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Susanne Breitner is affiliated with Helmholtz Zentrum München in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a strong emphasis on the subfield of Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Additional areas of study include General Health Professions, Physiology, Health, and Environmental Engineering.

The main topics of Susanne Breitner's work cover areas such as Climate Change and Health Impacts, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Global Health Care Issues, Health disparities and outcomes, Thermoregulation and physiological responses, Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting.

The scientist has contributed to a number of academic publications in leading venues. Frequent publication venues include ISEE Conference Abstracts, Environment International, SSRN Electronic Journal, The Lancet Planetary Health, and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research).

Among recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Susanne Breitner are:

  • Estimates, trends, and drivers of the global burden of type 2 diabetes attributable to PM2·5 air pollution, 1990-2019: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (2022, The Lancet Planetary Health)
  • Excess mortality attributed to heat and cold: a health impact assessment study in 854 cities in Europe (2023, The Lancet Planetary Health)
  • Interactive effects of ambient fine particulate matter and ozone on daily mortality in 372 cities: two stage time series analysis (2023, BMJ)
  • A systematic review on the association between total and cardiopulmonary mortality/morbidity or cardiovascular risk factors with long-term exposure to increased or decreased ambient temperature (2021, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • One publication listed in the Repository@Hull (Worktribe) (University of Hull) from 2022

Susanne Breitner collaborates regularly with several co-authors, who have contributed significantly alongside them. Frequent co-authors include Alexandra Schneider, Siqi Zhang, Annette Peters, Massimo Stafoggia, and Antonio Gasparrini.

Best Publications

  • Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

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  • Global burden and strength of evidence for 88 risk factors in 204 countries and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

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  • Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

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  • Health effects of particulate air pollution: A review of epidemiological evidence.

    Regina Rückerl;Alexandra Schneider;Susanne Breitner;Josef Cyrys

  • Daily mortality and particulate matter in different size classes in Erfurt, Germany

    Matthias Stölzel;Susanne Breitner;Josef Cyrys;Mike Pitz

  • Air Temperature and the Occurrence of Myocardial Infarction in Augsburg, Germany

    Kathrin Wolf;Alexandra Schneider;Susanne Breitner;Stephanie von Klot

  • Estimates, trends, and drivers of the global burden of type 2 diabetes attributable to PM2·5 air pollution, 1990–2019: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

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  • Two-way effect modifications of air pollution and air temperature on total natural and cardiovascular mortality in eight European urban areas

    Kai Chen;Kathrin Wolf;Susanne Breitner;Antonio Gasparrini

  • Excess mortality attributed to heat and cold: a health impact assessment study in 854 cities in Europe.

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  • Statistical Approaches to Address Multi-Pollutant Mixtures and Multiple Exposures: the State of the Science

    Massimo Stafoggia;Susanne Breitner;Regina Hampel;Xavier Basagaña

  • Association Between Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution and Biomarkers Related to Insulin Resistance, Subclinical Inflammation and Adipokines

    Kathrin Wolf;Anita Popp;Alexandra Schneider;Susanne Breitner

  • Modification of Heat-Related Mortality in an Elderly Urban Population by Vegetation (Urban Green) and Proximity to Water (Urban Blue): Evidence from Lisbon, Portugal.

    Katrin Burkart;Fred Meier;Alexandra Schneider;Susanne Breitner

  • Short-term effects of air temperature on mortality and effect modification by air pollution in three cities of Bavaria, Germany: A time-series analysis

    Susanne Breitner;Kathrin Wolf;Robert B. Devlin;David Diaz-Sanchez

  • Associations between ambient air pollution and blood markers of inflammation and coagulation/fibrinolysis in susceptible populations.

    Regina Rückerl;Regina Hampel;Susanne Breitner;Josef Cyrys

  • Interactive short-term effects of equivalent temperature and air pollution on human mortality in Berlin and Lisbon.

    Katrin Burkart;Paulo Canário;Susanne Breitner;Alexandra Schneider

  • Interactive effects of ambient fine particulate matter and ozone on daily mortality in 372 cities: two stage time series analysis

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  • Associations between ultrafine and fine particles and mortality in five central European cities - Results from the UFIREG study.

    Stefanie Lanzinger;Alexandra Schneider;Susanne Breitner;Massimo Stafoggia

  • Temporal variations in the triggering of myocardial infarction by air temperature in Augsburg, Germany, 1987–2014

    Kai Chen;Susanne Breitner;Kathrin Wolf;Regina Hampel

  • Sub-micrometer particulate air pollution and cardiovascular mortality in Beijing, China.

    Susanne Breitner;Liqun Liu;Liqun Liu;Josef Cyrys;Irene Brüske

  • Associations between air temperature and cardio-respiratory mortality in the urban area of Beijing, China: a time-series analysis

    Liqun Liu;Liqun Liu;Susanne Breitner;Xiaochuan Pan;Ulrich Franck

  • The effect of atmospheric thermal conditions and urban thermal pollution on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in Bangladesh.

    Katrin Burkart;Alexandra Schneider;Susanne Breitner;Mobarak Hossain Khan

  • Individual Daytime Noise Exposure during Routine Activities and Heart Rate Variability in Adults: A Repeated Measures Study

    Ute Kraus;Alexandra Schneider;Susanne Breitner;Regina Hampel

  • Size-fractioned particulate air pollution and cardiovascular emergency room visits in Beijing, China.

    Liqun Liu;Susanne Breitner;Alexandra Schneider;Josef Cyrys

  • Size-Segregated Particle Number Concentrations and Respiratory Emergency Room Visits in Beijing, China

    Arne Marian Leitte;Uwe Schlink;Olf Herbarth;Alfred Wiedensohler

  • Short-term mortality rates during a decade of improved air quality in Erfurt, Germany.

    Susanne Breitner;Matthias Stölzel;Josef Cyrys;Mike Pitz

  • Short-term effects of air temperature on cause-specific cardiovascular mortality in Bavaria, Germany

    Susanne Breitner;Kathrin Wolf;Annette Peters;Alexandra Schneider

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexandra Schneider
Alexandra Schneider Helmholtz Munich
Annette Peters
Annette Peters Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Josef Cyrys
Josef Cyrys Helmholtz Zentrum München
Xiaochuan Pan
Xiaochuan Pan Peking University
Massimo Stafoggia
Massimo Stafoggia Karolinska Institute
Christa Meisinger
Christa Meisinger University of Augsburg
Timo Lanki
Timo Lanki Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Wojciech Zareba
Wojciech Zareba University of Rochester Medical Center
Wolfgang Koenig
Wolfgang Koenig German Heart Centre
Tom Bellander
Tom Bellander Karolinska Institute

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