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Richard Atkinson 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 Richard Atkinson sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 163 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard Atkinson 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 Richard Atkinson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard Atkinson is affiliated with St George's, University of London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on health-related impacts of air quality and pollution.

The main fields of study for Atkinson encompass Environmental Science, with subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Environmental Engineering, Pollution, Speech and Hearing, and Automotive Engineering.

The scientist's work covers several key topics such as Air Quality and Health Impacts, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, Energy and Environment Impacts, Noise Effects and Management, Vehicle Emissions and Performance, and Global Health Care Issues.

Atkinson has been published frequently in several venues, reflecting the focus and depth of their research output. Notable publication venues include:

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

Among their recent papers are:

  • Long-term exposure to NO2 and O3 and all-cause and respiratory mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020) - Environment International
  • 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) - The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and selected health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2022) - Environment International
  • 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) - The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Long-term low-level ambient air pollution exposure and risk of lung cancer - A pooled analysis of 7 European cohorts (2020) - Environment International

Frequent collaboration is a notable feature of Atkinson's research, with co-authors including Danielle Vienneau, Evangelia Samoli, Massimo Stafoggia, Francesco Forastiere, and Bente Oftedal.

Best Publications

  • Global estimates of mortality associated with long-term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter

    Richard Burnett;Hong Chen;Mieczysław Szyszkowicz;Neal Fann

  • Black carbon as an additional indicator of the adverse health effects of airborne particles compared with PM10 and PM2.5.

    Nicole A.H. Janssen;Gerard Hoek;Milena Simic-Lawson;Paul Douglas Fischer

  • Epidemiological time series studies of PM2.5 and daily mortality and hospital admissions: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    R W Atkinson;S Kang;H R Anderson;H R Anderson;I C Mills

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

    RW Atkinson;HR Anderson;J Sunyer;J Ayres

  • 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

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

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

  • Impact of hot temperatures on death in London: a time series approach

    Shakoor Hajat;R. S. Kovats;R. W. Atkinson;A. Haines

  • Public health benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions: health implications of short-lived greenhouse pollutants.

    Kirk R Smith;Michael Jerrett;H Ross Anderson;H Ross Anderson;Richard T Burnett

  • Long-term exposure to NO2 and O3 and all-cause and respiratory mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Peijue Huangfu;Richard Atkinson

  • Prevalence, detection, and management of cardiovascular risk factors in different ethnic groups in south London

    Francesco P Cappuccio;Derek G Cook;Richard W Atkinson;Pasquale Strazzullo

  • 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.

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  • Urban ambient particle metrics and health: a time-series analysis.

    Richard W. Atkinson;Gary W. Fuller;H. Ross Anderson;Roy M. Harrison

  • Daily concentrations of air pollution and plasma fibrinogen in London

    J Pekkanen;E J Brunner;H R Anderson;P Tiittanen

  • Daily time series for cardiovascular hospital admissions and previous day's air pollution in London, UK.

    J D Poloniecki;R W Atkinson;A P de Leon;H R Anderson

  • Mortality associations with long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution in a national English cohort.

    Iain M. Carey;Richard W. Atkinson;Andrew J. Kent;Tjeerd van Staa

  • Fine particle components and health--a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological time series studies of daily mortality and hospital admissions.

    Richard W Atkinson;Inga C Mills;Heather A Walton;H Ross Anderson

  • The temporal pattern of mortality responses to air pollution: a multicity assessment of mortality displacement.

    Antonella Zanobetti;Joel Schwartz;Evi Samoli;Alexandros Gryparis

  • Long-term exposure to outdoor air pollution and incidence of cardiovascular diseases.

    Richard W. Atkinson;Iain M. Carey;Andrew J. Kent;Tjeerd P. van Staa

  • Quantifying the health impacts of ambient air pollutants: recommendations of a WHO/Europe project

    Marie-Eve Héroux;H. Ross Anderson;H. Ross Anderson;Richard Atkinson;Bert Brunekreef

  • The association of daily sulfur dioxide air pollution levels with hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases in Europe (The Aphea-II study).

    Jordi Sunyer;Ferran Ballester;Alain Le Tertre;Richard Atkinson

  • Particulate matter and daily mortality and hospital admissions in the west midlands conurbation of the United Kingdom: associations with fine and coarse particles, black smoke and sulphate

    H R Anderson;S A Bremner;R W Atkinson;R M Harrison

  • A tale of two cities: effects of air pollution on hospital admissions in Hong Kong and London compared.

    Chit-Ming Wong;Richard W Atkinson;H Ross Anderson;Anthony Johnson Hedley

Frequent Co-Authors

Klea Katsouyanni
Klea Katsouyanni National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Evangelia Samoli
Evangelia Samoli National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Bert Brunekreef
Bert Brunekreef Utrecht University
Frank J. Kelly
Frank J. Kelly Imperial College London
Sean Beevers
Sean Beevers Imperial College London
John S. Gulliver
John S. Gulliver University of Minnesota
Ben Armstrong
Ben Armstrong London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Gerard Hoek
Gerard Hoek Utrecht University
Paul Wilkinson
Paul Wilkinson London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Joel Schwartz
Joel Schwartz Harvard University

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