Alison Holmes

30.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
373 papers, 15.8k citations indexed

About

Alison Holmes is a scholar working on Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, General Health Professions and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alison Holmes has authored 373 papers receiving a total of 15.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 143 papers in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 110 papers in General Health Professions and 65 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Alison Holmes's work include Antibiotic Use and Resistance (143 papers), Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (55 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (42 papers). Alison Holmes is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Use and Resistance (143 papers), Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (55 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (42 papers). Alison Holmes collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Africa. Alison Holmes's co-authors include Luke Moore, Esmita Charani, Timothy M. Rawson, Enrique Castro‐Sánchez, Raheelah Ahmad, Mark Gilchrist, Martin Steinbakk, Philippe J. Guérin, Laura J. V. Piddock and Sadie Regmi and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Alison Holmes

351 papers receiving 15.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Understanding the mechanisms and drivers of antimicrobial resistance

2015 1.7k citations Alison Holmes, Luke Moore et al. profile →
Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients

2013 1.3k citations Esmita Charani, Alison Holmes et al. profile →
Bacterial and Fungal Coinfection in Individuals With Coronavirus: A Rapid Review To Support COVID-19 Antimicrobial Prescribing

2020 1.1k citations Timothy M. Rawson, Luke Moore et al. Clinical Infectious Diseases profile →
An analysis of existing national action plans for antimicrobial resistance—gaps and opportunities in strategies optimising antibiotic use in human populations

2023 113 citations Esmita Charani, Marc Mendelson et al. profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alison Holmes United Kingdom	60	6.3k	3.1k	2.9k	2.9k	2.5k	373	15.8k
Eli N. Perencevich United States	64	3.2k 0.5×	1.4k 0.4×	6.2k 2.1×	3.5k 1.2×	2.1k 0.8×	299	14.5k
Matthew H. Samore United States	68	3.0k 0.5×	1.3k 0.4×	5.7k 1.9×	5.5k 1.9×	2.5k 1.0×	389	18.2k
Herman Goossens Belgium	51	3.5k 0.6×	1.0k 0.3×	3.2k 1.1×	4.3k 1.5×	3.0k 1.2×	273	13.8k
Peter Davey United Kingdom	48	4.4k 0.7×	2.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	2.5k 0.9×	1.2k 0.5×	238	9.8k
Ramanan Laxminarayan United States	57	3.8k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	2.6k 0.9×	2.2k 0.8×	4.4k 1.7×	258	17.9k
Stephan Harbarth Switzerland	68	4.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	7.3k 2.5×	5.8k 2.0×	3.0k 1.2×	342	19.3k
Elaine Larson United States	78	2.2k 0.4×	4.4k 1.4×	9.0k 3.1×	3.5k 1.2×	1.5k 0.6×	522	23.4k
Christopher Butler United Kingdom	66	4.8k 0.8×	4.7k 1.5×	1.5k 0.5×	5.0k 1.7×	526 0.2×	479	16.8k
Evelina Tacconelli Italy	37	1.7k 0.3×	1.0k 0.3×	2.4k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	137	9.1k
Nasia Safdar United States	60	1.6k 0.3×	1.1k 0.4×	6.4k 2.2×	5.7k 2.0×	1.1k 0.4×	418	15.9k

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Ming, Damien, Timothy M. Rawson, Pantelis Georgiou, et al.. (2025). Utilising routinely collected clinical data through time series deep learning to improve identification of bacterial bloodstream infections: a retrospective cohort study. The Lancet Digital Health. 7(3). e205–e215. 1 indexed citations

Wan, Yu, Rachel Pike, Danièle Meunier, et al.. (2025). Complete genome assemblies and antibiograms of 22 Staphylococcus capitis isolates. BMC Genomic Data. 26(1). 12–12.

Nampoothiri, Vrinda, et al.. (2025). Social determinants of health and knowledge, attitude and practice studies on antimicrobial resistance—an evidence review and future direction. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance. 7(5). dlaf141–dlaf141.

