Rob Beelen

22.4k citations

74 papers · 7.4k · 2 hit papers · h-index 41

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Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 0.05%
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
Speech and Hearing top 0.1%
- Noise Effects and Management

Papers in

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 68
- Air Quality and Health Impacts 68
- Climate Change and Health Impacts 28
Transportation 21
- Urban Transport and Accessibility 21

Co-authors: Gerard Hoek (37 shared papers)Bert Brunekreef (43 shared papers)Paul Fischer (13 shared papers)Kees de Hoogh (21 shared papers)Danielle Vienneau (7 shared papers)Bart Ostro (3 shared papers)David Briggs (3 shared papers)Joel D. Kaufman (1 shared paper)
Journals: Epidemiology (14 papers)Atmospheric Environment (8 papers)Environmental Health Perspectives (7 papers)The Science of The Total Environment (6 papers)Environmental Science & Technology (4 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands United Kingdom Switzerland

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Rob Beelen

73 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Rob Beelen's Hit Papers

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Long-term air pollution exposure and cardio- respiratory mortality: a review 2013 · 1.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 Environmental Health
2008 Atmospheric Environment

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1	Long-term air pollution exposure and cardio- respiratory mortality: a review Environmental Health ·Gerard Hoek, Ranjini Krishnan, Rob Beelen, Annette Peters, Bart Ostro, Bert Brunekreef, Joel D. Kaufman Hit paper breakdown →	2013	1441
2	A review of land-use regression models to assess spatial variation of outdoor air pollution Atmospheric Environment ·Gerard Hoek, Rob Beelen, Kees de Hoogh, Danielle Vienneau, John Gulliver, Paul Fischer, David Briggs Hit paper breakdown →	2008	1085
3	Long-Term Effects of Traffic-Related Air Pollution on Mortality in a Dutch Cohort (NLCS-AIR Study) Environmental Health Perspectives ·Rob Beelen, Gerard Hoek, Piet A. van den Brandt, R. Alexandra Goldbohm, Paul Fischer, Leo J. Schouten, Michael Jerrett, Edward G. Hughes, Ben Armstrong, Bert Brunekreef	2007	494
4	Effects of long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution on respiratory and cardiovascular mortality in the Netherlands: the NLCS-AIR study. PubMed ·Bert Brunekreef, Rob Beelen, Gerard Hoek, Leo J. Schouten, S. Bausch-Goldbohm, Paul Fischer, Ben Armstrong, Edward G. Hughes, Michael Jerrett, Piet A. van den Brandt	2009	288
5	Mapping of background air pollution at a fine spatial scale across the European Union The Science of The Total Environment ·Rob Beelen, Gerard Hoek, Edzer Pebesma, Danielle Vienneau, Kees de Hoogh, David Briggs	2009	216
6	Air Pollution and Mortality in Seven Million Adults: The Dutch Environmental Longitudinal Study (DUELS) Environmental Health Perspectives ·Paul Fischer, Marten Marra, Caroline Ameling, Gerard Hoek, Rob Beelen, Kees de Hoogh, Oscar Breugelmans, Hanneke Kruize, Nicole Janssen, Danny Houthuijs	2015	187
7	Stability of measured and modelled spatial contrasts in NO₂over time Occupational and Environmental Medicine ·Marloes Eeftens, Rob Beelen, Paul Fischer, Bert Brunekreef, Kees Meliefste, Gerard Hoek	2011	176
8	Road Traffic Noise and Incident Myocardial Infarction: A Prospective Cohort Study PLoS ONE ·Mette Sørensen, Zorana Jovanovic Andersen, Rikke Baastrup Nordsborg, Steen Solvang Jensen, Kenneth G. Lillelund, Rob Beelen, Erik Berg Schmidt, Anne Tjønneland, Kim Overvad, Ole Raaschou‐Nielsen	2012	175
9	The joint association of air pollution and noise from road traffic with cardiovascular mortality in a cohort study Occupational and Environmental Medicine ·Rob Beelen, Gerard Hoek, Danny Houthuijs, Piet A. van den Brandt, R. Alexandra Goldbohm, Paul Fischer, Leo J. Schouten, Ben Armstrong, Bert Brunekreef	2008	175
10	Long-Term Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Risk Epidemiology ·Rob Beelen, Gerard Hoek, Piet A. van den Brandt, R. Alexandra Goldbohm, Paul Fischer, Leo J. Schouten, Ben Armstrong, Bert Brunekreef	2008	164
