Marko Tainio

6.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
65 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Marko Tainio is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Transportation and Automotive Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Marko Tainio has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 32 papers in Transportation and 21 papers in Automotive Engineering. Recurrent topics in Marko Tainio's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (42 papers), Urban Transport and Accessibility (32 papers) and Vehicle emissions and performance (20 papers). Marko Tainio is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (42 papers), Urban Transport and Accessibility (32 papers) and Vehicle emissions and performance (20 papers). Marko Tainio collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Poland and Finland. Marko Tainio's co-authors include James Woodcock, Audrey de Nazelle, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Thiago Hérick de Sá, David Rojas‐Rueda, Søren Brage, Andrea Smith, Stephen J. Sharp, Phil Edwards and Eoin McNamara and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Environmental Science & Technology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Marko Tainio

62 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

Sedentary behaviour and risk of all-cause, car... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2018 2022 2011 2020 2014 250 500 750
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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. Sedentary behaviour and risk of all-cause, cardiovascular and cancer mortality, and incident type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and dose response meta-analysis
    2018 916 citations Marko Tainio, Thiago Hérick de Sá et al. European Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  2. Association Between Physical Activity and Risk of Depression
    2022 621 citations Leandro García, Ali Abbas et al. profile →
  3. The health risks and benefits of cycling in urban environments compared with car use: health impact assessment study
    2011 447 citations David Rojas‐Rueda, Audrey de Nazelle et al. BMJ profile →
  4. Air pollution, physical activity and health: A mapping review of the evidence
    2020 312 citations Marko Tainio, Zorana Jovanovic Andersen et al. Environment International profile →
  5. Health effects of the London bicycle sharing system: health impact modelling study
    2014 304 citations James Woodcock, Marko Tainio et al. BMJ profile →
  6. Can air pollution negate the health benefits of cycling and walking?
    2016 299 citations Marko Tainio, Audrey de Nazelle et al. Preventive Medicine profile →
  7. Cycling behaviour in 17 countries across 6 continents: levels of cycling, who cycles, for what purpose, and how far?
    2021 146 citations Rahul Goel, Anna Goodman et al. Transport Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Marko Tainio United Kingdom 28 1.5k 1.5k 1.1k 970 583 65 4.4k
Thiago Hérick de Sá Brazil 23 895 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 1.0k 1.1× 192 0.3× 58 3.6k
Sonja Kahlmeier Switzerland 32 1.1k 0.7× 2.3k 1.5× 2.1k 2.0× 2.0k 2.1× 352 0.6× 75 5.8k
Steven J. Melly United States 38 2.9k 1.9× 1.5k 1.0× 406 0.4× 942 1.0× 287 0.5× 88 5.1k
Andrew L. Dannenberg United States 43 1.1k 0.7× 1.9k 1.3× 685 0.6× 1.6k 1.7× 155 0.3× 114 7.1k
Jelle Van Cauwenberg Belgium 37 1.9k 1.2× 3.6k 2.4× 1.5k 1.4× 1.3k 1.4× 152 0.3× 113 5.6k
Suzanne Mavoa Australia 40 2.1k 1.4× 3.1k 2.1× 462 0.4× 1.1k 1.1× 168 0.3× 138 5.2k
Hannah Badland Australia 46 2.7k 1.8× 4.7k 3.2× 940 0.9× 1.9k 1.9× 218 0.4× 185 8.1k
Mieke Koehoorn Canada 37 2.0k 1.3× 373 0.3× 405 0.4× 557 0.6× 288 0.5× 202 5.9k
Melody Smith New Zealand 41 1.1k 0.7× 2.6k 1.7× 1.2k 1.2× 2.3k 2.4× 117 0.2× 174 5.8k
Jenna Panter United Kingdom 39 1.1k 0.7× 3.2k 2.2× 906 0.9× 1.5k 1.5× 177 0.3× 105 4.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marko Tainio

