Colin Birch

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Colin Birch is a scholar working on Surgery, Rheumatology and Agronomy and Crop Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin Birch has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Surgery, 18 papers in Rheumatology and 12 papers in Agronomy and Crop Science. Recurrent topics in Colin Birch's work include Pelvic floor disorders treatments (18 papers), Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (13 papers) and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (11 papers). Colin Birch is often cited by papers focused on Pelvic floor disorders treatments (18 papers), Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (13 papers) and Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology (11 papers). Colin Birch collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and France. Colin Birch's co-authors include Jonathan Beecham, Sander P. Oom, M. J. Hutchings, Michelle Fynes, Magali Robert, Magnus Murphy, Sue Ross, Selphee Tang, George A. Vilos and Catherine Allaire and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and New Phytologist.

In The Last Decade

Colin Birch

64 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Colin Birch United Kingdom	24	761	529	297	289	263	65	2.5k
Gabriella Serio Italy	31	565 0.7×	139 0.3×	83 0.3×	65 0.2×	259 1.0×	181	6.1k
David A. Miller United States	44	578 0.8×	132 0.2×	940 3.2×	1.7k 5.8×	677 2.6×	216	6.6k
Jean M. Macklaim Canada	23	187 0.2×	298 0.6×	31 0.1×	24 0.1×	188 0.7×	33	5.5k
David A. Duchêne United States	25	412 0.5×	48 0.1×	98 0.3×	49 0.2×	282 1.1×	107	2.0k
Zigui Chen Hong Kong	46	1.9k 2.5×	76 0.1×	15 0.1×	143 0.5×	86 0.3×	197	9.1k
Timothy J. Welch United States	43	1.6k 2.1×	209 0.4×	248 0.8×	12 0.0×	39 0.1×	125	6.5k
John F. Valentine United States	40	781 1.0×	173 0.3×	257 0.9×	29 0.1×	85 0.3×	148	5.9k
Kathleen P. Freeman United States	27	223 0.3×	109 0.2×	211 0.7×	29 0.1×	74 0.3×	124	3.1k
Aaron A. King United States	34	187 0.2×	102 0.2×	490 1.6×	9 0.0×	645 2.5×	89	5.0k
Linda J. Young United States	32	217 0.3×	19 0.0×	347 1.2×	38 0.1×	218 0.8×	144	4.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colin Birch

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Reid, Scott M., Vivien Coward, Joe James, et al.. (2024). Validation of a reduction in time for avian influenza virus isolation using specific pathogen‐free embryonated chicken eggs. Veterinary Record. 196(2). e4842–e4842. 1 indexed citations

Birch, Colin, et al.. (2024). Comparison of DNA extraction procedures for detection of Mycoplasma bovis directly from extended bovine semen straw samples using a commercial M. bovis PCR. BMC Veterinary Research. 20(1). 491–491.

Birch, Colin, et al.. (2024). Difference in differences analysis evaluates the effects of the badger control policy on bovine tuberculosis in England. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 4849–4849. 6 indexed citations

Birch, Colin, et al.. (2022). Impact of birth tourism on health care systems in Calgary, Alberta. BMC Health Services Research. 22(1). 120–120. 4 indexed citations

Spiropoulos, John, P.J. Sánchez-Cordón, Daniel Hicks, et al.. (2020). The effect of BCG vaccination on macrophage phenotype in a mouse model of intranasal Mycobacterium bovis challenge. Vaccine. 38(30). 4755–4761. 2 indexed citations

Hobson, Sebastian R., John‏ Kingdom, Ally Murji, et al.. (2019). No. 383-Screening, Diagnosis, and Management of Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 41(7). 1035–1049. 71 indexed citations

Hobson, Sebastian R., John‏ Kingdom, Ally Murji, et al.. (2019). No 383 – Dépistage, diagnostic et prise en charge des troubles du spectre du placenta accreta. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada. 41(7). 1050–1066. 2 indexed citations

Birch, Colin, et al.. (2018). A new bovine tuberculosis model for England and Wales (BoTMEW) to simulate epidemiology, surveillance and control. BMC Veterinary Research. 14(1). 273–273. 15 indexed citations

Kim-Fine, Shunaha, et al.. (2018). Uterosacral vault suspension (USLS) at the time of hysterectomy: laparoscopic versus vaginal approach. International Urogynecology Journal. 30(4). 611–621. 25 indexed citations

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Brennand, Erin A., Selphee Tang, Colin Birch, et al.. (2016). Five years after midurethral sling surgery for stress incontinence: obesity continues to have an impact on outcomes. International Urogynecology Journal. 28(4). 621–628. 21 indexed citations

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Gosling, Rebecca J., et al.. (2016). Anin-vitroinvestigation into the efficacy of disinfectants used in the duck industry againstSalmonella. Avian Pathology. 45(5). 576–581. 12 indexed citations

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Brennand, Erin A., Selphee Tang, Tyler Williamson, et al.. (2014). Twelve‐month outcomes following midurethral sling procedures for stress incontinence: impact of obesity. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 122(12). 1705–1712. 34 indexed citations

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Robert, Magali, Isabelle Girard, Erin A. Brennand, et al.. (2014). Absorbable Mesh Augmentation Compared With No Mesh for Anterior Prolapse. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 123(2). 288–294. 20 indexed citations

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Conlan, Andrew J. K., Trevelyan J. McKinley, Ellen Brooks‐Pollock, et al.. (2012). Estimating the Hidden Burden of Bovine Tuberculosis in Great Britain. PLoS Computational Biology. 8(10). e1002730–e1002730. 107 indexed citations

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Orton, Richard, Paul R. Bessell, Colin Birch, Anthony O’Hare, & Rowland R. Kao. (2012). Risk of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Spread Due to Sole Occupancy Authorities and Linked Cattle Holdings. PLoS ONE. 7(4). e35089–e35089. 7 indexed citations

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Vilas, Victor Del Rio, Sophie Ancelet, Juan J. Abellán, Colin Birch, & Sylvia Richardson. (2010). A Bayesian hierarchical analysis to compare classical and atypical scrapie surveillance data; Wales 2002–2006. Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 98(1). 29–38. 2 indexed citations

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Robert, Magali, Colin Birch, Magnus Murphy, et al.. (2009). Patient expectations, subjective improvement and objective cure: Is there a difference between the transobturator tape and the tension free vaginal tape procedure?. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 1 indexed citations

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Birch, Colin, et al.. (2009). Spatial distribution of the active surveillance of sheep scrapie in Great Britain: an exploratory analysis. BMC Veterinary Research. 5(1). 23–23. 17 indexed citations

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Glaze, Sarah, Gregory Roberts, I.R. Lange, et al.. (2008). Peripartum Hysterectomy. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 111(3). 732–738. 104 indexed citations

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Birch, Colin & Michelle Fynes. (2002). The role of synthetic and biological prostheses in reconstructive pelvic floor surgery. Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 14(5). 527–535. 114 indexed citations

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