Markus Ege

10.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
75 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Markus Ege is a scholar working on Physiology, Emergency Medical Services and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Markus Ege has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Physiology, 18 papers in Emergency Medical Services and 16 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Markus Ege's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (38 papers), Pediatric health and respiratory diseases (18 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (12 papers). Markus Ege is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (38 papers), Pediatric health and respiratory diseases (18 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (12 papers). Markus Ege collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and France. Markus Ege's co-authors include Erika von Mutius, Waltraud Eder, Charlotte Braun‐Fahrländer, Jon Genuneit, Dick Heederik, M. Mayer, William Cookson, Anne‐Cécile Normand, Renaud Piarroux and Roger Lauener and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Markus Ege

72 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

The Asthma Epidemic

2006 1.3k citations Markus Ege, Erika von Mutius et al. profile →
Exposure to Environmental Microorganisms and Childhood Asthma

2011 1.1k citations Markus Ege, M. Mayer et al. profile →
Farm dust and endotoxin protect against allergy through A20 induction in lung epithelial cells

2015 434 citations Martijn J. Schuijs, Monique Willart et al. Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Markus Ege	3.1k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	1.2k	75	6.2k
Waltraud Eder	3.3k 1.1×	738 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	30	5.2k
Jon Genuneit	2.7k 0.9×	923 0.7×	729 0.6×	946 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	177	5.9k
David Carr	2.6k 0.8×	560 0.4×	1.3k 1.0×	917 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	106	5.9k
Josef Riedler	5.0k 1.6×	937 0.7×	1.8k 1.4×	1.9k 1.6×	2.4k 2.0×	142	8.5k
Udo Herz	2.8k 0.9×	941 0.7×	2.1k 1.6×	813 0.7×	1.7k 1.4×	80	6.1k
Taro Shirakawa	2.5k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	1.8k 1.4×	830 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	125	6.0k
Roger Lauener	4.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	2.7k 2.1×	1.1k 0.9×	2.4k 2.0×	129	8.7k
Michael Kabesch	2.9k 0.9×	956 0.7×	1.8k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	168	5.6k
Bo Chawes	2.9k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	575 0.4×	1.7k 1.3×	740 0.6×	223	6.4k
Klaus Bønnelykke	4.3k 1.4×	2.0k 1.5×	1.0k 0.8×	2.5k 2.0×	1.1k 0.9×	215	9.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Markus Ege

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20 of 20 papers shown

Depner, Martin, Diana H. Taft, Stefanie Peschel, et al.. (2025). The Janus face of Bifidobacterium in the development of atopic eczema: A role for compositional maturation. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 36(2). e70041–e70041. 1 indexed citations

Grigg, Jonathan, Benjamin Barratt, Klaus Bønnelykke, et al.. (2024). European Respiratory Society Research Seminar on Preventing Pediatric Asthma. Pediatric Pulmonology. 60(1). e27401–e27401. 1 indexed citations

Strunz‐Lehner, Christine, et al.. (2024). Prevention of allergies and infections by minimally processed milk in infants—The MARTHA feasibility and safety trial. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 35(10). e14251–e14251. 1 indexed citations

Margaritte‐Jeannin, Patricia, Raphaël Vernet, Ashley Budu‐Aggrey, et al.. (2023). TNS1 and NRXN1 Genes Interacting With Early-Life Smoking Exposure in Asthma-Plus-Eczema Susceptibility. Allergy Asthma and Immunology Research. 15(6). 779–779.

Hose, Alexander, et al.. (2019). Development of atopic sensitization in Finnish and Estonian children : A latent class analysis in a multicenter cohort. Työväentutkimus Vuosikirja. 12 indexed citations

Kirjavainen, Pirkka V., Anne M. Karvonen, Rachel I. Adams, et al.. (2019). Farm-like indoor microbiota in non-farm homes protects children from asthma development. Nature Medicine. 25(7). 1089–1095. 217 indexed citations

Hose, Alexander, Juha Pekkanen, Caroline Roduit, et al.. (2018). Food introduction styles in the first year of life and risk of allergic diseases in the PASTURE birth cohort. PuSH - Publication Server of Helmholtz Zentrum München. 1 indexed citations

Ege, Markus. (2017). The Hygiene Hypothesis in the Age of the Microbiome. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 14(Supplement_5). S348–S353. 80 indexed citations

Depner, Martin, Markus Ege, Michael J. Cox, et al.. (2016). Bacterial microbiota of the upper respiratory tract and childhood asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 139(3). 826–834.e13. 145 indexed citations

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Schober, Yvonne, Juha Pekkanen, Jon Genuneit, et al.. (2016). omega-3 fatty acids contribute to the asthma-protective effect of unprocessed cow's milk. STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari). 4 indexed citations

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Smits, Hermelijn H., Pieter S. Hiemstra, Clarissa Prazeres da Costa, et al.. (2016). Microbes and asthma: Opportunities for intervention. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 137(3). 690–697. 58 indexed citations

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Schuijs, Martijn J., Monique Willart, Karl Vergote, et al.. (2015). Farm dust and endotoxin protect against allergy through A20 induction in lung epithelial cells. Science. 349(6252). 1106–1110. 434 indexed citations breakdown →

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Weber, Juliane, Sabina Illi, Dennis Nowak, et al.. (2015). Asthma and the Hygiene Hypothesis. Does Cleanliness Matter?. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 191(5). 522–529. 47 indexed citations

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Loss, Georg, Martin Depner, Alexander Hose, et al.. (2015). The Early Development of Wheeze. Environmental Determinants and Genetic Susceptibility at 17q21. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 193(8). 889–897. 106 indexed citations

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Weber, Juliane, Sabina Illi, Dennis Nowak, et al.. (2014). Does personal hygiene protect from asthma?. European Respiratory Journal. 44(Suppl 58). P1194–P1194. 1 indexed citations

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Schwaiger, Karin, M. Mayer, Johann Bauer, et al.. (2014). Association of childhood asthma and fungal taxa in environmental dust samples. European Respiratory Journal. 44(Suppl 58). P4239–P4239. 2 indexed citations

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Depner, Martin, Oliver Fuchs, Jon Genuneit, et al.. (2013). Clinical and Epidemiologic Phenotypes of Childhood Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 189(2). 129–138. 133 indexed citations

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Depner, Martin, Markus Ege, Jon Genuneit, et al.. (2013). Atopic sensitization in the first year of life. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 131(3). 781–788.e9. 37 indexed citations

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Trolle, Ellen, Pilar Amiano, Markus Ege, et al.. (2011). Evaluation of 2 × 24-h dietary recalls combined with a food-recording booklet, against a 7-day food-record method among schoolchildren. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 65(S1). S77–S83. 13 indexed citations

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Karadağ, Bülent, Markus Ege, Annika Scheynius, et al.. (2007). Environmental determinants of atopic eczema phenotypes in relation to asthma and atopic sensitization. Allergy. 62(12). 1387–1393. 25 indexed citations

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