David J. Thurman

16.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
71 papers, 8.3k citations indexed

About

David J. Thurman is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Thurman has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 8.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 42 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 13 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in David J. Thurman's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (45 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (40 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury Research (10 papers). David J. Thurman is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (45 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (40 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury Research (10 papers). David J. Thurman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. David J. Thurman's co-authors include Joseph E. Sniezek, Dale C. Hesdorffer, Kathleen Dunn, Clinton J. Alverson, Rosemarie Kobau, Deborah Hirtz, Mahmoud Tageldin Mustafa Mohamed, Katrina Gwinn, Ayan Roy Chaudhuri and Orrin Devinsky and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Neurology and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

David J. Thurman

71 papers receiving 8.0k citations

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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.

Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: A Public Health Perspective

1999 1.1k citations David J. Thurman, Joseph E. Sniezek et al. profile →
How common are the “common” neurologic disorders?

2007 998 citations David J. Thurman et al. profile →
Summary of evidence-based guideline update: Evaluation and management of concussion in sports [RETIRED]

2013 681 citations David J. Thurman et al. profile →
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: epidemiology, mechanisms, and prevention

2016 458 citations Dale C. Hesdorffer, David J. Thurman et al. profile →

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#	Title	Journal	Authors	Indexed citations
1	Thirty-day readmission after status epilepticus in the United States: Insights from the nationwide readmission database	Epilepsy Research	Monica B. Dhakar, David J. Thurman et al.	4
2	New-onset lesional and nonlesional epilepsy in the US population: Patient characteristics and patterns of antiepileptic drug use	Epilepsy Research	David J. Thurman, Edward Faught et al.	8
3	Patient characteristics and treatment patterns in patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy: A US database analysis	Epilepsy & Behavior	Edward Faught, Sandra L. Helmers et al.	45
4	Epidemiology of traumatic brain injury-associated epilepsy and early use of anti-epilepsy drugs: An analysis of insurance claims data, 2004–2014	Epilepsy Research	David J. Thurman, Likang Xu et al.	49
5	Epilepsy or seizure disorder? The effect of cultural and socioeconomic factors on self-reported prevalence	Epilepsy & Behavior	Barbara L. Kroner, Mansour Fahimi et al.	12
6	The prevalence of epilepsy along the Arizona–Mexico border	Epilepsy Research	Jenny Chong, Dale C. Hesdorffer et al.	15
7	Effect of Exercise on Cognitive Performance in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults: Review of Intervention Trials and Recommendations for Public Health Practice and Research	Journal of the American Geriatrics Society	Mark Snowden, Lesley Steinman et al.	172
8	Validation of self-reported epilepsy for purposes of community surveillance	Epilepsy & Behavior	Daniel R. Brooks, Ruzan Avetisyan et al.	47
9	Underlying cause of death in incident unprovoked seizures in the urban community of Northern Manhattan, New York City	Epilepsia	Emma K. T. Benn, W. Allen Hauser et al.	8
10	Antiepileptic drug use in women of childbearing age	Epilepsy & Behavior	Kimford J. Meador, Patricia Penovich et al.	81
11	A population‐based study of risk of epilepsy after hospitalization for traumatic brain injury	Epilepsia	Pamela L. Ferguson, Gigi Smith et al.	144
12	Prevalence of self-reported epilepsy, health care access, and health behaviors among adults in South Carolina	Epilepsy & Behavior	Pamela L. Ferguson, Gigi Smith et al.	49
13	Prevalence of self-reported epilepsy in a multiracial and multiethnic community in New York City	Epilepsy Research	Elizabeth A. Kelvin, Dale C. Hesdorffer et al.	74
14	Prevalence of Self‐Reported Epilepsy or Seizure Disorder and Its Associations with Self‐Reported Depression and Anxiety: Results from the 2004 Healthstyles Survey	Epilepsia	Rosemarie Kobau, Frank Gilliam et al.	149
15	Psychological Distress, Comorbidities, and Health Behaviors among U.S. Adults with Seizures: Results from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey	Epilepsia	Tara W. Strine, Rosemarie Kobau et al.	248
16	Developing a measure to assess attitudes toward epilepsy in the US population	Epilepsy & Behavior	Rosemarie Kobau, E. Wayne Holden et al.	52
17	Prevalence of epilepsy and health status of adults with epilepsy in Georgia and Tennessee: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2002	Epilepsy & Behavior	Rosemarie Kobau, Patricia Price et al.	111
18	Traumatic brain injury-related hospital discharges. Results from a 14-state surveillance system, 1997.	PubMed	Jean Langlois, Scott R. Kegler et al.	155
19	The epidemiology of sports-related traumatic brain injuries in the United States: Recent developments		David J. Thurman, Christine M. Branche et al.	59
20	A COMMUNITY-WIDE OUTBREAK OF HEPATITIS A IN A RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY: IMPACT OF MASS ADMINISTRATION OF IMMUNE GLOBULIN	American Journal of Epidemiology	Andrew T. Pavia, L. R. Nielsen et al.	37

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