4.1k 0.7×	4.2k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	1.5k 2.1×	543 1.9×	114	8.7k

Countries citing papers authored by S.P.J. van Leeuwen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S.P.J. van Leeuwen

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Sigmund, Gabriel, Marta Venier, Marlene Ågerstrand, et al.. (2025). Scientists’ Statement on the Chemical Definition of PFASs. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 12(9). 1104–1106. 5 indexed citations

Leeuwen, S.P.J. van, et al.. (2024). A novel approach to identify critical knowledge gaps for food safety in circular food systems. npj Science of Food. 8(1). 34–34. 7 indexed citations

Joerss, Hanna, Finnian Freeling, S.P.J. van Leeuwen, et al.. (2024). Pesticides can be a substantial source of trifluoroacetate (TFA) to water resources. Environment International. 193. 109061–109061. 21 indexed citations

Fels‐Klerx, H.J. van der, et al.. (2024). Mitigation methods during physical refining for the reduction of 2- and 3-MCPD esters and glycidyl esters in (organic) high oleic sunflower and rapeseed oils. Food Control. 162. 110480–110480. 3 indexed citations

Fels‐Klerx, H.J. van der, et al.. (2024). Prioritization of chemical food safety hazards in the European feed supply chain. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 23(6). e70025–e70025. 8 indexed citations

Beekmann, Karsten, et al.. (2022). MCPD esters and glycidyl esters in food supplements of fish oils, algae oils, and krill oils. Food Control. 136. 108865–108865. 12 indexed citations

Berendsen, B.J.A., et al.. (2020). Non-targeted identification of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances at trace level in surface water using fragment ion flagging. Chemosphere. 265. 128599–128599. 43 indexed citations

Fels‐Klerx, H.J. van der, et al.. (2019). Mitigation Strategies for the Reduction of 2‐ and 3‐MCPD Esters and Glycidyl Esters in the Vegetable Oil Processing Industry. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 18(2). 349–361. 67 indexed citations

Leeuwen, S.P.J. van, Toine F. H. Bovee, Mirjam D. Klijnstra, et al.. (2018). BPA, BADGE and analogues: A new multi-analyte LC-ESI-MS/MS method for their determination and their in vitro (anti)estrogenic and (anti)androgenic properties. Chemosphere. 221. 246–253. 42 indexed citations

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Kok, Dieuwertje E., Anuschka Polder, L.A.P. Hoogenboom, et al.. (2016). Accumulation of persistent organic pollutants in consumers of eel from polluted rivers compared to marketable eel. Environmental Pollution. 219. 80–88. 13 indexed citations

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Leeuwen, S.P.J. van, H.A. Leslie, J. de Boer, et al.. (2013). POPs analysis reveals issues in bringing laboratories in developing countries to a higher quality level. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 46. 198–206. 10 indexed citations

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Dollé, Martijn E.T., et al.. (2011). Perinatal programming of obesity by the endocrine disruptor Bisphenol A in a mouse model. VU Research Portal. 73. 1495–1498. 1 indexed citations

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Sáez, Marc, et al.. (2008). Uncommon PFC-profile in Arctic ice samples from Russia. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 70(2008). 1870–1873. 6 indexed citations

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Weiss, Jana M., M.H. Lamoree, P.E.G. Leonards, S.P.J. van Leeuwen, & Timo Hamers. (2008). Competitive binding of perfluorinated compounds to the thyroid hormone transport protein transthyretin. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 70(2008). 706–709. 4 indexed citations

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Leeuwen, S.P.J. van & J. de Boer. (2008). Brominated flame retardants in fish and shellfish – levels and contribution of fish consumption to dietary exposure of Dutch citizens to HBCD. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 52(2). 194–203. 90 indexed citations

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Voogt, Pim de, Urs Berger, Wim De Coen, et al.. (2007). Perforce: Perfluorinated Organic Compounds in the European Environment. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 69. 153–156. 12 indexed citations

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Huijbregts, Mark A. J., M.J. van den Heuvel-Greve, A. Dick Vethaak, et al.. (2007). Accumulation of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in the food chain of the Western Scheldt estuary: Comparing field measurements with kinetic modeling. Chemosphere. 70(10). 1766–1773. 65 indexed citations

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Leeuwen, S.P.J. van, Joris Van Loco, & J. de Boer. (2003). Difference: optimisation and validation of screening methods for the analysis of dioxins and dioxin-like PCBs in food and feed and the production of certified reference materials. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 60. 267–270. 2 indexed citations

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Leeuwen, S.P.J. van, W.A. Traag, L.A.P. Hoogenboom, & J. de Boer. (2002). Dioxins, furans and dioxin-like PCBs in wild, farmed, imported and smoked eel from the Netherlands. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 57. 217–220. 5 indexed citations

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Leeuwen, S.P.J. van, et al.. (2002). Verontreinigingen in aal en soekbaars: monitorprogramma ten behoeve van de Nederlandse sportvisserij 2001. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling. 4 indexed citations

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