Christopher Brasher

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

About

Christopher Brasher is a scholar working on Surgery, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Brasher has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Surgery, 17 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine and 16 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Christopher Brasher's work include Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (14 papers), Anesthesia and Pain Management (10 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (10 papers). Christopher Brasher is often cited by papers focused on Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (14 papers), Anesthesia and Pain Management (10 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (10 papers). Christopher Brasher collaborates with scholars based in France, Australia and United States. Christopher Brasher's co-authors include Souhayl Dahmani, Y. Nivoche, D. Michelet, Angela Enright, Robert J. McDougall, Jannicke Mellin‐Olsen, C Bong, Edson Chikumba, Julie Hilly and B. Bruneau and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Anesthesiology and Anesthesia & Analgesia.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Brasher

51 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Christopher Brasher 629 609 520 367 359 51 2.1k
Nicolai Lohse 170 0.3× 346 0.6× 903 1.7× 175 0.5× 529 1.5× 68 3.4k
Anna Holdgate 378 0.6× 584 1.0× 90 0.2× 415 1.1× 31 0.1× 75 2.5k
Sonia Singh 242 0.4× 85 0.1× 695 1.3× 113 0.3× 99 0.3× 37 1.4k
Meredith L Borland 370 0.6× 435 0.7× 225 0.4× 701 1.9× 52 0.1× 136 2.5k
Roland C. Merchant 170 0.3× 542 0.9× 765 1.5× 193 0.5× 19 0.1× 160 2.5k
Steven G. Rothrock 900 1.4× 849 1.4× 85 0.2× 277 0.8× 448 1.2× 61 2.9k
Michael D. April 447 0.7× 529 0.9× 183 0.4× 47 0.1× 30 0.1× 261 2.1k
Hayley B. Gershengorn 84 0.1× 417 0.7× 289 0.6× 63 0.2× 25 0.1× 114 2.4k
Samina Ali 484 0.8× 525 0.9× 394 0.8× 1.5k 4.0× 118 0.3× 211 3.5k
John C. Stein 108 0.2× 262 0.4× 71 0.1× 129 0.4× 51 0.1× 52 2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Christopher Brasher

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Brasher

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Brasher

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Christopher Brasher. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Christopher Brasher based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Christopher Brasher. Christopher Brasher is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Taghavi, Kiarash, et al.. (2023). The ethics of war-time data in paediatric trauma: attitudes, angles and impacts. BMJ Global Health. 7(Suppl 8). e013071–e013071. 2 indexed citations
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Bruneau, B., et al.. (2021). Mandatory preoperative SARS-CoV-2 infection screening policies for paediatric surgery. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 126(5). e182–e184. 3 indexed citations
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Julien‐Marsollier, Florence, et al.. (2020). Presenting symptoms of COVID-19 in children: a meta-analysis of published studies. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 125(3). e330–e332. 58 indexed citations
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Julien‐Marsollier, Florence, et al.. (2018). Evaluation of the analgesia nociception index for monitoring intraoperative analgesia in children. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 121(2). 462–468. 34 indexed citations
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Michelet, D., Florence Julien‐Marsollier, Myriam Bellon, et al.. (2018). Accuracy of the sleep-related breathing disorder scale to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea in children: a meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine. 54. 78–85. 15 indexed citations
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Julien‐Marsollier, Florence, et al.. (2017). Predictors of chronic neuropathic pain after scoliosis surgery in children. Scandinavian Journal of Pain. 17(1). 339–344. 35 indexed citations
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Bellon, Myriam, et al.. (2017). Validation of a simple tool for anxiety trait screening in children presenting for surgery. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 118(6). 910–917. 7 indexed citations
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Michelet, D., Christopher Brasher, Thierno Diallo, et al.. (2016). Postoperative complications following neonatal and infant surgery: Common events and predictive factors. Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine. 36(3). 163–169. 11 indexed citations
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Hilly, Julie, et al.. (2015). Efficacy of intraoperative dexmedetomidine compared with placebo for surgery in adults: a meta-analysis of published studies.. PubMed. 81(10). 1105–17. 45 indexed citations
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Brasher, Christopher, et al.. (2014). Postoperative Pain Management in Children and Infants: An Update. Pediatric Drugs. 16(2). 129–140. 66 indexed citations
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Michelet, D., Julie Hilly, Thierno Diallo, et al.. (2013). Postoperative decrease in plasma sodium concentration after infusion of hypotonic intravenous solutions in neonatal surgery. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 112(3). 540–545. 20 indexed citations
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Abback, Paër-Sélim, Julie Hilly, Alia Skhiri, et al.. (2013). Effet d’épargne morphinique de la kétamine au cours de l’amygdalectomie chez l’enfant. Annales Françaises d Anesthésie et de Réanimation. 32(6). 387–391. 3 indexed citations
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Gauss, Tobias, P. Merckx, Christopher Brasher, et al.. (2012). Deviation from a preoperative surgical and anaesthetic care plan is associated with increased risk of adverse intraoperative events in major abdominal surgery. Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery. 398(2). 277–285. 10 indexed citations
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Brasher, Christopher, et al.. (2011). Predictive factors of PACU stay after herniorraphy in infant: a classification and regression tree analysis. Pediatric Anesthesia. 22(3). 230–238. 12 indexed citations
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Dahmani, Souhayl, D. Michelet, Paër-Sélim Abback, et al.. (2011). Ketamine for perioperative pain management in children: a meta‐analysis of published studies. Pediatric Anesthesia. 21(6). 636–652. 111 indexed citations
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Dahmani, Souhayl, Christopher Brasher, J.-L. Golmard, et al.. (2010). Premedication with clonidine is superior to benzodiazepines. A meta analysis of published studies. Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 54(4). 397–402. 80 indexed citations
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Gaboulaud, Valérie, et al.. (2006). Could Nutritional Rehabilitation at Home Complement or Replace Centre-Based Therapeutic Feeding Programmes for Severe Malnutrition?. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 53(1). 49–51. 40 indexed citations

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