Aaron van Donkelaar

83.0k total citations · 11 hit papers
248 papers, 22.6k citations indexed

About

Aaron van Donkelaar is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Aaron van Donkelaar has authored 248 papers receiving a total of 22.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 212 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 91 papers in Atmospheric Science and 68 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Aaron van Donkelaar's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (205 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (108 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (90 papers). Aaron van Donkelaar is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (205 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (108 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (90 papers). Aaron van Donkelaar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Aaron van Donkelaar's co-authors include Randall V. Martin, Michael Bräuer, Richard T. Burnett, Paul J. Villeneuve, R. C. Levy, Ralph A. Kahn, Perry Hystad, Hong Chen, Michael Jerrett and Brian L. Boys and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Aaron van Donkelaar

240 papers receiving 22.2k citations

Hit Papers

Global Estimates of Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Conce... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2016 2014 2011 2017 400 800 1.2k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Global Estimates of Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations from Satellite-Based Aerosol Optical Depth: Development and Application
    2010 1.3k citations Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
  2. Global Estimates of Fine Particulate Matter using a Combined Geophysical-Statistical Method with Information from Satellites, Models, and Monitors
    2016 881 citations Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  3. Use of Satellite Observations for Long-Term Exposure Assessment of Global Concentrations of Fine Particulate Matter
    2014 712 citations Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
  4. Exposure Assessment for Estimation of the Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Outdoor Air Pollution
    2011 572 citations Michael Bräuer, Randall V. Martin et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  5. Living near major roads and the incidence of dementia, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis: a population-based cohort study
    2017 569 citations Hong Chen, Jeffrey C. Kwong et al. profile →
  6. Global Estimates and Long-Term Trends of Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations (1998–2018)
    2020 566 citations Melanie S. Hammer, Aaron van Donkelaar et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  7. Regional Estimates of Chemical Composition of Fine Particulate Matter Using a Combined Geoscience-Statistical Method with Information from Satellites, Models, and Monitors
    2019 526 citations Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  8. Risk of Nonaccidental and Cardiovascular Mortality in Relation to Long-term Exposure to Low Concentrations of Fine Particulate Matter: A Canadian National-Level Cohort Study
    2012 489 citations Dan L. Crouse, Aaron van Donkelaar et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
  9. Ambient PM 2.5 , O 3 , and NO 2 Exposures and Associations with Mortality over 16 Years of Follow-Up in the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CanCHEC)
    2015 438 citations Dan L. Crouse, Perry Hystad et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
  10. Monthly Global Estimates of Fine Particulate Matter and Their Uncertainty
    2021 414 citations Aaron van Donkelaar, Melanie S. Hammer et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  11. Source sector and fuel contributions to ambient PM2.5 and attributable mortality across multiple spatial scales
    2021 373 citations Randall V. Martin, Richard T. Burnett et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers

