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Immunology
Denmark
2023

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Immunology

D-Index
121
Citations
56528
World Ranking
324
National Ranking
1

Medicine

D-Index
126
Citations
61185
World Ranking
2949
National Ranking
37

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Immunology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Hans Bisgaard was affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark and contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, producing a total of 168 publications. Their research primarily focused on subfields including Physiology, Molecular Biology, Emergency Medical Services, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Genetics.

Their work addressed various scientific topics, notably:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions
  • Birth, Development, and Health

Bisgaard published frequently in several venues, most notably in:

  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (11 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (10 publications)
  • JAMA Pediatrics (7 publications)
  • Nature Communications (6 publications)
  • Allergy (6 publications)

They often collaborated with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Klaus Bønnelykke (93 collaborations)
  • Jakob Stokholm (92 collaborations)
  • Bo Chawes (80 collaborations)
  • Jonathan Thorsen (39 collaborations)
  • Morten Arendt Rasmussen (39 collaborations)

Some of their recent research papers include:

  • "Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition," 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Delivery mode and gut microbial changes correlate with an increased risk of childhood asthma," 2020, Science Translational Medicine
  • "The infant gut resistome associates with E. coli, environmental exposures, gut microbiome maturity, and asthma-associated bacterial composition," 2021, Cell Host & Microbe
  • "Expanding known viral diversity in the healthy infant gut," 2023, Nature Microbiology

Best Publications

  • Common loss-of-function variants of the epidermal barrier protein filaggrin are a major predisposing factor for atopic dermatitis

    Colin N A Palmer;Alan D Irvine;Ana Terron-Kwiatkowski;Yiwei Zhao

  • Large-scale association analyses identify host factors influencing human gut microbiome composition

    Alexander Kurilshikov;Carolina Medina-Gomez;Rodrigo Bacigalupe;Djawad Radjabzadeh

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: pulmonary function testing in preschool children.

    Nicole Beydon;Stephanie D. Davis;Enrico Lombardi;Julian L. Allen

  • Definition, assessment and treatment of wheezing disorders in preschool children: An evidence-based approach

    P. L P Brand;E. Baraldi;H. Bisgaard;A. L. Boner

  • Childhood Asthma after Bacterial Colonization of the Airway in Neonates

    Hans Bisgaard;Mette Northman Hermansen;Frederik Buchvald;Lotte Loland

  • A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height

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  • Budesonide/formoterol combination therapy as both maintenance and reliever medication in asthma

    Paul M. O'Byrne;Hans Bisgaard;Philippe P. Godard;Massimo Pistolesi

  • Reduced Diversity of the Intestinal Microbiota During Infancy Is Associated With Increased Risk of Allergic Disease at School Age

    Hans Bisgaard;Nan Li;Nan Li;Nan Li;Klaus Bonnelykke;Bo Lund Krogsgaard Chawes

  • The trans-ancestral genomic architecture of glycemic traits

    Ji Chen;Ji Chen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Cassandra N. Spracklen;Gaëlle Marenne;Gaëlle Marenne;Arushi Varshney

  • Polygenic prediction of educational attainment within and between families from genome-wide association analyses in 3 million individuals

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  • Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences

    Richard Karlsson Linnér;Richard Karlsson Linnér;Pietro Biroli;Edward Kong;S. Fleur W. Meddens;S. Fleur W. Meddens

  • Intermittent Inhaled Corticosteroids in Infants with Episodic Wheezing

    Hans Bisgaard;Mette Northman Hermansen;Lotte Loland;Liselotte Brydensholt Halkjaer

  • 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

  • A genome-wide association study identifies CDHR3 as a susceptibility locus for early childhood asthma with severe exacerbations

    Klaus Bønnelykke;Patrick Sleiman;Kasper Nielsen;Eskil Kreiner-Møller

  • Maternal and fetal genetic effects on birth weight and their relevance to cardio-metabolic risk factors

    Nicole M Warrington;Robin N Beaumont;Momoko Horikoshi;Felix R Day

  • Rhinovirus Wheezing Illness and Genetic Risk of Childhood-Onset Asthma

    Minal Çalışkan;Yury A. Bochkov;Eskil Kreiner-Møller;Klaus Bønnelykke

  • Clinical and inflammatory characteristics of the European U-BIOPRED adult severe asthma cohort

    Dominick E. Shaw;Ana R. Sousa;Stephen J. Fowler;Louise J. Fleming

  • Montelukast, a leukotriene receptor antagonist, for the treatment of persistent asthma in children aged 2 to 5 years.

    Barbara Knorr;Luis M. Franchi;Hans Bisgaard;Jan Hendrik Vermeulen

  • Cesarean Section and Chronic Immune Disorders

    Astrid Sevelsted;Jakob Stokholm;Klaus Bønnelykke;Hans Bisgaard

  • Montelukast Reduces Asthma Exacerbations in 2- to 5-Year-Old Children with Intermittent Asthma

    Hans Bisgaard;Stefen Zielen;María Luz Garcia-Garcia;Sebastian L Johnston

  • A genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies new childhood obesity loci

    JP Bradfield;HR Taal;NJ Timpson;A Scherag

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Bønnelykke
Klaus Bønnelykke University of Copenhagen
Hakon Hakonarson
Hakon Hakonarson Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe
Vincent W. V. Jaddoe Erasmus University Rotterdam
Mads Melbye
Mads Melbye University of Copenhagen
Craig E. Pennell
Craig E. Pennell University of Newcastle Australia
Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia
Tarunveer S. Ahluwalia University of Copenhagen
Elina Hyppönen
Elina Hyppönen University of South Australia
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin
Marjo-Riitta Järvelin Imperial College London
Struan F.A. Grant
Struan F.A. Grant University of Pennsylvania

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