Brian Stone

6.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Brian Stone is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Stone has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 29 papers in Environmental Engineering and 12 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Brian Stone's work include Urban Heat Island Mitigation (25 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (22 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (14 papers). Brian Stone is often cited by papers focused on Urban Heat Island Mitigation (25 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (22 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (14 papers). Brian Stone collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Brian Stone's co-authors include Jason Vargo, James C. Lester, Dana Habeeb, Michael O. Rodgers, Jeremy Hess, Howard Frumkin, Kevin Lanza, Sharolyn A. Converse, Armistead G. Russell and Evan Mallen and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Brian Stone

78 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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. The persona effect
    1997 504 citations James C. Lester, Brian Stone et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Stone United States 36 2.1k 1.8k 1.5k 780 565 80 4.9k
Jianhong Xia Australia 39 1.7k 0.8× 2.5k 1.4× 1.9k 1.3× 1.2k 1.6× 786 1.4× 162 5.4k
Marco Helbich Netherlands 48 2.8k 1.3× 1.2k 0.7× 2.8k 1.9× 2.3k 2.9× 832 1.5× 189 8.4k
Stephen Siu Yu Lau Hong Kong 30 1.5k 0.7× 2.0k 1.1× 836 0.6× 313 0.4× 1.4k 2.5× 105 3.7k
Yao Yao China 28 1.1k 0.5× 585 0.3× 1.6k 1.1× 1.2k 1.5× 443 0.8× 75 3.2k
Francesco Pilla Ireland 32 1.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 322 0.4× 279 0.5× 146 4.0k
Zhonghua Gou China 45 2.0k 1.0× 2.0k 1.1× 1.0k 0.7× 874 1.1× 2.9k 5.1× 189 6.1k
Dong Kun Lee South Korea 31 908 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 145 0.2× 283 0.5× 190 3.1k
Penghua Liu China 19 1.3k 0.6× 611 0.3× 1.2k 0.8× 919 1.2× 289 0.5× 29 2.8k
Christiane Weber France 32 1.2k 0.6× 792 0.4× 1.0k 0.7× 842 1.1× 174 0.3× 78 3.8k
Jinbao Zhang China 21 1.4k 0.6× 578 0.3× 1.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.6× 390 0.7× 29 3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Stone

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Stone

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Brian Stone. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Brian Stone. The network helps show where Brian Stone may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Stone

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brian Stone. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brian Stone based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Brian Stone. Brian Stone is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Berardi, Umberto, et al.. (2025). Coupled urban physics in microclimate modeling: Validating and enhancing simulation tools. Building and Environment. 285. 113637–113637.
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Huang, Kangning, Brian Stone, ChengHe Guan, & Jiayong Liang. (2025). Declining urban density attenuates rising population exposure to surface heat extremes. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 13860–13860. 1 indexed citations
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Mallen, Evan, et al.. (2024). Using Multiscale Atmospheric Modeling to Explore the Impact of Surface Albedo on Anthropogenic Heat Release. ASME Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 146(5). 1 indexed citations
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Shi, Linda, Ivis García, Kian Goh, et al.. (2023). Planning for Climate Leadership. Journal of Planning Education and Research. 43(4). 750–757. 3 indexed citations
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Amaripadath, Deepak, Mitali Yeshwant Joshi, Mohamed Hamdy, et al.. (2023). Thermal resilience in a renovated nearly zero-energy dwelling during intense heat waves. Journal of Building Performance Simulation. 19(1). 86–105. 14 indexed citations
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Gronlund, Carina J., et al.. (2020). Heat-Related Illness Is Associated with Lack of Air Conditioning and Pre-Existing Health Problems in Detroit, Michigan, USA: A Community-Based Participatory Co-Analysis of Survey Data. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(16). 5704–5704. 20 indexed citations
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Lanza, Kevin, Brian Stone, Carina J. Gronlund, et al.. (2020). Physical Activity in the Summer Heat: How Hot Weather Moderates the Relationship Between Built Environment Features and Outdoor Physical Activity of Adults. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 17(3). 261–269. 12 indexed citations
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Stone, Brian. (2014). Influence of teacher-directed scientific inquiry on students' primal inquiries in two science classrooms. PhDT. 1 indexed citations
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Stone, Brian, Jason Vargo, Peng Liu, et al.. (2014). Avoided Heat-Related Mortality through Climate Adaptation Strategies in Three US Cities. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e100852–e100852. 127 indexed citations
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Trail, M., Alexandra P. Tsimpidi, Kostas Tsigaridis, et al.. (2013). Potential impact of land use change on future regional climate in the Southeastern U.S.: Reforestation and crop land conversion. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 118(20). 32 indexed citations
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Vargo, Jason, Brian Stone, & Karen Glanz. (2012). Google Walkability: A New Tool for Local Planning and Public Health Research?. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 9(5). 689–697. 43 indexed citations
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Tsimpidi, Alexandra P., et al.. (2012). Differences between downscaling with spectral and grid nudging using WRF. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 12(8). 3601–3610. 122 indexed citations
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Grabow, Maggie, et al.. (2011). Air Quality and Exercise-Related Health Benefits from Reduced Car Travel in the Midwestern United States. Environmental Health Perspectives. 120(1). 68–76. 173 indexed citations
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Stone, Brian, Jeremy Hess, & Howard Frumkin. (2010). Urban Form and Extreme Heat Events: Are Sprawling Cities More Vulnerable to Climate Change Than Compact Cities?. Environmental Health Perspectives. 118(10). 1425–1428. 399 indexed citations
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Holloway, Tracey, et al.. (2007). Evaluation of Bottom-Up Mobile Emissions Inventories in the Upper Midwest. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2007. 1 indexed citations
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Stone, Brian. (2007). Urban sprawl and air quality in large US cities. Journal of Environmental Management. 86(4). 688–698. 302 indexed citations
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Stone, Brian. (2005). URBAN HEAT AND AIR POLLUTION. Journal of the American Planning Association. 71(1). 9 indexed citations
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Stone, Brian. (1998). IS INTERMODALISM SUSTAINABLE. Transportation quarterly. 52(4). 3 indexed citations
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Stone, Brian. (1997). PROFITABILITY AND RISK. 4 indexed citations
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Stone, Brian & James C. Lester. (1997). Dynamically sequencing an animated pedagogical agent. National Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 156–163. 38 indexed citations

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