Douglas W. Dockery

62.9k total citations · 20 hit papers
244 papers, 47.6k citations indexed

About

Douglas W. Dockery is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Speech and Hearing and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas W. Dockery has authored 244 papers receiving a total of 47.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 184 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 51 papers in Speech and Hearing and 40 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Douglas W. Dockery's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (172 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (88 papers) and Noise Effects and Management (50 papers). Douglas W. Dockery is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (172 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (88 papers) and Noise Effects and Management (50 papers). Douglas W. Dockery collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Douglas W. Dockery's co-authors include C. Arden Pope, Frank E. Speizer, Joel Schwartz, Benjamin G. Ferris, James H. Ware, John D. Spengler, Lucas Neas, Martha E. Fay, Francine Laden and Xiping Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Douglas W. Dockery

242 papers receiving 44.8k citations

Hit Papers

An Association between Ai... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1993 2006 1995 1994 2009 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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. 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 →
  2. Health Effects of Fine Particulate Air Pollution: Lines that Connect
    2006 5.2k citations C. Arden Pope, Douglas W. Dockery profile →
  3. Particulate Air Pollution as a Predictor of Mortality in a Prospective Study of U.S. Adults
    1995 2.1k citations C. Arden Pope, Douglas W. Dockery et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  4. Acute Respiratory Effects of Particulate Air Pollution
    1994 1.8k citations Douglas W. Dockery, C. Arden Pope profile →
  5. Fine-Particulate Air Pollution and Life Expectancy in the United States
    2009 1.7k citations C. Arden Pope, Douglas W. Dockery et al. profile →
  6. Is Daily Mortality Associated Specifically with Fine Particles?
    1996 1.3k citations Joel Schwartz, Douglas W. Dockery et al. profile →
  7. Increased Particulate Air Pollution and the Triggering of Myocardial Infarction
    2001 1.1k citations Annette Peters, Douglas W. Dockery et al. profile →
  8. Reduction in Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Mortality
    2006 1.1k citations Francine Laden, Joel Schwartz et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  9. Association of fine particulate matter from different sources with daily mortality in six U.S. cities.
    2000 1.1k citations Francine Laden, Lucas Neas et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
  10. Exposure measurement error in time-series studies of air pollution: concepts and consequences.
    2000 972 citations Douglas W. Dockery et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
  11. 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 →
  12. Chronic Exposure to Fine Particles and Mortality: An Extended Follow-up of the Harvard Six Cities Study from 1974 to 2009
    2012 745 citations Francine Laden, Douglas W. Dockery et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
  13. Review of Epidemiological Evidence of Health Effects of Particulate Air Pollution
    1995 708 citations C. Arden Pope, Douglas W. Dockery et al. profile →
  14. Increased Mortality in Philadelphia Associated with Daily Air Pollution Concentrations
    1992 610 citations Douglas W. Dockery et al. profile →
  15. The National Morbidity, Mortality, and Air Pollution Study. Part II: Morbidity and mortality from air pollution in the United States.
    2000 560 citations Douglas W. Dockery, Joel Schwartz et al. profile →
  16. Effects of Inhalable Particles on Respiratory Health of Children
    1989 548 citations Douglas W. Dockery et al. profile →
  17. Pulmonary function between 6 and 18 years of age
    1993 542 citations Douglas W. Dockery, Martha E. Fay et al. profile →
  18. Air Pollution and Incidence of Cardiac Arrhythmia
    2000 525 citations Annette Peters, Richard L. Verrier et al. Epidemiology profile →
  19. Air pollution and daily mortality: Associations with particulates and acid aerosols
    1992 476 citations Douglas W. Dockery et al. profile →
  20. Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Lung Function in Adolescent Boys and Girls
    1996 451 citations Diane R. Gold, Frank E. Speizer 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
Douglas W. Dockery United States 95 37.0k 11.4k 8.8k 6.9k 6.3k 244 47.6k
Bert Brunekreef Netherlands 106 31.5k 0.9× 9.6k 0.8× 4.8k 0.5× 4.8k 0.7× 5.5k 0.9× 653 44.1k
C. Arden Pope United States 73 43.9k 1.2× 13.9k 1.2× 11.5k 1.3× 9.1k 1.3× 7.6k 1.2× 167 52.5k
Joel Schwartz United States 151 62.3k 1.7× 15.6k 1.4× 6.7k 0.8× 12.5k 1.8× 4.8k 0.8× 965 78.0k
John D. Spengler United States 86 24.1k 0.7× 7.5k 0.7× 4.6k 0.5× 4.5k 0.6× 3.6k 0.6× 459 32.7k
Michael Bräuer Canada 98 28.1k 0.8× 9.6k 0.8× 6.8k 0.8× 5.8k 0.8× 3.9k 0.6× 450 37.0k
Petros Koutrakis United States 90 25.9k 0.7× 10.1k 0.9× 7.9k 0.9× 4.1k 0.6× 3.4k 0.5× 600 31.2k
Annette Peters Germany 89 22.5k 0.6× 6.5k 0.6× 3.0k 0.3× 3.8k 0.6× 3.2k 0.5× 876 41.0k
Richard T. Burnett Canada 93 25.3k 0.7× 7.3k 0.6× 4.5k 0.5× 5.4k 0.8× 2.7k 0.4× 296 30.0k
Michael Jerrett United States 97 26.1k 0.7× 7.9k 0.7× 4.0k 0.5× 4.1k 0.6× 3.8k 0.6× 347 32.7k
