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Walter T. McNicholas

Active 1982–2025

92
Papers
18,075
Citations
64
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85
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Citations

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Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 1,238 citing papers, 18.9% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 475 citing papers, 7.3% of this breakdownChina: 398 citing papers, 6.1% of this breakdownItaly: 368 citing papers, 5.6% of this breakdownCanada: 338 citing papers, 5.2% of this breakdownSpain: 336 citing papers, 5.1% of this breakdownFrance: 310 citing papers, 4.8% of this breakdownGermany: 288 citing papers, 4.4% of this breakdownAustralia: 259 citing papers, 4% of this breakdownNetherlands: 196 citing papers, 3% of this breakdownBelgium: 192 citing papers, 2.9% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 139 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdown
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Fields

  • Medicine83.9%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.7%
  • Neuroscience3.6%
  • Psychology2.9%
  • Engineering1.6%
  • Health Professions1.2%
  • Other3.1%

Topics

  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research17%
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research10.1%
  • Neuroscience of respiration and sleep8.3%
  • Sleep and related disorders5.5%
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms4.4%
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research3.2%
  • Other51.5%

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  1. Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome

    Authors: Patrick Lévy, Malcolm Kohler, Walter T. McNicholas, Ferrán Barbé, R. Doug McEvoy, Virend K. Somers, Lena Lavie, Jean‐Louis Pépin - Nature Reviews Disease Primers 2015 cited by 1,186

  2. Standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD: a summary of the ATS/ERS position paper

    Authors: Bartolomé R. Celli, William MacNee, Àlvar Agustí, Antonio Anzueto, Benjamin W. Berg, A. Sonia Buist, Peter Calverley, Niels H. Chavannes, Thomas A. Dillard, Bonnie Fahy, Alan M. Fein, John E. Heffner, SUZANNE C. LAREAU, Paula Meek, Fernando J. Martínez, Walter T. McNicholas, Jean Muris, Elise Lynn Austegard, Ruben Pauwels, Stephen I. Rennard, Andrea Rossi, N. Siafakas, Brian Tiep, Jørgen Vestbo, Emiel F.�M. Wouters, Richard ZuWallack - European Respiratory Journal 2004 cited by 4,434

  3. European Respiratory Society guideline on non-CPAP therapies for obstructive sleep apnoea

    Authors: Winfried Randerath, Johan Verbraecken, Christel A.L. de Raaff, Jan Hedner, Simon Herkenrath, Winfried Hohenhorst, Tina Jakob, Oreste Marrone, Marie Marklund, Walter T. McNicholas, Rebecca L. Morgan, Jean‐Louis Pépin, Sofia Schiza, Nicole Skoetz, Dan Smyth, Joerg Steier, Thomy Tonia, Wojciech Trzépizur, Piet-Heijn van Mechelen, Peter J. Wijkstra - European Respiratory Review 2021 cited by 204

  4. Selective Activation of Inflammatory Pathways by Intermittent Hypoxia in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

    Authors: Silke Ryan, Cormac T. Taylor, Walter T. McNicholas - Circulation 2005 cited by 963

  5. On the rise and fall of the apnea−hypopnea index: A historical review and critical appraisal

    Authors: Dirk Pevernagie, Barbara Gnidovec Stražišar, Ludger Grote, Raphaël Heinzer, Walter T. McNicholas, Thomas Penzel, Winfried Randerath, Sophia Schiza, Johan Verbraecken, Erna Sif Arnardóttir - Journal of Sleep Research 2020 cited by 282

  6. Bidirectional relationships of comorbidity with obstructive sleep apnoea

    Authors: Margaret Gleeson, Walter T. McNicholas - European Respiratory Review 2022 cited by 196

  7. Hypoxemia in patients with COPD: cause, effects, and disease progression

    Authors: Walter T. McNicholas, Kent, Alex J. Mitchell - International Journal of COPD 2011 cited by 439

  8. Definition, discrimination, diagnosis and treatment of central breathing disturbances during sleep

    Authors: Winfried Randerath, Johan Verbraecken, Stefan Andreas, Michael Arzt, Konrad E. Bloch, Thomas Brack, Bertien Buyse, Wilfried De Backer, Danny J. Eckert, Ludger Grote, Lars Hagmeyer, Jan Hedner, Poul Jennum, Maria Teresa La Rovere, Carla Miltz, Walter T. McNicholas, Josep M. Montserrat, Matthew T. Naughton, Jean‐Louis Pépin, Dirk Pevernagie, Bernd Sanner, Dries Testelmans, Thomy Tonia, Bart Vrijsen, Peter J. Wijkstra, Patrick Lévy - European Respiratory Journal 2016 cited by 347

  9. Challenges and perspectives in obstructive sleep apnoea

    Authors: Winfried Randerath, Claudio L. Bassetti, Maria R. Bonsignore, Ramón Farré, Luigi Ferini‐Strambi, Ludger Grote, Jan Hedner, Malcolm Kohler, Miguel Ángel Martínez‐García, Ștefan Mihăicuță, Josep M. Montserrat, Jean‐Louis Pépin, Dirk Pevernagie, Fabio Pizza, Olli Polo, Renata L. Riha, Silke Ryan, Johan Verbraecken, Walter T. McNicholas - European Respiratory Journal 2018 cited by 237

