John R. Balmes

50.8k total citations · 12 hit papers
381 papers, 24.4k citations indexed

About

John R. Balmes is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, John R. Balmes has authored 381 papers receiving a total of 24.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 255 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 101 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 61 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in John R. Balmes's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (222 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (114 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (60 papers). John R. Balmes is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (222 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (114 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (60 papers). John R. Balmes collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. John R. Balmes's co-authors include Mark R. Cullen, Ira B. Tager, Gilbert S. Omenn, Mark Thornquist, Gary E. Goodman, Scott Barnhart, Barbara Valanis, Frank L. Meyskens, Paul D. Blanc and James P. Keogh and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

John R. Balmes

371 papers receiving 23.4k 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.

Effects of a Combination of Beta Carotene and Vitamin A on Lung Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease

1996 2.6k citations Gilbert S. Omenn, John R. Balmes et al. profile →
Outdoor air pollution and asthma

2014 1.4k citations John R. Balmes et al. profile →
Risk Factors for Lung Cancer and for Intervention Effects in CARET, the Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial

1996 894 citations Gilbert S. Omenn, John R. Balmes et al. profile →
Critical Review of Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke Exposure

2016 835 citations John R. Balmes et al. profile →
An Official American Thoracic Society Public Policy Statement: Novel Risk Factors and the Global Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2010 679 citations Rogelio Pérez‐Padilla, John R. Balmes et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
American Thoracic Society Statement: Occupational Contribution to the Burden of Airway Disease

2003 593 citations John R. Balmes, Paul D. Blanc et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Air Pollution and Noncommunicable Diseases

2018 554 citations Dean E. Schraufnagel, John R. Balmes et al. profile →
Millions Dead: How Do We Know and What Does It Mean? Methods Used in the Comparative Risk Assessment of Household Air Pollution

2014 494 citations Kirk R. Smith, John R. Balmes et al. profile →
Social Isolation: A Predictor of Mortality Comparable to Traditional Clinical Risk Factors

2013 470 citations John R. Balmes et al. profile →
The Occupational Burden of Nonmalignant Respiratory Diseases. An Official American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society Statement

2019 259 citations Paul D. Blanc, Isabella Annesi‐Maesano et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Associations between historical residential redlining and current age-adjusted rates of emergency department visits due to asthma across eight cities in California: an ecological study

2020 226 citations John R. Balmes, Neeta Thakur et al. profile →
Excess mortality associated with the COVID-19 pandemic among Californians 18–65 years of age, by occupational sector and occupation: March through November 2020

2021 161 citations John R. Balmes et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John R. Balmes

