2026 Prescott G. Woodruff: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	94	926	842	510	455	459	33827
Medicine	95	10043	9423	5170	4775	473	34327

Overview

Prescott G. Woodruff is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within medicine, with a significant concentration in pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Additional subfields of study include physiology, infectious diseases, immunology, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to respiratory health and disease, including:

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
Asthma and respiratory diseases
Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways

Prescott G. Woodruff has contributed extensively to the scientific literature, with research published in leading journals. Frequent publication venues include:

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
UNC Libraries
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
CHEST Journal
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Journal of the COPD Foundation

Several recent papers exemplify the focus and scope of their research:

"COVID-19-related Genes in Sputum Cells in Asthma. Relationship to Demographic Features and Corticosteroids," 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
"Global absence and targeting of protective immune states in severe COVID-19," 2021, Nature
"Type I interferon autoantibodies are associated with systemic immune alterations in patients with COVID-19," 2021, Science Translational Medicine
"Obesity alters pathology and treatment response in inflammatory disease," 2022, Nature
"Association of Dysanapsis With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Older Adults," 2020, JAMA

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Woodruff's work, with frequent co-authorship involving researchers such as:

MeiLan K. Han
Nadia N. Hansel
Eric A. Hoffman
Christopher B. Cooper
David Couper

Best Publications

T-helper Type 2–driven Inflammation Defines Major Subphenotypes of Asthma

Prescott G. Woodruff;Barmak Modrek;David F. Choy;Guiquan Jia

2028
Citations
Azithromycin for Prevention of Exacerbations of COPD

Richard K. Albert;Richard K. Albert;John Connett;William C. Bailey;Richard Casaburi

1576
Citations
Genome-wide profiling identifies epithelial cell genes associated with asthma and with treatment response to corticosteroids

Prescott G. Woodruff;Homer A. Boushey;Gregory M. Dolganov;Chris S. Barker

946
Citations
Muc5b is required for airway defence

Michelle G. Roy;Alessandra Livraghi-Butrico;Ashley A. Fletcher;Melissa M. McElwee

839
Citations
Clinical Significance of Symptoms in Smokers with Preserved Pulmonary Function

Prescott G. Woodruff;R. Graham Barr;Eugene Bleecker;Stephanie A. Christenson

763
Citations
Periostin is a systemic biomarker of eosinophilic airway inflammation in asthmatic patients.

Guiquan Jia;Richard W. Erickson;David F. Choy;Sofia Mosesova

752
Citations
Mucus plugs in patients with asthma linked to eosinophilia and airflow obstruction

Eleanor M. Dunican;Brett M. Elicker;David S. Gierada;Scott K. Nagle

563
Citations
New genetic signals for lung function highlight pathways and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease associations across multiple ancestries

Shrine N;Guyatt Al;Erzurumluoglu Am;Jackson Ve;Jackson Ve;Jackson Ve

551
Citations
Plasma interleukin-6 concentrations, metabolic dysfunction, and asthma severity: a cross-sectional analysis of two cohorts

Michael C Peters;Kelly Wong McGrath;Gregory A Hawkins;Annette T Hastie

525
Citations
Hyperplasia of smooth muscle in mild to moderate asthma without changes in cell size or gene expression.

Prescott G. Woodruff;Gregory M. Dolganov;Ronald E. Ferrando;Samantha Donnelly

504
Citations
Roles of epithelial cell-derived periostin in TGF-β activation, collagen production, and collagen gel elasticity in asthma

Sukhvinder S. Sidhu;Shaopeng Yuan;Anh L. Innes;Sheena Kerr

489
Citations
COVID-19-related Genes in Sputum Cells in Asthma. Relationship to Demographic Features and Corticosteroids.

Michael C. Peters;Satria Sajuthi;Peter Deford;Stephanie Christenson

471
Citations
Inflammatory and Comorbid Features of Patients with Severe Asthma and Frequent Exacerbations

Loren C. Denlinger;Brenda R. Phillips;Sima Ramratnam;Kristie Ross

442
Citations
Design of the Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcomes in COPD Study (SPIROMICS)

David J Couper;Lisa M. LaVange;Mei Lan Han;R. Graham Barr

431
Citations
Genetic loci associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap with loci for lung function and pulmonary fibrosis

Brian D. Hobbs;Kim De Jong;Maxime Lamontagne;Yohan Bossé

413
Citations
Simvastatin for the Prevention of Exacerbations in Moderate-to-Severe COPD

G. J. Criner;John E Connett;S. D. Aaron;R. K. Albert

406
Citations
Measures of gene expression in sputum cells can identify TH2-high and TH2-low subtypes of asthma

Michael C. Peters;Zesemayat K. Mekonnen;Shaopeng Yuan;Nirav R. Bhakta

394
Citations
Airway Mucin Concentration as a Marker of Chronic Bronchitis.

Mehmet Kesimer;Amina A. Ford;Agathe Ceppe;Giorgia Radicioni

391
Citations
Calcium-activated chloride channel TMEM16A modulates mucin secretion and airway smooth muscle contraction

Fen Huang;Hongkang Zhang;Meng Wu;Huanghe Yang;Huanghe Yang

378
Citations
Altered microRNA profiles in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid exosomes in asthmatic patients

Bettina Levänen;Nirav R. Bhakta;Patricia Torregrosa Paredes;Rebecca Barbeau

372
Citations
Selective expression of Purkinje‐cell antigens in tumor tissue from patients with paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration

HM Furneaux;MK Rosenblum;J Dalmau;E Wong

341
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

MeiLan K. Han University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Fernando J. Martinez University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

John V. Fahy University of California, San Francisco

Mark T. Dransfield University of Alabama at Birmingham

Eugene R. Bleecker University of Arizona

Jeffrey L. Curtis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

R. Graham Barr Columbia University

Nadia N. Hansel Johns Hopkins University

Eric A. Hoffman University of Iowa

David Couper University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

External Links

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