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Aleš Urban

University of Otago · NZ
Area of research
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis · Physiology
Research interest
Research interests include Environmental science, Climate change, Geography, Demography, Medicine, and Climatology.
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citations
7,901
works
43
NIH funding
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Recent publications

Short-term association between hot nights and mortality: a multicountry analysis in 178 locations considering hourly ambient temperature
Environment International 2025cited by 5position: middledoi
Global excess deaths associated with heatwaves in 2023 and the contribution of human-induced climate change
The Innovation 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
Rapid climate action is needed: comparing heat vs. COVID-19-related mortality
Scientific Reports 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
The effectiveness of heat prevention plans in reducing heat-related mortality across Europe
Environmental Research Letters 2025cited by 1position: firstdoi
Impact of population aging on future temperature-related mortality at different global warming levels
Nature Communications 2024cited by 96position: middledoi
Global, regional, and national burden of heatwave-related mortality from 1990 to 2019: A three-stage modelling study
PLoS Medicine 2024cited by 75position: middledoi
Seasonality of mortality under climate change: a multicountry projection study
The Lancet Planetary Health 2024cited by 37position: middledoi
Global and Regional Cardiovascular Mortality Attributable to Nonoptimal Temperatures Over Time
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2024cited by 33position: middledoi
Regional variation in the role of humidity on city-level heat-related mortality
PNAS Nexus 2024cited by 30position: middledoi
Temperature frequency and mortality: Assessing adaptation to local temperature
Environment International 2024cited by 26position: middledoi
Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with cold spells during 2000–19: a three-stage modelling study
The Lancet Planetary Health 2024cited by 24position: middledoi
Ozone-related acute excess mortality projected to increase in the absence of climate and air quality controls consistent with the Paris Agreement
One Earth 2024cited by 16position: middledoi
Temperature-mortality associations by age and cause: a multi-country multi-city study
Environmental Epidemiology 2024cited by 14position: middledoi
Comparison for the effects of different components of temperature variability on mortality: A multi-country time-series study
Environment International 2024cited by 9position: middledoi
Temporal change in minimum mortality temperature under changing climate: A multicountry multicommunity observational study spanning 1986–2015
Environmental Epidemiology 2024cited by 9position: middledoi
Meteorological factors, population immunity, and COVID-19 incidence: A global multi-city analysis
Environmental Epidemiology 2024cited by 7position: middledoi
Ambient fine particulate matter and daily mortality: a comparative analysis of observed and estimated exposure in 347 cities
International Journal of Epidemiology 2024cited by 5position: middledoi
Excess mortality attributed to heat and cold: a health impact assessment study in 854 cities in Europe
The Lancet Planetary Health 2023cited by 237position: middledoi
Rapid increase in the risk of heat-related mortality
Nature Communications 2023cited by 220position: middledoi
Heat-related cardiorespiratory mortality: Effect modification by air pollution across 482 cities from 24 countries
Environment International 2023cited by 110position: middledoi
Joint effect of heat and air pollution on mortality in 620 cities of 36 countries
Environment International 2023cited by 108position: middledoi
Optimal heat stress metric for modelling heat‐related mortality varies from country to country
International Journal of Climatology 2023cited by 56position: middledoi
Comparison of weather station and climate reanalysis data for modelling temperature-related mortality
Scientific Reports 2022cited by 155position: middledoi
Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with short-term temperature variability from 2000–19: a three-stage modelling study
The Lancet Planetary Health 2022cited by 93position: middledoi
Effect modification of greenness on the association between heat and mortality: A multi-city multi-country study
EBioMedicine 2022cited by 75position: middledoi
The association of COVID-19 incidence with temperature, humidity, and UV radiation – A global multi-city analysis
The Science of The Total Environment 2022cited by 72position: middledoi
Fluctuating temperature modifies heat-mortality association around the globe
The Innovation 2022cited by 34position: middledoi
Author Correction: Comparison of weather station and climate reanalysis data for modelling temperature-related mortality
Scientific Reports 2022cited by 6position: middledoi
The burden of heat-related mortality attributable to recent human-induced climate change
Nature Climate Change 2021cited by 1,261position: middledoi
Global, regional, and national burden of mortality associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures from 2000 to 2019: a three-stage modelling study
The Lancet Planetary Health 2021cited by 896position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Antonio Gasparrini · Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene7 papers (2021–2025) · 6 papers (2016–2025)Ben Armstrong · Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology5 papers (2023–2025)Éric Lavigne · Health Canada4 papers (2023–2025)Niilo Ryti · Oulu University Hospital4 papers (2021–2025)Francesco Sera · University of Florence4 papers (2021–2025)Yuming Guo · Tsinghua University4 papers (2023–2025)Veronika Huber · Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München4 papers (2021–2025)Michelle L. Bell · Korea University3 papers (2024–2025)Susana Pereira Silva · Hospital de São João3 papers (2023–2025)Ana M. Vicedo‐Cabrera · University of Bern3 papers (2023–2025)Aurelio Tobı́as · National Research Council3 papers (2021–2025) · 3 papers (2024–2025)Shilu Tong · Tianjin Medical University3 papers (2024–2025) · 3 papers (2021–2025)Ana María Vicedo-Cabrera · University of Bern3 papers (2021–2025)Martina S. Ragettli · University of Oulu2 papers (2021–2025)Pierre Masselot · Monash University2 papers (2025–2025)Micheline de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coêlho · Universidade de São Paulo2 papers (2023–2025)Claudia Di Napoli · European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts2 papers (2021–2025)