Nino Künzli Switzerland 79 16.4k 0.4× 5.0k 0.4× 2.3k 0.3× 2.7k 0.4× 2.8k 0.5× 318 22.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McCracken, John P., Gregory A. Wellenius, Gerald S. Bloomfield, et al.. (2012). Household Air Pollution from Solid Fuel Use: Evidence for Links to CVD. Global Heart. 7(3). 223–223. 57 indexed citations
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Vardavas, Constantine, Nektarios Anagnostopoulos, Evridiki Patelarou, et al.. (2012). Five-Year Trends of Second-Hand Smoke Exposure in Greece: A Comparison Between Complete, Partial, and Prelegislation Levels. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 25(6). 349–354. 12 indexed citations
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Hart, Jaime E., Eric Garshick, Douglas W. Dockery, et al.. (2010). Long-Term Ambient Multipollutant Exposures and Mortality. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 183(1). 73–78. 134 indexed citations
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Vardavas, Constantine, Manolis Tzatzarakis, Aristeidis M. Tsatsakis, et al.. (2010). The Relationship between Venue Indoor Air Quality and Urinary Cotinine Levels among Semiopen-Air Café Employees: What Factors Determine the Level of Exposure?. Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 24(1). 35–41. 7 indexed citations
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Chiu, Yueh-Hsiu Mathilda, Jaime E. Hart, Donna Spiegelman, et al.. (2009). Workplace Secondhand Smoke Exposure in the U.S. Trucking Industry. Environmental Health Perspectives. 118(2). 216–221. 10 indexed citations
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Choi, Anna L., Jonathan I. Levy, Douglas W. Dockery, et al.. (2006). Does Living Near a Superfund Site Contribute to Higher PolychlorinatedBiphenyl (PCB) Exposure?. Environmental Health Perspectives. 114(7). 1092–1098. 53 indexed citations
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Laden, Francine, Joel Schwartz, Frank E. Speizer, & Douglas W. Dockery. (2006). Comments on the Updated Harvard Six Cities Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 174(6). 722a–724. 1 indexed citations
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Rich, David Q., Murray A. Mittleman, Mark S. Link, et al.. (2005). Increased Risk of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Episodes Associated with Acute Increases in Ambient Air Pollution. Environmental Health Perspectives. 114(1). 120–123. 131 indexed citations
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Dockery, Douglas W., Heike Luttmann‐Gibson, David Q. Rich, et al.. (2005). Association of Air Pollution with Increased Incidence of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias Recorded by Implanted Cardioverter Defibrillators. Environmental Health Perspectives. 113(6). 670–674. 217 indexed citations
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Luttmann‐Gibson, Heike, et al.. (2003). RISK OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS AMONG IMPLANTED CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR PATIENTS ASSOCIATED WITH SIX-HOUR AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURES. Epidemiology. 14(Supplement). S41–S42. 1 indexed citations
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Dockery, Douglas W.. (2001). Fine particulate air pollution: Smoke and mirrors of the 90s or hazard of the new millennium?. 35(1). 31. 7 indexed citations
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O'connor, George, David Sparrow, Deborah A. DeMolles, et al.. (2000). Maximal and Partial Expiratory Flow Rates in a Population Sample of 10- to 11-yr-old Schoolchildren. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(2). 436–439. 17 indexed citations
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Mortimer, Kathleen, Ira B. Tager, Douglas W. Dockery, Lucas Neas, & Susan Redline. (2000). The Effect of Ozone on Inner-City Children with Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(5). 1838–1845. 44 indexed citations
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Laden, Francine, Lucas Neas, Douglas W. Dockery, & Joel Schwartz. (2000). Association of fine particulate matter from different sources with daily mortality in six U.S. cities.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 108(10). 941–947. 1076 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dockery, Douglas W., et al.. (1999). Oxygen Saturation, Pulse Rate, and Particulate Air Pollution: A Daily Time-Series Panel Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 159(2). 365–372. 199 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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Chew, Ginger L., Harriet A. Burge, Douglas W. Dockery, et al.. (1998). Limitations of a Home Characteristics Questionnaire as a Predictor of Indoor Allergen Levels. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 157(5). 1536–1541. 96 indexed citations
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Peters, Annette, Douglas W. Dockery, Joachim Heinrich, & H.‐Erich Wichmann. (1997). Short-term effects of particulate air pollution on respiratory morbidity in asthmatic children. European Respiratory Journal. 10(4). 872–879. 219 indexed citations
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Spengler, J D, P. Koutrakis, Douglas W. Dockery, Mark Raizenne, & F E Speizer. (1996). Health effects of acid aerosols on North American children: air pollution exposures.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 104(5). 492–499. 67 indexed citations
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Xu, Xiping, et al.. (1995). Association of Air Pollution with Hospital Outpatient Visits in Beijing. Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal. 50(3). 214–220. 76 indexed citations

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