H R Anderson

19.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
115 papers, 14.7k citations indexed

About

H R Anderson is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, H R Anderson has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 14.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 31 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 31 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in H R Anderson's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (36 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (28 papers) and Climate Change and Health Impacts (27 papers). H R Anderson is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (36 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (28 papers) and Climate Change and Health Impacts (27 papers). H R Anderson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand. H R Anderson's co-authors include David P. Strachan, Neil Pearce, Bonnie Sibbald, Ulrich Keil, Richard Atkinson, al. et, Richard Beasley, Fernando D. Martínez, Julian Crane and E. Mitchell and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

H R Anderson

115 papers receiving 13.9k citations

Hit Papers

International Study of As... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1995 2005 2001 1989 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC): rationale and methods
    1995 2.9k citations Ulrich Keil, H R Anderson et al. European Respiratory Journal profile →
  2. The Global Burden of Disease Due to Outdoor Air Pollution
    2005 822 citations Aaron Cohen, H R Anderson et al. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health profile →
  3. Acute Effects of Particulate Air Pollution on Respiratory Admissions
    2001 530 citations Richard Atkinson, H R Anderson et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  4. Effects on birth weight of smoking, alcohol, caffeine, socioeconomic factors, and psychosocial stress.
    1989 330 citations O G Brooke, H R Anderson et al. BMJ profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
H R Anderson United Kingdom 60 5.7k 5.6k 3.8k 2.3k 1.7k 115 14.7k
Jouni J. K. Jaakkola Finland 69 3.8k 0.7× 8.0k 1.4× 2.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 1.7k 1.0× 324 14.5k
Michael J. Abramson Australia 71 8.2k 1.4× 6.2k 1.1× 5.4k 1.4× 4.4k 1.9× 1.6k 0.9× 623 20.6k
Juha Pekkanen Finland 85 6.0k 1.1× 11.4k 2.0× 2.8k 0.7× 2.4k 1.0× 2.4k 1.4× 439 25.4k
Göran Pershagen Sweden 79 5.3k 0.9× 6.8k 1.2× 2.6k 0.7× 2.8k 1.2× 4.2k 2.4× 348 19.1k
Diane R. Gold United States 89 7.7k 1.4× 13.6k 2.4× 3.8k 1.0× 3.2k 1.4× 3.1k 1.8× 414 27.2k
Stephanie J. London United States 76 3.3k 0.6× 6.5k 1.2× 2.6k 0.7× 718 0.3× 1.7k 1.0× 314 18.1k
Augusto A. Litonjua United States 76 8.1k 1.4× 3.6k 0.6× 5.3k 1.4× 1.7k 0.7× 875 0.5× 334 20.0k
Deborah Jarvis United Kingdom 68 8.5k 1.5× 3.8k 0.7× 5.9k 1.6× 3.8k 1.6× 1.3k 0.7× 275 15.2k
Shyamali C. Dharmage Australia 70 8.0k 1.4× 3.3k 0.6× 3.7k 1.0× 6.8k 2.9× 1.4k 0.8× 497 19.3k
Robert Dales Canada 63 2.9k 0.5× 5.7k 1.0× 3.3k 0.9× 908 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 190 11.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mills, Inga, Richard Atkinson, H R Anderson, R L Maynard, & David P. Strachan. (2016). Distinguishing the associations between daily mortality and hospital admissions and nitrogen dioxide from those of particulate matter: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 6(7). e010751–e010751. 63 indexed citations
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Aït-Khaled, N, Neil Pearce, H R Anderson, et al.. (2008). Global map of the prevalence of symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis in children: The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) Phase Three. Allergy. 64(1). 123–148. 323 indexed citations
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Strachan, David P., et al.. (2006). Childhood Chest Illness and the Rate of Decline of Adult Lung Function between Ages 35 and 45 Years. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 175(4). 355–359. 37 indexed citations
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Cohen, Aaron, H R Anderson, Bart Ostro, et al.. (2005). The Global Burden of Disease Due to Outdoor Air Pollution. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 68(13-14). 1301–1307. 822 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gryparis, Alexandros, Bertil Forsberg, Klea Katsouyanni, et al.. (2004). Acute Effects of Ozone on Mortality from the “Air Pollution and Health. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 170(10). 1080–1087. 346 indexed citations
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Anderson, H R, Jon G. Ayres, P. Sturdy, et al.. (2004). Bronchodilator treatment and deaths from asthma: case-control study. BMJ. 330(7483). 117–117. 92 indexed citations
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Samoli, Evangelia, Giota Touloumi, H R Anderson, et al.. (2003). Short-term effects of ambient particles on mortality in the elderly: results from 28 cities in the APHEA2 project. European Respiratory Journal. 21(40 suppl). 28s–33s. 103 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Richard, H R Anderson, Jordi Sunyer, et al.. (2001). Acute Effects of Particulate Air Pollution on Respiratory Admissions. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 164(10). 1860–1866. 530 indexed citations breakdown →
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Johnston, Ian, David P. Strachan, & H R Anderson. (1998). Effect of Pneumonia and Whooping Cough in Childhood on Adult Lung Function. New England Journal of Medicine. 338(9). 581–587. 118 indexed citations
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Anderson, H R, Claudia Spix, S Médina, et al.. (1997). Air pollution and daily admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 6 European cities: results from the APHEA project. European Respiratory Journal. 10(5). 1064–1071. 338 indexed citations
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Strachan, David P., Janet M. Griffiths, Andrew Johnston, & H R Anderson. (1996). Ventilatory Function in British Adults After Asthma or Wheezing Illness at Ages 0-35. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 154(6). 1629–1635. 68 indexed citations
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Keil, Ulrich, H R Anderson, Richard Beasley, et al.. (1995). International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC): rationale and methods. European Respiratory Journal. 8(3). 483–491. 2902 indexed citations breakdown →
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Katsouyanni, Klea, Denis Zmirou, Claudia Spix, et al.. (1995). Short-term effects of air pollution on health: a European approach using epidemiological time-series data. The APHEA project: background, objectives, design. European Respiratory Journal. 8(6). 1030–1038. 141 indexed citations
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Rabkin, Charles S., et al.. (1990). MATERNAL ACTIVITY AND BIRTH WEIGHT: A PROSPECTIVE, POPULATION-BASED STUDY. American Journal of Epidemiology. 131(3). 522–531. 72 indexed citations
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Brooke, O G, H R Anderson, Martin Bland, Janet L. Peacock, & C. M. Stewart. (1989). Effects on birth weight of smoking, alcohol, caffeine, socioeconomic factors, and psychosocial stress.. BMJ. 298(6676). 795–801. 330 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hilton, Sean, H R Anderson, Bonnie Sibbald, & P Freeling. (1986). CONTROLLED EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS OF PATIENT EDUCATION ON ASTHMA MORBIDITY IN GENERAL PRACTICE. The Lancet. 327(8471). 26–29. 169 indexed citations
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Johnston, Andrew, Mary Hill, H R Anderson, & H. P. Lambert. (1985). Impact of whooping cough on patients and their families.. BMJ. 290(6482). 1636–1638. 16 indexed citations
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Anderson, H R, et al.. (1980). Trends in the hospital care of acute childhood asthma 1970-8: a regional study.. BMJ. 281(6249). 1191–1194. 81 indexed citations

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