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Dr. Marco Helbich

Associate Professor 
Geosciences
Human Geography and Spatial Planning
Urban Geography
Urban Geography
Vening Meineszgebouw A
Princetonlaan 8a
Kamer 6.16
3584 CB Utrecht

Dr. Marco Helbich

Associate Professor
Urban Geography
+31 30 253 2017
m.helbich@uu.nl
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Research areas

Highlighted publications

Helbich, M. (2018). Toward dynamic urban environmental exposure assessments in mental health research. Environmental Research, 161, 129-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2017.11.006
Helbich, M., O'Connor, R., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., & Hagedoorn, P. (2020). Greenery exposure and suicide mortality later in life: A longitudinal register-based case-control study. Environment international, 143, 1-8. Article 105982. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105982
Helbich, M., Yao, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, J., Liu, P., & Wang, R. (2019). Using deep learning to examine street view green and blue spaces and their associations with geriatric depression in Beijing, China. Environment international, 126, 107-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.02.013
Helbich, M., Zeylmans Van Emmichoven, M., Dijst, M., Kwan, M.-P., Pierik, F., & de Vries, S. (2016). Natural and built environmental exposures on children's active school travel: A Dutch global positioning system-based cross-sectional study. Health and Place, 39, 101-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.03.003
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/330295/Natural.pdf?sequence=1
Helbich, M., Poppe, R., Oberski, D., Zeylmans Van Emmichoven, M., & Schram, R. (2021). Can’t see the wood for the trees? An assessment of street view- and satellite-derived greenness measures in relation to mental health. Landscape and Urban Planning, 214, 1-10. Article 104181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104181
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/412301/1_s2.0_S0169204621001444_main.pdf?sequence=1
Helbich, M., Mute Browning, M., & Huss, A. (2020). Outdoor light at night, air pollution and depressive symptoms: A cross-sectional study in the Netherlands. Science of the Total Environment, 744, 1-8. Article 140914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140914
Helbich, M., de Beurs, D., Kwan, M., O’Connor, R., & Groenewegen, P. (2018). Natural environments and suicide mortality in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional, ecological study. The Lancet Planetary Health, 2(3), e134-e139. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(18)30033-0

Publications

2024

Scholarly publications

Danish, M., Labib, SM., Ricker, B., & Helbich, M. (2024). A citizen science toolkit to collect human perceptions of urban environments using open street view images. arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2403.00174
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/438004/2403.00174.pdf?sequence=1
Zeng, P., Dong, Q., Helbich, M., Liu, Y., Wang, X., Tian, T., & Che, Y. (2024). Assessing the inequality of park's contributions to human wellbeing in Shanghai, China. Cities, 150, Article 105028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2024.105028
Helbich, M., Danish, M., Labib, SM., & Ricker, B. (2024). To use or not to use proprietary street view images in (health and place) research? That is the question. Health and Place, 87, Article 103244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103244
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/437831/1-s2.0-S1353829224000728-main.pdf?sequence=1
Zeng, P., Shi, D., Helbich, M., Sun, F., Zhao, H., Liu, Y., & Che, Y. (2024). Gender disparities in summer outdoor heat risk across China: Findings from a national county-level assessment during 1991-2020. Science of the Total Environment, 921, Article 171120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171120
Zeng, P., Shi, D., Liu, Y., Tian, T., Che, Y., & Helbich, M. (2024). Parks may not be effective enough to improve the thermal environment in Shanghai (China) as our modified H3SFCA method suggests. Building and Environment, 253, Article 111291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111291
Wang, R., Dong, G., Zhou, Y., Du, T., Dong, GH., & Helbich, M. (2024). When healthy aging meets Vitamin G: Assessing the associations between green space and heart health in older adults using street view and electrocardiography. Landscape and Urban Planning, 245, Article 105025. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2024.105025
Siddiqui, N., Wei, L., Mackenbach, J., Pinho, M., Helbich, M., Schoonmade, L., & Beulens, J. (2024). Global positioning system-based food environment exposures, diet-related, and cardiometabolic health outcomes: A systematic review and research agenda. International Journal of Health Geographics, 23(1), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-024-00362-x
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/436699/s12942-024-00362-x.pdf?sequence=1
Hayward, M., & Helbich, M. (2024). Environmental noise is positively associated with socioeconomically less privileged neighborhoods in the Netherlands. Environmental Research, 248, Article 118294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.118294
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/436695/1-s2.0-S0013935124001981-main.pdf?sequence=1
Cai, Y., Smit, M. J., & Helbich, M. (2024). Economic effects of air quality on housing prices: Evidence from Beijing, China. Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10901-023-10108-z
Tian, T., Kwan, M.-P., Vermeulen, R., & Helbich, M. (2024). Geographic uncertainties in external exposome studies: A multi-scale approach to reduce exposure misclassification. Science of the Total Environment, 906, Article 167637. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167637
Browning, M., Locke, D., Konijnendijk, C., Labib, SM., Rigolon, A., Yeager, R., Bardhan, M., Berland, A., Dadvand, P., Helbich, M., Li, F., Li, H., James, P., Klompmaker, J., Reuben, A., Roman, L., Patwary, M., O'Neil-Dunne, J., Ossola, A., ... Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (2024). Measuring the 3-30-300 rule to help cities meet nature access thresholds. Science of the Total Environment, 907, Article 167739. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167739
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/436762/1-s2.0-S0048969723063660-main.pdf?sequence=1
Helbich, M., Zeng, Y., & Sarker, A. (2024). Area-level measures of the social environment: Operationalization, pitfalls, and ways forward. In T. Paus (Ed.), Principles and Advances in Population Neuroscience (Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/7854_2024_464
Zhang, S., Wang, Z., Helbich, M., & Ettema, D. (2024). Assessing runners' exposure to natural and built environments in the Netherlands: A descriptive assessment based on GPS tracking. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 34(4), 2104-2123. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603123.2023.2212890
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/437258/Assessing_runners_exposure_to_natural_and_built_environments_in_the_Netherlands_A_descriptive_assessment_based_on_GPS_tracking.pdf?sequence=1

