Allan B. Becker

25.0k total citations · 8 hit papers
312 papers, 15.7k citations indexed

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Allan B. Becker is a scholar working on Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Allan B. Becker has authored 312 papers receiving a total of 15.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 166 papers in Physiology, 97 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 64 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Allan B. Becker's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (150 papers), Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (43 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (42 papers). Allan B. Becker is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (150 papers), Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (43 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (42 papers). Allan B. Becker collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Allan B. Becker's co-authors include Anita L. Kozyrskyj, Malcolm R. Sears, Meghan B. Azad, Stuart E. Turvey, Piush J. Mandhane, Padmaja Subbarao, Catherine J. Field, Diana L. Lefebvre, James A. Scott and Louis‐Philippe Boulet and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Allan B. Becker

305 papers receiving 15.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Early infancy microbial and metabolic alterations affect risk of childhood asthma

2015 1.2k citations Marie‐Claire Arrieta, Diana L. Lefebvre et al. profile →
Gut microbiota of healthy Canadian infants: profiles by mode of delivery and infant diet at 4 months

2013 687 citations Meghan B. Azad, Catherine J. Field et al. Canadian Medical Association Journal profile →
A summary of the new GINA strategy: a roadmap to asthma control

2015 550 citations Allan B. Becker, Louis‐Philippe Boulet et al. European Respiratory Journal profile →
Composition and Variation of the Human Milk Microbiota Are Influenced by Maternal and Early-Life Factors

2019 373 citations Shirin Moossavi, Catherine J. Field et al. profile →
Infant gut microbiota and food sensitization: associations in the first year of life

2015 331 citations Meghan B. Azad, Catherine J. Field et al. profile →
Roles of Birth Mode and Infant Gut Microbiota in Intergenerational Transmission of Overweight and Obesity From Mother to Offspring

2018 209 citations Sarah L. Bridgman, Catherine J. Field et al. profile →
Screen-time is associated with inattention problems in preschoolers: Results from the CHILD birth cohort study

2019 179 citations Diana L. Lefebvre, Meghan B. Azad et al. profile →
Delayed gut microbiota maturation in the first year of life is a hallmark of pediatric allergic disease

2023 77 citations Darlene Dai, Allan B. Becker et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Allan B. Becker	7.0k	4.2k	3.9k	2.4k	2.2k	312	15.7k
Augusto A. Litonjua	8.1k 1.2×	5.3k 1.2×	3.7k 1.0×	1.7k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	334	20.0k
Hans Bisgaard	11.9k 1.7×	9.9k 2.3×	2.9k 0.7×	2.7k 1.2×	1.2k 0.5×	404	20.6k
Susan L. Prescott	6.1k 0.9×	1.8k 0.4×	4.4k 1.1×	4.3k 1.8×	4.3k 1.9×	344	19.6k
Bengt Björkstén	9.9k 1.4×	3.5k 0.8×	3.7k 0.9×	7.8k 3.3×	2.3k 1.0×	307	20.8k
Klaus Bønnelykke	4.3k 0.6×	2.5k 0.6×	2.0k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	846 0.4×	215	9.1k
David P. Strachan	11.8k 1.7×	5.7k 1.4×	2.0k 0.5×	6.6k 2.8×	906 0.4×	262	26.8k
Johan Garssen	3.9k 0.6×	1.8k 0.4×	7.7k 2.0×	2.3k 1.0×	4.0k 1.8×	657	21.6k
Julian Crane	7.2k 1.0×	4.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.3×	2.7k 1.1×	768 0.3×	204	12.1k
Juan C. Celedón	6.7k 1.0×	4.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.3×	1.4k 0.6×	502 0.2×	300	11.9k
Mimi L.K. Tang	4.9k 0.7×	2.1k 0.5×	2.6k 0.7×	8.7k 3.7×	1.4k 0.6×	403	19.6k

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Ramay, Hena R., Shirin Moossavi, Isabelle Laforest‐Lapointe, et al.. (2024). Divergent maturational patterns of the infant bacterial and fungal gut microbiome in the first year of life are associated with inter-kingdom community dynamics and infant nutrition. Microbiome. 12(1). 22–22. 12 indexed citations

Gutierrez, Mackenzie W., Shirin Moossavi, Isabelle Laforest‐Lapointe, et al.. (2023). Maturational patterns of the infant gut mycobiome are associated with early-life body mass index. Cell Reports Medicine. 4(2). 100928–100928. 23 indexed citations

