Debra Morrison

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Debra Morrison is a scholar working on Physiology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Debra Morrison has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Physiology, 17 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 16 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Debra Morrison's work include Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (24 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (17 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (8 papers). Debra Morrison is often cited by papers focused on Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (24 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (17 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (8 papers). Debra Morrison collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. Debra Morrison's co-authors include John A. Fleetham, Patrick J. Hanly, Frédéric Sériès, John S. Floras, T. Douglas Bradley, R. John Kimoff, Mark Smilovitch, Alexander G. Logan, Israel Belenkie and John E. Remmers and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Debra Morrison

34 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Central Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure

2005 750 citations T. Douglas Bradley, Alexander G. Logan et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Debra Morrison Canada	19	2.0k	1.5k	1.2k	304	288	35	2.5k
Michael Fitzpatrick Canada	27	1.7k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	217 0.7×	280 1.0×	63	2.5k
Pimon Ruttanaumpawan Canada	17	1.8k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	925 0.8×	332 1.1×	291 1.0×	24	2.2k
Holger Woehrle Germany	24	2.1k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	460 1.5×	238 0.8×	95	2.4k
Oreste Marrone Italy	28	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	925 0.8×	416 1.4×	399 1.4×	104	2.5k
Bernard Fleury France	28	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	144 0.5×	370 1.3×	89	2.7k
Clodagh M. Ryan Canada	23	2.2k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	327 1.1×	383 1.3×	87	2.7k
Pedro R. Genta Brazil	26	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	938 0.8×	184 0.6×	391 1.4×	80	2.4k
Kathleen A. Ferguson Canada	20	2.7k 1.4×	2.0k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	378 1.2×	475 1.6×	28	3.3k
Jean‐Christian Borel France	29	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	311 1.0×	201 0.7×	133	2.8k
Lee K. Brown United States	25	1.5k 0.7×	1.0k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	190 0.6×	346 1.2×	85	2.3k

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Stevens, Daniel, et al.. (2024). Positive airway pressure therapy adherence and outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea: An exploratory longitudinal retrospective randomized chart review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 60. 28–36. 2 indexed citations

El‐Sankary, Kamal, Scott Lowe, Stephen T. Driscoll, et al.. (2023). The Beginning of the AI-Enabled Preventative PAP Therapy Era: A First-in-Human Proof of Concept Interventional Study. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 70(10). 2776–2787.

Ayas, Najib, Kristin Fraser, Eleni Giannouli, et al.. (2020). Helping Canadian health care providers to optimize Sleep Disordered Breathing management for their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Canadian Journal of Respiratory Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. 4(2). 81–82. 9 indexed citations

Pendharkar, Sachin R., Marcus Povitz, Nick Bansback, et al.. (2017). Testing and treatment for obstructive sleep apnea in Canada: funding models must change. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 189(49). E1524–E1528. 21 indexed citations

Ayas, Najib, Robert Skomro, Adam Blackman, et al.. (2014). Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Driving: A Canadian Thoracic Society and Canadian Sleep Society Position Paper. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 21(2). 114–123. 30 indexed citations

Lau, Esther Yuet Ying, et al.. (2013). The Role of Daytime Sleepiness in Psychosocial Outcomes after Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2013. 1–10. 33 indexed citations

Fleetham, John A., Najib Ayas, Michael Fitzpatrick, et al.. (2011). Canadian Thoracic Society 2011 Guideline Update: Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 18(1). 25–47. 94 indexed citations

McKim, Douglas, Jeremy Road, Mónica Avendaño, et al.. (2011). Home Mechanical Ventilation: A Canadian Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 18(4). 197–215. 162 indexed citations

Ryan, Clodagh M., John S. Floras, Alexander G. Logan, et al.. (2010). Shift in sleep apnoea type in heart failure patients in the CANPAP trial. European Respiratory Journal. 35(3). 592–597. 42 indexed citations

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Lau, Esther Yuet Ying, et al.. (2010). Executive function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea treated with continuous positive airway pressure. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 16(6). 1077–1088. 76 indexed citations

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Arzt, Michael, John S. Floras, Alexander G. Logan, et al.. (2007). Suppression of Central Sleep Apnea by Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Transplant-Free Survival in Heart Failure. Circulation. 115(25). 3173–3180. 403 indexed citations

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Milne, Andrew D., et al.. (2007). Prevalence of difficult airway in obstructive sleep apnea patients. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 54(S1). 44517–44517. 3 indexed citations

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Fleetham, John A., Najib Ayas, Kathy E. Ferguson, et al.. (2006). Canadian Thoracic Society Guidelines: Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disordered Breathing in Adults. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 13(7). 387–392. 124 indexed citations

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Bradley, T. Douglas, Alexander G. Logan, R. John Kimoff, et al.. (2005). Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for Central Sleep Apnea and Heart Failure. New England Journal of Medicine. 353(19). 2025–2033. 750 indexed citations breakdown →

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Joshi, Girish P., et al.. (1997). Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm and Cardiac Arrest Associated with Spinal Anesthesia. Anesthesiology. 86(1). 244–247. 3 indexed citations

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Morrison, Debra, et al.. (1993). Anatomy of the Pharyngeal Airway in Sleep Apneics: Separating Anatomic Factors From Neuromuscular Factors. SLEEP. 16(suppl_8). S80–S84. 9 indexed citations

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Issa, Fuad, et al.. (1993). Digital Monitoring of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Using Snoring Sound and Arterial Oxygen Saturation. SLEEP. 16(suppl_8). S132–S132. 7 indexed citations

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Isono, Shiroh, Debra Morrison, Sandrine Launois, et al.. (1993). Static mechanics of the velopharynx of patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Journal of Applied Physiology. 75(1). 148–154. 131 indexed citations

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Issa, Fuad, et al.. (1993). Digital Monitoring of Sleep-disordered Breathing Using Snoring Sound and Arterial Oxygen Saturation. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 148(4_pt_1). 1023–1029. 89 indexed citations

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Morrison, Debra, et al.. (1987). Review of Choroidal Osteoma: Successful Krypton Red Laser Photocoagulation of an Associated Subretinal Neovascular Membrane Involving the Fovea. Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina. 18(4). 299–303. 21 indexed citations

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