Joan Forns

8.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
95 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Joan Forns is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Psychiatry and Mental health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Joan Forns has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 18 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 17 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Joan Forns's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (18 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (13 papers) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (11 papers). Joan Forns is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (18 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (13 papers) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (11 papers). Joan Forns collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and Norway. Joan Forns's co-authors include Jordi Sunyer, Payam Dadvand, Mar Álvarez‐Pedrerol, David Martínez, Mireia Gascón, Jordi Júlvez, Mònica López-Vicente, Ioar Rivas, Xavier Basagaña and Xavier Querol and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PLoS ONE and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Joan Forns

90 papers receiving 5.7k citations

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Mental Health Benefits of Long-Term Exposure to Residential Green and Blue Spaces: A Systematic Review

2015 842 citations Mireia Gascón, David Martínez et al. profile →
Green spaces and cognitive development in primary schoolchildren

2015 628 citations Payam Dadvand, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Association between Traffic-Related Air Pollution in Schools and Cognitive Development in Primary School Children: A Prospective Cohort Study

2015 418 citations Jordi Sunyer, Mikel Esnaola et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Risk of Major Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events in Users of Lisdexamfetamine and Other Medications for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Denmark and Sweden: A Population-Based Cohort Study 2022 ·Neurology and Therapy ·Joan Forns, (unknown), David Hägg, (unknown), (unknown), Estel Plana, Alicia Gilsenan, Erzsébet Horváth–Puhó, Véra Ehrenstein, Johan Reutfors, Cristina Rebordosa	1
2	Cost transferability problems in economic evaluation as a framework for an European health care and social costs database 2021 ·Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation ·Leticia García‐Mochón, Joan Forns, Jaime Espín	11
3	Early-life exposure to persistent organic pollutants (OCPs, PBDEs, PCBs, PFASs) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A multi-pollutant analysis of a Norwegian birth cohort 2019 ·Environment International ·Virissa Lenters, Nina Iszatt, Joan Forns, (unknown), Anton Koc̆an, Juliette Legler, P.E.G. Leonards, Hein Stigum, Merete Eggesbø	142
4	Antidepressant use in Denmark, Germany, Spain, and Sweden between 2009 and 2014: Incidence and comorbidities of antidepressant initiators 2019 ·Journal of Affective Disorders ·Joan Forns, Anton Pottegård, (unknown), Beatriz Poblador‐Plou, Rosa Morros, Lena Brandt, Miguel Cainzos‐Achirica, Maja Hellfritzsch, Tania Schink, Alexandra Prados‐Torres, Maria Giner‐Soriano, David Hägg, Jesper Hallas, Jordi Cortés, (unknown), (unknown), Susana Perez‐Gutthann, Manel Pladevall, Johan Reutfors	47
5	Validity of ICD‐9 and ICD‐10 codes used to identify acute liver injury: A study in three European data sources 2019 ·Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety ·Joan Forns, Miguel Cainzos‐Achirica, Maja Hellfritzsch, Rosa Morros, Beatriz Poblador‐Plou, Jesper Hallas, Maria Giner‐Soriano, Alexandra Prados‐Torres, Anton Pottegård, Jordi Cortés, Jordi Castellsagué, (unknown), (unknown), Susana Perez‐Gutthann, Manel Pladevall	20
6	Effect of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on basal ganglia and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in primary school children 2017 ·Environment International ·Marion Mortamais, Jesús Pujol, Barend L. van Drooge, Dídac Macià, Gerard Martínez‐Vilavella, Christelle Reynès, Robert Sabatier, Ioar Rivas, Joan O. Grimalt, Joan Forns, Mar Álvarez‐Pedrerol, Xavier Querol, Jordi Sunyer	129
7	Traffic-related Air Pollution and Attention in Primary School Children 2016 ·Epidemiology ·Jordi Sunyer, Elisabet Suades-González, Raquel García‐Esteban, Ioar Rivas, Jesús Pujol, Mar Álvarez‐Pedrerol, Joan Forns, Xavier Querol, Xavier Basagaña	75
8	Neurodevelopmental Deceleration by Urban Fine Particles from Different Emission Sources: A Longitudinal Observational Study 2016 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Xavier Basagaña, Mikel Esnaola, Ioar Rivas, Fúlvio Amato, Mar Álvarez‐Pedrerol, Joan Forns, Mònica López-Vicente, Jesús Pujol, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Xavier Querol, Jordi Sunyer	87
9	Traffic pollution exposure is associated with altered brain connectivity in school children 2016 ·NeuroImage ·Jesús Pujol, Gerard Martínez‐Vilavella, Dídac Macià, Raquel Fenoll, Mar Álvarez‐Pedrerol, Ioar Rivas, Joan Forns, Laura Blanco‐Hinojo, Jaume Capellades, Xavier Querol, Joan Deus, Jordi Sunyer	144
10	Green spaces and cognitive development in primary schoolchildren breakdown → 2015 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Payam Dadvand, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Mikel Esnaola, Joan Forns, Xavier Basagaña, Mar Álvarez‐Pedrerol, Ioar Rivas, Mònica López-Vicente, (unknown), Jason Su, Michael Jerrett, Xavier Querol, Jordi Sunyer	628
11	Participatory health system priority setting: Evidence from a budget experiment 2015 ·Social Science & Medicine ·Joan Costa‐Font, Joan Forns, Azusa Sato	11
12	Thyroxine Levels During Pregnancy in Healthy Women and Early Child Neurodevelopment 2012 ·Epidemiology ·Jordi Júlvez, Mar Álvarez‐Pedrerol, Marisa Rebagliato, Mario Murcia, Joan Forns, Raquel García‐Esteban, Nerea Lertxundi, Mercedes Espada, Adonina Tardón, Isolina Riaño Galán, Jordi Sunyer	109
13	Maternal intelligence-mental health and child neuropsychological development at age 14 months 2012 ·Gaceta Sanitaria ·Joan Forns, Jordi Júlvez, Raquel García‐Esteban, Mònica Guxens, (unknown), James Grellier, Martine Vrijheid, Jordi Sunyer	22
14	Prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and child neuropsychological development in 4-year-olds: An analysis per congener and specific cognitive domain 2012 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Joan Forns, Maties Torrent, Raquel García‐Esteban, James Grellier, Mireia Gascón, Jordi Júlvez, Mònica Guxens, Joan O. Grimalt, Jordi Sunyer	27
15	Prenatal Exposure to Cell Phone Use and Neurodevelopment at 14 Months 2010 ·Epidemiology ·Martine Vrijheid, David Martínez, Joan Forns, Mònica Guxens, Jordi Júlvez, (unknown), Jordi Sunyer	32
16	Incidencia y coste de las infecciones nosocomiales en una unidad de lesionados medulares 2001 ·Farmacia Hospitalaria ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Joan Forns, (unknown)	0
17	El problema de la actualización en la evaluación económica de proyectos sanitarios 1999 ·Revista Hacienda Pública Española ·(unknown), (unknown), Joan Forns	3
18	El debate de la estandarización metodológica en la evaluación de proyectos sanitarios: el caso de la tasa de descuento 1998 ·Papeles de economía española ·(unknown), (unknown), Joan Forns	0
19	Medición de los beneficios intangibles de un tratamiento médico a través de la valoración contingente (I) 1998 ·Revista Hacienda Pública Española ·José Luis Pinto Prades, Fernando Ignacio Sánchez Martínez, Joan Forns	2
20	Impacto del mercado único sobre el sector farmacéutico en España 1998 ·Papeles de economía española ·Joan Forns	1

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