George D. Thurston

111.4k citations

175 papers · 16.8k indexed · 9 hit papers · h-index 60

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 0.01%
Environmental Engineering top 0.05%
Atmospheric Science top 0.5%
Pollution top 0.1%
Automotive Engineering top 0.2%

Co-authors: Kazuhiko Ito C. Arden Pope Richard T. Burnett Daniel Krewski Michael J. Thun John D. Spengler Eugenia E. Calle Michael Jerrett
Topics: Air Quality and Health Impacts (156 papers)Climate Change and Health Impacts (80 papers)Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (50 papers)
Cited by: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Environmental Engineering Pollution
Journals: Science New England Journal of Medicine The Lancet
Partner nations: United States Canada Mexico

In The Last Decade

George D. Thurston

171 papers receiving 16.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Cardiovascular Mortality and Long-Term Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution

2003 2.0k citations C. Arden Pope, George D. Thurston et al. Circulation profile →
Long-Term Ozone Exposure and Mortality

2009 1.1k citations Michael Jerrett, C. Arden Pope et al. profile →
A quantitative assessment of source contributions to inhalable particulate matter pollution in metropolitan Boston

1985 930 citations George D. Thurston et al. profile →
Spatial Analysis of Air Pollution and Mortality in Los Angeles

2005 760 citations Michael Jerrett, C. Arden Pope et al. Epidemiology profile →
Exposure Assessment for Estimation of the Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Outdoor Air Pollution

2011 572 citations Michael Bräuer, Aaron Cohen et al. profile →
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 →
Air Pollution and Noncommunicable Diseases

2018 554 citations John R. Balmes, Mary B. Rice et al. profile →
PM2.5 air pollution and cause-specific cardiovascular disease mortality

2019 422 citations Richard B. Hayes, Chris Lim et al. International Journal of Epidemiology profile →
PM2.5 and Cardiovascular Health Risks

2023 76 citations Richard B. Hayes, George D. Thurston et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George D. Thurston

