Alexander Davidson

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 876 citations indexed

About

Alexander Davidson is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Davidson has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 876 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 8 papers in Epidemiology and 7 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Alexander Davidson's work include Viral Infections and Vectors (6 papers), Congenital Heart Disease Studies (6 papers) and Vector-borne infectious diseases (5 papers). Alexander Davidson is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Vectors (6 papers), Congenital Heart Disease Studies (6 papers) and Vector-borne infectious diseases (5 papers). Alexander Davidson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Alexander Davidson's co-authors include George Smith, C G Clark, Don Weiss, Sally Slavinski, Jennifer L. Rakeman, Gary A. Kendrick, A. Wyllie, Bruce Hegge, Andrew Macdonald and N A Matheson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Annals of Surgery and CHEST Journal.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Davidson

41 papers receiving 767 citations

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Postoperative wound infection: A computer analysis

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander Davidson United States	15	266	239	238	173	173	46	876
Maggie Simpson United Kingdom	21	540 2.0×	258 1.1×	104 0.4×	396 2.3×	38 0.2×	57	2.0k
Ruddy Valentino France	18	52 0.2×	289 1.2×	286 1.2×	297 1.7×	206 1.2×	38	1.4k
Fredrik Nilsson Sweden	19	152 0.6×	37 0.2×	97 0.4×	386 2.2×	126 0.7×	45	1.5k
P. Tse Hong Kong	14	184 0.7×	67 0.3×	57 0.2×	188 1.1×	20 0.1×	17	608
Marisol Fernández United States	11	175 0.7×	89 0.4×	383 1.6×	282 1.6×	41 0.2×	28	743
Dag Nyman Sweden	23	157 0.6×	546 2.3×	173 0.7×	128 0.7×	182 1.1×	66	1.5k
M. Hernández Spain	20	78 0.3×	310 1.3×	74 0.3×	263 1.5×	139 0.8×	97	1.3k
S. R. Naik India	22	513 1.9×	472 2.0×	70 0.3×	653 3.8×	125 0.7×	44	2.0k
I. McFadyen United Kingdom	22	712 2.7×	79 0.3×	270 1.1×	509 2.9×	99 0.6×	54	2.4k
Yves Thomas Switzerland	16	93 0.3×	312 1.3×	20 0.1×	653 3.8×	211 1.2×	47	1.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Davidson, Alexander, Julie Davis, Kyra D. Zens, et al.. (2025). Incidence of tick-borne encephalitis in unvaccinated populations across Europe (2020-2023). International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 160. 108052–108052.

Davidson, Alexander, et al.. (2025). Is the FDA regulation of cardiology AI devices supporting cardiovascular innovation: a scoping review. Heart. 112(6). 300–306.

Davidson, Alexander, Frederick J. Angulo, Julie Davis, et al.. (2025). Comparison of the number of Lyme neuroborreliosis cases in European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) data and national public surveillance reports, 2018–2023. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 16(6). 102542–102542.

Kelly, Patrick H., et al.. (2025). Variables for habitat and vertebrate hosts of Ixodes scapularis are the best ecological predictors of the spatial spread of Lyme disease in the United States (2010–2019). Parasites & Vectors. 18(1). 410–410. 1 indexed citations

Kelly, Patrick H., Alexander Davidson, Julie Davis, et al.. (2024). Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato prevalence in Ixodes scapularis from Canada: A thirty-year summary and meta-analysis (1990-2020). Acta Tropica. 256. 107268–107268. 4 indexed citations

Davidson, Alexander, et al.. (2024). Pacemaker lead thrombosis – a rare cause of breathlessness. PubMed. 11(2). 51–55. 1 indexed citations

Davidson, Alexander, et al.. (2024). The transfer of spermatozoa onto children’s underwear during normal domestic laundering activities. Forensic Science International. 364. 112250–112250. 1 indexed citations

Eccleston, Paul, Andrew Caldwell, Georgia Bishop, et al.. (2024). Lessons in cat herding: methods used for managing a large international collaborative engineering project, the Ariel mission payload. Science and Technology Facilities Council. 17–17.

Angulo, Frederick J., et al.. (2024). Publicly available surveillance data on tick-borne encephalitis in Europe, 2023. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 15(6). 102388–102388. 3 indexed citations

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Abman, Steven H., Mary P. Mullen, Lynn A. Sleeper, et al.. (2021). Characterisation of paediatric pulmonary hypertensive vascular disease from the PPHNet Registry. European Respiratory Journal. 59(1). 2003337–2003337. 52 indexed citations

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Bushman, Dena, Alexander Davidson, Preeti Pathela, et al.. (2021). Risk Factors for Death Among Hospitalized Patients Aged 21–64 Years Diagnosed with COVID-19—New York City, March 13–April 9, 2020. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 9(4). 1584–1599. 17 indexed citations

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Davidson, Alexander, et al.. (2020). Managing heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Annals of Translational Medicine. 8(6). 395–395. 6 indexed citations

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Kendrick, Gary A., et al.. (2000). Changes in Seagrass Cover on Success and Parmelia Banks, Western Australia Between 1965 and 1995. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 50(3). 341–353. 85 indexed citations

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Toomey, Kathleen, et al.. (1994). Familial occurrence of discrete subaortic membrane. Pediatric Cardiology. 15(4). 198–200. 16 indexed citations

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Davidson, Alexander, Eshagh Eshaghpour, Nancy A. Young, & Gary S. Mintz. (1991). Late thrombosis of a coronary artery mycotic aneurysm. American Heart Journal. 121(5). 1549–1550. 20 indexed citations

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Davidson, Alexander, et al.. (1990). Enhancement of Hypoxemia by Atrial Shunting in Cystic Fibrosis. CHEST Journal. 98(3). 543–545. 10 indexed citations

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Davidson, Alexander, I. Luhmer, & H. C. Kallfelz. (1989). Right-sided heart with mirror-image atrial arrangement, complete transposition, ventricular septal defect and subpulmonary stenosis. International Journal of Cardiology. 22(2). 264–267. 1 indexed citations

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Davidson, Alexander, et al.. (1973). Reactions of Some Moths and Aquatic Insects to Light Traps Fitted with Polarizing Filters1. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 66(1). 232–233. 1 indexed citations

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Davidson, Alexander, et al.. (1971). Ward Design in Relation to Postoperative Wound Infection: Part II. BMJ. 1(5740). 72–75. 10 indexed citations

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Davidson, Alexander, et al.. (1971). Ward Design in Relation to Postoperative Wound Infection: Part I. BMJ. 1(5740). 67–72. 34 indexed citations

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