John B. West
Impact in
- Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.2%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine top 0.1%
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
Papers in
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- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms 58
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research 40
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- Atomic and Molecular Physics 91
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 70
- Co-authors
- C. T. Dollery (12 shared papers)Odile Mathieu‐Costello (22 shared papers)Peter D. Wagner (16 shared papers)G V Marr (10 shared papers)A Naimark (1 shared paper)Zhenxing Fu (21 shared papers)G. Kim Prisk (38 shared papers)James S. Milledge (8 shared papers)
- Journals
- Journal of Applied Physiology (76 papers)Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics (25 papers)American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology (25 papers)High Altitude Medicine & Biology (24 papers)The Journal of Chemical Physics (18 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited KingdomDenmark
In The Last Decade
John B. West
447 papers receiving 16.5k citations
John B. West's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 205
- Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 2.2k
- Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7.2k
- Equine 304
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 757
- Emergency Medicine 1.3k
Countries citing papers authored by John B. West
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Fields of papers citing papers by John B. West
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Distribution of blood flow in isolated lung; relation to vascular and alveolar pressures Hit paper breakdown → | 1964 | 729 |
| 2 | Measurement of continuous distributions of ventilation-perfusion ratios: theory Hit paper breakdown → | 1974 | 576 |
| 3 | High altitude medicine and physiology | 1989 | 401 |
| 4 | Absolute photoionization cross-section tables for helium, neon, argon, and krypton in the VUV spectral regions Hit paper breakdown → | 1976 | 355 |
| 5 | Continuous Distributions of Ventilation-Perfusion Ratios in Normal Subjects Breathing Air and 100% O2 Hit paper breakdown → | 1974 | 334 |
| 6 | Ventilation-perfusion inequality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Hit paper breakdown → | 1977 | 324 |
| 7 | Distribution of blood flow and ventilation-perfusion ratio in the lung, measured with radioactive CO2 Hit paper breakdown → | 1960 | 319 |
| 8 | 1993 | 246 | |
| 9 | 1992 | 229 | |
| 10 | 1969 | 220 | |
| 11 | 2001 | 201 | |
| 12 | 1962 | 193 | |
| 13 | 1992 | 187 | |
| 14 | 1991 | 187 | |
| 15 | 1977 | 186 | |
| 16 | 1997 | 185 | |
| 17 | 1968 | 184 | |
| 18 | 1975 | 182 | |
| 19 | Pulmonary Pathophysiology: The Essentials | 1982 | 181 |
| 20 | 2000 | 180 |
About John B. West
John B. West is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Genetics, Spectroscopy and Physiology, having authored 465 papers that have together received 17.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include High Altitude and Hypoxia (103 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (91 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (70 papers), Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (58 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (40 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (38 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (34 papers) and Spaceflight effects on biology (34 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (2.2k citations), Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (7.2k citations), Equine (304 citations), Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine (757 citations) and Emergency Medicine (1.3k citations). John B. West has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include C. T. Dollery, Odile Mathieu‐Costello, Peter D. Wagner, G V Marr, A Naimark, Zhenxing Fu, G. Kim Prisk, James S. Milledge, Herbert A. Saltzman and Ann R. Elliott. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Applied Physiology, Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics, American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology, High Altitude Medicine & Biology and The Journal of Chemical Physics.
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