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Bruce P. Lanphear

Bruce P. Lanphear

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
104
Citations
47648
World Ranking
6972
National Ranking
264

Bruce P. Lanphear publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bruce P. Lanphear sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 562 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Bruce P. Lanphear D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bruce P. Lanphear sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bruce P. Lanphear is affiliated with Simon Fraser University in Canada and has a significant body of research focused primarily on environmental science and medicine. Their work encompasses numerous studies within the fields of health, toxicology, and mutagenesis, as well as environmental chemistry and public health, with particular attention to pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

Their research topics include:

  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Air quality and health impacts
  • Toxic organic pollutants impact
  • Birth, development, and health
  • Heavy metal exposure and toxicity
  • Health, environment, cognitive aging

Lanphear has contributed to key publications with notable papers, which highlight their focus areas:

  • "Pollution and health: a progress update," 2022, The Lancet Planetary Health
  • "Association of lead-exposure risk and family income with childhood brain outcomes," 2020, Nature Medicine
  • "The effects of iniquitous lead exposure on health," 2020, Nature Sustainability
  • "Gestational Exposures to Phthalates and Folic Acid, and Autistic Traits in Canadian Children," 2020, Environmental Health Perspectives
  • "Associations Between Prenatal Urinary Biomarkers of Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth," 2022, JAMA Pediatrics

The scientist's frequent coauthors include:

  • Joseph M. Braun
  • Kimberly Yolton
  • Aimin Chen
  • Kim M. Cecil
  • Antonia M. Calafat

Lanphear's research has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues, reflecting their active engagement in environmental and health sciences. Their frequent venues are:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Environmental Research
  • Environment International
  • UNC Libraries
  • Environmental Health Perspectives

Their work bridges multiple disciplines by combining rigorous environmental science approaches with public health relevance. The extensive focus on toxics, especially endocrine disruptors and heavy metals such as lead, addresses issues of exposure risk and developmental health outcomes. Lanphear's studies often investigate critical intersections between environmental factors and child health, which is underscored by publications in pediatric and environmental health journals.

Best Publications

  • The Lancet Commission on pollution and health

    Philip J Landrigan;Richard Fuller;Nereus J R Acosta;Olusoji Adeyi

  • Intellectual Impairment in Children With Blood Lead Concentrations Below 10 μg per Deciliter

    Richard L. Canfield;Charles R. Henderson;Deborah A. Cory-Slechta;Christopher Cox

  • Low-level environmental lead exposure and children's intellectual function: an international pooled analysis.

    Bruce P. Lanphear;Richard Hornung;Richard Hornung;Jane Khoury;Jane Khoury;Kimberly Yolton

  • Prevalence, Recognition, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in a National Sample of US Children

    Tanya E. Froehlich;Bruce P. Lanphear;Jeffery N. Epstein;William J. Barbaresi

  • Cognitive deficits associated with blood lead concentrations <10 microg/dL in US children and adolescents.

    Bruce P. Lanphear;Kim Dietrich;Peggy Auinger;Christopher Cox

  • Concerns over use of glyphosate-based herbicides and risks associated with exposures: a consensus statement

    John Peterson Myers;Michael N. Antoniou;Bruce Blumberg;Lynn Carroll

  • Exposures to environmental toxicants and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in U.S. children.

    Joe M Braun;Robert S Kahn;Tanya E. Froehlich;Peggy Auinger

  • Etiologic subtypes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: brain imaging, molecular genetic and environmental factors and the dopamine hypothesis.

    James M. Swanson;Marcel Kinsbourne;Joel Nigg;Bruce Lanphear

  • Impact of Early-Life Bisphenol A Exposure on Behavior and Executive Function in Children

    Joe M. Braun;Amy E. Kalkbrenner;Antonia M. Calafat;Kimberly Yolton

  • Blood Lead Concentrations < 10 μg/dL and Child Intelligence at 6 Years of Age

    Todd A. Jusko;Charles R. Henderson;Bruce P. Lanphear;Deborah A. Cory-Slechta

  • Milk intake during childhood and adolescence, adult bone density, and osteoporotic fractures in US women

    Heidi J Kalkwarf;Jane C Khoury;Bruce P Lanphear

  • Low-level lead exposure and mortality in US adults: a population-based cohort study

    Bruce P Lanphear;Stephen Rauch;Peggy Auinger;Ryan W Allen

  • Association of prenatal and childhood blood lead concentrations with criminal arrests in early adulthood.

    John Paul Wright;Kim N Dietrich;M. Douglas Ris;Richard W Hornung

  • The Contribution of Lead-Contaminated House Dust and Residential Soil to Children's Blood Lead Levels: A Pooled Analysis of 12 Epidemiologic Studies

    Bruce P. Lanphear;Thomas D. Matte;John Rogers;Robert P. Clickner

  • Prenatal bisphenol A exposure and early childhood behavior.

    Joe M. Braun;Kimberly Yolton;Kim N. Dietrich;Richard Hornung

  • Decreased brain volume in adults with childhood lead exposure.

    Kim M Cecil;Christopher J Brubaker;Caleb M Adler;Kim N Dietrich;Kim N Dietrich

  • Randomized clinical trial of pacifier use and bottle-feeding or cupfeeding and their effect on breastfeeding.

    Cynthia R Howard;Fred M Howard;Bruce Lanphear;Shirley Eberly

  • Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Cognitive Abilities among U.S. Children and Adolescents

    Kimberly Yolton;Kim Dietrich;Kim Dietrich;Peggy Auinger;Bruce P. Lanphear

  • Barriers to Asthma Care in Urban Children: Parent Perspectives

    Mona E. Mansour;Bruce P. Lanphear;Thomas G. DeWitt

  • Variability and Predictors of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentrations during Pregnancy

    Joe M. Braun;Amy E. Kalkbrenner;Antonia M. Calafat;John T. Bernert

Frequent Co-Authors

Kimberly Yolton
Kimberly Yolton Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Antonia M. Calafat
Antonia M. Calafat Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jane Khoury
Jane Khoury Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Peggy Auinger
Peggy Auinger University of Rochester Medical Center
David C. Bellinger
David C. Bellinger Boston Children's Hospital
Tye E. Arbuckle
Tye E. Arbuckle Health Canada
Andreas Sjödin
Andreas Sjödin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
William D. Fraser
William D. Fraser Université de Sherbrooke
George D. Papandonatos
George D. Papandonatos Brown University
Robert O. Wright
Robert O. Wright Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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