2023

Scholarly publications

Brons, H., Helbich, M., Bolt, G., Visser, K., & Stevens, G. (2023). Time trends in associations between neighbourhood and school characteristics and mental health problems among Dutch adolescents. Health and Place, 84, Article 103140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103140
Lan, Y., & Helbich, M. (2023). Short-term exposure sequences and anxiety symptoms: A time series clustering of smartphone-based mobility trajectories. International Journal of Health Geographics, 22, Article 27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-023-00348-1
Sui, Y., Ettema, D., & Helbich, M. (2023). Changes in neighborhood physical and social environments matter for change in mental health: Longitudinal evidence from Dutch panel data. Environmental Pollution, 337, Article 122540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122540
Zeng, Y., Stevens, G., & Helbich, M. (2023). Longitudinal associations of neighbourhood environmental exposures with mental health problems during adolescence: Findings from the TRAILS study. Environment International, 179(108142), Article 108142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108142
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/434246/1-s2.0-S0160412023004154-main.pdf?sequence=1
Lotfata, A., Moosazadeh, M., Helbich, M., & Hoseini, B. (2023). Socioeconomic and environmental determinants of asthma prevalence: a cross-sectional study at the U.S. County level using geographically weighted random forests. International Journal of Health Geographics, 22(1), Article 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-023-00343-6
Cui, X., Wen, J., Yang, H., Helbich, M., Dijst, M., Roberts, H., & Tian, S. (2023). Pathways from street network design to symptoms of depression among emerging adults in China. Travel Behaviour and Society, 33, Article 100644. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2023.100644
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/432237/1-s2.0-S2214367X23000959-main.pdf?sequence=1
Wei, L., Mackenbach, J., Poelman, M., Vermeulen, R., & Helbich, M. (2023). A detour for snacks and beverages? A cross-sectional assessment of selective daily mobility bias in food outlet exposure along the commuting route and dietary intakes. Health and Place, 83, Article 103088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103088
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/434217/1-s2.0-S1353829223001259-main.pdf?sequence=1
Gao, J., He, S., Ettema, D., & Helbich, M. (2023). Travel behavior changes due to life events: Longitudinal evidence from Dutch couple households. Transportation Research, Part A: Policy and Practice, 175, 1-14. Article 103765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2023.103765
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/432261/1-s2.0-S0965856423001854-main.pdf?sequence=1
Wang, X., Liu, Y., Yao, Y., Zhou, S., Zhu, Q., Liu, M., Luo, W., & Helbich, M. (2023). Associations between streetscape characteristics at Chinese adolescents' activity places and active travel patterns on weekdays and weekends. Journal of Transport and Health, 31, Article 101653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2023.101653
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/434171/1-s2.0-S2214140523000890-main.pdf?sequence=1
Yin, C., Helbich, M., Yang, H., & Sun, B. (2023). Pathways from the campus-based built environment to obesity: Evidence from undergraduates in China. Cities, 137, 1-9. Article 104311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104311
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/427701/1_s2.0_S0264275123001233_main.pdf?sequence=1
Wei, L., Kwan, M.-P., Vermeulen, R., & Helbich, M. (2023). Measuring environmental exposures in people's activity space: The need to account for travel modes and exposure decay. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 33(6). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-023-00527-z
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/434077/s41370-023-00527-z.pdf?sequence=1
Liu, J., Ettema, D., & Helbich, M. (2023). Street view environments are associated with the walking duration of pedestrians: The case of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Landscape and Urban Planning, 235, 1-11. Article 104752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104752
Wang, Z., Ettema, D., & Helbich, M. (2023). Age as effect modifier of the associations between the physical environment and adults' neighborhood walking in the Netherlands. Cities, 135, 1-14. Article 104194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104194
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/427452/1_s2.0_S0264275123000069_main.pdf?sequence=1
Van Velzen, C., & Helbich, M. (2023). Green school outdoor environments, greater equity? Assessing environmental justice in green spaces around Dutch primary schools. Landscape and Urban Planning, 232, 1-9. Article 104687. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104687
Wang, X., Liu, Y., Yao, Y., Zhou, S., Zhu, Q., Liu, M., & Helbich, M. (2023). Adolescents' environmental perceptions mediate associations between streetscape environments and active school travel. Transportation Research, Part D: Transport and Environment, 114, Article 103549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2022.103549
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/427451/1_s2.0_S1361920922003753_main.pdf?sequence=1
Gao, J., Wang, D., Ettema, D., & Helbich, M. (2023). Weather conditions as cross-sectional moderators of the associations between the physical environment and walking behavior in the Netherlands. International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 17(10), 1129-1138. https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2022.2152601
Helbich, M., & Hagenauer, J. (2023). Letter to the Editor in reference to the article entitled ‘4D-GWR: geographically, altitudinal, and temporally weighted regression’. Neural Computing and Applications, 35(8), 6331-6331. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-022-08041-3
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/427256/Letter_to_the_Editor_in_reference_to_the_article_entitled_4D_GWR_geographically_altitudinal_and_temporally_weighted_regression_.pdf?sequence=1
Lotfata, A., & Helbich, M. (2023). Spatial analysis of neighborhood vitality determinants on physical activity: A case study of Chicago. GeoJournal, 88(2), 2187–2197. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-022-10748-8
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/429338/s10708-022-10748-8.pdf?sequence=1
Tomal, M., & Helbich, M. (2023). A spatial autoregressive geographically weighted quantile regression to explore housing rent determinants in Amsterdam and Warsaw. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 50(3), 579-599. https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083221122790
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/429339/tomal-helbich-2022-a-spatial-autoregressive-geographically-weighted-quantile-regression-to-explore-housing-rent.pdf?sequence=1

