Thomas Schettgen

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
131 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas Schettgen is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Cancer Research and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Schettgen has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 55 papers in Cancer Research and 16 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Thomas Schettgen's work include Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (55 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (52 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (34 papers). Thomas Schettgen is often cited by papers focused on Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment (55 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (52 papers) and Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (34 papers). Thomas Schettgen collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Belgium and Spain. Thomas Schettgen's co-authors include Thomas Kraus, J. Angerer, Hans Drexler, André Esser, A. Alt, Hermann Fromme, Monika Gube, Jens Bertram, Natalia Quinete and Martine Vrijheid and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Schettgen

129 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

  1. Use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) impairs indoor air quality and increases FeNO levels of e-cigarette consumers
    2013 367 citations Wolfgang Schöber, Thomas Schettgen et al. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Thomas Schettgen 2.1k 845 747 606 559 131 4.0k
Thomas Göen 2.5k 1.2× 469 0.6× 638 0.9× 191 0.3× 409 0.7× 204 4.3k
Shuji Tsuda 1.4k 0.7× 785 0.9× 946 1.3× 215 0.4× 563 1.0× 115 3.5k
Klaus Abraham 883 0.4× 295 0.3× 557 0.7× 497 0.8× 325 0.6× 110 3.9k
Anders Glynn 5.2k 2.5× 2.6k 3.1× 594 0.8× 371 0.6× 486 0.9× 150 7.0k
Peter Fürst 2.1k 1.0× 459 0.5× 578 0.8× 377 0.6× 358 0.6× 153 7.4k
Ying Tian 2.8k 1.4× 1.2k 1.4× 409 0.5× 199 0.3× 901 1.6× 223 6.1k
Jean‐Charles Leblanc 2.6k 1.3× 478 0.6× 530 0.7× 948 1.6× 1.2k 2.1× 111 5.5k
Sean M. Hays 3.2k 1.5× 393 0.5× 1.3k 1.7× 151 0.2× 454 0.8× 128 4.4k
Mustafa Ali Mohd 2.1k 1.0× 953 1.1× 234 0.3× 250 0.4× 332 0.6× 56 3.9k
Marike Kolossa‐Gehring 4.5k 2.2× 642 0.8× 970 1.3× 187 0.3× 570 1.0× 179 5.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Schettgen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Schettgen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Thomas Schettgen. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Thomas Schettgen. The network helps show where Thomas Schettgen may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Schettgen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas Schettgen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas Schettgen 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 Thomas Schettgen. Thomas Schettgen is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Rengelshausen, Jens, Andrea Kaifie, André Esser, et al.. (2025). Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) interact with drug metabolism in vivo. Archives of Toxicology. 99(11). 4423–4437. 1 indexed citations
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Weber, Christopher R., Patrick Ziegler, Thomas Schettgen, et al.. (2024). Iron-sulfur cluster loss in mitochondrial CISD1 mediates PINK1 loss-of-function phenotypes. eLife. 13. 4 indexed citations
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Schettgen, Thomas, Jens Rengelshausen, Susanne Ziegler, et al.. (2024). Metabolic activation of WHO-congeners PCB28, 52, and 101 by human CYP2A6: evidence from in vitro and in vivo experiments. Archives of Toxicology. 98(11). 3739–3753. 5 indexed citations
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Quinete, Natalia, Julia Stingl, Jens Bertram, et al.. (2023). Partial dechlorination of 2,4,4′-trichlorobiphenyl (PCB 28) mediated by recombinant human CYP1A2. Archives of Toxicology. 98(1). 159–163. 4 indexed citations
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Bertram, Jens, et al.. (2023). Quantification of 26 metals in human urine samples using ICP-MSMS in a random sample collective of an occupational and environmental health care center in Aachen, Germany. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology. 78. 127161–127161. 3 indexed citations
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Schettgen, Thomas, Jens Bertram, Marcel Schweiker, et al.. (2023). Excretion kinetics of 1,3-dichlorobenzene and its urinary metabolites after controlled airborne exposure in human volunteers. Archives of Toxicology. 97(4). 1033–1045. 2 indexed citations
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Larebeke, Nicolas Van, Gudrun Koppen, Sam De Craemer, et al.. (2023). Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and immune system-related diseases: results from the Flemish Environment and Health Study (FLEHS) 2008–2014. Environmental Sciences Europe. 35(1). 14 indexed citations
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Kaifie, Andrea, André Esser, Patrick Ziegler, et al.. (2022). Environmental release of non-Aroclor polychlorinated biphenyls by a silicone rubber production site did not lead to elevated plasma levels in the nearby population. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 245. 114028–114028. 1 indexed citations
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Schettgen, Thomas, André Esser, Thomas Kraus, & Patrick Ziegler. (2021). Plasma levels of unintentionally produced non-Aroclor polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners in workers from the silicone rubber industry. Chemosphere. 291(Pt 1). 132722–132722. 14 indexed citations
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Matilla‐Santander, Nuria, Damaskini Valvi, María-José López-Espinosa, et al.. (2017). Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Metabolic Outcomes in Pregnant Women: Evidence from the Spanish INMA Birth Cohorts. Environmental Health Perspectives. 125(11). 117004–117004. 123 indexed citations
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Manzano-Salgado, Cyntia B., Maribel Casas, María-José López-Espinosa, et al.. (2017). Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Cardiometabolic Risk in Children from the Spanish INMA Birth Cohort Study. Environmental Health Perspectives. 125(9). 97018–97018. 78 indexed citations
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Rüther, Tobias, et al.. (2017). Nicotine delivery efficiency of first- and second-generation e-cigarettes and its impact on relief of craving during the acute phase of use. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 221(2). 191–198. 24 indexed citations
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Ziegler, Susanne, Thomas Schettgen, Fabian Beier, et al.. (2016). Accelerated telomere shortening in peripheral blood lymphocytes after occupational polychlorinated biphenyls exposure. Archives of Toxicology. 91(1). 289–300. 44 indexed citations
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Kaesler, Nadine, Elke Magdeleyns, Marjolein Herfs, et al.. (2014). Impaired vitamin K recycling in uremia is rescued by vitamin K supplementation. Kidney International. 86(2). 286–293. 78 indexed citations
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Felten, Michael K., et al.. (2013). Changes of mesothelin and osteopontin levels over time in formerly asbestos-exposed power industry workers. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 87(2). 195–204. 26 indexed citations
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Gube, Monika, Peter Brand, Karl J. Holzinger, et al.. (2009). Spirometry, Impulse Oscillometry and Capnovolumetry in welders and healthy male subjects. Respiratory Medicine. 103(9). 1350–1357. 12 indexed citations
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Schettgen, Thomas, et al.. (2001). Biological monitoring of phenmedipham: determination of m -toluidine in urine. Archives of Toxicology. 75(3). 145–149. 9 indexed citations

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