Tord Kjellström

20.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
139 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Tord Kjellström is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Physiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Tord Kjellström has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 44 papers in Physiology and 23 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Tord Kjellström's work include Climate Change and Health Impacts (80 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (48 papers) and Thermoregulation and physiological responses (40 papers). Tord Kjellström is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change and Health Impacts (80 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (48 papers) and Thermoregulation and physiological responses (40 papers). Tord Kjellström collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Sweden and New Zealand. Tord Kjellström's co-authors include Bruno Lemke, Kathryn Bowen, Helen Berry, Ingvar Holmér, Matthias Otto, Carlos Corvalán, Keith Dear, Jennifer Crowe, Kirk R. Smith and Olivia M. Hyatt and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, American Journal of Public Health and Environmental Health Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

Tord Kjellström

132 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

Climate change and mental health: a causal pathways frame... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2009 2015 2018 2015 200 400 600
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. Climate change and mental health: a causal pathways framework
    2009 623 citations Helen Berry, Kathryn Bowen et al. Sozial- und Präventivmedizin profile →
  2. Workplace heat stress, health and productivity – an increasing challenge for low and middle-income countries during climate change
    2009 550 citations Tord Kjellström, Bruno Lemke et al. Global Health Action profile →
  3. Heat, Human Performance, and Occupational Health: A Key Issue for the Assessment of Global Climate Change Impacts
    2015 362 citations Tord Kjellström, Bruno Lemke et al. profile →
  4. Workers' health and productivity under occupational heat strain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2018 340 citations Tord Kjellström et al. profile →
  5. Heat stress causes substantial labour productivity loss in Australia
    2015 337 citations Elspeth Oppermann, Tord Kjellström et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Tord Kjellström Australia 55 6.4k 2.3k 1.2k 1.2k 921 139 9.4k
Alistair Woodward New Zealand 58 4.8k 0.8× 2.3k 1.0× 1.9k 1.6× 594 0.5× 905 1.0× 327 14.5k
Marie S. O’Neill United States 53 9.2k 1.4× 1.5k 0.7× 1.8k 1.5× 2.1k 1.7× 919 1.0× 162 11.1k
Andrew Rundle United States 62 4.0k 0.6× 1.8k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 585 0.5× 745 0.8× 331 14.0k
Bertil Forsberg Sweden 63 10.3k 1.6× 2.3k 1.0× 1.8k 1.5× 2.5k 2.0× 924 1.0× 277 13.5k
Paul Wilkinson United Kingdom 66 8.5k 1.3× 1.3k 0.6× 2.6k 2.2× 2.1k 1.7× 1.2k 1.3× 326 15.4k
Shakoor Hajat United Kingdom 60 11.1k 1.7× 3.2k 1.4× 3.7k 3.0× 1.8k 1.5× 1.3k 1.4× 189 14.6k
Xavier Basagaña Spain 65 9.9k 1.6× 1.5k 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 2.3k 2.0× 1.3k 1.5× 247 13.3k
Sari Kovats United Kingdom 66 9.9k 1.6× 2.4k 1.0× 3.1k 2.6× 2.0k 1.6× 2.7k 2.9× 225 16.7k
Shilu Tong Australia 70 11.9k 1.9× 2.8k 1.2× 3.1k 2.6× 1.8k 1.5× 1.6k 1.8× 409 21.0k
Aurelio Tobı́as Spain 62 6.4k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 1.4k 1.2× 1.4k 1.2× 1.5k 1.7× 293 13.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tord Kjellström

