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D-Index
118
Citations
50176
World Ranking
134
National Ranking
62

Petros Koutrakis 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 Petros Koutrakis sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 788 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Petros Koutrakis 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 Petros Koutrakis sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 118 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in United States Leader Award

Overview

Petros Koutrakis is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of Environmental Science. Their work spans several subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Global and Planetary Change, and General Health Professions.

Their research topics cover a range of areas related to environmental impacts on health and atmospheric conditions. Key areas of their work include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
  • Radiation Dose and Imaging
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols

Notable recent publications by Petros Koutrakis include:

  • Associations Between Extreme Temperatures and Cardiovascular Cause-Specific Mortality: Results From 27 Countries, 2022, Circulation
  • An Ensemble Learning Approach for Estimating High Spatiotemporal Resolution of Ground-Level Ozone in the Contiguous United States, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Long-Term Association of Air Pollution and Hospital Admissions Among Medicare Participants Using a Doubly Robust Additive Model, 2021, Circulation
  • Long-term effect of exposure to lower concentrations of air pollution on mortality among US Medicare participants and vulnerable subgroups: a doubly-robust approach, 2021, The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Extreme temperatures and mortality in Kuwait: Who is vulnerable?, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Joel Schwartz (66 joint publications)
  • Brent A. Coull (59 joint publications)
  • Eric Garshick (50 joint publications)
  • Carolina L. Zilli Vieira (48 joint publications)
  • Longxiang Li (42 joint publications)

Petros Koutrakis has contributed extensively to several publication venues, with multiple publications in:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts (41 publications)
  • Environmental Research (25 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (21 publications)
  • Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (12 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (12 publications)

Best Publications

  • Air Pollution and Mortality in the Medicare Population.

    Qian Di;Yan Wang;Antonella Zanobetti;Yun Wang

  • An ensemble-based model of PM2.5 concentration across the contiguous United States with high spatiotemporal resolution

    Qian Di;Qian Di;Heresh Amini;Liuhua Shi;Itai Kloog

  • Fine particulate air pollution and its components in association with cause-specific emergency admissions

    Antonella Zanobetti;Meredith Franklin;Petros Koutrakis;Joel Schwartz

  • Source apportionment of urban particulate aliphatic and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) using multivariate methods

    Ilias G. Kavouras;Petros Koutrakis;Manolis Tsapakis;Evaggelia Lagoudaki

  • Using time- and size-resolved particulate data to quantify indoor penetration and deposition behavior.

    Christopher M. Long;Helen H. Suh;Paul J. Catalano;Pe tros Koutrakis

  • Estimating ground-level PM2.5 in the eastern United States using satellite remote sensing.

    Yang Liu;Jeremy A. Sarnat;Vasu Kilaru;Daniel J. Jacob

  • Relative contribution of outdoor and indoor particle sources to indoor concentrations

    Eileen Abt;Helen H. Suh;Paul Catalano;Petros Koutrakis

  • Assessing PM2.5 Exposures with High Spatiotemporal Resolution across the Continental United States.

    Qian Di;Itai Kloog;Petros Koutrakis;Alexei Lyapustin

  • Estimating Regional Spatial and Temporal Variability of PM2.5 Concentrations Using Satellite Data, Meteorology, and Land Use Information

    Yang Liu;Christopher Joseph Paciorek;Petros Koutrakis

  • The role of particle composition on the association between PM2.5 and mortality.

    Meredith Franklin;Petros Koutrakis;Joel Schwartz

  • Health effects of acid aerosols on North American children: respiratory symptoms.

    Douglas W. Dockery;Joan Cunningham;Andrew I. Damokosh;Lucas M. Neas

  • A novel calibration approach of MODIS AOD data to predict PM 2.5 concentrations

    H. J. Lee;Y. Liu;B. A. Coull;J. Schwartz

  • Low-Concentration PM2.5 and Mortality: Estimating Acute and Chronic Effects in a Population-Based Study

    Liuhua Shi;Antonella Zanobetti;Itai Kloog;Brent A. Coull

  • Characterization of Indoor Particle Sources Using Continuous Mass and Size Monitors

    Christopher M. Long;Helen H. Suh;Petros Koutrakis

  • Measurements of PM10 and PM2.5 particle concentrations in Athens, Greece

    A. Chaloulakou;P. Kassomenos;N. Spyrellis;Philip Demokritou

  • Characterization of indoor particle sources: A study conducted in the metropolitan Boston area.

    Eileen Abt;Helen H. Suh;George Allen;Petros Koutrakis

  • Ambient air pollution and the risk of acute ischemic stroke.

    Gregory A. Wellenius;Mary R. Burger;Brent A. Coull;Joel Schwartz

  • Long- and short-term exposure to PM2.5 and mortality: using novel exposure models.

    Itai Kloog;Bill Ridgway;Petros Koutrakis;Brent A. Coull

  • Assessing temporally and spatially resolved PM2.5 exposures for epidemiological studies using satellite aerosol optical depth measurements

    Itai Kloog;Petros Koutrakis;Brent A. Coull;Hyung Joo Lee

  • How Much Global Ill Health Is Attributable to Environmental Factors

    Kirk R. Smith;Carlos F. Corvalán;Tord Kjellström

  • Evaluation of the TEOM method for measurement of ambient particulate mass in urban areas.

    George Allen;Constantinos Sioutas;Petros Koutrakis;Richard Reiss

  • Using aerosol optical thickness to predict ground-level PM2.5 concentrations in the St. Louis area: A comparison between MISR and MODIS

    Yang Liu;Meredith Franklin;Ralph Kahn;Petros Koutrakis

Frequent Co-Authors

Brent A. Coull
Brent A. Coull Harvard University
Joel Schwartz
Joel Schwartz Harvard University
Diane R. Gold
Diane R. Gold Harvard University
Murray A. Mittleman
Murray A. Mittleman Harvard University
Itai Kloog
Itai Kloog Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Antonella Zanobetti
Antonella Zanobetti Harvard University
Helen H. Suh
Helen H. Suh Tufts University
John D. Spengler
John D. Spengler Harvard University
Pantel S. Vokonas
Pantel S. Vokonas Boston University
Constantinos Sioutas
Constantinos Sioutas University of Southern California

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