Andrew Elders

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
81 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Andrew Elders is a scholar working on Surgery, Rheumatology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andrew Elders has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Surgery, 34 papers in Rheumatology and 15 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Andrew Elders's work include Pelvic floor disorders treatments (33 papers), Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (17 papers) and Urinary Tract Infections Management (9 papers). Andrew Elders is often cited by papers focused on Pelvic floor disorders treatments (33 papers), Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (17 papers) and Urinary Tract Infections Management (9 papers). Andrew Elders collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand. Andrew Elders's co-authors include Suzanne Hagen, Doreen McClurg, Craig Ramsay, Cynthia Fraser, Pauline Campbell, Margaret Maxwell, Cathryn Glazener, John Norrie, Alison McDonald and Alex Pollock and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Andrew Elders

78 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

  1. Interventions to support the resilience and mental health of frontline health and social care professionals during and after a disease outbreak, epidemic or pandemic: a mixed methods systematic review
    2020 437 citations Pauline Campbell, Julie Cowie et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Andrew Elders 1.2k 984 488 457 366 81 3.1k
Richard Contreras 932 0.8× 502 0.5× 270 0.6× 502 1.1× 109 0.3× 72 3.4k
Anne M. Rentz 1.0k 0.8× 267 0.3× 388 0.8× 483 1.1× 185 0.5× 74 4.3k
Gail Tudor 704 0.6× 736 0.7× 347 0.7× 236 0.5× 126 0.3× 75 3.2k
Gladys McPherson 809 0.7× 692 0.7× 206 0.4× 429 0.9× 97 0.3× 51 3.2k
Alison McDonald 799 0.6× 923 0.9× 491 1.0× 449 1.0× 52 0.1× 73 3.6k
Hyeong Sik Ahn 1.1k 0.9× 258 0.3× 260 0.5× 574 1.3× 158 0.4× 150 4.3k
Necdet Süt 905 0.7× 248 0.3× 176 0.4× 349 0.8× 108 0.3× 184 3.5k
Christie M. Bartels 353 0.3× 874 0.9× 712 1.5× 384 0.8× 106 0.3× 111 3.3k
Tavs Folmer Andersen 522 0.4× 298 0.3× 280 0.6× 702 1.5× 124 0.3× 35 3.3k
Antonio Escobar 2.3k 1.9× 662 0.7× 544 1.1× 393 0.9× 46 0.1× 105 4.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Andrew Elders

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Andrew Elders

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All Works

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Todhunter‐Brown, Alex, Pauline Campbell, Julie Cowie, et al.. (2024). Strategies used for childhood chronic functional constipation: the SUCCESS evidence synthesis. Health Technology Assessment. 28(5). 1–266. 4 indexed citations
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King, Emma, Helen Cheyne, Purva Abhyankar, et al.. (2022). Promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy: A feasibility and pilot trial of a digital storytelling intervention delivered via text‐messaging. Patient Education and Counseling. 105(7). 2562–2572. 6 indexed citations
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Maxwell, Margaret, Suzanne Hagen, Doreen McClurg, et al.. (2020). Pelvic floor muscle training for women with pelvic organ prolapse: the PROPEL realist evaluation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(47). 1–104. 8 indexed citations
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Dombrowski, Stephan U, Matthew McDonald, Marjon van der Pol, et al.. (2020). Game of Stones: feasibility randomised controlled trial of how to engage men with obesity in text message and incentive interventions for weight loss. BMJ Open. 10(2). e032653–e032653. 23 indexed citations
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Hagen, Suzanne, Andrew Elders, Lorna Henderson, et al.. (2019). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of biofeedback-assisted pelvic floor muscle training for female urinary incontinence: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Open Research Exeter (University of Exeter). 1 indexed citations
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Dean, Sarah, Jean Hay‐Smith, Carol Bugge, et al.. (2019). A process evaluation study investigating fidelity and dose of intervention delivery and uptake of pelvic floor muscle training delivered in a randomised controlled trial. Open Research Exeter (University of Exeter). 1 indexed citations
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Cheyne, Helen, et al.. (2019). Is maternity care in Scotland equitable? Results of a national maternity care survey. BMJ Open. 9(2). e023282–e023282. 9 indexed citations
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Jelovsek, J. Eric, Kevin Chagin, Maria Gyhagen, et al.. (2017). Predicting risk of pelvic floor disorders 12 and 20 years after delivery. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 218(2). 222.e1–222.e19. 69 indexed citations
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Hagen, Suzanne, Cathryn Glazener, Doreen McClurg, et al.. (2016). Pelvic floor muscle training for secondary prevention of pelvic organ prolapse (PREVPROL): a multicentre randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 389(10067). 393–402. 59 indexed citations
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Hagen, Suzanne, Cathryn Glazener, Doreen McClurg, et al.. (2014). A multicentre randomised controlled trial of a pelvic floor muscle training intervention for the prevention of pelvic organ prolapse (PREVPROL). Neurourology and Urodynamics. 6 indexed citations
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Brittenden, Julie, Seonaidh Cotton, & Andrew Elders. (2014). A Randomized Trial Comparing Treatments for Varicose Veins. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 60(6). 1709–1710. 7 indexed citations
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Castillo, Mayret, G Mowatt, Andrew Elders, et al.. (2014). Optical Coherence Tomography for the Monitoring of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Ophthalmology. 122(2). 399–406. 48 indexed citations
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Brittenden, Julie, Seonaidh Cotton, Andrew Elders, et al.. (2014). A Randomized Trial Comparing Treatments for Varicose Veins. New England Journal of Medicine. 371(13). 1218–1227. 148 indexed citations
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Glazener, CMA, Christine MacArthur, Suzanne Hagen, et al.. (2013). Twelve‐year follow‐up of conservative management of postnatal urinary and faecal incontinence and prolapse outcomes: randomised controlled trial. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 121(1). 112–120. 41 indexed citations
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Hagen, Suzanne, Diane Stark, Cathryn Glazener, et al.. (2013). Individualised pelvic floor muscle training in women with pelvic organ prolapse (POPPY): a multicentre randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 383(9919). 796–806. 160 indexed citations
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Glazener, Cathryn, Andrew Elders, Robert J. Lancashire, et al.. (2011). Patient-reported prolapse outcomes related to childbirth: association between prolapse symptoms, mode of delivery history and objective prolapse staging using POP-Q system.. Neurourology and Urodynamics.
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Kang, Jin Yong, Andrew Elders, Azeem Majeed, J. D. Maxwell, & K. D. Bardhan. (2006). Recent trends in hospital admissions and mortality rates for peptic ulcer in Scotland 1982–2002. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 24(1). 65–79. 101 indexed citations

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