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Researcher · Universidade Federal da Bahia · Brazil

Álvaro Augusto Cruz

Álvaro Augusto Cruz publishes mostly in Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Immunology and Allergy, on topics such as Asthma and respiratory diseases, Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research.

ORCID 0000-0002-7403-3871 OpenAlex
World rank
#144,860
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in Brazil
#480
of 253,246
Works
429
Citations
25k
Citations per work
57.7
h-index
67
i10-index 221Top 1.5% in Physiology (Medicine)
Álvaro Augusto Cruz

What does Álvaro Augusto Cruz research?

Álvaro Augusto Cruz's work is mostly in Medicine (54%), Social Sciences (5%), Health Professions (3%).

Health Sciences: 243 works · 56.7% of their workMedicine: 230 works · 53.6% of their workPhysiology: 107 works · 24.9% of their workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 65 works · 15.2% of their workImmunology and Allergy: 43 works · 10.0% of their workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 15 works · 3.5% of their workHealth Professions: 13 works · 3.1% of their workGeneral Health Professions: 13 works · 3.1% of their workEverything else: 163 works · 38.1% of their workSocial Sciences: 22 works · 5.2% of their workSocial Sciences: 22 works · 5.2% of their workSociology and Political Science: 22 works · 5.2% of their workTHEIR WORKÁlvaro AugustoCruz429works
Health Sciences57%Social Sciences5%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine23053.6%
    2. Health Professions133.1%
  2. Everything else16338.1%
    1. Social Sciences225.2%
  1. 1Physiology25% of their works
  2. 2Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine15% of their works
  3. 3Immunology and Allergy10% of their works
  4. 4Sociology and Political Science5% of their works
  5. 5Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4% of their works
  6. 6General Health Professions3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Álvaro Augusto Cruz's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Asthma, Epidemiology, Allergic Diseases, Eosinophils, Allergen-specific Immunotherapy, Pollen Allergy, COPD and spirometry.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most. The words come from the keyword list OpenAlex gives each topic, not from the text of the papers, so a word can appear that none of the papers uses.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Asthma3812 topics
  2. Epidemiology3812 topics
  3. Allergic Diseases2761 topic
  4. Eosinophils2761 topic
  5. Allergen-specific Immunotherapy1051 topic
  6. Pollen Allergy1051 topic
  7. COPD671 topic
  8. spirometry671 topic
  9. Consensus Building541 topic
  10. Delphi Method541 topic
  11. Chronic Cough521 topic
  12. Cough Reflex Sensitivity521 topic
  13. Inhaler Devices361 topic
  14. Pulmonary Drug Delivery361 topic
  15. Helminth Infections241 topic
  16. Schistosomiasis241 topic
  17. Child Care201 topic
  18. Infection Control Measures201 topic

Where does Álvaro Augusto Cruz work?

Álvaro Augusto Cruz's main affiliation in the publication record is Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil.

How many publications and citations does Álvaro Augusto Cruz have?

OpenAlex counts 429 works and 24,738 citations for Álvaro Augusto Cruz, an h-index of 67, ranking #144,860 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised citation excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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