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D-Index
84
Citations
19575
World Ranking
2877
National Ranking
977

Donald G. Patterson publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donald G. Patterson sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 309 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Donald G. Patterson D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Donald G. Patterson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Donald G. Patterson is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their work spans several areas within health sciences, particularly focusing on nursing and medicine.

The main fields of study in their research include:

  • Nursing
  • Medicine

Within these fields, they have contributed to subfields such as:

  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Epidemiology

The scientist's research topics concentrate on aspects of child and infant health. These include:

  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Infant Nutrition and Health
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access

Donald G. Patterson has coauthored publications with a range of collaborators, including:

  • Julie L. Daniels
  • I-Jen Pan
  • Richard Jones
  • Sarah Anderson
  • Larry L. Needham

Their recent publication record includes the following paper:

  • Individual Characteristics Associated with PBDE Levels in U.S. Human Milk Samples, 2020, UNC Libraries

Most of their publications appear in the venue:

  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • A review on human exposure to brominated flame retardants—particularly polybrominated diphenyl ethers

    Andreas Sjödin;Donald G. Patterson;Åke Bergman

  • Partition of Environmental Chemicals between Maternal and Fetal Blood and Tissues

    Larry L. Needham;Philippe Grandjean;Birger Heinzow;Poul J. Jørgensen

  • Isotope dilution--mass spectrometric quantification of specific proteins: model application with apolipoprotein A-I.

    J R Barr;V L Maggio;D G Patterson;G R Cooper

  • Serum Concentrations of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) and Polybrominated Biphenyl (PBB) in the United States Population: 2003-2004

    Andreas Sjödin;Lee Yang Wong;Richard S. Jones;Annie Park

  • Development and validation of sensitive method for determination of serum cotinine in smokers and nonsmokers by liquid chromatography/atmospheric pressure ionization tandem mass spectrometry

    John T. Bernert;Wayman E. Turner;James L. Pirkle;Connie S. Sosnoff

  • Retrospective time-trend study of polybrominated diphenyl ether and polybrominated and polychlorinated biphenyl levels in human serum from the United States.

    Andreas Sjödin;Richard S. Jones;Jean François Focant;Chester Lapeza

  • Concentration and profile of 22 urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites in the US population.

    Zheng Li;Courtney D. Sandau;Lovisa C. Romanoff;Samuel P. Caudill

  • Estimates of the half-life of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in Vietnam Veterans of Operation Ranch Hand.

    James L. Pirkle;William H. Wolfe;Donald G. Patterson;Larry L. Needham

  • Semiautomated High-Throughput Extraction and Cleanup Method for the Measurement of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers, Polybrominated Biphenyls, and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Human Serum

    Andreas Sjödin;Richard S. Jones;Chester R. Lapeza;Jean François Focant

  • Separation of highly hydrophobic compounds by cyclodextrin-modified micellar electrokinetic chromatography

    Shigeru Terabe;Yosuke Miyashita;Osamu Shibata;Elizabeth R. Barnhart

  • High-resolution gas chromatographic/high-resolution mass spectrometric analysis of human serum on a whole-weight and lipid basis for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin.

    Donald G. Patterson;Larry. Hampton;Chester R. Lapeza;William T. Belser

  • Geometric Approach to Factor Analysis for the Estimation of Orthogonality and Practical Peak Capacity in Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Separations

    Zaiyou Liu;Donald George Jr Patterson;Milton L. Lee

  • Concentration of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in household dust from various countries

    Andreas Sjödin;Olaf Päpke;Ernest McGahee;Jean François Focant

  • Calculation of serum "total lipid" concentrations for the adjustment of persistent organohalogen toxicant measurements in human samples

    John T. Bernert;Wayman E. Turner;Donald G. Patterson;Larry L. Needham

  • Levels in the U.S. population of those persistent organic pollutants (2003-2004) included in the Stockholm convention or in other long-range transboundary air pollution agreements

    Donald George Jr Patterson;Lee Yang Wong;Wayman E. Turner;Samuel P. Caudill

  • Measurement of urinary monohydroxy polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using automated liquid-liquid extraction and gas chromatography/isotope dilution high-resolution mass spectrometry.

    Zheng Li;Lovisa C. Romanoff;Debra A. Trinidad;Nasira Hussain

  • Determining volatile organic compounds in human blood from a large sample population by using purge and trap gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.

    David L. Ashley;Michael A. Bonin;Frederick L. Cardinali;Joan M. McCraw

  • Second Follow-up of a Dutch Cohort Occupationally Exposed to Phenoxy Herbicides, Chlorophenols, and Contaminants

    Mariëtte Hooived;Dick J. J. Heederik;Marnolis Kogevinas;Paolo Boffetta

  • A Robust Thermal Modulator for Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography

    John B. Phillips;Richard B. Gaines;Jan Blomberg;Frans W.M. Van Der Wielen

  • Birth delivery mode modifies the associations between prenatal polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) and neonatal thyroid hormone levels.

    Julie B Herbstman;Andreas Sjödin;Benjamin J Apelberg;Frank R Witter

  • Handling of dioxin measurement data in the presence of non-detectable values: Overview of available methods and their application in the Seveso chloracne study

    Andrea Baccarelli;Ruth Pfeiffer;Dario Consonni;Angela C. Pesatori

  • Brominated flame retardants in serum from U.S. blood donors.

    Andreas Sjödin;Donald George Jr Patterson;Åke Bergman

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Sjödin
Andreas Sjödin Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Jean-François Focant
Jean-François Focant University of Liège
Brenda Eskenazi
Brenda Eskenazi University of California, Berkeley
John R. Barr
John R. Barr Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Larry L. Needham
Larry L. Needham Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Nobuo Tanaka
Nobuo Tanaka Kyoto Institute of Technology
Andrea Baccarelli
Andrea Baccarelli Columbia University
Paolo Brambilla
Paolo Brambilla University of Milan
Susan A. Korrick
Susan A. Korrick Harvard University
Russ Hauser
Russ Hauser Harvard University

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