Gerard Hoek

41.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
236 papers, 19.8k citations indexed

About

Gerard Hoek is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering and Speech and Hearing. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerard Hoek has authored 236 papers receiving a total of 19.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 221 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 68 papers in Environmental Engineering and 64 papers in Speech and Hearing. Recurrent topics in Gerard Hoek's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (218 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (91 papers) and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (67 papers). Gerard Hoek is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (218 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (91 papers) and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (67 papers). Gerard Hoek collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Germany. Gerard Hoek's co-authors include Bert Brunekreef, Rob Beelen, Paul Fischer, Piet A. van den Brandt, Paul Fischer, Nicole Janssen, Jie Chen, Annette Peters, Kees de Hoogh and Kees Meliefste and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

Gerard Hoek

231 papers receiving 19.1k citations

Hit Papers

Long-term air pollution exposure and cardio- r... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2013 2002 2008 2010 2020 400 800 1.2k
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. Long-term air pollution exposure and cardio- respiratory mortality: a review
    2013 1.4k citations Gerard Hoek, Rob Beelen et al. profile →
  2. Association between mortality and indicators of traffic-related air pollution in the Netherlands: a cohort study
    2002 1.2k citations Gerard Hoek, Bert Brunekreef et al. profile →
  3. A review of land-use regression models to assess spatial variation of outdoor air pollution
    2008 1.1k citations Gerard Hoek, Rob Beelen et al. Atmospheric Environment profile →
  4. Do the Health Benefits of Cycling Outweigh the Risks?
    2010 682 citations Jeroen J. de Hartog, Hanna Boogaard et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
  5. Long-term exposure to PM and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    2020 654 citations Jie Chen, Gerard Hoek Environment International profile →
  6. Expert position paper on air pollution and cardiovascular disease
    2014 607 citations Ken Donaldson, Francesco Forastiere et al. profile →
  7. Air Pollution from Traffic and the Development of Respiratory Infections and Asthmatic and Allergic Symptoms in Children
    2002 528 citations Gerard Hoek, Kees Meliefste et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Gerard Hoek Netherlands 78 16.9k 6.1k 3.8k 3.7k 2.6k 236 19.8k
Nino Künzli Switzerland 79 16.4k 1.0× 5.0k 0.8× 4.2k 1.1× 2.8k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 318 22.3k
Jeffrey R. Brook Canada 75 19.2k 1.1× 5.9k 1.0× 2.6k 0.7× 3.0k 0.8× 5.2k 2.0× 310 23.2k
Joel D. Kaufman United States 73 17.4k 1.0× 5.2k 0.8× 2.8k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 417 23.7k
Francine Laden United States 73 14.3k 0.8× 3.6k 0.6× 2.6k 0.7× 1.6k 0.4× 1.7k 0.6× 324 20.0k
Richard T. Burnett Canada 93 25.3k 1.5× 7.3k 1.2× 3.4k 0.9× 2.7k 0.7× 4.5k 1.7× 296 30.0k
Michael Jerrett United States 97 26.1k 1.5× 7.9k 1.3× 5.5k 1.5× 3.8k 1.0× 4.0k 1.5× 347 32.7k
George D. Thurston United States 60 13.7k 0.8× 4.5k 0.7× 1.6k 0.4× 2.0k 0.5× 3.3k 1.2× 175 16.8k
Antonella Zanobetti United States 91 21.0k 1.2× 4.7k 0.8× 2.2k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 1.8k 0.7× 266 25.3k
Francesca Dominici United States 57 14.3k 0.8× 3.9k 0.6× 1.6k 0.4× 1.3k 0.4× 1.8k 0.7× 167 17.1k
Haidong Kan China 85 21.6k 1.3× 6.1k 1.0× 1.9k 0.5× 1.5k 0.4× 3.0k 1.1× 628 27.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gerard Hoek

