Denis Leigh

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
122 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Denis Leigh is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Philosophy and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Denis Leigh has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Clinical Psychology, 14 papers in Philosophy and 11 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Denis Leigh's work include Mental Health and Psychiatry (13 papers), Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (6 papers) and Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices (5 papers). Denis Leigh is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health and Psychiatry (13 papers), Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (6 papers) and Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices (5 papers). Denis Leigh collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Denmark and Canada. Denis Leigh's co-authors include D. W. K. Kay, Adolf Meyer, A. McBurney, John W. Lovett Doust, María L. García, Amanda McRae, J. Brian Reed, Matthew J. Dolan, Jonathan W. Kelly and Michael T. Wong and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Clinical Infectious Diseases and The British Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Denis Leigh

116 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

SUBACUTE NECROTIZING ENCEPHALOMYELOPATHY IN AN INFANT 1951 2026 1976 2001 1951 200 400 600
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.

  1. SUBACUTE NECROTIZING ENCEPHALOMYELOPATHY IN AN INFANT
    1951 602 citations Denis Leigh Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Denis Leigh United Kingdom 26 1.0k 610 508 444 408 122 3.5k
Benjamin Pasamanick United States 34 924 0.9× 64 0.1× 675 1.3× 410 0.9× 39 0.1× 163 3.6k
Susan K. Johnson United States 35 1.2k 1.2× 226 0.4× 1.2k 2.4× 563 1.3× 204 0.5× 79 4.4k
Jack Tizard United Kingdom 26 677 0.7× 72 0.1× 371 0.7× 225 0.5× 74 0.2× 96 2.6k
Susan J. Bradley Canada 39 2.1k 2.1× 1.0k 1.6× 283 0.6× 370 0.8× 84 0.2× 106 5.0k
June Machover Reinisch United States 32 366 0.4× 364 0.6× 418 0.8× 190 0.4× 32 0.1× 58 3.1k
Jehannine Austin Canada 31 677 0.7× 820 1.3× 421 0.8× 533 1.2× 42 0.1× 168 3.8k
Miriam H. Beauchamp Canada 37 1.1k 1.1× 331 0.5× 602 1.2× 1.1k 2.5× 95 0.2× 199 4.9k
Stephen Z. Levine Israel 46 1.9k 1.9× 496 0.8× 2.0k 3.9× 1.2k 2.7× 28 0.1× 271 7.4k
Thomas W. Teasdale Denmark 37 1.2k 1.2× 213 0.3× 752 1.5× 341 0.8× 19 0.0× 112 5.5k
Linda A. Corey United States 28 546 0.5× 318 0.5× 612 1.2× 179 0.4× 45 0.1× 66 3.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Denis Leigh

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Denis Leigh

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Denis Leigh. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Denis Leigh based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Denis Leigh. Denis Leigh is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wong, Michael T., Matthew J. Dolan, Charles P. Lattuada, et al.. (1995). Neuroretinitis, Aseptic Meningitis, and Lymphadenitis Associated with Bartonella (Rochalimaea) henselae Infection in Immunocompetent Patients and Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 21(2). 352–360. 120 indexed citations
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Leigh, Denis. (1978). Psychiatrische therapie-forschung ethische und juristische probleme. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 22(5). 464–464. 1 indexed citations
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Leigh, Denis. (1973). Psychiatric complications of medical drugs. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 19(3). 385–385. 72 indexed citations
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Leigh, Denis. (1966). Hysteria: The history of a disease. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 10(2). 233–233. 12 indexed citations
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Leigh, Denis. (1966). Higher cortical functions in man. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 10(3). 306–306. 29 indexed citations
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Leigh, Denis. (1965). Evolution of Psychosomatic Concepts. BMJ. 2(5467). 924.3–925. 9 indexed citations
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Leigh, Denis. (1963). General psycho-pathology. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 7(2). 171–172. 204 indexed citations
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Leigh, Denis. (1963). Psychotherapy in the Soviet Union. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 7(1). 66–66. 1 indexed citations
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Leigh, Denis. (1963). Acupuncture. The ancient Chinese art of healing. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 7(1). 67–67. 7 indexed citations
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Leigh, Denis. (1962). Respiration in health and disease. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 6(3). 212–212. 3 indexed citations
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Leigh, Denis. (1961). Advances in Psychosomatic medicine. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 5(2). 150–150. 37 indexed citations
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Leigh, Denis. (1960). The chemical prevention of cardiac necroses. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 5(1). 69–70. 5 indexed citations
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Leigh, Denis. (1959). Foundations of neuropsychiatry. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 4(1). 59–59. 2 indexed citations
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Leigh, Denis. (1959). Topics in psychiatry. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 4(2). 142–143. 12 indexed citations
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Leigh, Denis. (1957). The practice of psychosomatic medicine as illustrated in allergy. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2(2). 150–151. 2 indexed citations
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Leigh, Denis. (1955). Contributions of Neuro-anatomy and Neuropathology to Psychiatry. BMJ. 2(4943). 815–819. 2 indexed citations
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Leigh, Denis, et al.. (1953). The General Practitioner and the Psychiatrist. BMJ. 2(4838). 723–725. 12 indexed citations
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Leigh, Denis. (1953). Child Adoption in the Modern World. American Journal of Psychotherapy. 7(1). 194–195. 2 indexed citations
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Leigh, Denis. (1951). SUBACUTE NECROTIZING ENCEPHALOMYELOPATHY IN AN INFANT. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 14(3). 216–221. 602 indexed citations breakdown →

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