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D-Index
65
Citations
13478
World Ranking
2866
National Ranking
1353

David B. Peden 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 David B. Peden sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 298 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David B. Peden 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 David B. Peden sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David B. Peden is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology, Immunology and Allergy, and Pharmacology.

The main topics of their work include air quality and health impacts, asthma and respiratory diseases, climate change and health impacts, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research, medical and biological ozone research, allergic rhinitis and sensitization, and energy and environment impacts.

David B. Peden has contributed research to several scientific journals and venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • World Allergy Organization Journal
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global
  • Inhalation Toxicology

Their recent papers showcase a range of topics related to air pollution, respiratory health, and the effects of environmental factors on allergic and pulmonary conditions. Some notable recent publications are:

  • Outdoor Air Pollution and New-Onset Airway Disease. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report, 2020, Annals of the American Thoracic Society
  • International expert consensus on the management of allergic rhinitis (AR) aggravated by air pollutants, 2020, World Allergy Organization Journal
  • Air pollution and indoor settings, 2021, World Allergy Organization Journal
  • COVID-19, asthma, and biological therapies: What we need to know, 2020, World Allergy Organization Journal
  • Gamma-tocopherol, a major form of vitamin E in diets: Insights into antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, mechanisms, and roles in disease management, 2021, Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David B. Peden include:

  • Neil E. Alexis
  • Michelle L. Hernandez
  • Ignacio J. Ansotegui
  • Martha Almond
  • David Díaz-Sánchez

Their body of work reflects an interdisciplinary approach, combining environmental science and clinical medicine to investigate how air quality and pollutants affect respiratory and immune system health. This includes research into the effects of climate change on respiratory diseases and the role of biological responses to environmental exposures.

Best Publications

  • Health effects of air pollution

    Jonathan A. Bernstein;Neil Alexis;Charles Barnes;I. Leonard Bernstein

  • Climate change and allergic disease

    Katherine M. Shea;Robert T. Truckner;Richard W. Weber;David B. Peden

  • Workshop to identify critical windows of exposure for children's health: immune and respiratory systems work group summary.

    Rodney R. Dietert;Ruth A. Etzel;David Chen;Marilyn Halonen

  • Asthma outcomes: Exacerbations

    Anne Fuhlbrigge;David B Peden;Andrea J. Apter;Homer A. Boushey

  • Environmental determinants of allergy and asthma in early life

    Allison J. Burbank;Amika K. Sood;Matthew J. Kesic;David B. Peden

  • Environmental and occupational allergies.

    David B Peden;Charles E. Reed

  • Ozone exposure has both a priming effect on allergen-induced responses and an intrinsic inflammatory action in the nasal airways of perennially allergic asthmatics.

    D B Peden;R W Setzer;R B Devlin

  • Lung Function and Inflammatory Responses in Healthy Young Adults Exposed to 0.06 ppm Ozone for 6.6 Hours

    Chong S. Kim;Neil E. Alexis;Ana G. Rappold;Howard Kehrl

  • Low-Power Wearable Systems for Continuous Monitoring of Environment and Health for Chronic Respiratory Disease

    James Dieffenderfer;Henry Goodell;Steven Mills;Michael McKnight

  • The epidemiology and genetics of asthma risk associated with air pollution.

    David B. Peden

  • Uric acid is a major antioxidant in human nasal airway secretions.

    David B. Peden;Robert Hohman;Mary E. Brown;Robert T. Mason

  • Biological material on inhaled coarse fraction particulate matter activates airway phagocytes in vivo in healthy volunteers.

    Neil E. Alexis;John C. Lay;Kirby Zeman;William E. Bennett

  • Coarse particulate matter (PM2.5-10) affects heart rate variability, blood lipids, and circulating eosinophils in adults with asthma.

    Karin Yeatts;Erik Svendsen;John Creason;Neil E. Alexis

  • Development of atopy and asthma: candidate environmental influences and important periods of exposure.

    David B. Peden

  • The Relationship of Mucus Concentration (Hydration) to Mucus Osmotic Pressure and Transport in Chronic Bronchitis

    Wayne H. Anderson;Raymond D. Coakley;Brian Button;Ashley G. Henderson

  • International expert consensus on the management of allergic rhinitis (AR) aggravated by air pollutants: Impact of air pollution on patients with AR: Current knowledge and future strategies.

    Robert Naclerio;Ignacio J. Ansotegui;Jean Bousquet;G. Walter Canonica

  • Increased specific airway reactivity of persons with mild allergic asthma after 7.6 hours of exposure to 0.16 ppm ozone.

    Howard R. Kehrl;David B. Peden;Beth Ball;Larry J. Folinsbee

  • Different expression ratio of S100A8/A9 and S100A12 in acute and chronic lung diseases.

    Eva Lorenz;Marianne S. Muhlebach;Philippe A. Tessier;Neil E. Alexis

  • Air pollution in asthma: effect of pollutants on airway inflammation

    David B. Peden

  • Air pollution and indoor settings

    Nelson Augusto Rosário Filho;Marilyn Urrutia-Pereira;Gennaro D'Amato;Lorenzo Cecchi

  • CD14-dependent airway neutrophil response to inhaled LPS: role of atopy.

    Neil Alexis;Marlowe Eldridge;William Reed;Philip Bromberg

  • Allergen provocation augments endotoxin-induced nasal inflammation in subjects with atopic asthma

    Marlowe W. Eldridge;Marlowe W. Eldridge;David B. Peden;David B. Peden

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil E. Alexis
Neil E. Alexis University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jenny P.-Y. Ting
Jenny P.-Y. Ting University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Michael A. Kaliner
Michael A. Kaliner National Institutes of Health
Steven R. Kleeberger
Steven R. Kleeberger National Institutes of Health
Vincent Castranova
Vincent Castranova West Virginia University
Ignacio J. Ansotegui
Ignacio J. Ansotegui World Allergy Organization
Jack R. Harkema
Jack R. Harkema Michigan State University
Wanda Phipatanakul
Wanda Phipatanakul Boston Children's Hospital
Stanley J. Szefler
Stanley J. Szefler University of Colorado Denver
John Lach
John Lach George Washington University

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