Thomas Ferkol

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 624 citations indexed

About

Thomas Ferkol is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Emergency Medical Services and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Ferkol has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 624 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 7 papers in Emergency Medical Services and 4 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Thomas Ferkol's work include Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (13 papers), Pediatric health and respiratory diseases (7 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (5 papers). Thomas Ferkol is often cited by papers focused on Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (13 papers), Pediatric health and respiratory diseases (7 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (5 papers). Thomas Ferkol collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Thomas Ferkol's co-authors include Dean E. Schraufnagel, Kristie Ross, James F. Chmiel, Stephanie D. Davis, Jean Eastman, Stephen M. Stick, James E. Slaven, Bradley J. Segura, Gregory A. Storch and Matthew D. Smyth and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and CHEST Journal.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Ferkol

19 papers receiving 606 citations

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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.

The Global Burden of Respiratory Disease

2014 449 citations Thomas Ferkol, Dean E. Schraufnagel Annals of the American Thoracic Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Ferkol United States	8	276	113	101	93	66	25	624
Eduardo Márquez Martín Spain	14	463 1.7×	204 1.8×	90 0.9×	30 0.3×	86 1.3×	73	811
Zbigniew Doniec Poland	12	165 0.6×	104 0.9×	40 0.4×	22 0.2×	36 0.5×	55	445
Edgar Delgado‐Eckert Switzerland	12	136 0.5×	104 0.9×	50 0.5×	40 0.4×	36 0.5×	33	391
Andrzej Chciałowski Poland	16	128 0.5×	107 0.9×	65 0.6×	95 1.0×	69 1.0×	71	562
Tetyana Zakharkina Germany	10	216 0.8×	95 0.8×	104 1.0×	17 0.2×	223 3.4×	10	636
Yixiao Bao China	16	123 0.4×	193 1.7×	119 1.2×	79 0.8×	73 1.1×	38	653
Matthew Richardson United Kingdom	15	406 1.5×	339 3.0×	112 1.1×	23 0.2×	104 1.6×	48	820
O. U. Soyer Türkiye	18	259 0.9×	572 5.1×	60 0.6×	62 0.7×	124 1.9×	43	1.0k
Jayesh Bhatt United Kingdom	16	583 2.1×	159 1.4×	121 1.2×	24 0.3×	171 2.6×	62	869
Philip Diaz United States	12	707 2.6×	204 1.8×	178 1.8×	81 0.9×	261 4.0×	23	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Ferkol

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Jiang, Li, et al.. (2026). Tidal Breathing Nasal Nitric Oxide Measurement as a Test for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in Young Children. European Respiratory Journal. 2501540–2501540.

Wang, Wangfei, Christian Ascoli, Joseph Hatch, et al.. (2025). An observational study of the lung microbiome and lung function in young children with cystic fibrosis across two countries with differing antibiotic practices. Microbial Pathogenesis. 205. 107628–107628.

Sullivan, Kelli M., Brian D. Thorp, Thomas Ferkol, et al.. (2025). Advances in Sinonasal Microbiome Analysis. Ear Nose & Throat Journal. 1590087055–1590087055.

Rosenfeld, Margaret, Erin Sullivan, Frankline Onchiri, et al.. (2024). Comparison of Longitudinal Outcomes in Children with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia and Cystic Fibrosis. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 21(12). 1723–1732. 1 indexed citations

Gardner, Robert A., Thomas Ferkol, Stephanie D. Davis, et al.. (2024). Therapies Used by Children With Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: A Natural History Study. Pediatric Pulmonology. 60(1). e27412–e27412. 2 indexed citations

Ferkol, Thomas. (2024). Understanding primary ciliary dyskinesia. Pediatric Pulmonology. 60(S1). S86–S87.

Sanders, Don B., Joseph Hatch, James E. Slaven, et al.. (2022). Association between early respiratory viral infections and structural lung disease in infants with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 21(6). 1020–1026. 6 indexed citations

Bush, Andrew, et al.. (2021). Unfriendly Fire: How the Tobacco Industry is Destroying the Future of Our Children. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 28(1). 6–18. 3 indexed citations

Hatch, Joseph, James E. Slaven, Gregory A. Storch, et al.. (2019). Early respiratory viral infections in infants with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 18(6). 844–850. 28 indexed citations

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North, Crystal M., Mary B. Rice, Thomas Ferkol, et al.. (2018). Air Pollution in the Asia-Pacific Region. A Joint Asian Pacific Society of Respirology/American Thoracic Society Perspective. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 199(6). 693–700. 13 indexed citations

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Dell, Sharon, Margaret W. Leigh, Thomas Ferkol, et al.. (2014). Development of pediatric cross-cultural patient-reported outcome measures: QOL-PCD. European Respiratory Journal. 44(Suppl 58). P1248–P1248. 6 indexed citations

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Ferkol, Thomas & Dean E. Schraufnagel. (2014). The Global Burden of Respiratory Disease. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 11(3). 404–406. 449 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heltshe, Sonya L., Lisa Saiman, Elena B. Popowitch, et al.. (2014). Outcomes and Treatment of Chronic Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureusDiffers by Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosomemec(SCCmec) Type in Children With Cystic Fibrosis. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 4(3). 225–231. 15 indexed citations

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Smyth, Matthew D., et al.. (2011). Recurrent pleural effusion without intrathoracic migration of ventriculoperitoneal shunt catheter: A case report. Pediatric Pulmonology. 47(1). 91–95. 13 indexed citations

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Smyth, Matthew D., et al.. (2011). Recurrent Pleural Effusion Without Intrathoracic Migration Of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Catheter: A Case Report. A2964–A2964.

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Shapiro, Adam J., Stephanie D. Davis, Kenneth N. Olivier, et al.. (2010). Clinical Symptoms Associated With Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia : Results Of A Multi-Centered Study. A6728–A6728. 3 indexed citations

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Akers, Kathryn, et al.. (2009). Airway proteins involved in bacterial clearance susceptible to cathepsin G proteolysis. European Respiratory Journal. 35(2). 410–417. 5 indexed citations

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Gappa, Monika, Thomas Ferkol, Thomas Kovesi, et al.. (2009). Pediatric respiratory medicine—an international perspective. Pediatric Pulmonology. 45(1). 14–24. 4 indexed citations

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Müller, Christa E., Qiushi Tang, Carol J. Detrisac, et al.. (2004). Functional Characterization of a Recombinant Adeno-Associated Virus 5-Pseudotyped Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Vector. Human Gene Therapy. 15(9). 832–841. 5 indexed citations

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Eastman, Jean, et al.. (2001). Single chain Fv: a ligand in receptor-mediated gene delivery. Gene Therapy. 8(8). 586–592. 15 indexed citations

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