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Christer Janson

Christer Janson

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Immunology
Sweden
2026
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Medicine
Sweden
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
112
Citations
42815
World Ranking
454
National Ranking
5

Medicine

D-Index
113
Citations
43561
World Ranking
4989
National Ranking
99

Christer Janson 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 Christer Janson sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 856 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christer Janson 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 Christer Janson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 112 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Immunology in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Christer Janson is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and has a significant publication record in the field of medicine, particularly focused on pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Their research spans multiple subfields including physiology, health toxicology and mutagenesis, immunology and allergy, and public health related to environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's work centers on topics such as asthma and respiratory diseases, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), respiratory and cough-related research, respiratory support and mechanisms, air quality and health impacts, allergic rhinitis and sensitization, and inhalation and respiratory drug delivery. These topics highlight a broad engagement with respiratory health and its environmental and therapeutic dimensions.

Frequent co-authors in their research include Andreï Malinovschi, Þórarinn Gíslason, Mathias Holm, Rain Jögi, and Ane Johannessen. These collaborations suggest an active network within respiratory and public health research communities.

Janson's publications often appear in notable venues such as ERJ Open Research, Epidemiology, Respiratory Medicine, European Respiratory Journal, and European Journal of Public Health. These journals indicate a focus on both clinical and epidemiological aspects of respiratory medicine.

Key recent papers include:

  • "Overuse of short-acting β2-agonists in asthma is associated with increased risk of exacerbation and mortality: a nationwide cohort study of the global SABINA programme" (2020) published in European Respiratory Journal
  • "SABINA: An Overview of Short-Acting β2-Agonist Use in Asthma in European Countries" (2020) published in Advances in Therapy
  • "Lifelong exposure to air pollution and greenness in relation to asthma, rhinitis and lung function in adulthood" (2020) published in Environment International
  • "Prevalence and Population-Attributable Risk for Chronic Airflow Obstruction in a Large Multinational Study" (2020) published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • "Effects of switching from a metered dose inhaler to a dry powder inhaler on climate emissions and asthma control: post-hoc analysis" (2022) published in Thorax

Best Publications

  • Variations in the prevalence of respiratory symptoms, self- reported asthma attacks, and use of asthma medication in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS)

    S. Chinn;C. Luczynska;D. Jarvis

  • Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction.

    Daniel F Gudbjartsson;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Unnur S Bjornsdottir;Eva Halapi;Anna Helgadottir

  • Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks

    Florence Demenais;Florence Demenais;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Kathleen C. Barnes;William O.C. Cookson

  • Risk factors for rehospitalisation in COPD: role of health status, anxiety and depression

    G. Gudmundsson;T. Gislason;C. Janson;E. Lindberg

  • Geographical variation in the prevalence of positive skin tests to environmental aeroallergens in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey I

    P-J Bousquet;S. Chinn;Christer Janson;M. Kogevinas

  • The European Community Respiratory Health Survey: what are the main results so far?

    C. Janson;J. Anto;P. Burney;S. Chinn

  • Asthma and the indoor environment: the significance of emission of formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds from newly painted indoor surfaces

    G Wieslander;D Norbäck;E Björnsson;C Janson

  • Role of Snoring and Daytime Sleepiness in Occupational Accidents

    Eva Lindberg;Ned Carter;Thorarinn Gislason;Christer Janson

  • Inflammation and Structural Changes in the Airways of Patients with Atopic and Nonatopic Asthma

    Kawa Amin;Dóra Lúdvíksdóttir;Christer Janson;Otto Nettelbladt

  • Overuse of short-acting β2-agonists in asthma is associated with increased risk of exacerbation and mortality: a nationwide cohort study of the global SABINA programme.

    Bright I. Nwaru;Magnus Ekström;Pål Hasvold;Fredrik Wiklund

  • Sleep disturbances in a young adult population: can gender differences be explained by differences in psychological status?

    Eva Lindberg;Christer Janson;Thorarinn Gislason;Eythor Björnsson

  • Asthmatic symptoms and volatile organic compounds, formaldehyde, and carbon dioxide in dwellings.

    D Norbäck;E Björnsson;C Janson;J Widström

  • Anxiety and Depression are Related to the Outcome of Emergency Treatment in Patients with Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Inger Dahlén;Christer Janson

  • Incidence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Cohort of Young Adults According to the Presence of Chronic Cough and Phlegm

    Roberto de Marco;Simone Accordini;Isa Cerveri;Angelo Corsico

  • Sleep-disordered breathing and glucose metabolism in hypertensive men: a population-based study

    A. Elmasry;Eva Lindberg;C. Berne;C. Janson

  • Anxiety and depression in relation to respiratory symptoms and asthma

    Christer Janson;Eythor Bjornsson;Jerker Hetta;Gunnar Boman

  • An international survey of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in young adults according to GOLD stages

    R de Marco;S Accordini;I Cerveri;A Corsico

  • Risk Factors for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a European Cohort of Young Adults

    Roberto de Marco;Simone Accordini;Alessandro Marcon;Isa Cerveri

  • Onset and Remission of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma and the Relationship with Atopic Sensitization and Smoking

    Peter P. Plaschke;Christer Janson;Eva Norrman;Eythor Björnsson

  • Depression, anxiety and health status after hospitalisation for COPD: a multicentre study in the Nordic countries.

    Gunnar Gudmundsson;Thorarinn Gislason;Christer Janson;Eva Lindberg

  • Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks

    Florence Demenais;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Kathleen C. Barnes;William O. C. Cookson

Frequent Co-Authors

Cecilie Svanes
Cecilie Svanes University of Bergen
Deborah Jarvis
Deborah Jarvis Imperial College London
Thorarinn Gislason
Thorarinn Gislason University of Iceland
Joachim Heinrich
Joachim Heinrich Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Bertil Forsberg
Bertil Forsberg Umeå University
Dan Norbäck
Dan Norbäck Uppsala University
Peter Burney
Peter Burney Imperial College London
Nicole Probst-Hensch
Nicole Probst-Hensch Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
Shyamali C. Dharmage
Shyamali C. Dharmage University of Melbourne

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