Sam Lim

5.7k citations

35 papers · 4.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 27

Impact in

Physiology top 0.5%
- Asthma and respiratory diseases
Immunology and Allergy top 1%
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization

Papers in ⓘ

Physiology 24
- Asthma and respiratory diseases 22
Immunology 13
- IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways 9
- Immune Response and Inflammation 3

Co-authors: Peter J. Barnes (22 shared papers)Kian Fan Chung (17 shared papers)Anon Jatakanon (5 shared papers)Ian M. Adcock (12 shared papers)Gaetano Caramori (8 shared papers)Wasim Maziak (1 shared paper)Carina Gabriela Uasuf (1 shared paper)Kazuhiro Ito (6 shared papers)
Journals: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (11 papers)Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2 papers)Respiratory Research (2 papers)American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology (2 papers)Gastroenterology (1 paper)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Australia United States

In The Last Decade

Sam Lim

35 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Neutrophilic Inflammation in Severe Persistent Asthma 1999 · 659 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1999 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

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1	Neutrophilic Inflammation in Severe Persistent Asthma American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Anon Jatakanon, Carina Gabriela Uasuf, Wasim Maziak, Sam Lim, Kian Fan Chung, Peter J. Barnes Hit paper breakdown →	1999	659
2	A molecular mechanism of action of theophylline: Induction of histone deacetylase activity to decrease inflammatory gene expression Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Kazuhiro Ito, Sam Lim, Gaetano Caramori, Borja G. Cosío, Kian Fan Chung, Ian M. Adcock, Peter J. Barnes	2002	386
3	Increased formation of the potent oxidant peroxynitrite in the airways of asthmatic patients is associated with induction of nitric oxide synthase: effect of inhaled glucocorticoid The FASEB Journal ·Dina Saleh, Pierre Ernst, Sam Lim, Peter J. Barnes, Adel Giaid	1998	359
4	Changes in Sputum Eosinophils Predict Loss of Asthma Control American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Anon Jatakanon, Sam Lim, Peter J. Barnes	2000	303
5	Inhaled Corticosteroids Increase Interleukin-10 but Reduce Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-1 α, Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor, and Interferon- γ Release from Alveolar Macrophages in Asthma American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Matthias John, Sam Lim, Joachim Seybold, P Jose, Annette Robichaud, Brian O’Connor, Peter J. Barnes, (unknown)	1998	256
6	Expression and Activity of Histone Deacetylases in Human Asthmatic Airways American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Kazuhiro Ito, Gaetano Caramori, Sam Lim, Tim Oates, Kian Fan Chung, Peter J. Barnes, Ian M. Adcock	2002	227
7	Protease-activated receptors in human airways: Upregulation of PAR-2 in respiratory epithelium from patients with asthma Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·Darryl A. Knight, Sam Lim, Amelia K. Scaffidi, Nicolás Roche, Kian Fan Chung, Geoffrey A. Stewart, Philip J. Thompson	2001	221
8	Combined Use of Exhaled Hydrogen Peroxide and Nitric Oxide in Monitoring Asthma American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Ildikó Horváth, Louise Donnelly, András Kiss, Sergei A. Kharitonov, Sam Lim, Kian Fan Chung, Peter J. Barnes	1998	205
9	Balance of Matrix Metalloprotease-9 and Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloprotease-1 from Alveolar Macrophages in Cigarette Smokers American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Sam Lim, Nicolás Roche, Brian G. Oliver, Waldo Mattos, Peter J. Barnes, (unknown)	2000	188
10	Effect of Inhaled Budesonide on Lung Function and Airway Inflammation: Assessment by Various Inflammatory Markers in Mild Asthma American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Sam Lim, Anon Jatakanon, Matthias John, Tom Gilbey, Brian O’Connor, Kian Fan Chung, Peter J. Barnes	1999	182
11	Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Expression in Asthma CHEST Journal ·Waldo Mattos, Sam Lim, Richard Russell, Anon Jatakanon, Kian Fan Chung, Peter J. Barnes	2002	145
