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Shawn D. Aaron

Shawn D. Aaron

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
79
Citations
23042
World Ranking
17560
National Ranking
734

Shawn D. Aaron publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shawn D. Aaron sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 394 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Shawn D. Aaron D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Shawn D. Aaron sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Shawn D. Aaron is affiliated with the Ottawa Hospital in Canada and has a research focus in the field of Medicine, with a specialization in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Their work encompasses subfields including Physiology, Epidemiology, General Health Professions, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Shawn D. Aaron are:

  • Paul Hernandez
  • Jean Bourbeau
  • Wan C. Tan
  • Don D. Sin
  • Andrea S. Gershon

They have published extensively in several reputable scientific venues, including:

  • American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • CHEST Journal
  • Annals of the American Thoracic Society
  • European Respiratory Journal
  • ERJ Open Research

Recent notable publications include:

  • Early Diagnosis and Treatment of COPD and Asthma - A Randomized, Controlled Trial, 2024, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline, 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Association of Dysanapsis With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Older Adults, 2020, JAMA
  • The Acute COPD Exacerbation Prediction Tool (ACCEPT): a modelling study, 2020, The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Randomized Trial of Nocturnal Oxygen in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine

Best Publications

  • Tiotropium in combination with placebo, salmeterol, or fluticasone-salmeterol for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized trial.

    Shawn D Aaron;Katherine L Vandemheen;Dean Fergusson;François Maltais

  • Post-randomisation exclusions: the intention to treat principle and excluding patients from analysis

    Dean Fergusson;Shawn D Aaron;Gordon Guyatt;Paul Hébert

  • Granulocyte inflammatory markers and airway infection during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Shawn D. Aaron;Jonathan B. Angel;Mary Lunau;Kathryn Wright

  • Canadian Thoracic Society recommendations for management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 2007 update.

    Denis E O’Donnell;Shawn Aaron;Jean Bourbeau;Paul Hernandez

  • Overdiagnosis of asthma in obese and nonobese adults

    Shawn D. Aaron;Katherine L. Vandemheen;Louis-Philippe Boulet;R. Andrew McIvor

  • Reevaluation of Diagnosis in Adults With Physician-Diagnosed Asthma

    Shawn D. Aaron;Katherine L. Vandemheen;J. Mark FitzGerald;Martha Ainslie

  • Outpatient Oral Prednisone after Emergency Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

    Shawn D. Aaron;Katherine L. Vandemheen;Paul Hebert;Robert Dales

  • The Effect of Chronic Infection With Aspergillus fumigatus on Lung Function and Hospitalization in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis

    Reshma Amin;Annie Dupuis;Shawn D. Aaron;Felix Ratjen

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

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

  • Multiple combination bactericidal testing of staphylococcal biofilms from implant-associated infections.

    Raphael Saginur;Raphael Saginur;Melissa StDenis;Melissa StDenis;Wendy Ferris;Wendy Ferris;Shawn D. Aaron;Shawn D. Aaron

  • Effect of weight reduction on respiratory function and airway reactivity in obese women.

    Shawn D. Aaron;Dean Fergusson;Robert Dent;Yue Chen

  • Canadian Thoracic Society recommendations for management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 2008 update - highlights for primary care.

    Denis E O’Donnell;Paul Hernandez;Alan Kaplan;Shawn Aaron

  • Physiological changes during symptom recovery from moderate exacerbations of COPD

    Parker Cm;Voduc N;Aaron Sd;Webb Ka

  • How Accurate Is Spirometry at Predicting Restrictive Pulmonary Impairment

    Shawn D. Aaron;Robert E. Dales;Pierre Cardinal

  • Underdiagnosis and Overdiagnosis of Asthma.

    Shawn D. Aaron;Louis Philippe Boulet;Helen K. Reddel;Andrea S. Gershon

  • Multiple Combination Bactericidal Antibiotic Testing for Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Infected with Burkholderia cepacia

    Shawn D. Aaron;Wendy Ferris;Deborah A. Henry;David P. Speert

  • Combination antibiotic susceptibility testing to treat exacerbations of cystic fibrosis associated with multiresistant bacteria: a randomised, double-blind, controlled clinical trial.

    Shawn D Aaron;Katherine L Vandemheen;Wendy Ferris;Dean Fergusson

  • Exacerbation frequency and clinical outcomes in adult patients with cystic fibrosis

    Kaïssa de Boer;Katherine L Vandemheen;Elizabeth Tullis;Steve Doucette

  • Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Derived from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis under Aerobic, Anaerobic, and Biofilm Conditions

    Dominic Hill;Barbara Rose;Aniko Pajkos;Michael Robinson

  • Underdiagnosis and Overdiagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

    Nermin Diab;Andrea S Gershon;Don D Sin;Wan C Tan

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Bourbeau
Jean Bourbeau McGill University
François Maltais
François Maltais Université Laval
Denis E. O'Donnell
Denis E. O'Donnell Queen's University
Kenneth R. Chapman
Kenneth R. Chapman University of Toronto
J. Mark FitzGerald
J. Mark FitzGerald University of British Columbia
Dean Fergusson
Dean Fergusson Ottawa Hospital
Roger S. Goldstein
Roger S. Goldstein University of Toronto
MeiLan K. Han
MeiLan K. Han University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Fernando J. Martinez
Fernando J. Martinez University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Scott C. Bell
Scott C. Bell University of Queensland

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