Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg

27.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
534 papers, 20.8k citations indexed

About

Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg is a scholar working on Pollution, Materials Chemistry and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg has authored 534 papers receiving a total of 20.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 262 papers in Pollution, 183 papers in Materials Chemistry and 167 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg's work include Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (165 papers), Heavy metals in environment (113 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (110 papers). Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg is often cited by papers focused on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (165 papers), Heavy metals in environment (113 papers) and Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (110 papers). Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, China and Germany. Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg's co-authors include Martina G. Vijver, Lianzhen Li, Tjalling Jager, Jingwen Chen, Leo Posthuma, Chen Tu, Ruijie Li, Cornelis A.M. van Gestel, Jie Yang and Herbert E. Allen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Medicine and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg

518 papers receiving 20.3k citations

Hit Papers

Effective uptake of submicrom... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2020 2009 2020 2022 2023 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. Effective uptake of submicrometre plastics by crop plants via a crack-entry mode
    2020 1.0k citations Lianzhen Li, Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg et al. profile →
  2. Nano-silver – a review of available data and knowledge gaps in human and environmental risk assessment
    2009 1.0k citations Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg, Agnes G. Oomen et al. profile →
  3. Rhizosphere Microbiome Assembly and Its Impact on Plant Growth
    2020 319 citations Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg, Tao Lu et al. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry profile →
  4. Quantitative tracing of uptake and transport of submicrometre plastics in crop plants using lanthanide chelates as a dual-functional tracer
    2022 255 citations Lianzhen Li, Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg et al. profile →
  5. A systematic review of the impacts of exposure to micro- and nano-plastics on human tissue accumulation and health
    2023 128 citations Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg 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
Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg Netherlands 70 10.2k 6.4k 6.2k 2.7k 2.5k 534 20.8k
Rong Ji China 59 6.5k 0.6× 2.7k 0.4× 3.4k 0.5× 1.7k 0.6× 2.7k 1.1× 357 14.5k
Qixing Zhou China 86 10.6k 1.0× 3.3k 0.5× 5.3k 0.9× 3.9k 1.5× 1.4k 0.6× 366 23.9k
Mike J. McLaughlin Australia 80 9.8k 1.0× 4.5k 0.7× 4.5k 0.7× 2.6k 1.0× 2.7k 1.1× 466 24.3k
Bernd Nowack Switzerland 79 10.6k 1.0× 4.3k 0.7× 15.4k 2.5× 6.7k 2.5× 4.3k 1.7× 259 27.1k
Rongliang Qiu China 72 7.0k 0.7× 2.9k 0.5× 2.8k 0.5× 3.0k 1.1× 2.9k 1.1× 541 19.6k
Kirk G. Scheckel United States 58 6.4k 0.6× 3.9k 0.6× 4.0k 0.6× 2.1k 0.8× 795 0.3× 198 13.9k
Thilo Hofmann Austria 63 6.1k 0.6× 2.9k 0.4× 3.9k 0.6× 2.7k 1.0× 2.7k 1.1× 254 13.7k
Hui Li China 63 5.9k 0.6× 2.9k 0.5× 2.3k 0.4× 2.4k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 495 15.5k
Mallavarapu Megharaj Australia 82 10.7k 1.0× 7.0k 1.1× 3.5k 0.6× 6.4k 2.4× 2.3k 0.9× 575 27.8k
Amadeu M.V.M. Soares Portugal 77 12.3k 1.2× 15.7k 2.4× 3.5k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 1.4k 0.5× 939 30.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg

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

All Works

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Luo, Tianlie, Jingjing Shi, Ping Zhang, et al.. (2025). Toxicological effects, bioaccumulation, and metabolic pathways of tricresyl phosphate in Scenedesmus obliquus. Aquatic Toxicology. 283. 107330–107330.
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Peijnenburg, Willie J.G.M., et al.. (2025). Predicting the dissolution of metal-based nanoparticles by means of QSPRs and the effect of data augmentation. NanoImpact. 37. 100547–100547. 8 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhiguo, et al.. (2025). Transport Dynamics and Physiological Responses of Polystyrene Nanoplastics in Pakchoi: Implications for Food Safety and Environmental Health. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 73(18). 10923–10933. 5 indexed citations
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Badetti, Elena, Andrea Brunelli, Teresa F. Fernandes, et al.. (2025). Supporting Safe-by-Design of Multicomponent Nanomaterials by Linking Functionality-Related Properties with Potential Safety Issues. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 2(CP). 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Zhuang, et al.. (2024). Molecular characterization and transcriptional response of Lactuca sativa seedlings to co-exposure to graphene nanoplatelets and titanium dioxide nanoparticles. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 282. 116761–116761. 4 indexed citations
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Maity, Chandan, et al.. (2024). In-situ and ex-situ EPS-corona formation on ZnO QDs mitigates their environmental toxicity in the freshwater microalgae Chlorella sp.. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 486. 137034–137034. 5 indexed citations
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Hunt, Neil, Vikram Kestens, Kirsten Rasmussen, et al.. (2024). Regulatory preparedness for multicomponent nanomaterials: Current state, gaps and challenges of REACH. NanoImpact. 37. 100538–100538. 6 indexed citations
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Cherian, Tijo, et al.. (2023). A review on the fate, human health and environmental impacts, as well as regulation of antibiotics used in aquaculture. Environmental Advances. 13. 100411–100411. 58 indexed citations
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Long, Ying, Lan Song, Yaqing Shu, et al.. (2023). Evaluating the spatial and temporal distribution of emerging contaminants in the Pearl River Basin for regulating purposes. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 257. 114918–114918. 5 indexed citations
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Viljanen, Martti, Jordi Minnema, Pim N.H. Wassenaar, Emiel Rorije, & Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg. (2023). What is the ecotoxicity of a given chemical for a given aquatic species? Predicting interactions between species and chemicals using recommender system techniques. SAR and QSAR in environmental research. 34(10). 765–788. 6 indexed citations
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Ke, Mingjing, Shi Huang, Tao Lu, et al.. (2022). Development of a Potentially New Algaecide for Controlling Harmful Cyanobacteria Blooms Which is Ecologically Safe and Selective. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 70(33). 10134–10143. 12 indexed citations
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Zhou, Yangjian, Chao Li, Qing Xie, et al.. (2020). Development of a quantitative structure-activity relationship model for mechanistic interpretation and quantum yield prediction of singlet oxygen generation from dissolved organic matter. The Science of The Total Environment. 712. 136450–136450. 17 indexed citations
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Vijver, Martina G., et al.. (2019). Life cycle assessment of emerging technologies at the lab scale: The case of nanowire‐based solar cells. Journal of Industrial Ecology. 24(1). 193–204. 48 indexed citations
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Song, Lan, Martina G. Vijver, & Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg. (2015). Comparative toxicity of copper nanoparticles across three Lemnaceae species. The Science of The Total Environment. 518-519. 217–224. 41 indexed citations
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Durjava, Mojca Fašmon, Boris Kolar, Froukje Balk, & Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg. (2013). Water Framework Directive and specific pollutants in surface waters in Slovenia. 26(45). 61–69. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Peng, Dongmei Zhou, Nanyan Weng, Dengjun Wang, & Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg. (2011). Calcium and magnesium enhance arsenate rhizotoxicity and uptake in Triticum aestivum. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 30(7). 1642–1648. 9 indexed citations
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Gandhi, Nilima, Mark A. J. Huijbregts, Dik van de Meent, et al.. (2010). Implications of geographic variability on Comparative Toxicity Potentials of Cu, Ni and Zn in freshwaters of Canadian ecoregions. Chemosphere. 82(2). 268–277. 26 indexed citations
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