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Robert S. Zeiger

Robert S. Zeiger

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
102
Citations
37213
World Ranking
676
National Ranking
391

Medicine

D-Index
102
Citations
37226
World Ranking
7679
National Ranking
3997

Robert S. Zeiger 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 Robert S. Zeiger sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 413 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert S. Zeiger 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 Robert S. Zeiger sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert S. Zeiger is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente in the United States and has an extensive record of research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology, and Immunology and Allergy.

The scientist's research emphasizes key topics such as:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Respiratory and cough-related research
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) research
  • Neonatal respiratory health research
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • Breastfeeding practices and influences
  • Food allergy and anaphylaxis research

Robert S. Zeiger has contributed to several scientific papers, with notable publications including:

  • "Six-Year Follow-up of a Trial of Antenatal Vitamin D for Asthma Reduction," 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Associations of Neighborhood Opportunity and Social Vulnerability With Trajectories of Childhood Body Mass Index and Obesity Among US Children," 2022, JAMA Network Open
  • "Prevalence and Burden of Chronic Cough in the United States," 2021, The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
  • "Development of the Asthma Impairment and Risk Questionnaire (AIRQ): A Composite Control Measure," 2020, The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
  • "Burden of Specialist-Diagnosed Chronic Cough in Adults," 2020, The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice

The scientist's frequent co-authors include:

  • Leonard B. Bacharier
  • George O'connor
  • Bradley E. Chipps
  • Augusto A. Litonjua
  • Scott T. Weiss

Robert S. Zeiger's work has appeared most regularly in the following publication venues:

  • The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice
  • Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • CHEST Journal
  • JAMA Network Open

Best Publications

  • Long-term effects of budesonide or nedocromil in children with asthma.

    Stanley Szefler;Scott Weiss;James Tonascia

  • Long-term inhaled corticosteroids in preschool children at high risk for asthma.

    Theresa W. Guilbert;Wayne J. Morgan;Robert S. Zeiger;Robert S. Zeiger;David T. Mauger

  • Development and cross-sectional validation of the Childhood Asthma Control Test

    Andrew H. Liu;Robert Zeiger;Christine Sorkness;Todd Mahr

  • Double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge (DBPCFC) as an office procedure: a manual.

    S A Bock;H A Sampson;F M Atkins;R S Zeiger

  • International consensus on (ICON) pediatric asthma

    N. G. Papadopoulos;H. Arakawa;A. Custovic;J. Gern

  • The development and prediction of atopy in high-risk children: Follow-up at age seven years in a prospective randomized study of combined maternal and infant food allergen avoidance

    Robert S. Zeiger;Susan Heller

  • Characterization of within-subject responses to fluticasone and montelukast in childhood asthma

    Stanley J. Szefler;Brenda R. Phillips;Fernando D. Martinez;Vernon M. Chinchilli

  • Serum vitamin D levels and severe asthma exacerbations in the Childhood Asthma Management Program study

    John M. Brehm;John M. Brehm;Brooke Schuemann;Anne L. Fuhlbrigge;Bruce W. Hollis

  • Patterns of Growth and Decline in Lung Function in Persistent Childhood Asthma

    M J McGeachie;K P Yates;X Zhou;F Guo

  • Atopic characteristics of children with recurrent wheezing at high risk for the development of childhood asthma

    Theresa W. Guilbert;Wayne J. Morgan;Robert S. Zeiger;Robert S. Zeiger;Leonard B. Bacharier

  • The role of breast-feeding in the development of allergies and asthma

    Noah J. Friedman;Robert S. Zeiger

  • 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

  • Effect of inhaled glucocorticoids in childhood on adult height.

    H. William Kelly;Alice L. Sternberg;Rachel Lescher;Rachel Lescher;Anne L. Fuhlbrigge

  • 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

  • Step-up Therapy for Children with Uncontrolled Asthma Receiving Inhaled Corticosteroids

    Robert F. Lemanske;David T. Mauger;Christine A. Sorkness;Daniel J. Jackson

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

    Michael Schatz;Kathy Harden;Alan Forsythe;Linda Chilingar

  • Factors affecting the determination of threshold doses for allergenic foods: how much is too much?

    Steve L. Taylor;Susan L. Hefle;Carsten Bindslev-Jensen;S. Allan Bock

  • Dietary prevention of allergic diseases in infants and small children

    Arne Høst;Susanne Halken;Antonella Muraro;Sten Dreborg

  • Soy allergy in infants and children with IgE-associated cow's milk allergy.

    Robert S. Zeiger;Hugh A. Sampson;S.Allan Bock;A.Wesley Burks

  • Use of beclomethasone dipropionate as rescue treatment for children with mild persistent asthma (TREXA): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Fernando D Martinez;Vernon M Chinchilli;Wayne J Morgan;Susan J Boehmer

  • Long-term comparison of 3 controller regimens for mild-moderate persistent childhood asthma: The Pediatric Asthma Controller Trial

    Christine A. Sorkness;Robert F. Lemanske;David T. Mauger;Susan J. Boehmer

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Schatz
Michael Schatz Kaiser Permanente
Stanley J. Szefler
Stanley J. Szefler University of Colorado Denver
Scott T. Weiss
Scott T. Weiss Harvard University
Robert C. Strunk
Robert C. Strunk Washington University in St. Louis
Bradley E. Chipps
Bradley E. Chipps American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Leonard B. Bacharier
Leonard B. Bacharier Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Augusto A. Litonjua
Augusto A. Litonjua University of Rochester Medical Center
George T. O'Connor
George T. O'Connor Boston University
Fernando D. Martinez
Fernando D. Martinez University of Arizona
Lynn M. Taussig
Lynn M. Taussig University of Denver

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