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Michael C. R. Alavanja 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 Michael C. R. Alavanja sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 306 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Michael C. R. Alavanja 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 Michael C. R. Alavanja sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 98 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Michael C. R. Alavanja is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily addresses topics related to pesticide exposure and its associated health effects, encompassing a variety of environmental and occupational health concerns.

The recent publications by Michael C. R. Alavanja include:

  • Pesticide exposure and incident thyroid cancer among male pesticide applicators in agricultural health study, 2020, Environment International
  • Pesticide use and kidney function among farmers in the Biomarkers of Exposure and Effect in Agriculture study, 2021, Environmental Research
  • Herbicide, fumigant, and fungicide use and breast cancer risk among farmers' wives, 2020, Environmental Epidemiology
  • Lifetime Pesticide Use and Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance in a Prospective Cohort of Male Farmers, 2021, Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Occupational pesticide use and self-reported olfactory impairment in US farmers, 2020, Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Dale P. Sandler
  • Laura E. Beane Freeman
  • Aaron Blair
  • Lawrence S. Engel
  • Jane A. Hoppin

Michael C. R. Alavanja's work has been published in several venues, including:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Environment International
  • Environmental Research
  • Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Environmental Epidemiology

The major research topics that Michael C. R. Alavanja focuses on are:

  • Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments
  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations

Their work spans the following subfields of study:

  • Plant Science
  • Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Hematology

Best Publications

  • Tobacco smoke and involuntary smoking

    Michael Alavanja;John A. Baron;Ross C. Brownson;Patricia A. Buffler

  • Health effects of chronic pesticide exposure: cancer and neurotoxicity.

    Michael C.R. Alavanja;Jane A. Hoppin;Freya Kamel

  • Tobacco and cancer: recent epidemiological evidence.

    Paolo Vineis;M. Alavanja;P. Buffler;E. Fontham

  • Residential Radon and Risk of Lung Cancer: A Combined Analysis of 7 North American Case-Control Studies

    Daniel Krewski;Jay H Lubin;Jan M Zielinski;Michael Alavanja

  • The Agricultural Health Study.

    Michael C. R. Alavanja;Dale P. Sandler;Suzanne B. McMaster;Shelia Hoar Zahm

  • Use of Agricultural Pesticides and Prostate Cancer Risk in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort

    Michael C. R. Alavanja;Claudine Samanic;Mustafa Dosemeci;Jay Lubin

  • A combined analysis of North American case-control studies of residential radon and lung cancer.

    Daniel Krewski;Jay H Lubin;Jan M Zielinski;Michael Alavanja

  • Drinking water source and chlorination byproducts. I. Risk of bladder cancer.

    Kenneth P. Cantor;Charks F. Lynch;Mariana Hildesheim;Mustafa Dosemeci

  • Drinking water source and chlorination byproducts. II. Risk of colon and rectal cancers.

    Mariana E. Hildesheim;Kenneth P. Cantor;Charles F. Lynch;Mustafa Dosemeci

  • Cancer incidence among glyphosate-exposed pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study.

    Anneclaire J. De Roos;Aaron Blair;Jennifer A. Rusiecki;Jane A. Hoppin

  • Collection of genomic DNA from adults in epidemiological studies by buccal cytobrush and mouthwash.

    Montserrat García-Closas;Kathleen M. Egan;Jeannine Abruzzo;Polly A. Newcomb;Polly A. Newcomb

  • Occupational Pesticide Exposures and Cancer Risk: A Review

    Michael C R Alavanja;Matthew R Bonner

  • Incident Diabetes and Pesticide Exposure among Licensed Pesticide Applicators: Agricultural Health Study, 1993–2003

    M. P. Montgomery;F. Kamel;T. M. Saldana;M. C. R. Alavanja

  • Introduction: pesticides use and exposure extensive worldwide.

    Michael C. R. Alavanja

  • Pesticides and Lung Cancer Risk in the Agricultural Health Study Cohort

    Michael C. R. Alavanja;Mustafa Dosemeci;Claudine Samanic;Jay Lubin

  • Increased cancer burden among pesticide applicators and others due to pesticide exposure.

    Michael C. R. Alavanja;Matthew K. Ross;Matthew R. Bonner

  • Influence of medical conditions and lifestyle factors on the menstrual cycle.

    Andrew S. Rowland;Donna Day Baird;Stuart Long;Ganesa Wegienka

  • A Quantitative Approach for Estimating Exposure to Pesticides in the Agricultural Health Study

    Mustafa Dosemeci;Michael C. R. Alavanja;Andrew S. Rowland;David Mage

  • Chemical predictors of wheeze among farmer pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study.

    Jane A. Hoppin;David M. Umbach;Stephanie J. London;Michael C. R. Alavanja

  • Response to: Gray J, Burns C, Mahlburg W. Letter to CA concerning, ‘Increased cancer burden among pesticide applicators and others due to pesticide exposure.’

    Michael C. R. Alavanja;Matthew K. Ross;Matthew R. Bonner

Frequent Co-Authors

Dale P. Sandler
Dale P. Sandler National Institutes of Health
Aaron Blair
Aaron Blair National Institutes of Health
Charles F. Lynch
Charles F. Lynch University of Iowa
Jay H. Lubin
Jay H. Lubin United States Department of Health and Human Services
Mustafa Dosemeci
Mustafa Dosemeci National Institutes of Health
Ross C. Brownson
Ross C. Brownson Washington University in St. Louis
Sonja I. Berndt
Sonja I. Berndt National Institutes of Health
Honglei Chen
Honglei Chen Michigan State University
Meredith Yeager
Meredith Yeager Hood College
Stephanie J. London
Stephanie J. London National Institutes of Health

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