Malcolm R. Sears

Active 1986–2024

144
Papers
32,413
Citations
91
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Citations

Citations per year for Malcolm R. Sears1952: 1 citations1986: 1 citations1987: 5 citations1988: 5 citations1989: 10 citations1990: 18 citations1991: 15 citations1992: 23 citations1993: 27 citations1994: 19 citations1995: 33 citations1996: 24 citations1997: 62 citations1998: 40 citations1999: 73 citations2000: 71 citations2001: 66 citations2002: 65 citations2003: 75 citations2004: 116 citations2005: 112 citations2006: 127 citations2007: 149 citations2008: 126 citations2009: 142 citations2010: 153 citations2011: 159 citations2012: 193 citations2013: 172 citations2014: 225 citations2015: 211 citations2016: 287 citations2017: 300 citations2018: 301 citations2019: 818 citations2020: 1,057 citations2021: 1,038 citations2022: 863 citations2023: 610 citations2024: 977 citations2025: 349 citations2026: 17 citations1953–1985: no citations, so these years are not shown

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 2,872 citing papers, 21.6% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 1,260 citing papers, 9.5% of this breakdownCanada: 933 citing papers, 7% of this breakdownChina: 767 citing papers, 5.8% of this breakdownAustralia: 709 citing papers, 5.4% of this breakdownNetherlands: 535 citing papers, 4% of this breakdownGermany: 455 citing papers, 3.4% of this breakdownItaly: 439 citing papers, 3.3% of this breakdownSpain: 377 citing papers, 2.8% of this breakdownSweden: 346 citing papers, 2.6% of this breakdownFrance: 326 citing papers, 2.5% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 288 citing papers, 2.2% of this breakdown
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Fields

  • Medicine49.7%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology19.5%
  • Nursing7.8%
  • Psychology6.6%
  • Social Sciences3.8%
  • Environmental Science3.3%
  • Other9.3%

Topics

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases11.5%
  • Gut microbiota and health7.9%
  • Infant Nutrition and Health3.7%
  • Respiratory and Cough-Related Research2.8%
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research2.8%
  • Pediatric health and respiratory diseases2.3%
  • Other69%

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  1. Early infancy microbial and metabolic alterations affect risk of childhood asthma

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Science Translational Medicine 2015 cited by 1,753

  2. A gradient of childhood self-control predicts health, wealth, and public safety

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , - National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2011 cited by 4,817

  3. Breastmilk Feeding Practices Are Associated with the Co-Occurrence of Bacteria in Mothers’ Milk and the Infant Gut: the CHILD Cohort Study

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Cell Host & Microbe 2020 cited by 308

  4. An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Asthma Control and Exacerbations

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2009 cited by 1,926

  5. Composition and Variation of the Human Milk Microbiota Are Influenced by Maternal and Early-Life Factors

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Cell Host & Microbe 2019 cited by 506

  6. 'Human Milk Oligosaccharide Concentrations Are Associated with Multiple Fixed and Modifiable Maternal Characteristics, Environmental Factors, and Feeding Practices

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , - Journal of Nutrition 2018 cited by 286

  7. Decreasing antibiotic use, the gut microbiota, and asthma incidence in children: evidence from population-based and prospective cohort studies

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2020 cited by 248

  8. Bacteroides-dominant gut microbiome of late infancy is associated with enhanced neurodevelopment

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Gut Microbes 2021 cited by 186

  9. Infant gut microbiota and food sensitization: associations in the first year of life

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , - Clinical & Experimental Allergy 2015 cited by 471

  10. Gut microbiota of healthy Canadian infants: profiles by mode of delivery and infant diet at 4 months

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , - Canadian Medical Association Journal 2013 cited by 963

  11. Reduced genetic potential for butyrate fermentation in the gut microbiome of infants who develop allergic sensitization

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2019 cited by 145

  12. A Longitudinal, Population-Based, Cohort Study of Childhood Asthma Followed to Adulthood

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , - New England Journal of Medicine 2003 cited by 1,462

  13. Exposure to household furry pets influences the gut microbiota of infants at 3–4 months following various birth scenarios

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Microbiome 2017 cited by 287

  14. Associations between blood eosinophils and decline in lung function among adults with and without asthma

    Authors: , , - European Respiratory Journal 2018 cited by 169

  15. Shifts in Lachnospira and Clostridium sp. in the 3-month stool microbiome are associated with preschool age asthma

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Clinical Science 2016 cited by 130

  16. Infant gut microbiota and the hygiene hypothesis of allergic disease: impact of household pets and siblings on microbiota composition and diversity

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , - Allergy Asthma and Clinical Immunology 2013 cited by 303

  17. Roles of Birth Mode and Infant Gut Microbiota in Intergenerational Transmission of Overweight and Obesity From Mother to Offspring

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , - JAMA Pediatrics 2018 cited by 300

  18. The Canadian Healthy Infant Longitudinal Development (CHILD) Study: examining developmental origins of allergy and asthma: Table 1

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - Thorax 2015 cited by 257

  19. Association of Exposure to Formula in the Hospital and Subsequent Infant Feeding Practices With Gut Microbiota and Risk of Overweight in the First Year of Life

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - JAMA Pediatrics 2018 cited by 285

  20. Human milk fatty acid composition is associated with dietary, genetic, sociodemographic, and environmental factors in the CHILD Cohort Study

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , - American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2019 cited by 149

  21. Composition and Associations of the Infant Gut Fungal Microbiota with Environmental Factors and Childhood Allergic Outcomes

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - mBio 2021 cited by 68

  22. Fecal Short-Chain Fatty Acid Variations by Breastfeeding Status in Infants at 4 Months: Differences in Relative versus Absolute Concentrations

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , - Frontiers in Nutrition 2017 cited by 159

  23. Modes of Infant Feeding and the Risk of Childhood Asthma: A Prospective Birth Cohort Study

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Hartmut Grasemann, Sharon Dell, Teresa To, Theo J. Moraes, Padmaja Subbarao, Linn D. Holness, A. Dean Befus, Piush J. Mandhane, Catherine Laprise, James A. Scott, Richard G. Hegele, Wendy Lou, Sonia S. Anand, Malcolm R. Sears, Elinor Simons, Meghan B. Azad, Thomas Eiwegger, Qing Duan, Perry Hystad, Jeremy A. Scott, Perry Hystad, Jeremy A. Scott - The Journal of Pediatrics 2017 cited by 150

  24. Maternal consumption of artificially sweetened beverages during pregnancy is associated with infant gut microbiota and metabolic modifications and increased infant body mass index

    Authors: , , , , , , , , , - Gut Microbes 2020 cited by 71