2022

Scholarly publications

Lotfata, A., Georganos, S., Kalogirou, S., & Helbich, M. (2022). Ecological associations between obesity prevalence and neighborhood determinants using spatial machine learning in Chicago, Illinois, USA. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 11(11), Article 550. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi11110550
Patil, DS., Bailey, A., Yadav, UN., George, S., Helbich, M., Ettema, D., & Ashok, L. (2022). Contextual factors influencing the urban mobility infrastructure interventions and policies for older adults in low- and middle-income countries: A realist review. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1-13. Article 1489. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13875-6
Sui, Y., Ettema, D., & Helbich, M. (2022). Longitudinal associations between the neighborhood social, natural, and built environment and mental health: A systematic review with meta-analyses. Health and Place, 77, 1-13. Article 102893. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102893
Zhang, Y., Zheng, X., Helbich, M., Chen, N., & Chen, Z. (2022). City2vec: Urban knowledge discovery based on population mobile network. Sustainable Cities and Society, 85, 1-14. Article 104000. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2022.104000
Helbich, M., Mute Browning, M., White, M., & Hagedoorn, P. (2022). Living near coasts is associated with higher suicide rates among females but not males: A register-based linkage study in the Netherlands. Science of the Total Environment, 845, 1-7. Article 157329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157329
He, D., Lu, Y., Xie, B., & Helbich, M. (2022). How greenway exposure reduces body weight: A natural experiment in China. Landscape and Urban Planning, 226, 1-9. Article 104502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104502
Lan, Y., Roberts, H., Kwan, M.-P., & Helbich, M. (2022). Daily space-time activities, multiple environmental exposures, and anxiety symptoms: A cross-sectional mobile phone-based sensing study. Science of the Total Environment, 834, 1-9. Article 155276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155276
Lam, TM., Wang, Z., Vaartjes, I., Karssenberg, D., Ettema, D., Helbich, M., Timmermans, E., Frank, L., Den Braver, N., Wagtendonk, A., Beulens, JWJ., & Lakerveld, J. (2022). Development of an objectively measured walkability index for the Netherlands. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 19(1), 1-16. Article 50. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-022-01270-8
Labib, SM., Mute Browning, M., Rigolon, A., Helbich, M., & James, P. (2022). Nature's contributions in coping with a pandemic in the 21st century: A narrative review of evidence during COVID-19. Science of the Total Environment, 833, 1-17. Article 155095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155095
Becker, D., Mute Browning, M., McAnirlin, O., Yuan, S., & Helbich, M. (2022). Is green space associated with opioid-related mortality? An ecological study at the U.S. county level. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 70, 1-10. Article 127529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127529
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/419684/1_s2.0_S1618866722000723_main.pdf?sequence=1
Casant, J., & Helbich, M. (2022). Inequalities of suicide mortality across urban and rural areas: A literature review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(5), 1-15. Article 2669. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052669
Liu, J., Ettema, D., & Helbich, M. (2022). Systematic review of the association between commuting, subjective wellbeing and mental health. Travel Behaviour and Society, 28, 59-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2022.02.006
Wang, X., Liu, Y., Zhu, C., Yao, Y., & Helbich, M. (2022). Associations between the streetscape built environment and walking to school among primary schoolchildren in Beijing, China. Journal of Transport Geography, 99, 1-9. Article 103303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2022.103303
Brons, M., Bolt, G., Helbich, M., Visser, K., & Stevens, G. (2022). Independent associations between residential neighbourhood and school characteristics and adolescent mental health in the Netherlands. Health and Place, 74, 1-17. Article 102765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2022.102765
Gao, J., Yamamoto, T., & Helbich, M. (2022). The role of residential consonance and dissonance between couples in travel behavior. Transportation Research, Part D: Transport and Environment, 104, 1-16. Article 103196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2022.103196
Hagedoorn, P., & Helbich, M. (2022). Longitudinal effects of physical and social neighbourhood change on suicide mortality: A full population cohort study among movers and non-movers in the Netherlands. Social Science and Medicine, 294, 1-8. Article 114690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114690
Cai, Y., Zhu, Y., & Helbich, M. (2022). Club convergence of regional housing prices in China: Evidence from 70 major cities. Annals of Regional Science, 69(1), 33-55. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-021-01107-5
Yang, H., Zhang, Z., Helbich, M., Lu, Y., He, D., Ettema, D., & Chen, L. (2022). Examining non-linear associations between built environments around workplace and adults’ walking behaviour in Shanghai, China. Transportation Research, Part A: Policy and Practice, 155, 234-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2021.11.017
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/418981/1_s2.0_S0965856421003025_main.pdf?sequence=1
Larson, L., Mullenbach, L., Mute Browning, M., Rigolon, A., Thomsen, J., Covelli Metcalf, J., Reigner, N., Sharaievska, I., McAnirlin, O., D’Antonio, A., Cloutier, S., Helbich, M., & Labib, SM. (2022). Greenspace and park use associated with less emotional distress among college students in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Environmental Research, 204(Pt D), 1-12. Article 112367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.112367
Tomal, M., & Helbich, M. (2022). The private rental housing market before and during the Covid-19 pandemic: A submarket analysis in Cracow, Poland. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 49(6), 1646-1662. https://doi.org/10.1177/23998083211062907
Jahangir, S., Bailey, A., Uddin Hasan, M., Hossain, S., Helbich, M., & Hyde, M. (2022). "When I need to travel, I feel feverish": Everyday experiences of transport inequalities among older adults in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Gerontologist, 62(4), 493–503. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnab103
Hagenauer, J., & Helbich, M. (2022). A geographically weighted artificial neural network. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 36(2), 215-235. Article 1871618. https://doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2021.1871618

2021

Scholarly publications

de Beurs, D., de Winter, R., Helbich, M., & Bockting, C. (2021). Suicidal behavior from a complex system perspective: Individual, dynamical, and contextual. In M. Pompili (Ed.), Suicide risk assessment and prevention (pp. 1-13). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41319-4_35-1
He, D., Lu, Y., Xie, B., & Helbich, M. (2021). Large-scale greenway intervention promotes walking behaviors: A natural experiment in China. Transportation Research, Part D: Transport and Environment, 101, 1-12. Article 103095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2021.103095
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/413288/1_s2.0_S1361920921003916_main.pdf?sequence=1
Yang, M., Hagenauer, J., Dijst, M., & Helbich, M. (2021). Assessing the perceived changes in neighborhood physical and social environments and how they are associated with Chinese internal migrants’ mental health. BMC Public Health, 21, Article 1240. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11289-4
Helbich, M., Poppe, R., Oberski, D., Zeylmans Van Emmichoven, M., & Schram, R. (2021). Can’t see the wood for the trees? An assessment of street view- and satellite-derived greenness measures in relation to mental health. Landscape and Urban Planning, 214, 1-10. Article 104181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104181
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/412301/1_s2.0_S0169204621001444_main.pdf?sequence=1
Roberts, H., & Helbich, M. (2021). Multiple environmental exposures along daily mobility paths and depressive symptoms: A smartphone-based tracking study. Environment International, 156, 1-8. Article 106635. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2021.106635
Schepers, P., Helbich, M., Hagenzieker, M., de Geus, B., Dozza, M., Agerholm, N., Niska, A., Airaksinen, N., Papon, F., Gerike, R., Bjørnskau, T., & Aldred, R. (2021). The development of cycling in European countries since 1990. European Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, 21(2), 41-70. https://doi.org/10.18757/ejtir.2021.21.2.5411
Birenboim, A., Helbich, M., & Kwan, M.-P. (2021). Advances in portable sensing for urban environments: Understanding cities from a mobility perspective. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 88, 1-6. Article 101650. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2021.101650
Hagedoorn, P., & Helbich, M. (2021). Longitudinal exposure assessments of neighbourhood effects in health research: What can be learned from people’s residential histories? Health and Place, 68, 1-7. Article 102543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102543
Mute Browning, M., Larson, L., Sharaievska, I., Rigolon, A., McAnirlin, O., Mullenbach, L., Cloutier, S., Vu, T., Thomsen, J., Reigner, N., Metcalf, E., D'Antonio, A., Helbich, M., Bratman, G., & Olvera Alvarez, H. (2021). Psychological impacts from COVID-19 among university students: Risk factors across seven states in the United States. PLoS One, 16(1), Article e0245327. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245327
Wang, Z., Ettema, D., & Helbich, M. (2021). Objective environmental exposures correlate differently with recreational and transportation walking: A cross-sectional national study in the Netherlands. Environmental Research, 194, Article 110591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110591
Roberts, H., van Lissa, C., & Helbich, M. (2021). Perceived neighbourhood characteristics and depressive symptoms: potential mediators and the moderating role of employment status. Social Science & Medicine, 268, 1-10. Article 113533. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113533
Helbich, M., Mute Browning, M., & Kwan, M.-P. (2021). Time to address the spatiotemporal uncertainties in COVID-19 research: Concerns and challenges. Science of the Total Environment, 764, 1-2. Article 142866. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142866
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/409098/1_s2.0_S0048969720363968_main.pdf?sequence=1
Cai, Y., Zhu, Y., Yuan, F., Gao, J., & Helbich, M. (2021). Urban housing prices and regional integration: A spatial analysis in the city of Kaifeng, China. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 14(2), 355-378. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12061-020-09367-y
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/408869/Cai2021_Article_UrbanHousingPricesAndRegionalI.pdf?sequence=1

