2026 Susan L. Prescott: Immunology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Immunology	92	1000	910	36	35	399	34510
Medicine	93	10810	10154	335	328	414	34975

Overview

Susan L. Prescott is affiliated with the Telethon Kids Institute in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Immunology and Allergy, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

Their research spans multiple key topics within health sciences, including:

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research
Climate Change and Health Impacts
Asthma and Respiratory Diseases
Infant Nutrition and Health
Pediatric Health and Respiratory Diseases
Birth, Development, and Health
Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Susan L. Prescott include Desiree Silva, Debra J. Palmer, Alan Logan, Alan C. Logan, and Jacqueline Davis.

The scientist's publication record is well distributed across various journals, with a notable presence in:

Challenges
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Allergy
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Nutrients

Selected recent publications by Susan L. Prescott and their colleagues include:

Long-term, open-label extension study of the efficacy and safety of epicutaneous immunotherapy for peanut allergy in children: PEOPLE 3-year results (2020, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology)
A pledge for planetary health to unite health professionals in the Anthropocene (2020, The Lancet)
Human Milk From Atopic Mothers Has Lower Levels of Short Chain Fatty Acids (2020, Frontiers in Immunology)
Exiting the Anthropocene: Achieving personal and planetary health in the 21st century (2022, Allergy)
Prevention of Mental Health Difficulties for Children Aged 0-3 Years: A Review (2021, Frontiers in Psychology)

The scope of Susan L. Prescott's work integrates environmental health and pediatric concerns, often addressing the intersection between planetary health and individual well-being, as reflected in their publication topics and choice of research venues.

Best Publications

Expert consensus document: The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of prebiotics

Glenn R. Gibson;Robert Hutkins;Mary Ellen Sanders;Susan L. Prescott

5011
Citations
Development of allergen-specific T-cell memory in atopic and normal children

S. L. Prescott;C. Macaubas;T. Smallacombe;B. J. Holt

1149
Citations
Influence of maternal obesity on the long-term health of offspring.

Keith M Godfrey;Rebecca M Reynolds;Susan L Prescott;Moffat Nyirenda;Moffat Nyirenda

1038
Citations
Transplacental Priming of the Human Immune System to Environmental Allergens: Universal Skewing of Initial T Cell Responses Toward the Th2 Cytokine Profile

Susan L. Prescott;Claudia Macaubas;Barbara J. Holt;Troy B. Smallacombe

975
Citations
Probiotic supplementation for the first 6 months of life fails to reduce the risk of atopic dermatitis and increases the risk of allergen sensitization in high-risk children: A randomized controlled trial

Angie L. Taylor;Janet A. Dunstan;Susan L. Prescott

741
Citations
Food allergy: riding the second wave of the allergy epidemic.

Susan Prescott;Katrina J. Allen

722
Citations
A global survey of changing patterns of food allergy burden in children.

Susan L. Prescott;Ruby Pawankar;Ruby Pawankar;Ruby Pawankar;Katrina J. Allen;Katrina J. Allen;Katrina J. Allen;Dianne E. Campbell;Dianne E. Campbell

690
Citations
Fish oil supplementation in pregnancy modifies neonatal allergen-specific immune responses and clinical outcomes in infants at high risk of atopy: A randomized, controlled trial

Janet A Dunstan;Trevor A Mori;Anne Barden;Lawrence J Beilin

684
Citations
EAACI Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidelines. Primary prevention of food allergy

Antonella Muraro;S. Halken;S. H. Arshad;S. H. Arshad;S. H. Arshad;K. Beyer

607
Citations
Effects of probiotics on atopic dermatitis: a randomised controlled trial

Stephanie Weston;Anne R Halbert;Peter Richmond;Susan L Prescott

558
Citations
World Allergy Organization-McMaster University Guidelines for Allergic Disease Prevention (GLAD-P): Probiotics

Alessandro Fiocchi;Ruby Pawankar;Carlos Cuello-Garcia;Carlos Cuello-Garcia;Kangmo Ahn

517
Citations
Cognitive assessment of children at age 2(1/2) years after maternal fish oil supplementation in pregnancy: a randomised controlled trial.

Janet Anne Dunstan;Karen Simmer;Glenys Dixon;Susan L Prescott

430
Citations
Dietary prevention of allergic diseases in infants and small children

Arne Høst;Susanne Halken;Antonella Muraro;Sten Dreborg

429
Citations
Early regular egg exposure in infants with eczema : a randomized controlled trial

Debra J. Palmer;Jessica Metcalfe;Maria Makrides;Michael S. Gold

391
Citations
The importance of early complementary feeding in the development of oral tolerance: Concerns and controversies

Susan L. Prescott;Peter Smith;Mimi Tang;Debra J. Palmer

387
Citations
Dietary prevention of allergic diseases in infants and small children. Part III: Critical review of published peer-reviewed observational and interventional studies and final recommendations.

Antonella Muraro;Sten Dreborg;Susanne Halken;Arne Høst

360
Citations
Early-life environmental determinants of allergic diseases and the wider pandemic of inflammatory noncommunicable diseases

Susan L. Prescott;Susan L. Prescott

338
Citations
The skin microbiome: impact of modern environments on skin ecology, barrier integrity, and systemic immune programming

Susan L. Prescott;Danica Lea Larcombe;Alan C. Logan;Christina West

329
Citations
Maternal smoking in pregnancy alters neonatal cytokine responses.

P.S. Noakes;Patrick Holt;Susan Prescott

323
Citations
Probiotics for the prevention or treatment of allergic diseases

Susan L. Prescott;Bengt Björkstén

314
Citations
Epigenetics and Prenatal Influences on Asthma and Allergic Airways Disease

David Martino;Susan Prescott

296
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick G. Holt University of Western Australia

Meri K. Tulic Grenoble Alpes University

Trevor A. Mori University of Western Australia

Katrina J. Allen University of Melbourne

Richard Saffery University of Melbourne

Mimi L.K. Tang Royal Children's Hospital

Peter D. Sly University of Queensland

Peter Richmond University of Western Australia

Maria Makrides University of Adelaide

Anita L. Kozyrskyj University of Alberta

External Links

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