Aaron van Donkelaar
Comparison fields: 5 of 198
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 17.3k
  • Atmospheric Science 8.2k
  • Environmental Engineering 6.2k
  • Global and Planetary Change 6.0k
  • Pollution 3.1k
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Yang Liu United States
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Richard T. Burnett Canada
Haidong Kan China
Patrick L. Kinney United States
Michael Bräuer Canada
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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Prenatal Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter Components and Autism Risk in Childhood
2025 ·JAMA Network Open ·Martin Cloutier, (unknown), Robert Talarico, Steven Hawken, (unknown), Scott Weichenthal, Sabit Cakmak, Chris Hebbern, (unknown), Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin, (unknown), Éric Lavigne
0
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Tracking air pollution and CO2 emissions in 13,189 urban areas worldwide using large geospatial datasets
2025 ·Communications Earth & Environment ·(unknown), Gaige Hunter Kerr, Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin, J. Jason West, Susan C. Anenberg
4
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Toward Fine Horizontal Resolution Global Simulations of Aerosol Sectional Microphysics: Advances Enabled by GCHP‐TOMAS
2024 ·Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems ·Betty Croft, Randall V. Martin, Rachel Chang, Liam Bindle, Sebastian D. Eastham, (unknown), Bonne Ford, Chi Li, M. S. Long, Elizabeth W. Lundgren, (unknown), Melissa P. Sulprizio, Yidan Tang, Aaron van Donkelaar, Robert M. Yantosca, (unknown), Haihui Zhu, Jeffrey R. Pierce
0
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A comparison of PM2.5 exposure estimates from different estimation methods and their associations with cognitive testing and brain MRI outcomes
2024 ·Environmental Research ·Melinda C. Power, (unknown), Erin Bennett, Qi Ying, Eun Sug Park, Xiaohui Xu, Richard L. Smith, James D. Stewart, Jeff D. Yanosky, Duanping Liao, Aaron van Donkelaar, Joel D. Kaufman, Lianne Sheppard, Adam A. Szpiro, Eric A. Whitsel
1
5
Importance of aerosol composition and aerosol vertical profiles in global spatial variation in the relationship between PM 2.5 and aerosol optical depth
2024 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Haihui Zhu, Randall V. Martin, Aaron van Donkelaar, Melanie S. Hammer, Chi Li, Jun Meng, (unknown), (unknown), Yanshun Li, (unknown), Inderjeet Singh, Alexei Lyapustin
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Effect modification by statin use status on the association between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and cardiovascular mortality
2024 ·International Journal of Epidemiology ·(unknown), Jeffrey C. Kwong, Jay S. Kaufman, Tarik Benmarhnia, Chen Chen, Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin, (unknown), Hong Lu, Richard T. Burnett, Hong Chen
3
7
PM2.5 data inputs alter identification of disadvantaged communities
2023 ·Environmental Research Letters ·Therese S. Carter, Gaige Hunter Kerr, Heresh Amini, Randall V. Martin, (unknown), Joel Schwartz, Aaron van Donkelaar, Susan C. Anenberg
4
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Using Parametric g-Computation to Estimate the Effect of Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution on Mortality Risk and Simulate the Benefits of Hypothetical Policies: The Canadian Community Health Survey Cohort (2005 to 2015)
2023 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Chen Chen, Hong Chen, Aaron van Donkelaar, Richard T. Burnett, Randall V. Martin, Li Chen, Michael Tjepkema, (unknown), Yi Li, Jay S. Kaufman, Tarik Benmarhnia
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9
Prenatal air pollution, maternal immune activation, and autism spectrum disorder
2023 ·Environment International ·Xin Yu, Md Mostafijur Rahman, Sarah Carter, Jane C. Lin, (unknown), Ting Chow, Frederick Lurmann, Michael J. Kleeman, Mayra P. Martinez, Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin, Sandrah P. Eckel, Zhanghua Chen, Pat Levitt, Joel Schwartz, Daniel A. Hackman, Jiu‐Chiuan Chen, Rob McConnell, Anny H. Xiang
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Chronic Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter Increases Mortality Through Pathways of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease: Insights From a Large Mediation Analysis
2022 ·Journal of the American Heart Association ·Li Bai, Tarik Benmarhnia, Chen Chen, Jeffrey C. Kwong, Richard T. Burnett, Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin, (unknown), Jay S. Kaufman, Hong Chen
14
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Estimating Intra‐Urban Inequities in PM2.5‐Attributable Health Impacts: A Case Study for Washington, DC
2021 ·GeoHealth ·(unknown), Patrick L. Kinney, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Aaron van Donkelaar, Melanie S. Hammer, Randall V. Martin, Susan C. Anenberg
36
12
Changes in exposure to ambient fine particulate matter after relocating and long term survival in Canada: quasi-experimental study
2021 ·BMJ ·Hong Chen, Jay S. Kaufman, Toyib Olaniyan, Lauren Pinault, Michael Tjepkema, Li Chen, Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin, Perry Hystad, Chen Chen, (unknown), Li Bai, Richard T. Burnett, Tarik Benmarhnia
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Predicting Spatial Variations in Multiple Measures of Oxidative Burden for Outdoor Fine Particulate Air Pollution across Canada
2021 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Junwei Xu, Randall V. Martin, Greg J. Evans, (unknown), (unknown), Jun Meng, Aaron van Donkelaar, Hongyu You, Ryan Kulka, Richard T. Burnett, Krystal J. Godri Pollitt, Scott Weichenthal
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Grid-independent High Resolution Dust Emissions (v1.0) for ChemicalTransport Models: Application to GEOS-Chem (version 12.5.0)
2020 ·Jun Meng, Randall V. Martin, Paul Ginoux, Melanie S. Hammer, Melissa P. Sulprizio, D. A. Ridley, Aaron van Donkelaar
1
15
Global Estimates and Long-Term Trends of Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations (1998–2018) breakdown →
2020 ·Environmental Science & Technology ·Melanie S. Hammer, Aaron van Donkelaar, Chi Li, Alexei Lyapustin, A. M. Sayer, N. Christina Hsu, R. C. Levy, M. J. Garay, О. В. Калашникова, Ralph A. Kahn, Michael Bräuer, Joshua S. Apte, Daven K. Henze, Li Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Bonne Ford, Jeffrey R. Pierce, Randall V. Martin
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Methods, availability, and applications of PM2.5 exposure estimates derived from ground measurements, satellite, and atmospheric models
2019 ·Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association ·Minghui Diao, Tracey Holloway, (unknown), Susan O’Neill, Mohammad Z. Al‐Hamdan, Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin, Xiaomeng Jin, Arlene M. Fiore, Daven K. Henze, Forrest Lacey, Patrick L. Kinney, F. Freedman, Narasimhan K. Larkin, Yufei Zou, James T. Kelly, A. Vaidyanathan
81
17
Carbon and health implications of trade restrictions
2019 ·Nature Communications ·Jintai Lin, Mingxi Du, Lulu Chen, Kuishuang Feng, Yu Liu, Randall V. Martin, Jingxu Wang, Ruijing Ni, Yu Zhao, Hao Kong, Hongjian Weng, Mengyao Liu, Aaron van Donkelaar, Qiuyu Liu, Klaus Hubacek
60
18
Exposure to fine particulate matter air pollution in Canada.
2017 ·PubMed ·Lauren Pinault, Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin
13
19
Risk estimates of mortality attributed to low concentrations of ambient fine particulate matter in the Canadian community health survey cohort
2016 ·Environmental Health ·Lauren Pinault, Michael Tjepkema, Dan L. Crouse, Scott Weichenthal, Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin, Michael Bräuer, Hong Chen, Richard T. Burnett
164
20
Optimal estimation for global ground‐level fine particulate matter concentrations
2013 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin, Robert Spurr, Easan Drury, L. A. Remer, R. C. Levy, Jun Wang
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