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Sebastian L. Johnston

Sebastian L. Johnston

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Immunology

D-Index
129
Citations
75900
World Ranking
240
National Ranking
22

Medicine

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129
Citations
75951
World Ranking
2550
National Ranking
262

Overview

Sebastian L. Johnston is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several domains primarily within medicine and immunology and microbiology, with a strong focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine. The subfields covered include physiology, immunology, epidemiology, and infectious diseases.

Their work covers a variety of topics such as:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • IL-33, ST2, and ILC pathways
  • COVID-19 clinical research studies
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) research
  • Immune cell function and interaction

Recent publications of note include:

  • Risk of adverse outcomes in patients with underlying respiratory conditions admitted to hospital with COVID-19: a national, multicentre prospective cohort study using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK, 2021, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Asthma and COVID-19: Is asthma a risk factor for severe outcomes?, 2020, Allergy
  • Inhaled corticosteroids downregulate the SARS-CoV-2 receptor ACE2 in COPD through suppression of type I interferon, 2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • A compendium answering 150 questions on COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2, 2020, Allergy
  • Composite type-2 biomarker strategy versus a symptom-risk-based algorithm to adjust corticosteroid dose in patients with severe asthma: a multicentre, single-blind, parallel group, randomised controlled trial, 2020, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Michael R. Edwards
  • Aran Singanayagam
  • Patrick Mallia
  • David J. Jackson
  • Julia Aniscenko

Publications are regularly featured in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Allergy
  • Nature Communications
  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Johnston's contributions extend to book publications, including a forthcoming title titled Mechanisms of asthma exacerbations set for release by the European Respiratory Society in 2025.

Best Publications

  • Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA): Achievements in 10 years and future needs

    J. Bousquet;H. J. Schünemann;B. Samolinski;P. Demoly

  • Allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma (ARIA) 2008 update (in collaboration with the World Health Organization, GA(2)LEN and AllerGen)

    J. Bousquet;N. Khaltaev;A. A. Cruz;J. Denburg

  • Community study of role of viral infections in exacerbations of asthma in 9-11 year old children.

    S. L. Johnston;P. K. Pattemore;G. Sanderson;S. Smith

  • Asthmatic bronchial epithelial cells have a deficient innate immune response to infection with rhinovirus

    Peter A.B. Wark;Sebastian L. Johnston;Fabio Bucchieri;Robert Powell

  • Infections and airway inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severe exacerbations.

    Alberto Papi;Cinzia Maria Bellettato;Fausto Braccioni;Micaela Romagnoli

  • Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Identification of Biologic Clusters and Their Biomarkers

    Mona Bafadhel;Susan McKenna;Sarah Terry;Vijay Mistry

  • Respiratory Viruses, Symptoms, and Inflammatory Markers in Acute Exacerbations and Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Terence Seemungal;Rhian Harper-Owen;Angshu Bhowmik;Ivana Moric

  • Role of deficient type III interferon-λ production in asthma exacerbations

    Marco Contoli;Simon D Message;Vasile Laza-Stanca;Michael R Edwards

  • The ENFUMOSA cross-sectional European multicentre study of the clinical phenotype of chronic severe asthma

    B Abraham;JM Anto;E Barreiro;Ehd Bel

  • The infant nasopharyngeal microbiome impacts severity of lower respiratory infection and risk of asthma development

    Shu Mei Teo;Danny Mok;Kym Pham;Merci Kusel

  • Takayasu arteritis: a review

    S L Johnston;R J Lock;M M Gompels

  • Early-life respiratory viral infections, atopic sensitization, and risk of subsequent development of persistent asthma

    Merci M.H. Kusel;Nicholas H. de Klerk;Tatiana Kebadze;Vaike Vohma

  • The relationship between upper respiratory infections and hospital admissions for asthma : A time-trend analysis

    S. L. Johnston;P. K. Pattemore;G. Sanderson;S. Smith

  • Frequency, severity, and duration of rhinovirus infections in asthmatic and non-asthmatic individuals: a longitudinal cohort study

    Jonathan M Corne;Clare Marshall;Sandra Smith;Jacquie Schreiber

  • Rhinoviruses Infect the Lower Airways

    Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos;Philip J. Bates;Philip G. Bardin;Alberto Papi

  • Blood Eosinophils to Direct Corticosteroid Treatment of Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Mona Bafadhel;Susan McKenna;Sarah Terry;Vijay Mistry

  • IL-33–Dependent Type 2 Inflammation during Rhinovirus-induced Asthma Exacerbations In Vivo

    David J. Jackson;David J. Jackson;Heidi Makrinioti;Batika M. J. Rana;Betty W. H. Shamji

  • Study of modifiable risk factors for asthma exacerbations: virus infection and allergen exposure increase the risk of asthma hospital admissions in children

    Clare S Murray;Gina Poletti;Tatiana Kebadze;Julie Morris

  • The Role of Bacteria in the Pathogenesis and Progression of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Phillip L. Molyneaux;Michael J. Cox;Saffron A. G. Willis-Owen;Patrick Mallia

  • Type 1 and type 2 cytokine imbalance in acute respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis.

    Julian P. Legg;Imran R. Hussain;Jill A. Warner;Sebastian L. Johnston

  • Montelukast Reduces Asthma Exacerbations in 2- to 5-Year-Old Children with Intermittent Asthma

    Hans Bisgaard;Stefen Zielen;María Luz Garcia-Garcia;Sebastian L Johnston

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick Mallia
Patrick Mallia Imperial College London
Michael R. Edwards
Michael R. Edwards Imperial College London
Nathan W. Bartlett
Nathan W. Bartlett Imperial College London
Alberto Papi
Alberto Papi University of Ferrara
Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos
Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Stephen T. Holgate
Stephen T. Holgate University of Southampton
Peter A. B. Wark
Peter A. B. Wark University of Newcastle Australia
Christopher E. Brightling
Christopher E. Brightling University of Leicester
Jadwiga A. Wedzicha
Jadwiga A. Wedzicha Imperial College London
Adnan Custovic
Adnan Custovic Imperial College London

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