Bert Brunekreef

103.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
653 papers, 44.1k citations indexed

About

Bert Brunekreef is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Speech and Hearing and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Bert Brunekreef has authored 653 papers receiving a total of 44.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 444 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 146 papers in Speech and Hearing and 134 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Bert Brunekreef's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (412 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (167 papers) and Noise Effects and Management (143 papers). Bert Brunekreef is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (412 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (167 papers) and Noise Effects and Management (143 papers). Bert Brunekreef collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Bert Brunekreef's co-authors include Gerard Hoek, Stephen T. Holgate, Nicole Janssen, Ulrike Gehring, Paul Fischer, Rob Beelen, Marjan Kerkhof, Alet H. Wijga, Henriëtte A. Smit and Gerard Hoek and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Bert Brunekreef

643 papers receiving 42.1k citations

Hit Papers

Air pollution and health 1997 2026 2006 2016 2002 2013 2002 2011 2005 1000 2.0k 3.0k
What are hit papers?

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. Air pollution and health
    2002 3.6k citations Bert Brunekreef et al. profile →
  2. Long-term air pollution exposure and cardio- respiratory mortality: a review
    2013 1.4k citations Gerard Hoek, Bert Brunekreef et al. profile →
  3. Association between mortality and indicators of traffic-related air pollution in the Netherlands: a cohort study
    2002 1.2k citations Gerard Hoek, Bert Brunekreef et al. profile →
  4. Black Carbon as an Additional Indicator of the Adverse Health Effects of Airborne Particles Compared with PM 10 and PM 2.5
    2011 868 citations Nicole Janssen, Paul Fischer et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
  5. Epidemiological evidence of effects of coarse airborne particles on health
    2005 705 citations Bert Brunekreef et al. profile →
  6. Air Pollution from Traffic and the Development of Respiratory Infections and Asthmatic and Allergic Symptoms in Children
    2002 528 citations Michael Bräuer, Gerard Hoek et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  7. Air Pollution from Truck Traffic and Lung Function in Children Living near Motorways
    1997 517 citations Bert Brunekreef, Nicole Janssen et al. Epidemiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bert Brunekreef Netherlands 106 31.5k 9.6k 8.3k 7.3k 5.5k 653 44.1k
Douglas W. Dockery United States 95 37.0k 1.2× 11.4k 1.2× 5.9k 0.7× 3.9k 0.5× 6.3k 1.1× 244 47.6k
Joachim Heinrich Germany 105 20.2k 0.6× 5.5k 0.6× 6.5k 0.8× 10.4k 1.4× 2.2k 0.4× 812 41.5k
Jordi Sunyer Spain 110 25.7k 0.8× 4.3k 0.4× 5.6k 0.7× 7.6k 1.0× 1.6k 0.3× 717 42.2k
Joel Schwartz United States 151 62.3k 2.0× 15.6k 1.6× 8.6k 1.0× 5.6k 0.8× 4.8k 0.9× 965 78.0k
John D. Spengler United States 86 24.1k 0.8× 7.5k 0.8× 5.2k 0.6× 1.6k 0.2× 3.6k 0.6× 459 32.7k
Nino Künzli Switzerland 79 16.4k 0.5× 5.0k 0.5× 4.2k 0.5× 2.2k 0.3× 2.8k 0.5× 318 22.3k
Annette Peters Germany 89 22.5k 0.7× 6.5k 0.7× 3.4k 0.4× 4.7k 0.7× 3.2k 0.6× 876 41.0k
Michael Bräuer Canada 98 28.1k 0.9× 9.6k 1.0× 5.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.2× 3.9k 0.7× 450 37.0k
Mark Nieuwenhuijsen Spain 109 31.2k 1.0× 8.5k 0.9× 9.5k 1.1× 1.6k 0.2× 3.7k 0.7× 656 41.9k
Frank E. Speizer United States 113 13.5k 0.4× 3.3k 0.3× 2.4k 0.3× 11.7k 1.6× 2.1k 0.4× 340 64.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Murray, Kevin, Lee Nedkoff, Graeme J. Hankey, et al.. (2021). Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution and risk factors for cardiovascular disease within a cohort of older men in Perth. PLoS ONE. 16(3). e0248931–e0248931. 11 indexed citations
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Borlée, Floor, Joris Yzermans, Esmeralda Krop, et al.. (2017). Air Pollution from Livestock Farms is Associated with Airway Obstruction in Neighboring Residents. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 196(9). 1152–1161. 61 indexed citations
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Brunekreef, Bert, Alistair W. Stewart, H Ross Anderson, et al.. (2009). Self-Reported Truck Traffic on the Street of Residence and Symptoms of Asthma and Allergic Disease: A Global Relationship in ISAAC Phase 3. Environmental Health Perspectives. 117(11). 1791–1798. 117 indexed citations
