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49
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14320
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5135
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135

Kees Meliefste 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 Kees Meliefste sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 131 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kees Meliefste 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 Kees Meliefste sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kees Meliefste is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and actively contributes to the field of environmental science. Their research focuses primarily on air quality and its health impacts, with significant work in related areas such as energy and environment impacts, air quality monitoring and forecasting, vehicle emissions and performance, noise effects and management, climate change and health impacts, and carcinogens and genotoxicity assessment.

The range of subfields in which Meliefste has published includes health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pollution, environmental engineering, automotive engineering, and speech and hearing. This multidisciplinary approach reflects the breadth of their studies within environmental science.

Frequent publication venues for Meliefste include:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Environmental Pollution
  • Environment International
  • Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis

Among recent papers authored in collaboration with other researchers, notable examples are:

  • "Hyperlocal variation of nitrogen dioxide, black carbon, and ultrafine particles measured with Google Street View cars in Amsterdam and Copenhagen" (2022, Environment International)
  • "Occupational and environmental exposure to SARS-CoV-2 in and around infected mink farms" (2021, Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
  • "Mixed-Effects Modeling Framework for Amsterdam and Copenhagen for Outdoor NO2 Concentrations Using Measurements Sampled with Google Street View Cars" (2022, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Transcriptomic changes in the nasal epithelium associated with diesel engine exhaust exposure" (2020, Environment International)
  • "A hybrid air pollution / land use regression model for predicting air pollution concentrations in Durban, South Africa" (2021, Environmental Pollution)

Meliefste has collaborated frequently with a number of researchers, including Roel Vermeulen, Qing Lan, Gerard Hoek, Wei Hu, and Huawei Duan. These partnerships have contributed to a diverse and interdisciplinary body of work.

Best Publications

  • Air pollution and lung cancer incidence in 17 European cohorts : Prospective analyses from the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE)

    Ole Raaschou-Nielsen;Zorana Jovanovic Andersen;Rob Beelen;Evangelia Samoli

  • Effects of long-term exposure to air pollution on natural-cause mortality : An analysis of 22 European cohorts within the multicentre ESCAPE project

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

  • Air pollution from traffic and the development of respiratory infections and asthmatic and allergic symptoms in children

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

  • 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

  • The relationship between air pollution from heavy traffic and allergic sensitization, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, and respiratory symptoms in Dutch schoolchildren.

    Nicole A H Janssen;Bert Brunekreef;Patricia van Vliet;Francee Aarts

  • 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

  • Commuters’ Exposure to Particulate Matter Air Pollution Is Affected by Mode of Transport, Fuel Type, and Route

    Moniek Zuurbier;Gerard Hoek;Marieke Oldenwening;Virissa Lenters

  • What’s in the Pool? A Comprehensive Identification of Disinfection By-Products and Assessment of Mutagenicity of Chlorinated and Brominated Swimming Pool Water

    Susan D. Richardson;David M. DeMarini;Manolis Kogevinas;Pilar Fernandez

  • 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 air pollution and cardiovascular mortality: an analysis of 22 European cohorts.

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

  • Particulate matter air pollution components and risk for lung cancer

    Ole Raaschou-Nielsen;Rob Beelen;Meng Wang;Gerard Hoek

  • Respiratory health effects of ultrafine and fine particle exposure in cyclists

    Maciej Strak;Hanna Boogaard;Kees Meliefste;Marieke Oldenwening

  • Stability of measured and modelled spatial contrasts in NO(2) over time.

    Marloes Eeftens;Rob Beelen;Paul Fischer;Bert Brunekreef

  • Comparison between different traffic-related particle indicators: elemental carbon (EC), PM2.5 mass, and absorbance.

    Josef Cyrys;Joachim Heinrich;Gerard Hoek;Kees Meliefste

  • Spatial variability of fine particle concentrations in three European areas

    Gerard Hoek;Kees Meliefste;Josef Cyrys;Marie Lewné

  • PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations in Central and Eastern Europe: results from the Cesar study

    Danny Houthuijs;Oscar Breugelmans;Gerard Hoek;Éva Vaskövi

  • Nitrogen dioxide levels estimated from land use regression models several years apart and association with mortality in a large cohort study

    Giulia Cesaroni;Daniela Porta;Chiara Badaloni;Massimo Stafoggia

  • Indoor-outdoor relationships of particle number and mass in four European cities

    Gerard Hoek;Gerard Kos;Roy M. Harrison;Jeroen de Hartog

  • Spatial variation of particle number and mass over four European cities

    Arto Puustinen;Kaarle Hameri;Kaarle Hameri;Juha Pekkanen;Markku Kulmala

  • Impact of low emission zones and local traffic policies on ambient air pollution concentrations.

    Hanna Boogaard;Nicole A.H. Janssen;Paul H. Fischer;Gerard P.A. Kos

  • 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

Bert Brunekreef
Bert Brunekreef Utrecht University
Gerard Hoek
Gerard Hoek Utrecht University
Marloes Eeftens
Marloes Eeftens Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Meng Wang
Meng Wang University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Ming-Yi Tsai
Ming-Yi Tsai University of Washington
Kees de Hoogh
Kees de Hoogh Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Rob Beelen
Rob Beelen Utrecht University
Josef Cyrys
Josef Cyrys Helmholtz Zentrum München
Timo Lanki
Timo Lanki Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)

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