David Welch

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

David Welch is a scholar working on Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David Welch has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Surgery, 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in David Welch's work include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers), COVID-19 epidemiological studies (8 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (5 papers). David Welch is often cited by papers focused on Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies (8 papers), COVID-19 epidemiological studies (8 papers) and Evolution and Paleontology Studies (5 papers). David Welch collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and United Kingdom. David Welch's co-authors include Natalja Strelkowa, Michael P. H. Stumpf, Andreas Ipsen, Tina Toni, Alexei J. Drummond, Tanja Stadler, Alexandra Gavryushkina, C. Erik Landhuis, Robert J. Hancox and Richie Poulton and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Bioinformatics.

In The Last Decade

David Welch

68 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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Approximate Bayesian computation scheme for parameter inference and model selection in dynamical systems

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Welch

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Temporal reconstruction of a Salmonella Enteritidis ST11 outbreak in New Zealand 2025 ·Microbial Genomics ·(unknown), (unknown), Collette Bromhead, David Welch, Ernest Williams, (unknown), Joep de Ligt, Patrick J. Biggs, Shevaun Paine, Sarah Jefferies, Nigel French	0
2	Deaf community views on paediatric cochlear implantation 2023 ·Figshare ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), David Welch	6
3	Tracing the international arrivals of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants after Aotearoa New Zealand reopened its border 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Jordan Douglas, David J. Winter, Andrea McNeill, Sam Carr, Michael Bunce, Nigel French, James Hadfield, Joep de Ligt, David Welch, Jemma L. Geoghegan	17
4	Genomic epidemiology of Delta SARS-CoV-2 during transition from elimination to suppression in Aotearoa New Zealand 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Lauren Jelley, Jordan Douglas, Xiaoyun Ren, David J. Winter, Andrea McNeill, Q. Sue Huang, Nigel French, David Welch, James Hadfield, Joep de Ligt, Jemma L. Geoghegan	14
5	Novel Integrative Modeling of Molecules and Morphology across Evolutionary Timescales 2021 ·Systematic Biology ·Huw A. Ogilvie, Fábio K. Mendes, Timothy G. Vaughan, Nicholas J. Matzke, Tanja Stadler, David Welch, Alexei J. Drummond	11
6	Phylodynamics reveals the role of human travel and contact tracing in controlling the first wave of COVID-19 in four island nations 2021 ·Virus Evolution ·Jordan Douglas, Fábio K. Mendes, Remco Bouckaert, Dong Xie, (unknown), (unknown), Joep de Ligt, Xiaoyun Ren, (unknown), James Hadfield, Colin R Simpson, Jemma L. Geoghegan, Alexei J. Drummond, David Welch	26
7	COVID-19 vaccine strategies for Aotearoa New Zealand: a mathematical modelling study 2021 ·The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific ·(unknown), (unknown), Binh P. Nguyen, Joep de Ligt, Jemma L. Geoghegan, Richard A. Dean, Sarah Jefferies, Michael G. Baker, (unknown), Andrew Sporle, Nigel French, David R. Murdoch, David Welch, Colin R Simpson	14
8	Estimating Epidemic Incidence and Prevalence from Genomic Data 2019 ·Molecular Biology and Evolution ·Timothy G. Vaughan, Gabriel E. Leventhal, David A. Rasmussen, Alexei J. Drummond, David Welch, Tanja Stadler	33
9	Inferring Ancestral Recombination Graphs from Bacterial Genomic Data 2016 ·Genetics ·Timothy G. Vaughan, David Welch, Alexei J. Drummond, Patrick J. Biggs, (unknown), Nigel French	30
10	Recursive algorithms for phylogenetic tree counting 2013 ·Algorithms for Molecular Biology ·Alexandra Gavryushkina, David Welch, Alexei J. Drummond	9
11	Smokefree prisons in New Zealand: maximising the health gain. 2011 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Marewa Glover, (unknown), David Welch	8
12	Programming Obesity and Poor Fitness: The Long‐term Impact of Childhood Television 2008 ·Obesity ·C. Erik Landhuis, Richie Poulton, David Welch, Robert J. Hancox	44
13	Liver transplant in a four‐month‐old child with biliary atresia, unilateral pulmonary agenesis, and diaphragmatic hernia: First case report 2006 ·Pediatric Transplantation ·Thomas G. Heffron, David Welch, T Pillen, Mark Guy, Massimo Asolati, Philip Hagedorn, (unknown), Carlos G. Fasola, René Romero	1
14	Integrating genealogy and epidemiology: The ancestral infection and selection graph as a model for reconstructing host virus histories 2005 ·Theoretical Population Biology ·David Welch, Geoff K. Nicholls, Allen G. Rodrigo, Wiremu Solomon	9
15	Geoindicators For Monitoring Canada's National Parks System 2003 ·Geoscience Canada ·David Welch	1
16	Biliary complications after pediatric liver transplantation revisited 2003 ·Transplantation Proceedings ·T.G Heffron, T Pillen, David Welch, Gregory A. Smallwood, Douglas C. B. Redd, René Romero	31
17	Adult and pediatric liver transplantation for autoimmune hepatitis 2003 ·Transplantation Proceedings ·T.G Heffron, Gregory A. Smallwood, (unknown), T Pillen, David Welch, (unknown), Enrique Martínez, René Romero, A Stieber	4
18	Autoimmune hepatitis following liver transplantation: relationship to recurrent disease and steroid weaning 2002 ·Transplantation Proceedings ·T.G Heffron, Gregory A. Smallwood, (unknown), T Pillen, David Welch, Enrique Martínez, René Romero, A Stieber	20
19	An Exception-Based Assertion Mechanism for C++. 1998 ·Journal of Object-oriented Programming ·David Welch, (unknown)	7
20	Postoperative analgesia for Caesarean section using epidural methadone 1984 ·Anaesthesia ·(unknown), (unknown), Michael Bailey, David Welch	27

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