David Leaper

9.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
129 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

David Leaper is a scholar working on Surgery, Rehabilitation and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, David Leaper has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Surgery, 50 papers in Rehabilitation and 14 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine. Recurrent topics in David Leaper's work include Surgical site infection prevention (59 papers), Wound Healing and Treatments (50 papers) and Surgical Sutures and Adhesives (36 papers). David Leaper is often cited by papers focused on Surgical site infection prevention (59 papers), Wound Healing and Treatments (50 papers) and Surgical Sutures and Adhesives (36 papers). David Leaper collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. David Leaper's co-authors include Stuart Enoch, Charles E. Edmiston, A.C. Melling, Eileen Scott, Matthew Dryden, James Brennan, Thomas Patton, John N. Barrett, Christopher Dunnill and Jonathan Cooke and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

David Leaper

125 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and wound healing: the functional role of ROS and emerging ROS‐modulating technologies for augmentation of the healing process

2015 1.0k citations David Leaper et al. International Wound Journal profile →
Effects of preoperative warming on the incidence of wound infection after clean surgery: a randomised controlled trial

2001 506 citations A.C. Melling, David Leaper et al. profile →
Basic science of wound healing

2008 404 citations Stuart Enoch, David Leaper Surgery (Oxford) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Leaper United Kingdom	38	2.8k	2.5k	694	638	625	129	6.5k
Adrian Barbul United States	66	3.4k 1.2×	4.3k 1.7×	1.3k 1.8×	1.4k 2.2×	956 1.5×	178	12.7k
Finn Gottrup Denmark	41	2.9k 1.0×	2.7k 1.1×	1.4k 2.1×	1.4k 2.1×	274 0.4×	184	6.1k
Thomas K. Hunt United States	63	4.2k 1.5×	3.8k 1.5×	1.0k 1.5×	2.2k 3.5×	673 1.1×	184	12.4k
Lars‐Peter Kamolz Austria	40	1.9k 0.7×	2.2k 0.9×	341 0.5×	251 0.4×	583 0.9×	282	5.8k
John P. Heggers United States	46	1.8k 0.6×	2.4k 1.0×	523 0.8×	707 1.1×	327 0.5×	172	6.4k
David G. Greenhalgh United States	51	1.7k 0.6×	4.4k 1.8×	841 1.2×	954 1.5×	749 1.2×	296	10.1k
Martin C. Robson United States	58	4.4k 1.5×	5.2k 2.1×	1.6k 2.2×	1.7k 2.6×	655 1.0×	281	10.8k
Nicole S. Gibran United States	55	1.6k 0.6×	4.2k 1.7×	764 1.1×	379 0.6×	508 0.8×	279	9.9k
Ojan Assadian Austria	40	1.6k 0.6×	887 0.4×	205 0.3×	196 0.3×	163 0.3×	242	5.1k
David M. Heimbach United States	49	2.0k 0.7×	3.2k 1.3×	589 0.8×	178 0.3×	379 0.6×	205	8.1k

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Edmiston, Charles E., et al.. (2023). Longitudinal Rates, Patient Risk Factors, and Economic Impact of Superficial and Deep Incisional Surgical Site Infection After Primary and Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty: A U.S. Retrospective Commercial Claims Database Analysis. Surgical Infections. 24(4). 366–375. 3 indexed citations

Ruíz-Tóvar, Jaime, Marja A. Boermeester, Liliana Bordeianou, et al.. (2022). Delphi Consensus on Intraoperative Technical/Surgical Aspects to Prevent Surgical Site Infection after Colorectal Surgery. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 234(1). 1–11. 12 indexed citations

Edmiston, Charles E. & David Leaper. (2022). Prevention of Orthopedic Prosthetic Infections Using Evidence-Based Surgical Site Infection Care Bundles: A Narrative Review. Surgical Infections. 23(7). 645–655. 8 indexed citations

