R J Schwab

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

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R J Schwab is a scholar working on Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, R J Schwab has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Physiology, 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 4 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in R J Schwab's work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (6 papers), Tracheal and airway disorders (5 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (3 papers). R J Schwab is often cited by papers focused on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (6 papers), Tracheal and airway disorders (5 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (3 papers). R J Schwab collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iceland and China. R J Schwab's co-authors include Allan I Pack, Eric A. Hoffman, Warren B. Gefter, K B Gupta, Krishanu B. Gupta, Joanne Getsy, Eun Jung Oh, Jeffrey G. Jarvik, Erna Sif Arnardóttir and Karen L. Teff and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, CHEST Journal and International Journal of Obesity.

In The Last Decade

R J Schwab

8 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Upper Airway and Soft Tissue Anatomy in Normal Subjects and Patients With Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Significance of the Lateral Pharyngeal Walls

1995 561 citations R J Schwab, K B Gupta et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R J Schwab United States	7	1.1k	758	531	182	132	8	1.2k
I. L. Mortimore United Kingdom	11	902 0.8×	650 0.9×	397 0.7×	150 0.8×	124 0.9×	15	999
Brian M. McGinley United States	17	672 0.6×	530 0.7×	510 1.0×	103 0.6×	203 1.5×	25	1.1k
Richard W. W. Lee Australia	13	853 0.8×	621 0.8×	420 0.8×	113 0.6×	132 1.0×	14	944
Madeline J. L. Ravesloot Netherlands	18	1.4k 1.3×	1.0k 1.3×	626 1.2×	300 1.6×	310 2.3×	59	1.5k
Sheri G. Katz United States	8	1.1k 1.0×	834 1.1×	405 0.8×	231 1.3×	215 1.6×	10	1.2k
A. R. Schwartz United States	8	790 0.7×	636 0.8×	315 0.6×	59 0.3×	196 1.5×	10	938
Marc Willemen Belgium	17	784 0.7×	663 0.9×	392 0.7×	133 0.7×	250 1.9×	48	973
Anneclaire V. Vroegop Belgium	14	1.1k 1.1×	804 1.1×	447 0.8×	326 1.8×	226 1.7×	28	1.2k
Helen Gotsopoulos Australia	9	1.1k 1.0×	865 1.1×	386 0.7×	287 1.6×	273 2.1×	9	1.2k
Kristina Kairaitis Australia	16	743 0.7×	473 0.6×	433 0.8×	116 0.6×	93 0.7×	54	904

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Xu, Liyue, Brendan T Keenan, Andrew Wiemken, et al.. (2025). The Relationship between Upper Airway Anatomy and Obesity in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 22(11). 1749–1763. 1 indexed citations

Pak, Victoria M., Brendan T Keenan, N. Jackson, et al.. (2014). Adhesion molecule increases in sleep apnea: beneficial effect of positive airway pressure and moderation by obesity. International Journal of Obesity. 39(3). 472–479. 28 indexed citations

Arnardóttir, Erna Sif, Greg Maislin, N. Jackson, et al.. (2012). The role of obesity, different fat compartments and sleep apnea severity in circulating leptin levels: the Icelandic Sleep Apnea Cohort study. International Journal of Obesity. 37(6). 835–842. 45 indexed citations

Schwab, R J, Allan I Pack, K B Gupta, et al.. (1996). Upper Airway and Soft Tissue Structural Changes Induced by CPAP in Normal Subjects. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 154(4). 1106–1116. 154 indexed citations

Schwab, R J, et al.. (1995). Upper Airway and Soft Tissue Anatomy in Normal Subjects and Patients With Sleep-Disordered Breathing. Significance of the Lateral Pharyngeal Walls. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 152(5). 1673–1689. 561 indexed citations breakdown →

Schwab, R J, Warren B. Gefter, Eric A. Hoffman, Krishanu B. Gupta, & Allan I Pack. (1993). Dynamic Upper Airway Imaging during Awake Respiration in Normal Subjects and Patients with Sleep Disordered Breathing. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 148(5). 1385–1400. 346 indexed citations

Schwab, R J & Jeff Schnader. (1991). Ventilator Autocycling due to an Endotracheal Tube Cuff Leak. CHEST Journal. 100(4). 1172–1173. 14 indexed citations

Schwab, R J & Jeffrey G. Jarvik. (1991). Tension Pneumothorax Secondary to a Gastropleural Fistula in a Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia. CHEST Journal. 99(1). 247–249. 16 indexed citations

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