Paul Fischer

17.4k citations

75 papers · 8.8k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 42

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 0.02%
Environmental Engineering top 0.1%
Speech and Hearing top 0.02%
Automotive Engineering top 0.2%
Atmospheric Science top 1%

Co-authors: Bert Brunekreef Gerard Hoek Rob Beelen David Briggs Nicole Janssen Kees de Hoogh Erik Lebret Danielle Vienneau
Topics: Air Quality and Health Impacts (66 papers)Climate Change and Health Impacts (29 papers)Noise Effects and Management (23 papers)
Cited by: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Speech and Hearing Environmental Engineering
Journals: The Lancet Environmental Science & Technology The Science of The Total Environment
Partner nations: Netherlands United Kingdom United States

In The Last Decade

Paul Fischer

75 papers receiving 8.5k citations

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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.

A review of land-use regression models to assess spatial variation of outdoor air pollution

2008 1.1k citations Gerard Hoek, Rob Beelen et al. profile →
Black Carbon as an Additional Indicator of the Adverse Health Effects of Airborne Particles Compared with PM ₁₀ and PM _2.5

2011 868 citations Nicole Janssen, Gerard Hoek et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
Air Pollution from Traffic and the Development of Respiratory Infections and Asthmatic and Allergic Symptoms in Children

2002 528 citations Michael Bräuer, Gerard Hoek et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Mapping urban air pollution using GIS: a regression-based approach

