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Overview

Klea Katsouyanni is affiliated with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece. Their research domain is primarily within Environmental Science, with a focus on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Additional subfields of study include General Health Professions, Environmental Engineering, Speech and Hearing, and Pollution.

Their academic output centers on topics relating to air quality, climate change, and public health impacts. Key areas of interest include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Katsouyanni's recent publications include:

  • "The burden of heat-related mortality attributable to recent human-induced climate change", 2021, published in Nature Climate Change
  • "Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019: a three-stage modelling study", 2021, published in The Lancet Planetary Health
  • "Long-term exposure to low ambient air pollution concentrations and mortality among 28 million people: results from seven large European cohorts within the ELAPSE project", 2022, published in The Lancet Planetary Health
  • "Mortality risk attributable to wildfire-related PM2·5 pollution: a global time series study in 749 locations", 2021, published in The Lancet Planetary Health
  • "Long-term exposure to low-level ambient air pollution and incidence of stroke and coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of six European cohorts within the ELAPSE project", 2021, published in The Lancet Planetary Health

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Katsouyanni include:

  • Evangelia Samoli
  • Massimo Stafoggia
  • Kees de Hoogh
  • Antonio Gasparrini
  • Alexandra Schneider

The scientist contributes regularly to several peer-reviewed venues, with the most common publication outlets being:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Environment International
  • The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Environmental Epidemiology
  • Environmental Research

Best Publications

  • Breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy: collaborative reanalysis of data from 51 epidemiological studies of 52 705 women with breast cancer and 108 411 women without breast cancer

    E. E. Calle;C. W. Heath;R. J. Coates;J. M. Liff

  • 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

  • Ambient Particulate Air Pollution and Daily Mortality in 652 Cities

    Cong Liu;Renjie Chen;Francesco Sera;Ana M. Vicedo-Cabrera

  • 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

  • Confounding and effect modification in the short-term effects of ambient particles on total mortality: Results from 29 European cities within the APHEA2 project

    Klea Katsouyanni;Giota Touloumi;Evangelia Samoli;Alexandros Gryparis

  • Short term effects of ambient sulphur dioxide and particulate matter on mortality in 12 European cities: Results from time series data from the APHEA project

    K Katsouyanni;G Touloumi;C Spix;J Schwartz

  • The burden of heat-related mortality attributable to recent human-induced climate change

    A. M. Vicedo-Cabrera;A. M. Vicedo-Cabrera;N. Scovronick;F. Sera;F. Sera;D. Royé

  • Alcohol, tobacco and breast cancer - Collaborative reanalysis of individual data from 53 epidemiological studies, including 58 515 women with breast cancer and 95 067 women without the disease

    N Hamajima;K Hirose;K Tajima;T Rohan

  • Menarche, menopause, and breast cancer risk: Individual participant meta-analysis, including 118 964 women with breast cancer from 117 epidemiological studies

    N. Hamajima;K. Hirose;K. Tajima;T. Rohan

  • Acute effects of particulate air pollution on respiratory admissions - Results from APHEA 2 project

    RW Atkinson;HR Anderson;J Sunyer;J Ayres

  • Dietary Factors and Risk of Breast Cancer: Combined Analysis of 12 Case—Control Studies

    G. R. Howe;T. Hirohata;T. G. Hislop;J. M. Iscovich

  • Effects of Cold Weather on Mortality: Results From 15 European Cities Within the PHEWE Project

    Antonis Analitis;Klea Katsouyanni;Annibale Biggeri;Michela Baccini

  • The impact of heat waves on mortality in 9 European cities: results from the EuroHEAT project

    Daniela D'Ippoliti;Paola Michelozzi;Claudia Marino;Francesca de'Donato

  • Hypertension and exposure to noise near airports: the HYENA study.

    Lars Jarup;Wolfgang Babisch;Danny Houthuijs;Göran Pershagen

  • High Temperature and Hospitalizations for Cardiovascular and Respiratory Causes in 12 European Cities

    Paola Michelozzi;Gabriele Accetta;Manuela De Sario;Daniela D'Ippoliti

  • Cold exposure and winter mortality from ishaemic heart disease cerebrovascular disease respiratory disease and all causes in warm and cold regions of Europe.

    WR Keatinge;GC Donaldson;K Bucher;G Jendritsky

  • Acute effects of ozone on mortality from the "air pollution and health: a European approach" project.

    A Gryparis;B Forsberg;K Katsouyanni;A Analitis

  • Air pollution and daily admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in 6 European cities: Results from the APHEA project

    HR Anderson;C Spix;S Medina;JP Schouten

  • Short-term effects of particulate air pollution on cardiovascular diseases in eight European cities

    A Le Tertre;S Medina;E Samoli;B Forsberg

  • PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS AND FATAL HEART ATTACK: THE ATHENS (1981) EARTHQUAKE NATURAL EXPERIMENT

    Dimitrios Trichopoulos;K. Katsouyanni;X. Zavitsanos;A. Tzonou

Frequent Co-Authors

Evangelia Samoli
Evangelia Samoli National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Richard Atkinson
Richard Atkinson St George's, University of London
Gerard Hoek
Gerard Hoek Utrecht University
Dimitrios Trichopoulos
Dimitrios Trichopoulos Harvard University
Joel Schwartz
Joel Schwartz Harvard University
Bert Brunekreef
Bert Brunekreef Utrecht University
Francesco Forastiere
Francesco Forastiere Imperial College London
Bertil Forsberg
Bertil Forsberg Umeå University
Kees de Hoogh
Kees de Hoogh Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Göran Pershagen
Göran Pershagen Karolinska Institute

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