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Peter James 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 Peter James sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 246 publications — 78th percentile

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

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

Peter James 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 Peter James sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 65 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter James is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and specializes in Environmental Science, with a focus on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Speech and Hearing, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and General Health Professions.

Their research primarily addresses topics related to urban and environmental health, including:

  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Urban Heat Island Mitigation
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Peter James has contributed to a significant number of publications, frequently appearing in scientific venues such as:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Environmental Research
  • Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Environment International
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Some of the recent papers authored by or involving Peter James include:

  • Associations between Nature Exposure and Health: A Review of the Evidence, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Greenspace and human health: An umbrella review, 2021, The Innovation
  • An ecosystem service perspective on urban nature, physical activity, and health, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A systematic review of smartphone-based human activity recognition methods for health research, 2021, npj Digital Medicine
  • Association of Outdoor Artificial Light at Night With Mental Disorders and Sleep Patterns Among US Adolescents, 2020, JAMA Psychiatry

The scientist frequently collaborates with the following co-authors:

  • Jaime E. Hart
  • Francine Laden
  • Marcia Pescador Jimenez
  • Hari S. Iyer
  • Emily Oken

Peter James's work integrates environmental exposures with health outcomes, often focusing on population-level impacts of factors such as green space, noise, climate variability, and artificial light. Their research contributes to understanding how environmental determinants influence public health through multidisciplinary approaches involving epidemiology, environmental engineering, and digital medicine.

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Mohsen Naghavi;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • A Review of the Health Benefits of Greenness

    Peter James;Rachel F. Banay;Jaime E. Hart;Francine Laden

  • Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Stephen S Lim;Kate Allen;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Lalit Dandona;Lalit Dandona

  • Healthcare Access and Quality Index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015: a novel analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Ryan M Barber;Nancy Fullman;Reed J D Sorensen;Thomas Bollyky

  • Exposure to Greenness and Mortality in a Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study of Women.

    Peter James;Jaime E. Hart;Rachel F. Banay;Francine Laden

  • Associations between Nature Exposure and Health: A Review of the Evidence.

    Marcia P. Jimenez;Nicole V. DeVille;Nicole V. DeVille;Elise G. Elliott;Jessica E. Schiff

  • A Review of Epidemiologic Studies on Greenness and Health: Updated Literature Through 2017.

    Kelvin C. Fong;Jaime E. Hart;Jaime E. Hart;Peter James

  • Traditional, complementary and alternative medicine use in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

    Peter James;Jon Wardle;Amie Steel;Jon Adams

  • Greenspace and human health: An umbrella review

    Bo-Yi Yang;Tianyu Zhao;Li-Xin Hu;Matthew H.E.M. Browning

  • Race/Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Residential Segregation, and Spatial Variation in Noise Exposure in the Contiguous United States.

    Joan A. Casey;Rachel Morello-Frosch;Daniel J. Mennitt;Kurt Fristrup

  • Effects of buffer size and shape on associations between the built environment and energy balance

    Peter James;David Berrigan;Jaime E. Hart;J. Aaron Hipp

  • An ecosystem service perspective on urban nature, physical activity, and health

    Roy P Remme;Roy P Remme;Howard Frumkin;Anne D Guerry;Anne D Guerry;Abby C King

  • A systematic review of smartphone-based human activity recognition methods for health research.

    Marcin Straczkiewicz;Peter James;Jukka-Pekka Onnela

  • Post-Ebola psychosocial experiences and coping mechanisms among Ebola survivors: a systematic review

    P. B. James;P. B. James;J. Wardle;A. Steel;J. Adams

  • Optimism is associated with exceptional longevity in 2 epidemiologic cohorts of men and women

    Lewina O. Lee;Lewina O. Lee;Peter James;Emily S. Zevon;Eric S. Kim

  • Residential greenness and mortality in oldest-old women and men in China: a longitudinal cohort study.

    John S. Ji;Anna Zhu;Chen Bai;Chih Da Wu

  • Association of Outdoor Artificial Light at Night With Mental Disorders and Sleep Patterns Among US Adolescents

    Diana Paksarian;Kara E. Rudolph;Emma K. Stapp;Gideon P. Dunster

  • Outdoor Light at Night and Breast Cancer Incidence in the Nurses' Health Study II.

    Peter James;Kimberly A. Bertrand;Jaime E. Hart;Eva S. Schernhammer

  • Time Spent in Nature Is Associated with Increased Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors.

    Nicole V. DeVille;Nicole V. DeVille;Linda Powers Tomasso;Olivia P. Stoddard;Grete E. Wilt

  • PM2.5 and Mortality in 207 US Cities: Modification by Temperature and City Characteristics.

    Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou;Joel Schwartz;Peter James;Francesca Dominici

Frequent Co-Authors

Francine Laden
Francine Laden Harvard University
Jaime E. Hart
Jaime E. Hart Harvard University
Rulla M. Tamimi
Rulla M. Tamimi Cornell University
Jacqueline Kerr
Jacqueline Kerr University of California, San Diego
Joel Schwartz
Joel Schwartz Harvard University
Michelle D. Holmes
Michelle D. Holmes Harvard University
Karen Glanz
Karen Glanz University of Pennsylvania
Francesca Dominici
Francesca Dominici Harvard University
Laura D. Kubzansky
Laura D. Kubzansky Harvard University
Susan Redline
Susan Redline Brigham and Women's Hospital

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