Gavin C. Donaldson

27.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
172 papers, 19.4k citations indexed

About

Gavin C. Donaldson is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Gavin C. Donaldson has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 19.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 118 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 73 papers in Physiology and 33 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Gavin C. Donaldson's work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (107 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (50 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (38 papers). Gavin C. Donaldson is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (107 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (50 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (38 papers). Gavin C. Donaldson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. Gavin C. Donaldson's co-authors include N. Louise Glass, Jadwiga A. Wedzicha, John R. Hurst, Tom Wilkinson, Donald J. Jeffries, W. R. Keatinge, Terence Seemungal, Elizabeth Paul, Janine Bestall and Wayomi R. Perera and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Gavin C. Donaldson

164 papers receiving 18.7k 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.

Development of primer sets designed for use with the PCR to amplify conserved genes from filamentous ascomycetes

1995 3.8k citations Gavin C. Donaldson et al. profile →
Effect of Exacerbation on Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1998 1.7k citations Gavin C. Donaldson, Elizabeth Paul et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Relationship between exacerbation frequency and lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2002 1.7k citations Gavin C. Donaldson profile →
Time Course and Recovery of Exacerbations in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2000 894 citations Terence Seemungal, Gavin C. Donaldson et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →
Cold exposure and winter mortality from ishaemic heart disease cerebrovascular disease respiratory disease and all causes in warm and cold regions of Europe.

1997 582 citations W. R. Keatinge, Gavin C. Donaldson et al. profile →
Early childhood lower respiratory tract infection and premature adult death from respiratory disease in Great Britain: a national birth cohort study

2023 59 citations James P. Allinson, Gavin C. Donaldson et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Gavin C. Donaldson	11.7k	5.7k	3.3k	3.0k	2.4k	172	19.4k
Tari Haahtela	7.4k 0.6×	11.7k 2.0×	267 0.1×	349 0.1×	2.5k 1.0×	337	21.2k
Dirkje S. Postma	18.8k 1.6×	16.6k 2.9×	344 0.1×	192 0.1×	1.9k 0.8×	592	31.2k
Scott T. Weiss	16.2k 1.4×	22.8k 4.0×	239 0.1×	261 0.1×	3.5k 1.5×	767	43.3k
Barbara J. Stoll	14.4k 1.2×	2.2k 0.4×	926 0.3×	210 0.1×	172 0.1×	465	38.8k
J.S. Elborn	15.2k 1.3×	2.1k 0.4×	228 0.1×	834 0.3×	183 0.1×	593	21.1k
Robert A. Stockley	16.0k 1.4×	6.3k 1.1×	255 0.1×	127 0.0×	616 0.3×	328	21.9k
Steven A. Abrams	1.9k 0.2×	3.1k 0.5×	385 0.1×	812 0.3×	722 0.3×	367	20.0k
Nanshan Zhong	7.0k 0.6×	4.0k 0.7×	95 0.0×	270 0.1×	1.3k 0.5×	551	18.1k
Thomas R. Martin	8.1k 0.7×	3.4k 0.6×	432 0.1×	170 0.1×	431 0.2×	243	19.8k
Erika von Mutius	7.4k 0.6×	20.0k 3.5×	138 0.0×	341 0.1×	5.1k 2.1×	420	34.5k

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Meldrum, Oliver W., Gavin C. Donaldson, Jayanth Kumar Narayana, et al.. (2024). Accelerated Lung Function Decline and Mucus–Microbe Evolution in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 210(3). 298–310. 14 indexed citations

Narayana, Jayanth Kumar, Fransiskus Xaverius Ivan, Tavleen Kaur Jaggi, et al.. (2023). Long-term Doxycycline Demonstrates Microbial Perturbation and Altered Interactomes in COPD: Exploratory Analysis From a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial. A2651–A2651.