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All Works

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Mackenbach, Joreintje D., et al.. (2024). Differential effects of air pollution on ischemic stroke and ischemic heart disease by ethnicity in a nationwide cohort in the Netherlands. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 3476–3476. 1 indexed citations
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Mikeš, Ondřej, Ondřej Sáňka, Jelle Vlaanderen, et al.. (2023). Development of historic monthly land use regression models of SO2, NOx and suspended particulate matter for birth cohort ELSPAC. Atmospheric Environment. 301. 119688–119688. 4 indexed citations
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Lü, Meng, Oliver Schmitz, Kees de Hoogh, et al.. (2022). Integrating statistical and agent-based modelling for activity-based ambient air pollution exposure assessment. Environmental Modelling & Software. 158. 105555–105555. 5 indexed citations
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Chen, Jie & Gerard Hoek. (2020). Long-term exposure to PM and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environment International. 143. 105974–105974. 654 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mostafavi, Nahid, Roel Vermeulen, Akram Ghantous, et al.. (2018). Acute changes in DNA methylation in relation to 24 h personal air pollution exposure measurements: A panel study in four European countries. Environment International. 120. 11–21. 45 indexed citations
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Zhang, Zilong, Gerard Hoek, Ly-yun Chang, et al.. (2017). Particulate matter air pollution, physical activity and systemic inflammation in Taiwanese adults. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 221(1). 41–47. 79 indexed citations
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Mostafavi, Nahid, Jelle Vlaanderen, Lützen Portengen, et al.. (2017). Associations Between Genome-wide Gene Expression and Ambient Nitrogen Oxides. Epidemiology. 28(3). 320–328. 16 indexed citations
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Strak, Maciej, Nicole Janssen, Rob Beelen, et al.. (2017). Long-term exposure to particulate matter, NO2 and the oxidative potential of particulates and diabetes prevalence in a large national health survey. Environment International. 108. 228–236. 105 indexed citations
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Jedyńska, Aleksandra, Gerard Hoek, M. Wang, et al.. (2014). Spatial variations and development of land use regression models of levoglucosan in four European study areas. 5 indexed citations
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Dadvand, Payam, Xavier Basagaña, F. Figueras, et al.. (2013). Air Pollution and Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes: A Spatiotemporal Analysis. American Journal of Epidemiology. 179(2). 200–207. 51 indexed citations
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Boogaard, Hanna, Gerard Hoek, Anne Knol, et al.. (2009). Concentration Response Functions for Ultrafine Particles and All-Cause Mortalilty and Hospital Admissions: Results of an European Expert Panel Elicitation. Epidemiology. 20. S40–S41. 2 indexed citations
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Gehring, Ulrike, Joachim Heinrich, Gerard Hoek, et al.. (2007). Bacteria and mould components in house dust and children's allergic sensitisation. European Respiratory Journal. 29(6). 1144–1153. 51 indexed citations
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Lanki, Timo, Jeroen J. de Hartog, Joachim Heinrich, et al.. (2006). Can We Identify Sources of Fine Particles Responsible for Exercise-Induced Ischemia on Days with Elevated Air Pollution? The ULTRA Study. Environmental Health Perspectives. 114(5). 655–660. 126 indexed citations
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Fletcher, Tony, Sam Pattenden, Gerard Hoek, et al.. (2004). PM10 AND RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN IN MULTI-COUNTRY STUDY. Epidemiology. 15(4). S32–S32. 3 indexed citations
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Roemer, W., Gerard Hoek, Bert Brunekreef, et al.. (2000). PM10 elemental composition and acute respiratory health effects in European children (PEACE project). European Respiratory Journal. 15(3). 553–559. 61 indexed citations
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Boezen, Marike, Jan Schouten, B Rijcken, et al.. (1998). Peak Expiratory Flow Variability, Bronchial Responsiveness, and Susceptibility to Ambient Air Pollution in Adults. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 158(6). 1848–1854. 42 indexed citations
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Roemer, W., Gerard Hoek, Bert Brunekreef, et al.. (1998). Daily variations in air pollution and respiratory health in a multicentre study: the PEACE project. Pollution Effects on Asthmatic Children in Europe. European Respiratory Journal. 12(6). 1354–1361. 77 indexed citations
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Hoek, Gerard, et al.. (1993). Effect of Ambient Ozone on Peak Expiratory Flow of Exercising Children in the Netherlands. Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal. 48(1). 27–32. 24 indexed citations
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Brunekreef, Bert, et al.. (1992). Reproducibility of childhood respiratory symptom questions. European Respiratory Journal. 5(8). 930–935. 78 indexed citations

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