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Stephen R. Stürzenbaum

Stephen R. Stürzenbaum

King's College London
United Kingdom

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
9295
World Ranking
13442
National Ranking
1045

Stephen R. Stürzenbaum publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 143 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Stephen R. Stürzenbaum D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen R. Stürzenbaum sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Stephen R. Stürzenbaum is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several areas within environmental science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist has contributed extensively to subfields including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pollution, aging, molecular biology, and nutrition and dietetics.

The core topics of Stephen R. Stürzenbaum's work include:

  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
  • Analytical Chemistry Methods Development
  • Mercury Impact and Mitigation Studies

The scientist has published frequently in a variety of venues. Notable journals with multiple publications include:

  • Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Analytical Methods
  • Environment International
  • Archives of Toxicology

Among recent papers, selected titles and publication details are:

  • The transportation, transformation and (bio)accumulation of pharmaceuticals in the terrestrial ecosystem, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Rapid direct analysis of river water and machine learning assisted suspect screening of emerging contaminants in passive sampler extracts, 2020, Analytical Methods
  • Benzo[a]pyrene and Caenorhabditis elegans: defining the genotoxic potential in an organism lacking the classical CYP1A1 pathway, 2021, Archives of Toxicology
  • Estrogenicity of chemical mixtures revealed by a panel of bioassays, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • A miniaturized passive sampling-based workflow for monitoring chemicals of emerging concern in water, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Leon Barron
  • Edmund Wilson
  • Thomas Morgan
  • George Parker
  • Ross Harrison

Best Publications

  • Control genes in quantitative molecular biological techniques: the variability of invariance

    Stephen R. Stürzenbaum;Peter Kille

  • Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws – Characteristics, risk factors, clinical features, localization and impact on oncological treatment☆

    Sven Otto;Christian Schreyer;Sigurd Hafner;Gerson Mast

  • Systems toxicology approaches for understanding the joint effects of environmental chemical mixtures.

    David J. Spurgeon;Oliver A.H. Jones;Oliver A.H. Jones;Jean-Lou C.M. Dorne;Claus Svendsen

  • Microevolution and ecotoxicology of metals in invertebrates.

    A. John Morgan;Peter Kille;Stephen R. Stürzenbaum

  • 'Systems toxicology' approach identifies coordinated metabolic responses to copper in a terrestrial non-model invertebrate, the earthworm Lumbricus rubellus

    Jacob G Bundy;Jasmin K Sidhu;Faisal Rana;David J Spurgeon

  • C. elegans metallothioneins: new insights into the phenotypic effects of cadmium toxicosis

    S C Swain;K Keusekotten;R Baumeister;Stephen Sturzenbaum

  • Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: is pH the missing part in the pathogenesis puzzle?

    Sven Otto;Sigurd Hafner;Gerson Mast;Thomas Tischer

  • Hormetins, antioxidants and prooxidants: defining quercetin-, caffeic acid- and rosmarinic acid-mediated life extension in C. elegans

    Kerstin Pietsch;Nadine Saul;Shumon Chakrabarti;Stephen R. Stürzenbaum

  • Polyester-derived microfibre impacts on the soil-dwelling earthworm Lumbricus terrestris.

    Miranda Tendai Prendergast-Miller;Andreas Katsiamides;Mustafa Abbass;Stephen Sturzenbaum

  • Osteoporosis and bisphosphonates-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: not just a sporadic coincidence--a multi-centre study.

    Sven Otto;Mario Hakim Abu-Id;Stefano Fedele;Patrick Hans-Heinrich Warnke

  • Biosynthesis of luminescent quantum dots in an earthworm.

    S. R. Stürzenbaum;M. Höckner;A. Panneerselvam;J. Levitt

  • Quercetin mediated lifespan extension in Caenorhabditis elegans is modulated by age-1, daf-2, sek-1 and unc-43

    Kerstin Pietsch;Nadine Saul;Ralph Menzel;Stephen R. Stürzenbaum

  • Cadmium detoxification in earthworms: from genes to cells

    Stephen R Stürzenbaum;Oleg Georgiev;A John Morgan;Peter Kille

  • Fluorescence-guided bone resection in bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaws: first clinical results of a prospective pilot study.

    Christoph Pautke;Florian Bauer;Sven Otto;Thomas Tischer

  • Metal ion trafficking in earthworms. Identification of a cadmium-specific metallothionein.

    Stephen R. Stürzenbaum;Carole Winters;Malyka Galay;A. John Morgan

  • Genes and environment - striking the fine balance between sophisticated biomonitoring and true functional environmental genomics.

    Christian E.W. Steinberg;Stephen R. Stürzenbaum;Ralph Menzel

  • The identification, cloning and characterization of earthworm metallothionein.

    S.R Stürzenbaum;P Kille;A.J Morgan

  • Catechin induced longevity in C. elegans: from key regulator genes to disposable soma

    Nadine Saul;Kerstin Pietsch;Ralph Menzel;Stephen R. Stürzenbaum

  • Mixtures of chemical pollutants at European legislation safety concentrations: how safe are they?

    Raquel N. Carvalho;Augustine Arukwe;Selim Ait-Aissa;Anne Bado-Nilles

  • Differential metallothionein expression in earthworm (Lumbricus rubellus) tissues.

    A.J. Morgan;S.R. Stürzenbaum;C. Winters;G.W. Grime

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Kille
Peter Kille Cardiff University
David J. Spurgeon
David J. Spurgeon University of Reading
Claus Svendsen
Claus Svendsen Imperial College London
Mark E. Hodson
Mark E. Hodson University of York
Michael Aschner
Michael Aschner Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Mark Blaxter
Mark Blaxter Wellcome Sanger Institute
John M. Charnock
John M. Charnock University of Manchester
Volker M. Arlt
Volker M. Arlt King's College London
Ralf Baumeister
Ralf Baumeister University of Freiburg
Oleg Georgiev
Oleg Georgiev University of Zurich

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