Lydiana Ávila

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Lydiana Ávila is a scholar working on Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Lydiana Ávila has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Physiology, 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 11 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Lydiana Ávila's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (33 papers), Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (11 papers) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (7 papers). Lydiana Ávila is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (33 papers), Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (11 papers) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (7 papers). Lydiana Ávila collaborates with scholars based in Costa Rica, United States and Canada. Lydiana Ávila's co-authors include Juan C. Celedón, Manuel E. Soto-Quirós, Scott T. Weiss, Jody Sylvia, Gary M. Hunninghake, Barbara J. Klanderman, Augusto A. Litonjua, John M. Brehm, Erick Forno and Jessica Lasky‐Su and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, CHEST Journal and Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Lydiana Ávila

40 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Serum Vitamin D Levels and Markers of Severity of Childhood Asthma in Costa Rica

2009 487 citations John M. Brehm, Juan C. Celedón et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lydiana Ávila Costa Rica	23	1.3k	607	423	364	321	41	1.9k
Jody Sylvia United States	23	1.4k 1.1×	907 1.5×	509 1.2×	352 1.0×	190 0.6×	28	2.2k
Manuel E. Soto-Quirós Costa Rica	19	1.0k 0.8×	474 0.8×	382 0.9×	233 0.6×	253 0.8×	28	1.4k
Ngoc P. Ly United States	20	592 0.5×	458 0.8×	87 0.2×	460 1.3×	182 0.6×	45	1.8k
Toshihiro Shirai Japan	28	872 0.7×	1.3k 2.1×	177 0.4×	162 0.4×	144 0.4×	131	2.2k
Stefano Del Giacco Italy	20	548 0.4×	366 0.6×	134 0.3×	207 0.6×	369 1.1×	79	1.5k
Ersoy Civelek Türkiye	25	804 0.6×	448 0.7×	105 0.2×	162 0.4×	681 2.1×	117	1.7k
David Martino Australia	30	679 0.5×	286 0.5×	73 0.2×	352 1.0×	670 2.1×	72	2.1k
I. Carla Lohman United States	17	837 0.7×	378 0.6×	46 0.1×	599 1.6×	297 0.9×	28	1.6k
Mahboobeh Mahdavinia United States	25	691 0.5×	352 0.6×	200 0.5×	91 0.3×	836 2.6×	102	2.2k
Mark Schuyler United States	25	869 0.7×	1.5k 2.4×	55 0.1×	565 1.6×	224 0.7×	68	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Lydiana Ávila

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lydiana Ávila

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Faust, Saul N., Javier Sánchez‐Céspedes, Lydiana Ávila, et al.. (2025). 596. Immunogenicity and Safety of BPZE1, an Intranasal Live Attenuated Pertussis Vaccine, Evaluated With and Without Tdap in Healthy Children 6 to 17 Years Old: A Phase 2b, Randomized, Active-Controlled Study. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 12(Supplement_1). 1 indexed citations

Sánchez, Rosa I., et al.. (2024). Molecular analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in La Rioja (Spain): five new variants. Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice. 22(1). 22–22.

Lasky‐Su, Jessica, Nancy E. Lange, John M. Brehm, et al.. (2012). Genome-wide association analysis of circulating vitamin D levels in children with asthma. Human Genetics. 131(9). 1495–1505. 45 indexed citations

Lange, Nancy E., Xiaobo Zhou, Jessica Lasky‐Su, et al.. (2011). Comprehensive genetic assessment of a functional TLR9 promoter polymorphism: no replicable association with asthma or asthma-related phenotypes. BMC Medical Genetics. 12(1). 26–26. 22 indexed citations

Bunyavanich, Supinda, Erik Melén, Jemma B. Wilk, et al.. (2011). Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) is associated with allergic rhinitis in children with asthma. Clinical and Molecular Allergy. 9(1). 1–1. 67 indexed citations

Himes, Blanca E., Jessica Lasky‐Su, Ann Chen Wu, et al.. (2010). Asthma-susceptibility variants identified using probands in case-control and family-based analyses. BMC Medical Genetics. 11(1). 122–122. 19 indexed citations

Sharma, Sunita, Kelan G. Tantisira, Vincent J. Carey, et al.. (2009). A Role for Wnt Signaling Genes in the Pathogenesis of Impaired Lung Function in Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 181(4). 328–336. 86 indexed citations

Brehm, John M., Juan C. Celedón, Manuel E. Soto-Quirós, et al.. (2009). Serum Vitamin D Levels and Markers of Severity of Childhood Asthma in Costa Rica. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 179(9). 765–771. 487 indexed citations breakdown →

Sharma, Sanjay, Manuel E. Soto-Quirós, Lydiana Ávila, et al.. (2009). Association of VEGF polymorphisms with childhood asthma, lung function and airway responsiveness. European Respiratory Journal. 33(6). 1287–1294. 33 indexed citations

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Murphy, Amy L., Kelan G. Tantisira, Manuel E. Soto-Quirós, et al.. (2009). PRKCA: A Positional Candidate Gene for Body Mass Index and Asthma. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 85(2). 302–302. 3 indexed citations

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Bunyavanich, Supinda, et al.. (2009). Risk factors for allergic rhinitis in Costa Rican children with asthma. Allergy. 65(2). 256–263. 22 indexed citations

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Murphy, Amy, Kelan G. Tantisira, Manuel E. Soto-Quirós, et al.. (2009). PRKCA: A Positional Candidate Gene for Body Mass Index and Asthma. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 85(1). 87–96. 58 indexed citations

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Hunninghake, Gary M., Jessica Lasky‐Su, Manuel E. Soto-Quirós, et al.. (2008). Sex-stratified Linkage Analysis Identifies a Female-specific Locus for IgE to Cockroach in Costa Ricans. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 177(8). 830–836. 59 indexed citations

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Sharma, Sunita, Benjamin A. Raby, Gary M. Hunninghake, et al.. (2008). Variants in TGFB1 , Dust Mite Exposure, and Disease Severity in Children with Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 179(5). 356–362. 55 indexed citations

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Pistiner, Michael, Gary M. Hunninghake, Manuel E. Soto-Quirós, et al.. (2008). Polymorphisms in IL12A and cockroach allergy in children with asthma. Clinical and Molecular Allergy. 6(1). 6–6. 8 indexed citations

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Hunninghake, Gary M., Manuel E. Soto-Quirós, Jessica Lasky‐Su, et al.. (2008). Dust mite exposure modifies the effect of functional IL10 polymorphisms on allergy and asthma exacerbations. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 122(1). 93–98.e5. 42 indexed citations

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Hersh, Craig P., Benjamin A. Raby, Manuel E. Soto-Quirós, et al.. (2007). Comprehensive Testing of Positionally Cloned Asthma Genes in Two Populations. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 176(9). 849–857. 71 indexed citations

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Hunninghake, Gary M., Manuel E. Soto-Quirós, Lydiana Ávila, et al.. (2007). Polymorphisms in IL13, total IgE, eosinophilia, and asthma exacerbations in childhood. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 120(1). 84–90. 92 indexed citations

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Hunninghake, Gary M., Manuel E. Soto-Quirós, Lydiana Ávila, et al.. (2007). Sensitization to Ascaris lumbricoides and severity of childhood asthma in Costa Rica. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 119(3). 654–661. 116 indexed citations

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Ly, Ngoc P., Manuel E. Soto-Quirós, Lydiana Ávila, et al.. (2007). Paternal Asthma, Mold Exposure, and Increased Airway Responsiveness Among Children With Asthma in Costa Rica. CHEST Journal. 133(1). 107–114. 22 indexed citations

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