David Forbes

5.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
93 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

David Forbes is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, David Forbes has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Clinical Psychology, 29 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 27 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in David Forbes's work include Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (23 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (21 papers) and Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (11 papers). David Forbes is often cited by papers focused on Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (23 papers), Eating Disorders and Behaviors (21 papers) and Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments (11 papers). David Forbes collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and United States. David Forbes's co-authors include Annamaria Staiano, Andrée Rasquin, Jeffrey S. Hyams, Ernesto Guiraldes, Lynn S. Walker, Richard C. Thompson, Sarah Cherian, Una M. Morgan, Nicholas M. Smith and Clare C. Constantine and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

David Forbes

89 papers receiving 4.0k 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.

Childhood Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: Child/Adolescent

2006 1.3k citations Andrée Rasquin, David Forbes et al. Gastroenterology profile →
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of eating disorders

2014 405 citations David Forbes et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Forbes Australia	28	1.2k	1.1k	821	798	628	93	4.2k
Christopher Sexton United States	36	215 0.2×	692 0.6×	680 0.8×	385 0.5×	346 0.6×	68	5.6k
Giacomo Faldella Italy	41	319 0.3×	551 0.5×	227 0.3×	184 0.2×	78 0.1×	171	4.6k
Maureen Groër United States	37	119 0.1×	204 0.2×	495 0.6×	418 0.5×	424 0.7×	154	4.6k
Peter Sullivan United Kingdom	34	573 0.5×	714 0.6×	441 0.5×	1.6k 1.9×	27 0.0×	118	3.6k
Anthony G. Catto‐Smith Australia	40	1.3k 1.1×	1.8k 1.6×	89 0.1×	459 0.6×	19 0.0×	131	4.6k
Nicholas J. Talley Australia	54	8.0k 6.9×	5.0k 4.5×	314 0.4×	617 0.8×	30 0.0×	182	10.7k
Georgine Burke United States	21	412 0.4×	260 0.2×	167 0.2×	198 0.2×	432 0.7×	33	1.8k
Christian F. Poets Germany	56	377 0.3×	1.8k 1.7×	163 0.2×	252 0.3×	13 0.0×	392	10.6k
Luca Ronfani Italy	36	299 0.3×	680 0.6×	171 0.2×	433 0.5×	14 0.0×	164	5.3k
Roberto Oliveira Dantas Brazil	30	1.2k 1.0×	2.4k 2.1×	84 0.1×	1.1k 1.4×	141 0.2×	215	5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by David Forbes

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Forbes

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Spina, Sean P., B. Bourke, Lisa M. Thompson, et al.. (2022). Engaging patients and families in developing, implementing, and evaluating hospital at home: A Canadian case study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

Valentine, Jane, Natasha Bear, Eve Blair, et al.. (2020). A prospective study investigating gross motor function of children with cerebral palsy and GMFCS level II after long-term Botulinum toxin type A use. BMC Pediatrics. 20(1). 7–7. 10 indexed citations

Wong, Kingsley, Helen Leonard, Glenn Pearson, et al.. (2018). Epidemiology of gastrostomy insertion for children and adolescents with intellectual disability. European Journal of Pediatrics. 178(3). 351–361. 17 indexed citations

Gyan, Thomas, Natalie Strobel, Caitlin Shannon, et al.. (2016). Health service provider education and/or training in infant male circumcision to improve short- and long-term morbidity outcomes: protocol for systematic review. Systematic Reviews. 5(1). 41–41. 2 indexed citations

Hoiles, Kimberley J., Hunna J. Watson, Sarah J. Egan, et al.. (2014). A decade of data from a specialist statewide child and adolescent eating disorder service: does local service access correspond with the severity of medical and eating disorder symptoms at presentation?. Journal of Eating Disorders. 2(1). 32–32. 6 indexed citations

Forbes, David. (2012). Are Private Members' Bills A Useful Tool in Today's Legislatures?. Canadian parliamentary review. 35(4). 6–9.

Grimwood, Keith & David Forbes. (2009). Diarrea aguda y persistente. 1343–1361.

Cherian, Sarah, David Forbes, Frank Sanfilippo, Angus Cook, & David Burgner. (2009). Helicobacter pylori, helminth infections and growth: a cross‐sectional study in a high prevalence population. Acta Paediatrica. 98(5). 860–864. 29 indexed citations

Martin, Andrew C., Elaine M. Pascoe, & David Forbes. (2009). Monitoring nutritional status accurately and reliably in adolescents with anorexia nervosa. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 45(1-2). 53–57. 18 indexed citations

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Allen, Karina, Susan M. Byrne, David Forbes, & Wendy H. Oddy. (2009). Risk Factors for Full- and Partial-Syndrome Early Adolescent Eating Disorders: A Population-Based Pregnancy Cohort Study. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 48(8). 800–809. 59 indexed citations

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Cherian, Sarah, David Forbes, Angus Cook, et al.. (2008). An Insight into the Relationships between Hepcidin, Anemia, Infections and Inflammatory Cytokines in Pediatric Refugees: A Cross-Sectional Study. PLoS ONE. 3(12). e4030–e4030. 66 indexed citations

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McDermott, Brett, et al.. (2006). Non-eating disorders psychopathology in children and adolescents with eating disorders: Implications for malnutrition and symptom severity. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 60(3). 257–261. 21 indexed citations

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Rasquin, Andrée, David Forbes, Ernesto Guiraldes, et al.. (2006). Childhood Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: Child/Adolescent. Gastroenterology. 130(5). 1527–1537. 1276 indexed citations breakdown →

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Benninga, Marc A., David Forbes, Mauro Batista de Morais, et al.. (2004). Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Gastroesophageal Reflux and Neurogastroenterology: Working Group Report of the Second World Congress of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 39. S616–S625. 6 indexed citations

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Turner, Justine, Mahesh Bulsara, Brett McDermott, et al.. (2001). Predictors of low bone density in young adolescent females with anorexia nervosa and other dieting disorders. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 30(3). 245–251. 58 indexed citations

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Morgan, U.M., Peter Deplazes, David Forbes, et al.. (1999). Sequence and PCR–RFLP analysis of the internal transcribed spacers of the rDNA repeat unit in isolates of Cryptosporidium from different hosts. Parasitology. 118(1). 49–58. 57 indexed citations

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Forbes, David. (1999). Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia). 1 indexed citations

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Morgan, U.M., Keith Sargent, Peter Deplazes, et al.. (1998). Molecular characterization of Cryptosporidium from various hosts. Parasitology. 117(1). 31–37. 118 indexed citations

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Forbes, David. (1995). Differential Diagnosis of Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 21(S1). 1 indexed citations

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Dorney, Stuart, et al.. (1990). Failure of Liver Transplantation in Wilson's Disease with Pulmonary Arteriovenous Shunting. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 10(2). 230–233. 2 indexed citations

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