Ferrán Ballester

20.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
278 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

Ferrán Ballester is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Speech and Hearing. According to data from OpenAlex, Ferrán Ballester has authored 278 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 202 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 43 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 29 papers in Speech and Hearing. Recurrent topics in Ferrán Ballester's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (147 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (70 papers) and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (37 papers). Ferrán Ballester is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (147 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (70 papers) and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity (37 papers). Ferrán Ballester collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and United Kingdom. Ferrán Ballester's co-authors include Sabrina Llop, Carmen Íñiguez, Jordi Sunyer, Marisa Rebagliato, Mario Murcia, Jesús Vioqué, María-José López-Espinosa, Adonina Tardón, Ana Esplugues and Marisa Estarlich and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ferrán Ballester

273 papers receiving 12.0k citations

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Confounding and Effect Modification in the Short-Term Effects of Ambient Particles on Total Mortality: Results from 29 European Cities within the APHEA2 Project

2001 772 citations Ferrán Ballester et al. Epidemiology profile →
Effects of Cold Weather on Mortality: Results From 15 European Cities Within the PHEWE Project

2008 512 citations Ferrán Ballester, Patrick Goodman et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Ambient air temperature exposure and foetal size and growth in three European birth cohorts 2024 ·Environment International ·(unknown), Laura Granés, Scott Delaney, Joan Ballester, Susana Santos, (unknown), Tiffany Yang, Ana Fernández‐Somoano, (unknown), Ferrán Ballester, Adonina Tardón, Martine Vrijheid, Aitana Lertxundi, Rosemary McEachan, Hanan El Marroun, (unknown), Carmen Íñiguez, Mònica Guxens	4
2	Exposure to mercury among Spanish adolescents: Eleven years of follow-up 2023 ·Environmental Research ·(unknown), (unknown), Raquel Soler-Blasco, Manuel Lozano, Mario Murcia, Jesús Vioqué, (unknown), Ferrán Ballester, Sabrina Llop	4
3	Association between phenols and thyroid hormones: The role of iodothyronine deiodinase genes 2022 ·Environmental Pollution ·Blanca Sarzo, (unknown), (unknown), Sabrina Llop, (unknown), Inmaculada López‐Flores, (unknown), Amrit Kaur Sakhi, Ferrán Ballester, María-José López-Espinosa	11
4	Serum metal levels in a population of Spanish pregnant women 2021 ·Gaceta Sanitaria ·(unknown), Sabrina Llop, Amaia Irizar, Mario Murcia, Amaia Molinuevo, Ferrán Ballester, Michael Levi, Manuel Lozano, (unknown), Loreto Santa‐Marina	3
5	Urban environment during early-life and blood pressure in young children 2020 ·Environment International ·Charline Warembourg, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Ferrán Ballester, Montserrat de Castro, Leda Chatzi, Ana Esplugues, Barbara Heude, Léa Maître, Rosemary McEachan, Oliver Robinson, Rémy Slama, Jordi Sunyer, José Urquiza, John Wright, Xavier Basagaña, Martine Vrijheid	30
6	Associations of Maternal Cell-Phone Use During Pregnancy With Pregnancy Duration and Fetal Growth in 4 Birth Cohorts 2019 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Laura Ellen Birks, Mònica Guxens, Ferrán Ballester, Mina Ha, Ana Jiménez-Zabala, Leeka Kheifets, Aitana Lertxundi, Hyungryul Lim, Jørn Olsen, Llúcia González, Madhuri Sudan, Elisabeth Cardis, Martine Vrijheid, Tanja G. M. Vrijkotte, Anke Huss, Roel Vermeulen	20
