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Gregory A. Wellenius

Gregory A. Wellenius

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
65
Citations
13181
World Ranking
2242
National Ranking
910

Overview

Gregory A. Wellenius is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on the intersection of environmental factors and public health outcomes.

The scientist's notable recent papers include:

  • "Can Cross-Sectional Studies Contribute to Causal Inference? It Depends" (2022, American Journal of Epidemiology)
  • "Association Between Ambient Heat and Risk of Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Among US Adults, 2010 to 2019" (2022, JAMA Psychiatry)
  • "Google COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports: Anonymization Process Description (version 1.1)" (2020, arXiv [Cornell University])
  • "Ambient heat and risks of emergency department visits among adults in the United States: time stratified case crossover study" (2021, BMJ)
  • "Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution, APOE-ε4 status, and cognitive decline in a cohort of older adults in northern Manhattan" (2020, Environment International)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Eric A. Whitsel
  • Amruta Nori-Sarma
  • Keith R. Spangler
  • JoAnn E. Manson
  • Joel D. Kaufman

Gregory A. Wellenius has published extensively in several key venues, such as:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts (35 publications)
  • UNC Libraries (18 publications)
  • Environment International (11 publications)
  • arXiv (Cornell University) (8 publications)
  • Environmental Research (8 publications)

Their main field of study is Environmental Science, supported by a significant focus on subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, Physiology, Speech and Hearing, and General Health Professions.

Wellenius's research topics cover a breadth of areas, prominently:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging

The range of topics reflects an interdisciplinary approach integrating environmental exposures with health outcomes and physiological responses. Their work contributes data and analysis that link environmental factors with risks to human health across various contexts and populations.

Best Publications

  • Insights Into the Mechanisms and Mediators of the Effects of Air Pollution Exposure on Blood Pressure and Vascular Function in Healthy Humans

    Robert D. Brook;Bruce Urch;J. Timothy Dvonch;Robert L. Bard

  • Ambient air pollution and the risk of acute ischemic stroke.

    Gregory A. Wellenius;Mary R. Burger;Brent A. Coull;Joel Schwartz

  • Air Pollution and Hospital Admissions for Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke Among Medicare Beneficiaries

    Gregory A. Wellenius;Joel Schwartz;Murray A. Mittleman

  • Rural–urban disparities in the prevalence of diabetes and coronary heart disease

    A. O'Connor;G. Wellenius

  • Heat, heat waves, and hospital admissions among the elderly in the United States, 1992-2006

    Carina J. Gronlund;Antonella Zanobetti;Joel D. Schwartz;Gregory A. Wellenius

  • Ambient air pollution and neurotoxicity on brain structure: Evidence from women's health initiative memory study

    Jiu Chiuan Chen;Xinhui Wang;Gregory A. Wellenius;Marc L. Serre

  • Modeling the Association Between Particle Constituents of Air Pollution and Health Outcomes

    Elizabeth Mostofsky;Joel Schwartz;Brent A. Coull;Petros Koutrakis

  • Particulate air pollution and hospital admissions for congestive heart failure in seven United States cities.

    Gregory A. Wellenius;Joel Schwartz;Murray A. Mittleman;Murray A. Mittleman

  • Association Between Ambient Heat and Risk of Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Among US Adults, 2010 to 2019

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  • It’s Not the Heat, It’s the Humidity: Wet Weather Increases Legionellosis Risk in the Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area

    David N. Fisman;Suet Lim;Gregory A. Wellenius;Caroline Johnson

  • PM-induced cardiac oxidative stress and dysfunction are mediated by autonomic stimulation.

    Claudia R. Rhoden;Gregory A. Wellenius;Elisa Ghelfi;Joy Lawrence

  • Infectious Disease in a Warming World: How Weather Influenced West Nile Virus in the United States (2001–2005)

    Jonathan Edward Soverow;Gregory A. Wellenius;David N. Fisman;Murray A. Mittleman

  • Fine Particulate Air Pollution (PM2.5) and the Risk of Acute Ischemic Stroke

    Martin J. O'Donnell;Jiming Fang;Murray A. Mittleman;Moira K. Kapral

  • Inhalation of concentrated ambient air particles exacerbates myocardial ischemia in conscious dogs.

    Gregory A Wellenius;Brent A Coull;John J Godleski;Petros Koutrakis

  • Perfluorooctanoic acid exposure and pregnancy outcome in a highly exposed community.

    David A. Savitz;Cheryl R. Stein;Scott M. Bartell;Beth Elston

  • Exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids and markers of kidney function among children and adolescents living near a chemical plant.

    Deborah J. Watkins;Jyoti Josson;Beth Elston;Scott M. Bartell

  • Short‐term Changes in Ambient Particulate Matter and Risk of Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis

    Yi Wang;Melissa N. Eliot;Gregory A. Wellenius

  • Particulate Air Pollution and the Rate of Hospitalization for Congestive Heart Failure among Medicare Beneficiaries in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Gregory A. Wellenius;Thomas F. Bateson;Murray A. Mittleman;Joel Schwartz

  • Ambient Air Pollution and Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults: Results from the MOBILIZE Boston Study

    Yi Wang;Melissa N. Eliot;Petros Koutrakis;Alexandros Gryparis

  • Mechanisms of inhaled fine particulate air pollution-induced arterial blood pressure changes.

    Carlo R. Bartoli;Gregory A. Wellenius;Edgar Diaz;Joy E. Lawrence

  • Traffic-Related Air Pollution and QT Interval: Modification by Diabetes, Obesity, and Oxidative Stress Gene Polymorphisms in the Normative Aging Study

    Emmanuel S. Baja;Joel D. Schwartz;Gregory A. Wellenius;Brent A. Coull

  • Electrocardiographic changes during exposure to residual oil fly ash (ROFA) particles in a rat model of myocardial infarction.

    Gregory A. Wellenius;Paulo H. N. Saldiva;Joao R. F. Batalha;G. G. Krishna Murthy

  • Green Space and Mortality Following Ischemic Stroke

    Elissa H. Wilker;Elissa H. Wilker;Chih Da Wu;Eileen McNeely;Elizabeth Mostofsky

  • Short-term effects of air pollution on daily mortality and years of life lost in Nanjing, China.

    Feng Lu;Lian Zhou;Yan Xu;Tongzhang Zheng

  • Cardiac Oxidative Stress and Electrophysiological Changes in Rats Exposed to Concentrated Ambient Particles are Mediated by TRP-Dependent Pulmonary Reflexes

    Elisa Ghelfi;Claudia Ramos Rhoden;Gregory A. Wellenius;Joy Lawrence

Frequent Co-Authors

Murray A. Mittleman
Murray A. Mittleman Harvard University
Joel Schwartz
Joel Schwartz Harvard University
Brent A. Coull
Brent A. Coull Harvard University
David A. Savitz
David A. Savitz Brown University
Charles B. Eaton
Charles B. Eaton Brown University
JoAnn E. Manson
JoAnn E. Manson Harvard Medical School
Antonella Zanobetti
Antonella Zanobetti Harvard University
Helen H. Suh
Helen H. Suh Tufts University
Lewis A. Lipsitz
Lewis A. Lipsitz Harvard Medical School
Joel D. Kaufman
Joel D. Kaufman University of Washington

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