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Beyond Single Pollutants: Mixture Analysis Methods in Air Pollution and Asthma Research 2025 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·(unknown), John R. Balmes	0
2	Natural disasters and respiratory health 2025 ·European Respiratory Journal ·Isabella Annesi‐Maesano, Hasan Bayram, Lorenzo Cecchi, Daniel P. Croft, Gennaro D’Amato, (unknown), Özgecan Kayalar, (unknown), Subhabrata Moitra, Vanitha Sampath, Neeta Thakur, Kari C. Nadeau, John R. Balmes	0
3	Associations between prenatal and early-life air pollution exposure and lung function in young children: Exploring influential windows of exposure on lung development 2023 ·Environmental Research ·Andreas M. Neophytou, (unknown), (unknown), Jennifer Mann, Elizabeth M. Noth, Stephanie M. Holm, Sadie Costello, (unknown), Kari C. Nadeau, Ellen A. Eisen, Fred Lurmann, S. Katharine Hammond, John R. Balmes	16
4	Impact of Global Climate Change on Pulmonary Health: Susceptible and Vulnerable Populations 2023 ·Annals of the American Thoracic Society ·Hasan Bayram, Mary B. Rice, W. Abdalati, (unknown), Mehdi Mirsaeidi, Isabella Annesi‐Maesano, Kent E. Pinkerton, John R. Balmes	23
5	Ozone and childhood respiratory health: A primer for US pediatric providers and a call for a more protective standard 2023 ·Pediatric Pulmonology ·F.J. Rosser, John R. Balmes	4
6	Respiratory Impacts of Wildland Fire Smoke: Future Challenges and Policy Opportunities. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report 2021 ·Annals of the American Thoracic Society ·Mary B. Rice, Sarah B. Henderson, Allison Lambert, Kevin Cromar, John A. Hall, Wayne E. Cascio, Paul Smith, B. J. Marsh, (unknown), John R. Balmes, Ali S. Kamal, M. Ian Gilmour, Chris Carlsten, Kathleen M. Navarro, Gwen W. Collman, Ana G. Rappold, Mark Miller, Susan Stone, Daniel L. Costa	53
7	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
8	The Occupational Burden of Nonmalignant Respiratory Diseases. An Official American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society Statement breakdown → 2019 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Paul D. Blanc, Isabella Annesi‐Maesano, John R. Balmes, Kristin J. Cummings, David Fishwick, David Miedinger, Nicola Murgia, Rajen N. Naidoo, Carl Reynolds, Torben Sigsgaard, Kjell Torén, Denis Vinnikov, Carrie A. Redlich	259
9	Health Benefits of Air Pollution Reduction 2019 ·Annals of the American Thoracic Society ·Dean E. Schraufnagel, John R. Balmes, Sara De Matteis, Barbara Hoffman, Woo Jin Kim, Rogelio Pérez‐Padilla, Mary B. Rice, Akshay Sood, Aneesa Vanker, Donald J. Wuebbles	138
10	Monitoring and modeling of household air quality related to use of different Cookfuels in Paraguay 2018 ·Indoor Air ·(unknown), Ajay Pillarisetti, María Teresa Hernández, Karin Troncoso, Agnes Soares da Silva, Ricardo Torres, (unknown), Pedro Oyola, John R. Balmes, Kirk R. Smith	16
11	A Review of Community Smoke Exposure from Wildfire Compared to Prescribed Fire in the United States 2018 ·Preprints.org ·Kathleen M. Navarro, (unknown), John R. Balmes, Ricardo Cisneros	8
12	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
13	Chronic Beryllium Disease in a Precious Metal Refinery 2015 ·American Review of Respiratory Disease ·Mark R. Cullen, (unknown), Milton D. Rossman, Martin G. Cherniack, John A. Rankin, John R. Balmes, Jeffrey A. Kern, Ronald P. Daniele, Lucy B. Palmer, Gary P. Naegel, (unknown), (unknown)	0
14	Low Prevalence of Chronic Beryllium Disease Among Workers at a Nuclear Weapons Research and Development Facility 2010 ·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine ·Mehrdad Arjomandi, James B. Seward, Michael B. Gotway, Stephen L. Nishimura, George P. Fulton, Josef G. Thundiyil, Talmadge E. King, Philip Harber, John R. Balmes	9
15	Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Ambient Endotoxin Concentrations in Fresno, California 2010 ·Fred Lurmann, Katharine Hammond, (unknown), Elizabeth M. Noth, John R. Balmes, Ira B. Tager	1
16	Diagnosis and Initial Management of Nonmalignant Diseases Related to Asbestos 2005 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Tee L. Guidotti, Carl A. Brodkin, David C. Christiani, Michael Harbut, Gunnar Hillerdal, John R. Balmes, Philip Harber, Francis H. Y. Green, William N. Rom, (unknown), Albert Miller	6
17	Repeated Exposure to Ozone Increases Alveolar Macrophage Recruitment into Asthmatic Airways 2005 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Mehrdad Arjomandi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Wenwu Zhai, Colin Solomon, John R. Balmes	47
18	The Protective Effect of Beta-Carotene and Retinol on Ventilatory Function in an Asbestos-Exposed Cohort 1997 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·(unknown), Scott Barnhart, Paul D. Blanc, Carl A. Brodkin, Mark R. Cullen, Tanika N. Kelly, James P. Keogh, Gilbert S. Omenn, Judy Williams, John R. Balmes	57
19	Ozone-Induced Decrements in FEV1 and FVC Do Not Correlate With Measures of Inflammation 1996 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·John R. Balmes, (unknown), (unknown), Ira B. Tager, Dorothy Christian, Patrick Q. Hearne, Thomas J. Kelly, R M Aris	137
20	Greater Ozone-Induced Inflammatory Responses in Subjects With Asthma 1996 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), R M Aris, Ira B. Tager, Dorothy Christian, R Ferrando, (unknown), Thomas J. Kelly, John R. Balmes	131

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