Peter J. Gergen

21.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
155 papers, 14.0k citations indexed

About

Peter J. Gergen is a scholar working on Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter J. Gergen has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 14.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Physiology, 41 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 39 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Peter J. Gergen's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (83 papers), Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (38 papers) and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (20 papers). Peter J. Gergen is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (83 papers), Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (38 papers) and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (20 papers). Peter J. Gergen collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. Peter J. Gergen's co-authors include Herman Mitchell, Samuel J. Arbes, Richard Evans, Darryl C. Zeldin, Peyton A. Eggleston, Paul C. Turkeltaub, Agustin Calatroni, Floyd J. Malveaux, Kevin B. Weiss and Christine Kovner and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Peter J. Gergen

152 papers receiving 13.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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 Role of Cockroach Allergy and Exposure to Cockroach Allergen in Causing Morbidity among Inner-City Children with Asthma

1997 1.1k citations Peter J. Gergen, Herman Mitchell et al. profile →
Randomized Trial of Omalizumab (Anti-IgE) for Asthma in Inner-City Children

2011 642 citations William W. Busse, Wayne J. Morgan et al. profile →
Prevalences of positive skin test responses to 10 common allergens in the US population: Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

2005 511 citations Samuel J. Arbes, Peter J. Gergen et al. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology profile →
National Trends in the Morbidity and Mortality of Asthma in the US

1987 442 citations Richard Evans, Peter J. Gergen et al. profile →
National Survey of Prevalence of Asthma Among Children in the United States, 1976 to 1980

1988 434 citations Peter J. Gergen, Richard Evans et al. PEDIATRICS profile →
Preseasonal treatment with either omalizumab or an inhaled corticosteroid boost to prevent fall asthma exacerbations

2015 385 citations Stephen J. Teach, Alkis Togias et al. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology profile →
Characteristics of inner-city children with asthma: The National Cooperative Inner-City Asthma Study

1997 298 citations Herman Mitchell, Peter J. Gergen et al. Pediatric Pulmonology profile →
Respiratory syncytial virus infection during infancy and asthma during childhood in the USA (INSPIRE): a population-based, prospective birth cohort study

