Richard T. Burnett

44.4k total citations · 15 hit papers
296 papers, 30.0k citations indexed

About

Richard T. Burnett is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution and Environmental Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard T. Burnett has authored 296 papers receiving a total of 30.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 274 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 71 papers in Pollution and 60 papers in Environmental Engineering. Recurrent topics in Richard T. Burnett's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (263 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (206 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (71 papers). Richard T. Burnett is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (263 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (206 papers) and Energy and Environment Impacts (71 papers). Richard T. Burnett collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Richard T. Burnett's co-authors include Daniel Krewski, Michael Jerrett, C. Arden Pope, Jeffrey R. Brook, Randall V. Martin, Aaron van Donkelaar, Michael J. Thun, George D. Thurston, Mark S. Goldberg and Eugenia E. Calle 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

Richard T. Burnett

292 papers receiving 29.1k citations

Hit Papers

Cardiovascular Mortality and Long-Term Exposure to Partic... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2003 2009 2005 2015 2017 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Cardiovascular Mortality and Long-Term Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution
    2003 2.0k citations C. Arden Pope, Richard T. Burnett et al. profile →
  2. Long-Term Ozone Exposure and Mortality
    2009 1.1k citations Michael Jerrett, Richard T. Burnett et al. profile →
  3. Spatial Analysis of Air Pollution and Mortality in Los Angeles
    2005 760 citations Michael Jerrett, Richard T. Burnett et al. profile →
  4. Long-Term Ozone Exposure and Mortality in a Large Prospective Study
    2015 670 citations Michelle C. Turner, Michael Jerrett et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  5. 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 →
  6. Cardiovascular Mortality and Exposure to Airborne Fine Particulate Matter and Cigarette Smoke
    2009 562 citations C. Arden Pope, Richard T. Burnett et al. profile →
  7. Effects of fossil fuel and total anthropogenic emission removal on public health and climate
    2019 561 citations Richard T. Burnett et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  8. Lung Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Associated with Ambient Air Pollution and Cigarette Smoke: Shape of the Exposure–Response Relationships
    2011 555 citations C. Arden Pope, Richard T. Burnett et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
  9. It's about time: A comparison of Canadian and American time–activity patterns
    2002 538 citations Richard T. Burnett, Mark Raizenne et al. profile →
  10. Regional Estimates of Chemical Composition of Fine Particulate Matter Using a Combined Geoscience-Statistical Method with Information from Satellites, Models, and Monitors
    2019 526 citations Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin et al. Environmental Science & Technology profile →
  11. Risk of Nonaccidental and Cardiovascular Mortality in Relation to Long-term Exposure to Low Concentrations of Fine Particulate Matter: A Canadian National-Level Cohort Study
    2012 489 citations Dan L. Crouse, Aaron van Donkelaar et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
  12. The effect of air pollution on deaths, disease burden, and life expectancy across China and its provinces, 1990–2017: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
    2020 447 citations Richard T. Burnett et al. profile →
  13. Ambient PM 2.5 , O 3 , and NO 2 Exposures and Associations with Mortality over 16 Years of Follow-Up in the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CanCHEC)
    2015 438 citations Dan L. Crouse, Perry Hystad et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
  14. Source sector and fuel contributions to ambient PM2.5 and attributable mortality across multiple spatial scales
    2021 373 citations Randall V. Martin, Richard T. Burnett et al. profile →
  15. Air pollution deaths attributable to fossil fuels: observational and modelling study
    2023 117 citations Richard T. Burnett et al. BMJ profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard T. Burnett Canada 93 25.3k 7.3k 5.4k 4.5k 3.4k 296 30.0k
Jeffrey R. Brook Canada 75 19.2k 0.8× 5.9k 0.8× 3.2k 0.6× 5.2k 1.2× 2.6k 0.8× 310 23.2k
Annette Peters Germany 89 22.5k 0.9× 6.5k 0.9× 3.8k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 3.4k 1.0× 876 41.0k
Petros Koutrakis United States 90 25.9k 1.0× 10.1k 1.4× 4.1k 0.8× 7.9k 1.8× 3.6k 1.1× 600 31.2k
Brent A. Coull United States 89 21.5k 0.8× 5.3k 0.7× 4.4k 0.8× 2.6k 0.6× 3.3k 1.0× 664 32.8k
Michael Jerrett United States 97 26.1k 1.0× 7.9k 1.1× 4.1k 0.8× 4.0k 0.9× 5.5k 1.6× 347 32.7k
John D. Spengler United States 86 24.1k 1.0× 7.5k 1.0× 4.5k 0.8× 4.6k 1.0× 5.2k 1.5× 459 32.7k
Haidong Kan China 85 21.6k 0.9× 6.1k 0.8× 3.7k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 1.9k 0.5× 628 27.7k
Michael Bräuer Canada 98 28.1k 1.1× 9.6k 1.3× 5.8k 1.1× 6.8k 1.5× 5.6k 1.7× 450 37.0k
Michelle L. Bell United States 75 19.4k 0.8× 5.0k 0.7× 3.2k 0.6× 3.5k 0.8× 1.8k 0.5× 376 23.7k
Antonella Zanobetti United States 91 21.0k 0.8× 4.7k 0.6× 3.8k 0.7× 1.8k 0.4× 2.2k 0.6× 266 25.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard T. Burnett

