Benjamin Fletcher

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Fletcher is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Fletcher has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 7 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 5 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Fletcher's work include Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (6 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (4 papers) and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (3 papers). Benjamin Fletcher is often cited by papers focused on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (6 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (4 papers) and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (3 papers). Benjamin Fletcher collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand. Benjamin Fletcher's co-authors include Richard J. McManus, Sarah Damery, Lisa Hinton, Adrian Gheorghe, Melanie Calvert, Sue Wilson, David Moore, Mark Thomas, Neil Bradman and David B. Goldstein and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, PLoS ONE and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Fletcher

34 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Symptom burden and health-related quality of life in chronic kidney disease: A global systematic review and meta-analysis

2022 163 citations Benjamin Fletcher, Sarah Damery et al. PLoS Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Benjamin Fletcher United Kingdom	20	450	378	356	330	191	35	2.1k
Joseph Rigdon United States	25	544 1.2×	359 0.9×	245 0.7×	237 0.7×	68 0.4×	96	2.5k
Verônica Colpani Brazil	19	394 0.9×	293 0.8×	156 0.4×	245 0.7×	117 0.6×	50	2.4k
Gemma Taylor United Kingdom	18	412 0.9×	576 1.5×	191 0.5×	115 0.3×	81 0.4×	67	2.5k
Zia Ul Haq Pakistan	23	368 0.8×	274 0.7×	91 0.3×	181 0.5×	117 0.6×	118	2.0k
Michael Waller Australia	24	356 0.8×	267 0.7×	135 0.4×	178 0.5×	95 0.5×	106	2.1k
Małgorzata M Bała Poland	30	835 1.9×	316 0.8×	135 0.4×	297 0.9×	139 0.7×	138	3.4k
A. Sham Hong Kong	31	612 1.4×	427 1.1×	195 0.5×	124 0.4×	274 1.4×	55	2.8k
Jørgen Vinsløv Hansen Denmark	24	217 0.5×	564 1.5×	185 0.5×	261 0.8×	67 0.4×	55	2.2k
Anne Helms Andreasen Denmark	27	473 1.1×	332 0.9×	185 0.5×	370 1.1×	101 0.5×	82	2.6k
Jonathan Williman New Zealand	20	549 1.2×	192 0.5×	165 0.5×	150 0.5×	67 0.4×	98	2.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamin Fletcher

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Hardes, Jendrik, Abbas Agaimy, Stéphane Collaud, et al.. (2024). Prognostic factors in clear cell sarcoma: an analysis of soft tissue sarcoma in 43 cases. Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 150(11). 494–494. 1 indexed citations

Fletcher, Benjamin, et al.. (2024). The Relationship Between Self-Reported Nocturnal Cough Symptoms and Acoustic Cough Monitoring. Journal of Voice. 1 indexed citations

Grant, Cameron, et al.. (2024). Perinatal cumulative risk scores for depression symptoms in young people from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 369. 303–311. 2 indexed citations

Fletcher, Benjamin, Sarah Damery, Olalekan Lee Aiyegbusi, et al.. (2022). Symptom burden and health-related quality of life in chronic kidney disease: A global systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine. 19(4). e1003954–e1003954. 163 indexed citations breakdown →

Pealing, Louise, Katherine L. Tucker, Benjamin Fletcher, et al.. (2022). Perceptions and experiences of blood pressure self-monitoring during hypertensive pregnancy: A qualitative analysis of women’s and clinicians’ experiences in the OPTIMUM-BP trial. Pregnancy Hypertension. 30. 113–123. 9 indexed citations

Fletcher, Benjamin, Lucy C. Chappell, Layla Lavallee, et al.. (2021). Changes to management of hypertension in pregnancy, and attitudes to self-management: An online survey of obstetricians, before and following the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pregnancy Hypertension. 26. 54–61. 12 indexed citations

Fletcher, Benjamin, Lisa Hinton, Richard J. McManus, & Oliver Rivero‐Arias. (2019). Patient preferences for management of high blood pressure in the UK: a discrete choice experiment. British Journal of General Practice. 69(686). e629–e637. 17 indexed citations

Bobrovitz, Niklas, Carl Heneghan, Igho Onakpoya, et al.. (2018). Medications that reduce emergency hospital admissions: an overview of systematic reviews and prioritisation of treatments. BMC Medicine. 16(1). 115–115. 17 indexed citations

Ni, Ying, Benjamin Fletcher, Todd Romigh, et al.. (2016). Germline compound heterozygous poly-glutamine deletion inUSF3may be involved in predisposition to heritable and sporadic epithelial thyroid carcinoma. Human Molecular Genetics. 26(2). ddw382–ddw382. 13 indexed citations

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Mackley, Michael P., Benjamin Fletcher, Michael Parker, Hugh Watkins, & Elizabeth Ormondroyd. (2016). Stakeholder views on secondary findings in whole-genome and whole-exome sequencing: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies. Genetics in Medicine. 19(3). 283–293. 101 indexed citations

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Fletcher, Benjamin, Lisa Hinton, Emma P Bray, et al.. (2016). Self-monitoring blood pressure in patients with hypertension: an internet-based survey of UK GPs. British Journal of General Practice. 66(652). e831–e837. 29 indexed citations

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Ni, Ying, Benjamin Fletcher, Joanne Ngeow, et al.. (2015). Germline and somatic SDHx alterations in apparently sporadic differentiated thyroid cancer. Endocrine Related Cancer. 22(2). 121–130. 24 indexed citations

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Fletcher, Benjamin, J Hartmann-Boyce, Lisa Hinton, & Richard J. McManus. (2015). The Effect of Self-Monitoring of Blood Pressure on Medication Adherence and Lifestyle Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Hypertension. 28(10). 1209–1221. 138 indexed citations

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Sheppard, James P, Benjamin Fletcher, Paramjit Gill, et al.. (2015). Predictors of the Home-Clinic Blood Pressure Difference: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. American Journal of Hypertension. 29(5). 614–625. 45 indexed citations

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Fletcher, Benjamin, Lisa Hinton, Jamie Hartmann‐Boyce, et al.. (2015). Self-monitoring blood pressure in hypertension, patient and provider perspectives: A systematic review and thematic synthesis. Patient Education and Counseling. 99(2). 210–219. 91 indexed citations

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Kyte, Derek, Helen Duffy, Benjamin Fletcher, et al.. (2014). Systematic Evaluation of the Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Content of Clinical Trial Protocols. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e110229–e110229. 52 indexed citations

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Fletcher, Benjamin, et al.. (2013). A systematic review investigating fatigue, psychological and cognitive impairment following TIA and minor stroke: protocol paper. Systematic Reviews. 2(1). 72–72. 8 indexed citations

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Finlay, John A., Benjamin Fletcher, Maureen E. Callow, & James A. Callow. (2008). Effect of background colour on growth and adhesion strength ofUlvasporelings. Biofouling. 24(3). 219–225. 53 indexed citations

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Jenner, E.A., Benjamin Fletcher, Phillip Watson, et al.. (2006). Discrepancy between self-reported and observed hand hygiene behaviour in healthcare professionals. Journal of Hospital Infection. 63(4). 418–422. 176 indexed citations

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Wilson, James F., Michael E. Weale, Alice C. Smith, et al.. (2001). Population genetic structure of variable drug response. Nature Genetics. 29(3). 265–269. 335 indexed citations

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