Brenda Thomas

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Brenda Thomas is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Brenda Thomas has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Epidemiology, 7 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 5 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Brenda Thomas's work include Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (10 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (7 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (4 papers). Brenda Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (10 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (7 papers) and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (4 papers). Brenda Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Taiwan. Brenda Thomas's co-authors include Cathie Sudlow, Chung‐Fen Tsai, Lawrence J. Whalley, John M. Starr, Niall Anderson, Gerard McGonigal, W. J. MacLennan, George Ntaios, John C. Mitchell and Gary Christenson and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Neurology and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

Brenda Thomas

23 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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.

Epidemiology of stroke and its subtypes in Chinese vs white populations

2013 366 citations Chung‐Fen Tsai, Brenda Thomas et al. Neurology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brenda Thomas United Kingdom	15	400	211	168	165	146	23	1.1k
Tissa Wijeratne Australia	20	293 0.7×	279 1.3×	295 1.8×	177 1.1×	253 1.7×	85	1.3k
Hassan Hosseini France	20	423 1.1×	412 2.0×	124 0.7×	122 0.7×	85 0.6×	101	1.4k
Marian Emr United States	8	377 0.9×	172 0.8×	145 0.9×	86 0.5×	91 0.6×	12	757
John Pittman United States	12	298 0.7×	76 0.4×	201 1.2×	313 1.9×	145 1.0×	16	1.1k
Zhongrui Yan China	18	195 0.5×	178 0.8×	108 0.6×	121 0.7×	69 0.5×	53	972
Xianwei Zeng China	19	276 0.7×	221 1.0×	105 0.6×	107 0.6×	50 0.3×	59	1.2k
Kazuo Suzuki Japan	17	363 0.9×	307 1.5×	202 1.2×	215 1.3×	46 0.3×	38	973
Adel Alhazzani Saudi Arabia	15	548 1.4×	374 1.8×	204 1.2×	82 0.5×	201 1.4×	68	1.1k
Elisabet Zia Sweden	14	475 1.2×	369 1.7×	82 0.5×	159 1.0×	71 0.5×	17	840
Nawaf Yassi Australia	21	729 1.8×	487 2.3×	279 1.7×	47 0.3×	274 1.9×	103	1.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brenda Thomas

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Fuentes, Blanca, George Ntaios, Jukka Putaala, et al.. (2017). European Stroke Organisation (ESO) guidelines on glycaemia management in acute stroke. European Stroke Journal. 3(1). 5–21. 42 indexed citations

Anderson, Niall, et al.. (2016). Comparing Risk Factor Profiles between Intracerebral Hemorrhage and Ischemic Stroke in Chinese and White Populations: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0151743–e0151743. 49 indexed citations

Ntaios, George, Tomasz Dziedzic, Patrik Michel, et al.. (2015). European Stroke Organisation (ESO) Guidelines for the Management of Temperature in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke. International Journal of Stroke. 10(6). 941–949. 46 indexed citations

Harris, Ross, Brenda Thomas, Ruth Chapman, et al.. (2014). Increased uptake and new therapies are needed to avert rising hepatitis C-related end stage liver disease in England: Modelling the predicted impact of treatment under different scenarios. Journal of Hepatology. 61(3). 530–537. 65 indexed citations

Tsai, Chung‐Fen, Brenda Thomas, & Cathie Sudlow. (2013). Epidemiology of stroke and its subtypes in Chinese vs white populations. Neurology. 81(3). 264–272. 366 indexed citations breakdown →

Thomas, Brenda, et al.. (2012). Differences in the epidemiology of stroke and its subtypes in Chinese populations versus white populations of European origin - systematic review. International Journal of Stroke. 7. 35–35. 1 indexed citations

Gibson, Lorna M, Miriam Brazzelli, Brenda Thomas, & Peter Sandercock. (2010). A systematic review of clinical trials of pharmacological interventions for acute ischaemic stroke (1955-2008) that were completed, but not published in full. Trials. 11(1). 43–43. 16 indexed citations

Robertson, Gregory Aidan James, et al.. (2010). Assessing angulation on digital images of radiographs of fractures of the distal radius: visual estimation versus computer software measurement. Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 36(3). 230–235. 8 indexed citations

Rao, Fangwen, Srikrishna Khandrika, Brenda Thomas, et al.. (2009). Matrix Metalloproteinases: Discrete Elevations in Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive End-Stage Renal Disease. Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. 31(7). 521–533. 71 indexed citations

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Risser, Jan, Andrea J. Shelton, Sheryl McCurdy, et al.. (2005). Sex, Drugs, Violence, and HIV Status Among Male-to-Female Transgender Persons in Houston, Texas. International Journal of Transgenderism. 8(2-3). 67–74. 52 indexed citations

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Sandercock, Peter, et al.. (2003). Cochrane Stroke Group 10 Years On. Stroke. 34(10). 2537–2539. 1 indexed citations

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Thomas, Brenda, Alison McInnes, & Peter Sandercock. (2001). Reports of stroke trials: is it worth searching for papers published in languages other than English?. 1(S3). 1 indexed citations

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Thomas, Brenda, John M. Starr, & Lawrence J. Whalley. (1997). Death certification in treated cases of presenile Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in Scotland. Age and Ageing. 26(5). 401–406. 45 indexed citations

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Thomas, Brenda, et al.. (1997). Survival in Early Onset Dementia: Effects of Urbanization and Socio-Economic Deprivation. Neuroepidemiology. 16(3). 134–140. 11 indexed citations

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Whalley, Lawrence J., Brenda Thomas, & John M. Starr. (1995). Epidemiology of Presenile Alzheimer's Disease in Scotland (1974–88). The British Journal of Psychiatry. 167(6). 732–738. 20 indexed citations

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Whalley, Lawrence J., et al.. (1995). Epidemiology of Presenile Alzheimer's Disease in Scotland (1974–88). The British Journal of Psychiatry. 167(6). 728–731. 19 indexed citations

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Starr, John M., et al.. (1994). Vascular dementia—The legacy of Thomas Willis. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 47(8). 955–957. 1 indexed citations

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McGonigal, Gerard, et al.. (1993). Epidemiology of Alzheimer's presenile dementia in Scotland, 1974-88.. BMJ. 306(6879). 680–683. 90 indexed citations

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McGonigal, Gerard, et al.. (1992). Survival in Presenile Alzheimer's and Multi-lnfarct Dementias. Neuroepidemiology. 11(3). 121–126. 22 indexed citations

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Mitchell, John C., et al.. (1989). A Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Crossover Study of Naltrexone Hydrochloride in Outpatients with Normal Weight Bulimia. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 9(2). 94–97. 85 indexed citations

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