Dirkje S. Postma

59.6k total citations · 8 hit papers
592 papers, 31.2k citations indexed

About

Dirkje S. Postma is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirkje S. Postma has authored 592 papers receiving a total of 31.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 396 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 354 papers in Physiology and 69 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Dirkje S. Postma's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (337 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (247 papers) and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (117 papers). Dirkje S. Postma is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (337 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (247 papers) and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (117 papers). Dirkje S. Postma collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and United Kingdom. Dirkje S. Postma's co-authors include Wim Timens, Huib A.M. Kerstjens, Nick H.T. ten Hacken, Maarten van den Berge, Jan P. Schouten, H. Marike Boezen, Romain Pauwels, Gerard H. Koppelman, Paul M. O’Byrne and Claes-Göran Löfdahl and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Dirkje S. Postma

584 papers receiving 30.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Effect of Inhaled Formoterol and Budesonide on Exacerbations of Asthma

1997 1.2k citations Dirkje S. Postma et al. profile →
Long-Term Treatment with Inhaled Budesonide in Persons with Mild Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Who Continue Smoking

1999 771 citations Jan P. Schouten, Dirkje S. Postma et al. profile →
An Official American Thoracic Society Public Policy Statement: Novel Risk Factors and the Global Burden of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2010 679 citations Dirkje S. Postma et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Genetic Susceptibility to Asthma — Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness Coinherited with a Major Gene for Atopy

1995 592 citations Dirkje S. Postma, Eugene R. Bleecker et al. profile →
Development, validity and responsiveness of the Clinical COPD Questionnaire.

2003 571 citations Nick H.T. ten Hacken, Dirkje S. Postma et al. profile →
Asthma

2015 439 citations Dirkje S. Postma, Scott T. Weiss et al. profile →
Risk factors and early origins of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2014 378 citations Dirkje S. Postma, Maarten van den Berge et al. profile →
The Asthma–COPD Overlap Syndrome

