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Günter Oberdörster

Günter Oberdörster

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Medicine

D-Index
93
Citations
52388
World Ranking
10663
National Ranking
5481

Overview

Günter Oberdörster is affiliated with the University of Rochester in the United States and has a focus on Environmental Science, with significant research contributions spanning several related subfields. Their work primarily addresses topics in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Materials Chemistry, Speech and Hearing, and Pollution.

The main topics they investigate include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Combustion and Detonation Processes

Oberdörster's recent published papers illustrate the focus on particle inhalation effects and environmental toxicology. Representative recent publications include:

  • "Predicting dissolution and transformation of inhaled nanoparticles in the lung using abiotic flow cells: The case of barium sulfate" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "The potential involvement of inhaled iron (Fe) in the neurotoxic effects of ultrafine particulate matter air pollution exposure on brain development in mice" (2022, Particle and Fibre Toxicology)
  • "Air Pollution-Related Brain Metal Dyshomeostasis as a Potential Risk Factor for Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Neurodegenerative Diseases" (2020, Atmosphere)
  • "Lung retention and particokinetics of silver and gold nanoparticles in rats following subacute inhalation co-exposure" (2021, Particle and Fibre Toxicology)
  • "Effects of concentrated ambient ultrafine particulate matter on hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease in the 3xTgAD mouse model" (2021, NeuroToxicology)

The scientist collaborates frequently with a group of co-authors, which include:

  • Marissa Sobolewski
  • Deborah A. Cory-Slechta
  • Elena Marvin
  • Uschi M. Graham
  • Katherine Conrad

Oberdörster's work appears regularly in several scientific journals, with multiple publications in venues such as:

  • Particle and Fibre Toxicology
  • NeuroToxicology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Atmosphere
  • Toxicological Sciences

In addition to journal articles, Oberdörster has contributed to book publications, including a title published by Glasstree eBooks: "Synthetic Nano- and Microfibers" (2020).

This body of research centers on understanding the biological and toxicological impacts of particulate matter, especially nanoparticles, with an emphasis on respiratory and neurological health effects. The scientist's interdisciplinary approach integrates materials chemistry and environmental toxicology to explore how inhaled substances affect organismal health.

Best Publications

  • Nanotoxicology: An Emerging Discipline Evolving from Studies of Ultrafine Particles

    Günter Oberdörster;Eva Oberdörster;Jan Oberdörster

  • Translocation of Inhaled Ultrafine Particles to the Brain

    Günter Oberdörster;Z. Sharp;V. Atudorei;A. Elder

  • Principles for characterizing the potential human health effects from exposure to nanomaterials: elements of a screening strategy.

    Günter Oberdörster;Andrew Maynard;Ken Donaldson;Vincent Castranova

  • Pulmonary effects of inhaled ultrafine particles.

    Günter Oberdörster

  • Translocation of inhaled ultrafine manganese oxide particles to the central nervous system.

    Alison Elder;Robert Gelein;Vanessa D. Silva;Tessa Feikert

  • Extrapulmonary translocation of ultrafine carbon particles following whole-body inhalation exposure of rats.

    Günter Oberdörster;Zachary Sharp;Viorel Atudorei;Alison Elder

  • TRANSLOCATION OF ULTRAFINE INSOLUBLE IRIDIUM PARTICLES FROM LUNG EPITHELIUM TO EXTRAPULMONARY ORGANS IS SIZE DEPENDENT BUT VERY LOW

    W G Kreyling;M Semmler;F Erbe;P Mayer

  • Safety assessment for nanotechnology and nanomedicine: concepts of nanotoxicology.

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  • Toxicology of nanoparticles: A historical perspective

    Günter Oberdörster;Vicki Stone;Ken Donaldson

  • Pulmonary Retention of Ultrafine and Fine Particles in Rats

    J. Ferin;G. Oberdörster;D. P. Penney

  • Association of particulate air pollution and acute mortality: involvement of ultrafine particles?

    G. Oberdorster;R. M. Gelein;Juraj Ferin;B. Weiss

  • Intratracheal instillation as an exposure technique for the evaluation of respiratory tract toxicity: uses and limitations.

    Kevin E. Driscoll;Daniel L. Costa;Gary Hatch;Rogene Henderson

  • Role of the alveolar macrophage in lung injury: studies with ultrafine particles.

    Gunter Oberdorster;Juraj Ferin;Robert Gelein;Sidney C. Soderholm

  • Long-term clearance kinetics of inhaled ultrafine insoluble iridium particles from the rat lung, including transient translocation into secondary organs.

    M. Semmler;J. Seitz;F. Erbe;P. Mayer

  • Size dependence of the translocation of inhaled iridium and carbon nanoparticle aggregates from the lung of rats to the blood and secondary target organs

    Wolfgang G. Kreyling;Manuela Semmler-Behnke;Jürgen Seitz;Wilfried Scymczak

  • Significance of particle parameters in the evaluation of exposure-dose-response relationships of inhaled particles

    Günter Oberdörster

  • The influence of protein adsorption on nanoparticle association with cultured endothelial cells

    Morton S. Ehrenberg;Alan E. Friedman;Jacob N. Finkelstein;Günter Oberdörster

  • Acute pulmonary effects of ultrafine particles in rats and mice.

    G Oberdörster;J N Finkelstein;C Johnston;R Gelein

  • Ultrafine particle deposition in subjects with asthma.

    David C Chalupa;Paul E Morrow;Günter Oberdörster;Mark J Utell

  • Nanoparticles and the Brain: Cause for Concern?

    Günter Oberdörster;Alison Elder;Amber Rinderknecht

Frequent Co-Authors

Alison Elder
Alison Elder University of Rochester Medical Center
Christopher Cox
Christopher Cox Johns Hopkins University
Wolfgang G. Kreyling
Wolfgang G. Kreyling Utrecht University
Uschi M. Graham
Uschi M. Graham University of Kentucky
Ken Donaldson
Ken Donaldson University of Edinburgh
Kent E. Pinkerton
Kent E. Pinkerton University of California, Davis
Andre E. Nel
Andre E. Nel University of California, Los Angeles
Vincent Castranova
Vincent Castranova West Virginia University
Pratim Biswas
Pratim Biswas University of Miami
Iseult Lynch
Iseult Lynch University of Birmingham

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