2020

Scholarly publications

Schepers, P., Klein Wolt, K., Helbich, M., & Fishman, E. (2020). Safety of e-bikes compared to conventional bicycles: What role does cyclists' health condition play? Journal of Transport and Health, 19, Article 100961. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2020.100961
Mahdizadeh Gharakhanlou, N., Hooshangi, N., & Helbich, M. (2020). A spatial agent-based model to assess the spread of malaria in relation to anti-malaria interventions in Southeast Iran. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 9, Article 549. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi9090549
Gao, J., Kamphuis, C., Ettema, D., & Helbich, M. (2020). What is 'neighborhood walkability'? How the built environment differently correlates with walking for different purposes and with walking on weekdays and weekends. Journal of Transport Geography, 88(10), Article 102860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2020.102860
Huang, B., Liu, Y., Chen, Y., Wei, H., Dong, G.-H., & Helbich, M. (2020). Establishing associations between residential greenness and markers of adiposity among middle-aged and older Chinese adults through the use of multilevel structural equation models. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 230, 1-11. Article 113606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2020.113606
Lan, Y., Roberts, H., Kwan, M.-P., & Helbich, M. (2020). Transportation noise exposure and anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environmental Research, 191(12), Article 110118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110118
Patil, D., Yadav, U., George, S., Helbich, M., Ettema, D., & Bailey, A. (2020). Developing an evidence informed framework for safe and accessible urban mobility infrastructures for older adults in low and middle-income countries: A protocol for realist synthesis. Systematic Reviews, 9, 1-6. Article 196. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-020-01456-w
Mens, K., Elzinga, E., Nielen, M., Lokkerbol, J., Poortvliet, R., Donker, G., Heins, M., Korevaar, J., Dückers, M., Aussems, C., Helbich, M., Tiemens, B., Gilissen, R., Beekman, A., & de Beurs, D. (2020). Applying machine learning on health record data from general practitioners to predict suicidality. Internet Interventions, 21(9), Article 100337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2020.100337
Helbich, M., O'Connor, R., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., & Hagedoorn, P. (2020). Greenery exposure and suicide mortality later in life: A longitudinal register-based case-control study. Environment international, 143, 1-8. Article 105982. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105982
Helbich, M., Mute Browning, M., & Huss, A. (2020). Outdoor light at night, air pollution and depressive symptoms: A cross-sectional study in the Netherlands. Science of the Total Environment, 744, 1-8. Article 140914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140914
Moore, P., & Helbich, M. (2020). Cycling through the landscape of advertising in Amsterdam: A commuters perspective. Sustainability, 12(14), 1-14. Article 5719. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12145719
Rasmusson, M., & Helbich, M. (2020). The relationship between near-repeat street robbery and the environment: Evidence from Malmö, Sweden. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 9, 1-10. Article 188. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi9040188
Yang, M., Faber, J., Dijst, M., & Helbich, M. (2020). Using structural equation modeling to examine pathways between perceived residential green space and mental health among internal migrants in China. Environmental Research, 183, 1-8. Article 109121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109121
Omrani, H., Omrani, B., Parmentier, B., & Helbich, M. (2020). Spatiotemporal data on the air pollutant Nitrogen Dioxide derived from Sentinel satellite for France. Data in Brief, 28, 1-8. Article 105089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2019.105089
Soenario, I., Lu, M., Helbich, M., Schmitz, O., Hoek, G., van de Molen, M., & Karssenberg, D. (2020). Land use regression models revealing spatiotemporal co-variation in NO2, NO, and O3 in the Netherlands. Atmospheric Environment, 223, Article 117238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2019.117238
Helbich, M., Hagenauer, J., & Roberts, H. (2020). Relative importance of perceived physical and social neighborhood characteristics for depression: A machine learning approach. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 55, 599-610. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-019-01808-5
Hagedoorn, P., Groenewegen, P., Roberts, H., & Helbich, M. (2020). Is suicide mortality associated with social fragmentation and deprivation? A Dutch register-based case-control study using individualized neighbourhoods. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 74, 197-202. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2019-212699
Yang, M., Dijst, M., & Helbich, M. (2020). Migration trajectories and their relationship to mental health among internal migrants in urban China: A sequence alignment approach. Population, Space and Place, 26, Article e2304. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2304

2019

Scholarly publications

Gao, J., Kamphuis, C., Ettema, D., & Helbich, M. (2019). Longitudinal changes in transport-related and recreational walking: The role of life events. Transportation Research, Part D: Transport and Environment, 77, 243-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2019.11.006
Luijkx, M., & Helbich, M. (2019). Neighbourhood walkability is not associated with adults’ sedentary behaviour in the residential setting: Evidence from Breda, The Netherlands. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(18), 1-12. Article 3487. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16183487
Wang, R., Liu, Y., Xue, D., & Helbich, M. (2019). Depressive symptoms among Chinese residents: How are the natural, built, and social environments correlated? BMC Public Health, 19, Article 887. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7171-9
Helbich, M. (2019). Dynamic urban environmental exposures on depression and suicide in the Netherlands (NEEDS): a protocol for a cross-sectional smartphone tracking study and a longitudinal population register study. BMJ Open, 9, 1-10. Article e030075. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030075
Roberts, H., Van Lissa, C., Hagedoorn, P., Kellar, I., & Helbich, M. (2019). The effect of short-term exposure to the natural environment on depressive mood: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environmental Research, 177, 1-14. Article 108606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.108606
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/382591/The_effect_of_short_term_exposure_to_the_natural_environment_on_depressive_mood.pdf?sequence=1
Wang, R., Helbich, M., Yao, Y., Zhang, J., Liu, P., Yuan, Y., & Liu, Y. (2019). Urban greenery and mental wellbeing in adults: Cross-sectional mediation analyses on multiple pathways across different greenery measures. Environmental Research, 1-8. Article 108535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.108535
Gao, J., Ettema, D., Helbich, M., & Kamphuis, C. (2019). Travel mode attitudes, urban context, and demographics: Do they interact differently for bicycle commuting and cycling for other purposes? Transportation, 46, 2441–2463. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-019-10005-x
Helbich, M. (2019). Spatiotemporal contextual uncertainties in green space exposure measures: Exploring a time series of the normalized difference vegetation indices. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(5), 1-13. Article 852. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16050852
Kauhl, B., Helbich, M., Schweikart, J., Keste, K., & Moskwyn, M. (2019). Einflussfaktoren für die Inanspruchnahme psychotherapeutischer Leistungen für Depressionen - alles eine Frage der Regionen? Monitor Versorgungsforschung, (2), 57-64. https://doi.org/10.24945/MVF.02.19.1866-0533.2092
Wang, R., Liu, Y., Xue, D., Yao, Y., Liu, P., & Helbich, M. (2019). Cross-sectional associations between long-term exposure to particulate matter and depression in China: The mediating effects of sunlight, physical activity, and neighborly reciprocity. Journal of Affective Disorders, 249, 8-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.02.007
Helbich, M., Yao, Y., Liu, Y., Zhang, J., Liu, P., & Wang, R. (2019). Using deep learning to examine street view green and blue spaces and their associations with geriatric depression in Beijing, China. Environment international, 126, 107-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.02.013
Hagenauer, J., Omrani, H., & Helbich, M. (2019). Assessing the performance of 38 machine learning models: The case of land consumption rates in Bavaria, Germany. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 33(7), 1399-1419. https://doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2019.1579333
Shastri, H., Ghosh, S., Paul, S., Shafizadeh-Moghadam, H., Helbich, M., & Karmakar, S. (2019). Future urban rainfall projections considering the impacts of climate change and urbanization with a statistical-dynamical integrated approach. Climate Dynamics, 52(9-10), 6033–6051. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-018-4493-8
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/388596/Future.pdf?sequence=1
Omrani, H., Parmentier, B., Helbich, M., & Pijanowski, B. (2019). The land transformation model-cluster framework: applying k-means and the Spark computing environment for large scale land change analytics. Environmental Modelling and Software, 111, 182–191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2018.10.004
Birenboim, A., Dijst, M., Scheepers, F., Poelman, M., & Helbich, M. (2019). Wearables and location tracking technologies for mental-state sensing in outdoor environments. Professional Geographer, 71(3), 449-461. https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2018.1547978
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/380969/Wearables.pdf?sequence=1
Schepers, P., Lovegrove, G., & Helbich, M. (2019). Urban form and road safety: Public and active transport enable high levels of road safety. In M. Nieuwenhuijsen, & H. Khreis (Eds.), Integrating human health into urban and transport planning (pp. 383-408 ). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74983-9_19
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/377357/schepers.pdf?sequence=1