2015 368 citations Dirkje S. Postma et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Occupational exposure to pesticides is associated with differential DNA methylation 2018 ·Occupational and Environmental Medicine ·Diana A. van der Plaat, Kim de Jong, Maaike de Vries, Cleo C. van Diemen, Ivana Nedeljković, Najaf Amin, Hans Kromhout, Roel Vermeulen, Dirkje S. Postma, Cornelia M. van Duijn, H. Marike Boezen, Judith M. Vonk	57
2	The Well-Known Gene HHIP and Novel Gene MECR Are Implicated in Small Airway Obstruction 2016 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Diana A. van der Plaat, Kim de Jong, Lies Lahousse, Alen Faiz, Judith M. Vonk, Cleo C. van Diemen, Ivana Nedeljković, Najaf Amin, Ma’en Obeidat, Cornelia M. van Duijn, H. Marike Boezen, Dirkje S. Postma	8
3	Revisiting the Dutch hypothesis 2015 ·Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·Dirkje S. Postma, Scott T. Weiss, Maarten van den Berge, Huib A.M. Kerstjens, Gerard H. Koppelman	45
4	Inhaled Steroids Modulate Extracellular Matrix Composition in Bronchial Biopsies of COPD Patients: A Randomized, Controlled Trial 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Lisette I.Z. Kunz, (unknown), (unknown), Thérèse Lapperre, Peter J. Sterk, Dirkje S. Postma, Thaís Mauad, Wim Timens, Pieter S. Hiemstra, (unknown)	72
5	Genome-wide association study of coronary and aortic calcification implicates risk loci for coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction 2013 ·Atherosclerosis ·Jessica van Setten, Ivana Išgum, Joanna Smolonska, Stephan Ripke, Pim A. de Jong, Matthijs Oudkerk, Harry J. de Koning, Jan‐Willem J. Lammers, Pieter Zanen, Harry J.M. Groen, H. Marike Boezen, Dirkje S. Postma, Cisca Wijmenga, Max A. Viergever, Willem P.Th.M. Mali, Paul I. W. de Bakker	79
6	Molecular Signature of Smoking in Human Lung Tissues 2012 ·Cancer Research ·Yohan Bossé, Dirkje S. Postma, Don D. Sin, Maxime Lamontagne, Christian Couture, Nathalie Gaudreault, Philippe Joubert, Vivien W. Wong, Mark Elliott, Maarten van den Berge, Corry‐Anke Brandsma, Catherine Tribouley, Vladislav A. Malkov, Jeffrey A. Tsou, Gregory J. Opiteck, James C. Hogg, Andrew J. Sandford, Wim Timens, Peter D. Paré, Michel Laviolette	93
7	Predicting who will have asthma at school age among preschool children 2012 ·Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·Olga E.M. Savenije, Marjan Kerkhof, Gerard H. Koppelman, Dirkje S. Postma	97
8	Monotherapy vs. Combination Therapy for the Management of Mild Asthma 2012 ·American family physician ·Dirkje S. Postma	1
9	Transforming growth factor beta-1 gene polymorphisms and course of asthma 2011 ·European Respiratory Journal ·Despo Ierodiakonou, Dirkje S. Postma, Gerard H. Koppelman, Jorrit Gerritsen, Wim Timens, H. Marike Boezen, Judith M. Vonk	1
10	Toll-like receptors and microbial exposure: gene–gene and gene–environment interaction in the development of atopy 2011 ·European Respiratory Journal ·N. E. Reijmerink, Marjan Kerkhof, R. W. B. Bottema, Jorrit Gerritsen, Foekje F. Stelma, Carel Thijs, C.P. van Schayck, H. A. Smit, Bert Brunekreef, Dirkje S. Postma, Gerard H. Koppelman	18
11	HMOX1 and GST variants modify attenuation of FEF25-75% decline due to PM10 reduction 2010 ·European Respiratory Journal ·Ivan Curjuric, Medea Imboden, Christian Schindler, Sara H. Downs, Martin Hersberger, (unknown), Gábor Mátyás, Erich W. Russi, Joel Schwartz, Gian Andri Thun, Dirkje S. Postma, Thierry Rochat, Nicole Probst‐Hensch, (unknown)	25
12	Interaction of T-cell and antigen presenting cell co-stimulatory genes in childhood IgE 2009 ·European Respiratory Journal ·R. W. B. Bottema, Dirkje S. Postma, N. E. Reijmerink, Carel Thijs, Foekje F. Stelma, H. A. Smit, C.P. van Schayck, Bert Brunekreef, Gerard H. Koppelman, Marjan Kerkhof	10
13	Differential Desensitization of Homozygous Haplotypes of the β2-Adrenergic Receptor in Lymphocytes 2005 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Jaap Oostendorp, Dirkje S. Postma, Haukeline H. Volders, Hajo Jongepier, Henk F. Kauffman, H. Marike Boezen, Deborah A. Meyers, Eugene R. Bleecker, S.Adriaan Nelemans, Johan Zaagsma, Herman Meurs	24
14	First Study of Infliximab Treatment in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2005 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Hester van der Vaart, Gerard H. Koëter, Dirkje S. Postma, Henk F. Kauffman, Nick H.T. ten Hacken	103
15	Dissociation of Lung Function and Airway Inflammation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2004 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Thérèse Lapperre, Jiska B. Snoeck-Stroband, M. M. E. Gosman, Jan Stolk, Jacob K. Sont, Désirée F. Jansen, Huib A.M. Kerstjens, Dirkje S. Postma, Peter J. Sterk	103
16	Perinatal risk factors for bronchial hyperresponsiveness and atopy after a follow-up of 20 years 2004 ·Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·Judith M. Vonk, H. Marike Boezen, Dirkje S. Postma, Jan P. Schouten, W. M. C. van Aalderen, E. Rudy Boersma	32
17	Gene-Gene interaction increases susceptibility to asthma: IL4R alpha and IL13 polymorphisms in an asthmatic Dutch population. 2001 ·Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) ·(unknown), Gerard H. Koppelman, (unknown), Dirkje S. Postma, (unknown), (unknown)	1
18	Changes in peak expiratory flow indices as a proxy for changes in bronchial hyperresponsiveness 2000 ·European Respiratory Journal ·W. Rob Douma, Huib A.M. Kerstjens, C. M. Roos, G H Koëter, Dirkje S. Postma, (unknown)	11
19	Long-term clinical trials in obstructive lung disease:Principles and practice 1992 ·University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) ·(unknown), Huib A.M. Kerstjens, Dirkje S. Postma	1
20	Discrepancies in release of elastase from human peripheral polymorphonuclear leukocytes. 1986 ·PubMed ·Dirkje S. Postma, (unknown), Hj Sluiter, H. F. Kauffman	2

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