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Jadwiga A. Wedzicha 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 Jadwiga A. Wedzicha sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 762 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jadwiga A. Wedzicha 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 Jadwiga A. Wedzicha sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 132 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Jadwiga A. Wedzicha is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Their research output includes significant contributions within subfields such as physiology, epidemiology, emergency medical services, and general health professions.

The main topics of study in their work are focused on respiratory health, including:

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
  • Respiratory viral infections research

Their frequent publication venues illustrate a consistent contribution to respiratory and critical care literature, including:

  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Epidemiology
  • Respiratory Research
  • International Journal of COPD
  • ERJ Open Research

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Wedzicha are:

  • Definition, Causes, Pathogenesis, and Consequences of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations, 2020, Clinics in Chest Medicine
  • Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline, 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Development and Reporting of Prediction Models: Guidance for Authors From Editors of Respiratory, Sleep, and Critical Care Journals, 2020, Critical Care Medicine
  • Inflammatory Endotype-associated Airway Microbiome in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Stability and Exacerbations: A Multicohort Longitudinal Analysis, 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Inhaled corticosteroids downregulate the SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 in COPD through suppression of type I interferon, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Frequent collaborators include researchers such as:

  • Gavin C. Donaldson
  • James P. Allinson
  • Lydia Finney
  • Maarten van den Berge
  • Peter M.A. Calverley

Jadwiga A. Wedzicha has been recognized as a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences in the United Kingdom, reflecting a professional acknowledgement in their field.

Best Publications

  • Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 2017 Report: GOLD Executive Summary

    Claus F. Vogelmeier;Gerard J. Criner;Fernando J. Martinez;Antonio Anzueto

  • Susceptibility to Exacerbation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    John R. Hurst;Jørgen Vestbo;Jørgen Vestbo;Antonio Anzueto;Nicholas Locantore

  • Usefulness of the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale as a measure of disability in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    J C Bestall;E A Paul;R Garrod;R Garnham

  • Relationship between exacerbation frequency and lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    G C Donaldson;T A R Seemungal;A Bhowmik;J A Wedzicha

  • Effect of exacerbation on quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Terence A. R. Seemungal;Gavin C. Donaldson;Elizabeth A. Paul;Janine C. Bestall

  • Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: the GOLD science committee report 2019.

    Dave Singh;Alvar Agusti;Antonio Anzueto;Peter J. Barnes

  • Time course and recovery of exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Terence A. R. Seemungal;Gavin C. Donaldson;Angshu Bhowmik;Donald J. Jeffries

  • COPD exacerbations: defining their cause and prevention.

    Jadwiga A Wedzicha;Terence A R Seemungal

  • Randomised controlled trial of nasal ventilation in acute ventilatory failure due to chronic obstructive airways disease

    J. Bott;M.P. Carroll;J.H. Conway;S.E.J. Keilty

  • Respiratory Viruses, Symptoms, and Inflammatory Markers in Acute Exacerbations and Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Terence Seemungal;Rhian Harper-Owen;Angshu Bhowmik;Ivana Moric

  • The prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations by salmeterol/fluticasone propionate or tiotropium bromide.

    Jadwiga A. Wedzicha;Peter M. A. Calverley;Terence A. Seemungal;Gerry Hagan

  • Outcomes for COPD pharmacological trials: From lung function to biomarkers

    M. Cazzola;W. MacNee;F.J. Martinez;K.F. Rabe

  • Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation to treat respiratory failure resulting from exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis

    Josephine V Lightowler;Jadwiga A Wedzicha;Mark W Elliott;Felix S F Ram

  • Relation of sputum inflammatory markers to symptoms and lung function changes in COPD exacerbations

    Angshu Bhowmik;Terence A R Seemungal;Raymond J Sapsford;Jadwiga A Wedzicha

  • Indacaterol–Glycopyrronium versus Salmeterol–Fluticasone for COPD

    Jadwiga A Wedzicha;Donald Banerji;Kenneth R Chapman;Jørgen Vestbo

  • COPD exacerbations: definitions and classifications

    S. Burge;J.A. Wedzicha

  • Relationship between bacterial colonisation and the frequency, character, and severity of COPD exacerbations

    I S Patel;T A R Seemungal;M Wilks;S J Lloyd-Owen

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Peter J. Barnes;Peter G. J. Burney;Edwin K. Silverman;Bartolome R. Celli

  • Early therapy improves outcomes of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Tom M A Wilkinson;Gavin C Donaldson;John R Hurst;Terence A R Seemungal

  • Non‐invasive positive pressure ventilation for treatment of respiratory failure due to exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Felix Sf Ram;Joanna Picot;Josephine Lightowler;Jadwiga A Wedzicha

Frequent Co-Authors

Gavin C. Donaldson
Gavin C. Donaldson National Institutes of Health
John R. Hurst
John R. Hurst University College London
Jørgen Vestbo
Jørgen Vestbo University of Manchester
Dave Singh
Dave Singh University of Manchester
Fernando J. Martinez
Fernando J. Martinez University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Peter M.A. Calverley
Peter M.A. Calverley University of Liverpool
Antonio Anzueto
Antonio Anzueto The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Claus Vogelmeier
Claus Vogelmeier Philipp University of Marburg
Alvar Agusti
Alvar Agusti University of Barcelona
Sebastian L. Johnston
Sebastian L. Johnston Imperial College London

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