M. D. Shields

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 769 citations indexed

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M. D. Shields is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, M. D. Shields has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 769 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 5 papers in Epidemiology and 5 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in M. D. Shields's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (5 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (4 papers) and Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (3 papers). M. D. Shields is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (5 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (4 papers) and Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (3 papers). M. D. Shields collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. M. D. Shields's co-authors include Chris R. Cardwell, Jason C. Fleming, Angela Bromley, Surendran Thavagnanam, Lea Bentur, Emma Davies, G. Hogg, Margaret F. Patterson, A.M. Emmerson and Linda Pedder and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PEDIATRICS and Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

In The Last Decade

M. D. Shields

10 papers receiving 725 citations

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A meta‐analysis of the association between Caesarean section and childhood asthma

2007 489 citations Surendran Thavagnanam, Jason C. Fleming et al. Clinical & Experimental Allergy profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. D. Shields United Kingdom	8	242	209	174	162	138	11	769
Surendran Thavagnanam Malaysia	17	506 2.1×	310 1.5×	455 2.6×	210 1.3×	144 1.0×	39	1.3k
A.B. Becker Canada	8	109 0.5×	213 1.0×	174 1.0×	316 2.0×	73 0.5×	22	799
Angela Bromley Australia	5	98 0.4×	128 0.6×	93 0.5×	133 0.8×	159 1.2×	11	540
E.A.M. Westerbeek Netherlands	15	220 0.9×	44 0.2×	252 1.4×	164 1.0×	169 1.2×	23	929
Laveta Stewart United States	11	236 1.0×	138 0.7×	206 1.2×	105 0.6×	27 0.2×	30	760
William B. Pittard United States	20	255 1.1×	54 0.3×	365 2.1×	45 0.3×	227 1.6×	65	1.2k
Roberto José Negrão Nogueira Brazil	13	138 0.6×	56 0.3×	104 0.6×	83 0.5×	48 0.3×	60	749
Andrea Hahn United States	16	241 1.0×	48 0.2×	225 1.3×	135 0.8×	45 0.3×	56	815
Giuseppe Puccio Italy	15	143 0.6×	56 0.3×	373 2.1×	218 1.3×	445 3.2×	37	1.3k
John Puntis United Kingdom	18	315 1.3×	193 0.9×	489 2.8×	178 1.1×	402 2.9×	42	2.1k

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Pattaroni, Céline, Adnan Ćustović, M. D. Shields, et al.. (2024). Deep multiomic profiling reveals molecular signatures that underpin preschool wheeze and asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 155(1). 94–106. 4 indexed citations

Gaillard, Erol, Paul McNamara, Clare Murray, Ian Pavord, & M. D. Shields. (2015). Blood eosinophils as a marker of likely corticosteroid response in children with preschool wheeze: time for an eosinophil guided clinical trial?. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 45(9). 1384–1395. 23 indexed citations

Spence, Kaye, Nadia Badawi, Rod W. Hunt, et al.. (2012). Predictors of psychological distress in mothers and fathers of neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit for surgical correction of a congenital anomaly. Research Explorer (The University of Manchester).

Thavagnanam, Surendran, Jason C. Fleming, Angela Bromley, M. D. Shields, & Chris R. Cardwell. (2007). A meta‐analysis of the association between Caesarean section and childhood asthma. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 38(4). 629–633. 489 indexed citations breakdown →

Brown, Vanessa, et al.. (1999). Serum eosinophil cationic protein (ECP): reference values in healthy nonatopic children. Allergy. 54(11). 1199–1203. 14 indexed citations

Sweet, David G., Angela H. Bell, G. McClure, Ian J. Wallace, & M. D. Shields. (1999). Comparison between creatine kinase brain isoenzyme (CKBB) activity and Sarnat score for prediction of adverse outcome following perinatal asphyxia. Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 27(6). 478–83. 10 indexed citations

Schuh, Suzanne, David W. Johnson, G. Canny, et al.. (1992). Efficacy of Adding Nebulized Ipratropium Bromide to Nebulized Albuterol Therapy in Acute Bronchiolitis. PEDIATRICS. 90(6). 920–923. 59 indexed citations

Bentur, Lea, Gerard J. Canny, M. D. Shields, et al.. (1992). Controlled Trial of Nebulized Albuterol in Children Younger Than 2 Years of Age With Acute Asthma. PEDIATRICS. 89(1). 133–137. 75 indexed citations

Tubman, T. R. J., M. D. Shields, & B. Craig. (1991). CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE IN DOWNʼS SYNDROME. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics. 11(6). 810–810. 1 indexed citations

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Davies, Emma, A.M. Emmerson, G. Hogg, Margaret F. Patterson, & M. D. Shields. (1987). An outbreak of infection with a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a special care baby unit: value of topical mupirocin and of traditional methods of infection control. Journal of Hospital Infection. 10(2). 120–128. 65 indexed citations

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Feizi, Ten, et al.. (1969). Production of Cold Agglutinins in Rabbits immunized with Human Erythrocytes treated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Nature. 222(5200). 1253–1256. 29 indexed citations

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