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D-Index
47
Citations
7691
World Ranking
5833
National Ranking
156

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Transportation Noise and Blood Pressure in a Population-Based Sample of Adults

    Julia Dratva;Harish C. Phuleria;Maria Foraster;Jean-Michel Gaspoz

  • Urban and Transport Planning Related Exposures and Mortality: A Health Impact Assessment for Cities

    Natalie Mueller;David Rojas-Rueda;Xavier Basagaña;Marta Cirach

  • Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and traffic noise and incident hypertension in seven cohorts of the European study of cohorts for air pollution effects (ESCAPE)

    Kateryna B Fuks;Gudrun Weinmayr;Xavier Basagaña;Olena Gruzieva

  • Transportation noise exposure and cardiovascular mortality: a nationwide cohort study from Switzerland

    Harris Héritier;Harris Héritier;Danielle Vienneau;Danielle Vienneau;Maria Foraster;Maria Foraster;Ikenna Collins Eze;Ikenna Collins Eze

  • Effect of the number of measurement sites on land use regression models in estimating local air pollution

    Xavier Basagaña;Marcela Rivera;Inmaculada Aguilera;David Agis

  • A survey on exposure-response relationships for road, rail, and aircraft noise annoyance: Differences between continuous and intermittent noise.

    Mark Brink;Beat Schäffer;Danielle Vienneau;Maria Foraster

  • 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

  • Residential proximity to major roads and term low birth weight: the roles of air pollution, heat, noise, and road-adjacent trees.

    Payam Dadvand;Bart Ostro;Francesc Figueras;Maria Foraster

  • Environmental Exposure during Pregnancy: Influence on Prenatal Development and Early Life: A Comprehensive Review.

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  • Long-term exposure to transportation noise and air pollution in relation to incident diabetes in the SAPALDIA study

    Ikenna C Eze;Ikenna C Eze;Maria Foraster;Maria Foraster;Emmanuel Schaffner;Emmanuel Schaffner;Danielle Vienneau;Danielle Vienneau

  • Arterial Blood Pressure and Long-Term Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution : An Analysis in the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE)

    Kataryna B. Fuks;Gudrun Weinmayr;Maria Foraster;Julia Dratva

  • High Blood Pressure and Long-Term Exposure to Indoor Noise and Air Pollution from Road Traffic

    Maria Foraster;Nino Künzli;Inmaculada Aguilera;Marcela Rivera

  • Association between noise exposure and diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Mohammad Javad Zare Sakhvidi;Fariba Zare Sakhvidi;Amir Houshang Mehrparvar;Maria Foraster

  • Local determinants of road traffic noise levels versus determinants of air pollution levels in a Mediterranean city.

    Maria Foraster;Alexandre Deltell;Xavier Basagaña;Mercedes Medina-Ramón

  • Spatial distribution of ultrafine particles in urban settings: A land use regression model

    Marcela Rivera;Xavier Basagaña;Inmaculada Aguilera;David Agis

  • Long-term transportation noise annoyance is associated with subsequent lower levels of physical activity.

    Maria Foraster;Ikenna C. Eze;Danielle Vienneau;Mark Brink

  • Long-Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Metabolic Syndrome in Adults.

    Ikenna C. Eze;Emmanuel Schaffner;Maria Foraster;Medea Imboden

  • A systematic analysis of mutual effects of transportation noise and air pollution exposure on myocardial infarction mortality: a nationwide cohort study in Switzerland

    Harris Héritier;Harris Héritier;Danielle Vienneau;Danielle Vienneau;Maria Foraster;Maria Foraster;Maria Foraster;Ikenna C Eze;Ikenna C Eze

  • Exposure to Road, Railway, and Aircraft Noise and Arterial Stiffness in the SAPALDIA Study: Annual Average Noise Levels and Temporal Noise Characteristics

    Maria Foraster;Maria Foraster;Ikenna C. Eze;Ikenna C. Eze;Emmanuel Schaffner;Emmanuel Schaffner;Danielle Vienneau;Danielle Vienneau

Frequent Co-Authors

Xavier Basagaña
Xavier Basagaña Pompeu Fabra University
Nino Künzli
Nino Künzli University of Basel
Nicole Probst-Hensch
Nicole Probst-Hensch Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Roberto Elosua
Roberto Elosua University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
Martin Röösli
Martin Röösli Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Danielle Vienneau
Danielle Vienneau Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Christian Cajochen
Christian Cajochen University of Basel
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Christian Schindler
Christian Schindler Columbia University
Jaume Marrugat
Jaume Marrugat Autonomous University of Barcelona

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