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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 57 1798 1617 69 65 172 11894

Marco Helbich publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Marco Helbich between 2005 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Marco Helbich published across 22 years, from 2005 to 2026, averaging 11.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 34 publications in 2024. 25 of the 248 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 34. Peak 34 publications in 2024. 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 3 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 20 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 34 publications 2025: 24 publications 2026: 1 publication
2005 2026

248 publications in total across all disciplines

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Marco Helbich: publications per year, 2005 to 2026
Year Publications
2005 1
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 1
2010 3
2011 2
2012 6
2013 15
2014 4
2015 15
2016 7
2017 17
2018 16
2019 19
2020 18
2021 20
2022 24
2023 21
2024 34
2025 24
2026 1
Total 248
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Marco Helbich publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marco Helbich sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 164–173 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 172 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391 172
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Marco Helbich D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Marco Helbich sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 57 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129 57
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Marco Helbich is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has a research focus spanning environmental science and social sciences. Their scholarship notably intersects with the fields of health, toxicology and mutagenesis, transportation, speech and hearing, and global and planetary change. The main thematic areas addressed in their work include urban green space and health, urban transport and accessibility, noise effects and management, air quality and health impacts, health disparities and outcomes, urban heat island mitigation, and climate change and health impacts.

Helbich's research contributions have appeared extensively in several academic journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Environmental Research
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Health & Place
  • Landscape and Urban Planning
  • Environment International

Among their most cited recent papers are:

  • "Psychological impacts from COVID-19 among university students: Risk factors across seven states in the United States" (2021, PLoS ONE)
  • "Nature's contributions in coping with a pandemic in the 21st century: A narrative review of evidence during COVID-19" (2022, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Greenspace and park use associated with less emotional distress among college students in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2021, Environmental Research)
  • "Transportation noise exposure and anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis" (2020, Environmental Research)
  • "Can't see the wood for the trees? An assessment of street view- and satellite-derived greenness measures in relation to mental health" (2021, Landscape and Urban Planning)

Helbich frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Dick Ettema
  • Matthew H. E. M. Browning
  • S.M. Labib
  • Angel M. Dzhambov
  • Mark Nieuwenhuijsen

The body of work produced by Marco Helbich demonstrates a multidisciplinary approach, integrating environmental and social science perspectives to explore issues concerning health outcomes, urban environments, and the impact of transport and noise on populations. Their investigations into pandemic-related psychological impacts, urban greenspaces, and environmental noise effects contribute to ongoing dialogues regarding public health and environmental management in urban settings.

Best Publications

  • Integration of logistic regression, Markov chain and cellular automata models to simulate urban expansion

    Jamal Jokar Arsanjani;Marco Helbich;Wolfgang Kainz;Ali Darvishi Boloorani

  • Psychological impacts from COVID-19 among university students: Risk factors across seven states in the United States.

    Matthew H. E. M. Browning;Lincoln R. Larson;Iryna Sharaievska;Alessandro Rigolon

  • Using deep learning to examine street view green and blue spaces and their associations with geriatric depression in Beijing, China.

    Marco Helbich;Yao Yao;Ye Liu;Jinbao Zhang

  • Spatiotemporal urbanization processes in the megacity of Mumbai, India: A Markov chains-cellular automata urban growth model

    Hossein Shafizadeh Moghadam;Hossein Shafizadeh Moghadam;Marco Helbich

  • A comparative study of machine learning classifiers for modeling travel mode choice

    Julian Hagenauer;Marco Helbich

  • Urban greenery and mental wellbeing in adults: Cross-sectional mediation analyses on multiple pathways across different greenery measures.

    Ruoyu Wang;Marco Helbich;Yao Yao;Jinbao Zhang

  • Spatiotemporal simulation of urban growth patterns using agent-based modeling: The case of Tehran

    Jamal Jokar Arsanjani;Marco Helbich;Eric de Noronha Vaz

  • Toward dynamic urban environmental exposure assessments in mental health research

    Marco Helbich

  • Spatial Heterogeneity in Hedonic House Price Models: The Case of Austria

    Marco Helbich;Wolfgang Brunauer;Eric Vaz;Peter Nijkamp

  • Elderly travel frequencies and transport mode choices in Greater Rotterdam, the Netherlands

    Lars Böcker;Patrick van Amen;Marco Helbich

  • Exploring urban metabolism—Towards an interdisciplinary perspective

    Martin Dijst;Ernst Worrell;Lars Böcker;Paul Brunner

  • Toward mapping land-use patterns from volunteered geographic information

    Jamal Jokar Arsanjani;Marco Helbich;Mohamed Bakillah;Julian Hagenauer

  • Mining urban land-use patterns from volunteered geographic information by means of genetic algorithms and artificial neural networks

    Julian Hagenauer;Marco Helbich

  • The impact of social capital, land use, air pollution and noise on individual morbidity in Dutch neighbourhoods

    Jan Paul Zock;Robert Verheij;Marco Helbich;Beate Volker

  • Natural and built environmental exposures on children's active school travel: A Dutch global positioning system-based cross-sectional study.

    Marco Helbich;Maarten J. Zeylmans van Emmichoven;Martin J. Dijst;Mei-Po Kwan

  • Adult active transport in the Netherlands: an analysis of its contribution to physical activity requirements.

    Elliot Fishman;Lars Böcker;Marco Helbich

  • The effect of short-term exposure to the natural environment on depressive mood: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Hannah Roberts;Caspar van Lissa;Paulien Hagedoorn;Ian Kellar

  • Spatiotemporal variability of urban growth factors: A global and local perspective on the megacity of Mumbai

    Hossein Shafizadeh-Moghadam;Hossein Shafizadeh-Moghadam;Marco Helbich;Marco Helbich

  • Geographic heterogeneity in cycling under various weather conditions: evidence from Greater Rotterdam

    Marco Helbich;Lars Böcker;Martin Dijst

  • OpenStreetMap in GIScience: Experiences, Research, and Applications

    Jamal Jokar Arsanjani;Alexander Zipf;Peter Mooney;Marco Helbich

  • An Introduction to OpenStreetMap in Geographic Information Science: Experiences, Research, and Applications

    Jamal Jokar Arsanjani;Alexander Zipf;Peter Mooney;Marco Helbich

  • Geospatial examination of lithium in drinking water and suicide mortality

    Marco Helbich;Michael Leitner;Nestor D Kapusta

  • More green space is related to less antidepressant prescription rates in the Netherlands: A Bayesian geoadditive quantile regression approach

    Marco Helbich;Nadja Klein;Hannah Roberts;Paulien Hagedoorn

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Dijst
Martin Dijst Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)
Mei-Po Kwan
Mei-Po Kwan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Peter P. Groenewegen
Peter P. Groenewegen Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research
Dick Ettema
Dick Ettema Utrecht University
Alexander Zipf
Alexander Zipf Heidelberg University
Carlijn B. M. Kamphuis
Carlijn B. M. Kamphuis Utrecht University
Gerard Hoek
Gerard Hoek Utrecht University
Nestor D. Kapusta
Nestor D. Kapusta Medical University of Vienna
Peter Nijkamp
Peter Nijkamp Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Rory C. O'Connor
Rory C. O'Connor University of Glasgow

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