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Gehring, Ulrike, Alet H. Wijga, Michael Bräuer, et al.. (2009). Traffic-related Air Pollution and the Development of Asthma and Allergies during the First 8 Years of Life. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 181(6). 596–603. 384 indexed citations
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Caudri, Daan, Alet H. Wijga, Salome Scholtens, et al.. (2009). Early Daycare Is Associated with an Increase in Airway Symptoms in Early Childhood but Is No Protection against Asthma or Atopy at 8 Years. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 180(6). 491–498. 59 indexed citations
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Roduit, Caroline, Salome Scholtens, J. C. de Jongste, et al.. (2008). Asthma at 8 years of age in children born by caesarean section. Thorax. 64(2). 107–113. 125 indexed citations
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Willers, Saskia M., Alet H. Wijga, Bert Brunekreef, et al.. (2008). Maternal Food Consumption during Pregnancy and the Longitudinal Development of Childhood Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 178(2). 124–131. 96 indexed citations
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Quanjer, Philip H., Gerard Borsboom, Jana Kivastik, et al.. (2008). Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Spirometry in Children and Adolescents: Interpretative Strategies. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 178(12). 1262–1270. 36 indexed citations
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Caudri, Daan, Alet H. Wijga, Ulrike Gehring, et al.. (2007). Respiratory Symptoms in the First 7 Years of Life and Birth Weight at Term. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 175(10). 1078–1085. 83 indexed citations
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Brunekreef, Bert. (2007). Health effects of air pollution observed in cohort studies in Europe. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 17(S2). S61–S65. 68 indexed citations
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Kerkhof, Marjan, Jessica Brussee, Bert Brunekreef, et al.. (2006). House dust mite allergen reduction and allergy at 4 yr: Follow up of the PIAMA‐study. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 17(5). 329–336. 54 indexed citations
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Strien, R.T. van, Laurens P. Koopman, Marjan Kerkhof, et al.. (2002). Mite and pet allergen levels in homes of children born to allergic and nonallergic parents: the PIAMA study.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 110(11). A693–8. 46 indexed citations
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Douwes, Jeroen, et al.. (2000). (1 → 3)- β - d -Glucan and Endotoxin in House Dust and Peak Flow Variability in Children. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(4). 1348–1354. 179 indexed citations
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Boezen, Marike, Jan Schouten, B Rijcken, et al.. (1998). Peak Expiratory Flow Variability, Bronchial Responsiveness, and Susceptibility to Ambient Air Pollution in Adults. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 158(6). 1848–1854. 42 indexed citations
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Romieu, Isabelle, Fernando Meneses, Silvia Ruiz‐Velasco, et al.. (1998). Antioxidant Supplementation and Respiratory Functions among Workers Exposed to High Levels of Ozone. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 158(1). 226–232. 124 indexed citations
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Timonen, Kirsi L., et al.. (1997). Chronic Respiratory Symptoms, Skin Test Results, and Lung Function as Predictors of Peak Flow Variability. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 156(3). 776–782. 22 indexed citations
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Douwes, Jeroen, G. Doekes, R.C. Montijn, Dick Heederik, & Bert Brunekreef. (1997). An immunoassay for the measurement of (1→3)‐β‐D‐glucans in the indoor environment. Mediators of Inflammation. 6(4). 257–262. 12 indexed citations
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Janssen, Nicole, et al.. (1995). A relation between personal and ambient PM10.. Epidemiology. 6. 6 indexed citations
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Brunekreef, Bert, et al.. (1985). THE ANALYSIS OF DETERMINANTS OF CHANGE IN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL-STUDIES. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 21. 45–45. 1 indexed citations

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