C. Arden Pope

86.3k total citations · 25 hit papers
167 papers, 52.5k citations indexed

About

C. Arden Pope is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, C. Arden Pope has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 52.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 50 papers in Pollution and 37 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in C. Arden Pope's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (132 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (91 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (50 papers). C. Arden Pope is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (132 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (91 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (50 papers). C. Arden Pope collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. C. Arden Pope's co-authors include Douglas W. Dockery, Richard T. Burnett, Michael J. Thun, Frank E. Speizer, Daniel Krewski, Majid Ezzati, Xiping Xu, John D. Spengler, James H. Ware and Martha E. Fay and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

C. Arden Pope

163 papers receiving 49.9k citations

Hit Papers

Lung Cancer, Cardiopulmonary Mortality, and Long-term Ex... 1989 2026 2001 2013 2002 1993 2006 2010 1995 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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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. Lung Cancer, Cardiopulmonary Mortality, and Long-term Exposure to Fine Particulate Air Pollution
    2002 6.5k citations C. Arden Pope JAMA profile →
  2. An Association between Air Pollution and Mortality in Six U.S. Cities
    1993 6.1k citations Douglas W. Dockery, C. Arden Pope et al. profile →
  3. Health Effects of Fine Particulate Air Pollution: Lines that Connect
    2006 5.2k citations C. Arden Pope, Douglas W. Dockery profile →
  4. Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease
    2010 5.0k citations Robert D. Brook, Sanjay Rajagopalan et al. Circulation profile →
  5. Particulate Air Pollution as a Predictor of Mortality in a Prospective Study of U.S. Adults
    1995 2.1k citations C. Arden Pope, Michael J. Thun et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  6. Cardiovascular Mortality and Long-Term Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution
    2003 2.0k citations C. Arden Pope, Richard T. Burnett et al. Circulation profile →
  7. Acute Respiratory Effects of Particulate Air Pollution
    1994 1.8k citations Douglas W. Dockery, C. Arden Pope profile →
  8. Fine-Particulate Air Pollution and Life Expectancy in the United States
    2009 1.7k citations C. Arden Pope, Douglas W. Dockery et al. profile →
  9. Long-Term Ozone Exposure and Mortality
    2009 1.1k citations Michael Jerrett, Richard T. Burnett et al. profile →
  10. Particulate Air Pollution as a Predictor of Mortality in a Prospective Study of U.S. Adults
    1995 896 citations C. Arden Pope, Douglas W. Dockery et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  11. Spatial Analysis of Air Pollution and Mortality in Los Angeles
    2005 760 citations Michael Jerrett, Richard T. Burnett et al. profile →
  12. Epidemiology of fine particulate air pollution and human health: biologic mechanisms and who's at risk?
    2000 734 citations C. Arden Pope profile →
  13. Review of Epidemiological Evidence of Health Effects of Particulate Air Pollution
    1995 708 citations C. Arden Pope, Douglas W. Dockery et al. Inhalation Toxicology profile →
  14. Long-Term Ozone Exposure and Mortality in a Large Prospective Study
    2015 670 citations Michelle C. Turner, Michael Jerrett et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  15. Cardiovascular Mortality and Exposure to Airborne Fine Particulate Matter and Cigarette Smoke
    2009 562 citations C. Arden Pope, Richard T. Burnett et al. Circulation profile →
  16. Outdoor air pollution and cancer: An overview of the current evidence and public health recommendations
    2020 556 citations Michelle C. Turner, Zorana Jovanovic Andersen et al. CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians profile →
  17. Lung Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Associated with Ambient Air Pollution and Cigarette Smoke: Shape of the Exposure–Response Relationships
    2011 555 citations C. Arden Pope, Richard T. Burnett et al. profile →
  18. Exposure to Fine Particulate Air Pollution Is Associated With Endothelial Injury and Systemic Inflammation
    2016 530 citations C. Arden Pope, Aruni Bhatnagar et al. profile →
  19. Daily Mortality and PM10 Pollution in Utah Valley
    1992 502 citations C. Arden Pope, Joel Schwartz et al. Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal profile →
  20. 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. profile →
  21. 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, Jeffrey R. Brook et al. profile →
  22. Long-term Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Lung Cancer in a Large Cohort of Never-Smokers
    2011 430 citations Michelle C. Turner, Daniel Krewski et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  23. Respiratory disease associated with community air pollution and a steel mill, Utah Valley.
    1989 426 citations C. Arden Pope profile →
  24. Ambient PM2.5 Reduces Global and Regional Life Expectancy
    2018 378 citations Joshua S. Apte, Aaron Cohen et al. Environmental Science & Technology Letters profile →
  25. Short-Term Elevation of Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Acute Lower Respiratory Infection
    2018 275 citations Benjamin D. Horne, Elizabeth A. Joy et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
C. Arden Pope United States 73 43.9k 13.9k 11.5k 9.1k 7.6k 167 52.5k
Douglas W. Dockery United States 95 37.0k 0.8× 11.4k 0.8× 8.8k 0.8× 6.9k 0.8× 6.3k 0.8× 244 47.6k
Joel Schwartz United States 151 62.3k 1.4× 15.6k 1.1× 6.7k 0.6× 12.5k 1.4× 4.8k 0.6× 965 78.0k
Michael Bräuer Canada 98 28.1k 0.6× 9.6k 0.7× 6.8k 0.6× 5.8k 0.6× 3.9k 0.5× 450 37.0k
Petros Koutrakis United States 90 25.9k 0.6× 10.1k 0.7× 7.9k 0.7× 4.1k 0.5× 3.4k 0.4× 600 31.2k
Bert Brunekreef Netherlands 106 31.5k 0.7× 9.6k 0.7× 4.8k 0.4× 4.8k 0.5× 5.5k 0.7× 653 44.1k
Michael Jerrett United States 97 26.1k 0.6× 7.9k 0.6× 4.0k 0.3× 4.1k 0.5× 3.8k 0.5× 347 32.7k
Richard T. Burnett Canada 93 25.3k 0.6× 7.3k 0.5× 4.5k 0.4× 5.4k 0.6× 2.7k 0.3× 296 30.0k
John D. Spengler United States 86 24.1k 0.5× 7.5k 0.5× 4.6k 0.4× 4.5k 0.5× 3.6k 0.5× 459 32.7k
Annette Peters Germany 89 22.5k 0.5× 6.5k 0.5× 3.0k 0.3× 3.8k 0.4× 3.2k 0.4× 876 41.0k
Jeffrey R. Brook Canada 75 19.2k 0.4× 5.9k 0.4× 5.2k 0.4× 3.2k 0.4× 3.0k 0.4× 310 23.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. Arden Pope

