Skip to content
JournalsWorldThe Global Research Discovery Platform

William MacNee

The Queen's Medical Research Institute

Affiliation The Queen’s Medical Research Institute Top Publications Standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD: a summary of the ATS/ERS position paper (2004) – 4,459 citations Susceptibility to Exacerbation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (2010) – 3,029 citations Carbon nanotubes introduced into the abdominal cavity of mice show asbestos-like pathogenicity in a ... <a title="William MacNee" class="read-more" href="https://journalsworld.com/researchers/william-macnee/" aria-label="Read more about William MacNee">Read more</a>

Read biography ↓
Publications624Total indexed works
Citations68,498Source-reported citations
h-index132Source-reported h-index
i10-index364Source-reported i10-index

Biography, research & contributions

Affiliation

The Queen's Medical Research Institute

Top Publications

  • Standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD: a summary of the ATS/ERS position paper (2004) - 4,459 citations
  • Susceptibility to Exacerbation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (2010) - 3,029 citations
  • Carbon nanotubes introduced into the abdominal cavity of mice show asbestos-like pathogenicity in a pilot study (2008) - 2,649 citations
  • Particulate air pollution and acute health effects (1995) - 2,190 citations
  • Size-Dependent Proinflammatory Effects of Ultrafine Polystyrene Particles: A Role for Surface Area and Oxidative Stress in the Enhanced Activity of Ultrafines (2001) - 1,337 citations

At a glance

Full name
William MacNee
ORCID
0000-0002-3692-1448
OpenAlex ID
https://openalex.org/A5050425677

Research interests

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Asthma and respiratory diseases, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments, Smoking Behavior and Cessation

Research topics

Not yet documented in this profile.

Education

Not yet documented in this profile.

Selected research & further reading

A curated reading list, not a ranking by citation count. References use DOI metadata, matching public scholarly records or authoritative lecture sources.

    See the source-linked reading and original works in the research guide above.

    Citation & publication trends

    Annual counts are not yet available from a verified author record. Explore the research guide above for the work itself; publication and citation totals depend on database coverage.

    Source: OpenAlex · Retrieved 2026-10-07. Metrics are database-specific and are not a scientific ranking.

    Most-cited linked publications

    Publications matched across ORCID and OpenAlex. Citation counts are source-specific.

    1. 4,459OpenAlex citations
    2. 3,029OpenAlex citations
    3. 2,649OpenAlex citations
    4. 2,190OpenAlex citations
    5. 1,337OpenAlex citations

    Recent linked publications

    Publications matched across ORCID and OpenAlex. Citation counts are source-specific.

    Journals published in

    No verified record links added yet.

    Related publishers

    No verified record links added yet.

    Institutions

    Current verified institution

    No verified record links added yet.

    Previous institutions

    No verified record links added yet.

    Awards & honors

    Not yet documented in this profile.

    Career timeline

    Not yet documented in this profile.

    Co-authors

    No verified record links added yet.

    Education & career institution links

    No verified record links added yet.

    Claim & manage this profile

    Are you this researcher? Sign in, provide identity evidence, and request administrator approval. Editing becomes available only after approval.

    Sign in to claim this profile

    Sources & data information

    Editorial review: 2026-10-07 · Last data update: 2026-10-07 21:49:08

      Unknown values are left blank. Linked publications may be a subset of total works. Identity verification, data retrieval and profile ownership are separate checks.

      Cite this profile

      William MacNee. JournalsWorld. Accessed October 8, 2026.

      https://journalsworld.com/researchers/william-macnee/