2026 Fernando Holguin: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	73	2097	1924	1023	927	248	25744

Fernando Holguin 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 Fernando Holguin sits on this spectrum.

62 publications 807+

This scientist: 248 publications — 50th percentile

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

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

Fernando Holguin 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 Fernando Holguin sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Fernando Holguin is affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver in the United States and has a research focus primarily in Medicine, with a significant number of publications in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main fields of study in their work include:

Medicine

More specifically, their research spans several subfields:

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Physiology
Molecular Biology
Emergency Medical Services
Epidemiology

The research topics covered by Fernando Holguin include:

Asthma and respiratory diseases
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research

Their recent papers, reflecting contributions to the understanding of respiratory conditions, include:

"T2-"Low" Asthma: Overview and Management Strategies" (2020), The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
"Asthma in COVID-19 Hospitalizations: An Overestimated Risk Factor?" (2020), Annals of the American Thoracic Society
"Enhancing Recruitment and Retention of Minority Populations for Clinical Research in Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement" (2021), American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
"Asthma and Three Colinear Comorbidities: Obesity, OSA, and GERD" (2021), The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
"The Relationship Between Asthma and Cardiovascular Disease" (2020), CHEST Journal

Frequent co-authors in their research are:

Juan P. Wisnivesky
Alex D. Federman
Sunita Sharma
Wanda Phipatanakul
Anne M. Fitzpatrick

Fernando Holguin has published extensively in several key academic journals, with frequent publication venues including:

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology
CHEST Journal

Best Publications

Prevalence and outcomes of diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular disease in COPD.

David M. Mannino;D. Thorn;A. Swensen;F. Holguin

1583
Citations
Management of severe asthma: a European Respiratory Society/American Thoracic Society guideline

Fernando Holguin;Juan Carlos Cardet;Kian Fan Chung;Sarah Diver

597
Citations
Plasma interleukin-6 concentrations, metabolic dysfunction, and asthma severity: a cross-sectional analysis of two cohorts

Michael C Peters;Kelly Wong McGrath;Gregory A Hawkins;Annette T Hastie

525
Citations
Obesity and asthma, an association modified by age of asthma onset

Fernando Holguin;Eugene R. Bleecker;William W. Busse;William J. Calhoun

517
Citations
Body mass index and asthma severity in the National Asthma Survey

B Taylor;David M. Mannino;C Brown;D Crocker

466
Citations
An official American Thoracic Society Workshop report: obesity and asthma.

Anne E. Dixon;Fernando Holguin;Akshay Sood;Cheryl M. Salome

447
Citations
Inflammatory and Comorbid Features of Patients with Severe Asthma and Frequent Exacerbations

Loren C. Denlinger;Brenda R. Phillips;Sima Ramratnam;Kristie Ross

442
Citations
High IFN-γ and low SLPI mark severe asthma in mice and humans

Mahesh Raundhal;Christina Morse;Anupriya Khare;Timothy B. Oriss

424
Citations
Effect of vitamin D3 on asthma treatment failures in adults with symptomatic asthma and lower vitamin D levels: the VIDA randomized clinical trial.

Mario Castro;Tonya S. King;Susan J. Kunselman;Michael D. Cabana

330
Citations
Severe asthma: lessons learned from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Severe Asthma Research Program.

Nizar N. Jarjour;Serpil C. Erzurum;Eugene R. Bleecker;William J. Calhoun

329
Citations
Early Administration of Azithromycin and Prevention of Severe Lower Respiratory Tract Illnesses in Preschool Children With a History of Such Illnesses: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Leonard B. Bacharier;Theresa W. Guilbert;David T. Mauger;Susan Boehmer

326
Citations
Features of the bronchial bacterial microbiome associated with atopy, asthma, and responsiveness to inhaled corticosteroid treatment

Juliana Durack;Susan V. Lynch;Snehal Nariya;Nirav R. Bhakta

315
Citations
Air Pollution, Airway Inflammation, and Lung Function in a Cohort Study of Mexico City Schoolchildren

Albino Barraza-Villarreal;Jordi Sunyer;Leticia Hernandez-Cadena;Maria Consuelo Escamilla-Nuñez

297
Citations
Individualized therapy for persistent asthma in young children

Anne M. Fitzpatrick;Daniel J. Jackson;David T. Mauger;Susan J. Boehmer

295
Citations
Vitamin D and asthma.

Grace Paul;John M. Brehm;John F. Alcorn;Fernando Holguín

281
Citations
Baseline Features of the Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP III) Cohort: Differences with Age

W. Gerald Teague;Brenda R. Phillips;John V. Fahy;Sally E. Wenzel

272
Citations
Airway glutathione homeostasis is altered in children with severe asthma: Evidence for oxidant stress

Anne M. Fitzpatrick;W. Gerald Teague;Fernando Holguin;Mary Yeh

247
Citations
Prostaglandin D2 pathway upregulation: Relation to asthma severity, control, and TH2 inflammation

Merritt L. Fajt;Stacy L. Gelhaus;Bruce Freeman;Crystal E. Uvalle

241
Citations
Body mass index is associated with reduced exhaled nitric oxide and higher exhaled 8-isoprostanes in asthmatics

Sushma Komakula;Sumita Khatri;Joel Mermis;Samira Savill

229
Citations
Fatty acids, inflammation, and asthma

Stacy Gelhaus Wendell;Cindy Baffi;Fernando Holguin

227
Citations
Obesity And Asthma, An Association Modified By Age Of Asthma Onset

Fernando Holguin;Wendy Moore;Stephen P. Peters;Sally E. Wenzel

2
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sally E. Wenzel University of Pittsburgh

Anne M. Fitzpatrick Emory University

Elliot Israel Brigham and Women's Hospital

Mario Castro Washington University in St. Louis

Stephen P. Peters Wake Forest University

David T. Mauger Pennsylvania State University

David M. Mannino University of Kentucky

Wanda Phipatanakul Boston Children's Hospital

Eugene R. Bleecker University of Arizona

Jeremy A. Sarnat Emory University

External Links

Personal website of Fernando Holguin

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