Safavi, Shahideh, Ruixue Dai, Zihang Lu, et al.. (2021). Lung clearance index predicts persistence of preschool wheeze. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 33(1). e13713–e13713. 2 indexed citations

Owora, Arthur H., Robert S. Tepper, Clare D. Ramsey, & Allan B. Becker. (2021). Decision tree‐based rules outperform risk scores for childhood asthma prognosis. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 32(7). 1464–1473. 9 indexed citations

Miliku, Kozeta, Allan B. Becker, Elinor Simons, et al.. (2021). Sex‐specific associations of human milk long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and infant allergic conditions. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 32(6). 1173–1182. 8 indexed citations

Sbihi, Hind, K. E. Simmons, Malcolm R. Sears, et al.. (2021). Early‐life cytomegalovirus infection is associated with gut microbiota perturbations and increased risk of atopy. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 33(1). e13658–e13658. 10 indexed citations

Boutin, Rozlyn C. T., Charisse Petersen, Sarah E. Woodward, et al.. (2021). Bacterial–fungal interactions in the neonatal gut influence asthma outcomes later in life. eLife. 10. 33 indexed citations

Souza, Russell J. de, Meera Shanmuganathan, Amel Lamri, et al.. (2020). Maternal Diet and the Serum Metabolome in Pregnancy: Robust Dietary Biomarkers Generalizable to a Multiethnic Birth Cohort. Current Developments in Nutrition. 4(10). nzaa144–nzaa144. 27 indexed citations

Abrams, Elissa M., Stanley J. Szefler, & Allan B. Becker. (2016). Effect of asthma therapies on the natural course of asthma. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. 117(6). 627–633. 12 indexed citations

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Bridgman, Sarah L., Anita L. Kozyrskyj, James A. Scott, Allan B. Becker, & Meghan B. Azad. (2016). Gut microbiota and allergic disease in children. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. 116(2). 99–105. 36 indexed citations

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Fuertes, Elaine, Cilla Söderhäll, Nathalie Acevedo, et al.. (2014). Associations between the 17q21 region and allergic rhinitis in five birth cohorts. European Respiratory Journal. 44(Suppl 58). P4786–P4786. 1 indexed citations

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Ma, Yanbing, Andrew J. Halayko, Sujata Basu, et al.. (2013). Sustained Suppression of IL-13 by a Vaccine Attenuates Airway Inflammation and Remodeling in Mice. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 48(5). 540–549. 31 indexed citations

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Protudjer, Jennifer L. P., Jonathan McGavock, Clare D. Ramsey, et al.. (2012). “ Asthma Isn’t an Excuse, It’s Just a Condition ”: Youths’ Perceptions of Physical Activity and Screen Time. Journal of Asthma. 49(5). 496–501. 10 indexed citations

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Kozyrskyj, Anita L., Patrick J. McGrath, Brian MacNeil, et al.. (2006). Early Life Exposure to Maternal Stress is Associated with Asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 117(2). S87–S87. 1 indexed citations

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Knorr, Barbara, Olga Kuznetsova, Theodore F. Reiss, et al.. (2005). Linear growth in prepubertal asthmatic children treated with montelukast, beclomethasone, or placebo: A 56-week, randomized, double-blind study. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 115(2). S148–S148. 3 indexed citations

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Becker, Allan B., et al.. (2004). The Canadian asthma primary prevention study: outcomes at 2 years of age. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 113(4). 650–656. 81 indexed citations

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Zhu, Shoukang, Moira Chan‐Yeung, Allan B. Becker, et al.. (2000). Polymorphisms of the IL-4, TNF- α, and Fc α RI β Genes and the Risk of Allergic Disorders in At-risk Infants. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 161(5). 1655–1659. 108 indexed citations

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Boulet, Louis‐Philippe, Allan B. Becker, Denis Bérubé, R Beveridge, & Pierre Ernst. (1999). Canadian asthma consensus report, 1999. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 161(11). 315 indexed citations

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Boulet, Louis‐Philippe, Allan B. Becker, Denis Bérubé, Robert Beveridge, & Pierre Ernst. (1999). Summary of recommendations from the Canadian Asthma Consensus Report, 1999. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 161(11). 33 indexed citations

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Chrusch, Carla, Satyendra Kumar Sharma, Helmut Unruh, et al.. (1999). Histamine H3 Receptor Blockade Improves Cardiac Function in Canine Anaphylaxis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 160(4). 1142–1149. 37 indexed citations

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