2026 Michael Schatz: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	83	1428	1303	727	650	362	28687
Medicine	83	15498	14581	7813	7229	369	28739

Overview

Michael Schatz is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of medicine. Their scholarly work has a strong emphasis on respiratory and pulmonary health, as reflected by 20 publications in physiology and pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Additionally, they contribute to public health, environmental and occupational health, general health professions, and surgery.

The scientist's main topics of research include asthma and respiratory diseases, pregnancy and medication impact, respiratory and cough-related research, eosinophilic esophagitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research, reproductive system and pregnancy, and allergic rhinitis and sensitization.

Michael Schatz's publication record includes notable papers such as:

2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines: A Report from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Development and Reporting of Prediction Models: Guidance for Authors From Editors of Respiratory, Sleep, and Critical Care Journals, 2020, Critical Care Medicine
Managing Asthma in Adolescents and Adults, 2020, JAMA
A Practical Guide to Implementing SMART in Asthma Management, 2021, The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
Asthma control is associated with economic outcomes, work productivity and health-related quality of life in patients with asthma, 2020, BMJ Open Respiratory Research

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Michael Schatz include Robert S. Zeiger, Jennifer A. Namazy, Jerry A. Krishnan, William Crawford, and Christina Chambers.

Their work is often published in prominent venues, with a significant number appearing in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice, followed by the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, and Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine.

Best Publications

Development of the asthma control test: A survey for assessing asthma control

Robert A Nathan;Christine A Sorkness;Mark Kosinski;Michael Schatz

3742
Citations
Asthma Control Test: Reliability, validity, and responsiveness in patients not previously followed by asthma specialists

Michael Schatz;Christine A. Sorkness;James T. Li;Philip Marcus

1553
Citations
Control of Confounding and Reporting of Results in Causal Inference Studies. Guidance for Authors from Editors of Respiratory, Sleep, and Critical Care Journals

David J. Lederer;Scott C. Bell;Richard D. Branson;James D. Chalmers

738
Citations
2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines: A Report from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group

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720
Citations
The minimally important difference of the Asthma Control Test.

Michael Schatz;Mark Kosinski;Aaron S. Yarlas;Jennifer Hanlon

658
Citations
Effect of combined maternal and infant food-allergen avoidance on development of atopy in early infancy: a randomized study.

Robert S. Zeiger;Susan Heller;Michael H. Mellon;Alan B. Forsythe

581
Citations
Effect of Prenatal Supplementation With Vitamin D on Asthma or Recurrent Wheezing in Offspring by Age 3 Years: The VDAART Randomized Clinical Trial.

Augusto A. Litonjua;Augusto A. Litonjua;Vincent J. Carey;Vincent J. Carey;Nancy Laranjo;Benjamin J. Harshfield

496
Citations
The course of asthma during pregnancy, post partum, and with successive pregnancies: A prospective analysis

Michael Schatz;Kathy Harden;Alan Forsythe;Linda Chilingar

455
Citations
The relationship between obesity and asthma severity and control in adults

David M. Mosen;Michael Schatz;David J. Magid;Carlos A. Camargo

455
Citations
A Meta-Analysis of Adverse Perinatal Outcomes in Women With Asthma

VE Murphy;J. A. Namazy;H. Powell;M. Schatz

433
Citations
Facilitated referral to asthma specialist reduces relapses in asthma emergency room visits

Robert S. Zeiger;Susan Heller;Michael H. Mellon;Jeffrey Wald

373
Citations
Asthma morbidity during pregnancy can be predicted by severity classification

Michael Schatz;Mitchell P. Dombrowski;Robert Wise;Elizabeth A. Thom

349
Citations
The allergic asthma phenotype.

Michael Schatz;Lanny Rosenwasser

339
Citations
Response profiles to fluticasone and montelukast in mild-to-moderate persistent childhood asthma

Robert S. Zeiger;Stanley J. Szefler;Brenda R. Phillips;Michael Schatz

338
Citations
THE SAFETY OF ASTHMA AND ALLERGY MEDICATIONS DURING PREGNANCY

Michael Schatz;Robert S. Zeiger;Kathy Harden;Clement C. Hoffman

329
Citations
Oral corticosteroid exposure and adverse effects in asthmatic patients.

Patrick W. Sullivan;Vahram H. Ghushchyan;Michael Schatz

299
Citations
High blood eosinophil count is a risk factor for future asthma exacerbations in adult persistent asthma.

Robert S. Zeiger;Michael Schatz;Qiaowu Li;Wansu Chen

297
Citations
Perinatal Outcomes in the Pregnancies of Asthmatic Women: A Prospective Controlled Analysis

M Schatz;R S Zeiger;C P Hoffman;K Harden

291
Citations
Aspirin desensitization in aspirin-sensitive asthmatic patients: clinical manifestations and characterization of the refractory period

Warren W. Pleskow;Warren W. Pleskow;Donald D. Stevenson;Donald D. Stevenson;David A. Mathison;David A. Mathison;Ronald A. Simon;Ronald A. Simon

289
Citations
Phenotypes determined by cluster analysis in severe or difficult-to-treat asthma

Michael Schatz;Jin-Wen Y. Hsu;Robert S. Zeiger;Wansu Chen

283
Citations
Asthma Outcomes: Composite Scores of Asthma Control

Michelle M. Cloutier;Michael Schatz;Mario Castro;Noreen Clark

273
Citations
The relationship of sex to asthma prevalence, health care utilization, and medications in a large managed care organization

Michael Schatz;Carlos A. Camargo

272
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert S. Zeiger Kaiser Permanente

Jerry A. Krishnan University of Illinois at Chicago

Carlos A. Camargo Harvard University

William M. Vollmer Kaiser Permanente

E. Francis Cook Harvard University

Diana B. Petitti Arizona State University

Peter G. Gibson University of Newcastle Australia

Scott H. Sicherer Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Augusto A. Litonjua University of Rochester Medical Center

Andrea J. Apter University of Pennsylvania

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