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Philip J. Landrigan

Philip J. Landrigan

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Medicine

D-Index
103
Citations
47321
World Ranking
7248
National Ranking
3800

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1987 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Philip J. Landrigan is affiliated with Boston College in the United States and has made significant contributions in the field of Environmental Science. Their primary research interest lies in the intersection of environmental factors and human health, with a substantial publication record in various related subfields and topics.

The main fields of study for this researcher include Environmental Science, with a focused specialization in areas such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Sociology and Political Science, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main topics covered in their research span several critical areas:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals

Philip J. Landrigan has published extensively in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • PEDIATRICS
  • Annals of Global Health
  • Environmental Health
  • Journal of Moral Theology
  • The Lancet Planetary Health

Recent papers authored or coauthored by this scientist include:

  • "Pollution and health: a progress update" (2022) in The Lancet Planetary Health
  • "Human Health and Ocean Pollution" (2020) in Annals of Global Health
  • "The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health" (2023) in Annals of Global Health
  • "Pollution and the Heart" (2021) in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Air pollution and development in Africa: impacts on health, the economy, and human capital" (2021) in The Lancet Planetary Health

The scientist collaborates frequently with several colleagues, including:

  • Lori G. Byron
  • Alan D. Woolf
  • Sophie J. Balk
  • Aparna Bole
  • Steven M. Marcus

Philip J. Landrigan was awarded membership in the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 1987, reflecting recognition by the medical and scientific community.

Best Publications

  • The Lancet Commission on pollution and health

    Philip J Landrigan;Richard Fuller;Nereus J R Acosta;Olusoji Adeyi

  • Developmental neurotoxicity of industrial chemicals

    Philippe Grandjean;Philippe Grandjean;Philip J. Landrigan

  • Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity

    Philippe Grandjean;Philippe Grandjean;Philip J Landrigan

  • Occupational and environmental medicine. Meeting the growing need for clinical services

    Rosenstock L;Rest Km;Benson Ja;Cannella Jm

  • 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

  • Benzene and leukemia. An epidemiologic risk assessment.

    Robert A. Rinsky;Alexander B. Smith;Richard Hornung;Thomas G. Filloon

  • Occupational Injury and Illness in the United States: Estimates of Costs, Morbidity, and Mortality

    J. P. Leigh;S. B. Markowitz;M. Fahs;M. Fahs;C. Shin;C. Shin

  • Environmental pollutants and disease in American children: estimates of morbidity, mortality, and costs for lead poisoning, asthma, cancer, and developmental disabilities.

    Philip J Landrigan;Clyde B Schechter;Jeffrey M Lipton;Marianne C Fahs

  • Human Health and Ocean Pollution.

    Philip J Landrigan;John J Stegeman;Lora E Fleming;Denis Allemand

  • Health and economic impact of air pollution in the states of India: the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Anamika Pandey;Michael Brauer;Maureen L Cropper;Kalpana Balakrishnan

  • Public health and economic consequences of methyl mercury toxicity to the developing brain.

    Leonardo Trasande;Philip J. Landrigan;Clyde Schechter

  • Children's health and the environment: public health issues and challenges for risk assessment.

    Philip J Landrigan;Carole A Kimmel;Adolfo Correa;Brenda Eskenazi

  • What causes autism? Exploring the environmental contribution.

    Philip J Landrigan

  • Health and environmental consequences of the world trade center disaster.

    Philip J Landrigan;Paul J Lioy;George Thurston;Gertrud Berkowitz

  • E-Waste and Harm to Vulnerable Populations: A Growing Global Problem

    Michelle Heacock;Carol Bain Kelly;Kwadwo Ansong Asante;Linda S. Birnbaum

  • PESTICIDES AND INNER-CITY CHILDREN : EXPOSURES, RISKS, AND PREVENTION

    Philip J. Landrigan;Luz Claudio;Steven B. Markowitz;Gertrud S. Berkowitz

  • Global Climate Change and Children’s Health: Threats and Strategies for Prevention

    Perry E. Sheffield;Philip J. Landrigan

  • Early Environmental Origins of Neurodegenerative Disease in Later Life

    Philip J. Landrigan;Babasaheb Sonawane;Robert N. Butler;Leonardo Trasande

  • Air pollution and health

    Philip J Landrigan

  • Developmental Origins of Health and Disease: Integrating Environmental Influences

    Jerrold J. Heindel;John Balbus;Linda Birnbaum;Marie Noel Brune-Drisse

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe Grandjean
Philippe Grandjean University of Southern Denmark
Peter D. Sly
Peter D. Sly University of Queensland
Steven M. Southwick
Steven M. Southwick Yale University
Roberto Lucchini
Roberto Lucchini Florida International University
James M. Swanson
James M. Swanson University of California, Irvine
Robert H. Pietrzak
Robert H. Pietrzak Yale University
Mary S. Wolff
Mary S. Wolff Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Ellen K. Silbergeld
Ellen K. Silbergeld Johns Hopkins University
Bruce P. Lanphear
Bruce P. Lanphear Simon Fraser University
Frederica P. Perera
Frederica P. Perera Columbia University

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