Gregson, Florence K. A., Natalie A. Watson, Christopher M. Orton, et al.. (2021). Comparing aerosol concentrations and particle size distributions generated by singing, speaking and breathing. Aerosol Science and Technology. 55(6). 681–691. 136 indexed citations

Kamal, Faisal, Sacheen Kumar, Michael R. Edwards, et al.. (2021). Virus-induced Volatile Organic Compounds Are Detectable in Exhaled Breath during Pulmonary Infection. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 204(9). 1075–1085. 28 indexed citations

Ritchie, Andrew I., Simon Brill, Lydia Finney, et al.. (2020). Targeted Retreatment of Incompletely Recovered Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations with Ciprofloxacin. A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter, Phase III Clinical Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 202(4). 549–557. 5 indexed citations

Wang, Zhang, Nicholas Locantore, Koirobi Haldar, et al.. (2020). Inflammatory Endotype–associated Airway Microbiome in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Stability and Exacerbations: A Multicohort Longitudinal Analysis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 203(12). 1488–1502. 143 indexed citations

Finney, Lydia, Kylie Belchamber, Peter Fenwick, et al.. (2018). Human Rhinovirus Impairs the Innate Immune Response to Bacteria in Alveolar Macrophages in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 199(12). 1496–1507. 40 indexed citations

Pfeffer, Paul, Gavin C. Donaldson, Alexander Mackay, & Jadwiga A. Wedzicha. (2018). Increased Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations of Likely Viral Etiology Follow Elevated Ambient Nitrogen Oxides. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 199(5). 581–591. 31 indexed citations

Donaldson, Gavin C., et al.. (2013). Impact Of Antibiotic Exposure On The Development Of Antibiotic Resistance In COPD Patients. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 1 indexed citations

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James, Greg, Irene Petersen, Gavin C. Donaldson, & Wisia Wedzicha. (2011). LONGITUDINAL CHANGES IN THE RATE AND MEAN AGE OF INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF COPD IN THE UK, 2000-2009. UCL Discovery (University College London). 2 indexed citations

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Donaldson, Gavin C., et al.. (2008). Relationship between exacerbation frequency and lung function decline in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (vol 57, pg 847, 2002). UCL Discovery (University College London). 3 indexed citations

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Lloyd-Owen, S.J., Gavin C. Donaldson, Nicolino Ambrosino, et al.. (2005). Patterns of home mechanical ventilation use in Europe: results from the Eurovent survey. European Respiratory Journal. 25(6). 1025–1031. 415 indexed citations

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Hurst, John R., Tom Wilkinson, Wayomi R. Perera, Gavin C. Donaldson, & Jadwiga A. Wedzicha. (2005). Relationships Among Bacteria, Upper Airway, Lower Airway, and Systemic Inflammation in COPD. CHEST Journal. 127(4). 1219–1226. 88 indexed citations

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Wilkinson, Tom, Gavin C. Donaldson, John R. Hurst, Terence Seemungal, & Jadwiga A. Wedzicha. (2004). Early Therapy Improves Outcomes of Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 169(12). 1298–1303. 493 indexed citations

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Patel, Irem, Ioannis Vlahos, Tom Wilkinson, et al.. (2004). Bronchiectasis, Exacerbation Indices, and Inflammation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 170(4). 400–407. 337 indexed citations

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Donaldson, Gavin C., Tom Wilkinson, John R. Hurst, Wayomi R. Perera, & Jadwiga A. Wedzicha. (2004). Exacerbations and Time Spent Outdoors in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 171(5). 446–452. 228 indexed citations

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Harding, H. E., et al.. (2004). Infections in neurosurgical patients admitted to the intensive care unit at the University Hospital of the West Indies.. PubMed. 53(3). 159–63. 18 indexed citations

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Seemungal, Terence, Gavin C. Donaldson, Angshu Bhowmik, Donald J. Jeffries, & Jadwiga A. Wedzicha. (2000). Time Course and Recovery of Exacerbations in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 161(5). 1608–1613. 894 indexed citations breakdown →

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Donaldson, Gavin C., et al.. (1998). Effect of Exacerbation on Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 157(5). 1418–1422. 1736 indexed citations breakdown →

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Protheroe, Rachel, et al.. (1996). The effects of local and general cold adaptation on cold-induced vasodilatation in cold conditions in humans. The Journal of Physiology. 1 indexed citations

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