Jordi Sunyer

87.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
717 papers, 42.2k citations indexed

About

Jordi Sunyer is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Physiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Jordi Sunyer has authored 717 papers receiving a total of 42.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 422 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 157 papers in Physiology and 117 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Jordi Sunyer's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (309 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (124 papers) and Climate Change and Health Impacts (115 papers). Jordi Sunyer is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (309 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (124 papers) and Climate Change and Health Impacts (115 papers). Jordi Sunyer collaborates with scholars based in Spain, United States and United Kingdom. Jordi Sunyer's co-authors include Xavier Basagaña, Mònica Guxens, Martine Vrijheid, Raquel García‐Esteban, Joan O. Grimalt, Peter Burney, Deborah Jarvis, Xavier Querol, Jordi Júlvez and Ferrán Ballester and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Jordi Sunyer

707 papers receiving 40.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Short term effects of ambient sulphur dioxide and particulate matter on mortality in 12 European cities: results from time series data from the APHEA project
    1997 726 citations Klea Katsouyanni, Giota Touloumi et al. profile →
  2. Green spaces and cognitive development in primary schoolchildren
    2015 628 citations Payam Dadvand, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen et al. 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 of Cold Weather on Mortality: Results From 15 European Cities Within the PHEWE Project
    2008 512 citations Antonis Analitis, Klea Katsouyanni et al. profile →
  5. 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 →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jordi Sunyer Spain 110 25.7k 7.6k 6.0k 5.6k 4.4k 717 42.2k
Joachim Heinrich Germany 105 20.2k 0.8× 10.4k 1.4× 5.5k 0.9× 6.5k 1.2× 3.1k 0.7× 812 41.5k
Diane R. Gold United States 89 13.6k 0.5× 7.7k 1.0× 3.8k 0.6× 3.1k 0.6× 1.9k 0.4× 414 27.2k
Bert Brunekreef Netherlands 106 31.5k 1.2× 7.3k 1.0× 4.8k 0.8× 8.3k 1.5× 2.0k 0.5× 653 44.1k
Juha Pekkanen Finland 85 11.4k 0.4× 6.0k 0.8× 2.8k 0.5× 2.4k 0.4× 2.7k 0.6× 439 25.4k
Frank E. Speizer United States 113 13.5k 0.5× 11.7k 1.5× 8.0k 1.3× 2.4k 0.4× 12.8k 2.9× 340 64.2k
Frank D. Gilliland United States 86 11.0k 0.4× 4.2k 0.6× 6.0k 1.0× 3.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.3× 341 24.9k
Jonathan M. Samet United States 85 14.5k 0.6× 8.0k 1.0× 4.8k 0.8× 2.9k 0.5× 3.4k 0.8× 384 33.5k
Douglas W. Dockery United States 95 37.0k 1.4× 3.9k 0.5× 5.1k 0.9× 5.9k 1.1× 1.7k 0.4× 244 47.6k
Joel Schwartz United States 151 62.3k 2.4× 5.6k 0.7× 4.5k 0.7× 8.6k 1.5× 2.4k 0.5× 965 78.0k
Annette Peters Germany 89 22.5k 0.9× 4.7k 0.6× 2.2k 0.4× 3.4k 0.6× 2.4k 0.5× 876 41.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jordi Sunyer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Jordi Sunyer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Jordi Sunyer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Jordi Sunyer. Jordi Sunyer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sarzo, Blanca, Ferrán Ballester, Raquel Soler-Blasco, et al.. (2024). The impact of prenatal mercury on neurobehavioral functioning longitudinally assessed from a young age to pre-adolescence in a Spanish birth cohort. Environmental Research. 252(Pt 2). 118954–118954. 2 indexed citations
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Antó, Josep M, Neil Pearce, Jeroen Douwes, et al.. (2023). Why has epidemiology not (yet) succeeded in identifying the origin of the asthma epidemic?. International Journal of Epidemiology. 52(4). 974–983. 3 indexed citations
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Valvi, Damaskini, Raquel García‐Esteban, Mònica Guxens, et al.. (2021). Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants and markers of obesity and cardiometabolic risk in Spanish adolescents. Environment International. 151. 106469–106469. 36 indexed citations
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Moslem, Alireza, Abolfazl Rad, Paula de Prado-Bert, et al.. (2020). Association of exposure to air pollution and telomere length in preschool children. The Science of The Total Environment. 722. 137933–137933. 24 indexed citations
