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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
67
Citations
17579
World Ranking
1963
National Ranking
56

Best Publications

  • The potential risks of nanomaterials: a review carried out for ECETOC

    Paul J A Borm;David Robbins;Stephan Haubold;Thomas Kuhlbusch

  • Inhaled particles and lung cancer. Part A: Mechanisms.

    Ad M. Knaapen;Paul J.A. Borm;Catrin Albrecht;Roel P.F. Schins

  • Cellular responses to nanoparticles: Target structures and mechanisms

    Klaus Unfried;Catrin Albrecht;Lars-Oliver Klotz;Anna Von Mikecz

  • Calcium and ROS-mediated activation of transcription factors and TNF-α cytokine gene expression in macrophages exposed to ultrafine particles

    David M Brown;Ken Donaldson;Paul J Borm;Roel P F Schins

  • Oxidative stress and calcium signaling in the adverse effects of environmental particles (PM10).

    Ken Donaldson;Vicki Stone;Paul J.A. Borm;Luis A. Jimenez

  • Development of in vitro systems for nanotoxicology : methodological considerations

    Vicki Stone;Helinor Johnston;Roel P. F. Schins

  • Inflammatory effects of coarse and fine particulate matter in relation to chemical and biological constituents

    Roel P.F Schins;Janet H Lightbody;Paul J.A Borm;Tingming Shi

  • Nanomaterials Versus Ambient Ultrafine Particles: An Opportunity to Exchange Toxicology Knowledge

    Vicki Stone;Mark R Miller;Martin J D Clift;Alison Elder

  • Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Induce Oxidative Stress and DNA-Adduct Formation but not DNA-Breakage In Human Lung Cells

    Kunal Bhattacharya;Maria Davoren;Jens Boertz;Roel P.F. Schins

  • Metal-rich ambient particles (particulate Matter2.5) cause airway inflammation in healthy subjects

    Frank Schaumann;Paul J. A. Borm;Andreas Herbrich;Johannes Knoch

  • Neurodegenerative and neurological disorders by small inhaled particles.

    Harm J. Heusinkveld;Tina Wahle;Arezoo Campbell;Remco H. S. Westerink

  • Genotoxicity of Poorly Soluble Particles

    Roel P. F. Schins;Ad M. Knaapen

  • Cytotoxicity and oxidative DNA damage by nanoparticles in human intestinal Caco-2 cells

    Kirsten Gerloff;Catrin Albrecht;Agnes W. Boots;Irmgard Förster

  • Mechanisms of genotoxicity of particles and fibers.

    Roel P. F. Schins

  • Inhaled particles and lung cancer, part B: paradigms and risk assessment.

    Paul J.A. Borm;Roel P.F. Schins;Catrin Albrecht

  • Soluble metals as well as the insoluble particle fraction are involved in cellular DNA damage induced by particulate matter.

    Ad M. Knaapen;Tingming Shi;Paul J.A. Borm;Roel P.F. Schins

  • Hydroxyl radical generation by electron paramagnetic resonance as a new method to monitor ambient particulate matter composition

    Tingming Shi;Roel P. F. Schins;Ad M. Knaapen;Thomas Kuhlbusch

  • The quercetin paradox.

    Agnes W. Boots;Hui Li;Roel P.F. Schins;Rodger Duffin

  • Mechanisms and mediators in coal dust induced toxicity: a review.

    Roel P.F. Schins;Paul J. A. Borm

  • Oxidant generation by particulate matter: from biologically effective dose to a promising, novel metric

    Paul J A Borm;Frank Kelly;Nino Künzli;Roel P F Schins

Frequent Co-Authors

Flemming R. Cassee
Flemming R. Cassee Utrecht University
Ken Donaldson
Ken Donaldson University of Edinburgh
Aalt Bast
Aalt Bast Maastricht University
Frederik J. van Schooten
Frederik J. van Schooten Maastricht University
Irmgard Förster
Irmgard Förster University of Bonn
Roger W. L. Godschalk
Roger W. L. Godschalk Maastricht University
Michael Borte
Michael Borte Leipzig University
Bice Fubini
Bice Fubini University of Turin
Joachim Heinrich
Joachim Heinrich Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser
Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser University of Fribourg

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