Stefan Voorspoels

9.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
119 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Stefan Voorspoels is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Biochemistry and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Voorspoels has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 19 papers in Biochemistry and 16 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Stefan Voorspoels's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (57 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (52 papers) and Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (15 papers). Stefan Voorspoels is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (57 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (52 papers) and Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research (15 papers). Stefan Voorspoels collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Norway and Sweden. Stefan Voorspoels's co-authors include Adrian Covaci, Paul Schepens, Hugo Neels, Robin J. Law, Veerle L.B. Jaspers, J. de Boer, Ronny Blust, Marcel Eens, Johan Maervoet and Georg Becher and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Environmental Science & Technology and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Voorspoels

114 papers receiving 7.5k citations

Hit Papers

EU-wide monitoring survey on emerging polar organic cont... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2013 2006 250 500 750
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. EU-wide monitoring survey on emerging polar organic contaminants in wastewater treatment plant effluents
    2013 949 citations Stefan Voorspoels, Kelly Servaes et al. profile →
  2. Hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in the Environment and Humans:  A Review
    2006 662 citations Adrian Covaci, Stefan Voorspoels et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stefan Voorspoels Belgium 45 5.4k 2.1k 752 735 604 119 7.7k
Vince Palace Canada 37 3.5k 0.6× 2.4k 1.1× 208 0.3× 526 0.7× 542 0.9× 140 6.5k
Elena Martínez‐Carballo Spain 44 3.0k 0.6× 3.1k 1.5× 283 0.4× 754 1.0× 441 0.7× 117 7.3k
Josep Caixach Spain 45 2.3k 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 207 0.3× 1.2k 1.6× 487 0.8× 149 5.2k
Paul Schepens Belgium 50 4.5k 0.8× 1.2k 0.6× 743 1.0× 444 0.6× 417 0.7× 129 6.6k
Ethel Eljarrat Spain 58 6.8k 1.3× 3.9k 1.8× 494 0.7× 818 1.1× 399 0.7× 216 9.6k
L.A.P. Hoogenboom Netherlands 42 2.6k 0.5× 736 0.3× 735 1.0× 824 1.1× 909 1.5× 199 5.4k
Jean‐Pierre Cravedi France 45 3.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 891 1.2× 494 0.7× 1.3k 2.1× 167 7.4k
Chris D. Metcalfe Canada 74 7.3k 1.4× 8.8k 4.1× 555 0.7× 1.1k 1.4× 1.1k 1.8× 261 17.0k
Des Connell Australia 46 4.5k 0.8× 2.6k 1.2× 265 0.4× 747 1.0× 559 0.9× 219 9.0k
Wolfgang Völkel Germany 45 5.3k 1.0× 988 0.5× 1.1k 1.4× 2.0k 2.8× 723 1.2× 98 7.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Stefan Voorspoels

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stefan Voorspoels

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefan Voorspoels

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All Works

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Rémy, Sylvie, Gudrun Koppen, Greet Schoeters, et al.. (2024). Prenatal exposure to mixtures of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and organochlorines affects cognition in adolescence independent of postnatal exposure. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 257. 114346–114346. 2 indexed citations
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Lapizco‐Encinas, Blanca, et al.. (2024). Capillary Electrophoresis as a Complementary Analytical Tool for the Separation and Detection of Nanoplastic Particles. Analytical Chemistry. 96(19). 7706–7713. 9 indexed citations
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Vijver, Ruben Van de, et al.. (2023). Prospects of complete mineralization of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by thermal destruction methods. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering. 42. 100954–100954. 11 indexed citations
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Krajnc, Andraž, Stefan Voorspoels, Sérgio R. Tavares, et al.. (2020). Highly Selective Removal of Perfluorinated Contaminants by Adsorption on All‐Silica Zeolite Beta. Angewandte Chemie. 132(33). 14190–14194. 28 indexed citations
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Hecke, K. Van, Andreas Wilden, Giuseppe Modolo, et al.. (2020). Gamma Radiolysis of TODGA and CyMe4BTPhen in the Ionic Liquid Tri-n-Octylmethylammonium Nitrate. Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange. 38(2). 212–235. 24 indexed citations
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Krajnc, Andraž, Stefan Voorspoels, Sérgio R. Tavares, et al.. (2020). Highly Selective Removal of Perfluorinated Contaminants by Adsorption on All‐Silica Zeolite Beta. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(33). 14086–14090. 82 indexed citations
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Grootaert, Charlotte, Stefan Voorspoels, Griet Jacobs, et al.. (2019). Clinical aspects of egg bioactive peptide research: a review. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 54(6). 1967–1975. 11 indexed citations
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Grootaert, Charlotte, et al.. (2017). Egg-derived bioactive peptides with ACE-inhibitory properties: a literature update. Food & Function. 8(11). 3847–3855. 30 indexed citations
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Grootaert, Charlotte, Griet Jacobs, Geert Baggerman, et al.. (2017). Quantification of egg ovalbumin hydrolysate-derived anti-hypertensive peptides in an in vitro model combining luminal digestion with intestinal Caco-2 cell transport. Food Research International. 99(Pt 1). 531–541. 33 indexed citations
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Bui, Thuy, et al.. (2017). Estimating uptake of phthalate ester metabolites into the human nail plate using pharmacokinetic modelling. Environment International. 100. 148–155. 15 indexed citations
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Papadopoulou, Eleni, Juan Antonio Padilla‐Sánchez, Chris D. Collins, et al.. (2016). Sampling strategy for estimating human exposure pathways to consumer chemicals. Emerging contaminants. 2(1). 26–36. 39 indexed citations
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Bijttebier, Sebastiaan, Els D’Hondt, Bart Noten, et al.. (2014). Improving Method Reliability in Carotenoid Analysis through Selective Removal of Glycerolipid Interferences by Lipase Treatment. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 62(14). 3114–3124. 6 indexed citations
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Servaes, Kelly, et al.. (2013). Direct analysis of phthalate ester biomarkers in urine without preconcentration: Method validation and monitoring. Journal of Chromatography A. 1294. 25–32. 41 indexed citations
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Covaci, Adrian, Stefan Voorspoels, Laurence Roosens, et al.. (2008). Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in human liver and adipose tissue samples from Belgium. Chemosphere. 73(2). 170–175. 130 indexed citations
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Linsinger, Thomas P. J., et al.. (2007). Results of an interlaboratory comparison on the determination of polybrominated flame retardants in poly(ethyleneterephthalate). Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 390(1). 399–409. 5 indexed citations
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Jaspers, Veerle L.B., Adrian Covaci, Johan Maervoet, et al.. (2005). Brominated flame retardants and organochlorine pollutants in eggs of little owls (Athene noctua) from Belgium. Environmental Pollution. 136(1). 81–88. 74 indexed citations
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Covaci, Adrian, Lieven Bervoets, Philippe Tony Hoff, et al.. (2005). Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in freshwater mussels and fish from Flanders, Belgium. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 7(2). 132–132. 45 indexed citations

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