Bert Brunekreef

103.2k citations

653 papers · 44.1k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 106

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 0.01%
- Air Quality and Health Impacts 412
- Climate Change and Health Impacts 167
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure 64
Speech and Hearing top 0.01%
- Noise Effects and Management 143
Environmental Engineering top 0.01%
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting 104
Immunology and Allergy top 0.05%
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization 61
Automotive Engineering top 0.05%
- Vehicle emissions and performance 63
Physiology
- Asthma and respiratory diseases 125

Co-authors: Gerard Hoek Stephen T. Holgate Nicole Janssen Ulrike Gehring Paul Fischer Rob Beelen Marjan Kerkhof Alet H. Wijga
Cited by: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Speech and Hearing Environmental Engineering
Journals: Epidemiology (44 papers)Environmental Health Perspectives (39 papers)European Respiratory Journal (36 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Bert Brunekreef

643 papers receiving 42.1k citations

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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.

2013 Environmental Health
2011 Environmental Health Perspectives
2005 European Respiratory Journal
2002 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
2002 The Lancet
2002 The Lancet
1997 Epidemiology

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1	Comparison of traditional Cox regression and causal modeling to investigate the association between long-term air pollution exposure and natural-cause mortality within European cohorts Environmental Pollution ·Kathrin Wolf,Sophia Rodopoulou,Jie Chen,Zorana Jovanovic Andersen,Richard Atkinson,Mariska Bauwelinck,Moeka Ueda,Doris Tove Kristoffersen,Youn‐Hee Lim,Bente Oftedal,Maciej Strak,Danielle Vienneau,Jiawei Zhang,Bert Brunekreef,Gerard Hoek,Massimo Stafoggia,Evangelia Samoli	2023	2
2	An extended analysis of cardiovascular benefits of indoor air filtration intervention among elderly: a randomized crossover trial (Beijing indoor air purifier study, BIAPSY) Global Health Journal ·Jie Chen,Tong Wang,Hongbing Xu,Yutong Zhu,Yipeng Du,Beibei Liu,Qian Zhao,Yi Zhang,Lingyan Liu,Mutia Zolanda,Jiakun Fang,Yunfei Xie,Shuo Liu,Rongshan Wu,Yitzai Chen,Xiaoming Song,Bei He,Bert Brunekreef,Wei Huang	2022	4
3	Early childhood infections and body mass index in adolescence International Journal of Obesity ·Siddhartha Devalapalli,Alet H. Wijga,Patricia Bruijning‐Verhagen,Bert Brunekreef,Ulrike Gehring,Wim van der Hoek,Gerard H. Koppelman,Lenie van Rossem,Marianne A. B. van der Sande,Henriëtte A. Smit	2021	3
4	Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution and risk factors for cardiovascular disease within a cohort of older men in Perth PLoS ONE ·Tania Assaly,Kevin Murray,Lee Nedkoff,Graeme J. Hankey,Leon Flicker,Bu B. Yeap,Osvaldo P. Almeida,Paul E. Norman,Bert Brunekreef,Mark Nieuwenhuijsen,Jane Heyworth	2021	11
5	High resolution annual average air pollution concentration maps for the Netherlands Scientific Data ·Oliver Schmitz,Rob Beelen,Maciej Strak,Gerard Hoek,Shreyash Shetake,Bert Brunekreef,Ilonca Vaartjes,Martin Dijst,Diederick E. Grobbee,Derek Karssenberg	2019	33
6	Long-term exposure to particulate matter, NO2 and the oxidative potential of particulates and diabetes prevalence in a large national health survey Environment International ·Maciej Strak,Nicole Janssen,Rob Beelen,Oliver Schmitz,Ilonca Vaartjes,Derek Karssenberg,Carolien van den Brink,Michiel L. Bots,Martin Dijst,Bert Brunekreef,Gerard Hoek	2017	105
7	Toll-like receptors and microbial exposure: gene–gene and gene–environment interaction in the development of atopy European Respiratory Journal ·N. E. Reijmerink,Marjan Kerkhof,R. W. B. Bottema,Jorrit Gerritsen,Foekje F. Stelma,Carel Thijs,C.P. van Schayck,H. A. Smit,Bert Brunekreef,Dirkje S. Postma,Gerard H. Koppelman	2011	18
8	Interaction of T-cell and antigen presenting cell co-stimulatory genes in childhood IgE European Respiratory Journal ·R. W. B. Bottema,Dirkje S. Postma,N. E. Reijmerink,Carel Thijs,Foekje F. Stelma,H. A. Smit,C.P. van Schayck,Bert Brunekreef,Gerard H. Koppelman,Marjan Kerkhof	2009	10