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pope, C. Arden, et al.. (2025). Particles of Truth. The MIT Press eBooks.
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Pond, Zachari A., P. J. Adams, Spyros Ν. Pandis, et al.. (2021). Cardiopulmonary Mortality and Fine Particulate Air Pollution by Species and Source in a National U.S. Cohort. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(11). 7214–7223. 32 indexed citations
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Ou, Judy Y., C.S. Pirozzi, Benjamin D. Horne, et al.. (2020). Historic and Modern Air Pollution Studies Conducted in Utah. Atmosphere. 11(10). 1094–1094. 5 indexed citations
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Ou, Judy Y., Heidi A. Hanson, Heydon K. Kaddas, et al.. (2020). Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Mortality among Pediatric, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancer Patients. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 29(10). 1929–1939. 34 indexed citations
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Thakrar, Sumil K, Srinidhi Balasubramanian, P. J. Adams, et al.. (2020). Reducing Mortality from Air Pollution in the United States by Targeting Specific Emission Sources. Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 7(9). 639–645. 105 indexed citations
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Turner, Michelle C., Zorana Jovanovic Andersen, Andrea Baccarelli, et al.. (2020). Outdoor air pollution and cancer: An overview of the current evidence and public health recommendations. CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. 70(6). 460–479. 556 indexed citations breakdown →
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Horne, Benjamin D., Elizabeth A. Joy, Michelle Hofmann, et al.. (2018). Short-Term Elevation of Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Acute Lower Respiratory Infection. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 198(6). 759–766. 275 indexed citations breakdown →
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Horne, Benjamin D., Joseph B Muhlestein, John F. Carlquist, et al.. (2017). Abstract 16041: Interaction of Genetic Variation at the ABO Locus With Short-Term Exposure to Elevated Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution Results in Differential Associations With Acute Coronary Events. Circulation. 136.
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Zeft, Andrew, Sampath Prahalad, Rayfel Schneider, et al.. (2017). Systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis and exposure to fine particulate air pollution.. PubMed. 34(5). 946–952. 16 indexed citations
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Turner, Michelle C., Michael Jerrett, C. Arden Pope, et al.. (2015). Long-Term Ozone Exposure and Mortality in a Large Prospective Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 193(10). 1134–1142. 670 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jerrett, Michael, Richard T. Burnett, Bernardo Beckerman, et al.. (2013). Spatial Analysis of Air Pollution and Mortality in California. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 188(5). 593–599. 277 indexed citations
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Turner, Michelle C., Daniel Krewski, Yue Chen, et al.. (2011). Radon and Lung Cancer in the American Cancer Society Cohort. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 20(3). 438–448. 95 indexed citations
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Turner, Michelle C., Daniel Krewski, C. Arden Pope, et al.. (2011). Long-term Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Lung Cancer in a Large Cohort of Never-Smokers. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 184(12). 1374–1381. 430 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brook, Robert D., Sanjay Rajagopalan, C. Arden Pope, et al.. (2010). Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease. Circulation. 121(21). 2331–2378. 4969 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pope, C. Arden & Douglas W. Dockery. (2006). 2006 critical review - health effects of fine particulate air pollution: lines that connect. 56(6). 115 indexed citations
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Pope, C. Arden, Richard T. Burnett, & George D. Thurston. (2002). Pollution-Related Mortality and Educational Level—Reply. JAMA. 288(7). 830–830. 6 indexed citations
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Peled, Ronit, et al.. (2001). Differences in Lung Function among School Children in Communities in Israel. Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal. 56(1). 89–95. 13 indexed citations
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Pope, C. Arden, Richard L. Verrier, Eric G. Lovett, et al.. (1999). Heart rate variability associated with particulate air pollution. American Heart Journal. 138(5). 890–899. 484 indexed citations
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Pope, C. Arden, Douglas W. Dockery, & Joel Schwartz. (1995). Review of Epidemiological Evidence of Health Effects of Particulate Air Pollution. Inhalation Toxicology. 7(1). 1–18. 708 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pope, C. Arden. (1991). Respiratory Hospital Admissions Associated with PM 10 Pollution in Utah, Salt Lake, and Cache Valleys. Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal. 46(2). 90–97. 347 indexed citations

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