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Frederick S. vom Saal

Frederick S. vom Saal

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
78
Citations
33604
World Ranking
17823
National Ranking
8893

Frederick S. vom Saal 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 Frederick S. vom Saal sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 183 publications — 1st percentile

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Frederick S. vom Saal 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 Frederick S. vom Saal sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 78 D-Index — 12th percentile

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Frederick S. vom Saal is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the environmental and health impacts of endocrine disrupting chemicals, as reflected in a substantial body of work within environmental science and medicine.

The scientist's contributions span various main fields of study including:

  • Environmental Science (18 publications)
  • Medicine (9 publications)

Within these fields, they have worked extensively in the following subfields:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (17 publications)
  • Physiology (4 publications)
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (3 publications)
  • Genetics (3 publications)
  • Small Animals (2 publications)

Their research covers major topics such as:

  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (26 publications)
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (6 publications)
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (4 publications)
  • Birth, Development, and Health (4 publications)
  • Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species (4 publications)
  • Animal testing and alternatives (4 publications)
  • Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (2 publications)

Frederick S. vom Saal has published several recent papers, including:

  • "Update on the Health Effects of Bisphenol A: Overwhelming Evidence of Harm," 2020, Endocrinology
  • "Data integration, analysis, and interpretation of eight academic CLARITY-BPA studies," 2020, Reproductive Toxicology
  • "Sex-biased impact of endocrine disrupting chemicals on behavioral development and vulnerability to disease: Of mice and children," 2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Obesity III: Obesogen assays: Limitations, strengths, and new directions," 2022, Biochemical Pharmacology
  • "Bisphenol A and 17α-ethinylestradiol-induced transgenerational gene expression differences in the brain-pituitary-testis axis of medaka, Oryzias latipes," 2020, Biology of Reproduction

The frequent co-authors who have collaborated with vom Saal include:

  • Jerrold J. Heindel
  • William A. Ricke
  • R. Thomas Zoeller
  • Christopher D. Kassotis
  • Paola Palanza

Among the venues of publications where Frederick S. vom Saal's research has appeared multiple times are:

  • Biochemical Pharmacology (3 publications)
  • Endocrinology (1 publication)
  • Reproductive Toxicology (1 publication)
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (1 publication)
  • Environmental Health Perspectives (1 publication)

In recognition of their scientific contributions, Frederick S. vom Saal was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1999.

Best Publications

  • Plastics, the environment and human health: current consensus and future trends.

    Richard C. Thompson;Charles J. Moore;Frederick S. vom Saal;Shanna H. Swan

  • Our plastic age

    Richard C. Thompson;Shanna H. Swan;Charles J. Moore;Frederick S. vom Saal

  • An extensive new literature concerning low-dose effects of bisphenol A shows the need for a new risk assessment.

    Frederick S. vom Saal;Claude Hughes

  • In vivo effects of bisphenol A in laboratory rodent studies

    Catherine A. Richter;Linda S. Birnbaum;Francesca Farabollini;Retha R. Newbold

  • Large Effects from Small Exposures. III. Endocrine Mechanisms Mediating Effects of Bisphenol A at Levels of Human Exposure

    Wade V. Welshons;Susan C. Nagel;Frederick S. vom Saal

  • Metabolism disrupting chemicals and metabolic disorders

    Jerrold J. Heindel;Bruce Blumberg;Mathew Cave;Ronit Machtinger

  • Large Effects from Small Exposures. I. Mechanisms for Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals with Estrogenic Activity

    Wade V Welshons;Kristina A Thayer;Barbara M Judy;Julia A Taylor

  • Exposure to bisphenol A advances puberty

    Kembra L. Howdeshell;Andrew K. Hotchkiss;Kristina A. Thayer;John G. Vandenbergh

  • A Physiologically Based Approach To the Study of Bisphenol a and Other Estrogenic Chemicals On the Size of Reproductive Organs, Daily Sperm Production, and Behavior:

    Frederick S. Vom Saal;Paul S. Cooke;David L. Buchanan;Paola Palanza

  • 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

  • Chapel Hill bisphenol A expert panel consensus statement: integration of mechanisms, effects in animals and potential to impact human health at current levels of exposure.

    Frederick S. vom Saal;Benson T Akingbemi;Scott M Belcher;Linda S. Birnbaum

  • Prostate enlargement in mice due to fetal exposure to low doses of estradiol or diethylstilbestrol and opposite effects at high doses

    Frederick S. vom Saal;Barry G. Timms;Monica M. Montano;Paola Palanza

  • Components of plastic: experimental studies in animals and relevance for human health

    Chris E. Talsness;Anderson J. M. Andrade;Sergio N. Kuriyama;Julia A. Taylor

  • The estrogenic endocrine disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) and obesity.

    Frederick S. vom Saal;Susan C. Nagel;Benjamin L. Coe;Brittany M. Angle

  • Estrogenic chemicals in plastic and oral contraceptives disrupt development of the fetal mouse prostate and urethra

    Barry G. Timms;Kembra L. Howdeshell;Lesley Barton;Sarahann Bradley

  • Metabolic disruption in male mice due to fetal exposure to low but not high doses of bisphenol A (BPA): evidence for effects on body weight, food intake, adipocytes, leptin, adiponectin, insulin and glucose regulation.

    Brittany M. Angle;Rylee Phuong Do;Davide Ponzi;Richard W. Stahlhut

  • Bisphenol A is released from used polycarbonate animal cages into water at room temperature.

    Kembra L Howdeshell;Paul H Peterman;Barbara M Judy;Julia A Taylor

  • Why Public Health Agencies Cannot Depend on Good Laboratory Practices as a Criterion for Selecting Data: The Case of Bisphenol A

    John Peterson Myers;Frederick S. vom Saal;Benson T Akingbemi;Koji Arizono

  • Large effects from small exposures. II. The importance of positive controls in low-dose research on bisphenol A.

    Frederick S. vom Saal;Wade V. Welshons

  • Exposure to a low dose of bisphenol A during fetal life or in adulthood alters maternal behavior in mice.

    Paola L Palanza;Kembra L Howdeshell;Stefano Parmigiani;Frederick S vom Saal

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Parmigiani
Stefano Parmigiani University of Parma
Paola Palanza
Paola Palanza University of Parma
Donald E. Tillitt
Donald E. Tillitt United States Geological Survey
Ana M. Soto
Ana M. Soto Tufts University
Angel Nadal
Angel Nadal Miguel Hernandez University
Bruce Blumberg
Bruce Blumberg University of California, Irvine
Retha R. Newbold
Retha R. Newbold National Institutes of Health
Carlos Sonnenschein
Carlos Sonnenschein Tufts University
Gail S. Prins
Gail S. Prins University of Illinois at Chicago
Shanna H. Swan
Shanna H. Swan Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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