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Netherlands
2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
109
Citations
48620
World Ranking
54
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Anton E. Kunst is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with a focus on subfields such as Physiology, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Health, and Speech and Hearing.

The main topics explored in their work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Health Disparities and Outcomes, School Health and Nursing Education, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, and Behavioral Health and Interventions.

Frequent publication venues for Kunst's work feature:

  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Tobacco Prevention & Cessation
  • Tobacco Control
  • BMJ Open
  • International Journal of Epidemiology

Kunst has collaborated repeatedly with several co-authors, including Mirte A G Kuipers, Andrea D. Rozema, Irene G. M. van Valkengoed, Vincent Lorant, and Bas van den Putte.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Anton E. Kunst are:

  • Socioeconomic differences in healthcare expenditure and utilization in The Netherlands, 2021, BMC Health Services Research
  • Electronic cigarette use among 14- to 17-year-olds in Europe, 2020, European Journal of Public Health
  • Systemic autoimmune disease as a cause of death: mortality burden and comorbidities, 2020, Lara D. Veeken
  • The combined impact of smoking, obesity and alcohol on life-expectancy trends in Europe, 2020, International Journal of Epidemiology
  • Serious games for smoking prevention and cessation: A systematic review of game elements and game effects, 2020, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Best Publications

  • Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health in 22 European Countries

    Johan P. Mackenbach;Irina Stirbu;Albert-Jan R. Roskam;Maartje M. Schaap

  • Measuring the magnitude of socio-economic inequalities in health: an overview of available measures illustrated with two examples from Europe.

    Johan P Mackenbach;Anton E Kunst

  • Projections on the number of individuals with atrial fibrillation in the European Union, from 2000 to 2060

    Bouwe P. Krijthe;Anton Kunst;Emelia J. Benjamin;Gregory Y.H. Lip

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in morbidity and mortality in western Europe. The EU Working Group on Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health.

    Mackenbach Jp;Kunst Ae;Cavelaars Ae;Groenhof F

  • Widening socioeconomic inequalities in mortality in six Western European countries

    Johan P Mackenbach;Vivian Bos;Otto Andersen;Mario Cardano

  • The impact of heat waves and cold spells on mortality rates in the Dutch population

    Maud M. T. E. Huynen;Pim Martens;Dieneke Schram;Matty P. Weijenberg

  • Educational differences in smoking: international comparison.

    A. E. J. M. Cavelaars;A. E. Kunst;J. J. M. Geurts;R. Crialesi

  • Socioeconomic differences in the prevalence of common chronic diseases: an overview of eight European countries

    J. A. A. Dalstra;A. E. Kunst;C. Borrell;E. Breeze

  • Educational inequalities in cause-specific mortality in middle-aged and older men and women in eight western European populations

    Martijn Huisman;Anton Kunst;Matthias Bopp;Jens Kristian Borgan

  • Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in self-assessed health in 10 European countries

    Anton E Kunst;Vivian Bos;Eero Lahelma;Mel Bartley

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in occupational, leisure-time, and transport related physical activity among European adults: A systematic review

    Marielle A. Beenackers;Carlijn B. M. Kamphuis;Katrina Giskes;Katrina Giskes;Katrina Giskes;Johannes Brug

  • The size of mortality differences associated with educational level in nine industrialized countries.

    Anton Kunst;Johan Mackenbach

  • Outdoor air temperature and mortality in The Netherlands: a time-series analysis

    Anton E. Kunst;Casper W. N. Looman;Johan P. Mackenbach

  • Occupational class and cause specific mortality in middle aged men in 11 European countries: comparison of population based studies. EU Working Group on Socioeconomic Inequalities in Health

    Anton E Kunst;Feikje Groenhof;Johan P Mackenbach

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in morbidity among the elderly; A European overview

    Martijn Huisman;Anton E. Kunst;Johan P. Mackenbach

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in cardiovascular disease mortality; an international study.

    Johan Mackenbach;Adrienne Cavelaars;Anton Kunst;Feikje Groenhof

  • Health inequalities according to educational level in different welfare regimes: A comparison of 23 European countries

    Terje A. Eikemo;Terje A. Eikemo;Terje A. Eikemo;Martijn Huisman;Clare Bambra;Anton E. Kunst

  • A systematic review of studies on socioeconomic inequalities in dietary intakes associated with weight gain and overweight/obesity conducted among European adults

    K Giskes;M Avendano;J Brug;A E Kunst

  • Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality among elderly people in 11 European populations

    Martijn Huisman;Anton Kunst;Otto Andersen;Matthias Bopp

  • Measuring health inequality among children in developing countries: does the choice of the indicator of economic status matter?

    Tanja A. J. Houweling;Anton E. Kunst;Johan P. Mackenbach

  • Huge poor-rich inequalities in maternity care: an international comparative study of maternity and child care in developing countries.

    Tanja A. J. Houweling;Carine Ronsmans;Oona M. R. Campbell;Anton E. Kunst

Frequent Co-Authors

Karien Stronks
Karien Stronks University of Amsterdam
Matthias Richter
Matthias Richter Technical University of Munich
Arja Rimpelä
Arja Rimpelä Tampere University
Mall Leinsalu
Mall Leinsalu National Institutes of Health
Enrique Regidor
Enrique Regidor Complutense University of Madrid
Charles Agyemang
Charles Agyemang University of Amsterdam
Carme Borrell
Carme Borrell Pompeu Fabra University
Marc C. Willemsen
Marc C. Willemsen Maastricht University
Giuseppe Costa
Giuseppe Costa University of Turin
Pekka Martikainen
Pekka Martikainen University of Helsinki

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