Rupa Basu

8.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
77 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Rupa Basu is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, General Health Professions and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Rupa Basu has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 15 papers in General Health Professions and 15 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Rupa Basu's work include Climate Change and Health Impacts (68 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (55 papers) and Global Health Care Issues (15 papers). Rupa Basu is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change and Health Impacts (68 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (55 papers) and Global Health Care Issues (15 papers). Rupa Basu collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Canada. Rupa Basu's co-authors include Brian Malig, Bart Ostro, Rachel Broadwin, Dharshani Pearson, Susan E. Pacheco, Nathaniel G. DeNicola, Jonathan M. Samet, Rochelle Green, Rochelle S. Green and Keita Ebisu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Rupa Basu

74 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

Relation between Elevated Ambient Temperature and Mortality: A Review of the Epidemiologic Evidence

2002 1.1k citations Rupa Basu profile →
High ambient temperature and mortality: a review of epidemiologic studies from 2001 to 2008

2009 881 citations Rupa Basu profile →
Association of Air Pollution and Heat Exposure With Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight, and Stillbirth in the US

2020 479 citations Rupa Basu et al. profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rupa Basu

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Living Near Wildfires and the Risk of Fetal Congenital Heart Defects: Evaluating Critical Windows of Vulnerability 2025 ·American Journal of Perinatology Reports ·Bo Y. Park, (unknown), (unknown), Rupa Basu, (unknown), Shravya Govindappagari, (unknown), Ruofan Yao	1
2	The effect of wildfire smoke on children's health: A systematic review 2025 ·Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology ·(unknown), Rupa Basu	4
3	The Joint Effects of Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke on Paediatric Acute Care Utilisation 2025 ·Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology ·(unknown), Chen Chen, Tarik Benmarhnia, Rupa Basu	0
4	Changing Dependence of Tribal Community on Forests for Food and Livelihood in Odisha 2023 ·(unknown), (unknown), Rupa Basu, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	0
5	Emergency department visits associated with wildfire smoke events in California, 2016–2019 2023 ·Environmental Research ·Annie I. Chen, Keita Ebisu, Tarik Benmarhnia, Rupa Basu	15
6	Climate change: Overview of risks to pregnant persons and their offspring 2023 ·Seminars in Perinatology ·(unknown), (unknown), Rupa Basu, (unknown), (unknown), Jeanne A. Conry	6
7	Spatial variation in the joint effect of extreme heat events and ozone on respiratory hospitalizations in California 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Lara Schwarz, Kristen Hansen, Anna Alari, Sindana D. Ilango, (unknown), Rupa Basu, Alexander Gershunov, Tarik Benmarhnia	48
8	A case-crossover study of short-term air pollution exposure and the risk of stillbirth in California, 1999–2009 2020 ·Environmental Research ·Varada Sarovar, Brian Malig, Rupa Basu	20
9	Examining the relationship between ambient carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, and mental health-related emergency department visits in California, USA 2020 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Brian Malig, Rupa Basu	29
10	Temperature and hand, foot and mouth disease in California: An exploratory analysis of emergency department visits by season, 2005–2013 2020 ·Environmental Research ·Dharshani Pearson, Rupa Basu, Xiangmei Wu, Keita Ebisu	17
11	Heat, Disparities, and Health Outcomes in San Diego County's Diverse Climate Zones 2018 ·GeoHealth ·Kristen Guirguis, Rupa Basu, Wael K. Al‐Delaimy, Tarik Benmarhnia, Rachel E. S. Clemesha, (unknown), Janin Guzman‐Morales, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Joshua Graff Zivin, Alexander Gershunov	46
12	Associations between fine particulate matter and changes in lipids/lipoproteins among midlife women 2018 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Xiangmei Wu, Rachel Broadwin, Rupa Basu, Brian Malig, Keita Ebisu, Ellen B. Gold, Lihong Qi, Carol A. Derby, Sung Kyun Park, Shelley Green	46
13	Association between PM_2.5 and PM_2.5 Constituents and Preterm Delivery in California, 2000–2006 2017 ·Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology ·Rupa Basu, Dharshani Pearson, Keita Ebisu, Brian Malig	39
14	Decomposition Analysis of Black–White Disparities in Birth Outcomes: The Relative Contribution of Air Pollution and Social Factors in California 2017 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Tarik Benmarhnia, Jonathan Huang, Rupa Basu, Jun Wu, Tim A. Bruckner	45
15	Ambient temperature and added heat wave effects on hospitalizations in California from 1999 to 2009 2017 ·Environmental Research ·(unknown), Brian Malig, Kristen Guirguis, Alexander Gershunov, Rupa Basu	114
16	Source apportionment of fine particulate matter and risk of term low birth weight in California: Exploring modification by region and maternal characteristics 2017 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·(unknown), Brian Malig, Sina Hasheminassab, Constantinos Sioutas, Rupa Basu, Keita Ebisu	43
17	Long-and Short-Term Exposure To Air Pollution and Inflammatory/Hemostatic Markers in Midlife Women 2015 ·Epidemiology ·Rochelle Green, Rachel Broadwin, Brian Malig, Rupa Basu, Ellen B. Gold, Lihong Qi, Barbara Sternfeld, Joyce T. Bromberger, Gail A. Greendale, Howard M. Kravitz, Kristin Tomey, Karen A. Matthews, Carol A. Derby, Elizabeth A. Jackson, (unknown), Bart Ostro	75
18	Chronic PM2.5 exposure and inflammation: Determining sensitive subgroups in mid-life women 2014 ·Environmental Research ·Bart Ostro, Brian Malig, Rachel Broadwin, Rupa Basu, Ellen B. Gold, Joyce T. Bromberger, Carol A. Derby, Steven B. Feinstein, Gail A. Greendale, Elizabeth A. Jackson, Howard M. Kravitz, Karen A. Matthews, Barbara Sternfeld, Kristin Tomey, (unknown), Rochelle Green	128
19	A Multicounty Analysis Identifying the Populations Vulnerable to Mortality Associated with High Ambient Temperature in California 2008 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·Rupa Basu, Bart Ostro	284
20	An exposure assessment study of ambient heat exposure in an elderly population in Baltimore, Maryland. 2002 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Rupa Basu, Jonathan M. Samet	106

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