B. S. Drašar

7.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
108 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

B. S. Drašar is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Molecular Biology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, B. S. Drašar has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Endocrinology, 22 papers in Molecular Biology and 18 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in B. S. Drašar's work include Gut microbiota and health (13 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (12 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (12 papers). B. S. Drašar is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (13 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (12 papers) and Escherichia coli research studies (12 papers). B. S. Drašar collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Africa and United States. B. S. Drašar's co-authors include Michael J. Hill, M Shiner, Doreen Irving, J. S. Crowther, Andrew Tomkins, R. E. O. Williams, M. Sirajul Islam, Gabrielle Hawksworth, Vivienne Aries and David A. B. Dance and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

B. S. Drašar

104 papers receiving 5.1k 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.

Studies on the Intestinal Flora

1969 458 citations B. S. Drašar, M Shiner et al. profile →
Environmental Factors and Cancer of the Colon and Breast

1973 340 citations B. S. Drašar et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. S. Drašar United Kingdom	44	1.5k	1.1k	1.0k	882	869	108	5.8k
Stephen C. Edberg United States	36	2.5k 1.7×	753 0.7×	744 0.7×	1.1k 1.2×	805 0.9×	138	8.7k
Patrick Rampal France	32	1.1k 0.8×	729 0.6×	810 0.8×	228 0.3×	1.1k 1.3×	135	3.5k
S. Tabaqchali United Kingdom	40	858 0.6×	1.5k 1.3×	349 0.3×	376 0.4×	278 0.3×	154	5.0k
Banumathi Ramakrishna India	45	2.4k 1.6×	1.6k 1.4×	1.4k 1.4×	204 0.2×	1.0k 1.2×	258	7.2k
John G. Banwell United States	35	604 0.4×	583 0.5×	560 0.5×	624 0.7×	440 0.5×	83	3.1k
Catterina Ferreccio Chile	56	1.1k 0.7×	2.2k 1.9×	665 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	1.3k 1.5×	181	9.7k
Timothy H. Florin Australia	39	3.8k 2.6×	1.4k 1.3×	703 0.7×	247 0.3×	1.1k 1.2×	99	7.8k
Robert S. Munford United States	52	2.0k 1.4×	598 0.5×	522 0.5×	307 0.3×	142 0.2×	118	7.5k
Jonathan M. Rhodes United Kingdom	54	5.4k 3.7×	2.2k 1.9×	960 0.9×	462 0.5×	773 0.9×	182	10.9k
Mark M. Huycke United States	38	2.8k 1.9×	689 0.6×	301 0.3×	374 0.4×	912 1.0×	75	6.4k

Countries citing papers authored by B. S. Drašar

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. S. Drašar

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20 of 20 papers shown

Cookson, B. & B. S. Drašar. (2006). Diploma in Hospital Infection Control—important changes to the accreditation of prior experiental learning and update. Journal of Hospital Infection. 62(4). 507–510.

Vadivelu, Jamuna, S D Puthucheary, B. S. Drašar, David A. B. Dance, & Tyrone L. Pitt. (1998). Stability of strain genotypes of Burkholderia pseudomallei from patients with single and recurrent episodes of melioidosis. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 3(7). 518–521. 15 indexed citations

Hudson, Michael J., Andrew Tomkins, H. S. Wiggins, & B. S. Drašar. (1993). Breath Methane Excretion and Intestinal Methanogenesis in Children and Adults in Rural Nigeria. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 28(11). 993–998. 33 indexed citations

Thom, Stephen R., D. C. Warhurst, & B. S. Drašar. (1992). Association of Vibrio cholerae with fresh water amoebae. Journal of Medical Microbiology. 36(5). 303–306. 101 indexed citations

Foxall, P, B. S. Drašar, & Clive J. Duggleby. (1990). Evidence for a DNA inversion system inBordetella pertussis. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 69(1-2). 1–5. 1 indexed citations

Islam, M. Sirajul, B. S. Drašar, & D. J. Bradley. (1990). Survival of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 with a common duckweed, Lemna minor, in artificial aquatic ecosystems. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 84(3). 422–424. 46 indexed citations

Drašar, B. S., et al.. (1989). The pattern of drug resistance in Shigella dysenteriae and Sh. flexneri isolates in Ethiopia (1974-85). Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 3(1). 45–52. 2 indexed citations

Vadivelu, Jamuna, Richard Feachem, B. S. Drašar, et al.. (1989). EnterotoxigenicEscherichia coliin the domestic environment of a Malaysian village. Epidemiology and Infection. 103(3). 497–511. 11 indexed citations

Drašar, B. S., et al.. (1987). Shigella dysenteriae and sh. flexneri serotype prevalence and seasonal distribution in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 2(1). 51–58. 3 indexed citations

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Adriaans, B. & B. S. Drašar. (1987). The isolation of fusobacteria from tropical ulcers. Epidemiology and Infection. 99(2). 361–372. 24 indexed citations

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Borriello, S. P., et al.. (1987). Recent Advances in Anaerobic Bacteriology. 25 indexed citations

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Drašar, B. S.. (1985). Staphylococci and Staphylococcal Infections: Vols 1 and 2. Immunology. 54(3). 606. 8 indexed citations

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Hughes, Sarah Jane, G. Warhurst, L A Turnberg, et al.. (1983). Clostridium difficile toxin-induced intestinal secretion in rabbit ileum in vitro.. Gut. 24(2). 94–98. 25 indexed citations

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Borriello, Peter, B. S. Drašar, & Andrew Tomkins. (1978). Diet and faecal flora: a comparison of rural Northern Nigeria and London, UK.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 37(2). 40A–40A. 1 indexed citations

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James, W. P. T., et al.. (1975). The British Society of Gastroenterology. Gut. 16(5). 392–409. 6 indexed citations

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Hill, Michael J. & B. S. Drašar. (1975). The normal colonic bacterial flora.. Gut. 16(4). 318–323. 102 indexed citations

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Crowther, J. S., B. S. Drašar, Paul Goddard, Michael J. Hill, & Katherine A. Johnson. (1973). The effect of a chemically defined diet on the faecal flora and faecal steroid concentration. Gut. 14(10). 790–793. 99 indexed citations

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Northfield, T.C., B. S. Drašar, & Jeffrey T. Wright. (1973). Value of small intestinal bile acid analysis in the diagnosis of the stagnant loop syndrome. Gut. 14(5). 341–347. 38 indexed citations

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Drašar, B. S. & M Shiner. (1969). Studies on the intestinal flora. Gut. 10(10). 812–819. 104 indexed citations

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Drašar, B. S., M. J. Hill, & Margot Shiner. (1966). THE DECONJUGATION OF BILE SALTS BY HUMAN INTESTINAL BACTERIA. The Lancet. 287(7449). 1237–1238. 112 indexed citations

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