2023 114 citations Peter J. Gergen et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Viral and non‐viral episodes of wheezing in early life and the development of asthma and respiratory phenotypes among urban children 2024 ·Pediatric Allergy and Immunology ·(unknown), Petra LeBeau, (unknown), James E. Gern, George O'connor, Robert A. Wood, Carin Lamm, Rebecca Z. Krouse, Cynthia M. Visness, Peter J. Gergen, Daniel J. Jackson, Leonard B. Bacharier	0
2	Clinical and molecular analysis of longitudinal rhinitis phenotypes in an urban birth cohort 2024 ·Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·Sima Ramratnam, Molly Johnson, Cynthia M. Visness, Agustin Calatroni, (unknown), (unknown), Kathryn McCauley, (unknown), Kei E. Fujimura, Douglas Fadrosh, Susan V. Lynch, Leonard B. Bacharier, George O'connor, Megan Sandel, Meyer Kattan, Robert A. Wood, Peter J. Gergen, Daniel J. Jackson, Alkis Togias, James E. Gern	1
3	Does lung function change in the months after an asthma exacerbation in children? 2021 ·Pediatric Allergy and Immunology ·(unknown), Mariëlle W. Pijnenburg, Graham Roberts, (unknown), Helen Petsky, Anne B. Chang, Stanley J. Szefler, Peter J. Gergen, Françoise Vermeulen, (unknown), Steve Turner	2
4	Cockroach allergen component analysis of children with or without asthma and rhinitis in an inner-city birth cohort 2019 ·Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·Anna Pomés, Jill Glesner, Agustin Calatroni, (unknown), Robert A. Wood, George O'connor, Meyer Kattan, Leonard B. Bacharier, Lisa M. Wheatley, James E. Gern, William W. Busse, Peter J. Gergen, Alkis Togias, Ernestine Smartt, Katherine M. Thompson	25
5	Maternal Stress and Depression are Associated with Development of a High-Wheeze, Low-Atopy Phenotype in Their Young Offspring 2018 ·Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·Sima Ramratnam, Agustin Calatroni, Leonard B. Bacharier, Daniel J. Jackson, Avraham Beigelman, R.J.K. Wood, Meyer Kattan, George O'connor, Cynthia M. Visness, Peter J. Gergen, James E. Gern	2
6	Longitudinal Phenotypes of Respiratory Health in a High-Risk Urban Birth Cohort 2018 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Leonard B. Bacharier, Avraham Beigelman, Agustin Calatroni, Daniel J. Jackson, Peter J. Gergen, George O'connor, Meyer Kattan, Robert A. Wood, Megan Sandel, Susan V. Lynch, Kei E. Fujimura, Douglas Fadrosh, Clark A. Santee, Homer A. Boushey, Cynthia M. Visness, James E. Gern	64
7	Patterns of immune development in urban preschoolers with recurrent wheeze and/or atopy 2017 ·Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·James E. Gern, Agustin Calatroni, Katy F. Jaffee, Henry Lynn, Amy Dresen, William W. Cruikshank, Howard M. Lederman, Hugh A. Sampson, Wayne G. Shreffler, Leonard B. Bacharier, Peter J. Gergen, Diane R. Gold, Meyer Kattan, George O'connor, Megan Sandel, Robert A. Wood, Gordon R. Bloomberg	22
8	Omalizumab Decreases Rates of Cold Symptoms in Inner-City Children with Allergic Asthma 2016 ·Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·(unknown), William W. Busse, Agustin Calatroni, Peter J. Gergen, Kristine Grindle, Rebecca S. Gruchalla, Meyer Kattan, Carolyn M. Kercsmar, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, (unknown), Petra LeBeau, Andrew H. Liu, Stanley J. Szefler, Stephen J. Teach, Jacqueline A. Pongracic, (unknown), Jeremy Wildfire, James E. Gern	1
9	A study of the use of impulse oscillometry in the evaluation of children with asthma: Analysis of lung parameters, order effect, and utility compared with spirometry 2011 ·Pediatric Pulmonology ·Hirsh D. Komarow, Jeff Skinner, Michael Young, (unknown), Celeste M. Nelson, Peter J. Gergen, Dean D. Metcalfe	90
10	Achieving asthma control in the inner city: Do the National Institutes of Health Asthma Guidelines really work? 2010 ·Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·Stanley J. Szefler, Peter J. Gergen, Herman Mitchell, Wayne J. Morgan	35
11	The Urban Environment and Childhood Asthma (URECA) birth cohort study: design, methods, and study population 2009 ·BMC Pulmonary Medicine ·James E. Gern, Cynthia M. Visness, Peter J. Gergen, Robert A. Wood, Gordon R. Bloomberg, George O'connor, Meyer Kattan, Hugh A. Sampson, Frank R. Witter, Megan Sandel, Wayne G. Shreffler, Rosalind J. Wright, Samuel J. Arbes, William W. Busse	73
12	Asthma and Panic in Young Adults 2005 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Gregor Hasler, Peter J. Gergen, David G. Kleinbaum, Vladeta Ajdacic‐Gross, Alex Gamma, Dominique Eich, Wulf Rössler, Jules Angst	174
13	Where Are the Guidelines for the Treatment of Asthma with Panic Spectrum Symptoms? 2005 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Gregor Hasler, Peter J. Gergen	1
14	Burden of Illness for Children and Where We Stand in Measuring the Quality of This Health Care 2005 ·Ambulatory Pediatrics ·Marlene R. Miller, Peter J. Gergen, Melissa Honour, Chunliu Zhan	15
15	Understanding the seasonal pattern of childhood asthma: Results from the national cooperative inner-city asthma study (NCICAS) 2002 ·The Journal of Pediatrics ·Peter J. Gergen, Herman Mitchell, Henry Lynn	76
16	Asthma mortality:summary of a round-table discussion, New York, January 1997 1999 ·European Respiratory Journal ·Ursula Ackermann‐Liebrich, H Ross Anderson, Josep M. Antó, Richard Beasley, A. Sonia Buist, Peter Burney, Pierre Ernst, Peter J. Gergen, Richard Ingram, Stephan Lanes, Neil Pearce, C.E. Reed, B Rijcken, Samy Suissa, P. Vermeire, Alexander M. Walker, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	4
17	Cost of hospitalizations associated with sickle cell disease in the United States. 1997 ·PubMed ·Helen Davis, Roscoe M. Moore, Peter J. Gergen	73
18	A Synoptic Evaluation of Asthma Hospital Admissions in New York City 1997 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·P. Jamason, Laurence S. Kalkstein, Peter J. Gergen	49
19	Pair-rule expression of the Drosophila fushi tarazu gene: a nuclear receptor response element mediates the opposing regulatory effects of runt and hairy 1995 ·Development ·Chih‐Cheng Tsai, Peter J. Gergen	34
20	National Survey of Prevalence of Asthma Among Children in the United States, 1976 to 1980 breakdown → 1988 ·PEDIATRICS ·Peter J. Gergen, (unknown), Richard Evans	434

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