2018

Scholarly publications

Helbich, M., de Beurs, D., Kwan, M.-P., O'Connor, R., & Groenewegen, P. (2018). Authors' reply to suicide mortality and natural environments. The Lancet Planetary Health, 3, 1. Article e16. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(18)30279-1
Yang, M., Dijst, M., & Helbich, M. (2018). Mental health among migrants in Shenzhen, China: Does it matter whether the migrant population is defined by hukou than birthplace? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(12), 1-11. Article 2671. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15122671
Boers, S., Hagoort, K., Scheepers, F., & Helbich, M. (2018). Does residential green and blue space promote recovery in psychotic disorders? A cross-sectional study in the province of Utrecht, the Netherlands. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(10), 1-8. Article 2195. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102195
Zock, J.-P., Verheij, R., Helbich, M., Völker, B., Spreeuwenberg, P., Strak, M., Janssen, N., Dijst, M., & Groenewegen, P. (2018). The impact of social capital, land use, air pollution and noise on individual morbidity in Dutch neighbourhoods. Environment international, 121(Part 1), 453-460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.09.008
Helbich, M. (2018). Mental health and environmental exposures: An editorial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(10), 1-4. Article 2207. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15102207
Gao, J., Kamphuis, C., Dijst, M., & Helbich, M. (2018). The role of the natural and built environment in cycling duration in the Netherlands. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15(82), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-018-0715-z
Helbich, M., Klein, N., Roberts, H., Hagedoorn, P., & Groenewegen, P. (2018). More green space is related to less antidepressant prescription rates in the Netherlands: A Bayesian geoadditive quantile regression approach. Environmental Research, 166, 290-297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.06.010
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/366349/1_s2.0_S001393511830313X_main.pdf?sequence=1
Poelman, MP., Strak, M., Schmitz, O., Hoek, G., Karssenberg, D., Helbich, M., Ntarladima, A. M., Bots, M. L., Brunekreef, B., Grobbee, R., Dijst, M., & Vaartjes, I. (2018). Relations between the residential fast-food environment and the individual risk of cardiovascular diseases in The Netherlands: A nationwide follow-up study. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 25(13), 1397-1405. https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487318769458
Helbich, M., de Beurs, D., Kwan, M., O’Connor, R., & Groenewegen, P. (2018). Natural environments and suicide mortality in the Netherlands: a cross-sectional, ecological study. The Lancet Planetary Health, 2(3), e134-e139. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(18)30033-0
Groenewegen, P., Zock, J.-P., Spreeuwenberg, P., Helbich, M., Hoek, G., Ruijsbroek, A., Strak, M., Verheij, R., Volker, B., Waverijn, G., & Dijst, M. (2018). Neighbourhood social and physical environment and general practitioner assessed morbidity. Health and Place, 49, 68-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.11.006
Helbich, M. (2018). Toward dynamic urban environmental exposure assessments in mental health research. Environmental Research, 161, 129-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2017.11.006
Dijst, M., Worrell, E., Böcker, L., Brunner, P., Davoudi, S., Geertman, S., Harmsen, R., Helbich, M., Holtslag, A., Kwan, M., Lenz, B., Lyons, G., Mokhtarian, P., Newman, P., Perrels, A., Ribeiro, A., Carreón, J., Thomson, G., Urge-Vorsatz, D., & Zeyringer, M. (2018). Exploring urban metabolism—Towards an interdisciplinary perspective. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 132, 190-203. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.09.014
Hagenauer, J., & Helbich, M. (2018). Local modelling of land consumption in Germany with RegioClust. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 65, 46-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2017.10.003
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/358483/6.pdf?sequence=1

Professional publications

Helbich, M. (2018). Studies linking green spaces to suicide risk are just a snapshot (Interview). Horizon: the EU Research & Innovation magazine.

2017

Scholarly publications

Helbich, M., Blüml, V., de Jong, T., Plener, P., Kwan, M.-P., & Kapusta, N. (2017). Urban-rural inequalities in suicide mortality: A comparison of urbanicity indicators. International Journal of Health Geographics, 16(1), Article 39. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-017-0112-x
Salarvandian , F., Dijst, M., & Helbich, M. (2017). Impact of Traffic Zones on Mobility Behavior in Tehran, Iran. Journal of Transport and Land Use, 10(1), 965-982. https://doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.2017.1087
Helbich, M., Plener, P., Hartung, S., & Blüml, V. (2017). Spatiotemporal suicide risk in Germany: A longitudinal study 2007-11. Scientific Reports, 7, 1-8. Article 7673. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08117-4
Schepers, JP., Den Brinker, B., Methorst, R., & Helbich, M. (2017). Pedestrian Falls: A review of the literature and future research directions. Journal of Safety Research, 62, 227-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2017.06.020
Gao, J., Helbich, M., Dijst, M., & Kamphuis, C. (2017). Socioeconomic and demographic differences in walking and cycling in the Netherlands: How do these translate into differences in health benefits? Journal of Transport and Health, 6(2017), 358-365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2017.06.001
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/356499/socioeconomic.pdf?sequence=1
Shafeezadeh Moghaddam, H., Tayyebi, A., & Helbich, M. (2017). Transition index maps for urban growth simulation: Application of artificial neural networks, weight of evidence and fuzzy multi-criteria evaluation. Environmental Modeling and Assessment, 189, 189-300. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-5986-3
Shafizadeh Moghadam, H., Asghari, A., Taleai, M., Helbich, M., & Tayyebi, A. (2017). Sensitivity analysis and accuracy assessment of the land transformation model using cellular automata. GIScience & Remote Sensing, 54(5), 639-656 . https://doi.org/10.1080/15481603.2017.1309125
Helbich, M., Schadenberg, B., Hagenauer, J., & Poelman, M. (2017). Food deserts? Healthy food access in Amsterdam. Applied Geography, 83, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.02.015
Helbich, M., & Leitner, M. (2017). Frontiers in spatial and spatiotemporal crime analytics - An editorial. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 6(73), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi6030073
Hagenauer, J., & Helbich, M. (2017). A comparative study of machine learning classifiers for modeling travel mode choice. Expert Systems with Applications, 78, 273-282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2017.01.057
Helbich, M., & Hagenauer, J. (2017). Data on healthy food accessibility in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Data, 2(7), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.3390/data2010007
Helbich, M. (2017). Children’s school commuting in the Netherlands: Does it matter how urban form is incorporated in mode choice models? International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 11(7), 507-517. https://doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2016.1275892
Blüml, V., Helbich, M., Mayr, M., Turnwald, R., Vyssoki, B., Lewitzka, U., Hartung, S., Plener, P., Fegert, J., & Kapusta, N. (2017). Antidepressant sales and regional variations of suicide mortality in Germany. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 87, 88-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2016.12.013
Böcker, L., van Amen, P., & Helbich, M. (2017). Elderly travel frequencies and transport mode choices in Greater Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Transportation, 44, 831-852. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-016-9680-z
Mburu, L., & Helbich, M. (2017). Communities as neighborhood guardians: A spatio-temporal analysis of community policing in Nairobi's suburbs. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 10, 189-210. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12061-015-9178-7
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/350650/Communities.pdf?sequence=1

