Ira B. Tager

17.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
222 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Ira B. Tager is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Physiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Ira B. Tager has authored 222 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 68 papers in Physiology and 61 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Ira B. Tager's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (78 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (42 papers) and Asthma and respiratory diseases (37 papers). Ira B. Tager is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (78 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (42 papers) and Asthma and respiratory diseases (37 papers). Ira B. Tager collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Canada. Ira B. Tager's co-authors include Frank E. Speizer, John R. Balmes, Scott T. Weiss, William A. Satariano, Jonathan M. Samet, John P. Hanrahan, Milton Hollenberg, Mark R. Segal, Scott T. Weiss and Bernard Rosner and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

Ira B. Tager

217 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease

2004 1.8k citations Ira B. Tager et al. profile →
The Effect of Maternal Smoking during Pregnancy on Early Infant Lung Function

1992 414 citations John P. Hanrahan, Ira B. Tager et al. American Review of Respiratory Disease profile →
Role of Infection in Chronic Bronchitis

1975 330 citations Ira B. Tager, Frank E. Speizer profile →

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H R Anderson United Kingdom

David Sparrow United States

Stephanie J. London United States

Robert Dales Canada

Isabelle Romieu Mexico

Michael J. Abramson Australia

Judith M. Vonk Netherlands

Göran Pershagen Sweden

Jonathan M. Samet United States

Jon G. Ayres United Kingdom

H R Anderson United Kingdom

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Countries citing papers authored by Ira B. Tager

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ira B. Tager

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ira B. Tager

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Higgins, Millicent, Jacob B. Keller, J. Richard Landis, et al.. (2015). Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 2 indexed citations

Redline, Susan, Peter V. Tishler, Frances I. Lewitter, et al.. (2015). Assessment of Genetic and Nongenetic Influences on Pulmonary Function. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 1 indexed citations

Brandt, Sylvia, Sara Gale, & Ira B. Tager. (2011). The value of health interventions: evaluating asthma case management using matching. Applied Economics. 44(17). 2245–2263. 1 indexed citations

Lurmann, Fred, et al.. (2010). Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Ambient Endotoxin Concentrations in Fresno, California. 1 indexed citations

Mann, Jennifer, John R. Balmes, Tim A. Bruckner, et al.. (2010). Short-Term Effects of Air Pollution on Wheeze in Asthmatic Children in Fresno, California. Environmental Health Perspectives. 118(10). 1497–1502. 111 indexed citations

Moore, Kelly L., et al.. (2008). Ambient Ozone Concentrations Cause Increased Hospitalizations for Asthma in Children: An 18-Year Study in Southern California. Environmental Health Perspectives. 116(8). 1063–1070. 67 indexed citations

Bastaki, Maria, Karen Huen, Paolo Manzanillo, et al.. (2006). Genotype–activity relationship for Mn-superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase 1 and catalase in humans. Pharmacogenetics and Genomics. 16(4). 279–286. 140 indexed citations

Mortimer, Kathleen, Ira B. Tager, Douglas W. Dockery, Lucas Neas, & Susan Redline. (2000). The Effect of Ozone on Inner-City Children with Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(5). 1838–1845. 44 indexed citations

Forastiere, Francesco, et al.. (1998). Occupation, Asthma, and Chronic Respiratory Symptoms in a Community Sample of Older Women. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 157(6). 1864–1870. 34 indexed citations

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Künzli, Nino & Ira B. Tager. (1997). The semi-individual study in air pollution epidemiology: a valid design as compared to ecologic studies. Environmental Health Perspectives. 105(10). 1078–1083. 50 indexed citations

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Balmes, John R., Ira B. Tager, Dorothy Christian, et al.. (1996). Ozone-Induced Decrements in FEV1 and FVC Do Not Correlate With Measures of Inflammation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 153(3). 904–909. 137 indexed citations

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Schouten, Jan P. & Ira B. Tager. (1996). Interpretation of Longitudinal Studies: An Overview. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 154(6_Part_2). S278–S284. 15 indexed citations

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Aris, R M, Ira B. Tager, Dorothy Christian, et al.. (1996). Greater Ozone-Induced Inflammatory Responses in Subjects With Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 154(1). 24–29. 131 indexed citations

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Hanrahan, John P., et al.. (1996). Respiratory Symptoms in Urban Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Women. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 153(4). 1285–1291. 18 indexed citations

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Carey, Vincent J., Scott T. Weiss, Ira B. Tager, Stephen Leeder, & F E Speizer. (1996). Airways Responsiveness, Wheeze Onset, and Recurrent Asthma Episodes in Young Adolescents. The East Boston Childhood Respiratory Disease Cohort. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 153(1). 356–361. 46 indexed citations

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Tager, Ira B., Long Ngo, & John P. Hanrahan. (1995). Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy. Effects on Lung Function During the First 18 Months of Life. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 152(3). 977–983. 213 indexed citations

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Tager, Ira B.. (1989). Health Effects of “Passive Smoking” in Children. CHEST Journal. 96(5). 1161–1164. 23 indexed citations

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Gold, Diane R., Ira B. Tager, Scott T. Weiss, Tor D. Tosteson, & Frank E. Speizer. (1989). Acute Lower Respiratory Illness in Childhood as a Predictor of Lung Function and Chronic Respiratory Symptoms. PubMed. 140(4). 877–884. 99 indexed citations

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Shurin, Paul A., Stephen I. Pelton, Ira B. Tager, & Dennis L. Kasper. (1980). Bactericidal antibody and susceptibility to otitis media caused by nontypable strains of Haemophilus influenzae. The Journal of Pediatrics. 97(3). 364–369. 86 indexed citations

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Tager, Ira B., et al.. (1978). The relationship of host factors to the pathogenesis of chronic bronchitis and obstructive airway disease: lymphoblast aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 117(4). 647–55. 2 indexed citations

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