David Torgerson

34.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
424 papers, 19.3k citations indexed

About

David Torgerson is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. According to data from OpenAlex, David Torgerson has authored 424 papers receiving a total of 19.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 84 papers in General Health Professions and 73 papers in Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty. Recurrent topics in David Torgerson's work include Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (98 papers), Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (71 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (54 papers). David Torgerson is often cited by papers focused on Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (98 papers), Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (71 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (54 papers). David Torgerson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. David Torgerson's co-authors include Catherine Hewitt, Jo C Dumville, Martín Roland, Carole Torgerson, Sally EM Bell-Syer, Judith Watson, Cyrus Cooper, Paul Dolan, Chris Roberts and Seokyung Hahn and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

David Torgerson

409 papers receiving 18.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Oral vitamin D3 and calcium for secondary prevention of low-trauma fractures in elderly people (Randomised Evaluation of Calcium Or vitamin D, RECORD): a randomised placebo-controlled trial

2005 683 citations Cyrus Cooper, David Torgerson et al. The Lancet profile →
Guidelines for diagnosis and management of osteoporosis

1997 629 citations Cyrus Cooper, David Torgerson et al. profile →
Understanding controlled trials: What are pragmatic trials?

1998 532 citations David Torgerson et al. BMJ profile →
Surgical vs Nonsurgical Treatment of Adults With Displaced Fractures of the Proximal Humerus