2016

Scholarly publications

Mburu, L., & Helbich, M. (2016). Environmental risk factors influencing bicycle theft: A spatial analysis in London, UK. PLoS One, 11, Article e0163354. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163354
Hagenauer, J., & Helbich, M. (2016). The application of the SPAWNN toolkit to the socioeconomic analysis of Chicago, Illinois. In M. Behnisch, & G. Meinel (Eds.), Trends in Spatial Analysis and Modelling: Decision‐Making and Planning Strategies (pp. 75-90). (Geotechnologies and the Environment; Vol. 19). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52522-8_5
Helbich, M., Zeylmans Van Emmichoven, M., Dijst, M., Kwan, M.-P., Pierik, F., & de Vries, S. (2016). Natural and built environmental exposures on children's active school travel: A Dutch global positioning system-based cross-sectional study. Health and Place, 39, 101-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.03.003
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/330295/Natural.pdf?sequence=1
Mburu, L., & Helbich, M. (2016). Crime risk estimation with a commuter-harmonized ambient population. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 106, 804-818. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2016.1163252
Azari, M., Tayyebi, A., Helbich, M., & Ahadnejad Reveshty, M. (2016). Integrating cellular automata, artificial neural network and fuzzy set theory to simulate threatened orchards: Application to Maragheh, Iran. GIScience & Remote Sensing, 53, 183-205. https://doi.org/10.1080/15481603.2015.1137111
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/329676/Integrating.pdf?sequence=1
Helbich, M., & Griffith, D. (2016). Spatially varying coefficient models in real estate: Eigenvector spatial filtering and alternative approaches. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 57, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2015.12.002
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/329586/1_s2.0_S0198971515300387_main.pdf?sequence=1
Tayyebi, A., Tayyebi, AH., Jokar Arsanjani, J., Vaz, E., & Helbich, M. (2016). Analyzing crop change scenario with the SmartScape spatial decision support system. Land Use Policy, 51, 41-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2015.11.002
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/329459/1_s2.0_S0264837715003452_main.pdf?sequence=1
Hagenauer, J., & Helbich, M. (2016). SPAWNN: A toolbox for spatial analysis with self-organizing neural networks. Transactions in GIS, 20(5), 755–774. https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.12180
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/346690/SPAWNN.pdf?sequence=1

2015

Scholarly publications

Böcker, L., Dijst, M., Faber, J., & Helbich, M. (2015). En-route weather and place valuations for different transport mode users. Journal of Transport Geography, 47, 128-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2015.06.003
Fishman, E., Böcker, L., & Helbich, M. (2015). Adult active transport in the Netherlands: An analysis of its contribution to physical activity requirements. PLoS One, 10(4), Article 0121871. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121871
Helbich, M., Jokar Arsanjani, J., & Leitner, M. (2015). Computational approaches for urban environments: An editorial. In M. Helbich, J. Jokar Arsanjani, & M. Leitner (Eds.), Computational Approaches for Urban Environments (pp. 1-8). (Geotechnologies and the Environment; Vol. 13). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11469-9_1
Jokar Arsanjani, J., Zipf, A., Mooney, P., & Helbich, M. (2015). Introduction to OpenStreetMap in GIScience : Experiences, research, and applications. In J. Jokar Arsanjani, A. Zipf, P. Mooney, & M. Helbich (Eds.), OpenStreetMap in GIScience : Experiences, research, and applications Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14280-7_1
Leitner, M., & Helbich, M. (2015). Editorial: Innovative crime modeling and mapping. Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 42(2), 95-96. https://doi.org/10.1080/15230406.2015.1010308
Helbich, M., Jokar Arsanjani, J., & Leitner, M. (2015). Computational approaches for urban environments. (Geotechnologies and the Environment; Vol. 13). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11469-9
Jokar Arsanjani, J., Mooney, P., Helbich, M., & Zipf, A. (Eds.) (2015). OpenStreetMap in GIScience: Experiences, research, and applications. (Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14280-7
Shafizadeh Moghadam, H., & Helbich, M. (2015). Spatiotemporal variability of urban growth factors: A global and local perspective on the megacity of Mumbai. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 35, 187-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2014.08.013
Helbich, M. (2015). Do suburban areas impact house prices? Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 42, 431-449. https://doi.org/10.1068/b120023p
Shafizadeh Moghadam, H., Hagenauer, J., Farajzadeh, M., & Helbich, M. (2015). Performance analysis of radial basis function networks and multi-layer perceptron networks in modeling urban change: A case study. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 29(4), 606-623. https://doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2014.993989
Jokar Arsanjani, J., Mooney, P., Helbich, M., & Zipf, A. (2015). An exploration of future patterns of the contributions to OpenStreetMap and development of a contribution index. Transactions in GIS, 19, 896-914. https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.12139
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/316556/Arsanjani_et_al_2015_Transactions_in_GIS.pdf?sequence=1
Helbich, M., Leitner, M., & Kapusta, N. (2015). Lithium in drinking water and suicide mortality: The interplay with lithium prescriptions. British Journal of Psychiatry, 207(1), 64-71. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.114.152991
Helbich, M., & Jokar Arsanjani, J. (2015). Spatial eigenvector filtering for spatiotemporal crime mapping and spatial crime analysis. Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 42(2), 134-148. https://doi.org/10.1080/15230406.2014.893839
Jokar Arsanjani, J., Helbich, M., Bakillah, M., & Loos, L. (2015). The emergence and evolution of OpenStreetMap: A cellular automata approach. International Journal of Digital Earth, 8(1), 76–90. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2013.847125
Mburu, L., & Helbich, M. (2015). Evaluating the accuracy and effectiveness of criminal geographic profiling methods: The case of Dandora, Kenya. The Professional Geographer, 67(1), 110–120. https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2014.886921

Other output

Zock, J.-P., Verheij, R., Völker, B., Helbich, M., Groenewegen, P., & Dijst, M. (2015). Integration of social and physical environmental neighborhood factors and associations with health. Abstract from International Geospatial Health Research Symposium at the Annual Conference of the Association of American Geographers, United States.
Helbich, M., Leitner, M., & Kapusta, N. (2015). Lithium in drinking water and suicide mortality: The interplay with lithium prescriptions. Abstract from International Geospatial Health Research Symposium at the Annual Conference of the Association of American Geographers, United States.

