Andrew E. Simor

20.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
311 papers, 14.8k citations indexed

About

Andrew E. Simor is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew E. Simor has authored 311 papers receiving a total of 14.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 160 papers in Infectious Diseases, 133 papers in Epidemiology and 75 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Andrew E. Simor's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (95 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (75 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (38 papers). Andrew E. Simor is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (95 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (75 papers) and Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research (38 papers). Andrew E. Simor collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Andrew E. Simor's co-authors include Allison McGeer, Donald E. Low, Marie Louie, Mark Loeb, Karen Green, Lisa Louie, Michael R. Mulvey, Donald E. Low, Benjamin Schwartz and Shirley Paton and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Andrew E. Simor

305 papers receiving 14.2k 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.

Identification of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Canada

2003 867 citations Donald E. Low, Andrew E. Simor et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Acute Myocardial Infarction after Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Infection

2018 773 citations Jeffrey C. Kwong, Kevin L. Schwartz et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infections in Ontario, Canada

1996 531 citations Allison McGeer, Andrew E. Simor et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Increasing Hospital Admission Rates for Urological Complications After Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy

2012 417 citations Andrew E. Simor et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Andrew E. Simor	7.1k	5.3k	2.5k	2.3k	1.8k	311	14.8k
Michael B. Edmond	8.0k 1.1×	5.2k 1.0×	1.6k 0.6×	3.0k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	240	14.6k
Eli N. Perencevich	6.2k 0.9×	3.5k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	2.9k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	299	14.5k
Matthew H. Samore	5.7k 0.8×	5.5k 1.0×	1.5k 0.6×	1.8k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	389	18.2k
John A. Jernigan	6.4k 0.9×	3.7k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	3.0k 1.3×	675 0.4×	177	12.3k
Marilyn M. Wagener	8.6k 1.2×	8.0k 1.5×	1.1k 0.5×	1.8k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	171	17.1k
Stephan Harbarth	7.3k 1.0×	5.8k 1.1×	1.9k 0.8×	3.5k 1.5×	1.8k 1.0×	342	19.3k
Donald A. Goldmann	4.4k 0.6×	3.4k 0.6×	2.8k 1.1×	1.2k 0.5×	2.7k 1.5×	255	16.8k
Ruth Lynfield	5.8k 0.8×	10.8k 2.0×	5.0k 2.0×	2.0k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	274	19.2k
Mark E. Rupp	4.6k 0.6×	2.7k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	186	12.3k
Nasia Safdar	6.4k 0.9×	5.7k 1.1×	1.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	2.0k 1.1×	418	15.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andrew E. Simor

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lam, Philip W., Adrienne K. Chan, Nisha Andany, et al.. (2023). Evaluating the impact of a virtual outpatient care programme in preventing hospitalizations, emergency department visits and mortality for patients with COVID-19: a matched cohort study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 29(7). 933–939. 3 indexed citations

Andany, Nisha, Adrienne K. Chan, Andrea S. Gershon, et al.. (2021). Diagnostic accuracy of subjective dyspnoea in detecting hypoxaemia among outpatients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 11(3). e046282–e046282. 12 indexed citations

Kwong, Jeffrey C., Sarah A. Buchan, Hannah Chung, et al.. (2019). Can routinely collected laboratory and health administrative data be used to assess influenza vaccine effectiveness? Assessing the validity of the Flu and Other Respiratory Viruses Research (FOREVER) Cohort. Vaccine. 37(31). 4392–4400. 24 indexed citations

Kwong, Jeffrey C., Kevin L. Schwartz, Michael A. Campitelli, et al.. (2018). Acute Myocardial Infarction after Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Infection. New England Journal of Medicine. 378(4). 345–353. 773 indexed citations breakdown →

Martin, Philippe, Claire Nour Abou Chakra, Victoria Williams, et al.. (2018). Prevalence of antibiotic-resistant organisms in Canadian Hospitals. Comparison of point-prevalence survey results from 2010, 2012, and 2016. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 40(1). 53–59. 14 indexed citations

Lee, Colin, Sandra A N Walker, Lesley Palmay, et al.. (2018). Steady-State Pharmacokinetics of Oral Ciprofloxacin in Continuous Cycling Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: Brief Report. Peritoneal Dialysis International. 38(1). 73–76. 3 indexed citations

Lee, Colin, Sandra A N Walker, Scott E. Walker, et al.. (2017). A prospective study evaluating tobramycin pharmacokinetics and optimal once daily dosing in burn patients. Burns. 43(8). 1766–1774. 12 indexed citations

Simor, Andrew E., Linda Pelude, George R. Golding, et al.. (2016). Determinants of Outcome in Hospitalized Patients With Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection: Results From National Surveillance in Canada, 2008-2012. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 37(4). 390–397. 25 indexed citations

Kuster, Stefan P., Brenda L. Coleman, Janet Raboud, et al.. (2013). Risk Factors for Influenza among Health Care Workers during 2009 Pandemic, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Emerging infectious diseases. 19(4). 606–615. 25 indexed citations

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Matlow, Anne, Sarah Forgie, Linda Pelude, et al.. (2012). National Surveillance of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Among Hospitalized Pediatric Patients in Canadian Acute Care Facilities, 1995–2007. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 31(8). 814–820. 16 indexed citations

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Bryce, Elizabeth, Joanne Embreé, Gerald A. Evans, et al.. (2012). AMMI Canada Position Paper: 2012 Mandatory Influenza Immunization of Health Care Workers. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 23(4). e93–5. 12 indexed citations

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Fowler, Robert, Cameron B. Guest, Stephen E. Lapinsky, et al.. (2004). Transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome during Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 169(11). 1198–1202. 199 indexed citations

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Tailor, Sandra A.N., Andrew E. Simor, William Cornish, et al.. (2004). Analysis of Spontaneous Reports of Hypoglycemia and Hyperglycemia Associated with Marketed Systemic Fluoroquinolones Made to the Canadian Adverse Drug Reaction Monitoring Program. The Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. 57(1). 5 indexed citations

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Loeb, Mark, Andrew E. Simor, Lisa Landry, & Allison McGeer. (2001). Adherence to antibiotic guidelines for pneumonia in chronic-care facilities in Ontario.. PubMed. 24(6). 304–10. 12 indexed citations

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Loeb, Mark, Andrew E. Simor, Lionel A. Mandell, et al.. (1999). Two Nursing Home Outbreaks of Respiratory Infection with Legionella sainthelensi. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 47(5). 547–552. 38 indexed citations

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Liss, Gary M., et al.. (1996). Tuberculosis Infection Among Staff at a Canadian Community Hospital. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 17(1). 29–35. 6 indexed citations

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Forward, Kevin R., et al.. (1996). A cross Canada survey to resistance to piperacillin-tazobactam and other antibiotics against 2,747 aerobic blood culture isolates. 36. 83. 1 indexed citations

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McArthur, Margaret A., Andrew E. Simor, B Campbell, & Allison McGeer. (1995). Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccination and Tuberculin Skin Testing Programs In Long-Term Care Facilities: Where Do We Stand?. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 16(1). 18–24. 8 indexed citations

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Naglie, Gary, Margaret McArthur, Andrew E. Simor, et al.. (1995). Tuberculosis Surveillance Practices in Long-Term Care Institutions. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 16(3). 148–151. 9 indexed citations

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Jamieson, F., et al.. (1993). A Cluster of Surgical Wound Infections due to Unrelated Strains of Group A Streptococci. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 14(5). 265–267. 3 indexed citations

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