  10. COPD-OSA Overlap Syndrome

    Authors: Walter T. McNicholas - CHEST Journal 2017 cited by 203

  11. EAN/ERS/ESO/ESRS statement on the impact of sleep disorders on risk and outcome of stroke

    Authors: Claudio L. Bassetti, Winfried Randerath, Luca Vignatelli, Luigi Ferini‐Strambi, Anne‐Kathrin Brill, Maria R. Bonsignore, Ludger Grote, Poul Jennum, Didier Leys, Jens Minnerup, Lino Nobili, Thomy Tonia, Rebecca L. Morgan, Joel Kerry, Renata L. Riha, Walter T. McNicholas, Vasileios Papavasileiou - European Journal of Neurology 2020 cited by 124

  12. Systemic inflammation: a key factor in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular complications in obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome?

    Authors: Stephen J. Ryan, Charles T. Taylor, Walter T. McNicholas - Postgraduate Medical Journal 2009 cited by 335

  13. Insulin resistance, glucose intolerance and diabetes mellitus in obstructive sleep apnoea.

    Authors: Brian D. Kent, Walter T. McNicholas, Silke Ryan - 2015 cited by 126

  14. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    Authors: Walter T. McNicholas - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2009 cited by 249

  15. Interactions of Obstructive Sleep Apnea With the Pathophysiology of Cardiovascular Disease, Part 1

    Authors: Shahrokh Javaheri, Shahrokh Javaheri, Sogol Javaheri, Sogol Javaheri, Virend K. Somers, David Gozal, Babak Mokhlesi, Reena Mehra, Walter T. McNicholas, Phyllis C Zee, Francisco Campos‐Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel Martínez‐García, Peter A. Cistulli, Atul Malhotra - Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2024 cited by 97

  16. Predictors of Elevated Nuclear Factor-κB–dependent Genes in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

    Authors: Silke Ryan, Cormac T. Taylor, Walter T. McNicholas - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2006 cited by 354

  17. Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence and Control in Sleep-Disordered Breathing

    Authors: Brian D. Kent, Ludger Grote, Silke Ryan, Jean‐Louis Pépin, Maria R. Bonsignore, Ružena Tkáčová, Tarja Saaresranta, Johan Verbraecken, Patrick Lévy, Jan Hedner, Walter T. McNicholas - CHEST Journal 2014 cited by 237

  18. Sleep in chronic respiratory disease: COPD and hypoventilation disorders

    Authors: Walter T. McNicholas, Daniel Hansson, Sofia Schiza, Ludger Grote - European Respiratory Review 2019 cited by 153

  19. Obstructive sleep apnea: transition from pathophysiology to an integrative disease model

    Authors: Walter T. McNicholas, Dirk Pevernagie - Journal of Sleep Research 2022 cited by 133

  20. Clusters of sleep apnoea phenotypes: A large pan‐European study from the European Sleep Apnoea Database (ESADA)

    Authors: Sébastien Bailly, Ludger Grote, Jan Hedner, Sofia Schiza, Walter T. McNicholas, Özen K. Başoğlu, Carolina Lombardi, Zoran Đogaš, G. Roisman, Athanasia Pataka, Maria R. Bonsignore, Jean‐Louis Pépin, ESADA Study Group - Respirology 2020 cited by 69

  21. Translation of obstructive sleep apnea pathophysiology and phenotypes to personalized treatment: a narrative review

    Authors: Walter T. McNicholas, Henri Korkalainen - Frontiers in Neurology 2023 cited by 44

  22. Sleep apnoea as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease: current evidence, basic mechanisms and research priorities: Fig. 1—

    Authors: Walter T. McNicholas, Maria R. Bonsignore - European Respiratory Journal 2006 cited by 905

  23. An Official ATS Statement: Grading the Quality of Evidence and Strength of Recommendations in ATS Guidelines and Recommendations

    Authors: Holger J. Schünemann, Roman Jaeschke, Deborah J. Cook, William F. Bria, Ali El-Solh, Armin Ernst, Bonnie Fahy, Michael K. Gould, Kathleen L. Horan, Jerry A. Krishnan, Constantine A. Manthous, J.R. Maurer, Walter T. McNicholas, Andrew D Oxman, Gordon D. Rubenfeld, Gerard M. Turino, Gordon Guyatt - American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2006 cited by 580

  24. The diagnostic method has a strong influence on classification of obstructive sleep apnea

    Authors: Pierre Escourrou, Ludger Grote, Thomas Penzel, Walter T. McNicholas, Johan Verbraecken, Rosa Tkacova, Renata L. Riha, Jan Hedner, the ESADA Study Group - Journal of Sleep Research 2015 cited by 113