Lesley Towse

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

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Lesley Towse is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Animal Science and Zoology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lesley Towse has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 9 papers in Physiology and 1 paper in Animal Science and Zoology. Recurrent topics in Lesley Towse's work include Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (9 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (7 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (5 papers). Lesley Towse is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (9 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (7 papers) and Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (5 papers). Lesley Towse collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium. Lesley Towse's co-authors include Eric Bateman, J.A. van Noord, Bernd Disse, Ronald Dahl, Stephen J. Langley, Theodore J. Witek, Steven Kesten, James F. Donohue, Amanda Lee and Helen Finnigan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and CHEST Journal.

In The Last Decade

Lesley Towse

12 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Withdrawal of Inhaled Glucocorticoids and Exacerbations of COPD

2014 406 citations H Magnussen, Bernd Disse et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lesley Towse United Kingdom	8	1.1k	907	36	24	24	12	1.1k
S Menjoge United States	6	808 0.7×	629 0.7×	39 1.1×	24 1.0×	26 1.1×	6	867
L. Korducki United States	2	846 0.8×	622 0.7×	38 1.1×	16 0.7×	19 0.8×	3	891
Fronke Gerken Germany	7	901 0.8×	629 0.7×	18 0.5×	10 0.4×	54 2.3×	8	925
Lars Grönke Germany	16	979 0.9×	795 0.9×	22 0.6×	17 0.7×	49 2.0×	36	1.1k
Isabella Montagna Italy	5	966 0.9×	745 0.8×	41 1.1×	8 0.3×	14 0.6×	15	997
Bettina Hederer Switzerland	7	611 0.6×	445 0.5×	20 0.6×	8 0.3×	19 0.8×	13	639
Jacques P.H.M. Creemers Netherlands	12	476 0.4×	444 0.5×	21 0.6×	73 3.0×	11 0.5×	18	635
M. Reza Maleki-Yazdi Canada	11	575 0.5×	464 0.5×	7 0.2×	9 0.4×	25 1.0×	21	610
Lawrence Korducki United States	13	813 0.7×	697 0.8×	6 0.2×	12 0.5×	47 2.0×	39	841
В Е Ноников Russia	3	472 0.4×	401 0.4×	12 0.3×	9 0.4×	14 0.6×	5	494

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Calverley, Peter, Pascal Chanez, Ronald Dahl, et al.. (2015). The impact of stepwise withdrawal of inhaled corticosteroids on lung function in COPD patients receiving dual bronchodilation: WISDOM study. Pneumologie. 69(S 01). 1 indexed citations

Magnussen, H, Bernd Disse, Roberto Rodríguez-Roisin, et al.. (2014). Exacerbation Risk Is Not Worse When ICS Are Withdrawn in a Stepwise Manner in Severe to Very Severe COPD Patients Receiving LAMA+LABA: The WISDOM Study. CHEST Journal. 146(4). 63A–63A. 2 indexed citations

Magnussen, H, Bernd Disse, Roberto Rodríguez-Roisin, et al.. (2014). The Impact of Stepwise Withdrawal of ICS on FEV1, mMRC, and SQRQ in Severe to Very Severe COPD Patients Treated With LAMA+LABA: The WISDOM Study. CHEST Journal. 146(4). 76A–76A. 2 indexed citations

Magnussen, H, Henrik Watz, Anne Kirsten, et al.. (2014). Stepwise withdrawal of inhaled corticosteroids in COPD patients receiving dual bronchodilation: WISDOM study design and rationale. Respiratory Medicine. 108(4). 593–599. 30 indexed citations

Magnussen, H, Bernd Disse, Roberto Rodríguez-Roisin, et al.. (2014). Withdrawal of Inhaled Glucocorticoids and Exacerbations of COPD. New England Journal of Medicine. 371(14). 1285–1294. 406 indexed citations breakdown →

Sharma, Ashish, Jens M. Hohlfeld, Piet J.G. Cornelissen, et al.. (2013). Comparison of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of once daily tiotropium Respimat® and tiotropium HandiHaler® in COPD patients. European Respiratory Journal. 42(Suppl 57). 4631–4631. 2 indexed citations

Hohlfeld, Jens M., Ashish Sharma, J.A. van Noord, et al.. (2013). Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of tiotropium solution and tiotropium powder in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 54(4). 405–414. 52 indexed citations

Bateman, Eric, Donald P. Tashkin, Nikolaos M. Siafakas, et al.. (2010). A one-year trial of tiotropium Respimat® plus usual therapy in COPD patients. Respiratory Medicine. 104(10). 1460–1472. 89 indexed citations

Bateman, Eric, Dave Singh, David Smith, et al.. (2010). Efficacy and safety of tiotropium Respimat SMI in COPD in two 1-year randomized studies.. PubMed. 5. 197–208. 67 indexed citations

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Donohue, James F., J.A. van Noord, Eric Bateman, et al.. (2002). A 6-Month, Placebo-Controlled Study Comparing Lung Function and Health Status Changes in COPD Patients Treated With Tiotropium or Salmeterol. CHEST Journal. 122(1). 47–55. 359 indexed citations

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Steed, K.P., Lesley Towse, B. J. Freund, & Stephen P. Newman. (1997). Lung and oropharyngeal depositions of fenoterol hydrobromide delivered from the prototype III hand-held multidose Respimat nebuliser. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 5(2). 55–61. 36 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Brian, Lesley Towse, & Peter J. Barnes. (1996). Prolonged Effect of Tiotropium Bromide on Methacholine-Induced Bronchoconstriction in Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 154(4). 876–880. 94 indexed citations

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