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40
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6872
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8030
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2869

Scott Fruin 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 Scott Fruin sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 88 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Scott Fruin 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 Scott Fruin sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Scott Fruin is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and engineering, with a strong concentration on health, toxicology, and mutagenesis, as well as topics related to pollution and automotive engineering.

They have contributed to the fields of environmental science and engineering through numerous publications, with particular emphasis on air quality and health impacts, noise effects and management, air quality monitoring and forecasting, and vehicle emissions and performance. Other areas of work include acoustic wave phenomena research, energy and environment impacts, and vehicle noise and vibration control.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Scott Fruin include:

  • Impacts of Aviation Emissions on Near-Airport Residential Air Quality, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Contribution of tailpipe and non-tailpipe traffic sources to quasi-ultrafine, fine and coarse particulate matter in southern California, 2020, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association
  • Traffic-related Air Pollution and Lung Cancer Incidence: The California Multiethnic Cohort Study, 2022, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Preterm Birth among Infants Exposed to in Utero Ultrafine Particles from Aircraft Emissions, 2020, Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Association of the Built Environment With Childhood Psychosocial Stress, 2020, JAMA Network Open

Scott Fruin frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Beate Ritz
  • Rob McConnell
  • Timothy V. Larson
  • Daniel O. Stram
  • Meredith Franklin

Their work is often published in journals with recurring appearances in:

  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environment International
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Best Publications

  • Improving health through policies that promote active travel: a review of evidence to support integrated health impact assessment

    Audrey de Nazelle;Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen;Josep M. Antó;Michael Brauer

  • Ambient Air Pollution and Risk of Birth Defects in Southern California

    Beate Ritz;Fei Yu;Scott Fruin;Guadalupe Chapa

  • Mobile platform measurements of ultrafine particles and associated pollutant concentrations on freeways and residential streets in Los Angeles

    Dane Westerdahl;Scott Fruin;Todd Sax;Philip M. Fine

  • Effect of air pollution on preterm birth among children born in Southern California between 1989 and 1993.

    Beate Ritz;Fei Yu;Guadalupe Chapa;Scott Fruin

  • A travel mode comparison of commuters' exposures to air pollutants in Barcelona

    Audrey de Nazelle;Scott Fruin;Dane Westerdahl;David Martinez

  • Measurements and predictors of on-road ultrafine particle concentrations and associated pollutants in Los Angeles

    S. Fruin;S. Fruin;D. Westerdahl;T. Sax;C. Sioutas

  • Emissions from an International Airport Increase Particle Number Concentrations 4-fold at 10 km Downwind

    Neelakshi Hudda;Tim Gould;Kris Hartin;Timothy V. Larson

  • THE LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AS A SOURCE OF ULTRAFINE PARTICLES AND OTHER POLLUTANTS TO NEARBY COMMUNITIES

    Dane Westerdahl;Scott A. Fruin;Phillip L. Fine;Constantinos Sioutas

  • A Wide Area of Air Pollutant Impact Downwind of a Freeway during Pre-Sunrise Hours.

    Shishan Hu;Scott Fruin;Kathleen Kozawa;Steve Mara

  • Black carbon concentrations in California vehicles and estimation of in-vehicle diesel exhaust particulate matter exposures

    Scott A Fruin;Arthur M Winer;Charles E Rodes

  • Aircraft Emission Impacts in a Neighborhood Adjacent to a General Aviation Airport in Southern California

    Shishan Hu;Scott Fruin;Kathleen Kozawa;Steve Mara

  • Unipolar Diffusion Charging of Ultrafine Aerosols

    D. Y. H. Pui;S. Fruin;P. H. McMurry

  • Characterizing the range of children's air pollutant exposure during school bus commutes.

    Lisa D Sabin;Eduardo Behrentz;Arthur M Winer;Seong Jeong

  • Emission Factors for High-Emitting Vehicles Based on On-Road Measurements of Individual Vehicle Exhaust with a Mobile Measurement Platform

    Seong Suk Park;Kathleen Kozawa;Scott Fruin;Steve Mara

  • International Airport Impacts to Air Quality: Size and Related Properties of Large Increases in Ultrafine Particle Number Concentrations

    N. Hudda;S. A. Fruin

  • Short-term effects of airport-associated ultrafine particle exposure on lung function and inflammation in adults with asthma

    Rima Habre;Hui Zhou;Sandrah P. Eckel;Temuulen Enebish

  • Exposure to carbon monoxide, fine particle mass, and ultrafine particle number in Jakarta, Indonesia: Effect of commute mode

    Adam F. Both;Dane Westerdahl;Scott Fruin;R. Budi Haryanto

  • Near-road air pollution impacts of goods movement in communities adjacent to the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

    Kathleen H. Kozawa;Kathleen H. Kozawa;Scott A. Fruin;Arthur M. Winer

  • Linking in-vehicle ultrafine particle exposures to on-road concentrations

    Neelakshi Hudda;Sandrah P. Eckel;Luke D. Knibbs;Constantinos Sioutas

  • Vehicle and driving characteristics that influence in-cabin particle number concentrations.

    Neelakshi Hudda;Evangelia Kostenidou;Constantinos Sioutas;Ralph J. Delfino

Frequent Co-Authors

Rob McConnell
Rob McConnell University of Southern California
Constantinos Sioutas
Constantinos Sioutas University of Southern California
Ralph J. Delfino
Ralph J. Delfino University of California, Irvine
Timothy V. Larson
Timothy V. Larson University of Washington
Frank D. Gilliland
Frank D. Gilliland University of Southern California
Beate Ritz
Beate Ritz University of California, Los Angeles
Jun Wu
Jun Wu University of California, Irvine
Suzanne E. Paulson
Suzanne E. Paulson University of California, Los Angeles
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen
Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Audrey de Nazelle
Audrey de Nazelle Imperial College London

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