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Torben Sigsgaard

Torben Sigsgaard

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
77
Citations
20014
World Ranking
1832
National Ranking
15

Torben Sigsgaard 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 Torben Sigsgaard sits on this spectrum.

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62 publications 807+

This scientist: 485 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Torben Sigsgaard 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 Torben Sigsgaard sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 157+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Torben Sigsgaard is affiliated with Aarhus University in Denmark and conducts research primarily in the fields of Environmental Science and Medicine. Their work spans various subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Speech and Hearing, Physiology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The main topics covered in their research include Air Quality and Health Impacts, Noise Effects and Management, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, and Birth, Development, and Health.

Frequent co-authors of Torben Sigsgaard include Vivi Schlünssen, Jørgen Brandt, Jörg Schullehner, Carsten Bøcker Pedersen, and Ole Hertel.

Their work has been published extensively in venues such as ISEE Conference Abstracts, Environment International, Epidemiology, Environmental Research, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Torben Sigsgaard include:

  • Long-term exposure to low ambient air pollution concentrations and mortality among 28 million people: results from seven large European cohorts within the ELAPSE project, 2022, The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Long term exposure to low level air pollution and mortality in eight European cohorts within the ELAPSE project: pooled analysis, 2021, BMJ
  • Long-term exposure to low-level ambient air pollution and incidence of stroke and coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of six European cohorts within the ELAPSE project, 2021, The Lancet Planetary Health
  • Trihalomethanes in Drinking Water and Bladder Cancer Burden in the European Union, 2020, Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Long-term low-level ambient air pollution exposure and risk of lung cancer - A pooled analysis of 7 European cohorts, 2020, Environment International

Best Publications

  • The Association between Asthma and Allergic Symptoms in Children and Phthalates in House Dust : A Nested Case-Control Study

    Carl-Gustaf Bornehag;Jan Sundell;Charles J. Weschler;Torben Sigsgaard

  • Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks

    Florence Demenais;Florence Demenais;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Kathleen C. Barnes;William O.C. Cookson

  • Dampness in buildings as a risk factor for health effects, EUROEXPO: a multidisciplinary review of the literature (1998-2000) on dampness and mite exposure in buildings and health effects

    CG Bornehag;J Sundell;S Bonini;A Custovic

  • Association between ventilation rates in 390 Swedish homes and allergic symptoms in children.

    C. G. Bornehag;J. Sundell;L. Hägerhed‐Engman;T. Sigsgaard

  • Genetic and environmental influence on asthma: a population-based study of 11,688 Danish twin pairs

    L.R. Skadhauge;K. Christensen;K.O. Kyvik;T. Sigsgaard

  • Guidelines for the management of work-related asthma

    X. Baur;T. Sigsgaard;T.B. Aasen;P.S. Burge

  • School air quality related to dry cough, rhinitis, and nasal patency in children

    M. Simoni;I. Annesi-Maesano;T. Sigsgaard;Dan Norbäck

  • Specific inhalation challenge in the diagnosis of occupational asthma: consensus statement

    Olivier Vandenplas;Hille Suojalehto;Tor B Aasen;Xaver Baur

  • Official American Thoracic Society technical standards: spirometry in the occupational setting.

    Carrie A. Redlich;Susan M. Tarlo;John L. Hankinson;Mary C. Townsend

  • Low prevalence of atopy in young Danish farmers and farming students born and raised on a farm.

    L Portengen;T Sigsgaard;Ø Omland;C Hjort

  • EAACI position paper: irritant‐induced asthma

    O. Vandenplas;M. Wiszniewska;M. Raulf;F. de Blay

  • Occupational lung diseases: from old and novel exposures to effective preventive strategies

    Paul Cullinan;Xavier Muñoz;Hille Suojalehto;Raymond Agius

  • Remediating buildings damaged by dampness and mould for preventing or reducing respiratory tract symptoms, infections and asthma.

    Riitta Sauni;Jos H Verbeek;Jukka Uitti;Merja Jauhiainen

  • Lifelong exposure to air pollution and greenness in relation to asthma, rhinitis and lung function in adulthood

    Ingrid Nordeide Kuiper;Cecilie Svanes;Iana Markevych;Simone Accordini

  • Cleaning at Home and at Work in Relation to Lung Function Decline and Airway Obstruction.

    Øistein Svanes;Randi J. Bertelsen;Stein H. L. Lygre;Anne E. Carsin

  • Phthalate exposure through different pathways and allergic sensitization in preschool children with asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and atopic dermatitis

    Gabriel Bekö;Michael Callesen;Charles J. Weschler;Jørn Toftum

  • Atopy and new‐onset asthma in young Danish farmers and CD14, TLR2, and TLR4 genetic polymorphisms: a nested case‐control study

    Lidwien A M Smit;S I M Bongers;H J T Ruven;G T Rijkers

  • Management of occupational asthma: cessation or reduction of exposure? A systematic review of available evidence

    Olivier Vandenplas;H Dressel;D Wilken;Jacques Jamart

  • Identifying urban sources as cause of elevated grass pollen concentrations using GIS and remote sensing

    Carsten Skjoth;Carsten Skjoth;P. V. Orby;T. Becker;C. Geels

  • Menopause as a predictor of new-onset asthma: A longitudinal Northern European population study

    Kai Triebner;Ane Johannessen;Luca Puggini;Bryndís Benediktsdóttir

  • Low home ventilation rate in combination with moldy odor from the building structure increase the risk for allergic symptoms in children.

    L. Hägerhed-Engman;T. Sigsgaard;I. Samuelson;J. Sundell

  • Respiratory symptoms and lung function among Danish woodworkers.

    Vivi Schlünssen;Inger Schaumburg;Ebbe Taudorf;Anders B. Mikkelsen

  • Molds in floor dust and building-related symptoms in adolescent school children

    H. W. Meyer;H. Würtz;P. Suadicani;O. Valbjørn

  • Multiancestry association study identifies new asthma risk loci that colocalize with immune-cell enhancer marks

    Florence Demenais;Patricia Margaritte-Jeannin;Kathleen C. Barnes;William O. C. Cookson

Frequent Co-Authors

Cecilie Svanes
Cecilie Svanes University of Bergen
Christer Janson
Christer Janson Uppsala University
Ole Hertel
Ole Hertel Aarhus University
Bertil Forsberg
Bertil Forsberg Umeå University
Jørgen Brandt
Jørgen Brandt Aarhus University
Dick Heederik
Dick Heederik Utrecht University
Thorarinn Gislason
Thorarinn Gislason University of Iceland
Matthias Ketzel
Matthias Ketzel University of Surrey
Dan Norbäck
Dan Norbäck Uppsala University
Deborah Jarvis
Deborah Jarvis Imperial College London

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