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All Works

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Olaniyan, Toyib, Arman Ganji, Junshi Xu, et al.. (2024). Airborne ultrafine particle concentrations and brain cancer incidence in Canada’s two largest cities. Environment International. 193. 109088–109088. 2 indexed citations
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Connolly, Rachel, Miriam E. Marlier, Joseph L. Wilkins, et al.. (2024). Mortality attributable to PM 2.5 from wildland fires in California from 2008 to 2018. Science Advances. 10(23). eadl1252–eadl1252. 28 indexed citations
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Chen, Hong, Matthew Quick, Jay S. Kaufman, et al.. (2022). Impact of lowering fine particulate matter from major emission sources on mortality in Canada: A nationwide causal analysis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(49). e2209490119–e2209490119. 14 indexed citations
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Bai, Li, Tarik Benmarhnia, Chen Chen, et al.. (2022). Chronic Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter Increases Mortality Through Pathways of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disease: Insights From a Large Mediation Analysis. Journal of the American Heart Association. 11(22). e026660–e026660. 14 indexed citations
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Pond, Zachari A., P. J. Adams, Spyros Ν. Pandis, et al.. (2021). Cardiopulmonary Mortality and Fine Particulate Air Pollution by Species and Source in a National U.S. Cohort. Environmental Science & Technology. 56(11). 7214–7223. 32 indexed citations
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Chen, Hong, Jay S. Kaufman, Toyib Olaniyan, et al.. (2021). Changes in exposure to ambient fine particulate matter after relocating and long term survival in Canada: quasi-experimental study. BMJ. 375. n2368–n2368. 20 indexed citations
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Xu, Junwei, Randall V. Martin, Greg J. Evans, et al.. (2021). Predicting Spatial Variations in Multiple Measures of Oxidative Burden for Outdoor Fine Particulate Air Pollution across Canada. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(14). 9750–9760. 15 indexed citations
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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
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Weichenthal, Scott, Éric Lavigne, Greg J. Evans, Krystal J. Godri Pollitt, & Richard T. Burnett. (2016). Fine Particulate Matter and Emergency Room Visits for Respiratory Illness. Effect Modification by Oxidative Potential. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 194(5). 577–586. 105 indexed citations
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Turner, Michelle C., Michael Jerrett, C. Arden Pope, et al.. (2015). Long-Term Ozone Exposure and Mortality in a Large Prospective Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 193(10). 1134–1142. 670 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jerrett, Michael, Richard T. Burnett, Bernardo Beckerman, et al.. (2013). Spatial Analysis of Air Pollution and Mortality in California. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 188(5). 593–599. 277 indexed citations
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Brook, Robert D., Robert L. Bard, Richard T. Burnett, et al.. (2010). Differences in blood pressure and vascular responses associated with ambient fine particulate matter exposures measured at the personal versus community level. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 68(3). 224–230. 122 indexed citations
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Neupane, Binod, Michael Jerrett, Richard T. Burnett, et al.. (2009). Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Risk of Hospitalization with Community-acquired Pneumonia in Older Adults. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 181(1). 47–53. 192 indexed citations
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Stieb, David M., et al.. (2008). A New Multipollutant, No-Threshold Air Quality Health Index Based on Short-Term Associations Observed in Daily Time-Series Analyses. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association. 58(3). 435–450. 242 indexed citations
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Burnett, Richard T., Barry Jessiman, Sabit Cakmak, et al.. (2005). Measuring Progress in the Management of Ambient Air Quality: The Case for Population Health. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 68(13-14). 1289–1300. 14 indexed citations
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Dales, Robert, Sabit Cakmak, Stan Judek, et al.. (2004). Influence of outdoor aeroallergens on hospitalization for asthma in Canada. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 113(2). 303–306. 146 indexed citations
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Jerrett, Michael, Richard T. Burnett, Mark S. Goldberg, et al.. (2003). Spatial Analysis for Environmental Health Research: Concepts, Methods, and Examples. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. 66(16-19). 1783–1810. 53 indexed citations
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Stieb, David M., Marc Smith‐Doiron, Jeffrey R. Brook, et al.. (2002). Air Pollution and Disability Days in Toronto: Results from the National Population Health Survey. Environmental Research. 89(3). 210–219. 18 indexed citations
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Stieb, David M., Robert Beveridge, Marc Smith‐Doiron, et al.. (2000). Beyond Administrative Data: Characterizing Cardiorespiratory Disease Episodes Among Patients Visiting the Emergency Department. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 91(2). 107–112. 11 indexed citations
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Raizenne, Mark, Richard T. Burnett, Barney J. Stern, Claire A. Franklin, & John D. Spengler. (1989). Acute lung function responses to ambient acid aerosol exposures in children.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 79. 179–185. 51 indexed citations

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