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Bawaked, Rowaedh Ahmed, Sílvia Fernández‐Barrés, Eva María Navarrete‐Muñoz, et al.. (2019). Impact of lifestyle behaviors in early childhood on obesity and cardiometabolic risk in children: Results from the Spanish INMA birth cohort study. Pediatric Obesity. 15(3). e12590–e12590. 38 indexed citations
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Álvarez‐Pedrerol, Mar, Ioar Rivas, Mònica López-Vicente, et al.. (2017). Impact of commuting exposure to traffic-related air pollution on cognitive development in children walking to school. Environmental Pollution. 231(Pt 1). 837–844. 78 indexed citations
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Dadvand, Payam, Christina Tischer, Marisa Estarlich, et al.. (2017). Lifelong Residential Exposure to Green Space and Attention: A Population-based Prospective Study. Environmental Health Perspectives. 125(9). 97016–97016. 108 indexed citations
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Bousquet, Philippe‐Jean, Josep M. Antó, Jordi Sunyer, et al.. (2012). Pooling Birth Cohorts in Allergy and Asthma: European Union-Funded Initiatives – A MeDALL, CHICOS, ENRIECO, and GA2LEN Joint Paper. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 161(1). 1–10. 29 indexed citations
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Casas, Lídia, Mariana F. Fernández, Sabrina Llop, et al.. (2011). Urinary concentrations of phthalates and phenols in a population of Spanish pregnant women and children. Environment International. 37(5). 858–866. 331 indexed citations
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Ribas‐Fitó, Núria, Maties Torrent, Daniel Carrizo, et al.. (2006). Exposure to Hexachlorobenzene during Pregnancy and Children’s Social Behavior at 4 Years of Age. Environmental Health Perspectives. 115(3). 447–450. 86 indexed citations
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Künzli, Nino, Ian Mudway, Thomas Götschi, et al.. (2005). Comparison of Oxidative Properties, Light Absorbance, and Total and Elemental Mass Concentration of Ambient PM 2.5 Collected at 20 European Sites. Environmental Health Perspectives. 114(5). 684–690. 167 indexed citations
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Samoli, Evangelia, Antonis Analitis, Giota Touloumi, et al.. (2004). Estimating the Exposure–Response Relationships between Particulate Matter and Mortality within the APHEA Multicity Project. Environmental Health Perspectives. 113(1). 88–95. 261 indexed citations
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Zock, Jan‐Paul, Jordi Sunyer, Manolis Kogevinas, et al.. (2001). Occupation, Chronic Bronchitis, and Lung Function in Young Adults. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 163(7). 1572–1577. 112 indexed citations
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Basagaña, Xavier, Jordi Sunyer, Jan‐Paul Zock, et al.. (2001). Incidence of Asthma and Its Determinants among Adults in Spain. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 164(7). 1133–1137. 81 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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García‐Aymerich, Judith, Eduard Monsó, Ramón M. Marrades, et al.. (2001). Risk Factors for Hospitalization for a Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 164(6). 1002–1007. 225 indexed citations
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Sunyer, Jordi, Xavier Basagaña, Peter Burney, & Josep M. Antó. (2000). International Assessment of the Internal Consistency of Respiratory Symptoms. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(3). 930–935. 57 indexed citations
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To‐Figueras, Jordi, C. Barrot, María Sala, et al.. (2000). Excretion of hexachlorobenzene and metabolites in feces in a highly exposed human population.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 108(7). 595–598. 34 indexed citations
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Sunyer, Jordi, Josep M. Antó, Antònia Domingo‐Salvany, et al.. (1998). Sex Differences in Mortality of People Who Visited Emergency Rooms for Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 158(3). 851–856. 55 indexed citations
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Sunyer, Jordi, Manolis Kogevinas, Hans Kromhout, et al.. (1998). Pulmonary Ventilatory Defects and Occupational Exposures in a Population-based Study in Spain. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 157(2). 512–517. 94 indexed citations

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