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Immunology

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72
Citations
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2185
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196

Medicine

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Neil C. Thomson 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 Neil C. Thomson sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 349 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Neil C. Thomson 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 Neil C. Thomson sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Neil C. Thomson is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with particular emphasis on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, physiology, immunology, surgery, and genetics.

Their work extensively covers topics related to asthma and respiratory diseases, respiratory and cough-related research, IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research, inhalation and respiratory drug delivery, eosinophilic esophagitis, and connective tissue disorders research.

Selected recent papers authored by Neil C. Thomson include:

  • "Cigarette Smoking and Asthma" (2022), published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
  • "The Role of Smoking in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap" (2022), published in Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Thomson are:

  • Rekha Chaudhuri
  • Liam G. Heaney
  • Adel Mansur
  • Christopher E. Brightling
  • Michael A. Portelli

Neil C. Thomson's publications are commonly found in venues such as:

  • The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • JCI Insight
  • Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America

Their research addresses mechanisms and clinical aspects of respiratory illnesses, including the genetic and phenotypic translation of immune pathways like IL-33 in asthma. This is reflected in the broader scope of published works also associated with asthma exacerbations and overlapping conditions such as COPD.

Best Publications

  • Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in Covid-19.

    E. Pairo-Castineira;E. Pairo-Castineira;S. Clohisey;L. Klaric;A. D. Bretherick

  • Effectiveness and safety of bronchial thermoplasty in the treatment of severe asthma: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled clinical trial

    Mario Castro;Adalberto S. Rubin;Michel Laviolette;Jussara Fiterman

  • Bronchial responsiveness to histamine or methacholine in asthma: measurement and clinical significance

    F.E. Hargreave;G. Ryan;N.C. Thomson;P.M. O'Byrne

  • Asthma control during the year after bronchial thermoplasty

    Gerard Cox;Neil C. Thomson;Adalberto S. Rubin;Robert M. Niven

  • Influence of cigarette smoking on inhaled corticosteroid treatment in mild asthma

    G W Chalmers;K J Macleod;S A Little;L J Thomson

  • Asthma and cigarette smoking

    N C Thomson;R Chaudhuri;E Livingston

  • Allergen-induced increase in bronchial responsiveness to histamine: relationship to the late asthmatic response and change in airway caliber

    A. Cartier;A. Cartier;N.C. Thomson;N.C. Thomson;P.A. Frith;P.A. Frith;R. Roberts;R. Roberts

  • Cigarette Smoking Impairs the Therapeutic Response to Oral Corticosteroids in Chronic Asthma

    Rekha Chaudhuri;Eric Livingston;Alex D. McMahon;Lorna Thomson

  • Safety and Efficacy of Bronchial Thermoplasty in Symptomatic, Severe Asthma

    Ian D Pavord;Gerard Cox;Neil C Thomson;Adalberto S Rubin

  • Smoking and airway inflammation in patients with mild asthma.

    George W. Chalmers;Kirsten J. MacLeod;Lorna Thomson;Stuart A. Little

  • Asthma and increases in nonallergic bronchial responsiveness from seasonal pollen exposure

    Louis-Philippe Boulet;Louis-Philippe Boulet;Andre Cartier;Andre Cartier;Neil C. Thomson;Neil C. Thomson;Robin S. Roberts;Robin S. Roberts

  • Novel insights into the genetics of smoking behaviour, lung function, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (UK BiLEVE): a genetic association study in UK Biobank

    Louise V Wain;Nick Shrine;Suzanne Miller;Victoria E Jackson

  • Smoking and asthma: dangerous liaisons

    Riccardo Polosa;Neil C. Thomson

  • Effects of Smoking Cessation on Lung Function and Airway Inflammation in Smokers with Asthma

    Rekha Chaudhuri;Eric Livingston;Alex D McMahon;Jane Lafferty

  • Efficacy of low and high dose inhaled corticosteroid in smokers versus non-smokers with mild asthma

    J E M Tomlinson;A D McMahon;R Chaudhuri;J M Thompson

  • A Novel Anti-Inflammatory Role of Simvastatin in a Murine Model of Allergic Asthma

    Anne McKay;Bernard P. Leung;Iain B. McInnes;Neil C. Thomson

  • Bronchial thermoplasty: Long-term safety and effectiveness in patients with severe persistent asthma

    Michael E. Wechsler;Michel Laviolette;Adalberto S. Rubin;Jussara Fiterman

  • Antiinflammatory Effects of Salmeterol/Fluticasone Propionate in Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

    Neil C. Barnes;Yu-Sheng Qiu;Ian D. Pavord;Debbie Parker

  • High resolution computed tomographic assessment of airway wall thickness in chronic asthma: reproducibility and relationship with lung function and severity.

    S A Little;M W Sproule;M D Cowan;K J Macleod

  • The effect of inhaled IFN-β on worsening of asthma symptoms caused by viral infections. A randomized trial.

    Ratko Djukanović;Tim Harrison;Sebastian L. Johnston;Flic Gabbay

  • Asthma : basic mechanisms and clinical management

    Peter J. Barnes;Ian W. Rodger;Neil C. Thomson

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Niven
Robert Niven University of Manchester
Christopher E. Brightling
Christopher E. Brightling University of Leicester
Ian D. Pavord
Ian D. Pavord University of Oxford
Martin D. Tobin
Martin D. Tobin University of Leicester
Liam G. Heaney
Liam G. Heaney Queen's University Belfast
Ian P. Hall
Ian P. Hall University of Nottingham
Louise V. Wain
Louise V. Wain University of Leicester
Michel Laviolette
Michel Laviolette Université Laval
Paul A. Corris
Paul A. Corris Newcastle University
Foo Y. Liew
Foo Y. Liew University of Glasgow

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