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Stephan K. Weiland

Stephan K. Weiland

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Immunology

D-Index
69
Citations
32936
World Ranking
2463
National Ranking
170

Overview

Stephan K. Weiland is affiliated with the University of Ulm in Germany and specializes in environmental science, with a focus on health-related impacts. Their work spans several subfields including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, oncology, general health professions, physiology, and modeling and simulation.

The primary topics of their research include:

  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Global Health Care Issues

Recent publications by Stephan K. Weiland include:

  • Excess mortality during the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy: a two-stage interrupted time-series analysis, 2020, International Journal of Epidemiology
  • Temporal dynamics in total excess mortality and COVID-19 deaths in Italian cities, 2020, BMC Public Health
  • Mortality impacts of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak by sex and age: rapid mortality surveillance system, Italy, 1 February to 18 April 2020, 2020, Eurosurveillance
  • School closures and mental health, wellbeing and health behaviours among children and adolescents during the second COVID-19 wave: a systematic review of the literature., 2022, PubMed
  • The effect of residential urban greenness on allergic respiratory diseases in youth: A narrative review, 2020, World Allergy Organization Journal

Stephan collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Paola Michelozzi
  • Marina Davoli
  • Francesca De' Donato
  • Francesca de'Donato
  • Lisa Bauleo

Key publication venues where Stephan has frequently contributed include:

  • PubMed
  • BMC Public Health
  • Environmental Research
  • European Journal of Public Health
  • International Journal of Epidemiology

The research outputs focus heavily on empirical studies related to excess mortality, epidemiological surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health effects linked to school closures, and the influence of environmental factors such as urban greenness on respiratory health.

This profile reflects Stephan K. Weiland's active engagement in environmental science, particularly in the intersection of public health and environmental conditions, based on available publications and collaborations.

Best Publications

  • Worldwide time trends in the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema in childhood: ISAAC Phases One and Three repeat multicountry cross-sectional surveys

    M. Innes Asher;Stephen Montefort;Bengt Björksten;Christopher K. W. Lai

  • International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC): rationale and methods.

    M. I. Asher;U. Keil;H. R. Anderson;R. Beasley

  • Genetic variants regulating ORMDL3 expression contribute to the risk of childhood asthma

    Miriam F. Moffatt;Michael Kabesch;Liming Liang;Anna L. Dixon

  • Worldwide variations in the prevalence of symptoms of atopic eczema in the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood.

    Hywel Williams;Colin Robertson;Alistair Stewart;Nadia Aït-Khaled

  • Global variation in the prevalence and severity of asthma symptoms: Phase Three of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)

    Christopher Lai;Richard Beasley;Julian Crane;Sunia Foliaki

  • Worldwide variations in prevalence of symptoms of allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in children: the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC)

    David Strachan;Bonnie Sibbald;Stephan Weiland;Nadia Ait-Khaled

  • Increasing prevalence of hay fever and atopy among children in Leipzig, East Germany

    Erika von Mutius;Stephan K Weiland;Christian Fritzsch;Heinrich Duhme

  • Prevalence of asthma and allergic disorders among children in united Germany: a descriptive comparison.

    E. von Mutius;C. Fritzsch;S. K. Weiland;G. Röll

  • A cluster of seven tightly linked polymorphisms in the IL-13 gene is associated with total serum IgE levels in three populations of white children

    Penelope E. Graves;Michael Kabesch;Michael Kabesch;Marilyn Halonen;Catharine J. Holberg

  • Phase II of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC II): rationale and methods

    S.K. Weiland;B. Björkstén;B. Brunekreef;W.O.C. Cookson

  • Filaggrin mutations, atopic eczema, hay fever, and asthma in children

    Stephan Weidinger;Maureen O'Sullivan;Thomas Illig;Hansjoerg Baurecht

  • Self-reported prevalence of asthma symptoms in children in Australia, England, Germany and New Zealand: an international comparison using the ISAAC protocol

    N Pearce;S Weiland;U Keil;P Langridge

  • Short-Term Effects of PM10 and NO2 on Respiratory Health among Children with Asthma or Asthma-like Symptoms: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Gudrun Weinmayr;Elisa Romeo;Manuela De Sario;Stephan K. Weiland

  • Positional cloning of a novel gene influencing asthma from Chromosome 2q14

    Maxine Allen;Andrea Heinzmann;Emiko Noguchi;Gonçalo Abecasis

  • Climate and the prevalence of symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic eczema in children

    S K Weiland;A Hüsing;D P Strachan;P Rzehak

  • Atopic Sensitization and the International Variation of Asthma Symptom Prevalence in Children

    Gudrun Weinmayr;Stephan K. Weiland;Bengt Björkstén;Bert Brunekreef

  • Are asthma and allergies in children and adolescents increasing? Results from ISAAC phase I and phase III surveys in Münster, Germany.

    W. Maziak;T. Behrens;T. M. Brasky;H. Duhme

  • Urban traffic and pollutant exposure related to respiratory outcomes and atopy in a large sample of children

    T. Nicolai;D. Carr;S.K. Weiland;H. Duhme

  • IL-4/IL-13 Pathway Genetics Strongly Influence Serum IgE Levels and Childhood Asthma

    Michael Kabesch;Michaela Schedel;David Carr;Bernd Woitsch

  • Self-reported wheezing and allergic rhinitis in children and traffic density on street of residence

    Stephan K. Weiland;Kenneth A. Mundt;Anja Rückmann;Ulrich Keil

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Keil
Ulrich Keil University of Münster
Erika von Mutius
Erika von Mutius Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Michael Kabesch
Michael Kabesch St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus
David P. Strachan
David P. Strachan St George's, University of London
Neil Pearce
Neil Pearce London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Bengt Björkstén
Bengt Björkstén Karolinska Institute
Hywel C. Williams
Hywel C. Williams University of Nottingham
Thomas Illig
Thomas Illig Hannover Medical School
Fernando D. Martinez
Fernando D. Martinez University of Arizona
Norman Klopp
Norman Klopp Hannover Medical School

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