M.R. Sears

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
13 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

M.R. Sears is a scholar working on Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, M.R. Sears has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Physiology, 8 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 5 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in M.R. Sears's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (11 papers), Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (7 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (4 papers). M.R. Sears is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (11 papers), Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (7 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (4 papers). M.R. Sears collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Canada and United Kingdom. M.R. Sears's co-authors include Peter Herbison, Erin M. Flannery, Cristin G. Print, D. Robin Taylor, M. D. Holdaway, Benjamin Burrows, C J Hewitt, Robert Beaglehole, H H Rea and Ambikaipakan Senthilselvan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

In The Last Decade

M.R. Sears

13 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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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.

Regular inhaled beta-agonist treatment in bronchial asthma

1990 792 citations M.R. Sears, D. Robin Taylor et al. The Lancet profile →
Relation between Airway Responsiveness and Serum IgE in Children with Asthma and in Apparently Normal Children

1991 625 citations M.R. Sears, Benjamin Burrows et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M.R. Sears New Zealand	11	1.7k	1.3k	415	180	162	13	2.0k
Mona Palmqvist Sweden	21	1.6k 1.0×	1.4k 1.1×	424 1.0×	121 0.7×	75 0.5×	35	2.0k
CG Lofdahl Sweden	19	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	146 0.4×	122 0.7×	119 0.7×	30	1.4k
T Kava Finland	16	2.5k 1.4×	2.0k 1.6×	389 0.9×	52 0.3×	192 1.2×	20	3.0k
K Yan Australia	10	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	260 0.6×	52 0.3×	53 0.3×	11	1.6k
E. Helen Ramsdale Canada	15	1.6k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	358 0.9×	48 0.3×	107 0.7×	24	1.9k
C. M. Salome Australia	21	1.7k 1.0×	1.5k 1.2×	468 1.1×	42 0.2×	65 0.4×	25	2.1k
LP Boulet Canada	28	2.7k 1.6×	2.2k 1.7×	981 2.4×	39 0.2×	237 1.5×	54	3.2k
N M Wilson United Kingdom	22	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	143 0.3×	33 0.2×	59 0.4×	35	1.7k
James A. McLean United States	10	1.1k 0.7×	858 0.7×	488 1.2×	31 0.2×	96 0.6×	22	1.6k
R E Schoeffel Australia	19	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	147 0.4×	130 0.7×	32 0.2×	31	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by M.R. Sears

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M.R. Sears

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M.R. Sears. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M.R. Sears based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with M.R. Sears. M.R. Sears is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Reddel, Helen K., Christine Jenkins, Santiago Quirce, et al.. (2011). Effect of different asthma treatments on risk of cold-related exacerbations. European Respiratory Journal. 38(3). 584–593. 29 indexed citations

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Sears, M.R., et al.. (2008). Budesonide/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy: impact on airway inflammation in asthma. European Respiratory Journal. 31(5). 982–989. 49 indexed citations

3.

Pauwels, Ruben, M.R. Sears, Mhairi Campbell, et al.. (2003). Formoterol as relief medication in asthma: a worldwide safety and effectiveness trial. European Respiratory Journal. 22(5). 787–794. 99 indexed citations

4.

Siersted, Hans Christian, et al.. (2000). Comparison of two standardized methods of methacholine inhalation challenge in young adults. European Respiratory Journal. 15(1). 181–184. 19 indexed citations

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Habbick, Brian F., Márcia Margaret Menezes Pizzichini, Brent Taylor, et al.. (1999). Prevalence of asthma, rhinitis and eczema among children in 2 Canadian cities: the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood.. PubMed. 160(13). 1824–8. 68 indexed citations

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Molen, Thys van der, Dirkje S. Postma, MARK O. TURNER, et al.. (1997). Effects of the long acting beta agonist formoterol on asthma control in asthmatic patients using inhaled corticosteroids. The Netherlands and Canadian Formoterol Study Investigators. Thorax. 52(6). 535–539. 89 indexed citations

7.

Taylor, D. Robin, et al.. (1993). Regular inhaled beta agonist in asthma: effects on exacerbations and lung function.. Thorax. 48(2). 134–138. 168 indexed citations

8.

Sears, M.R., Benjamin Burrows, Erin M. Flannery, et al.. (1991). Relation between Airway Responsiveness and Serum IgE in Children with Asthma and in Apparently Normal Children. New England Journal of Medicine. 325(15). 1067–1071. 625 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sears, M.R., et al.. (1990). Regular inhaled beta-agonist treatment in bronchial asthma. The Lancet. 336(8728). 1391–1396. 792 indexed citations breakdown →

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O'Donnell, T V, M.R. Sears, & H H Rea. (1989). FENOTEROL AND FATAL ASTHMA. The Lancet. 334(8653). 45–45. 6 indexed citations

11.

Sears, M.R. & Robert Beaglehole. (1987). Asthma morbidity and mortality: New Zealand. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 80(3). 383–388. 49 indexed citations

12.

Sears, M.R., H H Rea, & R Beaglehole. (1987). Asthma mortality: A review of recent experience in New Zealand. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 80(3). 319–325. 29 indexed citations

13.

Sears, M.R.. (1983). A double‐blind comparison of ketotifen and disodium cromoglycate in atopic adult asthmatics. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 13(3). 253–262. 5 indexed citations

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