11	Western European Land Use Regression Incorporating Satellite- and Ground-Based Measurements of NO₂ and PM₁₀ Environmental Science & Technology ·Danielle Vienneau, Kees de Hoogh, Matthew J. Bechle, Rob Beelen, Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin, Dylan B. Millet, Gerard Hoek, Julian Marshall	2013	158
12	Associations between air pollution and socioeconomic characteristics, ethnicity and age profile of neighbourhoods in England and the Netherlands Environmental Pollution ·Daniela Fecht, Paul Fischer, Léa Fortunato, Gerard Hoek, Kees de Hoogh, Marten Marra, Hanneke Kruize, Danielle Vienneau, Rob Beelen, Anna Hansell	2015	156
13	Air pollution and human fertility rates Environment International ·Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Xavier Basagaña, Payam Dadvand, David Martínez, Marta Cirach, Rob Beelen, Bénédicte Jacquemin	2014	135
14	Land Use Regression Model for Ultrafine Particles in Amsterdam Environmental Science & Technology ·Gerard Hoek, Rob Beelen, Gerard Kos, Marieke Dijkema, Saskia C. van der Zee, Paul Fischer, Bert Brunekreef	2010	122
15	Particulate Matter Composition and Respiratory Health Epidemiology ·Ulrike Gehring, Rob Beelen, Marloes Eeftens, Gerard Hoek, Kees de Hoogh, Johan C. de Jongste, Menno Keuken, Gerard H. Koppelman, Kees Meliefste, Marieke Oldenwening, Dirkje S. Postma, Lenie van Rossem, Meng Wang, Henriëtte A. Smit, Bert Brunekreef	2015	121
16	Residential Proximity to Major Roads and Term Low Birth Weight Epidemiology ·Payam Dadvand, Bart Ostro, F. Figueras, María Foraster, Xavier Basagaña, Antònia Valentín, David Martínez, Rob Beelen, Marta Cirach, Gerard Hoek, Michael Jerrett, Bert Brunekreef, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen	2014	121
17	Ambient Air Pollution and Preeclampsia: A Spatiotemporal Analysis Environmental Health Perspectives ·Payam Dadvand, F. Figueras, Xavier Basagaña, Rob Beelen, David Martínez, Marta Cirach, Anna Schembari, Gerard Hoek, Bert Brunekreef, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen	2013	110
18	Systematic Evaluation of Land Use Regression Models for NO₂ Environmental Science & Technology ·Meng Wang, Rob Beelen, Marloes Eeftens, Kees Meliefste, Gerard Hoek, Bert Brunekreef	2012	106
19	Long-term exposure to particulate matter, NO2 and the oxidative potential of particulates and diabetes prevalence in a large national health survey Environment International ·Maciej Strak, Nicole Janssen, Rob Beelen, Oliver Schmitz, Ilonca Vaartjes, Derek Karssenberg, Carolien van den Brink, Michiel L. Bots, Martin Dijst, Bert Brunekreef, Gerard Hoek	2017	105
20	Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Congenital Anomalies in Barcelona Environmental Health Perspectives ·Anna Schembari, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Joaquín Salvador, Audrey de Nazelle, Marta Cirach, Payam Dadvand, Rob Beelen, Gerard Hoek, Xavier Basagaña, Martine Vrijheid	2014	104

About Rob Beelen

Rob Beelen is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Transportation, Environmental Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Speech and Hearing, having authored 74 papers that have together received 7.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (68 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (28 papers), Urban Transport and Accessibility (21 papers), Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (19 papers), Vehicle emissions and performance (17 papers), Noise Effects and Management (14 papers), Energy and Environment Impacts (9 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (6.4k citations), Speech and Hearing (1.4k citations), Environmental Engineering (2.4k citations), Transportation (1.0k citations) and Automotive Engineering (1.4k citations). Rob Beelen has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include Gerard Hoek, Bert Brunekreef, Paul Fischer, Kees de Hoogh, Danielle Vienneau, Bart Ostro, David Briggs, Joel D. Kaufman, Ranjini Krishnan and Annette Peters. Their work appears in journals such as Epidemiology, Atmospheric Environment, Environmental Health Perspectives, The Science of The Total Environment and Environmental Science & Technology.

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