B. Cookson

13.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
159 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

B. Cookson is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Clinical Biochemistry and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Cookson has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Infectious Diseases, 48 papers in Clinical Biochemistry and 38 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in B. Cookson's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (78 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (48 papers) and Infection Control in Healthcare (30 papers). B. Cookson is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (78 papers), Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing (48 papers) and Infection Control in Healthcare (30 papers). B. Cookson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Nepal and France. B. Cookson's co-authors include Neil Woodford, Ben S. Cooper, Ian Phillips, Donald A. Morrison, G. Duckworth, Evelina Tacconelli, Angela Kearns, W. C. Noble, M. Ganner and Judith Richardson and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

B. Cookson

155 papers receiving 8.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

ESCMID guidelines for the management of the infection control measures to reduce transmission of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria in hospitalized patients

2013 613 citations Evelina Tacconelli, Maria Adriana Cataldo et al. Clinical Microbiology and Infection profile →
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): burden of disease and control challenges in Europe

2010 487 citations B. Cookson, Evelina Tacconelli et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
B. Cookson	5.7k	2.7k	2.0k	1.6k	1.3k	159	8.9k
Andreas Voß	4.5k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	2.1k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	771 0.6×	147	7.7k
Susan M. Ray	4.4k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	2.3k 1.5×	768 0.6×	124	8.3k
G.L. French	4.2k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	601 0.5×	168	8.2k
Mary K. Hayden	4.4k 0.8×	2.1k 0.8×	969 0.5×	1.8k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	180	7.6k
John A. Jernigan	6.4k 1.1×	3.0k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	3.7k 2.3×	1.6k 1.2×	177	12.3k
Andreas F. Widmer	5.3k 0.9×	1.4k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	3.0k 1.9×	894 0.7×	328	12.0k
Dawn Sievert	3.5k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	2.4k 1.5×	1.2k 0.9×	27	7.9k
Marcus Zervos	8.4k 1.5×	4.4k 1.6×	2.1k 1.0×	3.7k 2.3×	969 0.7×	279	13.1k
Mark E. Rupp	4.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.6×	2.2k 1.1×	2.7k 1.7×	716 0.5×	186	12.3k
Heiman Wertheim	6.0k 1.0×	2.1k 0.8×	2.7k 1.3×	3.1k 2.0×	1.7k 1.3×	218	12.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. Cookson

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Tacconelli, Evelina, Maria Adriana Cataldo, Mical Paul, et al.. (2016). STROBE-AMS: recommendations to optimise reporting of epidemiological studies on antimicrobial resistance and informing improvement in antimicrobial stewardship. BMJ Open. 6(2). e010134–e010134. 55 indexed citations

Kleef, Esther van, Sarah R Deeny, Mark Jit, et al.. (2016). The projected effectiveness of Clostridium difficile vaccination as part of an integrated infection control strategy. Vaccine. 34(46). 5562–5570. 17 indexed citations

Brusaferro, Silvio, Luca Arnoldo, Elisa Fabbro, et al.. (2015). Harmonizing and supporting infection control training in Europe. Journal of Hospital Infection. 89(4). 351–356. 48 indexed citations

Cookson, B., et al.. (2011). Consensus standards and performance indicators for prevention and control of healthcare-associated infection in Europe. Journal of Hospital Infection. 79(3). 260–264. 12 indexed citations

Wilson, Jennie, Suzanne Elgohari, David M. Livermore, et al.. (2010). Trends among pathogens reported as causing bacteraemia in England, 2004–2008. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 17(3). 451–458. 137 indexed citations

Ellington, M.J., et al.. (2009). Panton–Valentine Leucocidin-related disease in England and Wales. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 16(1). 86–88. 18 indexed citations

Cookson, B., Benedetta Allegranzi, Carmen Lúcia Pessoa-Silva, et al.. (2009). Comparison of national and subnational guidelines for hand hygiene. Journal of Hospital Infection. 72(3). 202–210. 12 indexed citations

Borg, Michael, M. Benbachir, B. Cookson, et al.. (2009). Health care worker perceptions of hand hygiene practices and obstacles in a developing region. American Journal of Infection Control. 37(10). 855–857. 17 indexed citations

McAteer, John, S. Stone, Christopher Fuller, et al.. (2008). Development of an observational measure of healthcare worker hand-hygiene behaviour: the hand-hygiene observation tool (HHOT). Journal of Hospital Infection. 68(3). 222–229. 46 indexed citations

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Bloomfield, Sally F., et al.. (2007). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium difficile, and extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Escherichia coli in the community: Assessing the problem and controlling the spread. American Journal of Infection Control. 35(2). 86–88. 33 indexed citations

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Bloomfield, Sally F., Allison E. Aiello, B. Cookson, Carol O’Boyle, & Elaine Larson. (2007). The effectiveness of hand hygiene procedures in reducing the risks of infections in home and community settings including handwashing and alcohol-based hand sanitizers. American Journal of Infection Control. 35(10). S27–S64. 238 indexed citations

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Hayman, Samantha, Tony Whitehouse, Jorge Cepeda, et al.. (2007). Importance of the environment for patient acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the intensive care unit: A baseline study. Critical Care Medicine. 35(10). 2275–2279. 25 indexed citations

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Nair, Sean P., et al.. (2004). Antibody-Directed Photodynamic Therapy of MethicillinResistant Staphylococcus aureus. Microbial Drug Resistance. 10(2). 92–97. 57 indexed citations

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Eltringham, Ian, et al.. (1998). Control of an outbreak of an epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus also resistant to mupirocin. Journal of Hospital Infection. 39(1). 19–26. 51 indexed citations

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Cookson, B.. (1998). The emergence of mupirocin resistance: a challenge to infection control and antibiotic prescribing practice. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 41(1). 11–18. 219 indexed citations

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Cookson, B.. (1997). MRSA. How to resist.. PubMed. 107(5577). suppl 9, 11–suppl 9, 11. 1 indexed citations

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Cookson, B., Donald A. Morrison, & R. R. Marples. (1997). Antibiotic resistance. Nosocomial gram-positive infection.. PubMed. 46(6). 439–42. 9 indexed citations

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Morrison, Donald A., Neil Woodford, & B. Cookson. (1995). Epidemic vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium in the UK. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 1(2). 146–147. 11 indexed citations

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Rahman, Mary, W. C. Noble, & B. Cookson. (1989). Transmissible mupirocin resistance inStaphylococcus aureus. Epidemiology and Infection. 102(2). 261–270. 51 indexed citations

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Cookson, B., et al.. (1988). ‘Cialit’ as a tissue preservative: a microbiological assessment. Journal of Hospital Infection. 11(3). 263–270. 4 indexed citations

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