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D-Index
69
Citations
22631
World Ranking
2477
National Ranking
1185

Donald K. Milton 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 Donald K. Milton sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 180 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donald K. Milton 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 Donald K. Milton sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Donald K. Milton is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Modeling and Simulation, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's work extensively addresses topics related to Infection Control and Ventilation, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Respiratory viral infections research, Influenza Virus Research Studies, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, and Noise Effects and Management.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Donald K. Milton include:

  • Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks (2020, Nature Medicine)
  • How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised? (2020, Environment International)
  • It Is Time to Address Airborne Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases)
  • Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (2020, Science)

Frequent co-authors include Filbert Hong, Sheldon Tai, Kristen K. Coleman, Jianyu Lai, and Benjamin J. Cowling.

Donald K. Milton's research has been published recurrently in key scientific venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Clinical Infectious Diseases, Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Science.

Best Publications

  • Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks.

    Nancy H.L. Leung;Daniel K.W. Chu;Eunice Y.C. Shiu;Kwok Hung Chan

  • How can airborne transmission of COVID-19 indoors be minimised?

    Lidia Morawska;Julian W. Tang;William Bahnfleth;Philomena M. Bluyssen

  • It Is Time to Address Airborne Transmission of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).

    Lidia Morawska;Donald K Milton

  • Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients.

    Po Ying Chia;Po Ying Chia;Kristen Kelli Coleman;Yian Kim Tan;Sean Wei Xiang Ong

  • Influenza Virus Aerosols in Human Exhaled Breath: Particle Size, Culturability, and Effect of Surgical Masks

    Donald K. Milton;M. Patricia Fabian;M. Patricia Fabian;Benjamin J. Cowling;Michael L. Grantham

  • Risk of indoor airborne infection transmission estimated from carbon dioxide concentration.

    S. N. Rudnick;D. K. Milton;D. K. Milton

  • Influenza virus in human exhaled breath: an observational study.

    Patricia Fabian;Patricia Fabian;James J. McDevitt;James J. McDevitt;Wesley H. DeHaan;Rita O. P. Fung

  • Infectious virus in exhaled breath of symptomatic seasonal influenza cases from a college community

    Jing Yan;Michael Grantham;Jovan Pantelic;P. Jacob Bueno de Mesquita

  • Influenza Virus Aerosols In Human Exhaled Breath: Particle Size, Culturability, And Effect Of Surgical Masks

    Donald K. Milton;M P. Fabian;Matthew Angel;Daniel R. Perez

  • Airborne transmission of communicable infection--the elusive pathway.

    Chad J. Roy;Donald K. Milton

  • House dust endotoxin and wheeze in the first year of life.

    Ju-Hyeong Park;Diane R. Gold;Donna L. Spiegelman;Harriet A. Burge

  • Airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2.

    Kimberly A. Prather;Linsey C. Marr;Robert T. Schooley;Melissa A. McDiarmid

  • Predictors of repeated wheeze in the first year of life: the relative roles of cockroach, birth weight, acute lower respiratory illness, and maternal smoking.

    Diane R. Gold;Harriet A. Burge;Vincent Carey;Donald K. Milton

  • Exposure to dust mite allergen and endotoxin in early life and asthma and atopy in childhood

    Juan C. Celedón;Juan C. Celedón;Donald K. Milton;Donald K. Milton;Clare D. Ramsey;Augusto A. Litonjua;Augusto A. Litonjua

  • A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection.

    Lidia Morawska;Joseph Allen;William Bahnfleth;Philomena M. Bluyssen

  • Viral Load of SARS-CoV-2 in Respiratory Aerosols Emitted by COVID-19 Patients while Breathing, Talking, and Singing.

    Kristen K Coleman;Douglas Jie Wen Tay;Kai Sen Tan;Sean Wei Xiang Ong

  • Endotoxin-stimulated innate immunity: A contributing factor for asthma.

    Charles E. Reed;Charles E. Reed;Donald K. Milton;Donald K. Milton

  • A longitudinal analysis of wheezing in young children: The independent effects of early life exposure to house dust endotoxin, allergens, and pets☆☆☆

    Augusto A. Litonjua;Donald K. Milton;Juan C. Celedon;Juan C. Celedon;Juan C. Celedon;Louise Ryan

  • Predictors of airborne endotoxin in the home.

    Ju Hyeong Park;Donna L. Spiegelman;Diane R. Gold;Harriet A. Burge

  • Detection of airborne rhinovirus and its relation to outdoor air supply in office environments.

    Theodore A. Myatt;Sebastian L. Johnston;Zhengfa Zuo;Matthew Wand

Frequent Co-Authors

Diane R. Gold
Diane R. Gold Harvard University
Augusto A. Litonjua
Augusto A. Litonjua University of Rochester Medical Center
Gabriel M. Leung
Gabriel M. Leung University of Hong Kong
Lennart Larsson
Lennart Larsson Lund University
Juan C. Celedón
Juan C. Celedón University of Pittsburgh
Benjamin J. Cowling
Benjamin J. Cowling University of Hong Kong
Yuguo Li
Yuguo Li University of Hong Kong
Hui-Ling Yen
Hui-Ling Yen University of Hong Kong
Scott T. Weiss
Scott T. Weiss Harvard University
Peter S. Thorne
Peter S. Thorne University of Iowa

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