Christopher Butler

31.0k total citations · 8 hit papers
479 papers, 16.8k citations indexed

About

Christopher Butler is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Butler has authored 479 papers receiving a total of 16.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 182 papers in Epidemiology, 130 papers in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and 124 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Christopher Butler's work include Antibiotic Use and Resistance (130 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (85 papers) and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (84 papers). Christopher Butler is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Use and Resistance (130 papers), Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (85 papers) and Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (84 papers). Christopher Butler collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and Belgium. Christopher Butler's co-authors include Stephen Rollnick, Kerenza Hood, Nick Francis, Fiona Wood, Sharon Simpson, Paul Little, Theo Verheij, N.C.H. Stott, Paul Kinnersley and Pip Mason and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Butler

449 papers receiving 16.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Helping Patients Change Behavior

2008 613 citations Christopher Butler et al. profile →
Motivational interviewing in medical care settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

2013 565 citations Christopher Butler et al. profile →
Understanding the culture of prescribing: qualitative study of general practitioners' and patients' perceptions of antibiotics for sore throats

1998 563 citations Christopher Butler et al. profile →
Health Behavior Change: A Guide for Practitioners

1999 533 citations Christopher Butler et al. profile →
The challenge of antimicrobial resistance: What economics can contribute

2019 401 citations Laurence Roope, Richard Smith et al. Science profile →
Eustachian tube dysfunction: consensus statement on definition, types, clinical presentation and diagnosis

2015 254 citations Christopher Butler et al. profile →
The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on HIV care in 65 South African primary care clinics: an interrupted time series analysis

2021 203 citations Jienchi Dorward, Thokozani Khubone et al. The Lancet HIV profile →
Azithromycin for community treatment of suspected COVID-19 in people at increased risk of an adverse clinical course in the UK (PRINCIPLE): a randomised, controlled, open-label, adaptive platform trial