2015 347 citations Amar Rangan, Helen HG Handoll et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Acute rehabilitation following traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation (ARTISAN): pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial 2024 ·BMJ ·Rebecca Kearney, David R Ellard, Helen Parsons, Aminul Haque, James Mason, (unknown), Helen Bradley, Steve Drew, Chetan S. Modi, Howard S. Bush, David Torgerson, Martin Underwood	5
2	Advice only versus advice and a physiotherapy programme for acute traumatic anterior shoulder dislocation: the ARTISAN RCT 2024 ·Health Technology Assessment ·Rebecca Kearney, David R Ellard, Helen Parsons, Aminul Haque, James Mason, (unknown), Helen Bradley, Steve Drew, Chetan S. Modi, Howard S. Bush, David Torgerson, Martin Underwood	1
3	The development and acceptability of an educational and training intervention for recruiters to neonatal trials: the TRAIN project 2023 ·BMC Medical Research Methodology ·Valerie Smith, Hannah Delaney, Andrew Hunter, David Torgerson, Shaun Treweek, Carrol Gamble, Nicola Mills, (unknown), Eugene Dempsey, Mary B. Daly, Jacinta O’Shea, (unknown), Sanjeev Deshpande, (unknown), John Lowe, Gillian F. Black, Declan Devane	0
4	Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of offering a chair-based yoga programme in addition to usual care in older adults with multiple long-term conditions: a pragmatic, parallel group, open label, randomised controlled trial 2023 ·NIHR Open Research ·Garry A. Tew, Laura Wiley, Lesley Ward, (unknown), (unknown), Caroline Fairhurst, Kerry Bell, Laura Bissell, Alison Booth, (unknown), (unknown), Tim Rapley, Sarah Ronaldson, F. Clifford Rose, David Torgerson, David Yates, Catherine Hewitt	0
5	The effectiveness of behaviour change interventions delivered by non-dental health workers in promoting children’s oral health: A systematic review and meta-analysis 2022 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Masuma Pervin Mishu, (unknown), (unknown), Omara Dogar, Kamran Siddiqi, David Torgerson	15
6	Slip-resistant footwear to reduce slips among health-care workers: the SSHeW RCT 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Sarah Cockayne, Caroline Fairhurst, (unknown), Gillian Frost, (unknown), (unknown), Catherine Hewitt, Heather Iles‐Smith, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), David Torgerson	1
7	Home environmental assessments and modification delivered by occupational therapists to reduce falls in people aged 65 years and over: the OTIS RCT 2021 ·Health Technology Assessment ·Sarah Cockayne, Alison Pighills, Joy Adamson, Caroline Fairhurst, (unknown), Avril Drummond, Catherine Hewitt, Sara Rodgers, Sarah Ronaldson, (unknown), (unknown), Arabella Scantlebury, (unknown), (unknown), Sarah E Lamb, (unknown), Simon Gilbody, Clare Relton, David Torgerson	10
8	Acute Rehabilitation following Traumatic anterior shoulder dISlocAtioN (ARTISAN): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial 2020 ·BMJ Open ·Rebecca Kearney, (unknown), Nick Parsons, David R Ellard, Helen Parsons, Aminul Haque, Eleni Karasouli, James Mason, (unknown), Jaclyn Brown, (unknown), Steve Drew, Chetan S. Modi, Howard S. Bush, David Torgerson, Martin Underwood	5
9	The impact of surgeon and patient treatment preferences in an orthopaedic trauma surgery trial 2019 ·Trials ·Ada Keding, Helen HG Handoll, Stephen Brealey, Laura Jefferson, Catherine Hewitt, Belén Corbacho, David Torgerson, Amar Rangan	9
10	Tutor Trust : affordable primary tuition. Evaluation report and executive summary. 2018 ·Durham Research Online (Durham University) ·Carole Torgerson, Karen Bell, Elizabeth Coleman, Louise Elliott, Caroline Fairhurst, (unknown), Catherine Hewitt, David Torgerson	4
11	Calderdale Excellence Partnership : IPEELL. Evaluation and executive summary. 2018 ·Durham Research Online (Durham University) ·Carole Torgerson, David Torgerson, (unknown), Catherine Hewitt, Azılah Kasım, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
12	The impact of lung function case‐finding tests on smoking behaviour: A nested randomised trial within a case‐finding cohort 2018 ·Health Science Reports ·Sarah Ronaldson, Lisa Dyson, Laura Clark, Catherine Hewitt, David Torgerson, Brendan Cooper, (unknown), William Laughey, (unknown), Lisa Steele, Rebecca Rhodes, Joy Adamson, (unknown)	4
13	Determining the optimal approach to identifying individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: The DOC study 2018 ·Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice ·Sarah Ronaldson, Lisa Dyson, Laura Clark, Catherine Hewitt, David Torgerson, Brendan Cooper, (unknown), William Laughey, (unknown), Lisa Steele, Rebecca Rhodes, Joy Adamson, (unknown)	9
14	Cost‐effectiveness of the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) programme in England: Evidence from the building blocks trial 2017 ·Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice ·Belén Corbacho, Kerry Bell, Eugena Stamuli, Gerry Richardson, Sarah Ronaldson, Kerenza Hood, Julia Sanders, Michael Robling, David Torgerson, (unknown)	15
15	Enclosing a pen reduced time to response to questionnaire mailings 2015 ·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ·Kerry Bell, Laura Clark, Caroline Fairhurst, Natasha Mitchell, Elizabeth Lenaghan, Jeanette Blacklock, J Cushnaghan, Cyrus Cooper, Neil Gittoes, Terence W O’Neill, Lee Shepstone, David Torgerson	11
16	General anaesthesia versus local anaesthesia for carotid surgery (GALA): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial 2008 ·The Lancet ·(unknown), Steff Lewis, Charles Warlow, Andrew Bodenham, Bridget Colam, Peter M. Rothwell, David Torgerson, D. Dellagrammaticas, M Horrocks, Christos D. Liapis, Adrian Banning, Michael J. Gough	356
17	Contamination in trials of educational interventions 2007 ·Health Technology Assessment ·Marcus Keogh-Brown, Max Bachmann, Lee Shepstone, Catherine Hewitt, Anna S. Howe, Craig Ramsay, (unknown), Jeremy N. V. Miles, David Torgerson, Sandra Miles, Diana Elbourne, I. Harvey, Michael J. Campbell	125
18	Is restricted randomisation necessary? 2006 ·BMJ ·Catherine Hewitt, David Torgerson	52
19	Patient compliance. Paid to comply. 1997 ·PubMed ·David Torgerson, Antonio Giuffrida	2
20	Marginal costs and benefits 1996 ·BMJ ·David Torgerson, Anne Spencer	34

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