7	Drinking Water Disinfection By-products, Genetic Polymorphisms, and Birth Outcomes in a European Mother–Child Cohort Study 2016 ·Epidemiology ·Manolis Kogevinas, Mariona Bustamante, Esther Gràcia‐Lavedan, Ferrán Ballester, Sylvaine Cordier, Nathalie Costet, Ana Espinosa, Regina Gražulevičienė, Asta Danilevičiūtė, Jesús Ibarluzea, (unknown), Stuart W. Krasner, Evridiki Patelarou, Euripides G. Stephanou, Adonina Tardón, Mireille B. Toledano, John Wright, Cristina M. Villanueva, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen	30
8	Determinants of self-reported smoking and misclassification during pregnancy, and analysis of optimal cut-off points for urinary cotinine: a cross-sectional study 2013 ·BMJ Open ·Juan J. Aurrekoetxea, Mario Murcia, Marisa Rebagliato, María José López, Ane Miren Castilla, Loreto Santa‐Marina, Mònica Guxens, Ana Fernández‐Somoano, Mercedes Espada, Aitana Lertxundi, Adonina Tardón, Ferrán Ballester	53
9	Maternal nutrition and fetal growth: the role of iron status and intake during pregnancy 2012 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Marisa Rebagliato, Ferrán Ballester	1
10	Maternal Vitamin D Status in Pregnancy and Risk of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections, Wheezing, and Asthma in Offspring 2011 ·Epidemiology ·Eva Morales, Isabelle Romieu, Stefano Guerra, Ferrán Ballester, Marisa Rebagliato, Jesús Vioqué, Adonina Tardón, (unknown), (unknown), Maties Torrent, Mercedes Espada, Mikel Basterrechea, Jordi Sunyer	143
11	Indoor Air Pollution From Gas Cooking and Infant Neurodevelopment 2011 ·Epidemiology ·Martine Vrijheid, David Martínez, Inmaculada Aguilera, Mariona Bustamante, Ferrán Ballester, Marisa Estarlich, Ana Fernández‐Somoano, Mònica Guxens, Nerea Lertxundi, Marı́a Dolores Martı́nez, Adonina Tardón, Jordi Sunyer	52
12	Fish Consumption During Pregnancy, Prenatal Mercury Exposure, and Anthropometric Measures at Birth in a Prospective Mother-Infant Cohort Study in Spain 2010 ·Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey ·Rosa Ramón, Ferrán Ballester, Xabier Aguinagalde, (unknown), Jesús Vioqué, Marina Lacasaña, Marisa Rebagliato, Mario Murcia, Carmen Íñiguez	3
13	Trihalomethane Exposure at Pregnancy, Birth Weight, and Duration of Gestation: Results From a Cohort Study in Spain 2010 ·Epidemiology ·Cristina M. Villanueva, Esther Gracia, Jesús Ibarluzea, Ljiljana Marina, Ferrán Ballester, Sabrina Llop, Adonina Tardón, Mariana F. Fernández, Carmen Íñiguez, Xavier Basagaña, Manolis Kogevinas, Joan O. Grimalt, Jordi Sunyer	1
14	On behalf of the APHEIS network: Evidence-based public health policy and practice: Reducing ambient levels of fine particulates could substantially improve health: a mortality impact assessment for 26 European cities 2008 ·Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health ·Catherine Bouland, Ferrán Ballester, Sylvia Médina, Elena Boldo, Patrick Goodman, Manfred Neuberger, Carmen Íñiguez, (unknown)	6
15	Residential Outdoor NO2 Levels During Pregnancy and Birth Weight and Length in the INMA Cohort in Valencia, Spain 2008 ·Epidemiology ·Ferrán Ballester, Carmen Íñiguez, Marisa Estarlich, Sabrina Llop, (unknown), Ana Esplugues, Marisa Rebagliato	1
16	Concentraciones de compuestos tóxicos persistentes en la población general española: Criterios para un diagnóstico de la situación actual 2006 ·Hispana ·Miquel Porta, Ferrán Ballester, Núria Ribas‐Fitó, Elisa Puigdomènech, (unknown), Sabrina Llop	6
17	Contaminación atmosférica, cambio climático y salud 2005 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Ferrán Ballester	1
18	Inespecificidad de los hallazgos neurocognitivos en las psicosis 2000 ·Actas Españolas de Psiquiatría ·Gabriel Selva, (unknown), Ferrán Ballester, (unknown), Rafael Tabarés‐Seisdedos, (unknown), (unknown)	2
19	Mortality as a function of temperature. A study in Valencia, Spain, 1991-1993 1997 ·International Journal of Epidemiology ·Ferrán Ballester, (unknown), Santiago Pérez‐Hoyos, Marc Sáez, Amaia Hervás	173
20	Air pollution and mortality in Valencia, Spain: a study using the APHEA methodology. 1996 ·Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health ·Ferrán Ballester, (unknown), Santiago Pérez‐Hoyos, Amaia Hervás	70

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