2021 180 citations Christopher Butler, Jienchi Dorward et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Saline nasal irrigation for acute sinusitis (SNIFS II): a randomised controlled pilot trial with nested process evaluation 2025 ·BJGP Open ·Roderick P Venekamp, Ben Ainsworth, Tammy Thomas, Beth Stuart, Joanna Slodkowska‐Barabasz, Fiona Mowbray, Christopher Butler, Nick Francis, (unknown), Anthony Harnden, Alastair D Hay, Claire Hopkins, Michael Moore, Lucy Yardley, Theo Verheij, Shihua Zhu, Paul Little	0
2	Point-of-care testing reduces antibiotic prescribing in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis 2025 ·International Journal of Infectious Diseases ·Xiying Li, (unknown), Chaojie Liu, Manzhi Zhao, (unknown), (unknown), Ruonan Wang, Shanquan Chen, (unknown), (unknown), Gordon G. Liu, Shifang Yang, Lianping Yang, Christopher Butler	0
3	‘The doctors were more knowledgeable about what I had’: patient views on the value of point-of-care tests for managing respiratory infections. A qualitative study in European primary care 2024 ·BJGP Open ·Marta Wanat, (unknown), Marilena Anastasaki, Femke Böhmer, Annelies Colliers, (unknown), (unknown), Christos Lionis, Lile Malania, (unknown), Anja Wollny, Akke Vellinga, Christopher Butler, Alike W. van der Velden, Sibyl Anthierens, Sarah Tonkin‐Crine	0
4	Utilising primary care electronic health records to deliver the ALABAMA randomised controlled trial of penicillin allergy assessment 2024 ·Trials ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Marta Wanat, Chris Bates, Lazarina Engonidou, Robert West, Ly‐Mee Yu, Ushma Galal, Philip Howard, Christopher Butler, Sinisa Savic, (unknown), Sarah Tonkin‐Crine, John Parry, (unknown), (unknown)	0
5	Inhaled Budesonide for COVID-19 in People at Higher Risk of Complications in the Community: The UK National Community Randomi 2023 ·PubMed ·Richard J. Hobbs, Oghenekome Gbinigie, Emma Ogburn, (unknown), Oliver van Hecke, Jienchi Dorward, Christopher Butler, Benjamin R. Saville	1
6	Urine tenofovir and dried blood spot tenofovir diphosphate concentrations and viraemia in people taking efavirenz and dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy 2023 ·AIDS ·Jienchi Dorward, Katya Govender, Pravi Moodley, Richard Lessells, Natasha Samsunder, Yukteshwar Sookrajh, Thomas Fanshawe, Philip J. Turner, Christopher Butler, Paul K. Drain, Gail Hayward, Nigel Garrett	1
7	Implementation and outcomes of dolutegravir-based first-line antiretroviral therapy for people with HIV in South Africa: a retrospective cohort study 2023 ·The Lancet HIV ·Jienchi Dorward, Yukteshwar Sookrajh, Thokozani Khubone, (unknown), (unknown), Sifiso Phakathi, Lara Lewis, Christian Bottomley, (unknown), Richard Lessells, Kogieleum Naidoo, Christopher Butler, (unknown), Nigel Garrett	25
8	The importance of appropriate selection of clinical endpoints in outpatient COVID-19 clinical trials 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Kristian Thorlund, Davey M. Smith, (unknown), Nicholas J. White, Christopher Butler, David R. Boulware, Judith S. Currier, Ofir Harari, (unknown), Nathalie Strub‐Wourgaft, Stacey J. Adam, Edward J. Mills	5
9	Re-examining advice to complete antibiotic courses: a qualitative study with clinicians and patients 2023 ·BJGP Open ·Aleksandra Borek, George Edwards, (unknown), Marta Wanat, Margaret Głogowska, Christopher Butler, A. Sarah Walker, Gail Hayward, Sarah Tonkin‐Crine	4
10	Associations with Post-Consultation Health-Status in Primary Care Managed Acute Exacerbation of COPD 2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·David Gillespie, Nick Francis, Haroon Ahmed, Kerenza Hood, Carl Llor, Patrick White, Emma Thomas‐Jones, (unknown), Bernadette Sewell, Rhiannon Phillips, Gurudutt Naik, Hasse Melbye, Rachel Lowe, Nigel Kirby, (unknown), Janine Bates, M Fasihul Alam, Christopher Butler	1
11	The Opportunity of Point-of-Care Diagnostics in General Practice: Modelling the Effects on Antimicrobial Resistance 2022 ·PharmacoEconomics ·(unknown), Daniëlle Jansen, (unknown), Christopher Butler, Theo Verheij, Alex W. Friedrich, Maarten J. Postma, Antoinette D. I. van Asselt	5
12	Let’s Talk About Antibiotics: a randomised trial of two interventions to reduce antibiotic misuse 2022 ·BMJ Open ·Kathy Goggin, Emily A. Hurley, Brian Lee, Andrea Bradley‐Ewing, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sebastian Linnemayr, Christopher Butler, Jason G. Newland, Angela Myers	3
13	Hospital at Home admission avoidance with comprehensive geriatric assessment to maintain living at home for people aged 65 years and over: a RCT 2022 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Sasha Shepperd, Andrea Cradduck-Bamford, Christopher Butler, Graham Ellis, Mary Godfrey, Alastair Gray, Anthony Hemsley, (unknown), Peter Langhorne, Petra Mäkelä, Sam Mort, Scott Ramsay, Rebekah Schiff, Surya Singh, Susan Smith, David J. Stott, Apostolos Tsiachristas, (unknown), Ly‐Mee Yu, John Young	9
14	Risk of adverse coronavirus disease 2019 outcomes for people living with HIV 2021 ·AIDS ·(unknown), (unknown), Nicholas Jones, Nia Roberts, José M Ordóñez-Mena, (unknown), Christopher Butler, Philippa C. Matthews, Jienchi Dorward	61
15	Protocol for a randomised feasibility study of Point-Of-care HIV viral load testing to Enhance Re-suppression in South Africa: the POwER study 2021 ·BMJ Open ·Jienchi Dorward, Yukteshwar Sookrajh, Hope Ngobese, Richard Lessells, (unknown), (unknown), Pravi Moodley, Natasha Samsunder, Lara Lewis, Sarah Tonkin‐Crine, Paul K. Drain, Gail Hayward, Christopher Butler, Nigel Garrett	7
16	The challenge of antimicrobial resistance: What economics can contribute breakdown → 2019 ·Science ·Laurence Roope, Richard Smith, Koen B. Pouwels, James Buchanan, Lucy Abel, Peter Eibich, Christopher Butler, Pui San Tan, A. Sarah Walker, Julie V. Robotham, Sarah Wordsworth	401
17	Protocol for a randomised trial of higher versus lower intensity patient–provider communication interventions to reduce antibiotic misuse in two paediatric ambulatory clinics in the USA 2018 ·BMJ Open ·Kathy Goggin, Andrea Bradley‐Ewing, Angela Myers, Brian Lee, Emily A. Hurley, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sebastian Linnemayr, Christopher Butler, Jason G. Newland	8
18	Antibiotic prescribing for discoloured sputum in acute cough/LRTI 2011 ·ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) ·Christopher Butler, Mark Kelly, Kerenza Hood, T. Schaberg, Hasse Melbye, Mateu Serra‐Prat, Francesco Blasi, Paul Little, Theo Verheij, Sigvard Mölstad, Maciek Godycki-Ćwirko, P. Edwards, Jordi Almirall, Antoní Torres, U-M. Rautakorpi, Jacqueline Nuttall, Herman Goossens, Samuel Coenen	39
19	Reading the production of suburbia in post-war Australia 2005 ·Law/text/culture ·Christopher Butler	9
20	Outbreak of tuberculosis linked to a source case imprisoned during treatment. Should the courts tell GPs about prison sentences and should GPs tell prison doctors about medical diagnoses? 2001 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Christopher Butler	3

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