9	Concentration Response Functions for Ultrafine Particles and All-Cause Mortalilty and Hospital Admissions: Results of an European Expert Panel Elicitation Epidemiology ·Hanna Boogaard,Gerard Hoek,Anne Knol,Jeroen de Hartog,Pauline Slottje,Jon G. Ayres,Paul J. A. Borm,Bert Brunekreef,Ken Donaldson,Francesco Forastiere,Stephen T. Holgate,Wolfgang G. Kreyling,Benoît Nemery,Juha Pekkanen,Vicki Stone,Erich Wichmann,J.P. van der Sluijs	2009	2
10	Bacteria and mould components in house dust and children's allergic sensitisation European Respiratory Journal ·Ulrike Gehring,Joachim Heinrich,Gerard Hoek,Gianni Rinaldini,Emma Nordling,Tom Bellander,Jorrit Gerritsen,J.C. de Jongste,H. A. Smit,H-E Wichmann,Magnus Wickman,Bert Brunekreef	2007	51
11	EARLY INDOOR MICROBIAL EXPOSURE LOWERS THE RISK OF ASTHMA Epidemiology ·Jeroen Douwes,Rob van Strien,Gert Doekes,Jet Smit,Marjan Kerkhof,Jorrit Gerritsen,R. C. Aalberse,H. J. Neijens,Bruce Story,Bert Brunekreef	2003	1
12	Respiratory symptoms, bronchitis and asthma in children of Central and Eastern Europe European Respiratory Journal ·Giovanni Leonardi,Danny Houthuijs,B Nikiforov,Haojun Xu,P. Rudnai,Jan Zejda,Eugen Gurzău,Eleonóra Fabiánová,Tony Fletcher,Bert Brunekreef	2002	73
13	Traffic-related air pollution and respiratory health during the first 2 yrs of life European Respiratory Journal ·Ulrike Gehring,Josef Cyrys,Marcin Matera,Bert Brunekreef,Tom Bellander,Paul Fischer,Carl Peter Bauer,Dirk Reinhardt,H-Erich Wichmann,Joachim Heinrich	2002	232
14	Fungal extracellular polysaccharides in house dust as a marker for exposure to fungi: Relations with culturable fungi, reported home dampness, and respiratory symptoms Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·Jeroen Douwes,VJ Stinshoff,Gert Doekes,F. van Leusden,小林克江,Rob van Strien,Arnoud P. Verhoeff,Bert Brunekreef	1999	117
15	Asthma severity and susceptibility to air pollution European Respiratory Journal ·R A Krukowski,Jan Stolk,Ashlee Greenier,Bert Brunekreef,A. Arhinful-Adjapong,Koz'ko Vn,Carlos Tello-Royloa,PJ Sterk,P.S. Hiemstra,L. van Bree	1998	95
16	Daily variations in air pollution and respiratory health in a multicentre study: the PEACE project. Pollution Effects on Asthmatic Children in Europe European Respiratory Journal ·W. Roemer,Gerard Hoek,Bert Brunekreef,J Hałuszka,A Kalandidi,Juha Pekkanen	1998	77
17	House dust mite allergen in bedroom floor dust and respiratory health of children with asthmatic symptoms European Respiratory Journal ·Gómez Chumpitaz,Bert Brunekreef,Elisiane da Silva Figueiredo,Amir-Eghbal Khajeh-Rahimi	1994	45
18	Effect of Ambient Ozone on Peak Expiratory Flow of Exercising Children in the Netherlands Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal ·Gerard Hoek,Bert Brunekreef,贾礼聪,Helmut Hiertz,Bruno Gonçalves	1993	24
19	Health effects of indoor exposure to NO2, environmental tobacco smoke and home dampness. Clinical Endocrinology ·Bert Brunekreef,Ali Ait Yahia,Danny Houthuijs,J.S.M. Boleij	1990	2
20	An association between moisture in the home and respiratory symptoms in primary schoolchildren. Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling ·Bert Brunekreef,Douglas W. Dockery,F E Speizer,James H. Ware,J D Spengler,Benjamin G. Ferris	1987	2

About Bert Brunekreef

Bert Brunekreef is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Speech and Hearing and Immunology and Allergy, having authored 653 papers that have together received 44.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (412 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (167 papers), Noise Effects and Management (143 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (125 papers), Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (104 papers), Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (64 papers), Vehicle emissions and performance (63 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (61 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (31.5k citations), Speech and Hearing (8.3k citations) and Environmental Engineering (9.6k citations). Bert Brunekreef has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Epidemiology, Environmental Health Perspectives, European Respiratory Journal, Atmospheric Environment and Clinical & Experimental Allergy.

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