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Synergistic Impact of Air Pollution and Residential Neighborhood Segregation on Post–Kidney Transplant Mortality 2025 ·Kidney360 ·(unknown),(unknown),Jane J. Long,(unknown),Byoungjun Kim,Babak J. Orandi,Sunjae Bae,Wenbo Wu,George D. Thurston,Dorry L. Segev,Mara McAdams‐DeMarco	0
2	Transitioning from climate ambitions to climate actions through public health policy initiatives 2025 ·Environmental Epidemiology ·George D. Thurston,Zorana Jovanovic Andersen,Kristine Belesova,Kevin Cromar,Kristie L. Ebi,(unknown),Audrey de Nazelle,Mark Nieuwenhuijsen,Agnes Soares da Silva,Oriol Teixidó,Mary B. Rice	0
3	Reductions in Respiratory Hospital Visits after a Coal Coking Plant Closure: A Natural Experiment 2025 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·(unknown),George D. Thurston	0
4	Indoor Air Sources of Outdoor Air Pollution: Health Consequences, Policy, and Recommendations: An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report 2024 ·Annals of the American Thoracic Society ·Nicholas J. Nassikas,Meredith C. McCormack,Gary Ewart,John R. Balmes,Tami C. Bond,Emily Brigham,Kevin Cromar,Allen H. Goldstein,Anne Hicks,Philip K. Hopke,(unknown),William W. Nazaroff,Laura M. Paulin,Mary B. Rice,George D. Thurston,Barbara J. Turpin,Marina E. Vance,Charles J. Weschler,Junfeng Zhang,Howard M. Kipen	21
5	Particulate matter concentration and composition in the New York City subway system 2023 ·Atmospheric Pollution Research ·(unknown),(unknown),Terry Gordon,George D. Thurston,Masoud Ghandehari	11
6	An interrupted time series analysis of the cardiovascular health benefits of a coal coking operation closure 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown),George D. Thurston	8
7	Exposure assessment of emissions from mobile food carts on New York City streets 2020 ·Environmental Pollution ·(unknown),Md Mostafijur Rahman,Amna Raja,George D. Thurston,Terry Gordon	3
8	Outdoor Air Pollution and New-Onset Airway Disease. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report 2020 ·Annals of the American Thoracic Society ·George D. Thurston,John R. Balmes,Erika Garcia,Frank D. Gilliland,Mary B. Rice,Tamara Schikowski,Laura S. Van Winkle,Isabella Annesi‐Maesano,Esteban G. Burchard,Christopher Carlsten,Jack R. Harkema,Haneen Khreis,Steven R. Kleeberger,Urmila P. Kodavanti,Stephanie J. London,Rob McConnell,David B. Peden,Kent E. Pinkerton,Joan Reibman,Carl W. White	127
9	Outdoor air pollution and cancer: An overview of the current evidence and public health recommendationsbreakdown → 2020 ·CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians ·Michelle C. Turner,Zorana Jovanovic Andersen,Andrea Baccarelli,W. Ryan Diver,Susan M. Gapstur,C. Arden Pope,Diddier Prada,Jonathan M. Samet,George D. Thurston,Aaron Cohen	556
10	Mediterranean Diet and the Association Between Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Risk 2019 ·Circulation ·Chris C. Lim,Richard B. Hayes,Jiyoung Ahn,Yongzhao Shao,Debra T. Silverman,Rena R. Jones,George D. Thurston	122
11	PM2.5 air pollution and cause-specific cardiovascular disease mortalitybreakdown → 2019 ·International Journal of Epidemiology ·Richard B. Hayes,Chris Lim,Yilong Zhang,Kevin Cromar,Yongzhao Shao,Harmony R. Reynolds,Debra T. Silverman,Rena R. Jones,Yikyung Park,Michael Jerrett,Jiyoung Ahn,George D. Thurston	422
12	Air Pollution Monitoring for Health Research and Patient Care. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report 2019 ·Annals of the American Thoracic Society ·Kevin Cromar,B. N. Duncan,Alena Bartoňová,(unknown),Michael Bräuer,Rima Habre,Gayle S. W. Hagler,J. Haynes,(unknown),Vasu Kilaru,Yang Liu,Steven Pawson,David B. Peden,Jennifer K Quint,Mary B. Rice,Erika N. Sasser,Edmund Seto,Susan Stone,George D. Thurston,John Volckens	26
13	Long-Term Exposure to Ozone and Cause-Specific Mortality Risk in the United States 2019 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Chris C. Lim,Richard B. Hayes,Jiyoung Ahn,Yongzhao Shao,Debra T. Silverman,Rena R. Jones,Cynthia Garcia,Michelle L. Bell,George D. Thurston	154
14	Realizing the Paris Climate Agreement to Improve Cardiopulmonary Health. Where Science Meets Policy 2018 ·Annals of the American Thoracic Society ·Mary B. Rice,(unknown),Kent E. Pinkerton,Joel Schwartz,Kari C. Nadeau,Carol M. Browner,(unknown),George D. Thurston	2
15	Survey of International Members of the American Thoracic Society on Climate Change and Health. 2016 ·PubMed ·Mona Sarfaty,Jennifer M. Kreslake,Gary Ewart,Tee L. Guidotti,George D. Thurston,John R. Balmes,Edward Maibach	41
16	Alteration of cardiac function in ApoE ^−/− mice by subchronic urban and regional inhalation exposure to concentrated ambient PM _2.5 2010 ·Inhalation Toxicology ·Lung‐Chi Chen,Jing-Shiang Hwang,Ramona Lall,George D. Thurston,Morton Lippmann	27
17	Diesel Air Pollution and Asthma Exacerbations in a Group of Children with Asthma 2008 ·Epidemiology ·(unknown),Lung‐Chi Chen,Michelle Kendall,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),George D. Thurston	1
18	Contribution of Respiratory Disease to Nonrespiratory Mortality Associations with Air Pollution 2003 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·(unknown),George D. Thurston,Kazuhiko Ito	37
19	Cigarette Smoking and Ozone-Associated Emergency Department Use for Asthma by Adults in New York City 1999 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Cara Cassino,Kazuhiko Ito,(unknown),Carlo Ciotoli,George D. Thurston,Joan Reibman	49
20	Summertime Haze Air Pollution and Children With Asthma 1997 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·George D. Thurston,Morton Lippmann,(unknown),Jonathan M. Fine	113

About George D. Thurston

George D. Thurston is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering and Speech and Hearing, having authored 175 papers that have together received 16.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (156 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (80 papers) and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (50 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (13.7k citations), Environmental Engineering (4.5k citations) and Pollution (2.8k citations). George D. Thurston has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Mexico. Frequent co-authors include Kazuhiko Ito, C. Arden Pope, Richard T. Burnett, Daniel Krewski, Michael J. Thun, John D. Spengler, Eugenia E. Calle, Michael Jerrett, John J. Godleski and Morton Lippmann. Their work appears in journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

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