1997 514 citations Paul Fischer, Erik Lebret et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Air pollution during New Year’s fireworks and daily mortality in the Netherlands 2019 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown),Judith M. Vonk,Paul Fischer,(unknown),Nienke M. Vink,Bert Brunekreef	48
2	Air pollution in perspective: Health risks of air pollution expressed in equivalent numbers of passively smoked cigarettes 2016 ·Environmental Research ·Saskia C. van der Zee,Paul Fischer,Gerard Hoek	56
3	Spatial variation in nitrogen dioxide concentrations and cardiopulmonary hospital admissions 2016 ·Environmental Research ·Marieke Dijkema,(unknown),Saskia C. van der Zee,(unknown),Paul Fischer,Gerard Hoek,Bert Brunekreef,Ulrike Gehring	21
4	Air Pollution and Mortality in Seven Million Adults: The Dutch Environmental Longitudinal Study (DUELS) 2015 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Paul Fischer,Marten Marra,Caroline Ameling,Gerard Hoek,Rob Beelen,Kees de Hoogh,Oscar Breugelmans,Hanneke Kruize,Nicole Janssen,Danny Houthuijs	187
5	Short-term effects of PM2.5, PM10 and PM2.5–10 on daily mortality in the Netherlands 2013 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Nicole Janssen,Paul Fischer,Marten Marra,Caroline Ameling,Flemming R. Cassee	214
6	Neurobehavioral effects of exposure to traffic-related air pollution and transportation noise in primary schoolchildren 2012 ·Environmental Research ·Elise van Kempen,Paul Fischer,Nicole Janssen,Danny Houthuijs,Irene van Kamp,Stephen Stansfeld,Flemming R. Cassee	108
7	Impact of low emission zones and local traffic policies on ambient air pollution concentrations 2012 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Hanna Boogaard,Nicole Janssen,Paul Fischer,Gerard Kos,E.P. Weijers,Flemming R. Cassee,Saskia C. van der Zee,Jeroen J. de Hartog,Kees Meliefste,Meng Wang,Bert Brunekreef,Gerard Hoek	106
8	Contrasts in Oxidative Potential and Other Particulate Matter Characteristics Collected Near Major Streets and Background Locations 2011 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Hanna Boogaard,Nicole Janssen,Paul Fischer,Gerard Kos,E.P. Weijers,Flemming R. Cassee,Saskia C. van der Zee,Jeroen J. de Hartog,Bert Brunekreef,Gerard Hoek	87
9	Black Carbon as an Additional Indicator of the Adverse Health Effects of Airborne Particles Compared with PM ₁₀ and PM _2.5breakdown → 2011 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Nicole Janssen,Gerard Hoek,(unknown),Paul Fischer,Leendert van Bree,H.M. ten Brink,Menno Keuken,Richard Atkinson,H Ross Anderson,Bert Brunekreef,Flemming R. Cassee	868
10	Trends in relative risk estimates for the association between air pollution and mortality in The Netherlands, 1992–2006 2010 ·Environmental Research ·Paul Fischer,Marten Marra,Caroline Ameling,Nicole Janssen,Flemming R. Cassee	34
11	A Comparison of Different Approaches to Estimate Small-Scale Spatial Variation in Outdoor NO ₂ Concentrations 2010 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Marieke Dijkema,Ulrike Gehring,R.T. van Strien,Saskia C. van der Zee,Paul Fischer,Gerard Hoek,Bert Brunekreef	35
12	Traffic-related air pollution, preterm birth and term birth weight in the PIAMA birth cohort study 2010 ·Environmental Research ·Ulrike Gehring,Alet H. Wijga,Paul Fischer,Johan C. de Jongste,Marjan Kerkhof,Gerard H. Koppelman,Henriëtte A. Smit,Bert Brunekreef	108
13	Traffic-Related Air Pollution and the Development of Asthma During the First 8 Years of Life-The Piama Study 2009 ·Epidemiology ·Ulrike Gehring,Michael Bräuer,Paul Fischer,Johan C. de Jongste,Marjan Kerkhof,Marieke Oldenwening,Alet H. Wijga,Bert Brunekreef	1
14	Traffic-related Air Pollution and the Development of Asthma and Allergies during the First 8 Years of Life 2009 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Ulrike Gehring,Alet H. Wijga,Michael Bräuer,Paul Fischer,Johan C. de Jongste,Marjan Kerkhof,Marieke Oldenwening,Henriëtte A. Smit,Bert Brunekreef	384
15	Effect of Interaction Between Temperature and Air Pollution on Daily Mortality During Heat-waves 2008 ·Epidemiology ·Paul Fischer,Caroline Ameling,Marten Marra	5
16	Long-Term Effects of Traffic-Related Air Pollution on Respiratory and Cardiovascular Mortality 2006 ·Epidemiology ·Rob Beelen,Gerard Hoek,Paul Fischer,Piet A. van den Brandt,(unknown),Bert Brunekreef	1
17	Spatial variation in nitrogen dioxide in three European areas 2004 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Marie Lewné,Josef Cyrys,Kees Meliefste,Gerard Hoek,Michael Bräuer,Paul Fischer,Ulrike Gehring,Joachim Heinrich,Bert Brunekreef,Tom Bellander	99
18	Air Pollution from Traffic and the Development of Respiratory Infections and Asthmatic and Allergic Symptoms in Childrenbreakdown → 2002 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Michael Bräuer,Gerard Hoek,Patricia van Vliet,Kees Meliefste,Paul Fischer,Alet H. Wijga,Laurens P. Koopman,Herman J. Neijens,Jorrit Gerritsen,Marjan Kerkhof,Joachim Heinrich,Tom Bellander,Bert Brunekreef	528
19	Increased exhaled nitric oxide on days with high outdoor air pollution is of endogenous origin 1999 ·European Respiratory Journal ·P. A. Steerenberg,(unknown),Paul Fischer,J.G. Vos,Henk Van Loveren,(unknown)	43
20	Acute Effects of Ambient Ozone on Pulmonary Function of Children in the Netherlands 1993 ·American Review of Respiratory Disease ·Gerard Hoek,Paul Fischer,Bert Brunekreef,Erik Lebret,(unknown),(unknown)	62

About Paul Fischer

Paul Fischer is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Speech and Hearing and Automotive Engineering, having authored 75 papers that have together received 8.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (66 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (29 papers) and Noise Effects and Management (23 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (7.3k citations), Speech and Hearing (2.2k citations) and Environmental Engineering (2.9k citations). Paul Fischer has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Bert Brunekreef, Gerard Hoek, Rob Beelen, David Briggs, Nicole Janssen, Gerard Hoek, Kees de Hoogh, Erik Lebret, Danielle Vienneau and Flemming R. Cassee. Their work appears in journals such as The Lancet, Environmental Science & Technology and The Science of The Total Environment.

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