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Immunology

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113
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438
National Ranking
269

Medicine

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Augusto A. Litonjua publication distribution in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Immunology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Augusto A. Litonjua sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 486 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 807 publications or more.

Augusto A. Litonjua D-index placement in Immunology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Immunology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Augusto A. Litonjua sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 113 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 157 D-Index or more.

Overview

Augusto A. Litonjua is affiliated with the University of Rochester Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, with significant contributions to the study of asthma and respiratory diseases, neonatal respiratory health, and vitamin D research. Other prominent areas of study include molecular biology, physiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The scientist's research covers a wide array of topics, notably:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Neonatal respiratory health research
  • Vitamin D research studies
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Birth, development, and health
  • Breastfeeding practices and influences

Litonjua has published extensively, with a significant presence in medical and epidemiological journals. Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Metabolites
  • UNC Libraries
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Among Litonjua's recent notable papers are:

  • Six-Year Follow-up of a Trial of Antenatal Vitamin D for Asthma Reduction, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Asthma epidemiology and risk factors, 2020, Seminars in Immunopathology
  • The Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)-Wide Cohort, 2023, American Journal of Epidemiology
  • Metabolome-Microbiome Crosstalk and Human Disease, 2020, Metabolites
  • Meta-analysis of epigenome-wide association studies in newborns and children show widespread sex differences in blood DNA methylation, 2022, Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation Research

Collaboration forms an important part of Litonjua's research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Scott T. Weiss
  • Jessica Lasky-Su
  • Rachel S. Kelly
  • Kathleen Lee-Sarwar
  • Hooman Mirzakhani

Their work integrates clinical insights with molecular and environmental health perspectives, contributing to impacts on both pediatric and adult respiratory health domains. The volume and scope of publications reflect ongoing investigation into disease mechanisms, preventive interventions, and broader public health implications related to respiratory and developmental health.

Best Publications

  • Ambient Pollution and Heart Rate Variability

    Diane R. Gold;Augusto Litonjua;Joel Schwartz;Eric Lovett

  • Maternal intake of vitamin D during pregnancy and risk of recurrent wheeze in children at 3 y of age

    Carlos A Camargo;Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman;Augusto A Litonjua;Janet W Rich-Edwards

  • DNA Methylation in Newborns and Maternal Smoking in Pregnancy: Genome-wide Consortium Meta-analysis

    Bonnie R. Joubert;Janine F. Felix;Paul Yousefi;Kelly M. Bakulski

  • Serum Vitamin D Levels and Markers of Severity of Childhood Asthma in Costa Rica

    John M. Brehm;Juan C. Celedón;Manuel E. Soto-Quiros;Lydiana Avila

  • Maternal vitamin d intake during pregnancy and early childhood wheezing

    Graham Devereux;Augusto A. Litonjua;Stephen W. Turner;Leone C. A. Craig

  • Rapid DNA Methylation Changes after Exposure to Traffic Particles

    Andrea Baccarelli;Robert O. Wright;Valentina Bollati;Letizia Tarantini

  • Serum vitamin D levels and severe asthma exacerbations in the Childhood Asthma Management Program study

    John M. Brehm;John M. Brehm;Brooke Schuemann;Anne L. Fuhlbrigge;Bruce W. Hollis

  • Decline in genomic DNA methylation through aging in a cohort of elderly subjects.

    Valentina Bollati;Joel Schwartz;Joel Schwartz;Robert Wright;Robert Wright;Augusto Litonjua

  • Is vitamin D deficiency to blame for the asthma epidemic

    Augusto A. Litonjua;Scott T. Weiss;Scott T. Weiss

  • Asthma epidemiology and risk factors

    Jessica Stern;Jennifer Pier;Augusto A Litonjua

  • Parental history and the risk for childhood asthma. Does mother confer more risk than father

    Augusto A. Litonjua;Vincent J. Carey;Harriet A. Burge;Scott T. Weiss

  • Effect of Prenatal Supplementation With Vitamin D on Asthma or Recurrent Wheezing in Offspring by Age 3 Years: The VDAART Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Augusto A. Litonjua;Augusto A. Litonjua;Vincent J. Carey;Vincent J. Carey;Nancy Laranjo;Benjamin J. Harshfield

  • MMP12, lung function, and COPD in high-risk populations.

    Gary M. Hunninghake;Michael H. Cho;Yohannes Tesfaigzi;Manuel E. Soto-Quiros

  • Uric Acid and the Development of Hypertension: The Normative Aging Study

    Todd S. Perlstein;Olga Gumieniak;Gordon H. Williams;David Sparrow

  • Genomewide association between GLCCI1 and response to glucocorticoid therapy in asthma

    Kelan Tantisira;Jessica A. Lasky Lasky-Su;Michishige Harada;Amy Murphy

  • Meta-analysis of effects of exclusive breastfeeding on infant gut microbiota across populations.

    Nhan T. Ho;Fan Li;Kathleen A. Lee-Sarwar;Hein M. Tun;Hein M. Tun

  • Genetic loci associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap with loci for lung function and pulmonary fibrosis

    Brian D. Hobbs;Kim De Jong;Maxime Lamontagne;Yohan Bossé

  • Race, socioeconomic factors, and area of residence are associated with asthma prevalence.

    Augusto A. Litonjua;Vincent J. Carey;Scott T. Weiss;Diane R. Gold

  • Genome-wide association study identifies three new susceptibility loci for adult asthma in the Japanese population

    Tomomitsu Hirota;Atsushi Takahashi;Michiaki Kubo;Tatsuhiko Tsunoda

  • Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke in Relation to Blood DNA Methylation

    Andrea Baccarelli;Robert Wright;Valentina Bollati;Augusto Litonjua

  • Traffic related pollution and heart rate variability in a panel of elderly subjects

    J Schwartz;A Litonjua;H Suh;M Verrier

  • Risk loci for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a genome-wide association study and meta-analysis

    Michael H Cho;Merry-Lynn N McDonald;Xiaobo Zhou;Manuel Mattheisen;Manuel Mattheisen

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott T. Weiss
Scott T. Weiss Harvard University
Diane R. Gold
Diane R. Gold Harvard University
David Sparrow
David Sparrow Boston University
Jessica Lasky-Su
Jessica Lasky-Su Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman
Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman Harvard University
Dawn L. DeMeo
Dawn L. DeMeo Brigham and Women's Hospital
Andrea Baccarelli
Andrea Baccarelli Columbia University
Edwin K. Silverman
Edwin K. Silverman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Juan C. Celedón
Juan C. Celedón University of Pittsburgh
Kelan G. Tantisira
Kelan G. Tantisira University of California, San Diego

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