Don D. Sin

70.5k total citations · 11 hit papers
505 papers, 33.7k citations indexed

About

Don D. Sin is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Don D. Sin has authored 505 papers receiving a total of 33.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 398 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 166 papers in Physiology and 54 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Don D. Sin's work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (315 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (140 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (126 papers). Don D. Sin is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (315 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (140 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (126 papers). Don D. Sin collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Netherlands. Don D. Sin's co-authors include S. F. Paul Man, Àlvar Agustí, Leonardo M. Fabbri, Fernando J. Martínez, Jørgen Vestbo, Claus Vogelmeier, Antonio Anzueto, Robert A. Stockley, Peter J. Barnes and Masaharu Nishimura and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Don D. Sin

479 papers receiving 32.8k citations

Hit Papers

Global Strategy for the D... 1999 2026 2008 2017 2012 2003 1999 2011 2006 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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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.

  1. Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    2012 9.4k citations Leonardo M. Fabbri, Don D. Sin et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  2. Why Are Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases?
    2003 836 citations Don D. Sin et al. profile →
  3. Risk Factors for Central and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in 450 Men And Women with Congestive Heart Failure
    1999 833 citations Don D. Sin et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  4. Small-Airway Obstruction and Emphysema in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    2011 821 citations Peter D. Paré, Don D. Sin et al. profile →
  5. Mortality in COPD: role of comorbidities
    2006 757 citations Don D. Sin, Joan B. Soriano et al. European Respiratory Journal profile →
  6. The Relationship Between Reduced Lung Function and Cardiovascular Mortality
    2005 680 citations Don D. Sin et al. CHEST Journal profile →
  7. The Lung Tissue Microbiome in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    2012 423 citations Don D. Sin, James C. Hogg et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  8. Definition and Nomenclature of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Time for Its Revision
    2022 244 citations Leonardo M. Fabbri, Don D. Sin et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  9. Underdiagnosis and Overdiagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    2018 203 citations Andrea S. Gershon, Don D. Sin et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
  10. COPD and the risk of poor outcomes in COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    2021 171 citations Xuan Li, Don D. Sin et al. EClinicalMedicine profile →
  11. Heightened long-term cardiovascular risks after exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    2024 34 citations Nathaniel M. Hawkins, Clémentine Nordon et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Don D. Sin 24.9k 12.4k 3.3k 3.1k 3.0k 505 33.7k
Emiel F.�M. Wouters 27.1k 1.1× 14.6k 1.2× 3.3k 1.0× 4.9k 1.6× 3.4k 1.1× 705 41.5k
Bartolomé R. Celli 36.8k 1.5× 17.5k 1.4× 3.6k 1.1× 1.8k 0.6× 3.2k 1.1× 483 42.7k
Leonardo M. Fabbri 27.9k 1.1× 19.0k 1.5× 2.1k 0.6× 3.0k 1.0× 3.6k 1.2× 487 39.5k
Àlvar Agustí 34.8k 1.4× 21.9k 1.8× 3.6k 1.1× 3.1k 1.0× 3.7k 1.2× 517 46.6k
Jørgen Vestbo 41.0k 1.6× 22.6k 1.8× 3.6k 1.1× 2.3k 0.8× 4.4k 1.5× 556 49.7k
Richard Casaburi 31.0k 1.2× 15.4k 1.2× 5.1k 1.6× 2.0k 0.7× 2.0k 0.7× 312 43.4k
Claus Vogelmeier 18.9k 0.8× 9.8k 0.8× 1.6k 0.5× 2.4k 0.8× 2.1k 0.7× 515 26.2k
Robert A. Wise 16.2k 0.7× 10.5k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 3.3k 1.1× 5.5k 1.8× 884 35.8k
Klaus F. Rabe 25.9k 1.0× 18.2k 1.5× 1.9k 0.6× 4.6k 1.5× 2.2k 0.7× 585 37.6k
David M. Mannino 18.4k 0.7× 10.1k 0.8× 2.2k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 7.1k 2.4× 345 32.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hawkins, Nathaniel M., Clémentine Nordon, Manisha Talukdar, et al.. (2025). Healthcare resource utilisation in patients with exacerbations of COPD and associated cardiovascular events: the EXACOS-CV study. ERJ Open Research. 11(6). 1212–2024.
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Maclagan, Laura C., Anna Chu, Ruth Croxford, et al.. (2025). Impact of COPD on cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes in people with established cardiovascular disease. Thorax. 80(5). 291–299. 3 indexed citations
