Derek Bell

11.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
153 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Derek Bell is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Emergency Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek Bell has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in General Health Professions, 44 papers in Emergency Medicine and 31 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Derek Bell's work include Emergency and Acute Care Studies (38 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (18 papers) and Primary Care and Health Outcomes (17 papers). Derek Bell is often cited by papers focused on Emergency and Acute Care Studies (38 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (18 papers) and Primary Care and Health Outcomes (17 papers). Derek Bell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Derek Bell's co-authors include Cathal Doyle, Laura Lennox, Julie Reed, Chris McNicholas, Azeem Majeed, Ara Darzi, Michael Taylor, Alex Bottle, Paul Aylin and Thomas Woodcock and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Derek Bell

147 papers receiving 7.3k citations

Hit Papers

A systematic review of evidence on the links between pati... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2013 2015 500 1000 1.5k
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. A systematic review of evidence on the links between patient experience and clinical safety and effectiveness
    2013 1.6k citations Derek Bell et al. BMJ Open profile →
  2. Systematic review of the application of the plan–do–study–act method to improve quality in healthcare
    2013 1.1k citations Derek Bell et al. profile →
  3. Trial of Early, Goal-Directed Resuscitation for Septic Shock
    2015 995 citations Derek Bell, Tim Coats et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Derek Bell United Kingdom 36 2.7k 1.7k 1.5k 1.1k 985 153 7.6k
Albert W. Wu United States 41 1.8k 0.7× 1.9k 1.1× 952 0.6× 1.4k 1.3× 471 0.5× 81 7.3k
Gert P. Westert Netherlands 47 3.5k 1.3× 1.6k 1.0× 839 0.6× 2.3k 2.0× 693 0.7× 255 8.1k
Timothy P. Hofer United States 61 2.8k 1.0× 1.9k 1.1× 989 0.7× 2.1k 1.9× 1.3k 1.3× 204 9.7k
Monica Taljaard Canada 53 2.6k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 913 0.6× 1.4k 1.3× 1.5k 1.5× 450 10.4k
Nicolette F. de Keizer Netherlands 50 1.4k 0.5× 2.0k 1.2× 1.4k 0.9× 476 0.4× 756 0.8× 266 7.6k
Michael B. Rothberg United States 50 2.7k 1.0× 3.0k 1.8× 1.2k 0.8× 1.4k 1.2× 1.7k 1.7× 385 10.9k
R. Adams Dudley United States 48 2.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 882 0.6× 2.3k 2.0× 1.2k 1.2× 176 7.8k
Gary E. Rosenthal United States 52 3.1k 1.2× 1.3k 0.8× 1.9k 1.2× 2.2k 2.0× 1.8k 1.8× 180 9.2k
Sarah L. Krein United States 51 3.1k 1.1× 2.8k 1.7× 662 0.4× 1.1k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 287 9.6k
Judith R. Lave United States 51 2.5k 0.9× 2.1k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 2.4k 2.1× 464 0.5× 195 7.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Derek Bell

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Fields of papers citing papers by Derek Bell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek Bell

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Derek Bell. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Derek Bell 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 Derek Bell. Derek Bell 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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Bell, Derek, et al.. (2024). An Evaluation of Burn Fellowship Program Websites’ Presence and Content. Journal of Burn Care & Research. 46(1). 90–93.
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Poots, Alan J, et al.. (2023). Parents’ Experiences of Communication in Neonatal Care (PEC): a neonatal survey refined for real-time parent feedback. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal. 108(4). 416–420. 3 indexed citations
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Henry, Sharon, Mark A. Grevious, Kevin N Foster, et al.. (2023). Maximizing wound coverage in full-thickness skin defects: A randomized-controlled trial of autologous skin cell suspension and widely meshed autograft versus standard autografting. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 96(1). 85–93. 6 indexed citations
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Ende, Eva S. van den, Bo Schouten, Hanneke Merten, et al.. (2023). Leaving the hospital on time: hospital bed utilization and reasons for discharge delay in the Netherlands. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 35(2). 6 indexed citations
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Park, Won, et al.. (2022). Flap Coverage of Infected Ventricular Assist Devices Influences Patient Outcomes. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 90(6S). S552–S555. 2 indexed citations
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Bell, Derek, et al.. (2022). The development and introduction of a national e-learning programme to support the dissemination of NEWS2. Clinical Medicine. 22(6). 530–533. 1 indexed citations
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Barker, Ruth E, Samantha S.C. Kon, Claire M. Nolan, et al.. (2021). COPD discharge bundle and pulmonary rehabilitation referral and uptake following hospitalisation for acute exacerbation of COPD. Thorax. 76(8). 829–831. 7 indexed citations
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Woodcock, Thomas, Dionne Matthew, Bradley Porter, et al.. (2021). Hospital admissions for stroke and bleeding in Hounslow following a quality improvement initiative. Open Heart. 8(1). e001558–e001558. 1 indexed citations
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Barker, Ruth E, Sarah E. Jones, Winston Banya, et al.. (2020). The Effects of a Video Intervention on Posthospitalization Pulmonary Rehabilitation Uptake. A Randomized Controlled Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 201(12). 1517–1524. 26 indexed citations
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Webbe, James, et al.. (2020). Interventions to improve quantitative measures of parent satisfaction in neonatal care: a systematic review. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 4(1). e000613–e000613. 9 indexed citations
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Evans, Liz, Derek Bell, & Sheree Smith. (2016). Resilience in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Heart Failure. Spiral (Imperial College London). 1(3). 6 indexed citations
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Marvin, Vanessa, et al.. (2016). Applying quality improvement methods to address gaps in medicines reconciliation at transfers of care from an acute UK hospital. BMJ Open. 6(6). e010230–e010230. 16 indexed citations
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Soong, John, et al.. (2015). Quantifying the prevalence of frailty in English hospitals. BMJ Open. 5(10). e008456–e008456. 93 indexed citations
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Poots, Alan J, Stuart A. Green, John Green, et al.. (2014). Improving mental health outcomes: achieving equity through quality improvement. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 26(2). 198–204. 15 indexed citations
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Bottle, Alex, Paul Aylin, & Derek Bell. (2014). Effect of the Readmission Primary Diagnosis and Time Interval in Heart Failure Patients: Analysis of English Administrative Data. European Journal of Heart Failure. 16(8). 846–853. 29 indexed citations
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Jones, Sarah E., Jane L. Canavan, Claire M. Nolan, et al.. (2014). Prevalence of anxiety and depression in COPD and effects on health-related quality of life and exercise capacity. European Respiratory Journal. 44(Suppl 58). P4738–P4738. 1 indexed citations
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Subbe, Christian P, et al.. (2013). A Day in the Life of the AMU– The Society for Acute Medicine’s Benchmarking Audit 2012 (SAMBA ‘12). Acute Medicine Journal. 12(2). 69–73. 4 indexed citations
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Reade, Michael C., David T. Huang, Derek Bell, et al.. (2010). Variability in management of early severe sepsis. Emergency Medicine Journal. 27(2). 110–115. 55 indexed citations

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