2014

Scholarly publications

Kuntz, M., & Helbich, M. (2014). Geostatistical mapping of real estate prices: An empirical comparison of kriging and cokriging. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 29, 1904–1921. https://doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2014.906041
Jokar Arsanjani, J., Helbich, M., & Mousivand, A. J. (2014). A Morphological Approach to Predicting Urban Expansion. Transactions in GIS, 18(2), 219–223. https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.12031
Helbich, M., Brunauer, W., Vaz, E., & Nijkamp, P. (2014). Spatial heterogeneity in hedonic house price models: The case of Austria. Urban Studies, 51(2), 390-411. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098013492234
Helbich, M., Böcker, L., & Dijst, M. J. (2014). Geographic heterogeneity in cycling under various weather conditions: Evidence from Greater Rotterdam. Journal of Transport Geography, 38, 38-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.05.009

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Helbich, M., Zeylmans Van Emmichoven, M., Dijst, M., Pierik, F., & Kwan, M.-P. (2014). Do urban morphology and design stimulate physical activity?. Abstract from Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Association of American Geographers, Tampa, United States.
Helbich, M. (2014). Geospatial technologies to explore transport-related physical activity. Abstract from Issues of Urban Design in the Era of Ubiquitous Information, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

2013

Scholarly publications

Helbich, M., & Höfle, B. (2013). Verbesserung der Vorhersagegenauigkeit von urbanen hedonischen Immobilienpreismodellen durch Laserscanning. In HGG-Journal: Vielfältige Identitäten und Realitäten im Zeitalter der Globalisierung (pp. 17–19). Universität Heidelberg.
Jokar Arsanjani, J., Barron, C., Bakillah, M., & Helbich, M. (2013). Assessing the quality of OpenStreetMap contributions together with their contributors. In Proceedings AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science
Jokar Arsanjani, J., Helbich, M., & Bakillah, M. (2013). Exploiting volunteered geographic information to ease land use mapping of an urban landscape. In International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, Vol. XL-4/W1, Urban Data Management Symposium
Jokar Arsanjani, J., Loos, L., Helbich, M., & Bakillah, M. (2013). Individuals’ contribution to cells: A cellular automata approach for simulation of collaboratively mapped areas. In Proceedings AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science
Sun, Y., Fan, H., Helbich, M., & Zipf, A. (2013). Analyzing human activities through volunteered geographic information: Using Flickr to analyze spatial and temporal pattern of tourist accommodation. In J. Krisp (Ed.), Progress in Location-Based Services (pp. 57–70). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-34203-5_4
Helbich, M., Jokar Arsanjani, J., & Leitner, M. (2013). Driving forces of non-violent crimes in Houston, TX: A spatially filtered negative binomial model. In GI_Forum. Creating the GISociety (pp. 117–126). Wichmann. https://doi.org/10.1553/giscience2013s117
Hagenauer, J., & Helbich, M. (2013). Contextual neural gas for spatial clustering and analysis. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 27(2), 251-266. https://doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2012.667106
Hagenauer, J., & Helbich, M. (2013). Hierarchical self-organizing maps for clustering spatiotemporal data. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 27(10), 2026-2042. https://doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2013.788249
Helbich, M., Hagenauer, J., Leitner, M., & Edwards, R. (2013). Exploration of unstructured narrative crime reports: An unsupervised neural network and point pattern analysis approach. Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 40(4), 326-336. https://doi.org/10.1080/15230406.2013.779780
Shafizadeh Moghadam, H., & Helbich, M. (2013). Spatiotemporal urbanization processes in the megacity of Mumbai, India: A Markov chains-cellular automata urban growth model. Applied Geography, 40, 140-149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.01.009
Helbich, M., Blüml, V., Leitner, M., & Kapusta, N. (2013). Does altitude moderate the impact of lithium on suicide? The case of Austria. Geospatial health, 7(2), 209-218. https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2013.81
Helbich, M., Jochem, A., Mücke, W., & Höfle, B. (2013). Boosting the predictive accuracy of urban hedonic house price models through airborne laser scanning. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 39, 81-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2013.01.001
Jokar Arsanjani, J., Helbich, M., Bakillah, M., Hagenauer, J., & Zipf, A. (2013). Towards mapping land use patterns from volunteered geographic information. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 27(12), 2264-2278. https://doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2013.800871
Jokar Arsanjani, J., Helbich, M., & Vaz, E. (2013). Spatiotemporal simulation of urban growth patterns using agent-based modeling: The case of Tehran. Cities, 32, 33-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2013.01.005
Jokar Arsanjani, J., Helbich, M., Kainz, W., & Boloorani, A. (2013). Integration of logistic regression, Markov chain and cellular automata models to simulate urban expansion. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 21, 265-275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2011.12.014
Helbich, M., Brunauer, W., Hagenauer, J., & Leitner, M. (2013). Data-driven regionalization of housing markets. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 103, 871-889. https://doi.org/10.1080/00045608.2012.707587

Other output

Klein, J., Helbich, M., Leitner, M., & Kapusta, N. (2013). Lithium prescriptions and drinking water concentrations. Abstract from Young Scientist Association Symposium at the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

2012

Scholarly publications

Hagenauer, J., Helbich, M., Leitner, M., Ratcliffe, J., & Chainey, C. (2012). Data mining of collaboratively collected geographic crime information using an unsupervised neural network approach. In Proceedings AutoCarto
Helbich, M., & Leitner, M. (2012). Evaluation of spatial cluster detection algorithms for crime locations. In W. Gaul, A. Geyer-Schulz, L. Schmidt-Thieme, & J. Kunze (Eds.), Challenges at the Interface of Data Analysis, Computer Science, and Optimization (pp. 193–201). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24466-7 20
Helbich, M., Amelunxen, C., Neis, P., & Zipf, A. (2012). Comparative spatial analysis of positional accuracy of OpenStreetMap and proprietary geodata. In T. Jekel, A. Car, J. Strobl, & A. Griesebner (Eds.), GI_Forum. Geospatial Crossroads (pp. 24–33). Wichmann.
Hagenauer, J., & Helbich, M. (2012). Mining urban land-use patterns from volunteered geographic information by means of genetic algorithms and artificial neural networks. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 26, 963–982. https://doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2011.619501
Helbich, M. (2012). Beyond postsuburbia? Multifunctional service agglomeration in Vienna’s urban fringe. Tijdschrift Voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 103, 39-52. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9663.2011.00673.x
Kranabether, M., Helbich, M., & Knoflacher, H. (2012). Raumstrukturelle Aspekte des Fernstraßenbaus in der Ostregion, Österreich. Eine empirische Analyse der Arbeitsstättenentwicklung 1961 bis 2001. Raumforschung und Raumordnung, 70, 19–29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13147-011-0134-y
Helbich, M., Leitner, M., & Kapusta, N. (2012). Geospatial examination of lithium in drinking water and suicide mortality. International Journal of Health Geographics, 11(19). https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-072X-11-19

Other output

Helbich, M., & Jokar Arsanjani, J. (2012). Does suburbia impact house prices? An empirical evidence from the metropolitan area of Vienna. Abstract from Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Association of American Geographers, New York, United States.