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All Works

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Goel, Rahul, Anna Goodman, Rachel Aldred, et al.. (2021). Cycling behaviour in 17 countries across 6 continents: levels of cycling, who cycles, for what purpose, and how far?. Transport Reviews. 42(1). 58–81. 146 indexed citations breakdown →
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García, Leandro, Rob Johnson, Ali Abbas, et al.. (2021). Health impacts of changes in travel patterns in Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana. Environment International. 155. 106680–106680. 21 indexed citations
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Tainio, Marko, Zorana Jovanovic Andersen, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, et al.. (2020). Air pollution, physical activity and health: A mapping review of the evidence. Environment International. 147. 105954–105954. 312 indexed citations breakdown →
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Strain, Tessa, Søren Brage, Stephen J. Sharp, et al.. (2020). Use of the prevented fraction for the population to determine deaths averted by existing prevalence of physical activity: a descriptive study. The Lancet Global Health. 8(7). e920–e930. 90 indexed citations
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Holnicki, Piotr, et al.. (2018). Intra-urban variability of the intake fraction from multiple emission sources. Atmospheric Pollution Research. 9(6). 1184–1193. 8 indexed citations
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Kwan, Soo Chen, Marko Tainio, James Woodcock, Rosnah Sutan, & Jamal Hisham Hashim. (2017). The carbon savings and health co-benefits from the introduction of mass rapid transit system in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Journal of Transport & Health. 6. 187–200. 36 indexed citations
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Mytton, Oliver, Marko Tainio, David Ogilvie, et al.. (2017). The modelled impact of increases in physical activity: the effect of both increased survival and reduced incidence of disease. European Journal of Epidemiology. 32(3). 235–250. 15 indexed citations
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Tainio, Marko, Pablo Monsivais, N Jones, Christian Brand, & James Woodcock. (2017). Mortality, greenhouse gas emissions and consumer cost impacts of combined diet and physical activity scenarios: a health impact assessment study. BMJ Open. 7(2). e014199–e014199. 21 indexed citations
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Sá, Thiago Hérick de, Marko Tainio, Anna Goodman, et al.. (2017). Health impact modelling of different travel patterns on physical activity, air pollution and road injuries for São Paulo, Brazil. Environment International. 108. 22–31. 51 indexed citations
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Zapata-Diomedi, Belén, Luke D. Knibbs, Robert S. Ware, et al.. (2017). A shift from motorised travel to active transport: What are the potential health gains for an Australian city?. PLoS ONE. 12(10). e0184799–e0184799. 45 indexed citations
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Tainio, Marko, Audrey de Nazelle, Thomas Götschi, et al.. (2016). Can air pollution negate the health benefits of cycling and walking?. Preventive Medicine. 87. 233–236. 299 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sá, Thiago Hérick de, Ana Clara Duran, Marko Tainio, Carlos Augusto Monteiro, & James Woodcock. (2016). Cycling in São Paulo, Brazil (1997–2012): Correlates, time trends and health consequences. Preventive Medicine Reports. 4. 540–545. 24 indexed citations
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Götschi, Thomas, Marko Tainio, Neil Maizlish, et al.. (2015). Contrasts in active transport behaviour across four countries: How do they translate into public health benefits?. Preventive Medicine. 74. 42–48. 53 indexed citations
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Tainio, Marko. (2015). Burden of disease caused by local transport in Warsaw, Poland. Journal of Transport & Health. 2(3). 423–433. 44 indexed citations
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Woodcock, James, Marko Tainio, James Cheshire, Oliver O’Brien, & Anna Goodman. (2014). Health effects of the London bicycle sharing system: health impact modelling study. BMJ. 348(feb13 1). g425–g425. 304 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tainio, Marko, et al.. (2014). Severity of injuries in different modes of transport, expressed with disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). BMC Public Health. 14(1). 765–765. 17 indexed citations
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Rojas‐Rueda, David, Audrey de Nazelle, Marko Tainio, & Mark Nieuwenhuijsen. (2011). The health risks and benefits of cycling in urban environments compared with car use: health impact assessment study. BMJ. 343(aug04 2). d4521–d4521. 447 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tainio, Marko, Jaakko Kukkonen, & Zbigniew Nahorski. (2010). IMPACT OF AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTER ON HUMAN HEALTH: AN ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK TO ESTIMATE EXPOSURE AND ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS IN POLAND. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 36(1). 95–115. 1 indexed citations
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Tainio, Marko, Jouni T. Tuomisto, Otto Hänninen, et al.. (2007). Parameter and model uncertainty in a life-table model for fine particles (PM2.5): a statistical modeling study. Environmental Health. 6(1). 24–24. 16 indexed citations
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Tainio, Marko, Jouni T. Tuomisto, Otto Hänninen, et al.. (2005). Health Effects Caused by Primary Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Emitted from Buses in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland. Risk Analysis. 25(1). 151–160. 38 indexed citations

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