2026 Philippe Grandjean: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	116	4328	4058	48	45	622	54330

Research.com Recognitions

1994 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Philippe Grandjean is affiliated with the University of Southern Denmark in Denmark. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and medicine, with significant contributions in the subfields of health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental chemistry, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, water science and technology, and obstetrics and gynecology.

Their scientific work extensively covers topics such as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, air quality and health impacts, toxic organic pollutants impact, effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, birth, development, and health, fluoride effects and removal, and health, environment, and cognitive aging.

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Philippe Grandjean include Flemming Nielsen, Pál Weihe, Tina Kold Jensen, Esben Budtz-Jørgensen, and Clara Amalie Gade Timmermann.

Philippe Grandjean has published regularly in several scientific venues, the most frequent being ISEE Conference Abstracts, Environmental Health, Environmental Research, Environment International, and Environmental Science & Technology.

Some notable recent publications feature:

Severity of COVID-19 at elevated exposure to perfluorinated alkylates, 2020, PLoS ONE
Human Health and Ocean Pollution, 2020, Annals of Global Health
Consideration of pathways for immunotoxicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), 2023, Environmental Health
Serum Perfluoroalkyl Substances, Vaccine Responses, and Morbidity in a Cohort of Guinea-Bissau Children, 2020, Environmental Health Perspectives
PFAS concentration during pregnancy in relation to cardiometabolic health and birth outcomes, 2020, Environmental Research

Philippe Grandjean was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1994.

Best Publications

Developmental neurotoxicity of industrial chemicals

Philippe Grandjean;Philippe Grandjean;Philip J. Landrigan

2531
Citations
Cognitive Deficit in 7-year-old Children With Prenatal Exposure to Methylmercury

Philippe Grandjean;Pal Weihe;Roberta F White;Roberta F White;Roberta F White;Frodi Debes

2189
Citations
Male reproductive health and environmental xenoestrogens

J Toppari;JC Larsen;P Christiansen;A Giwercman

2003
Citations
Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity

Philippe Grandjean;Philippe Grandjean;Philip J Landrigan

1984
Citations
Plasma malondialdehyde as biomarker for oxidative stress: reference interval and effects of life-style factors

Flemming Nielsen;Bo Borg Mikkelsen;Jesper Bo Nielsen;Helle Raun Andersen

1345
Citations
Cognitive Performance of Children Prenatally Exposed to “Safe” Levels of Methylmercury

Philippe Grandjean;Pal Weihe;Roberta F. White;Roberta F. White;Frodi Debes

994
Citations
Developmental Origins of Non-Communicable Disease: Implications for Research and Public Health

Robert Barouki;Peter D. Gluckman;Philippe Grandjean;Philippe Grandjean;Mark L Hanson

907
Citations
Serum Vaccine Antibody Concentrations in Children Exposed to Perfluorinated Compounds

Philippe Grandjean;Elisabeth Wreford Andersen;Esben Budtz-Jørgensen;Flemming Nielsen

846
Citations
Evidence on the human health effects of low-level methylmercury exposure.

Margaret R. Karagas;Anna Lai Choi;Emily Oken;Milena Horvat

737
Citations
Human Health and Ocean Pollution.

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

681
Citations
Comparison of short-term estrogenicity tests for identification of hormone-disrupting chemicals.

Helle Raun Andersen;Anna-Maria Andersson;Steven F. Arnold;Herman Autrup

606
Citations
Developmental fluoride neurotoxicity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Anna L. Choi;Guifan Sun;Ying Zhang;Philippe Grandjean

604
Citations
Impact of prenatal methylmercury exposure on neurobehavioral function at age 14 years.

Frodi Debes;Esben Budtz-Jørgensen;Esben Budtz-Jørgensen;Pal Weihe;Roberta F. White

585
Citations
Partition of Environmental Chemicals between Maternal and Fetal Blood and Tissues

Larry L. Needham;Philippe Grandjean;Birger Heinzow;Poul J. Jørgensen

516
Citations
Maternal seafood diet, methylmercury exposure, and neonatal neurologic function

Ulrike Steuerwald;Pal Weihe;Poul J. Jørgensen;Kristian Bjerve

498
Citations
Impact of Maternal Seafood Diet on Fetal Exposure to Mercury, Selenium, and Lead

P Grandjean;P Weihe;P J Jørgensen;T Clarkson

494
Citations
Potential developmental neurotoxicity of pesticides used in Europe

Marina Bjørling-Poulsen;Helle Raun Andersen;Philippe Grandjean;Philippe Grandjean

480
Citations
Human health implications of organic food and organic agriculture: a comprehensive review

Axel Mie;Axel Mie;Helle Raun Andersen;Stefan Gunnarsson;Johannes Kahl

472
Citations
Organochlorine exposure and risk of breast cancer

Annette Pernille Høyer;Philippe Grandjean;Torben Jørgensen;John W Brock

452
Citations
Neurobehavioral deficits associated with PCB in 7-year-old children prenatally exposed to seafood neurotoxicants.

Philippe Grandjean;Pal Weihe;Virlyn W. Burse;Larry L. Needham

441
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Pál Weihe University of the Faroe Islands

Tina Kold Jensen University of Southern Denmark

Niels Keiding University of Copenhagen

Qi Sun Harvard University

Pascal Allemand École Normale Supérieure de Lyon

Philip J. Landrigan Boston College

Eugenia Dogliotti Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Jordi Julvez HTC (Taiwan)

Antonio Mutti University of Parma

Jan Alexander Norwegian Institute of Public Health

External Links

Personal website of Philippe Grandjean

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