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55
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9688
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3900
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1486

Edmund Seto publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Edmund Seto sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 200 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

Edmund Seto D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Edmund Seto sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

Edmund Seto is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and works primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their research portfolio includes substantial contributions to subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, Speech and Hearing, Global and Planetary Change, and Automotive Engineering.

The scientist's work spans several core topics related to environmental health and air quality, including:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Edmund Seto has published research in multiple scientific venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Some recent papers include:

  • Impacts of the COVID-19 responses on traffic-related air pollution in a Northwestern US city, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Perceived change in physical activity levels and mental health during COVID-19: Findings among adult twin pairs, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Stress, Anxiety, and Change in Alcohol Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings Among Adult Twin Pairs, 2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • An applied environmental justice framework for exposure science, 2022, Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology
  • Field measurements of PM2.5 infiltration factor and portable air cleaner effectiveness during wildfire episodes in US residences, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment

Edmund Seto collaborates regularly with several scholars, including Elena Austin, Timothy V. Larson, Ching-Hsuan Huang, Jeffry H. Shirai, and Christopher Zuidema. These co-authors have multiple joint publications, indicating sustained collaborative efforts in environmental research.

Best Publications

  • An area-level model of vehicle-pedestrian injury collisions with implications for land use and transportation planning

    Megan Wier;June Weintraub;Elizabeth H. Humphreys;Edmund Seto

  • A study of community design, greenness and physical activity in children using satellite, GPS and accelerometer data

    Estela Almanza;Michael Jerrett;Genevieve Dunton;Edmund Seto

  • Air pollution and incidence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus in black women living in Los Angeles.

    Patricia F. Coogan;Laura F. White;Michael Jerrett;Robert D. Brook

  • A distributed network of low-cost continuous reading sensors to measure spatiotemporal variations of PM2.5 in Xi'an, China.

    Meiling Gao;Junji Cao;Edmund Seto

  • Field calibrations of a low-cost aerosol sensor at a regulatory monitoring site in California

    D. M. Holstius;A. Pillarisetti;K. R. Smith;E. Seto

  • Improving estimates of air pollution exposure through ubiquitous sensing technologies

    Audrey de Nazelle;Edmund Seto;David Donaire-Gonzalez;Michelle Mendez

  • Natural outdoor environments and mental health: Stress as a possible mechanism

    Margarita Triguero-Mas;David Donaire-Gonzalez;Edmund Seto;Antònia Valentín

  • Positive health effects of the natural outdoor environment in typical populations in different regions in Europe (PHENOTYPE): A study programme protocol

    Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen;Hanneke Kruize;Christopher Gidlow;Sandra Andrusaityte

  • Laboratory Evaluation of the Shinyei PPD42NS Low-Cost Particulate Matter Sensor.

    Elena Austin;Igor Novosselov;Edmund Seto;Michael G. Yost

  • Factors Determining the Heterogeneity of Malaria Incidence in Children in Kampala, Uganda

    Tamara D. Clark;Bryan Greenhouse;Denise Njama-Meya;Bridget Nzarubara

  • Environmental effects on parasitic disease transmission exemplified by schistosomiasis in western China

    Song Liang;Edmund Y. W. Seto;Justin V. Remais;Bo Zhong

  • Assessment of traffic-related noise in three cities in the United States.

    Eunice Y. Lee;Michael Jerrett;Zev Ross;Patricia F. Coogan

  • Calibration of low-cost particulate matter sensors: Model development for a multi-city epidemiological study

    Marina Zusman;Cooper S. Schumacher;Amanda J. Gassett;Elizabeth W. Spalt

  • Variability in and agreement between modeled and personal continuously measured black carbon levels using novel smartphone and sensor technologies.

    Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen;David Donaire-Gonzalez;Ioar Rivas;Montserrat de Castro

  • Validating novel air pollution sensors to improve exposure estimates for epidemiological analyses and citizen science.

    Michael Jerrett;David Donaire-Gonzalez;Olalekan Popoola;Roderic Jones

  • Spatial distribution of traffic induced noise exposures in a US city: an analytic tool for assessing the health impacts of urban planning decisions

    Edmund Yet Wah Seto;Ashley Holt;Tom Rivard;Rajiv Bhatia

  • Integrating modelling and smart sensors for environmental and human health

    Stefan Reis;Edmund Seto;Amanda Northcross;Nigel W.T. Quinn

  • Impacts of the COVID-19 responses on traffic-related air pollution in a Northwestern US city.

    Jianbang Xiang;Elena Austin;Timothy Gould;Timothy Larson

  • DexterNet: An Open Platform for Heterogeneous Body Sensor Networks and its Applications

    Philip Kuryloski;Annarita Giani;Roberta Giannantonio;Katherine Gilani

  • Quantifying Water Pathogen Risk in an Epidemiological Framework

    Joseph N. Eisenberg;Edmund Y. W. Seto;Adam W. Olivieri;Robert C. Spear

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Jerrett
Michael Jerrett University of California, Los Angeles
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Timothy V. Larson
Timothy V. Larson University of Washington
Ruzena Bajcsy
Ruzena Bajcsy University of California, Berkeley
Christopher Gidlow
Christopher Gidlow Keele University
Julian D. Marshall
Julian D. Marshall University of Washington
Peng Gong
Peng Gong University of Hong Kong
Audrey de Nazelle
Audrey de Nazelle Imperial College London
Richard T. Burnett
Richard T. Burnett Health Canada
Bing Xu
Bing Xu Tsinghua University

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