Donna E. Davies

21.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
295 papers, 14.6k citations indexed

About

Donna E. Davies is a scholar working on Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Donna E. Davies has authored 295 papers receiving a total of 14.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Physiology, 84 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 56 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Donna E. Davies's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (92 papers), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (36 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (30 papers). Donna E. Davies is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (92 papers), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (36 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (30 papers). Donna E. Davies collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. Donna E. Davies's co-authors include Stephen T. Holgate, Sarah M. Puddicombe, Peter Howarth, Susan J. Wilson, Fabio Bucchieri, Audrey Richter, Ratko Djukanović, Peter Wark, Sebastian L. Johnston and John W. Holloway and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Donna E. Davies

283 papers receiving 14.2k citations

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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.

Asthmatic bronchial epithelial cells have a deficient innate immune response to infection with rhinovirus

2005 916 citations Fabio Bucchieri, Stephen T. Holgate et al. profile →
Role of deficient type III interferon-λ production in asthma exacerbations

2006 777 citations Stephen T. Holgate, Donna E. Davies et al. profile →
Defective epithelial barrier function in asthma

2011 479 citations Hans Michael Haitchi, Ratko Djukanović et al. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology profile →
Effect of Bronchoconstriction on Airway Remodeling in Asthma

2011 420 citations Susan J. Wilson, Stephen T. Holgate et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donna E. Davies United Kingdom	65	6.5k	5.0k	3.9k	2.5k	1.6k	295	14.6k
Henk C. Hoogsteden Netherlands	54	4.2k 0.7×	4.2k 0.8×	4.8k 1.2×	2.4k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	184	12.6k
Wim Timens Netherlands	68	4.2k 0.7×	7.2k 1.5×	3.2k 0.8×	3.8k 1.5×	1.7k 1.0×	458	20.3k
Robert Homer United States	72	5.7k 0.9×	7.9k 1.6×	7.0k 1.8×	5.6k 2.2×	1.7k 1.0×	203	21.2k
Darryl A. Knight Australia	61	3.2k 0.5×	4.4k 0.9×	2.6k 0.7×	2.8k 1.1×	916 0.6×	191	10.5k
Peter D. Paré Canada	79	10.7k 1.7×	16.6k 3.3×	1.9k 0.5×	2.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	374	23.5k
Robert A. Lewis United States	60	4.8k 0.7×	2.9k 0.6×	3.4k 0.9×	2.7k 1.1×	398 0.2×	201	14.2k
Gary W. Hunninghake United States	82	8.7k 1.3×	13.4k 2.7×	4.7k 1.2×	4.6k 1.8×	4.0k 2.5×	273	24.9k
Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos Greece	64	5.5k 0.8×	4.8k 1.0×	2.8k 0.7×	7.1k 2.9×	3.9k 2.4×	639	24.3k
Leo Koenderman Netherlands	67	3.4k 0.5×	2.4k 0.5×	7.8k 2.0×	5.2k 2.1×	2.0k 1.2×	324	17.5k
Robert M. Senior United States	76	2.1k 0.3×	6.1k 1.2×	3.4k 0.9×	5.3k 2.1×	1.0k 0.6×	192	21.0k

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Sofia, Carmelo, Joseph A. Bell, Natasha H. C. Easton, et al.. (2025). Air pollution and alveolar health. European Respiratory Review. 34(177). 240280–240280.

Davies, Donna E., et al.. (2022). Microfluidic technologies for ex vivo tissue biopsies: A review. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 4. 100020–100020. 10 indexed citations

Reale, Riccardo, Cornelia Blume, Wendy C. Rowan, et al.. (2022). Real-time monitoring of epithelial barrier function by impedance spectroscopy in a microfluidic platform. Lab on a Chip. 22(10). 2041–2054. 13 indexed citations

Johnson, Peter, Artemios Karvounis, Haobijam Johnson Singh, et al.. (2021). Superresolved polarization-enhanced second-harmonic generation for direct imaging of nanoscale changes in collagen architecture. Optica. 8(5). 674–674. 22 indexed citations

