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Shin Takahashi

Shin Takahashi

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Chemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
11588
World Ranking
7505
National Ranking
498

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
72
Citations
14010
World Ranking
1528
National Ranking
17

Overview

Shin Takahashi is affiliated with Ehime University in Japan and has a research focus that spans environmental science and medicine, with particular emphasis on health, toxicology, mutagenesis, and oncology. Their work includes a significant number of publications related to environmental pollution, cancer research, and the interactions between toxic substances and human health.

Their recent papers include:

  • Antibiotics in surface water of East and Southeast Asian countries: A focused review on contamination status, pollution sources, potential risks, and future perspectives (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • Mechanical recycling of plastic waste as a point source of microplastic pollution (2022, Environmental Pollution)
  • Site-Specific and Targeted Therapy Based on Molecular Profiling by Next-Generation Sequencing for Cancer of Unknown Primary Site (2020, JAMA Oncology)
  • Inhibition of stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) enhances the antitumor T cell response through regulating β-catenin signaling in cancer cells and ER stress in T cells and synergizes with anti-PD-1 antibody (2022, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer)
  • Unintentionally produced polychlorinated biphenyls in pigments: An updated review on their formation, emission sources, contamination status, and toxic effects (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)

Frequent coauthors in Takahashi's research network include:

  • Anh Quoc Hoang (24 collaborations)
  • Chikashi Ishioka (22 collaborations)
  • Kota Ouchi (17 collaborations)
  • Le Huu Tuyến (15 collaborations)
  • Tatsuya Kunisue (14 collaborations)

The common publication venues where Takahashi has contributed multiple works include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment (12 publications)
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research (6 publications)
  • Environmental Pollution (5 publications)
  • Chemosphere (5 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology (5 publications)

The main fields of study for Takahashi's publications are environmental science with 133 publications and medicine with 84 publications. Their subfields of study highlight focuses on health, toxicology and mutagenesis (87 publications), oncology (32 publications), pollution (31 publications), cancer research (23 publications), and pulmonary and respiratory medicine (12 publications).

The primary topics addressed in their work cover:

  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (84 publications)
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals (40 publications)
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (38 publications)
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts (34 publications)
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (34 publications)
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (24 publications)
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (16 publications)

Best Publications

  • Asia-Pacific mussel watch: monitoring contamination of persistent organochlorine compounds in coastal waters of Asian countries

    In Monirith;Daisuke Ueno;Shin Takahashi;Haruhiko Nakata

  • Antibiotics in surface water of East and Southeast Asian countries: A focused review on contamination status, pollution sources, potential risks, and future perspectives

    Hoang Quoc Anh;Hoang Quoc Anh;Thi Phuong Quynh Le;Nhu Da Le;Xi Xi Lu

  • International comparative study of 3R and waste management policy developments

    Shin-ichi Sakai;Hideto Yoshida;Yasuhiro Hirai;Misuzu Asari

  • Contamination by trace elements at e-waste recycling sites in Bangalore, India.

    Nguyen Ngoc Ha;Tetsuro Agusa;Tetsuro Agusa;Karri Ramu;Nguyen Phuc Cam Tu

  • An international comparative study of end-of-life vehicle (ELV) recycling systems

    Shin-ichi Sakai;Hideto Yoshida;Jiro Hiratsuka;Carlo Vandecasteele

  • Multi-trace element levels and arsenic speciation in urine of e-waste recycling workers from Agbogbloshie, Accra in Ghana

    Kwadwo Ansong Asante;Tetsuro Agusa;Charles Augustus Biney;William Atuobi Agyekum

  • Organophosphorus flame retardants (PFRs) in human breast milk from several Asian countries.

    Joon-Woo Kim;Tomohiko Isobe;Mamoru Muto;Nguyen Minh Tue

  • Butyltin residues in livers of humans and wild terrestrial mammals and in plastic products

    S Takahashi;H Mukai;S Tanabe;K Sakayama

  • Passive Atmospheric Sampling of Organochlorine Pesticides, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Urban, Rural, and Wetland Sites along the Coastal Length of India

    Gan Zhang;Paromita Chakraborty;Jun Li;Pichai Sampathkumar

  • Contamination of indoor dust and air by polychlorinated biphenyls and brominated flame retardants and relevance of non-dietary exposure in Vietnamese informal e-waste recycling sites

    Nguyen Minh Tue;Shin Takahashi;Go Suzuki;Tomohiko Isobe

  • Mechanical recycling of plastic waste as a point source of microplastic pollution.

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  • Elevated Accumulation of Tributyltin and Its Breakdown Products in Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) Found Stranded along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts

    K. Kannan;K. Senthilkumar;B. G. Loganathan;S. Takahashi

  • Flame retardant emission from e-waste recycling operation in northern Vietnam: Environmental occurrence of emerging organophosphorus esters used as alternatives for PBDEs

    Hidenori Matsukami;Hidenori Matsukami;Nguyen Minh Tue;Go Suzuki;Masayuki Someya

  • Perfluorooctanesulfonate and related fluorochemicals in albatrosses, elephant seals, penguins, and polar skuas from the Southern Ocean.

    Lin Tao;Kurunthachalam Kannan;Natsuko Kajiwara;Monica M Costa

  • Spatial distribution and vertical profile of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and hexabromocyclododecanes in sediment core from Tokyo Bay, Japan.

    Nguyen Hung Minh;Nguyen Hung Minh;Tomohiko Isobe;Daisuke Ueno;Keizo Matsumoto

  • Human exposure to PCBs, PBDEs and HBCDs in Ghana: Temporal variation, sources of exposure and estimation of daily intakes by infants.

    Kwadwo Ansong Asante;Sam Adu-Kumi;Kenta Nakahiro;Shin Takahashi

  • Accumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls and brominated flame retardants in breast milk from women living in Vietnamese e-waste recycling sites.

    Nguyen Minh Tue;Agus Sudaryanto;Tu Binh Minh;Tomohiko Isobe

  • Release of chlorinated, brominated and mixed halogenated dioxin-related compounds to soils from open burning of e-waste in Agbogbloshie (Accra, Ghana)

    Nguyen Minh Tue;Akitoshi Goto;Shin Takahashi;Takaaki Itai

  • Asian Mussel Watch Program: contamination status of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and organochlorines in coastal waters of Asian countries.

    Karri Ramu;Natsuko Kajiwara;Agus Sudaryanto;Tomohiko Isobe

  • Levels and body distribution of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs) in freshwater fishes from the Yangtze River, China.

    Qiming Xian;Karri Ramu;Tomohiko Isobe;Agus Sudaryanto

  • Quantification of toxic metals derived from macroplastic litter on Ookushi Beach, Japan.

    Etsuko Nakashima;Atsuhiko Isobe;Shin’ichiro Kako;Takaaki Itai

Frequent Co-Authors

Shinsuke Tanabe
Shinsuke Tanabe Ehime University
Tomohiko Isobe
Tomohiko Isobe National Institute for Environmental Studies
Pham Hung Viet
Pham Hung Viet Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Agus Sudaryanto
Agus Sudaryanto National Research and Innovation Agency of the Republic of Indonesia
Tatsuya Kunisue
Tatsuya Kunisue Ehime University
Annamalai Subramanian
Annamalai Subramanian Ehime University
Tu Binh Minh
Tu Binh Minh Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Hidetaka Takigami
Hidetaka Takigami National Institute for Environmental Studies
Hisato Iwata
Hisato Iwata Ehime University
Shin-ichi Sakai
Shin-ichi Sakai Kyoto University

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