2011

Scholarly publications

Hagenauer, J., & Helbich, M. (2011). Abgrenzung urbaner Räume mittels OpenStreetMap und maschinellen Lernverfahren. In M. Schilcher (Ed.), Geoinformationssysteme. Beiträge zum 16. Münchner Fortbildungsseminar (pp. 78–81). ABC.
Helbich, M., & Brunauer, W. (2011). Definition von homogenen hedonischen Preisregionen für Österreich mittels SKATER-Algorithmus. In NX. Thinh, M. Behnisch, & O. Margraf (Eds.), Beiträge zur Theorie und quantitativen Methodik in der Geographie (pp. 55–65). Rhombos.
Hagenauer, J., Helbich, M., & Leitner, M. (2011). Visualization of crime trajectories with self-organizing maps: A case study on evaluating the impact of hurricanes on spatiotemporal crime hotspots. In Proceedings International Cartographic Conference
Hagenauer, J., Helbich, M., & Leitner, M. (2011). Visualisierung von Verbrechensmustern in Houston mit Methoden des Data Minings. In M. Helbich, H. Deierling, & A. Zipf (Eds.), Theorie und quantitative Methoden in der Geographie – Kolloquiumsbeiträge (pp. 79–83). Universität Heidelberg.
Görgl, P., Helbich, M., Matzenetter, W., & Fassmann, H. (2011). Spatial and social development trends of metropolitan Vienna: An overview. In Urban Sprawl in Europe. Similarities or Differences? (pp. 107–140). Aula.
Leitner, M., & Helbich, M. (2011). The impact of hurricanes on crime: A spatio-temporal analysis in the city of Houston, TX. Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 38, 214–222.
Helbich, M., Hagenauer, J., & Leitner, M. (2011). Raumzeitliche Analyse von Verbrechenshotspots mittels Trajektorien und Kohonen-Karten. Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geographischen Gesellschaft, 153, 291–304.

Other output

Helbich, M., & Brunauer, W. (2011). Regionalization of an Austrian local hedonic prize model using spatial clustering. Abstract from Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Association of American Geographers, United Kingdom.

2010

Scholarly publications

Helbich, M., & Kampitsch, K. (2010). GIS and spatial analysis for public safety: The Austrian Criminal Intelligence Service. GeoInformatics, 13, 10–12.
Helbich, M., & Brunauer, W. (2010). Mixed geographically weighted regression for hedonic house price modeling in Austria. In A. Car, G. Griesebner, & J. Strobl (Eds.), GI_Forum. Geospatial Crossroads (pp. 87–90). Wichmann.
Helbich, M., Amelunxen, C., Neis, P., & Zipf, A. (2010). Investigations on locational accuracy of volunteered geographic information using OpenStreetMap data. In International Conference on Geographic Information Science, Role of Volunteer Geographic Information in Advancing Science (Workshop)
Görgl, P., Helbich, M., Fassmann, H., & Gazdek, V. (2010). Wanderungsströme der Bevölkerung in der Stadtregion Wien. In M. Schrenk, V. Popovich, & P. Zeile (Eds.), Proceedings of REAL CORP 2010: Cities for Everyone. Liveable, Healthy, Prosperous (pp. 909–915). CORP.
Helbich, M., & Leitner, M. (2010). Auswirkungen der Hurrikans Katrina und Rita auf raum-zeitliche Kriminalitätscluster am Beispiel von Houston, TX. Ein Scan Statistik Ansatz. In J. Strobl, T. Blaschke, & G. Griesebner (Eds.), Angewandte Geoinformatik 2010: Beiträge zum 22. AGIT-Symposium (pp. 50–59). Wichmann.
Fassmann, H., Görgl, P., & Helbich, M. (2010). Atlas der wachsenden Stadtregion. PGO.
Helbich, M., Deierling, H., & Zipf, A. (2010). Theorie und quantitative Methoden in der Geographie – Kolloquiumsbeiträge. (Heidelberger Geographische Bausteine ed.) Universität Heidelberg.
Helbich, M., & Görgl, P. (2010). Räumliche Regressionsmodelle als leistungsfähige Methoden zur Erklärung der Driving Forces von Zuzügen in die Stadtregion Wien? Raumforschung und Raumordnung, 68, 103–113.
Helbich, M., & Leitner, M. (2010). Postsuburban spatial evolution of Vienna’s urban fringe: Evidence from point process modeling. Urban Geography, 31(8), 1100–1117. https://doi.org/10.2747/0272-3638.31.8.1100

Other output

Helbich, M., & Leitner, M. (2010). Driving forces of Houston’s burglary hotspots during hurricane Rita. Abstract from Annual Louisiana Remote Sensing and GIS Workshop, Lafayette, United States.
Helbich, M., & Leitner, M. (2010). The impact of hurricanes on crime in the city of Houston, TX: A spatio-temporal analysis. Paper presented at AutoCarto. Proceedings of Geospatial Data and Geovisualization: Environment, Security, and Society, United States.

2009

Scholarly publications

Helbich, M. (2009). Räumliche Statistik zur Quantifizierung postsuburbaner Strukturen im Wiener Umland. In A. Koch (Ed.), Mensch – Umwelt – Interaktion. Überlegungen zum theoretischen Verständnis und zur methodischen Erfassung eines grundlegenden und vielschichtigen Zusammenhangs (pp. 29–38). Universität Salzburg.
Leitner, M., & Helbich, M. (2009). Analyzing, modeling, and mapping the impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the spatial and temporal distribution of crime in Houston, TX. In A. Car, G. Griesebner, & J. Strobl (Eds.), GI_Forum. Geospatial Crossroads Wichmann.
Helbich, M. (2009). Dynamik des Zentrale Orte Systems im Waldviertel 1980 bis 2004. Eine empirische Analyse. VDM.
Helbich, M. (2009). Modellierung (post)suburbaner Prozesse am Fallbeispiel der Stadtregion Wien. (Beiträge zur europäischen Stadt- und Regionalforschung ed.) Lit Verlag.
Helbich, M., & Leitner, M. (2009). Spatial analysis of the urban-to-rural migration determinants in the Viennese metropolitan area. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 2, 237–260.

Other output

Görgl, P., & Helbich, M. (2009). Schrumpfen tun die anderen: Entwicklung von Szenarien für die Stadtregion Wien. Abstract from Deutscher Geographentag, Wien, United Kingdom.

2008

Scholarly publications

Helbich, M. (2008). Regionalisierung (post)suburbaner Faktoren mittels Fuzzy Clusteranalyse am Fallbeispiel des Wiener Umlandes. In M. Schrenk, V. Popovich, D. Engelke, & P. Elisei (Eds.), REAL CORP 2008: Verkehrsdrehscheiben als Innovationszentren (pp. 399–408). CORP.

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