Edmiston, Charles E., Maureen Spencer, & David Leaper. (2018). Antiseptic Irrigation as an Effective Interventional Strategy for Reducing the Risk of Surgical Site Infections. Surgical Infections. 19(8). 774–780. 18 indexed citations

Edmiston, Charles E. & David Leaper. (2016). Intra-Operative Surgical Irrigation of the Surgical Incision: What Does the Future Hold—Saline, Antibiotic Agents, or Antiseptic Agents?. Surgical Infections. 17(6). 656–664. 36 indexed citations

Edmiston, Charles E., Nathan A. Ledeboer, Blake W. Buchan, et al.. (2016). Is Staphylococcal Screening and Suppression an Effective Interventional Strategy for Reduction of Surgical Site Infection?. Surgical Infections. 17(2). 158–166. 13 indexed citations

Roberts, Christopher D., David Leaper, & Ojan Assadian. (2016). The Role of Topical Antiseptic Agents Within Antimicrobial Stewardship Strategies for Prevention and Treatment of Surgical Site and Chronic Open Wound Infection. Advances in Wound Care. 6(2). 63–71. 58 indexed citations

Edmiston, Charles E., Candace J. Krepel, David Leaper, et al.. (2014). Antimicrobial Activity of Ceftaroline and Other Anti-Infective Agents against Microbial Pathogens Recovered from the Surgical Intensive Care Patient Population: A Prevalence Analysis. Surgical Infections. 15(6). 745–751. 3 indexed citations

Daoud, F., Charles E. Edmiston, & David Leaper. (2014). Meta-Analysis of Prevention of Surgical Site Infections following Incision Closure with Triclosan-Coated Sutures: Robustness to New Evidence. Surgical Infections. 15(3). 165–181. 58 indexed citations

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Assadian, Ojan, Axel Krämer, Kenneth Ouriel, et al.. (2013). Suppression of Surgeons' Bacterial Hand Flora during Surgical Procedures with a New Antimicrobial Surgical Glove. Surgical Infections. 15(1). 43–49. 20 indexed citations

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Sweetland, Helen, et al.. (2011). Randomized Trial of Antimicrobial-Coated Sutures To Prevent Surgical Site Infection after Breast Cancer Surgery. Surgical Infections. 12(6). 469–474. 48 indexed citations

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Leaper, David. (2010). Risk Factors for and Epidemiology of Surgical Site Infections. Surgical Infections. 11(3). 283–287. 38 indexed citations

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Leaper, David, et al.. (2009). Forced-air warming: a source of airborne contamination in the operating room?. Orthopedic Reviews. 1(2). e28–e28. 31 indexed citations

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Wong, Peng, Senthil Kumar, & David Leaper. (2007). Systemic Warming as an Adjunct to Resuscitation in Peritonitis: A Pilot, Randomized Controlled Trial. Surgical Infections. 8(3). 387–396. 6 indexed citations

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Leaper, David. (2006). Effects of Local and Systemic Warming on Postoperative Infections. Surgical Infections. 7(supplement 2). s–101. 18 indexed citations

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Enoch, Stuart & David Leaper. (2005). Basic science of wound healing. Surgery (Oxford). 23(2). 37–42. 188 indexed citations

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Kumar, Senthil, Peng Wong, A.C. Melling, & David Leaper. (2005). Effects of perioperative hypothermia and warming in surgical practice. International Wound Journal. 2(3). 193–204. 71 indexed citations

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Kumar, Senthil, Peng Wong, & David Leaper. (2004). What is New in Wound Healing?. DergiPark (Istanbul University). 35 indexed citations

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Finn, Paul, et al.. (2003). Eradication of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Pressure Sores Using Warming Therapy. Surgical Infections. 4(1). 53–55. 24 indexed citations

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Leaper, David & Keith G Harding. (1998). Wounds : biology and management. Oxford University Press eBooks. 57 indexed citations

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