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Oppermann, Elspeth, Tord Kjellström, Bruno Lemke, Matthias Otto, & Jason Lee. (2021). Establishing intensifying chronic exposure to extreme heat as a slow onset event with implications for health, wellbeing, productivity, society and economy. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 50. 225–235. 40 indexed citations
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Zhao, Mengzhen, Jason Lee, Tord Kjellström, & Wenjia Cai. (2021). Assessment of the economic impact of heat-related labor productivity loss: a systematic review. Climatic Change. 167(1-2). 39 indexed citations
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Venugopal, Vidhya, et al.. (2020). Heat Stress and Thermal Perception amongst Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in India and Singapore. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(21). 8100–8100. 54 indexed citations
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Casanueva, Ana, Sven Kotlarski, Sixto Herrera, et al.. (2019). Climate projections of a multivariate heat stress index: the role of downscaling and bias correction. Geoscientific model development. 12(8). 3419–3438. 33 indexed citations
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Gao, Chuansi, Kalev Kuklane, Per‐Olof Östergren, & Tord Kjellström. (2017). Occupational heat stress assessment and protective strategies in the context of climate change. International Journal of Biometeorology. 62(3). 359–371. 136 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Diane C., Tracey Armitage, Sally Moyce, et al.. (2017). Recruitment, Methods, and Descriptive Results of a Physiologic Assessment of Latino Farmworkers. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 59(7). 649–658. 27 indexed citations
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Bröde, Peter, Dusan Fiala, Bruno Lemke, & Tord Kjellström. (2017). Estimated work ability in warm outdoor environments depends on the chosen heat stress assessment metric. International Journal of Biometeorology. 62(3). 331–345. 74 indexed citations
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Kjellström, Tord, Bruno Lemke, & Matthias Otto. (2017). Climate conditions, workplace heat and occupational health in South-East Asia in the context of climate change. WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health. 6(2). 15–15. 42 indexed citations
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Tawatsupa, Benjawan, et al.. (2012). Heat stress, health and well-being: findings from a large national cohort of Thai adults. BMJ Open. 2(6). e001396–e001396. 31 indexed citations
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Kjellström, Tord & Jennifer Crowe. (2011). Climate Change, Workplace Heat Exposure, and Occupational Health and Productivity in Central America. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. 17(3). 270–281. 64 indexed citations
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Dash, S. & Tord Kjellström. (2011). Workplace heat stress in the context of rising temperature in India. Current Science. 42 indexed citations
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Kjellström, Tord & Rainer Sauerborn. (2009). Special Section: Climate change and global health: linking science with policy.. Global Health Action. 2. 1829–2106.
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Berry, Helen, Kathryn Bowen, & Tord Kjellström. (2009). Climate change and mental health: a causal pathways framework. Sozial- und Präventivmedizin. 55(2). 123–132. 623 indexed citations breakdown →
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Capon, Anthony, et al.. (2009). Volume 20 Number 1 & 2. New South Wales Public Health Bulletin. 20(2). 1–1. 1 indexed citations
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Kjellström, Tord, Ainslie J. Butler, Robyn Lucas, & Ruth Bonita. (2009). Public health impact of global heating due to climate change: potential effects on chronic non-communicable diseases. Sozial- und Präventivmedizin. 55(2). 97–103. 108 indexed citations
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Friel, Sharon, Michael Marmot, Tony McMichael, Tord Kjellström, & Denny Vågerö. (2009). Global health equity and climate stabilisation – need for a common agenda. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science. 6(14). 142020–142020. 12 indexed citations
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Lim, Lynette, Tord Kjellström, Adrian Sleigh, et al.. (2009). Associations between urbanisation and components of the health-risk transition in Thailand. A descriptive study of 87,000 Thai adults. Global Health Action. 2(0). 12 indexed citations
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Kjellström, Tord, et al.. (2001). [Inventory of internal medicine in Sweden. Medical safety is endangered by massive turnover per occupied bed].. PubMed. 98(30-31). 3342–4. 1 indexed citations
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Phillips, Michael, et al.. (1993). Adult health: a legitimate concern for developing countries.. American Journal of Public Health. 83(11). 1527–1530. 22 indexed citations
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Kjellström, Tord, et al.. (1979). The backward-facing safety seat for preschool children in cars.. PubMed. 90(646). 338–41. 1 indexed citations

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