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Michael J. Abramson

Michael J. Abramson

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
97
Citations
36647
World Ranking
819
National Ranking
26

Medicine

D-Index
99
Citations
38961
World Ranking
8550
National Ranking
251

Michael J. Abramson 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 Michael J. Abramson sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 752 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael J. Abramson 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 Michael J. Abramson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael J. Abramson is affiliated with Monash University in Australia. Their research spans several intersecting fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Environmental Science. Within these domains, Abramson has contributed extensively to subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Emergency Medical Services.

The main topics addressed in Abramson's work include:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Occupational and environmental lung diseases

Abramson has authored highly cited research papers published in respected journals. Recent publications include:

  • Wildfires, Global Climate Change, and Human Health (2020) - New England Journal of Medicine
  • Mortality risk attributable to wildfire-related PM2·5 pollution: a global time series study in 749 locations (2021) - The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Development and Reporting of Prediction Models: Guidance for Authors From Editors of Respiratory, Sleep, and Critical Care Journals (2020) - Critical Care Medicine
  • Bushfires in Australia: a serious health emergency under climate change (2020) - The Lancet Planetary Health
  • WHO Air Quality Guidelines 2021-Aiming for Healthier Air for all: A Joint Statement by Medical, Public Health, Scientific Societies and Patient Representative Organisations (2021) - International Journal of Public Health

Collaborations have played an important role in Abramson's research. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Shyamali C. Dharmage
  • Yuming Guo
  • Caroline Lodge
  • Adrian J. Lowe
  • E. Haydn Walters

Publication venues where Abramson's work frequently appears are:

  • Respirology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Epidemiology
  • Environment International

Abramson has also contributed to book literature, with a publication through UCT Libraries eBooks titled "Orthopaedics for Primary Health Care" released in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Self-management education and regular practitioner review for adults with asthma

    P. G. Gibson;H. G. Powell;J. Coughlan;A. J. Wilson

  • Intranasal Corticosteroids Versus Oral H1 Receptor Antagonists in Allergic Rhinitis: Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials

    John M. Weiner;Michael J. Abramson;Robert M. Puy

  • Allergen immunotherapy for asthma

    Michael J Abramson;Robert M Puy;John M Weiner

  • Concentrations of Volatile Organic Compounds in Indoor Air – A Review

    S. K. Brown;M. R. Sim;M. J. Abramson;C. N. Gray

  • Injection allergen immunotherapy for asthma.

    Michael John Abramson;Robert Puy;John M Weiner

  • Childhood predictors of lung function trajectories and future COPD risk: a prospective cohort study from the first to the sixth decade of life

    Dinh S Bui;Dinh S Bui;Caroline J Lodge;John A Burgess;Adrian J Lowe

  • Is allergen immunotherapy effective in asthma? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Michael J. Abramson;Robert M. Puy;John M. Weiner

  • A machine learning method to estimate PM2.5 concentrations across China with remote sensing, meteorological and land use information.

    Gongbo Chen;Shanshan Li;Luke D. Knibbs;Nicholas A.S. Hamm

  • Indoor airborne fungal spores, house dampness and associations with environmental factors and respiratory health in children

    Maria H Garrett;Philip R Rayment;Martin A Hooper;Michael J Abramson

  • Atopic dermatitis and the atopic march revisited

    Shyamali C Dharmage;Shyamali C Dharmage;A J Lowe;A J Lowe;Melanie C Matheson;John Burgess

  • Wildfires, Global Climate Change, and Human Health.

    Rongbin Xu;Pei Yu;Michael J. Abramson;Fay H. Johnston

  • The influence of childhood traffic‐related air pollution exposure on asthma, allergy and sensitization: a systematic review and a meta‐analysis of birth cohort studies

    G. Bowatte;C. Lodge;A. J. Lowe;B. Erbas

  • Screening for lung cancer.

    Renée Manser;Anne Lethaby;Louis B Irving;Christine Stone

  • Limited (information only) patient education programs for adults with asthma.

    Peter G. Gibson;Heather Powell;Amanda Wilson;Michael J. Hensley

  • Identification of IL6R and chromosome 11q13.5 as risk loci for asthma

    Manuel A Ferreira;Melanie C Matheson;David L Duffy;Guy B Marks

  • Biological dust exposure in the workplace is a risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Melanie Matheson;Geza Benke;Joan Raven;Malcolm Sim

  • Airway Smooth Muscle Hypertrophy and Hyperplasia in Asthma

    Alan L James;John G Elliot;Robyn Louise Jones;Mark L Carroll

  • Dietary marine fatty acids (fish oil) for asthma in adults and children

    Woods Rk;Thien Fc;Abramson Mj

  • Immunotherapy in asthma: an updated systematic review

    Michael J Abramson;Robert Puy;John Weiner

  • Mortality risk attributable to wildfire-related PM2·5 pollution: a global time series study in 749 locations.

    Gongbo Chen;Yuming Guo;Xu Yue;Shilu Tong

  • Genome-Wide Association Studies of Asthma in Population-Based Cohorts Confirm Known and Suggested Loci and Identify an Additional Association near HLA

    Adaikalavan Ramasamy;Mikko Kuokkanen;Sailaja Vedantam;Sailaja Vedantam;Zofia K Z Gajdos;Zofia K Z Gajdos

Frequent Co-Authors

Shyamali C. Dharmage
Shyamali C. Dharmage University of Melbourne
Adrian J. Lowe
Adrian J. Lowe University of Melbourne
Melanie C. Matheson
Melanie C. Matheson University of Melbourne
Eugene Haydn Walters
Eugene Haydn Walters University of Tasmania
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
John L. Hopper
John L. Hopper University of Melbourne
Katrina J. Allen
Katrina J. Allen University of Melbourne
Guy B. Marks
Guy B. Marks University of New South Wales
Yuming Guo
Yuming Guo Monash University
Cecilie Svanes
Cecilie Svanes University of Bergen

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