A Townson

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
4 papers, 180 citations indexed

About

A Townson is a scholar working on Surgery, Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, A Townson has authored 4 papers receiving a total of 180 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Surgery, 1 paper in Health and 1 paper in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in A Townson's work include Diverticular Disease and Complications (2 papers), Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas (1 paper) and COVID-19 and Mental Health (1 paper). A Townson is often cited by papers focused on Diverticular Disease and Complications (2 papers), Biliary and Gastrointestinal Fistulas (1 paper) and COVID-19 and Mental Health (1 paper). A Townson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. A Townson's co-authors include Christopher Y. K. Williams, Julieta Galante, Juliet A. Usher‐Smith, Sarah Gentry, Veronica Phillips, Rebecca Nunn, Milan Kapur, John A. Mathews, Yogeshkumar Malam and Arun Sharma and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Laryngoscope and Journal of Surgical Case Reports.

In The Last Decade

A Townson

3 papers receiving 177 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness during COVID-19 physical distancing measures: A rapid systematic review

2021 169 citations Christopher Y. K. Williams, A Townson et al. PLoS ONE profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A Townson United Kingdom	3	101	86	58	43	18	4	180
Rebecca Nunn United Kingdom	5	101 1.0×	87 1.0×	60 1.0×	43 1.0×	20 1.1×	9	233
Milan Kapur United Kingdom	3	101 1.0×	86 1.0×	58 1.0×	43 1.0×	18 1.0×	4	177
Lukáš Richter Austria	5	72 0.7×	78 0.9×	24 0.4×	38 0.9×	17 0.9×	16	132
Bing Pei China	4	36 0.4×	102 1.2×	74 1.3×	46 1.1×	20 1.1×	6	195
Lauren Bechard Canada	6	37 0.4×	43 0.5×	32 0.6×	20 0.5×	23 1.3×	15	132
Patricia Irizar United Kingdom	9	106 1.0×	38 0.4×	89 1.5×	25 0.6×	19 1.1×	28	258
Suzanne Crosland United Kingdom	9	53 0.5×	34 0.4×	50 0.9×	24 0.6×	10 0.6×	16	150
Dena T. Smith United States	4	75 0.7×	31 0.4×	59 1.0×	48 1.1×	37 2.1×	5	183
Jacqui Morrissey United Kingdom	4	159 1.6×	32 0.4×	28 0.5×	55 1.3×	16 0.9×	5	230
Olanrewaju Ibıgbamı Nigeria	7	68 0.7×	30 0.3×	32 0.6×	26 0.6×	26 1.4×	26	132

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Fields of papers citing papers by A Townson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A Townson

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4 of 4 papers shown

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Sharma, Abhimanyu, et al.. (2023). Emphysematous cholecystitis in a patient with porcelain gallbladder. Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2023(1). rjac600–rjac600.

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Williams, Christopher Y. K., A Townson, Nancy Terry, Nicole C. Schmitt, & Arun Sharma. (2022). Role of HER2 in Prognosis of Salivary Duct Carcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis. The Laryngoscope. 133(3). 476–484. 5 indexed citations

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Williams, Christopher Y. K., A Townson, Milan Kapur, et al.. (2021). Interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness during COVID-19 physical distancing measures: A rapid systematic review. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0247139–e0247139. 169 indexed citations breakdown →

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Townson, A, et al.. (2021). Diverticulitis complicated by colovenous fistula formation and pylephlebitis. Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2022(1). rjab591–rjab591. 6 indexed citations

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