Tomohiko Isobe

11.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
184 papers, 8.7k citations indexed

About

Tomohiko Isobe is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Environmental Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Tomohiko Isobe has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 8.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 52 papers in Pollution and 22 papers in Environmental Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Tomohiko Isobe's work include Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (78 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (46 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (35 papers). Tomohiko Isobe is often cited by papers focused on Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (78 papers), Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (46 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (35 papers). Tomohiko Isobe collaborates with scholars based in Japan, South Korea and Vietnam. Tomohiko Isobe's co-authors include Shinsuke Tanabe, Hideshige Takada, Shin Takahashi, Haruyuki Kanehiro, Tsuguchika Kaminuma, Agus Sudaryanto, Joon-Woo Kim, Kwang‐Hyeon Chang, Shoji F. Nakayama and Miyuki Iwai‐Shimada 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

Tomohiko Isobe

182 papers receiving 8.5k citations

Hit Papers

Plastic Resin Pellets as a Transport Medium for Toxic Che... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 2017 2019 400 800 1.2k
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. Plastic Resin Pellets as a Transport Medium for Toxic Chemicals in the Marine Environment
    2000 1.4k citations Tomohiko Isobe et al. profile →
  2. Baseline Profile of Participants in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS)
    2017 350 citations Takehiro Michikawa, Hiroshi Nitta et al. Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  3. Worldwide trends in tracing poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment
    2019 304 citations Shoji F. Nakayama, Mitsuha Yoshikane et al. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tomohiko Isobe Japan 49 5.4k 3.9k 1.3k 1.0k 517 184 8.7k
Da Chen China 54 6.9k 1.3× 3.9k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 1.8k 1.8× 732 1.4× 318 11.7k
Yan Wang China 48 3.4k 0.6× 3.4k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 517 0.5× 645 1.2× 291 8.9k
M.H. Lamoree Netherlands 42 3.6k 0.7× 3.8k 1.0× 1.5k 1.1× 777 0.8× 753 1.5× 138 7.5k
Bingsheng Zhou China 56 6.4k 1.2× 4.0k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 1.8k 1.8× 1.3k 2.5× 203 11.5k
Robert C. Hale United States 48 5.5k 1.0× 4.4k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 610 0.6× 296 0.6× 133 10.2k
Kmy Leung Hong Kong 57 5.4k 1.0× 3.9k 1.0× 650 0.5× 1.0k 1.0× 774 1.5× 367 11.3k
Chunyang Liao China 60 8.7k 1.6× 4.5k 1.2× 722 0.6× 1.7k 1.7× 1.1k 2.1× 185 13.7k
Ying Guo China 44 6.0k 1.1× 2.4k 0.6× 466 0.4× 1.1k 1.1× 374 0.7× 105 7.5k
Juliette Legler Netherlands 47 5.2k 1.0× 3.0k 0.8× 693 0.5× 770 0.8× 1.1k 2.0× 147 8.3k
Henner Hollert Germany 65 8.2k 1.5× 7.9k 2.0× 1.5k 1.2× 917 0.9× 1.4k 2.7× 447 15.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Tomohiko Isobe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tomohiko Isobe

