David Brewster

7.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

David Brewster is a scholar working on Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, David Brewster has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics, 19 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 17 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in David Brewster's work include Child Nutrition and Water Access (23 papers), Malaria Research and Control (11 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (10 papers). David Brewster is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Water Access (23 papers), Malaria Research and Control (11 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (10 papers). David Brewster collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Gambia. David Brewster's co-authors include Dominic Kwiatkowski, Edward J. Goetzl, Adrian V. S. Hill, Patrick Twumasi, Brian Greenwood, Nicholas J. White, B. M. Greenwood, Nicholas M. Anstey, D G Payan and Pamela Rowe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

David Brewster

82 papers receiving 5.3k 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.

Common West African HLA antigens are associated with protection from severe malaria

1991 1.2k citations Dominic Kwiatkowski, Nicholas M. Anstey et al. profile →
TNF concentration in fatal cerebral, non-fatal cerebral, and uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria

1990 710 citations Dominic Kwiatkowski, David Brewster et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Brewster Australia	31	2.5k	1.3k	803	583	553	85	5.5k
Jan Ernerudh Sweden	52	1.6k 0.7×	4.2k 3.2×	892 1.1×	235 0.4×	145 0.3×	271	9.1k
Richard Idro Uganda	36	2.4k 1.0×	631 0.5×	324 0.4×	138 0.2×	317 0.6×	155	4.7k
Chandy C. John United States	42	4.0k 1.6×	1.2k 0.9×	590 0.7×	69 0.1×	451 0.8×	228	6.2k
Alan L. Scott United States	41	589 0.2×	1.3k 1.0×	1.5k 1.9×	161 0.3×	269 0.5×	128	5.3k
Kenji Hirayama Japan	45	2.6k 1.0×	900 0.7×	851 1.1×	69 0.1×	160 0.3×	266	6.4k
Anthony J. C. Fulford United Kingdom	49	1.8k 0.7×	450 0.3×	743 0.9×	86 0.1×	1.7k 3.1×	115	6.9k
Michael Katz United States	41	649 0.3×	568 0.4×	1.4k 1.7×	212 0.4×	228 0.4×	224	6.2k
John S. Sullivan Australia	33	681 0.3×	1.8k 1.4×	1.1k 1.3×	203 0.3×	186 0.3×	95	5.9k
Marianne van Hage Sweden	64	1.1k 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	885 1.1×	61 0.1×	255 0.5×	327	14.4k
John Bradley United Kingdom	41	1.6k 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	1.0k 1.3×	55 0.1×	130 0.2×	246	9.3k

Countries citing papers authored by David Brewster

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Brewster

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Brewster

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Brewster. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Brewster 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 David Brewster. David Brewster is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Mukai, Tomoya, et al.. (2025). Comparing Criminal Justice Participation Between Japan and the United States. 5(1). 101–114.

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Brewster, David, et al.. (2023). Drug policy goals in a changing landscape: Perspectives of practitioners in Japan. International Journal of Drug Policy. 112. 103955–103955. 1 indexed citations

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Davis, Kimberly, André Monteiro, David Brewster, et al.. (2021). Morbidity and mortality of rheumatic heart disease and acute rheumatic fever in the inpatient setting in Timor‐Leste. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 57(9). 1391–1396. 3 indexed citations

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Bailie, Ross, Elizabeth McDonald, Matthew Stevens, Steven Guthridge, & David Brewster. (2010). Evaluation of an Australian indigenous housing programme: community level impact on crowding, infrastructure function and hygiene. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 65(5). 432–437. 34 indexed citations

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McDonald, Elizabeth, Ross Bailie, David Brewster, & Peter S Morris. (2008). Are hygiene and public health interventions likely to improve outcomes for Australian Aboriginal children living in remote communities? A systematic review of the literature. BMC Public Health. 8(1). 153–153. 61 indexed citations

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Grant, Cameron, Clare Wall, David Brewster, et al.. (2007). Policy statement on iron deficiency in pre‐school‐aged children. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 43(7-8). 513–521. 28 indexed citations

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Ritchie, Brett, Yvette McNeil, & David Brewster. (2004). Soluble transferrin receptor in Aboriginal children with a high prevalence of iron deficiency and infection. Tropical Medicine & International Health. 9(1). 96–105. 20 indexed citations

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Brewster, David, et al.. (2003). Increased nitric oxide production in acute diarrhoea is associated with abnormal gut permeability, hypokalaemia and malnutrition in tropical Australian Aboriginal children. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 97(1). 115–120. 12 indexed citations

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Kukuruzovic, Renata H & David Brewster. (2002). Small Bowel Intestinal Permeability in Australian Aboriginal Children. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 35(2). 206–212. 1 indexed citations

10.

Kukuruzovic, Renata H & David Brewster. (2002). Small Bowel Intestinal Permeability in Australian Aboriginal Children. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 35(2). 206–212. 29 indexed citations

11.

Kukuruzovic, Renata H, Roy M. Robins‐Browne, Nicholas M. Anstey, & David Brewster. (2002). Enteric pathogens, intestinal permeability and nitric oxide production in acute gastroenteritis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 21(8). 730–739. 55 indexed citations

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Bowden, Francis J., et al.. (2000). DONOVANOSIS CAUSING CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY IN A FIVE-MONTH-OLD BOY. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 19(2). 167–169. 10 indexed citations

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Manary, Mark & David Brewster. (1997). Potassium Supplementation in Kwashiorkor. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 24(2). 194–201. 3 indexed citations

14.

Brewster, David, Mark Manary, Ian S. Menzies, RL Henry, & Edward V. O’Loughlin. (1997). Comparison of milk and maize based diets in kwashiorkor. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 76(3). 242–248. 37 indexed citations

15.

Brewster, David, Mark Manary, Ian S. Menzies, Edward V. O’Loughlin, & RL Henry. (1997). Intestinal permeability in kwashiorkor. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 76(3). 236–241. 77 indexed citations

16.

Krishna, Sanjeev, Deborah Waller, Feiko O. ter Kuile, et al.. (1994). Lactic acidosis and hypoglycaemia in children with severe malaria: pathophysiological and prognostic significance. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 88(1). 67–73. 205 indexed citations

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White, Nicholas J., François Nosten, Deborah Waller, et al.. (1992). Comparison of artemether and chloroquine for severe malaria in Gambian children. The Lancet. 339(8789). 317–321. 63 indexed citations

18.

Seymour, R. A., et al.. (1991). An evaluation of different ibuprofen preparations in the control of postoperative pain after third molar surgery.. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 31(1). 83–87. 42 indexed citations

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Waller, Deborah, Sanjeev Krishna, Charles Craddock, et al.. (1990). The pharmacokinetic properties of intramuscular quinine in Gambian children with severe falciparum malaria. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 84(4). 488–491. 29 indexed citations

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Morgan, Gareth J., et al.. (1990). AIDS following mother-to-child transmission of HIV-2. AIDS. 4(9). 879–882. 28 indexed citations

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