Loxham, Matthew, Jeongmin Woo, Akul Singhania, et al.. (2020). Upregulation of epithelial metallothioneins by metal-rich ultrafine particulate matter from an underground railway. Metallomics. 12(7). 1070–1082. 9 indexed citations

Conforti, Franco, Robert A. Ridley, Christopher J. Brereton, et al.. (2020). Paracrine SPARC signaling dysregulates alveolar epithelial barrier integrity and function in lung fibrosis. Cell Death Discovery. 6(1). 54–54. 28 indexed citations

Davies, Elizabeth R., et al.. (2020). Involvement of the epidermal growth factor receptor in IL‐13–mediated corticosteroid‐resistant airway inflammation. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 50(6). 672–686. 8 indexed citations

Tait, Angela, Peter Glynne‐Jones, David E. Smart, et al.. (2019). Engineering multi-layered tissue constructs using acoustic levitation. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 9789–9789. 25 indexed citations

Hill, Charlotte, Mark G. Jones, Donna E. Davies, & Yihua Wang. (2019). Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Contributes to Pulmonary Fibrosis via Aberrant Epithelial/Fibroblastic Cross-Talk. PubMed. 3(2). 31–35. 110 indexed citations

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Smart, David E., et al.. (2019). Rhinovirus 2A is the key protease responsible for instigating the early block to gene expression in infected cells. Journal of Cell Science. 133(1). 2 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaoyun, Francesca Polverino, Joselyn Rojas, et al.. (2018). A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase Domain-9: A Novel Proteinase Culprit with Multifarious Contributions to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 198(12). 1500–1518. 28 indexed citations

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Loxham, Matthew & Donna E. Davies. (2017). Phenotypic and genetic aspects of epithelial barrier function in asthmatic patients. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 139(6). 1736–1751. 78 indexed citations

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Sgalla, Giacomo, Simon Walsh, Sophie Fletcher, et al.. (2016). Validation of a Method for Automatic Detection of Lung Sounds in Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease. IRIS UNIMORE (University of Modena and Reggio Emilia). 193.

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Holloway, John W., et al.. (2013). The association of the cytoplasmic domains of interleukin 4 receptor alpha and interleukin 13 receptor alpha 2 regulates interleukin 4 signaling. Molecular BioSystems. 9(12). 3009–3014. 20 indexed citations

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Sun, Kai, Maurits R.R. de Planque, Hywel Morgan, et al.. (2010). Polycrystalline silicon nanowires patterned by top-down lithography for biosensor applications. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton).

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Haitchi, Hans Michael, Hajime Yoshisue, Susan J. Wilson, et al.. (2009). Chronological expression ofCiliated Bronchial Epithelium 1during pulmonary development. European Respiratory Journal. 33(5). 1095–1104. 9 indexed citations

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Haitchi, Hans Michael, Robert M. Powell, Tim Shaw, et al.. (2005). ADAM33 Expression in Asthmatic Airways and Human Embryonic Lungs. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 171(9). 958–965. 78 indexed citations

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Dent, Gordon, Chrystalleni Hadjicharalambous, Takahiro Yoshikawa, et al.. (2004). Contribution of Eotaxin-1 to Eosinophil Chemotactic Activity of Moderate and Severe Asthmatic Sputum. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 169(10). 1110–1117. 49 indexed citations

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Holgate, Stephen T., Peter M. Lackie, Susan J. Wilson, William R. Roche, & Donna E. Davies. (2000). Bronchial Epithelium as a Key Regulator of Airway Allergen Sensitization and Remodeling in Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(Supplement_2). S113–S117. 123 indexed citations

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Terán, Luis M., M. P. Carroll, Anthony J. Frew, et al.. (1996). Leukocyte Recruitment After Local Endobronchial Allergen Challenge in Asthma. Relationship to Procedure and to Airway Interleukin-8 Release. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 154(2). 469–476. 60 indexed citations

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