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Errol Zeiger publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Errol Zeiger sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 212 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Errol Zeiger D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Errol Zeiger sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Errol Zeiger is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions in cancer research, plant science, health, toxicology, and mutagenesis. They have authored publications related to pharmacology and chemical health and safety as well.

The main topics explored in their research include carcinogens and genotoxicity assessment, pesticide exposure and toxicity, genetically modified organisms research, chemical safety and risk management, effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, drug-induced hepatotoxicity and protection, and plant toxicity and pharmacological properties.

Zeiger's frequent coauthors include Helga Stopper, Kristine L. Witt, James T. MacGregor, Stefan Pfuhler, and Jan van Benthem.

They have published extensively in several scientific journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis
  • Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis
  • Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research
  • Food and Chemical Toxicology
  • Toxicology Letters

Recent papers authored by or involving Zeiger are:

  • Determination of a positive response in the Ames Salmonella mutagenicity assay (2023), Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis
  • Revisiting the bacterial mutagenicity assays: Report by a workgroup of the International Workshops on Genotoxicity Testing (IWGT) (2020), Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis
  • Bruce Nathan Ames - Paradigm shifts inside the cancer research revolution (2020), Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research
  • Objectives and achievements of the HUMN project on its 26th anniversary (2024), Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research
  • A proposed screening strategy for evaluating the genotoxicity potential of botanicals and botanical extracts (2025), Food and Chemical Toxicology

Best Publications

  • The Ames Salmonella/microsome mutagenicity assay

    Kristien Mortelmans;Errol Zeiger

  • HUMN project: detailed description of the scoring criteria for the cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay using isolated human lymphocyte cultures.

    Michael Fenech;W. P. Chang;M. Kirsch-Volders;N. Holland

  • An increased micronucleus frequency in peripheral blood lymphocytes predicts the risk of cancer in humans.

    Stefano Bonassi;Ariana Znaor;Marcello Ceppi;Cecilia Lando

  • Prediction of chemical carcinogenicity in rodents from in vitro genetic toxicity assays.

    Raymond W. Tennant;Barry H. Margolin;Michael D. Shelby;Errol Zeiger

  • Salmonella mutagenicity test results for 250 chemicals

    Steve Haworth;Timothy Lawlor;Kristien Mortelmans;William Speck

  • Salmonella mutagenicity tests: II. Results from the testing of 270 chemicals.

    Kristien Mortelmans;Steve Haworth;Timothy Lawlor;William Speck

  • The HUman MicroNucleus Project--An international collaborative study on the use of the micronucleus technique for measuring DNA damage in humans.

    Michael Fenech;Nina Holland;Wushou P Chang;Errol Zeiger

  • Chromosome aberrations and sister chromatid exchanges in chinese hamster ovary cells: Evaluations of 108 chemicals

    S. M. Galloway;M. J. Armstrong;C. Reuben;S. Colman

  • The micronucleus assay in human buccal cells as a tool for biomonitoring DNA damage: The HUMN project perspective on current status and knowledge gaps

    Nina Holland;Claudia Bolognesi;Micheline Kirsch-Volders;Stefano Bonassi

  • Buccal micronucleus cytome assay

    Philip Thomas;Nina Holland;Claudia Bolognesi;Micheline Kirsch-Volders

  • Salmonella mutagenicity tests: V. Results from the testing of 311 chemicals.

    Errol Zeiger;Beth Anderson;Steve Haworth;Timothy Lawlor

  • Salmonella mutagenicity tests: III. Results from the testing of 255 chemicals

    Errol Zeiger;Beth Anderson;Steve Haworth;Timothy Lawlor

  • Salmonella mutagenicity tests: IV. Results from the testing of 300 chemicals

    Errol Zeiger;Beth Anderson;Steve Haworth;Timothy Lawlor

  • HUman MicroNucleus Project: International database comparison for results with the cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay in human lymphocytes: I. Effect of laboratory protocol, scoring criteria, and host factors on the frequency of micronuclei

    Stefano Bonassi;Michael Fenech;Cecilia Lando;Yi‐ping Lin

  • The human micronucleus project on exfoLiated buccal cells (HUMNXL): the role of life-style, host factors, occupational exposures, health status, and assay protocol

    Stefano Bonassi;Erdem Coskun;Marcello Ceppi;Cecilia Lando

  • EFFECT OF SMOKING HABIT ON THE FREQUENCY OF MICRONUCLEI IN HUMAN LYMPHOCYTES: RESULTS FROM THE HUMAN MICRONUCLEUS PROJECT

    Stefano Bonassi;Monica Neri;Cecilia Lando;Marcello Ceppi

  • Carcinogenicity of Mutagens: Predictive Capability of the Salmonella Mutagenesis Assay for Rodent Carcinogenicity

    Errol Zeiger

  • Chromosomal aberrations and sister chromatid exchange tests in Chinese hamster ovary cells in vitro. IV. Results with 15 chemicals.

    J. L. Ivett;B. M. Brown;C. Rodgers;B. E. Anderson

  • Evaluation of four in vitro genetic toxicity tests for predicting rodent carcinogenicity: Confirmation of earlier results with 41 additional chemicals

    Errol Zeiger;Joseph K. Haseman;Michael D. Shelby;Barry H. Margolin

  • Statistical analysis of the Ames Salmonella/microsome test

    Barry H. Margolin;Norman Kaplan;Errol Zeiger

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Bonassi
Stefano Bonassi San Raffaele University of Rome
Michael Fenech
Michael Fenech University of South Australia
Micheline Kirsch-Volders
Micheline Kirsch-Volders Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Claudia Bolognesi
Claudia Bolognesi National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Michael D. Shelby
Michael D. Shelby National Institutes of Health
Lucia Migliore
Lucia Migliore University of Pisa
Thomas E. Eling
Thomas E. Eling National Institutes of Health
John Ashby
John Ashby Syngenta (Switzerland)
Philip J. Thomas
Philip J. Thomas The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Marilyn J. Aardema
Marilyn J. Aardema Procter & Gamble (United States)

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