A. Sonia Buist

42.4k total citations · 10 hit papers
220 papers, 25.2k citations indexed

About

A. Sonia Buist is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Sonia Buist has authored 220 papers receiving a total of 25.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 146 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 97 papers in Physiology and 24 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in A. Sonia Buist's work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (121 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (80 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (42 papers). A. Sonia Buist is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (121 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (80 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (42 papers). A. Sonia Buist collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. A. Sonia Buist's co-authors include David M. Mannino, Christine Jenkins, Suzanne S. Hurd, Romain Pauwels, Peter Calverley, William M. Vollmer, John E. Connett, Paul Enright, Peter Burney and Todd A. Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

A. Sonia Buist

214 papers receiving 24.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2001 5.1k citations Romain Pauwels, A. Sonia Buist et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
International variation in the prevalence of COPD (The BOLD Study): a population-based prevalence study

2007 1.6k citations A. Sonia Buist, Mary Ann McBurnie et al. The Lancet profile →
Global burden of COPD: risk factors, prevalence, and future trends

2007 1.5k citations David M. Mannino, A. Sonia Buist The Lancet profile →
Global burden of COPD: systematic review and meta-analysis

2006 1.1k citations A. Sonia Buist, David M. Mannino et al. European Respiratory Journal profile →
The Use of β-Agonists and the Risk of Death and near Death from Asthma

1992 921 citations Walter O. Spitzer, Samy Suissa et al. profile →
Smoking Cessation and Lung Function in Mild-to-Moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The Lung Health Study

2000 554 citations Paul D. Scanlon, John E. Connett et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Epidemiology and costs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2005 543 citations K.R. Chapman, David M. Mannino et al. European Respiratory Journal profile →
Validation of a Standardized Version of the Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire

1999 538 citations A. Sonia Buist et al. profile →
Shared Treatment Decision Making Improves Adherence and Outcomes in Poorly Controlled Asthma

2009 515 citations A. Sonia Buist, William M. Vollmer et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Global strategy for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and World Health Organization Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD): executive summary.

2001 514 citations A. Sonia Buist, Christine Jenkins et al. PubMed profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Sonia Buist

