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Dirkje S. Postma publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dirkje S. Postma sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,325 publications — 98th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Dirkje S. Postma D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Dirkje S. Postma sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 163 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2000 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Dirkje S. Postma is affiliated with the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research work primarily focuses on medicine, with notable contributions in physiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, immunology, and surgery.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Recent publications by Dirkje S. Postma include:

  • "Predictors and associations of the persistent airflow limitation phenotype in asthma: a post-hoc analysis of the ATLANTIS study," 2022, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • "Phenotypic and functional translation of IL1RL1 locus polymorphisms in lung tissue and asthmatic airway epithelium," 2020, JCI Insight
  • "Skin-blanching is associated with FEV1, allergy, age and gender in asthma families," 2021, UNC Libraries
  • "Genome-wide association study of lung function decline in adults with and without asthma," 2020, UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Dirkje S. Postma include:

  • Judith M. Vonk
  • Maarten van den Berge
  • Gerard H. Koppelman
  • Martijn C. Nawijn
  • Christopher E. Brightling

The scientist's work has been published primarily in venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • JCI Insight

Dirkje S. Postma was awarded membership in the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2000.

Best Publications

  • Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA): Achievements in 10 years and future needs

    J. Bousquet;H. J. Schünemann;B. Samolinski;P. Demoly

  • Optimal assessment and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The European Respiratory Society Task Force

    N M Siafakas;P Vermeire;N B Pride;P Paoletti

  • Effect of inhaled formoterol and budesonide on exacerbations of asthma. Formoterol and Corticosteroids Establishing Therapy (FACET) International Study Group

    Romain A. Pauwels;Claes-Göran Löfdahl;Dirkje S. Postma;Anne E. Tattersfield

  • Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

    Adam E. Locke;Bratati Kahali;Sonja I. Berndt;Anne E. Justice

  • Long-Term Treatment with Inhaled Budesonide in Persons with Mild Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Who Continue Smoking

    Romain A. Pauwels;Claes-Göran Löfdahl;Lauri A. Laitinen;Jan P. Schouten

  • An Official American Thoracic Society Public Policy Statement: Novel Risk Factors and the Global Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Mark D. Eisner;Nicholas Anthonisen;David Coultas;Nino Kuenzli

  • The ENFUMOSA cross-sectional European multicentre study of the clinical phenotype of chronic severe asthma

    B Abraham;JM Anto;E Barreiro;Ehd Bel

  • Genetic susceptibility to asthma--bronchial hyperresponsiveness coinherited with a major gene for atopy.

    Dirkje S. Postma;Eugene R. Bleecker;Pamela J. Amelung;Kenneth J. Holroyd

  • 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

  • Development, validity and responsiveness of the Clinical COPD Questionnaire

    Thys van der Molen;Thys van der Molen;Brigitte W M Willemse;Siebrig Schokker;Nick H T ten Hacken

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

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

  • Acute effects of cigarette smoke on inflammation and oxidative stress: a review

    H van der Vaart;D S Postma;W Timens;N H T ten Hacken

  • Effect of SCH55700, a humanized anti-human interleukin-5 antibody, in severe persistent asthma - A pilot study 164/rccm.200206-5250C

    Johan C. Kips;Brian J. O'Connor;Stephen J. Langley;Ashley Woodcock

  • Air pollution and development of asthma, allergy and infections in a birth cohort.

    M. Brauer;G. Hoek;H. A. Smit;J. C. de Jongste

  • Parent-of-origin-specific allelic associations among 106 genomic loci for age at menarche

    John R.B. Perry;Felix Day;Cathy E. Elks;Patrick Sulem

  • Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of 21,000 cases and 95,000 controls identifies new risk loci for atopic dermatitis

    Lavinia Paternoster;Marie Standl;Johannes Waage;Hansjoerg Baurecht

  • Ambient air pollution and low birthweight: a European cohort study (ESCAPE)

    Marie Pedersen;Lise Giorgis-Allemand;Claire Bernard;Inmaculada Aguilera

  • The Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome

    Dirkje S. Postma;Klaus F. Rabe

  • Ongoing airway inflammation in patients with COPD who do not currently smoke

    S. R. Rutgers;D. S. Postma;N. H. T. Ten Hacken;H. F. Kauffman

  • Risk factors and early origins of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Dirkje S Postma;Andrew Bush;Maarten van den Berge

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerard H. Koppelman
Gerard H. Koppelman University Medical Center Groningen
Wim Timens
Wim Timens University Medical Center Groningen
Huib A. M. Kerstjens
Huib A. M. Kerstjens University Medical Center Groningen
Marjan Kerkhof
Marjan Kerkhof University Medical Center Groningen
Bert Brunekreef
Bert Brunekreef Utrecht University
Henriette A. Smit
Henriette A. Smit Utrecht University
Erik Melén
Erik Melén Karolinska Institute
H. F. Kauffman
H. F. Kauffman University of Groningen
Ulrike Gehring
Ulrike Gehring Utrecht University
Alet H. Wijga
Alet H. Wijga Centre for Health Protection

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