12	Expression and Release of Interleukin-8 by Human Airway Smooth Muscle Cells: Inhibition by Th-2 Cytokines and Corticosteroids American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology ·Mattheus John, Bo-ting Au, Peter J. Jose, Sam Lim, Michael A. Saunders, Peter J. Barnes, Jane A. Mitchell, Maria G. Belvisi, Kian Fan Chung	1998	143
13	Increased p21CIP1/WAF1 and B Cell Lymphoma Leukemia-xL Expression and Reduced Apoptosis in Alveolar Macrophages from Smokers American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Katsuyuki Tomita, Gaetano Caramori, Sam Lim, Kazuhiro Ito, Toyoyuki Hanazawa, Timothy Oates, Irena Chiselita, Elen Jazrawi, Kian Fan Chung, Peter J. Barnes, Ian M. Adcock	2002	98
14	Expression of Heme Oxygenase Isoenzymes 1 and 2 in Normal and Asthmatic Airways American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Sam Lim, David A. Groneberg, Axel Fischer, Timothy Oates, Gaetano Caramori, Waldo Mattos, Ian M. Adcock, Peter J. Barnes, Kian Fan Chung	2000	89
15	Effects of Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy on Expression and DNA-Binding Activity of Nuclear Factor κ B in Asthma American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Lorraine Hart, Sam Lim, Ian M. Adcock, Peter J. Barnes, (unknown)	2000	88
16	Low-dose Theophylline Reduces Eosinophilic Inflammation but Not Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Mild Asthma American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Sam Lim, Katsuyuki Tomita, GAETANO CARRAMORI, Anon Jatakanon, Brian G. Oliver, Andreas Keller, Ian M. Adcock, Kian Fan Chung, Peter J. Barnes	2001	86
17	Increase in airway neutrophils after oral but not inhaled corticosteroid therapy in mild asthma Respiratory Medicine ·Lan Tien Nguyen, Sam Lim, Timothy Oates, Kian Fan Chung	2004	74
18	Increased proinflammatory responses from asthmatic human airway smooth muscle cells in response to rhinovirus infection Respiratory Research ·Brian G. Oliver, Sebastian L. Johnston, Melissa Baraket, Janette K. Burgess, Nicholas J. C. King, Michael Roth, Sam Lim, Judith L. Black	2006	65
19	Safety and immunogenicity of a virus-like particle pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 vaccine: Results from a double-blinded, randomized Phase I clinical trial in healthy Asian volunteers Vaccine ·Jenny G. Low, Lawrence Lee, Eng Eong Ooi, Kantharaj Ethirajulu, Pauline Yeo, Alex Matter, John E. Connolly, David Skibinski, Philippe Saudan, Martin F. Bachmann, Brendon J. Hanson, Qingshu Lu, Sebastian Maurer‐Stroh, Sam Lim, Veronica Novotny‐Diermayr	2014	60
20	Effect of acute and chronic inflammatory stimuli on expression of protease-activated receptors 1 and 2 in alveolar macrophages Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ·Nicolás Roche, Rob G. Stirling, Sam Lim, Brian G. Oliver, Tim Oates, Elen Jazrawi, Gaetano Caramori, Kian Fan Chung	2003	47

About Sam Lim

Sam Lim is a scholar working on Physiology, Immunology, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Genetics and Gastroenterology, having authored 35 papers that have together received 4.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (22 papers), IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways (9 papers), Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (8 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (5 papers), Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema (4 papers), Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research (3 papers), Immune Response and Inflammation (3 papers) and NF-κB Signaling Pathways (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Physiology (2.7k citations), Immunology and Allergy (427 citations), Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (2.0k citations), Emergency Medical Services (350 citations) and Immunology (1.0k citations). Sam Lim has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Frequent co-authors include Peter J. Barnes, Kian Fan Chung, Anon Jatakanon, Ian M. Adcock, Gaetano Caramori, Wasim Maziak, Carina Gabriela Uasuf, Kazuhiro Ito, Dina Saleh and Pierre Ernst. Their work appears in journals such as American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Respiratory Research, American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology and Gastroenterology.

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