Torben Sigsgaard

21.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
387 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

Torben Sigsgaard is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Torben Sigsgaard has authored 387 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 221 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 90 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 74 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Torben Sigsgaard's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (147 papers), Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (111 papers) and Occupational exposure and asthma (75 papers). Torben Sigsgaard is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (147 papers), Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure (111 papers) and Occupational exposure and asthma (75 papers). Torben Sigsgaard collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Sweden and United States. Torben Sigsgaard's co-authors include Carl‐Gustaf Bornehag, Jan Sundell, Vivi Schlünssen, L. Hagerhed‐Engman, Charles J. Weschler, Björn Lundgren, Øyvind Omland, Dick Heederik, Jakob Hjort Bønløkke and Per Malmros and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Torben Sigsgaard

367 papers receiving 11.1k citations

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The Association between Asthma and Allergic Symptoms in Children and Phthalates in House Dust: A Nested Case–Control Study

2004 669 citations Torben Sigsgaard et al. profile →
The Occupational Burden of Nonmalignant Respiratory Diseases. An Official American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society Statement

2019 259 citations Torben Sigsgaard et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Source-specific nitrate and nitrite intakes and associations with sociodemographic factors in the Danish Diet Cancer and Health cohort 2024 ·Frontiers in Nutrition ·(unknown), Pratik Pokharel, Cecilie Kyrø, Jörg Schullehner, Liezhou Zhong, Catherine P. Bondonno, Frederik Dalgaard, (unknown), Torben Sigsgaard, Jonathan M. Hodgson, Anja Olsen, Anne Tjønneland, Nicola P. Bondonno	7
2	Associations between bioaerosols, lung function work-shift changes and inflammatory markers: A study of recycling workers 2024 ·Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health ·(unknown), Vivi Schlünssen, Karin Bröberg, (unknown), Margit W. Frederiksen, Torben Sigsgaard, Anne Mette Madsen, Henrik Albert Kolstad	4
3	Use of oral moist tobacco (snus) in puberty and its association with asthma in the population-based RHINESSA study 2024 ·BMJ Open Respiratory Research ·(unknown), Vivi Schlünssen, Chamara V. Senaratna, Simone Accordini, Francisco Javier Callejas, Karl A. Franklin, Mathias Holm, (unknown), Andreï Malinovschi, Anna Oudin, Torben Sigsgaard, (unknown), Christer Janson, Randi Jacobsen Bertelsen, Cecilie Svanes	0
4	Artificial intelligence and allergic rhinitis: does ChatGPT increase or impair the knowledge? 2023 ·Journal of Public Health ·(unknown), Simon Francis Thomsen, (unknown), Torben Sigsgaard, Howraman Meteran	7
5	Burden and risk factors of chronic respiratory diseases in Nepal, 1990–2019: An analysis of the global burden of diseases study 2023 ·Health Science Reports ·Tara Ballav Adhikari, Kiran Paudel, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Marieann Högman, Dinesh Neupane, Torben Sigsgaard, Per Kallestrup	4
6	The effect of farming environment on asthma; time dependent or universal? 2022 ·European Journal of Epidemiology ·(unknown), Vivi Schlünssen, Cecilie Svanes, Ane Johannessen, (unknown), Mathias Holm, Christer Janson, Antonio Pereira‐Vega, Adrian J. Lowe, Karl A. Franklin, Andreï Malinovschi, Torben Sigsgaard, Michael J. Abramson, Randi Jacobsen Bertelsen, Anna Oudin, Þórarinn Gíslason, Signe Timm	3
7	Nitrate in Maternal Drinking Water during Pregnancy and Measures of Male Fecundity in Adult Sons 2022 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·(unknown), Nis Brix, Jörg Schullehner, (unknown), Gunnar Toft, Sandra Søgaard Tøttenborg, (unknown), Karin Sørig Hougaard, Birgitte Hansen, Torben Sigsgaard, Henrik Albert Kolstad, Jens Peter Bonde, Cecilia Høst Ramlau‐Hansen	2
