Colm Kerr

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 985 citations indexed

About

Colm Kerr is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Colm Kerr has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 985 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Infectious Diseases, 10 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Colm Kerr's work include COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (9 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (7 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (4 papers). Colm Kerr is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (9 papers), SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research (7 papers) and SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing (4 papers). Colm Kerr collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Spain. Colm Kerr's co-authors include Paul W. O’Toole, Clelia Peano, Douwe van Sinderen, Marcus J. Claesson, Deirdre M. Murray, Julian R. Marchesi, Marco Ventura, Abelardo Margollés, Francesca Turroni and Elena Foroni and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and European Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Colm Kerr

29 papers receiving 966 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Diversity of Bifidobacteria within the Infant Gut Microbiota

2012 502 citations Francesca Turroni, Clelia Peano et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Colm Kerr Ireland	11	504	271	248	205	102	32	985
Nicholas C. K. Heng New Zealand	20	568 1.1×	570 2.1×	156 0.6×	142 0.7×	165 1.6×	46	1.5k
Jessica A. Younes Netherlands	8	496 1.0×	242 0.9×	96 0.4×	104 0.5×	148 1.5×	11	862
R. Lodinová‐Žádníková Czechia	12	387 0.8×	228 0.8×	200 0.8×	139 0.7×	118 1.2×	26	1.0k
Birgitte Smith Denmark	14	467 0.9×	294 1.1×	198 0.8×	248 1.2×	93 0.9×	21	1.2k
Nandi Simpson United Kingdom	12	736 1.5×	128 0.5×	187 0.8×	346 1.7×	240 2.4×	18	1.5k
Toni-Ann Mistretta United States	12	846 1.7×	203 0.7×	159 0.6×	162 0.8×	333 3.3×	12	1.5k
Andrea DuBois United States	12	818 1.6×	222 0.8×	128 0.5×	382 1.9×	239 2.3×	15	1.5k
Alice Laughlin United States	9	976 1.9×	145 0.5×	130 0.5×	417 2.0×	292 2.9×	14	1.6k
Ji Yeun Kim South Korea	21	339 0.7×	262 1.0×	68 0.3×	588 2.9×	186 1.8×	82	1.4k
Billy Bourke Ireland	28	418 0.8×	526 1.9×	125 0.5×	422 2.1×	248 2.4×	67	2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colm Kerr

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Temperley, Hugo C., Niall J. O’Sullivan, Brian Mehigan, et al.. (2024). Factors Influencing Outcomes and Survival in Anal Cancer. Current Oncology. 31(9). 5151–5163.

Stapleton, Tadhg, Kathleen Clancy, Aoife O’Gorman, et al.. (2023). Outcomes of a Fatigue Management Intervention for People With Post COVID-19 Condition. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 103(5). 410–417. 2 indexed citations

Kerr, Colm, et al.. (2022). Zoster meningitis in an immunocompetent young patient post first dose of BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, a case report. IDCases. 27. e01452–e01452. 3 indexed citations

Brady, Melissa, Niall Conlon, Lisa Domegan, et al.. (2022). Prevalence of Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 Following Natural Infection and Vaccination in Irish Hospital Healthcare Workers: Changing Epidemiology as the Pandemic Progresses. Frontiers in Medicine. 8. 758118–758118. 17 indexed citations

Phelan, Thomas, Jean Dunne, Niall Conlon, et al.. (2021). Dynamic Assay for Profiling Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies and Their ACE2/Spike RBD Neutralization Capacity. Viruses. 13(7). 1371–1371. 11 indexed citations

Kerr, Colm, Gerard Hughes, Úna Geary, et al.. (2021). Acceptability of and symptom findings from an online symptom check-in tool for COVID-19 outpatient follow-up among a predominantly healthcare worker population. BMJ Open. 11(9). e050444–e050444. 4 indexed citations

Veríssimo, Carolina De Marco, Carol O’Brien, Krystyna Cwiklinski, et al.. (2021). Improved diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 by using nucleoprotein and spike protein fragment 2 in quantitative dual ELISA tests. Epidemiology and Infection. 149. e140–e140. 6 indexed citations

Kerr, Colm, Gerard Hughes, Martina Kelly, et al.. (2021). SARS-CoV-2 anti-nucleocapsid assay performance in healthcare workers at baseline and 6 months. Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -). 191(3). 1089–1092. 5 indexed citations

Conlon, Niall, Annamária Ferenczi, Antonio Isidro Carrión Martín, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in Irish hospital healthcare workers. Epidemiology and Infection. 149. e157–e157. 20 indexed citations

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Brady, Melissa, Niall Conlon, Lisa Domegan, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 Following Natural Infection and Vaccination in Irish Hospital Healthcare Workers; Changing Epidemiology as the Pandemic Progresses. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Kerr, Colm, et al.. (2021). A changing demographic – Ten years of HIV care. International Journal of STD & AIDS. 33(1). 48–54. 1 indexed citations

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Kelly, Michael E., Colm Kerr, Cormac Kennedy, et al.. (2020). Management of anal intraepithelial neoplasia and anal squamous cell carcinoma at a tertiary referral centre with a dedicated infectious diseases unit: an 18-year review. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 35(10). 1855–1864. 3 indexed citations

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Kerr, Colm, Homa Adle‐Biassette, Patrick B. Moloney, et al.. (2020). CD8 encephalitis with CSF EBV viraemia and HIV drug resistance, a case series. Brain Behavior & Immunity - Health. 9. 100164–100164. 6 indexed citations

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Kerr, Colm, Gerard Hughes, Louise McKenna, & Colm Bergin. (2020). Prevalence of smell and taste dysfunction in a cohort of CoVID19 outpatients managed through remote consultation from a large urban teaching hospital in Dublin, Ireland. Infection Prevention in Practice. 2(3). 100076–100076. 9 indexed citations

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Turroni, Francesca, Clelia Peano, Daniel A. Pass, et al.. (2012). Diversity of Bifidobacteria within the Infant Gut Microbiota. PLoS ONE. 7(5). e36957–e36957. 502 indexed citations breakdown →

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Begley, Máire, Colm Kerr, & Colin Hill. (2009). Exposure to bile influences biofilm formation by Listeria monocytogenes. Gut Pathogens. 1(1). 11–11. 42 indexed citations

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Watmough, D.J., et al.. (1990). Combined effects of hyperthermia (to 45°C) and ultrasound irradiation on the surface ultrastructure of HeLa cells. International Journal of Hyperthermia. 6(3). 571–580. 4 indexed citations

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Kerr, Colm, et al.. (1989). Ultrasound-induced damage of veins in pig ears, as revealed by scanning electron microscopy. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 15(1). 45–52. 21 indexed citations

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Wheatley, Denys N., Colm Kerr, & D. W. Gregory. (1989). Heat-induced damage to HeLa-S3 cells: Correlation of viability, permeability, osmosensitivity, phase-contrast light-, scanning electron- and transmission electron-microscopical findings. International Journal of Hyperthermia. 5(2). 145–162. 53 indexed citations

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Kerr, Colm, et al.. (1989). Differing effects of ultrasound-irradiation on suspension and monolayer cultured hela cells, investigated by scanning electron microscopy. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 15(4). 397–401. 21 indexed citations

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