David Alter

1.1k total citations
21 papers, 190 citations indexed

About

David Alter is a scholar working on Physiology, Epidemiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, David Alter has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 190 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Physiology, 5 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in David Alter's work include Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control (5 papers), Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (4 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (2 papers). David Alter is often cited by papers focused on Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control (5 papers), Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (4 papers) and Erythrocyte Function and Pathophysiology (2 papers). David Alter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Ireland. David Alter's co-authors include H. Gilbert Welch, G Spencer-Green, T. Scott Isbell, Yu Chen, Ellis Jacobs, James H. Nichols, David D. Koch, Paul C. Adams, Helen Guo and Mark Speechley and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, The American Journal of Medicine and Lab on a Chip.

In The Last Decade

David Alter

19 papers receiving 184 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Alter United States 8 50 47 31 25 23 21 190
S. N. Dwivedi India 12 20 0.4× 31 0.7× 27 0.9× 17 0.7× 38 1.7× 20 375
Numan Görgülü Türkiye 12 29 0.6× 44 0.9× 25 0.8× 17 0.7× 69 3.0× 26 306
Sameh Trabelsi Tunisia 9 21 0.4× 38 0.8× 12 0.4× 30 1.2× 44 1.9× 60 235
José Ángel Rodríguez United States 9 20 0.4× 35 0.7× 16 0.5× 47 1.9× 34 1.5× 26 260
Yunus Durmaz Türkiye 8 29 0.6× 82 1.7× 18 0.6× 60 2.4× 37 1.6× 19 301
Ilona Nowak Poland 6 19 0.4× 18 0.4× 9 0.3× 21 0.8× 20 0.9× 14 193
Alev Bakır Türkiye 10 24 0.5× 148 3.1× 38 1.2× 8 0.3× 49 2.1× 34 307
Martial Moonen Belgium 8 90 1.8× 20 0.4× 10 0.3× 12 0.5× 44 1.9× 20 348
Chia-shi Wang United States 10 57 1.1× 13 0.3× 10 0.3× 20 0.8× 22 1.0× 18 262
Alexandra Stoica Romania 9 15 0.3× 22 0.5× 22 0.7× 9 0.4× 32 1.4× 49 250

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Alter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Alter

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Alter, David & Li Zha. (2025). The anion gap as a predictive tool for morbidity and mortality. Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences. 62(8). 568–584.
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Williams, Evelyn Kendall, et al.. (2025). From Lab-on-a-Chip to Lab-on-a-Chip-in-the-Lab: a perspective of clinical laboratory medicine for the microtechnologist. Lab on a Chip. 25(11). 2566–2577. 4 indexed citations
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Hacking, Sean, Laijun Song, Snehal Sonawane, et al.. (2024). Social media in pathology and laboratory medicine: A systematic review. Academic Pathology. 11(4). 100151–100151. 1 indexed citations
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Roback, John D., et al.. (2023). Three patients highlighting potential pitfalls in platelet refractory testing. Transfusion. 63(4). 888–892. 1 indexed citations
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Alter, David. (2021). Point-of-Care Testing for the Emergency Department Patient: Quantity and Quality of the Available Evidence. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 145(3). 308–319. 12 indexed citations
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Alter, David & David D. Koch. (2021). A Review of Acute Pancreatitis. JAMA. 325(23). 2402–2402. 9 indexed citations
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Parker, Jessica, Sabrina L. Noyes, Alan T. Davis, et al.. (2020). Reliability of urinalysis for identification of proteinuria is reduced in the presence of other abnormalities including high specific gravity and hematuria. Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations. 38(11). 853.e9–853.e15. 5 indexed citations
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Nichols, James H., et al.. (2020). AACC Guidance Document on Management of Point-of-Care Testing. The Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. 5(4). 762–787. 35 indexed citations
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Das, Aparna, et al.. (2018). Reducing the number of unnecessary routine laboratory tests through education of internal medicine residents. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 94(1118). 716–719. 18 indexed citations
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Alter, David, Joel A. Beverley, Ronak Patel, Carlos A. Bolaños‐Guzmán, & Heinz Steiner. (2017). The 5-HT1B serotonin receptor regulates methylphenidate-induced gene expression in the striatum: Differential effects on immediate-early genes. Journal of Psychopharmacology. 31(8). 1078–1087. 9 indexed citations
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Alter, David. (2015). The Evolution of Point-of-Care Testing. Point of Care The Journal of Near-Patient Testing & Technology. 14(4). 151–152. 1 indexed citations
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Adams, Paul C., James C. Barton, Helen Guo, David Alter, & Mark Speechley. (2015). Serum ferritin is a biomarker for liver mortality in the Hemochromatosis and Iron Overload Screening Study. Annals of Hepatology. 14(3). 348–353. 11 indexed citations
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Speechley, Mark, David Alter, Helen Guo, Helen Harrison, & Paul C. Adams. (2012). Effect of Ambiguous Hemochromatosis Gene Test Results on Physician Utilization. Medical Care. 50(5). 394–398. 3 indexed citations
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Alter, David, et al.. (2009). Tight Glycemic Control and Point-of-Care Testing. Clinics in Laboratory Medicine. 29(3). 511–522. 8 indexed citations
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Alter, David, David G. Grenache, David Bosler, et al.. (2009). Check Sample Abstracts. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 131(2). 286–286. 2 indexed citations
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Alter, David. (2008). Liver-function testing.. PubMed. 40(12). 10, 12–4, 16. 1 indexed citations
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Alter, David. (2006). Tight Glycemic Control-A Review. Point of Care The Journal of Near-Patient Testing & Technology. 5(3). 126–131. 1 indexed citations
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Spencer-Green, G, David Alter, & H. Gilbert Welch. (1997). Test Performance in Systemic Sclerosis. The American Journal of Medicine. 103(3). 242–248. 63 indexed citations

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