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D-Index
92
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28387
World Ranking
11394
National Ranking
5839

Matthew P. Longnecker 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 Matthew P. Longnecker sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 302 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matthew P. Longnecker 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 Matthew P. Longnecker sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Matthew P. Longnecker is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily centers on environmental science and medicine, with significant contributions to the fields of environmental chemistry, health toxicology and mutagenesis, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, as well as public health and environmental occupational health.

The scientist has published extensively on topics related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) research, birth, development, and health, air quality and health impacts, effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, thyroid disorders and treatments, vitamin D research studies, and the impact of toxic organic pollutants.

Frequent publication venues for their work include UNC Libraries, Environment International, Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, Environmental Research, and BMC Medical Research Methodology.

Their recent notable papers are:

  • Why is elevation of serum cholesterol associated with exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in humans? A workshop report on potential mechanisms, 2021, Toxicology
  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiologic data on vaccine response in relation to exposure to five principal perfluoroalkyl substances, 2023, Environment International
  • The concentration of several perfluoroalkyl acids in serum appears to be reduced by dietary fiber, 2020, Environment International
  • Prenatal exposure to organophosphate pesticides and brain morphology and white matter microstructure in preadolescents, 2020, Environmental Research
  • Birth weight and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid: a random-effects meta-regression analysis, 2020, Environmental Epidemiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Matthew P. Longnecker include Stephanie M. Engel, Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud, Heidi Aase, Matthew W. Linakis, and Gro D. Villanger.

Best Publications

  • Methods for Trend Estimation from Summarized Dose-Response Data, with Applications to Meta-Analysis

    Sander Greenland;Matthew P. Longnecker

  • Alcohol, tobacco and breast cancer - Collaborative reanalysis of individual data from 53 epidemiological studies, including 58 515 women with breast cancer and 95 067 women without the disease

    N Hamajima;K Hirose;K Tajima;T Rohan

  • Lactation and a reduced risk of premenopausal breast cancer

    P A Newcomb;B E Storer;M P Longnecker;R Mittendorf

  • The human health effects of DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) and PCBS (polychlorinated biphenyls) and an overview of organochlorines in public health.

    Matthew P. Longnecker;Walter J. Rogan;George Lucier

  • Meta-analysis of epidemiologic dose-response data.

    Jesse A. Berlin;Matthew P. Longnecker;Sander Greenland

  • Obesity and time to pregnancy

    D.C. Gesink Law;D.C. Gesink Law;R.F. Maclehose;M.P. Longnecker;M.P. Longnecker

  • Association between maternal serum concentration of the DDT metabolite DDE and preterm and small-for-gestational-age babies at birth.

    Matthew P Longnecker;Mark A Klebanoff;Haibo Zhou;John W Brock

  • Alcoholic beverage consumption in relation to risk of breast cancer: meta-analysis and review.

    Matthew P. Longnecker

  • A Meta-analysis of Alcohol Consumption in Relation to Risk of Breast Cancer

    Matthew P. Longnecker;Jesse A. Berlin;Michele J. Orza;Thomas C. Chalmers

  • Characterization of potential endocrine-related health effects at low-dose levels of exposure to PCBs.

    Abraham Brouwer;Matthew P. Longnecker;Linda S. Birnbaum;Jim Cogliano

  • Fish intake during pregnancy and early cognitive development of offspring.

    Julie L Daniels;Matthew P Longnecker;Andrew S Rowland;Jean Golding

  • Prevalence of elevated alanine aminotransferase among US adolescents and associated factors: NHANES 1999-2004.

    Abigail Fraser;Matthew P Longnecker;Debbie A Lawlor

  • Evaluation of the association between arsenic and diabetes: A National Toxicology Program workshop review

    Elizabeth A. Maull;Habibul Ahsan;Joshua Edwards;Matthew P. Longnecker

  • Urinary metabolite concentrations of organophosphorous pesticides, bisphenol A, and phthalates among pregnant women in Rotterdam, the Netherlands: the Generation R study.

    Xibiao Ye;Frank H. Pierik;Frank H. Pierik;Russ Hauser;Susan Duty

  • Comparison of polychlorinated biphenyl levels across studies of human neurodevelopment.

    Matthew P. Longnecker;Mary S. Wolff;Beth C. Gladen;John W. Brock

  • Selenium in diet, blood, and toenails in relation to human health in a seleniferous area

    M P Longnecker;P R Taylor;O A Levander;M Howe

  • A meta-analysis of body mass index and risk of premenopausal breast cancer.

    Giske Ursin;Matthew P. Longnecker;Matthew P. Longnecker;Robert W. Haile;Robert W. Haile;Sander Greenland

  • Anogenital distance in human male and female newborns: A descriptive, cross-sectional study

    Eduardo Salazar-Martinez;Patricia Romano-Riquer;Edith Yanez-Marquez;Matthew P Longnecker

  • Effects of Endocrine Disruptors at Environmental Exposure Levels - Characterization of Potential Endocrine-Related Health Effects at Low-Dose Levels of Exposure to PCBs

    A. Brouwer;M.P. Longnecker;L.S. Birnbaum;J. Cogliano

  • Fish intake during pregnancy and early cognitive development of offspring

    Julie L. Daniels;Matthew P. Longnecker;Andrew S. Rowland;Jean Golding

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Klebanoff
Mark A. Klebanoff The Ohio State University
Walter C. Willett
Walter C. Willett Harvard University
Rolv Skjærven
Rolv Skjærven University of Bergen
Robert W. Haile
Robert W. Haile Stanford University
Georg Becher
Georg Becher University of Oslo
Donna D. Baird
Donna D. Baird National Institutes of Health
Line Småstuen Haug
Line Småstuen Haug Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Stephanie J. London
Stephanie J. London National Institutes of Health
Cathrine Thomsen
Cathrine Thomsen Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Antonia M. Calafat
Antonia M. Calafat Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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