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nakayama, Shoji F., et al.. (2025). Determinants of plasma poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances during pregnancy: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 294. 118107–118107.
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Isobe, Tomohiko, Yukiko Nishihama, Yuki Ito, et al.. (2023). Concentrations of neonicotinoid insecticides and their metabolites in multiple urine samples collected from pregnant women in Japan. Environmental Research. 240. 117506–117506. 10 indexed citations
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Isobe, Tomohiko, Miyuki Iwai‐Shimada, M. Takagi, et al.. (2023). Urinary concentrations and elimination half-lives of parabens, benzophenones, bisphenol and triclosan in Japanese young adults.. Chemosphere. 349. 140920–140920. 16 indexed citations
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Taniguchi, Yu, Shin Yamazaki, Shoji F. Nakayama, et al.. (2022). Baseline Complete Blood Count and Chemistry Panel Profile from the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(6). 3277–3277. 6 indexed citations
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Taniguchi, Yu, Shin Yamazaki, Shoji F. Nakayama, et al.. (2022). Maternal Metals Exposure and Infant Weight Trajectory: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS). Environmental Health Perspectives. 130(12). 127005–127005. 12 indexed citations
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Uchiyama, Shigehisa, et al.. (2021). Spatial Variations of Indoor Air Chemicals in an Apartment Unit and Personal Exposure of Residents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(21). 11511–11511. 6 indexed citations
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Zhang, Pei, Christopher Carlsten, Romanas Chaleckis, et al.. (2021). Defining the Scope of Exposome Studies and Research Needs from a Multidisciplinary Perspective. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 8(10). 839–852. 96 indexed citations
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Nishihama, Yukiko, Shoji F. Nakayama, Tomohiko Isobe, et al.. (2021). Urinary Metabolites of Organophosphate Pesticides among Pregnant Women Participating in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(11). 5929–5929. 15 indexed citations
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Ma, Chaochen, Miyuki Iwai‐Shimada, Nozomi Tatsuta, et al.. (2020). Health Risk Assessment and Source Apportionment of Mercury, Lead, Cadmium, Selenium, and Manganese in Japanese Women: An Adjunct Study to the Japan Environment and Children’s Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(7). 2231–2231. 23 indexed citations
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Sekiyama, Makiko, Shin Yamazaki, Takehiro Michikawa, et al.. (2020). Study Design and Participants’ Profile in the Sub-Cohort Study in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS). Journal of Epidemiology. 32(5). 228–236. 38 indexed citations
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Nishihama, Yukiko, Shoji F. Nakayama, Takahiro Tabuchi, et al.. (2020). Determination of Urinary Cotinine Cut-Off Concentrations for Pregnant Women in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(15). 5537–5537. 30 indexed citations
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Kobayashi, Sumitaka, Reiko Kishi, Yasuaki Saijo, et al.. (2019). Association of blood mercury levels during pregnancy with infant birth size by blood selenium levels in the Japan Environment and Children's Study: A prospective birth cohort. Environment International. 125. 418–429. 37 indexed citations
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Zhang, Pei, Manish Arora, Romanas Chaleckis, et al.. (2019). Tackling the Complexity of the Exposome: Considerations from the Gunma University Initiative for Advanced Research (GIAR) Exposome Symposium. Metabolites. 9(6). 106–106. 17 indexed citations
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Nakayama, Shoji F., Mitsuha Yoshikane, Yu Onoda, et al.. (2019). Worldwide trends in tracing poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the environment. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 121. 115410–115410. 304 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ochiai, Mari, Kei Nomiyama, Tomohiko Isobe, et al.. (2016). Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and their hydroxylated and methoxylated analogues in the blood of harbor, Dall's and finless porpoises from the Japanese coastal waters. Marine Environmental Research. 128. 124–132. 13 indexed citations
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Kim, Joon-Woo, Tomohiko Isobe, Nguyen Minh Tue, et al.. (2014). Organophosphorus flame retardants (PFRs) in human breast milk from several Asian countries. Chemosphere. 116. 91–97. 216 indexed citations
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Sudaryanto, Agus, Tomohiko Isobe, & Shinsuke Tanabe. (2012). TROPHODYNAMIC ACCUMULATION OF BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS IN BIOTA OF JAKARTA BAY. 15(2). 313–322. 2 indexed citations
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Devanathan, Gnanasekaran, Annamalai Subramanian, Masayuki Someya, et al.. (2008). Persistent organochlorines in human breast milk from major metropolitan cities in India. Environmental Pollution. 157(1). 148–154. 85 indexed citations
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Oguri, Tetsuya, Yasuhiro Fujiwara, Masahiro Ochiai, et al.. (1999). Expression of lung-resistance protein gene is not associated with platinum drug exposure in lung cancer.. PubMed. 18(6A). 4159–62. 8 indexed citations

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