8	Trace elements in drinking water and the incidence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder 2021 ·Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology ·Malene Thygesen, Jörg Schullehner, Birgitte Hansen, Torben Sigsgaard, Denitza Voutchkova, Søren Munch Kristiansen, Carsten Bøcker Pedersen, Søren Dalsgaard	5
9	Organophosphate and carbamate insecticide exposure is related to lung function change among smallholder farmers: a prospective study 2021 ·Thorax ·(unknown), Erik Jørs, Annelli Sandbæk, (unknown), John C. Ssempebwa, (unknown), Philipp Staudacher, Samuel Fuhrimann, Torben Sigsgaard, Alex Burdorf, Bo Martin Bibby, Vivi Schlünssen	21
10	Air pollution and family related determinants of asthma onset and persistent wheezing in children: nationwide case-control study 2020 ·BMJ ·Gitte Juel Holst, Carsten Bøcker Pedersen, Malene Thygesen, Jørgen Brandt, Camilla Geels, Jakob Hjort Bønløkke, Torben Sigsgaard	69
11	Associations of Preconception Exposure to Air Pollution and Greenness with Offspring Asthma and Hay Fever 2020 ·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·(unknown), Iana Markevych, Simone Accordini, Randi Jacobsen Bertelsen, Lennart Bråbäck, Jesper Heile Christensen, Bertil Forsberg, Thomas Halvorsen, Joachim Heinrich, Ole Hertel, Gerard Hoek, Mathias Holm, Kees de Hoogh, Christer Janson, Andreï Malinovschi, Alessandro Marcon, Torben Sigsgaard, Cecilie Svanes, Ane Johannessen	63
12	Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and its Associated Factors in Nepal: Findings from a Community-based Household Survey 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Pawan Acharya, Marieann Högman, Dinesh Neupane, Arjun Karki, (unknown), (unknown), Torben Sigsgaard, Per Kallestrup	1
13	Prevalence of allergic sensitization to storage mites in Northern Europe 2019 ·Clinical & Experimental Allergy ·(unknown), (unknown), Cecilie Svanes, Davíð Gíslason, Þórarinn Gíslason, Vivi Schlünssen, Torben Sigsgaard, (unknown), Torgeir Storaas, Randi Jacobsen Bertelsen	19
14	Indicators of residential traffic exposure: Modelled NOX, traffic proximity, and self-reported exposure in RHINE III 2017 ·Atmospheric Environment ·Hanne Krage Carlsen, Erik Bäck, Kristina Eneroth, Þórarinn Gíslason, Mathias Holm, Christer Janson, Steen Solvang Jensen, Ane Johannessen, Marko Kaasik, Lars Modig, David Segersson, Torben Sigsgaard, Bertil Forsberg, David Olsson, Hans Orru	7
15	Exposure-Affecting Factors of Dairy Farmers’ Exposure to Inhalable Dust and Endotoxin 2014 ·The Annals of Occupational Hygiene ·Ioannis Basinas, Torben Sigsgaard, Mogens Erlandsen, (unknown), Hisamitsu Takai, Dick Heederik, Øyvind Omland, Hans Kromhout, Vivi Schlünssen	38
16	Traffic air pollution and prevalence of respiratory symptoms 2013 ·European Respiratory Journal ·Ane Johannessen, Trude Duelien Skorge, Bertil Forsberg, (unknown), Vivi Schlünssen, Torben Sigsgaard, Øistein Svanes, Þórarinn Gíslason, Hans Orru, Ernst Omenaas, Cecilie Svanes, Dan Norbäck, Lars Modig, Christer Janson	1
17	Occupational Asthma 2010 ·Birkhäuser Basel eBooks ·Torben Sigsgaard, Dick Heederik	5
18	The cohort of young Danish farmers – A longitudinal study of the health effects of farming exposure 2010 ·PubMed Central ·(unknown), Øyvind Omland, Vivi Schlünssen, Charlotte Hjort, Ioannis Basinas, Torben Sigsgaard	0
19	Airborne Fungal and Bacterial Components in PM<sub>1</sub> Dust from Biofuel Plants 2009 ·The Annals of Occupational Hygiene ·Anne Mette Madsen, Vivi Schlünssen, (unknown), Torben Sigsgaard, (unknown)	49
20	Determinants of Wood Dust Exposure in the Danish Furniture Industry—Results from Two Cross-Sectional Studies 6 Years Apart 2008 ·The Annals of Occupational Hygiene ·Vivi Schlünssen, Gitte Jacobsen, Mogens Erlandsen, (unknown), Inger Schaumburg, Torben Sigsgaard	39

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