Sabina Illi

7.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Sabina Illi is a scholar working on Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Immunology and Allergy. According to data from OpenAlex, Sabina Illi has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Physiology, 21 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 18 papers in Immunology and Allergy. Recurrent topics in Sabina Illi's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (38 papers), Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (17 papers) and Pediatric health and respiratory diseases (17 papers). Sabina Illi is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (38 papers), Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization (17 papers) and Pediatric health and respiratory diseases (17 papers). Sabina Illi collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Sabina Illi's co-authors include Erika von Mutius, Susanne Lau, B. Niggemann, Ulrich Wahn, Christoph Grüber, Renate Nickel, Christine Sommerfeld, Bianca Schaub, Renate L. Bergmann and U. Wahn and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sabina Illi

54 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

The natural course of atopic dermatitis from birth to age... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. The natural course of atopic dermatitis from birth to age 7 years and the association with asthma
    2004 558 citations Sabina Illi, Erika von Mutius et al. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sabina Illi Germany 31 3.3k 2.1k 1.3k 983 765 56 4.7k
Gunilla Hedlin Sweden 45 3.4k 1.0× 2.4k 1.1× 2.0k 1.5× 816 0.8× 373 0.5× 181 5.3k
Peter W. Heymann United States 37 2.7k 0.8× 2.3k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 756 0.8× 548 0.7× 97 4.8k
R. Urbanek Germany 42 2.7k 0.8× 2.9k 1.4× 1.0k 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 375 0.5× 145 5.4k
Christoph Grüber Germany 30 2.1k 0.6× 1.6k 0.7× 811 0.6× 923 0.9× 476 0.6× 60 3.7k
Waltraud Eder Austria 19 3.3k 1.0× 1.3k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 449 0.5× 1.1k 1.4× 30 5.2k
Susanne Lau Germany 48 5.2k 1.6× 4.4k 2.1× 1.7k 1.3× 2.2k 2.2× 874 1.1× 142 8.2k
G. Lilja Sweden 42 2.4k 0.7× 2.9k 1.4× 607 0.5× 1.2k 1.2× 416 0.5× 111 4.8k
Marco Waser Switzerland 12 2.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 602 0.5× 407 0.4× 954 1.2× 20 3.6k
Robert A. Barbee United States 30 3.9k 1.2× 2.0k 0.9× 2.6k 2.0× 611 0.6× 407 0.5× 57 5.5k
Debra A. Stern United States 35 2.8k 0.8× 816 0.4× 2.2k 1.6× 267 0.3× 749 1.0× 74 4.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sabina Illi

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All Works

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Omony, Jimmy, Clemens Thölken, Azam Salimi, et al.. (2024). Urinary eosinophil‐derived neurotoxin is associated with reduced lung function in pediatric asthma. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 35(6). e14172–e14172. 2 indexed citations
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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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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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Lluis, Anna, Nikolaus Ballenberger, Sabina Illi, et al.. (2013). Regulation of TH17 markers early in life through maternal farm exposure. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 133(3). 864–871. 23 indexed citations
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Illi, Sabina, Juliane Weber, Anne Zutavern, et al.. (2013). Perinatal influences on the development of asthma and atopy in childhood. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. 112(2). 132–139.e1. 41 indexed citations
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Hatzler, Laura, Valentina Panetta, Susanne Lau, et al.. (2012). Molecular spreading and predictive value of preclinical IgE response to Phleum pratense in children with hay fever. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 130(4). 894–901.e5. 175 indexed citations
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Illi, Sabina, et al.. (2011). TLR2 polymorphisms influence neonatal regulatory T cells depending on maternal atopy. Allergy. 66(8). 1020–1029. 41 indexed citations
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Rochat, Mascha K., Sabina Illi, Markus Ege, et al.. (2010). Allergic rhinitis as a predictor for wheezing onset in school-aged children. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 126(6). 1170–1175.e2. 96 indexed citations
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Liu, Jing, Anna Lluis, Sabina Illi, et al.. (2010). T Regulatory Cells in Cord Blood—FOXP3 Demethylation as Reliable Quantitative Marker. PLoS ONE. 5(10). e13267–e13267. 46 indexed citations
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Matricardi, P. M., Sabina Illi, Christoph Grüber, et al.. (2008). Wheezing in childhood: incidence, longitudinal patterns and factors predicting persistence. European Respiratory Journal. 32(3). 585–592. 132 indexed citations
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Schaub, Bianca, Jing Liu, Christine Sattler, et al.. (2008). Impairment of T-regulatory cells in cord blood of atopic mothers. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 121(6). 1491–1499.e13. 113 indexed citations
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Illi, Sabina, Erika von Mutius, Susanne Lau, et al.. (2006). Perennial allergen sensitisation early in life and chronic asthma in children: a birth cohort study. The Lancet. 368(9537). 763–770. 495 indexed citations
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Nickel, Renate, Sabina Illi, Susanne Lau, et al.. (2005). Variability of total serum immunoglobulin E levels from birth to the age of 10 years. A prospective evaluation in a large birth cohort (German Multicenter Allergy Study). Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 35(5). 619–623. 39 indexed citations
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Illi, Sabina, Erika von Mutius, Susanne Lau, et al.. (2004). The natural course of atopic dermatitis from birth to age 7 years and the association with asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 113(5). 925–931. 558 indexed citations breakdown →
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Illi, Sabina, et al.. (2001). Early childhood infectious diseases and the development of asthma up to school age: a birth cohort study. BMJ. 322(7283). 390–395. 415 indexed citations
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Braun, Andreas, et al.. (2001). Polymorphisms in the Bradykinin B2 Receptor Gene and Childhood Asthma. Biological Chemistry. 382(5). 885–9. 8 indexed citations
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Niggemann, B., Sabina Illi, Susanne Lau, et al.. (2001). Histamine challenges discriminate between symptomatic and asymptomatic children. European Respiratory Journal. 17(2). 246–253. 22 indexed citations
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Illi, Sabina, et al.. (1998). Reproducibility of skin prick test results in epidemiologic studies: a comparison of two devices. Allergy. 53(4). 353–358. 15 indexed citations
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Illi, Sabina, et al.. (1998). Effect of dampness at home in childhood on bronchial hyperreactivity in adolescence. Thorax. 53(12). 1035–1040. 43 indexed citations
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Mutius, Erika von, Sabina Illi, T. Nicolai, & F. D. Martinez. (1996). Relation of indoor heating with asthma, allergic sensitisation, and bronchial responsiveness: survey of children in South Bavaria. BMJ. 312(7044). 1448–1450. 82 indexed citations

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