Ratko Djukanović

35.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
239 papers, 17.0k citations indexed

About

Ratko Djukanović is a scholar working on Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ratko Djukanović has authored 239 papers receiving a total of 17.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 177 papers in Physiology, 102 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 65 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Ratko Djukanović's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (176 papers), Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (55 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (42 papers). Ratko Djukanović is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (176 papers), Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (55 papers) and Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (42 papers). Ratko Djukanović collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Ratko Djukanović's co-authors include Stephen T. Holgate, Peter Howarth, Susan J. Wilson, John Wilson, W. R. Roche, Donna E. Davies, Kian Fan Chung, Peter J. Sterk, William R. Roche and Monica Kraft and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Ratko Djukanović

230 papers receiving 16.4k 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.

Effects of an interleukin-5 blocking monoclonal antibody on eosinophils, airway hyper-responsìveness, and the late asthmatic response

2000 1.4k citations Anneke Ten Brinke, Kian Fan Chung et al. profile →
Mucosal Inflammation in Asthma

1990 1.1k citations Ratko Djukanović, Peter Howarth et al. profile →
Interleukin-4, -5, and -6 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-α in Normal and Asthmatic Airways: Evidence for the Human Mast Cell as a Source of these Cytokines

1994 682 citations Peter Bradding, Stephen Montefort et al. profile →
Myofibroblasts and Subepithelial Fibrosis in Bronchial Asthma

1990 543 citations Peter Howarth, Ratko Djukanović et al. profile →
Effect of an Inhaled Corticosteroid on Airway Inflammation and Symptoms in Asthma

1992 528 citations Ratko Djukanović, Susan J. Wilson et al. profile →
Defective epithelial barrier function in asthma

2011 479 citations Hans Michael Haitchi, Ratko Djukanović et al. profile →
Alveolar Tissue Inflammation in Asthma

1996 453 citations Monica Kraft, Ratko Djukanović et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →

Peers

Ratko Djukanović

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John V. Fahy United States

Peter Bradding United Kingdom

Christopher J. Corrigan United Kingdom

Peter K. Jeffery United Kingdom

Stephen P. Peters United States

Clare M. Lloyd United Kingdom

Richard J. Martin United States

Prescott G. Woodruff United States

Nizar N. Jarjour United States

Robert P. Schleimer United States

John V. Fahy United States

Ratko Djukanović

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8.5k ×1.1

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2.7k ×0.8

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Countries citing papers authored by Ratko Djukanović

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ratko Djukanović

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ratko Djukanović. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ratko Djukanović 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 Ratko Djukanović. Ratko Djukanović is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Ritz, Thomas, Melissa A. Rosenkranz, Juan C. Celedón, et al.. (2025). Asthma: Biomedical and Psychobiological Perspectives. PubMed. 87(7). 428–444. 2 indexed citations

Rupani, Hitasha, Rekha Chaudhuri, Steven J. Smith, et al.. (2024). Preserved antibody responses to COVID-19 vaccination and lower odds of developing COVID-19 in adults with severe asthma. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice. 12(9). 2510–2513.e2.

Kermani, Nazanin Zounemat, Ian M. Adcock, Ratko Djukanović, Kian Fan Chung, & James Schofield. (2023). Systems Biology in Asthma. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 1426. 215–235. 4 indexed citations

Chung, Kian Fan, Nazanin Zounemat Kermani, Barbara Bodinier, et al.. (2023). Proteomic signatures of eosinophilic and neutrophilic asthma from serum and sputum. EBioMedicine. 99. 104936–104936. 15 indexed citations

Mistry, Heena, Frances Mitchell, Clair Barber, et al.. (2023). How Does Mild Asthma Differ Phenotypically from Difficult-to-Treat Asthma?. Journal of Asthma and Allergy. Volume 16. 1333–1345. 1 indexed citations

Harvey, Matthew, Sabina Stanescu, Ben Ainsworth, et al.. (2022). The Detrimental Clinical Associations of Anxiety and Depression with Difficult Asthma Outcomes. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 12(5). 686–686. 8 indexed citations

Azim, Adnan, Colin Newell, Clair Barber, et al.. (2021). Clinical evaluation of type 2 disease status in a real‐world population of difficult to manage asthma using historic electronic healthcare records of blood eosinophil counts. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 51(6). 811–820. 28 indexed citations

Bragt, Job J.M.H. van, Susanne Hansen, Ratko Djukanović, et al.. (2021). SHARP: enabling generation of real-world evidence on a pan-European scale to improve the lives of individuals with severe asthma. ERJ Open Research. 7(2). 64–2021. 9 indexed citations

Davies, Elizabeth R., et al.. (2020). Involvement of the epidermal growth factor receptor in IL‐13–mediated corticosteroid‐resistant airway inflammation. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 50(6). 672–686. 8 indexed citations

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Heaney, Liam G., John Busby, Catherine E. Hanratty, et al.. (2020). A randomised trial of treatment optimisation in patients with severe asthma using composite type-2 biomarkers to adjust corticosteroid dose versus a symptom/risk-based algorithm. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 1 indexed citations

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Wang, Xiaoyun, Francesca Polverino, Joselyn Rojas, et al.. (2018). A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase Domain-9: A Novel Proteinase Culprit with Multifarious Contributions to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 198(12). 1500–1518. 28 indexed citations

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Wilson, Susan J., et al.. (2013). The relationship between eosinophilia and airway remodelling in mild asthma. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 43(12). 1342–1350. 47 indexed citations

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Dent, Gordon, Chrystalleni Hadjicharalambous, Takahiro Yoshikawa, et al.. (2004). Contribution of Eotaxin-1 to Eosinophil Chemotactic Activity of Moderate and Severe Asthmatic Sputum. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 169(10). 1110–1117. 49 indexed citations

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Djukanović, Ratko, Susan J. Wilson, Monica Kraft, et al.. (2004). Effects of Treatment with Anti-immunoglobulin E Antibody Omalizumab on Airway Inflammation in Allergic Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 170(6). 583–593. 498 indexed citations

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Pavord, Ian, Peter Sterk, F.E. Hargreave, et al.. (2002). Clinical applications of assessment of airway inflammation using induced sputum. European Respiratory Journal. 20(37 suppl). 40s–43s. 56 indexed citations

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Vignola, Antonio M., Stephen I. Rennard, F. E. Hargreave, et al.. (2002). Future directions. European Respiratory Journal. 20(37 suppl). 51s–55s. 6 indexed citations

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Vrugt, Bart, Susan J. Wilson, Janis K. Shute, et al.. (2000). Low-dose methotrexate treatment in severe glucocorticoid-dependent asthma: effect on mucosal inflammation and in vitro sensitivity to glucocorticoids of mitogen-induced T-cell proliferation. European Respiratory Journal. 15(3). 478–485. 14 indexed citations

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Jarjour, Nizar N., Stephen P. Peters, Ratko Djukanović, & William J. Calhoun. (1998). Investigative Use of Bronchoscopy in Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 157(3). 692–697. 57 indexed citations

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Howarth, Peter, Peter Bradding, Stephen Montefort, et al.. (1994). Mucosal Inflammation and Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 150(5_Part_2). S18–S22. 78 indexed citations

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Peroni, Diego, Ratko Djukanović, I. Feather, et al.. (1993). Expression of leukocyte adhesion molecules inbronchial biopsies from asthmatic and normal subjects. CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa). 147. 1 indexed citations

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