Ruaraidh Dobson

Ruaraidh Dobson

University of Stirling

H-index: 12

Europe-United Kingdom

About Ruaraidh Dobson

Ruaraidh Dobson, With an exceptional h-index of 12 and a recent h-index of 12 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Stirling, specializes in the field of Air pollution, household air pollution, second-hand smoke, public health, exposure science.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Household carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations in a large African city: an unquantified public health burden?

Exposure to secondhand and thirdhand smoke in private vehicles: Measurements in air and dust samples

3D imaging of roadside and underground railway particulate matter structures

Exposure to secondhand aerosol from electronic cigarettes at homes: A real-life study in four European countries

Preterm birth, birth weight, infant weight gain and their associations with childhood asthma and spirometry: a cross-sectional observational study in Nairobi, Kenya

Knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors related to secondhand smoke and smoking in the home: a qualitative study with men in Malaysia

Second-hand smoke exposure among home care workers (HCWs) in Scotland

Use of nicotine replacement therapy to reduce children’s exposure to second-hand smoke in the home: a qualitative pilot study involving local community pharmacies

Ruaraidh Dobson Information

University

Position

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Citations(all)

530

Citations(since 2020)

524

Cited By

110

hIndex(all)

12

hIndex(since 2020)

12

i10Index(all)

14

i10Index(since 2020)

14

Email

University Profile Page

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Ruaraidh Dobson Skills & Research Interests

Air pollution

household air pollution

second-hand smoke

public health

exposure science

Top articles of Ruaraidh Dobson

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Household carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations in a large African city: an unquantified public health burden?

Environmental pollution

F Orina

E Amukoye

C Bowyer

J Chakaya

D Das

...

2024/4/25

Exposure to secondhand and thirdhand smoke in private vehicles: Measurements in air and dust samples

Environmental Research

Xavier Continente

Elisabet Henderson

Laura López-González

Esteve Fernández

Olena Tigova

...

2023/10/15

3D imaging of roadside and underground railway particulate matter structures

Environmental Science & Technology Letters

David Wertheim

Lisa Miyashita

Gary Foley

Ian Gill

Richard Giddens

...

2023/1/3

Exposure to secondhand aerosol from electronic cigarettes at homes: A real-life study in four European countries

Science of the Total Environment

Beladenta Amalia

Marcela Fu

Olena Tigova

Montse Ballbè

Blanca Paniello-Castillo

...

2023/1/1

Preterm birth, birth weight, infant weight gain and their associations with childhood asthma and spirometry: a cross-sectional observational study in Nairobi, Kenya

BMJ Open Respiratory Research

Helen Meme

Evans Amukoye

Cressida Bowyer

Jeremiah Chakaya

Ruaraidh Dobson

...

2023/9/1

Knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors related to secondhand smoke and smoking in the home: a qualitative study with men in Malaysia

Nicotine and Tobacco Research

Raisya Nur Syazmeen Abdul Mutalib

Nurul Latiffah Abd Rani

Aziemah Zulkifli

Norul Hernani Abd Latif

Ruaraidh Dobson

...

2023/4/1

Second-hand smoke exposure among home care workers (HCWs) in Scotland

Annals of Work Exposures and Health

Ruaraidh Dobson

Rachel O’Donnell

Mary McGibbon

Sean Semple

2023/3/1

Use of nicotine replacement therapy to reduce children’s exposure to second-hand smoke in the home: a qualitative pilot study involving local community pharmacies

BMC Public Health

Rebecca Howell

Stephen McBurney

Giovanna Di Tano

Aileen Boags

Neneh Rowa-Dewar

...

2023/12/20

Asthma symptoms, spirometry and air pollution exposure in schoolchildren in an informal settlement and an affluent area of Nairobi, Kenya

thorax

Hellen Meme

Evans Amukoye

Cressida Bowyer

Jeremiah Chakaya

Darpan Das

...

2023/11/1

Measurement of airborne nicotine, as a marker of secondhand smoke exposure, in homes with residents who smoke in 9 European countries

Environmental Research

Elisabet Henderson

Luis A Rodriguez Guerrero

Xavier Continente

Esteve Fernández

Olena Tigova

...

2023/2/15

Changes in Personal Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) during the Spring 2020 COVID-19 Lockdown in the UK: Results of a Simulation Model

Atmosphere

Ruaraidh Dobson

Douglas Eadie

Rachel O’Donnell

Martine Stead

John W Cherrie

...

2022/2/5

OP98 Reducing children’s second-hand smoke exposure in socioeconomically disadvantaged homes during the pandemic: a mixed methods study involving community pharmacies

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Ruaraidh Dobson

Rebecca Howell

Aileen Boags

Giovanna Di Tano

Stephen McBurney

...

2022/8/1

Evaluating exposures to second-hand smoke

Kate Hunt

Ashley Brown

Douglas Eadie

Nicola McMeekin

Kathleen Boyd

...

2022/1

Measuring secondhand smoke in homes in Malaysia: A feasibility study comparing indoor fine particulate (PM2. 5) concentrations following an educational feedback intervention to …

Tobacco induced diseases

Aziemah Zulkifli

Nurul Latiffah Abd Rani

Raisya Nur Syazmeen Abdul Mutalib

Ruaraidh Dobson

Tengku Azmina Engku Ibrahim

...

2022

Measuring Air Quality for Advocacy in Africa (MA3): Ambient PM2.5 Concentrations Over One-Year in 15 Locations in Eight Sub-Saharan African Countries Using …

BI Awokola

G Okello

R Dobson

GA Amusa

O Johnson

...

2022/5

Staff perspectives, opinions and experiences

Kate Hunt

Ashley Brown

Douglas Eadie

Nicola McMeekin

Kathleen Boyd

...

2022/1

Provision and use of smoking cessation services

Kate Hunt

Ashley Brown

Douglas Eadie

Nicola McMeekin

Kathleen Boyd

...

2022/1

Smoking behaviours and indoor air quality: a comparative analysis of smoking-permitted versus smoke-free homes in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Tobacco control

Tarana Ferdous

Kamran Siddiqi

Sean Semple

Caroline Fairhurst

Ruaraidh Dobson

...

2022/5/1

Dataset for the article: A cross-sectional study of asthma in schoolchildren in an informal (slum) settlement and a more affluent residential area of Nairobi, Kenya: the …

Helen Meme

Evans Amukoye

Cressida Bowyer

Darpan Das

Ruaraidh Dobson

...

2022/11/18

International landscape

Kate Hunt

Ashley Brown

Douglas Eadie

Nicola McMeekin

Kathleen Boyd

...

2022/1

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