Rawson, Timothy M., Ronald Galiwango, Damien Ming, et al.. (2025). Artificial intelligence and infectious disease diagnostics: state of the art and future perspectives. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 26(3). e168–e180. 4 indexed citations

Wilson, Richard, Damien Ming, Mark Gilchrist, et al.. (2024). Towards pharmacokinetic boosting of phenoxymethylpenicillin (penicillin-V) using probenecid for the treatment of bacterial infections. Scientific Reports. 14(1).

Lawrence, James F., Timothy M. Rawson, Sally A. N. Gowers, Dermot O’Hare, & Alison Holmes. (2023). A NOVEL METHOD FOR IN - VITRO BETA-LACTAMASE QUANTIFICATION: PROOF-OF-CONCEPT. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 130. S110–S110. 1 indexed citations

Birgand, Gabriel, Puneet Dhar, & Alison Holmes. (2023). The threat of antimicrobial resistance in surgical care: the surgeon’s role and ownership of antimicrobial stewardship. British journal of surgery. 110(12). 1567–1569. 3 indexed citations

Ho, Chu Po, John Daniels, Giang T. Nguyen, et al.. (2023). A PROSPECTIVE CLINICAL STUDY ON THE USE OF A NON-INVASIVE WEARABLE DEVICE AND NEURAL NETWORK MODELS FOR PATIENTS WITH DENGUE. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 130. S4–S4.

Mbamalu, Oluchi, Vrinda Nampoothiri, Candice Bonaconsa, et al.. (2023). A survey of patient and public perceptions and awareness of SARS-CoV-2-related risks among participants in India and South Africa. PLOS Global Public Health. 3(7). e0001078–e0001078. 2 indexed citations

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Ming, Damien, Sally A. N. Gowers, Richard Wilson, et al.. (2022). Real-time continuous measurement of lactate through a minimally invasive microneedle patch: a phase I clinical study. BMJ Innovations. 8(2). 87–94. 29 indexed citations

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Ming, Damien, Bernard Hernandez, Sorawat Sangkaew, et al.. (2022). Applied machine learning for the risk-stratification and clinical decision support of hospitalised patients with dengue in Vietnam. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). e0000005–e0000005. 11 indexed citations

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Huttner, Angela, Alison Holmes, Britta Lassmann, et al.. (2021). Joint ESCMID, FEMS, IDSA, ISID and SSI position paper on the fair handling of career breaks among physicians and scientists when assessing eligibility for early-career awards. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 27(5). 704–707. 3 indexed citations

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Zhou, Jie, Jonathan A. Otter, James Price, et al.. (2020). Investigating Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Surface and Air Contamination in an Acute Healthcare Setting During the Peak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic in London. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 73(7). e1870–e1877. 177 indexed citations

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Chatterjee, Anuja, M Modarai, Nichola R. Naylor, et al.. (2018). Quantifying drivers of antibiotic resistance in humans: a systematic review. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 18(12). e368–e378. 234 indexed citations

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Otter, Jonathan A., Frances Davies, Jan L. Hitchcock, et al.. (2018). Planning to halve Gram-negative bloodstream infection: getting to grips with healthcare-associated Escherichia coli bloodstream infection sources. Journal of Hospital Infection. 101(2). 129–133. 11 indexed citations

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Rawson, Timothy M., Luke Moore, Bernard Hernandez, et al.. (2016). Patient engagement with infection management in secondary care: a qualitative investigation of current experiences. BMJ Open. 6(10). e011040–e011040. 19 indexed citations

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Rawson, Timothy M., Esmita Charani, Luke Moore, et al.. (2016). Mapping the decision pathways of acute infection management in secondary care among UK medical physicians: a qualitative study. BMC Medicine. 14(1). 208–208. 43 indexed citations

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Birgand, Gabriel, Luke Moore, C. Bourigault, et al.. (2015). Measures to eradicate multidrug-resistant organism outbreaks: how much do they cost?. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 22(2). 162.e1–162.e9. 30 indexed citations

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Edwards, Rachel, Esmita Charani, Nick Sevdalis, et al.. (2012). Optimisation of infection prevention and control in acute health care by use of behaviour change: a systematic review. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 12(4). 318–329. 79 indexed citations

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Cooke, Fiona J., et al.. (2005). Postgraduate training in infectious diseases: investigating the current status in the international community. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 5(7). 440–449. 25 indexed citations

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