Jolanda Maas

6.9k citations

55 papers · 4.8k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 28

Impact in

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 0.1%
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
Speech and Hearing top 0.1%
- Noise Effects and Management

Papers in

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 41
- Urban Green Space and Health 41
Speech and Hearing 17
- Noise Effects and Management 16

Co-authors: Peter Groenewegen Robert Verheij A.E. van den Berg S.M.E. van Dillen Magdalena van den Berg Willem van Mechelen Mireille N. M. van Poppel Wanda Wendel‐Vos
Journals: Urban forestry & urban greening (6 papers)International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (5 papers)Frontiers in Psychology (3 papers)Journal of Environmental Psychology (3 papers)Health & Place (3 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands United Kingdom Spain

In The Last Decade

Jolanda Maas

54 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Health benefits of green spaces in the living environment: A systematic review of epidemiological studies 2015 · 625 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2015 Urban forestry & urban greening
2010 Social Science & Medicine
2008 Health & Place

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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Jolanda Maas, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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1	From green to greener: Exploring associations between green schoolyard design and primary school children’s recess behaviors Urban forestry & urban greening ·Nicole van den Bogerd, J. A. Dunga, Dieuwke Hovinga, Jolanda Maas	2025	2
2	How to implement nature-based interventions in hospitals, long-term care facilities for elderly, and rehabilitation centers: A scoping review Urban forestry & urban greening ·G. Thomson, Nicole van den Bogerd, Karin Dijkstra, Lilou Marquand, Lydia Krabbendam, Ralph de Vries, Jolanda Maas	2024	2
3	Restoration in mental health after visiting urban green spaces, who is most affected? Comparison between good/poor mental health in four European cities Environmental Research ·Alessia Grigoletto, Stefania Toselli, Wilma L. Zijlema, Sandra Márquez, Margarita Triguero‐Mas, Christopher Gidlow, Regina Gražulevičienė, بیتا دادپور, Hanneke Kruize, Jolanda Maas, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen	2023	27
4	Social Workers’ Choice Making in Supporting Nature Activities by Parents and Children in Shelters Frontiers in Psychology ·Hongrui Li, Dieuwke Hovinga, Jolanda Maas, Carlo Schuengel	2022	1
5	The Value of Nature During Psychotherapy: A Qualitative Study of Client Experiences Frontiers in Psychology ·A. Ahlberg, 矢吹皓, Karin Dijkstra, Lydia Krabbendam, Jolanda Maas	2021	8
6	A free-produce stand on campus: impact on fruit and vegetable intake in Dutch university students Public Health Nutrition ·Nicole van den Bogerd, H.W. Peppelenbos, Karla Paola Agurto Ruiz, Jacob C. Seidell, Jolanda Maas, S. Dijkstra	2020	7
7	Nature in the indoor and outdoor study environment and secondary and tertiary education students’ well-being, academic outcomes, and possible mediating pathways: A systematic review with recommendations for science and practice Health & Place ·Nicole van den Bogerd, S. Dijkstra, Sander L. Koole, Jacob C. Seidell, Ralph de Vries, Jolanda Maas	2020	52
8	Dog ownership, the natural outdoor environment and health: a cross-sectional study BMJ Open ·Wilma L. Zijlema, Hayley Christian, Margarita Triguero‐Mas, Marta Cirach, Magdalena van den Berg, Jolanda Maas, Christopher Gidlow, Hanneke Kruize, Wanda Wendel‐Vos, Sandra Andrušaitytė, Regina Gražulevičienė, Jill Litt, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen	2019	27
9	Exploring mechanisms underlying the relationship between the natural outdoor environment and health and well-being – Results from the PHENOTYPE project Environment International ·Hanneke Kruize, Irene van Kamp, Magdalena van den Berg, Elise van Kempen, Wanda Wendel‐Vos, Annemarie Ruijsbroek, Wim Swart, Jolanda Maas, Christopher Gidlow, Graham Smith, Naomi Ellis, Gemma Hurst, Daniel Masterson, Margarita Triguero‐Mas, Marta Cirach, Regina Gražulevičienė, Peter van den Hazel, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen	2019	74
10	Greenery in the university environment: Students’ preferences and perceived restoration likelihood PLoS ONE ·Nicole van den Bogerd, S. Dijkstra, Jacob C. Seidell, Jolanda Maas	2018	68
11	Active commuting through natural environments is associated with better mental health: Results from the PHENOTYPE project Environment International ·Wilma L. Zijlema, Ione Ávila-Palència, Margarita Triguero‐Mas, Christopher Gidlow, Jolanda Maas, Hanneke Kruize, Sandra Andrušaitytė, Regina Gražulevičienė, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen	2018	64