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Cordero, Ana I. Hernández, Carli M. Peters, Xuan Li, et al.. (2024). Younger epigenetic age is associated with higher cardiorespiratory fitness in individuals with airflow limitation. iScience. 27(10). 110934–110934. 3 indexed citations
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Ryu, Changwan, Judy Fan, Rogério Pezato, et al.. (2024). Comparison between upper and lower airway microbiome profiles in chronic rhinosinusitis patients. International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology. 14(8). 1294–1301. 2 indexed citations
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Bourbeau, Jean, Mohit Bhutani, Paul Hernandez, et al.. (2023). 2023 Canadian Thoracic Society Guideline on Pharmacotherapy in Patients With Stable COPD. CHEST Journal. 164(5). 1159–1183. 29 indexed citations
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Gao, Zhiwei, Jennifer K Quint, Richard Russell, et al.. (2023). QRISK3 underestimates the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with COPD. Thorax. 79(8). 718–724. 13 indexed citations
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Maclagan, Laura C., Ruth Croxford, Anna Chu, et al.. (2023). Quantifying COPD as a risk factor for cardiac disease in a primary prevention cohort. European Respiratory Journal. 62(2). 2202364–2202364. 32 indexed citations
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Badran, Mohammad, Bisher Abuyassin, Najib Ayas, Don D. Sin, & Ismail Laher. (2021). Vascular and renal telomere shortening in mice exposed to chronic intermittent hypoxia. Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 99(10). 1112–1113. 7 indexed citations
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Cherian, Mathew, Dennis Jensen, Wan C. Tan, et al.. (2021). Dyspnoea and symptom burden in mild–moderate COPD: the Canadian Cohort Obstructive Lung Disease Study. ERJ Open Research. 7(2). 960–2020. 12 indexed citations
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Huang, Xiaolin, et al.. (2021). The impact of lockdown timing on COVID-19 transmission across US counties. EClinicalMedicine. 38. 101035–101035. 31 indexed citations
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Barrecheguren, Míriam, Lancelot Pinto, Wan C. Tan, et al.. (2020). Identification and definition of asthma–COPD overlap: The CanCOLD study. Respirology. 25(8). 836–849. 40 indexed citations
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Alotaibi, Nawaf, Virginia Chen, Zsuzsanna Hollander, et al.. (2019). <p>Phenotyping and outcomes of hospitalized COPD patients using rapid molecular diagnostics on sputum samples</p>. International Journal of COPD. Volume 14. 311–319. 4 indexed citations
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Gershon, Andrea S., Don D. Sin, Wan C. Tan, et al.. (2018). Underdiagnosis and Overdiagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 198(9). 1130–1139. 203 indexed citations breakdown →
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Boorsma, Carian E., A. van der Veen, Andreia de Almeida, et al.. (2017). A Potent Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase Inhibitor to Study the Function of TRAP in Alveolar Macrophages. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 12570–12570. 20 indexed citations
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Labonté, Laura, Wan C. Tan, Robert Cowie, et al.. (2013). Measuring exacerbations in subjects with mild to moderate COPD from a population-based cohort: The CanCOLD study. European Respiratory Journal. 42(Suppl 57). P4226–P4226. 1 indexed citations
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Bossé, Yohan, Dirkje S. Postma, Don D. Sin, et al.. (2012). Molecular Signature of Smoking in Human Lung Tissues. Cancer Research. 72(15). 3753–3763. 93 indexed citations
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Tammemägi, Martin C., Stephen Lam, Annette McWilliams, & Don D. Sin. (2011). Incremental Value of Pulmonary Function and Sputum DNA Image Cytometry in Lung Cancer Risk Prediction. Cancer Prevention Research. 4(4). 552–561. 46 indexed citations
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Lier, Felix van, Patrick J. van der Geest, Sanne E. Hoeks, et al.. (2011). Epidural Analgesia Is Associated with Improved Health Outcomes of Surgical Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Anesthesiology. 115(2). 315–321. 63 indexed citations
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Yee, John, Marianne D. Sadar, Don D. Sin, et al.. (2009). Connective Tissue-Activating Peptide III: A Novel Blood Biomarker for Early Lung Cancer Detection. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 27(17). 2787–2792. 69 indexed citations
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Burney, Peter, Samy Suissa, Joan B. Soriano, et al.. (2003). The pharmacoepidemiology of COPD: Recent advances and methodological discussion. European Respiratory Journal. 22(43 suppl). 1s–44s. 37 indexed citations

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