Ray Copes

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Ray Copes is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Speech and Hearing and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Ray Copes has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 20 papers in Speech and Hearing and 12 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Ray Copes's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (34 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (27 papers) and Noise Effects and Management (19 papers). Ray Copes is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (34 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (27 papers) and Noise Effects and Management (19 papers). Ray Copes collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Ray Copes's co-authors include Hong Chen, Richard T. Burnett, Jeffrey C. Kwong, Randall V. Martin, Aaron van Donkelaar, Alexander Kopp, Mark S. Goldberg, Perry Hystad, Paul J. Villeneuve and Karen Tu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Ray Copes

85 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Living near major roads and the incidence of dementia, Parkinson's disease, and multiple sclerosis: a population-based cohort study

2017 569 citations Hong Chen, Jeffrey C. Kwong et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Ray Copes	3.0k	715	636	553	506	88	4.8k
Wei Huang	4.3k 1.5×	463 0.6×	1.3k 2.0×	839 1.5×	422 0.8×	173	6.4k
Li Chen	3.0k 1.0×	417 0.6×	832 1.3×	654 1.2×	190 0.4×	194	5.3k
Álvaro Osornio-Vargas	3.2k 1.1×	362 0.5×	760 1.2×	788 1.4×	776 1.5×	166	5.3k
Thomas Matte	3.8k 1.3×	789 1.1×	635 1.0×	874 1.6×	254 0.5×	115	6.9k
Peggy Reynolds	3.3k 1.1×	472 0.7×	375 0.6×	697 1.3×	736 1.5×	208	9.1k
Pamela Ohman‐Strickland	3.3k 1.1×	704 1.0×	982 1.5×	559 1.0×	646 1.3×	201	7.1k
Catherine J. Karr	2.8k 0.9×	639 0.9×	359 0.6×	679 1.2×	331 0.7×	142	4.1k
Shao Lin	4.4k 1.5×	712 1.0×	784 1.2×	463 0.8×	426 0.8×	242	7.0k
Paul A. Demers	3.2k 1.1×	889 1.2×	480 0.8×	489 0.9×	1.4k 2.7×	279	7.3k
Sara D. Adar	3.9k 1.3×	934 1.3×	1.2k 1.9×	546 1.0×	245 0.5×	111	5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Ray Copes

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ray Copes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ray Copes

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ray Copes. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ray Copes 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 Ray Copes. Ray Copes is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Caron-Beaudoin, Élyse, Kyle Powys Whyte, Maryse F. Bouchard, et al.. (2021). Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in indoor air and tap water samples in residences of pregnant women living in an area of unconventional natural gas operations: Findings from the EXPERIVA study. The Science of The Total Environment. 805. 150242–150242. 31 indexed citations

Shin, Saeha, Li Bai, Tor H. Oiamo, et al.. (2020). Association Between Road Traffic Noise and Incidence of Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension in Toronto, Canada: A Population‐Based Cohort Study. Journal of the American Heart Association. 9(6). e013021–e013021. 87 indexed citations

Shin, Saeha, Li Bai, Richard T. Burnett, et al.. (2020). Air Pollution as a Risk Factor for Incident Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Asthma. A 15-Year Population-Based Cohort Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 203(9). 1138–1148. 102 indexed citations

Chen, Hong, Richard T. Burnett, Li Bai, et al.. (2020). Residential Greenness and Cardiovascular Disease Incidence, Readmission, and Mortality. Environmental Health Perspectives. 128(8). 87005–87005. 89 indexed citations

Bai, Li, Saeha Shin, Tor H. Oiamo, et al.. (2020). Exposure to Road Traffic Noise and Incidence of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Congestive Heart Failure: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Toronto, Canada. Environmental Health Perspectives. 128(8). 87001–87001. 27 indexed citations

Copes, Ray, et al.. (2019). Is neighbourhood walkability related to body mass index among different age groups? A cross-sectional study of Canadian urban areas. BMJ Open. 9(11). e032475–e032475. 10 indexed citations

Shin, Saeha, Richard T. Burnett, Jeffrey C. Kwong, et al.. (2019). Ambient Air Pollution and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Environmental Health Perspectives. 127(8). 87009–87009. 73 indexed citations

Wong, Jessica J., Jeffrey C. Kwong, Karen Tu, et al.. (2019). Time Trends of the Incidence, Prevalence, and Mortality of Parkinsonism. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 46(2). 184–191. 7 indexed citations

Wiseman, Clare L.S., et al.. (2018). Total, methyl and inorganic mercury concentrations in blood and environmental exposure sources in newcomer women in Toronto, Canada. Environmental Research. 169. 261–271. 20 indexed citations

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Greco, Susan L., et al.. (2018). Estimated Annual Deaths, Hospitalizations, and Emergency Department and Physician Office Visits from Foodborne Illness in Ontario. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 16(3). 173–179. 10 indexed citations

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Chen, Hong, Richard T. Burnett, Ray Copes, et al.. (2016). Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Mortality among Survivors of Myocardial Infarction: Population-Based Cohort Study. Environmental Health Perspectives. 124(9). 1421–1428. 78 indexed citations

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Venners, Scott A., et al.. (2016). Adult and child urinary 2,4-D in cities with and without cosmetic pesticide bylaws: a population-based cross-sectional pilot study. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 27(5). 484–490. 13 indexed citations

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Wiseman, Clare L.S., et al.. (2016). Blood cadmium concentrations and environmental exposure sources in newcomer South and East Asian women in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. Environmental Research. 154. 19–27. 11 indexed citations

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Chen, Hong, Richard T. Burnett, Jeffrey C. Kwong, et al.. (2013). Risk of Incident Diabetes in Relation to Long-term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter in Ontario, Canada. Environmental Health Perspectives. 121(7). 804–810. 244 indexed citations

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Zuo, Fei, Ye Li, Steven Ross Johnson, et al.. (2013). Temporal and spatial variability of traffic-related noise in the City of Toronto, Canada. The Science of The Total Environment. 472. 1100–1107. 66 indexed citations

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Orkin, Aaron, Pamela Leece, Thomas Piggott, P.A. Burt, & Ray Copes. (2013). Peak event analysis: a novel empirical method for the evaluation of elevated particulate events. Environmental Health. 12(1). 92–92. 1 indexed citations

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Peterson, Emily, et al.. (2013). Lung cancer risk from radon in Ontario, Canada: how many lung cancers can we prevent?. Cancer Causes & Control. 24(11). 2013–2020. 36 indexed citations

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Elliott, Catherine T. & Ray Copes. (2011). Burden of Mortality Due to Ambient Fine Particulate Air Pollution (PM2.5) in Interior and Northern BC. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 102(5). 390–393. 25 indexed citations

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Barn, Prabjit, et al.. (2007). Infiltration of forest fire and residential wood smoke: an evaluation of air cleaner effectiveness. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 18(5). 503–511. 129 indexed citations

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Yassi, Annalee, Karen Lockhart, Ray Copes, et al.. (2007). Determinants of Healthcare Workers' Compliance with Infection Control Procedures. Healthcare Quarterly. 10(1). 44–52. 38 indexed citations

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