Luke Knibbs

Associate Professor Luke Knibbs serves as an environmental epidemiologist in the School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, at the University of Sydney. He earned his PhD and Bachelor of Science from Macquarie University and a Master of Public Health from the University of Sydney. His multidisciplinary background encompasses public health, atmospheric science, and exposure assessment. Knibbs leads a team of students and early-career researchers focused on advancing exposure assessment and analytical methods for air pollution, bioaerosols, and related environmental risk factors. His research emphasizes maternal and children's health outcomes, including prenatal exposures to air pollution and endocrine-disrupting chemicals, as well as the respiratory impacts of air pollution on children. He holds the position of Associate Professor in Epidemiology and Public Health Data Science and serves as Director of Public Health Research Analytics within the School of Public Health. Knibbs is affiliated with the Sustainability, Climate and Health Collaboration, hosted by the Sydney School of Public Health.

Prior to his current role, Knibbs was affiliated with the University of Queensland School of Public Health and Queensland University of Technology. He has contributed significantly to global health research through involvement in the Global Burden of Disease Study, authoring over 170 peer-reviewed publications. His Google Scholar profile records more than 40,000 citations, reflecting substantial influence in environmental health. Notable publications include 'Estimates and 25-year trends of the global burden of disease attributable to ambient air pollution: an analysis of data from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2015' (The Lancet, 2017), cited over 7,000 times; 'Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017' (The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 2020); and 'Estimates of the global, regional, and national morbidity, mortality, and aetiologies of lower respiratory infections in 195 countries, 1990–2016' (The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2018). Knibbs has been recognized among the world's top researchers in environmental sciences and has secured funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council. His work informs public health policy on environmental risks.

Professional Email: luke.knibbs@sydney.edu.au