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Risk factors for COPD spirometrically defined from the lower limit of normal in the BOLD project 2011 ·European Respiratory Journal ·Richard Hooper, Peter Burney, William M. Vollmer, Mary Ann McBurnie, Þórarinn Gíslason, Wan C. Tan, Anamika Jithoo, Ali Kocabaş, Tobias Welte, A. Sonia Buist	79
2	Present and future costs of COPD in Iceland and Norway: results from the BOLD study 2009 ·European Respiratory Journal ·(unknown), Ane Johannessen, Bryndís Benediktsdóttir, Þórarinn Gíslason, A. Sonia Buist, Amund Gulsvik, Sean D. Sullivan, Todd A. Lee	64
3	Global burden of COPD: risk factors, prevalence, and future trends breakdown → 2007 ·The Lancet ·David M. Mannino, A. Sonia Buist	1540
4	Epidemiology and costs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease breakdown → 2005 ·European Respiratory Journal ·K.R. Chapman, David M. Mannino, Joan B. Soriano, P. Vermeire, A. Sonia Buist, Michael J. Thun, Carol Connell, Ahmedin Jemal, Todd A. Lee, Marc Miravitlles, Sarah Aldington, Richard Beasley	543
5	Loss of Bone Density with Inhaled Triamcinolone in Lung Health Study II 2004 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Paul D. Scanlon, John E. Connett, Robert A. Wise, Donald P. Tashkin, Thelma C. Madhok, M.A. Skeans, Paul C. Carpenter, William C. Bailey, A. Sonia Buist, Michael S. Eichenhorn, Richard E. Kanner, Gail Weinmann	83
6	Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease breakdown → 2001 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Romain Pauwels, A. Sonia Buist, Peter Calverley, Christine Jenkins, Suzanne S. Hurd	5114
7	Sustained-Release Bupropion for Pharmacologic Relapse Prevention after Smoking Cessation 2001 ·Annals of Internal Medicine ·J. Taylor Hays, R. Douglas Hurt, Nancy A. Rigotti, Raymond Niaura, David Gonzales, Michael J. Durcan, David P.L. Sachs, Troy D. Wolter, A. Sonia Buist, Joseph A. Johnston, J. D. White	70
8	Smoking Cessation and Lung Function in Mild-to-Moderate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The Lung Health Study breakdown → 2000 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Paul D. Scanlon, John E. Connett, Lance A. Waller, (unknown), William C. Bailey, A. Sonia Buist	554
9	Feasibility of a Clinical Trial of Augmentation Therapy for α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency 2000 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Mark Schluchter, James K. Stoller, Alan F. Barker, A. Sonia Buist, Ronald G. Crystal, James F. Donohue, Robert J. Fallat, Gerard M. Turino, Carol E. Vreim, Margaret Wu	55
10	Asthma mortality:summary of a round-table discussion, New York, January 1997 1999 ·European Respiratory Journal ·Ursula Ackermann‐Liebrich, H Ross Anderson, Josep M. Antó, Richard Beasley, A. Sonia Buist, Peter Burney, Pierre Ernst, Peter J. Gergen, Richard Ingram, Stephan Lanes, Neil Pearce, C.E. Reed, B Rijcken, Samy Suissa, P. Vermeire, Alexander M. Walker, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	4
11	Association of Asthma Control with Health Care Utilization and Quality of Life 1999 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·William M. Vollmer, Leona E. Markson, Elizabeth O’Connor, (unknown), Leslye K. Fitterman, (unknown), A. Sonia Buist	312
12	Characteristics of Patients with Asthma Within a Large HMO: A Comparison by Age and Gender 1998 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·(unknown), William M. Vollmer, Kathryn L.P. Linton, A. Sonia Buist	206
13	20-Year Trends in the Prevalence of Asthma and Chronic Airflow Obstruction in an HMO 1998 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·William M. Vollmer, (unknown), A. Sonia Buist	106
14	Pulmonary Function Testing in Population-Based Studies 1997 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Teri A. Manolio, (unknown), A. Sonia Buist, (unknown), Joan L. Pinsky, (unknown)	7
15	Panel discussion on ATS and EPS guidelines: Is there a need for national guidelines? 1996 ·European Respiratory Review ·A. Sonia Buist, Bartolomé R. Celli, Ronald E. Dahl, (unknown), (unknown), Teodoro Montemayor, (unknown), Nikolaos M. Siafakas, Jørgen Vestbo	6
16	Effects of Smoking and Smoking Cessation on Longitudinal Decline in Pulmonary Function 1995 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Cecil M. Burchfiel, E.B. Marcus, J. David Curb, C J MacLean, W M Vollmer, L. Johnson, (unknown), Beatriz L. Rodríguez, Kamal Masaki, A. Sonia Buist	143
17	Gender Difference in Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Smokers with Mild COPD. The Lung Health Study 1994 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Richard E. Kanner, John E. Connett, M. D. Altose, A. Sonia Buist, (unknown), Donald P. Tashkin, Robert A. Wise	183
18	A Cohort Analysis Of Excess Mortality In Asthma And The Use Of Inhaled Beta-Agonists 1994 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Samy Suissa, Pierre Ernst, J.-F. Boivin, Ralph I. Horwitz, Brian F. Habbick, (unknown), Lucie Blais, Mary McNutt, A. Sonia Buist, Walter O. Spitzer	326
19	Smoking and pregnancy: awareness, attitudes and habit changes. 1987 ·PubMed ·A. Sonia Buist, (unknown)	4
20	Moment analysis of nitrogen washout as a possible test of bronchomotor tone in uncooperative subjects 1985 ·American Review of Respiratory Disease ·A. Sonia Buist	1

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