12	Does the Health Impact of Exposure to Neighbourhood Green Space Differ between Population Groups? An Explorative Study in Four European Cities International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Annemarie Ruijsbroek, Mariël Droomers, Hanneke Kruize, Elise van Kempen, Christopher Gidlow, Gemma Hurst, Sandra Andrušaitytė, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Jolanda Maas, Wim Hardyns, Karien Stronks, Peter Groenewegen	2017	51
13	The relationship between natural outdoor environments and cognitive functioning and its mediators Environmental Research ·Wilma L. Zijlema, Margarita Triguero‐Mas, Graham Smith, Marta Cirach, David Martínez, Payam Dadvand, Mireia Gascón, Marc V. Jones, Christopher Gidlow, Gemma Hurst, Daniel Masterson, Naomi Ellis, Magdalena van den Berg, Jolanda Maas, Irene van Kamp, Peter van den Hazel, Hanneke Kruize, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Jordi Júlvez	2017	108
14	Visiting green space is associated with mental health and vitality: A cross-sectional study in four european cities Health & Place ·Magdalena van den Berg, Mireille N. M. van Poppel, Irene van Kamp, Sandra Andrušaitytė, Birutė Balsevičienė, Marta Cirach, Asta Danilevičiūtė, Naomi Ellis, Gemma Hurst, Daniel Masterson, Graham Smith, Margarita Triguero‐Mas, Inga Uždanavičiūtė, V. RAJAIAH, Willem van Mechelen, Christopher Gidlow, Regina Gražulevičienė, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Hanneke Kruize, Jolanda Maas	2016	284
15	Health benefits of green spaces in the living environment: A systematic review of epidemiological studies Urban forestry & urban greening ·Magdalena van den Berg, Wanda Wendel‐Vos, Mireille N. M. van Poppel, Han C. G. Kemper, Willem van Mechelen, Jolanda Maas Hit paper breakdown →	2015	625
16	Autonomic Nervous System Responses to Viewing Green and Built Settings: Differentiating Between Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Activity International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Magdalena van den Berg, Jolanda Maas, George Shirhami Mayevu, Maryam Haeri far, Sian Arkell, René van Lien, Mireille N. M. van Poppel, Willem van Mechelen, Agnes van den Berg	2015	90
17	Personal and Environmental Characteristics Associated with Choice of Active Transport Modes versus Car Use for Different Trip Purposes of Trips up to 7.5 Kilometers in The Netherlands PLoS ONE ·Gong Xinping, Wanda Wendel‐Vos, Elise van Kempen, Luc Int Panis, Jolanda Maas, H L Stipdonk, Alexandra Lima da Silva, Natalia Vassilieva, Brigit Staatsen, Pieter van Wesemael, Albertine J. Schuit	2013	45
18	P-171 Epidemiology ·Payam Dadvand, Christopher Gidlow, Hanneke Kruize, Regina Gražulevičienė, Roderick J. Lawrence, Jolanda Maas, 菅敏幸, Edmund Seto, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen	2012	1
19	Social contacts as a possible mechanism behind the relation between green space and health Health & Place ·Jolanda Maas, S.M.E. van Dillen, Robert Verheij, Peter Groenewegen Hit paper breakdown →	2008	899
20	Track 4: Workshop: Linking health promotion and health care European Journal of Public Health ·Jolanda Maas, Robert Verheij, M Flothkötter, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Peter Groenewegen, Simtha Renjitham, Tate Chatfield, Patrick Nelmes, Goudey Alain, Giuseppe La Torre, Maleeha Saqib, 紀三郎西村, Giacomina Chiaradia, Marco Marchetti, Matheus Fortunato Mendes, Dina Visca, Walter Ricciardi	2005	1

About Jolanda Maas

Jolanda Maas is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Speech and Hearing, Conservation, Transportation and Environmental Engineering, having authored 55 papers that have together received 4.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Urban Green Space and Health (41 papers), Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (16 papers), Noise Effects and Management (16 papers), Educational Environments and Student Outcomes (9 papers), Urban Heat Island Mitigation (9 papers), Place Attachment and Urban Studies (6 papers), Urban Transport and Accessibility (5 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (3.9k citations), Speech and Hearing (1.3k citations), Transportation (717 citations), Environmental Engineering (1.1k citations) and Global and Planetary Change (1.1k citations). Jolanda Maas has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Spain. Frequent co-authors include Peter Groenewegen, Robert Verheij, A.E. van den Berg, S.M.E. van Dillen, Magdalena van den Berg, Willem van Mechelen, Mireille N. M. van Poppel, Wanda Wendel‐Vos, Peter Spreeuwenberg and Han C. G. Kemper. Their work appears in journals such as Urban forestry & urban greening, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Frontiers in Psychology, Journal of Environmental Psychology and Health & Place.

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