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Ioar Rivas 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 Ioar Rivas sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 89 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ioar Rivas 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 Ioar Rivas sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Ioar Rivas is affiliated with the Barcelona Institute for Global Health in Spain and has focused their research primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work covers several subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pollution, Speech and Hearing, Environmental Engineering, and Infectious Diseases.

The research topics Ioar explores involve:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Vehicle Emissions and Performance
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Ioar Rivas has contributed to several publication venues, often collaborating in journals and conferences such as:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environment International
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Environmental Research

Their recent papers include:

  • "Exposure to road traffic noise and cognitive development in schoolchildren in Barcelona, Spain: A population-based cohort study" (2022), published in PLoS Medicine
  • "Associations between sources of particle number and mortality in four European cities" (2021), published in Environment International
  • "Association between consumption of fermented vegetables and COVID-19 mortality at a country level in Europe" (2020), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Infection induced SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and heterogeneity of antibody responses in a general population cohort study in Catalonia Spain" (2021), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in paired tap water and blood samples during pregnancy" (2023), published in Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology

Frequent collaborators of Ioar Rivas include:

  • Jordi Sunyer
  • María Foraster
  • Mireia Gascón
  • María Dolores Gómez-Roig
  • Elisa Llurba

Best Publications

  • Green spaces and cognitive development in primary schoolchildren

    Payam Dadvand;Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen;Mikel Esnaola;Joan Forns

  • Association between Traffic-Related Air Pollution in Schools and Cognitive Development in Primary School Children: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Jordi Sunyer;Mikel Esnaola;Mar Alvarez-Pedrerol;Joan Forns

  • Child exposure to indoor and outdoor air pollutants in schools in Barcelona, Spain.

    Ioar Rivas;Mar Viana;Teresa Moreno;Marco Pandolfi

  • Sources of indoor and outdoor PM2.5 concentrations in primary schools

    F Amato;I Rivas;M Viana;T Moreno

  • The association between greenness and traffic-related air pollution at schools.

    Payam Dadvand;Ioar Rivas;Xavier Basagaña;Mar Alvarez-Pedrerol

  • Traffic pollution exposure is associated with altered brain connectivity in school children.

    Jesus Pujol;Gerard Martínez-Vilavella;Dídac Macià;Raquel Fenoll

  • Urban air quality comparison for bus, tram, subway and pedestrian commutes in Barcelona

    Teresa Moreno;Cristina Reche;Ioar Rivas;Maria Cruz Minguillón

  • Source apportionment of particle number size distribution in urban background and traffic stations in four European cities.

    Ioar Rivas;David C.S. Beddows;Fulvio Amato;David C. Green

  • Traffic-related air pollution, noise at school, and behavioral problems in Barcelona schoolchildren: a cross-sectional study.

    Joan Forns;Payam Dadvand;Maria Foraster;Mar Alvarez-Pedrerol

  • Effect of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on basal ganglia and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in primary school children

    Marion Mortamais;Jesús A. Pújol;Barend L. Van Drooge;Dídac Macià

  • Exposure to air pollutants during commuting in London: Are there inequalities among different socio-economic groups?

    Ioar Rivas;Prashant Kumar;Alex Hagen-Zanker

  • 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

  • Ambient air pollution and overweight and obesity in school-aged children in Barcelona, Spain.

    Jeroen de Bont;Maribel Casas;Jose Barrera-Gómez;Marta Cirach

  • Outdoor infiltration and indoor contribution of UFP and BC, OC, secondary inorganic ions and metals in PM2.5 in schools

    Ioar Rivas;Mar Viana;Teresa Moreno;L. Bouso

  • Impact of commuting exposure to traffic-related air pollution on cognitive development in children walking to school.

    Mar Alvarez-Pedrerol;Ioar Rivas;Mònica López-Vicente;Elisabet Suades-González

  • Traffic-related Air Pollution and Attention in Primary School Children: Short-term Association.

    Jordi Sunyer;Elisabet Suades-González;Raquel García-Esteban;Ioar Rivas

  • Association between Early Life Exposure to Air Pollution and Working Memory and Attention.

    Ioar Rivas;Xavier Basagaña;Marta Cirach;Mónica López-Vicente

  • Neurodevelopmental deceleration by urban fine particles from different emission sources: A longitudinal observational study

    Xavier Basagaña;Mikel Esnaola;Ioar Rivas;Fulvio Amato

  • Dynamics of coarse and fine particle exposure in transport microenvironments

    Prashant Kumar;Ioar Rivas;Anant Pratap Singh;Anant Pratap Singh;Vikas Julius Ganesh;Vikas Julius Ganesh

  • Effects of prenatal exposure to particulate matter air pollution on corpus callosum and behavioral problems in children.

    Marion Mortamais;Jesus Pujol;Gerard Martínez-Vilavella;Raquel Fenoll

Frequent Co-Authors

Xavier Querol
Xavier Querol Spanish National Research Council
Jordi Sunyer
Jordi Sunyer Pompeu Fabra University
Andrés Alastuey
Andrés Alastuey Spanish National Research Council
Cristina Reche
Cristina Reche Spanish National Research Council
Teresa Moreno
Teresa Moreno Spanish National Research Council
Mar Viana
Mar Viana Spanish National Research Council
Xavier Basagaña
Xavier Basagaña Pompeu Fabra University
Fulvio Amato
Fulvio Amato Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research
Payam Dadvand
Payam Dadvand Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen Barcelona Institute for Global Health

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