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Francine Laden publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Francine Laden sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 496 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Francine Laden D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Francine Laden is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work encompasses several subfields, including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Speech and Hearing, Environmental Engineering, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Pollution.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of environmental and health intersections, including:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation

Francine Laden has contributed to numerous scholarly articles, with recent papers including:

  • WHO Air Quality Guidelines 2021-Aiming for Healthier Air for all: A Joint Statement by Medical, Public Health, Scientific Societies and Patient Representative Organisations, 2021, published in International Journal of Public Health
  • Guidance to Reduce the Cardiovascular Burden of Ambient Air Pollutants: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association, 2020, published in Circulation
  • County-level exposures to greenness and associations with COVID-19 incidence and mortality in the United States, 2021, published in Environmental Research
  • Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Disparities in Multiple Measures of Blue and Green Spaces in the United States, 2023, published in Environmental Health Perspectives
  • GPS-based activity space exposure to greenness and walkability is associated with increased accelerometer-based physical activity, 2022, published in Environment International

Their frequent coauthors include Jaime E. Hart, Peter James, Hari S. Iyer, and Brent A. Coull.

Francine Laden's work is often published in specific venues, emphasizing their focus on environmental health and epidemiology. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Environment International
  • Environmental Research
  • Environmental Epidemiology
  • Environmental Health Perspectives

Best Publications

  • Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Theo Vos;Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi

  • A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Stephen S. Lim;Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Goodarz Danaei

  • Global estimates of mortality associated with long-term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter

    Richard Burnett;Hong Chen;Mieczysław Szyszkowicz;Neal Fann

  • An Integrated Risk Function for Estimating the Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Exposure

    Richard T. Burnett;C. Arden Pope;Majid Ezzati;Casey Olives

  • Reduction in fine particulate air pollution and mortality : Extended Follow-up of the Harvard Six Cities Study

    Francine Laden;Joel Schwartz;Frank E. Speizer;Douglas W. Dockery

  • Association of fine particulate matter from different sources with daily mortality in six U.S. cities.

    Francine Laden;Lucas M. Neas;Douglas W. Dockery;Joel Schwartz

  • Rotating Night Shifts and Risk of Breast Cancer in Women Participating in the Nurses' Health Study

    Eva S. Schernhammer;Francine Laden;Frank E. Speizer;Walter C. Willett

  • Chronic exposure to fine particles and mortality: an extended follow-up of the Harvard Six Cities study from 1974 to 2009.

    Johanna Lepeule;Francine Laden;Francine Laden;Douglas W. Dockery;Douglas W. Dockery;Joel David Schwartz;Joel David Schwartz

  • Outdoor Particulate Matter Exposure and Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Ghassan B. Hamra;Neela Guha;Aaron Cohen;Francine Laden

  • Night-Shift Work and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the Nurses’ Health Study

    Eva S. Schernhammer;Francine Laden;Frank E. Speizer;Walter C. Willett

  • A Review of the Health Benefits of Greenness

    Peter James;Rachel F. Banay;Jaime E. Hart;Francine Laden

  • Night work and breast cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Sarah P. Megdal;Candyce H. Kroenke;Candyce H. Kroenke;Francine Laden;Francine Laden;Eero Pukkala

  • Night work and risk of breast cancer.

    Eva S. Schernhammer;Candyce H. Kroenke;Francine Laden;Susan E. Hankinson

  • Exposure to Greenness and Mortality in a Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study of Women.

    Peter James;Jaime E. Hart;Rachel F. Banay;Francine Laden

  • Exposure to particulate air pollution and cognitive decline in older women.

    Jennifer Weuve;Robin C. Puett;Joel Schwartz;Jeff D. Yanosky

  • The concentration-response relation between PM(2.5) and daily deaths.

    Joel David Schwartz;Francine Laden;Antonella Zanobetti

  • Plasma Organochlorine Levels and the Risk of Breast Cancer

    David J. Hunter;Susan E. Hankinson;Francine Laden;Graham A. Colditz

  • Chronic Fine and Coarse Particulate Exposure, Mortality, and Coronary Heart Disease in the Nurses’ Health Study

    Robin C. Puett;Jaime E. Hart;Jeff D Yanosky;Christopher Paciorek;Christopher Paciorek

  • Lung Cancer and Exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide and Traffic: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Ghassan B. Hamra;Francine Laden;Aaron J. Cohen;Ole Raaschou-Nielsen

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder and Particulate Matter Air Pollution before, during, and after Pregnancy: A Nested Case–Control Analysis within the Nurses’ Health Study II Cohort

    Raanan Raz;Andrea L. Roberts;Kristen Lyall;Jaime E. Hart

Frequent Co-Authors

Jaime E. Hart
Jaime E. Hart Harvard University
Peter James
Peter James Harvard University
Joel Schwartz
Joel Schwartz Harvard University
Thomas J. Smith
Thomas J. Smith Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Rulla M. Tamimi
Rulla M. Tamimi Cornell University
Brent A. Coull
Brent A. Coull Harvard University
Douglas W. Dockery
Douglas W. Dockery Harvard University
Donna Spiegelman
Donna Spiegelman Yale University
Jorge E. Chavarro
Jorge E. Chavarro Harvard University
Susan E. Hankinson
Susan E. Hankinson University of Massachusetts Amherst

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