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D-Index
74
Citations
19870
World Ranking
2053
National Ranking
179

Liam G. Heaney 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 Liam G. Heaney sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 381 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Liam G. Heaney 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 Liam G. Heaney sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Liam G. Heaney is a researcher affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom, specializing in medicine with a focus on physiology and pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Their research includes significant contributions to understanding respiratory diseases, particularly asthma, and inflammatory conditions related to the respiratory system.

Their published works include articles in prominent medical journals. Selected papers authored or co-authored by Liam G. Heaney include:

  • Eosinophilic and Noneosinophilic Asthma, 2021, CHEST Journal
  • Physical, cognitive, and mental health impacts of COVID-19 after hospitalisation (PHOSP-COVID): a UK multicentre, prospective cohort study, 2021, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Clinical characteristics with inflammation profiling of long COVID and association with 1-year recovery following hospitalisation in the UK: a prospective observational study, 2022, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Oral corticosteroid elimination via a personalised reduction algorithm in adults with severe, eosinophilic asthma treated with benralizumab (PONENTE): a multicentre, open-label, single-arm study, 2021, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Characterisation of patients with severe asthma in the UK Severe Asthma Registry in the biologic era, 2020, Thorax

Their frequent co-authors reflect collaborations with researchers specializing in respiratory and immunological fields. These co-authors include:

  • John Busby
  • Paul Pfeffer
  • Andrew Menzies-Gow
  • Rekha Chaudhuri
  • David J. Jackson

Liam G. Heaney has published extensively in several key venues known for respiratory research:

  • The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice (32 publications)
  • The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (14 publications)
  • ERJ Open Research (14 publications)
  • European Respiratory Journal (13 publications)
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (12 publications)

The main fields and subfields of their research output include:

  • Medicine
  • Physiology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Immunology
  • Immunology and Allergy

Their work centers on topics related to respiratory health and disease mechanisms. Primary research topics comprise:

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

In addition to journal articles, Liam G. Heaney has contributed to book publications. One noted publication is titled Biomarker-guided versus symptom-guided therapy, scheduled for release by the European Respiratory Society in 2025.

Best Publications

  • British guideline on the management of asthma: A national clinical guideline

    Graham Douglas;Bernard Higgins;Neil Barnes;Anne Boyter

  • After asthma: redefining airways diseases

    Ian D Pavord;Richard Beasley;Alvar Agusti;Gary P Anderson

  • Physical, cognitive, and mental health impacts of COVID-19 after hospitalisation (PHOSP-COVID): a UK multicentre, prospective cohort study.

    Rachael A Evans;Hamish McAuley;Ewen M Harrison;Aarti Shikotra

  • The prevalence of nonadherence in difficult asthma.

    Jacqueline Gamble;Michael Stevenson;Elizabeth McClean;Liam G. Heaney

  • TH2 and TH17 inflammatory pathways are reciprocally regulated in asthma

    David F. Choy;Kevin M. Hart;Lee A. Borthwick;Aarti Shikotra

  • Evaluation and outcome of patients with chronic non-productive cough using a comprehensive diagnostic protocol

    Lorcan McGarvey;Liam Heaney;J.T. Lawson;B.T. Johnston

  • Comorbidity in severe asthma requiring systemic corticosteroid therapy: cross-sectional data from the Optimum Patient Care Research Database and the British Thoracic Difficult Asthma Registry

    Joan Sweeney;Chris C Patterson;Andrew Menzies-Gow;Rob M Niven

  • Bronchoalveolar lavage findings suggest two different forms of childhood asthma

    E.C. Stevenson;G. Turner;Liam Heaney;Bettina Schock

  • Increased expression of immunoreactive thymic stromal lymphopoietin in patients with severe asthma

    Aarti Shikotra;David F. Choy;Chandra M. Ohri;Emma Doran

  • Characterization of Severe Asthma Worldwide: Data From the International Severe Asthma Registry.

    Eileen Wang;Michael E. Wechsler;Trung N. Tran;Liam G. Heaney

  • Predictors of therapy resistant asthma: outcome of a systematic evaluation protocol

    Liam Heaney;E. Conway;C. Kelly;B.T. Johnston

  • Eosinophilic and Noneosinophilic Asthma: An Expert Consensus Framework to Characterize Phenotypes in a Global Real-Life Severe Asthma Cohort.

    Liam G. Heaney;Luis Perez de Llano;Mona Al-Ahmad;Vibeke Backer

  • Genome-wide association study to identify genetic determinants of severe asthma

    Y.I. Wan;N.R.G. Shrine;M. Soler Artigas;L.V. Wain

  • The utility of fractional exhaled nitric oxide suppression in the identification of nonadherence in difficult asthma.

    Diarmuid M McNicholl;Michael Stevenson;Lorcan P McGarvey;Liam G Heaney

  • In vitro modeling of respiratory syncytial virus infection of pediatric bronchial epithelium, the primary target of infection in vivo

    Rémi Villenave;Surendran Thavagnanam;Severine Sarlang;Jeremy Parker

  • Moderate-to-severe asthma in individuals of European ancestry: a genome-wide association study

    Nick Shrine;Michael A Portelli;Catherine John;María Soler Artigas

  • Development of a Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index (GTI) using multicriteria decision analysis

    Eli M. Miloslavsky;Ray P. Naden;Johannes W.J. Bijlsma;Paul A. Brogan

  • The cost of treating severe refractory asthma in the UK: an economic analysis from the British Thoracic Society Difficult Asthma Registry

    Stephen O'Neill;Joan Sweeney;Chris C Patterson;Andrew Menzies-Gow

  • Integrated care pathways for airway diseases (AIRWAYS-ICPs).

    J. Bousquet;A. Addis;I. Adcock;I. Agache

  • Severe asthma treatment: need for characterising patients

    Liam G Heaney;Douglas S Robinson

  • Refractory asthma in the UK: cross-sectional findings from a UK multicentre registry

    Liam G Heaney;Chris E Brightling;Andrew Menzies-Gow;Michael Stevenson

  • Severe eosinophilic asthma: a roadmap to consensus

    Roland Buhl;Marc Humbert;Leif Bjermer;Pascal Chanez

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher E. Brightling
Christopher E. Brightling University of Leicester
Robert Niven
Robert Niven University of Manchester
David Price
David Price University of Aberdeen
Ian D. Pavord
Ian D. Pavord University of Oxford
Neil C. Thomson
Neil C. Thomson University of Glasgow
Peter Bradding
Peter Bradding University of Leicester
Peter G. Gibson
Peter G. Gibson University of Newcastle Australia
Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos
Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Ratko Djukanovic
Ratko Djukanovic University of Southampton

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