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Thomas Astell-Burt

Thomas Astell-Burt

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
57
Citations
24799
World Ranking
1715
National Ranking
129

Overview

Thomas Astell-Burt is affiliated with the University of Wollongong in Australia and specializes primarily in Environmental Science. Their research covers a broad range of subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Speech and Hearing, Plant Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Environmental Engineering.

The scientist's principal research topics include Urban Green Space and Health, Noise Effects and Management, Urban Agriculture and Sustainability, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Urban Heat Island Mitigation, and Urban Transport and Accessibility.

Thomas Astell-Burt has contributed to multiple publications in notable academic venues such as:

  • Urban forestry & urban greening
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Environmental Research
  • Health & Place
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts

Key recent papers include:

  • Estimation of the global prevalence of dementia in 2019 and forecasted prevalence in 2050: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, 2022, The Lancet Public Health
  • Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021, 2023, The Lancet
  • Rates of Attrition and Dropout in App-Based Interventions for Chronic Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Population-level risks of alcohol consumption by amount, geography, age, sex, and year: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020, 2022, The Lancet
  • Green Space Quality and Health: A Systematic Review, 2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Thomas Astell-Burt often collaborates with a group of frequent coauthors including Xiaoqi Feng, Michael Navakatikyan, I Gusti Ngurah Edi Putra, Katarzyna Olcoń, and Brenda B. Lin.

Best Publications

  • Estimation of the global prevalence of dementia in 2019 and forecasted prevalence in 2050: an analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

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  • Global, regional, and national burden of diabetes from 1990 to 2021, with projections of prevalence to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

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  • Exploring pathways linking greenspace to health: Theoretical and methodological guidance.

    Iana Markevych;Julia Schoierer;Terry Hartig;Alexandra Chudnovsky

  • Domain-Specific Physical Activity and Mental Health: A Meta-analysis.

    Rhiannon Lee White;Mark J. Babic;Philip D. Parker;David R. Lubans

  • Rates of Attrition and Dropout in App-Based Interventions for Chronic Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz;Sumathy Ravi;Leonard F Arnolda;Xiaoqi Feng

  • The impact of interventions to promote physical activity in urban green space: A systematic review and recommendations for future research

    Ruth F Hunter;Hayley Christian;Jenny Veitch;Thomas Astell-Burt

  • Environmental Risk Factors for Developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review.

    Tashi Dendup;Xiaoqi Feng;Xiaoqi Feng;Stephanie Clingan;Thomas E Astell-Burt;Thomas E Astell-Burt

  • The association between green space and mental health varies across the lifecourse. A longitudinal study

    Thomas E Astell-Burt;Richard Mitchell;Terry Hartig

  • The nexus between air pollution, green infrastructure and human health.

    Prashant Kumar;Prashant Kumar;Angela Druckman;John Gallagher;Birgitta Gatersleben

  • Association of Urban Green Space With Mental Health and General Health Among Adults in Australia.

    Thomas E Astell-Burt;Xiaoqi Feng

  • Do low-income neighbourhoods have the least green space? A cross-sectional study of Australia's most populous cities.

    Thomas Astell-Burt;Thomas Astell-Burt;Xiaoqi Feng;Suzanne Mavoa;Hannah M Badland

  • Stunting and severe stunting among children under-5 years in Nigeria: A multilevel analysis.

    Blessing Jaka Akombi;Kingsley Emwinyore Agho;John Joseph Hall;Dafna Merom

  • Flooding and Mental Health: A Systematic Mapping Review

    Ana Cláudia Fernandez;John Black;Mairwen Jones;Leigh Wilson

  • Nature-Based Interventions for Improving Health and Wellbeing : The Purpose, the People and the Outcomes

    Danielle F. Shanahan;Thomas Astell–Burt;Elizabeth A. Barber;Eric Brymer

  • Green Space Quality and Health: A Systematic Review.

    Phi-Yen Nguyen;Thomas Astell-Burt;Hania Rahimi-Ardabili;Hania Rahimi-Ardabili;Xiaoqi Feng;Xiaoqi Feng

  • Mental health benefits of neighbourhood green space are stronger among physically active adults in middle-to-older age: evidence from 260,061 Australians.

    Thomas Astell-Burt;Xiaoqi Feng;Gregory S. Kolt

  • Is Neighborhood Green Space Associated With a Lower Risk of Type 2 Diabetes? Evidence From 267,072 Australians

    Thomas Astell-Burt;Thomas Astell-Burt;Xiaoqi Feng;Gregory S. Kolt

  • Green cities and health: a question of scale?

    Elizabeth A Richardson;Richard Mitchell;Terry Hartig;Sjerp De Vries

  • A comparison of green space indicators for epidemiological research

    Richard Mitchell;Thomas E Astell-Burt;Elizabeth A Richardson

  • Effect of nature prescriptions on cardiometabolic and mental health, and physical activity: a systematic review.

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  • Does access to neighbourhood green space promote a healthy duration of sleep? Novel findings from a cross-sectional study of 259 319 Australians.

    Thomas Astell-Burt;Xiaoqi Feng;Gregory S Kolt

  • Green space is associated with walking and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in middle-to-older-aged adults: findings from 203 883 Australians in the 45 and Up Study

    Thomas Astell-Burt;Xiaoqi Feng;Gregory S Kolt

  • Physical Activity and School Engagement in Youth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Katherine B. Owen;Phillip David Parker;Brooke Van Zanden;Freya MacMillan

  • Greener neighborhoods, slimmer people? Evidence from 246,920 Australians.

    Thomas Astell-Burt;Xiaoqi Feng;Gregory Kolt

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Page
Andrew Page Western Sydney University
Chris Lonsdale
Chris Lonsdale Australian Catholic University
Philip D. Parker
Philip D. Parker Australian Catholic University
Luis Salvador-Carulla
Luis Salvador-Carulla Australian National University
Seeromanie Harding
Seeromanie Harding King's College London
Suzanne Mavoa
Suzanne Mavoa University of Melbourne
Terry Hartig
Terry Hartig Uppsala University
Stewart A. Vella
Stewart A. Vella University of Wollongong
Hannah Badland
Hannah Badland RMIT University
Richard Mitchell
Richard Mitchell University of Glasgow

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