John J. Chelonis Source Confirmed

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Researcher

National Center for Toxicological Research

faculty

24 h-index 71 pubs 2,375 cited

Research Areas

Birth, Development, and Health Child and Adolescent Health Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Behavioral and Psychological Studies Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies Health disparities and outcomes

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OverviewAI-generated summary

John J. Chelonis's research investigates the associations between prenatal exposures and developmental outcomes in children. His work has explored the impact of prenatal trace element mixtures, including metals like manganese and lead, on various aspects of child development. Specific studies have examined these exposures in relation to learning deficits on behavioral acquisition tasks, reward motivation, and performance on operant test batteries.

His publications also address sexually dimorphic effects, indicating that the impact of certain prenatal exposures, such as blood lead, can differ between male and female children. Chelonis has also investigated the influence of socioeconomic status on childhood working memory. In addition to human studies, his research has included work on the effects of long-term methylphenidate administration and withdrawal in non-human primates, utilizing T2 MRI to assess neurobiological changes.

Chelonis is a highly cited researcher with 71 publications and 2,375 citations, reflected in his h-index of 24. He has collaborated with multiple researchers at the National Center for Toxicological Research, including Merle G. Paule, John Talpos, Serguei Liachenko, and Natalya Sadovova, with whom he has co-authored several publications.

Metrics

  • h-index: 24
  • Publications: 71
  • Citations: 2,375

Selected Publications

  • Associations of Prenatal Socioeconomic Status and Childhood Working Memory: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach (2025) DOI
  • Prenatal manganese biomarkers and operant test battery performance in Mexican children: Effect modification by child sex (2023) DOI
  • The effects of long-term methylphenidate administration and withdrawal on progressive ratio responding and T2 MRI in the male rhesus monkey (2022) DOI
  • Prenatal trace elements mixture is associated with learning deficits on a behavioral acquisition task among young children (2022) DOI
  • Sexually dimorphic associations between prenatal blood lead exposure and performance on a behavioral testing battery in children (2022) DOI
  • Prenatal metal mixture concentrations and reward motivation in children (2021) DOI
  • Sexually dimorphic associations between prenatal blood lead exposure and temporal processing in 6- to 7-year-old children in Mexico City (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Merle G. Paule National Center for Toxicological Research 5 shared publications John Talpos National Center for Toxicological Research 1 shared publication Serguei Liachenko National Center for Toxicological Research 1 shared publication Natalya Sadovova National Center for Toxicological Research 1 shared publication

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