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Germany
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
85
Citations
23283
World Ranking
756
National Ranking
47

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Josef Cyrys is a researcher affiliated with Helmholtz Zentrum München in Germany specializing in environmental science. Their research focuses primarily on air quality and health impacts, with notable engagement in environmental engineering and atmospheric science.

Their recent work includes publications such as:

  • "A global observational analysis to understand changes in air quality during exceptionally low anthropogenic emission conditions" (2021, Environment International)
  • "Effect of NOx and NO2 Concentration Increase in Ambient Air to Daily Bronchitis and Asthma Exacerbation, Silesian Voivodeship in Poland" (2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • "Longitudinal associations between ambient air pollution and insulin sensitivity: results from the KORA cohort study" (2021, The Lancet Planetary Health)
  • "Decreasing trends of particle number and black carbon mass concentrations at 16 observational sites in Germany from 2009 to 2018" (2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)
  • "Long-term trends in PM2.5 mass and particle number concentrations in urban air: The impacts of mitigation measures and extreme events due to changing climates" (2020, Environmental Pollution)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Annette Peters
  • Kathrin Wolf
  • Alexandra Schneider
  • Simonas Kecorius
  • Susanne Breitner

Josef Cyrys has published extensively in venues such as:

  • Environment International
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Environmental Science & Technology

The main field of their research is Environmental Science, supported by 82 publications. Within this field, subfields of study include:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Speech and Hearing
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change

The core topics covered in their research are:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • COVID-19 impact on air quality

Best Publications

  • Development of NO2 and NOx land use regression models for estimating air pollution exposure in 36 study areas in Europe - The ESCAPE project

    Rob Beelen;Gerard Hoek;Danielle Vienneau;Marloes Eeftens

  • A European aerosol phenomenology 3: Physical and chemical characteristics of particulate matter from 60 rural, urban, and kerbside sites across Europe

    J.-P. Putaud;R. Van Dingenen;A. Alastuey;H. Bauer

  • Health effects of particulate air pollution: A review of epidemiological evidence.

    Regina Rückerl;Alexandra Schneider;Susanne Breitner;Josef Cyrys

  • Atopic Diseases, Allergic Sensitization, and Exposure to Traffic-related Air Pollution in Children

    Verena Morgenstern;Anne Zutavern;Josef Cyrys;Inken Brockow

  • Estimating long-term average particulate air pollution concentrations: application of traffic indicators and geographic information systems.

    Michael Brauer;Gerard Hoek;Patricia van Vliet;Kees Meliefste

  • Air pollution exposure and lung function in children: the ESCAPE project.

    Ulrike Gehring;Olena Gruzieva;Raymond M Agius;Rob Beelen

  • Air pollution and markers of inflammation and coagulation in patients with coronary heart disease.

    Regina Rückerl;Angela Ibald-Mulli;Wolfgang Koenig;Alexandra Schneider

  • Spatial variation of PM2.5, PM10, PM2.5 absorbance and PMcoarse concentrations between and within 20 European study areas and the relationship with NO2 : results of the ESCAPE project

    Marloes Eeftens;Ming-Yi Tsai;Ming-Yi Tsai;Ming-Yi Tsai;Christophe Ampe;Bernhard Anwander

  • Adult lung function and long-term air pollution exposure. ESCAPE: a multicentre cohort study and meta-analysis

    Martin Adam;Martin Adam;Tamara Schikowski;Anne Elie Carsin;Yutong Cai

  • Traffic-related air pollution and respiratory health during the first 2 yrs of life

    U. Gehring;J. Cyrys;G. Sedlmeir;B. Brunekreef

  • Variation of NO2 and NOx concentrations between and within 36 European study areas: Results from the ESCAPE study

    Josef Cyrys;Marloes Eeftens;Joachim Heinrich;Christophe Ampe

  • Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and incidence of cerebrovascular events: results from 11 European cohorts within the ESCAPE project.

    Massimo Stafoggia;Giulia Cesaroni;Annette Peters;Zorana Jovanovic Andersen

  • Long-term exposure to air pollution and cardiovascular mortality: an analysis of 22 European cohorts.

    Rob Beelen;Massimo Stafoggia;Ole Raaschou-Nielsen;Zorana Jovanovic Andersen

  • Respiratory health and individual estimated exposure to traffic-related air pollutants in a cohort of young children

    Verena Morgenstern;Anne Zutavern;Josef Cyrys;Inken Brockow

  • Ultrafine particles and platelet activation in patients with coronary heart disease – results from a prospective panel study

    Regina Rückerl;Richard P Phipps;Alexandra Schneider;Mark Frampton

  • Air pollution and respiratory infections during early childhood: an analysis of 10 European birth cohorts within the ESCAPE Project

    Elaina A. MacIntyre;Ulrike Gehring;Anna Mölter;Elaine Fuertes

  • Daily mortality and particulate matter in different size classes in Erfurt, Germany

    Matthias Stölzel;Susanne Breitner;Josef Cyrys;Mike Pitz

  • Air Temperature and the Occurrence of Myocardial Infarction in Augsburg, Germany

    Kathrin Wolf;Alexandra Schneider;Susanne Breitner;Stephanie von Klot

  • Chemical and morphological properties of particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5) in school classrooms and outdoor air

    H. Fromme;J. Diemer;S. Dietrich;J. Cyrys

  • A European aerosol phenomenology-3: Physical and chemical characteristics of particulate matter from 60 rural, urban, and kerbside sites across Europe

    J. P. Putaud;R. Van Dingenen;A. Alastuey;H. Bauer

  • Spatial variation of PM2.5, PM10, PM2.5 absorbance and PMcoarse concentrations between and within 20 European study areas and the relationship with NO2 - Results of the ESCAPE project

    Marloes Eeftens;Ming-Yi Tsai;Christophe Ampe;Bernhard Anwander

Frequent Co-Authors

Annette Peters
Annette Peters Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Susanne Breitner
Susanne Breitner Helmholtz Zentrum München
Joachim Heinrich
Joachim Heinrich Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Alexandra Schneider
Alexandra Schneider Helmholtz Munich
Bert Brunekreef
Bert Brunekreef Utrecht University
Marloes Eeftens
Marloes Eeftens Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Gerard Hoek
Gerard Hoek Utrecht University
Timo Lanki
Timo Lanki Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Rob Beelen
Rob Beelen Utrecht University
Kees de Hoogh
Kees de Hoogh Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

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