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Alexandra Schneider

Alexandra Schneider

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
74
Citations
17868
World Ranking
1358
National Ranking
91

Overview

Alexandra Schneider is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with extensive expertise in health, toxicology, and mutagenesis as key subfields. The body of work reflects a strong engagement with topics related to climate change and health impacts, air quality and health impacts, and global health care issues.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Alexandra Schneider include Susanne Breitner, Annette Peters, Siqi Zhang, Antonio Gasparrini, and Kathrin Wolf. These collaborations indicate active participation in large-scale, multidisciplinary research projects within environmental health sciences.

The scientist has contributed notably to several publication venues, including:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Environment International
  • The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Environmental Research
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Some of the recent papers authored or coauthored by Alexandra Schneider include:

  • "The burden of heat-related mortality attributable to recent human-induced climate change," 2021, Nature Climate Change
  • "Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019: a three-stage modelling study," 2021, The Lancet Planetary Health
  • "Mortality risk attributable to wildfire-related PM2·5 pollution: a global time series study in 749 locations," 2021, The Lancet Planetary Health
  • "Short term association between ozone and mortality: global two stage time series study in 406 locations in 20 countries," 2020, BMJ
  • "Short term associations of ambient nitrogen dioxide with daily total, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality: multilocation analysis in 398 cities," 2021, BMJ

Their research explores several main topics including:

  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Noise Effects and Management

Within the broader domain of environmental science, Alexandra Schneider's work encompasses more focused areas such as health, toxicology, mutagenesis, physiology, and general health professions. This extensive specialization aligns with their research output addressing the interaction between environmental factors and human health outcomes, particularly relating to climate and pollution effects.

Best Publications

  • The burden of heat-related mortality attributable to recent human-induced climate change

    A. M. Vicedo-Cabrera;A. M. Vicedo-Cabrera;N. Scovronick;F. Sera;F. Sera;D. Royé

  • The impact of heat waves on mortality in 9 European cities: results from the EuroHEAT project

    Daniela D'Ippoliti;Paola Michelozzi;Claudia Marino;Francesca de'Donato

  • Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019: a three-stage modelling study

    Qi Zhao;Qi Zhao;Yuming Guo;Tingting Ye;Antonio Gasparrini

  • Health effects of particulate air pollution: A review of epidemiological evidence.

    Regina Rückerl;Alexandra Schneider;Susanne Breitner;Josef Cyrys

  • Air pollution and markers of inflammation and coagulation in patients with coronary heart disease.

    Regina Rückerl;Angela Ibald-Mulli;Wolfgang Koenig;Alexandra Schneider

  • Air pollution and inflammation (interleukin-6, C-reactive protein, fibrinogen) in myocardial infarction survivors.

    Regina Rückerl;Sonja Greven;Petter Ljungman;Pasi Aalto

  • Ultrafine particles and platelet activation in patients with coronary heart disease – results from a prospective panel study

    Regina Rückerl;Richard P Phipps;Alexandra Schneider;Mark Frampton

  • Mortality risk attributable to wildfire-related PM2·5 pollution: a global time series study in 749 locations.

    Gongbo Chen;Yuming Guo;Xu Yue;Shilu Tong

  • Air Temperature and the Occurrence of Myocardial Infarction in Augsburg, Germany

    Kathrin Wolf;Alexandra Schneider;Susanne Breitner;Stephanie von Klot

  • Effects of heat waves on mortality: effect modification and confounding by air pollutants.

    Antonis Analitis;Paola Michelozzi;Daniela D’Ippoliti;Francesca de’Donato

  • Two-way effect modifications of air pollution and air temperature on total natural and cardiovascular mortality in eight European urban areas

    Kai Chen;Kathrin Wolf;Susanne Breitner;Antonio Gasparrini

  • Short term association between ozone and mortality: global two stage time series study in 406 locations in 20 countries.

    Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera;Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera;Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera;Francesco Sera;Cong Liu;Ben Armstrong

  • The effects of night-time warming on mortality burden under future climate change scenarios: a modelling study.

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  • Excess mortality attributed to heat and cold: a health impact assessment study in 854 cities in Europe.

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  • Short term associations of ambient nitrogen dioxide with daily total, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality: multilocation analysis in 398 cities

    Xia Meng;Cong Liu;Renjie Chen;Francesco Sera;Francesco Sera

  • Serum γ-glutamyltransferase is a predictor of incident coronary events in apparently healthy men from the general population

    C. Meisinger;A. Döring;A. Schneider;H. Löwel

  • Association Between Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution and Biomarkers Related to Insulin Resistance, Subclinical Inflammation and Adipokines

    Kathrin Wolf;Anita Popp;Alexandra Schneider;Susanne Breitner

  • Land use regression modeling of ultrafine particles, ozone, nitrogen oxides and markers of particulate matter pollution in Augsburg, Germany

    Kathrin Wolf;Josef Cyrys;Tatiana Harciníková;Jianwei Gu

  • Modification of Heat-Related Mortality in an Elderly Urban Population by Vegetation (Urban Green) and Proximity to Water (Urban Blue): Evidence from Lisbon, Portugal.

    Katrin Burkart;Fred Meier;Alexandra Schneider;Susanne Breitner

  • Comparison of weather station and climate reanalysis data for modelling temperature-related mortality

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  • Short-term effects of air temperature on mortality and effect modification by air pollution in three cities of Bavaria, Germany: A time-series analysis

    Susanne Breitner;Kathrin Wolf;Robert B. Devlin;David Diaz-Sanchez

  • Endothelial Dysfunction: Associations with Exposure to Ambient Fine Particles in Diabetic Individuals

    Alexandra Schneider;Lucas Neas;Margaret C. Herbst;Martin Case

  • Associations between ambient air pollution and blood markers of inflammation and coagulation/fibrinolysis in susceptible populations.

    Regina Rückerl;Regina Hampel;Susanne Breitner;Josef Cyrys

  • Air temperature and inflammatory responses in myocardial infarction survivors.

    Alexandra Schneider;Demosthenes Panagiotakos;Sally Picciotto;Klea Katsouyanni

Frequent Co-Authors

Annette Peters
Annette Peters Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Susanne Breitner
Susanne Breitner Helmholtz Zentrum München
Josef Cyrys
Josef Cyrys Helmholtz Zentrum München
Wolfgang Koenig
Wolfgang Koenig German Heart Centre
Timo Lanki
Timo Lanki Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Klea Katsouyanni
Klea Katsouyanni National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Christa Meisinger
Christa Meisinger University of Augsburg
Wolfgang Rathmann
Wolfgang Rathmann Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Tom Bellander
Tom Bellander Karolinska Institute
Massimo Stafoggia
Massimo Stafoggia Karolinska Institute

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