Derek Stephens

14.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
229 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Derek Stephens is a scholar working on Surgery, Epidemiology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Derek Stephens has authored 229 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Surgery, 53 papers in Epidemiology and 44 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Derek Stephens's work include Respiratory viral infections research (24 papers), Emergency and Acute Care Studies (13 papers) and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (13 papers). Derek Stephens is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory viral infections research (24 papers), Emergency and Acute Care Studies (13 papers) and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (13 papers). Derek Stephens collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Derek Stephens's co-authors include Barbara Law, Elaine E. L. Wang, Suzanne Schuh, James G. Wright, Anna Taddio, Howard M. Clarke, Upton Allen, Noni E. MacDonald, Joanne M. Langley and Moshe Ipp and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Derek Stephens

229 papers receiving 8.7k citations

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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.

Survey of the prevalence of immunization non-compliance due to needle fears in children and adults

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Derek Stephens Canada	53	2.6k	2.2k	2.0k	1.6k	997	229	9.1k
Robert McCarter United States	60	3.0k 1.2×	1.7k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.8k 1.1×	566 0.6×	223	10.7k
Joël Coste France	56	1.9k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	2.5k 1.2×	1.0k 0.7×	338 0.3×	225	10.6k
Anderson Loundou France	51	1.3k 0.5×	2.9k 1.4×	2.0k 1.0×	517 0.3×	836 0.8×	308	10.5k
Mehmet Haberal Türkiye	47	2.6k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	4.2k 2.1×	1.3k 0.8×	492 0.5×	1.1k	12.3k
Cuno S.P.M. Uiterwaal Netherlands	62	3.1k 1.2×	2.2k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	2.8k 1.8×	349 0.4×	263	11.5k
Franz E Babl Australia	42	3.2k 1.2×	1.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	1.8k 1.2×	2.2k 2.2×	386	7.8k
Herng‐Ching Lin Taiwan	50	1.3k 0.5×	932 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	802 0.5×	493 0.5×	353	8.7k
Shahnaz Sultan United States	51	2.5k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	4.3k 2.1×	466 0.3×	473 0.5×	177	12.9k
Philippe Aegerter France	52	2.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	548 0.4×	1.3k 1.3×	222	8.4k
Jeroen G. Lijmer Netherlands	27	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	2.2k 1.1×	585 0.4×	423 0.4×	55	10.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Derek Stephens

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Kuppermann, Nathan, Yaron Finkelstein, Roger Zemek, et al.. (2022). International variation in evidence-based emergency department management of bronchiolitis: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 12(12). e059784–e059784. 7 indexed citations

Wu, Runhui, Xiaojing Li, Qing Zhang, et al.. (2021). Significant reduction in hemarthrosis in boys with severe hemophilia A: The China hemophilia individualized low‐dose secondary prophylaxis study. Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 5(6). e12552–e12552. 8 indexed citations

Blanchette, Victor S., David Lillicrap, Shannon Jackson, et al.. (2018). A Practical, One Clinic Visit, Population Pharmacokinetic (PK) Protocol for Generation of PK Profiles in Subjects with Severe Hemophilia a. Blood. 132(Supplement 1). 2480–2480. 1 indexed citations

Taddio, Anna, Vibhuti Shah, Lucie M. Bucci, et al.. (2018). Effectiveness of a hospital-based postnatal parent education intervention about pain management during infant vaccination: a randomized controlled trial. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 190(42). E1245–E1252. 18 indexed citations

Lam, Grace, Angela Punnett, Derek Stephens, et al.. (2017). Value of flow cytometric analysis of peripheral blood samples in children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 65(1). 5 indexed citations

Scolnik, Dennis, et al.. (2017). Utility of Soft Tissue Lateral Neck Radiographs in the Emergency Department. Pediatric Emergency Care. 36(5). e254–e257. 2 indexed citations

Stephens, Derek, et al.. (2013). Utilisation of an outpatient sedation unit in paediatric ophthalmology: safety and effectiveness of chloral hydrate in 1509 sedation episodes. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 97(11). 1437–1442. 29 indexed citations

Go, Cristina, Mark T. Mackay, Shelly K. Weiss, et al.. (2012). Evidence-based guideline update: Medical treatment of infantile spasms [RETIRED]. Neurology. 78(24). 1974–1980. 244 indexed citations

Bouffet, Éric, Regina I. Jakacki, Stewart Goldman, et al.. (2012). Phase II Study of Weekly Vinblastine in Recurrent or Refractory Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 30(12). 1358–1363. 143 indexed citations

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Wright, James G., et al.. (2011). Burnout among faculty physicians in an academic health science centre. Paediatrics & Child Health. 16(7). 409–413. 45 indexed citations

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McNamara, Patrick J., et al.. (2010). Patent ductus arteriosus ligation is associated with impaired left ventricular systolic performance in premature infants weighing less than 1000 g. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 140(1). 150–157. 101 indexed citations

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MacLean, Joanna E., Eshetu G. Atenafu, Melanie Kirby‐Allen, et al.. (2008). Longitudinal Decline in Lung Volume in a Population of Children with Sickle Cell Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 178(10). 1055–1059. 58 indexed citations

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Schuh, Suzanne, Allan L. Coates, Paul T. Dick, et al.. (2008). A single versus multiple doses of dexamethasone in infants wheezing for the first time. Pediatric Pulmonology. 43(9). 844–850. 13 indexed citations

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Compeyrot‐Lacassagne, Sandrine, Pascal N. Tyrrell, Eshetu G. Atenafu, et al.. (2007). Prevalence and etiology of low bone mineral density in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 56(6). 1966–1973. 60 indexed citations

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Scolnik, Dennis, et al.. (2006). Controlled Delivery of High vs Low Humidity vs Mist Therapy for Croup in Emergency Departments. JAMA. 295(11). 1274–1274. 40 indexed citations

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Laffey, John G., Robert P. Jankov, Doreen Engelberts, et al.. (2003). Effects of Therapeutic Hypercapnia on Mesenteric Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 168(11). 1383–1390. 68 indexed citations

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Sokol, Jenni, Desmond Bohn, Ronald V. Lacro, et al.. (2002). Fetal pulmonary artery diameters and their association with lung hypoplasia and postnatal outcome in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 186(5). 1085–1090. 76 indexed citations

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Curtis, Christine, Derek Stephens, Howard M. Clarke, & David Andrews. (2002). The active movement scale: An evaluative tool for infants with obstetrical brachial plexus palsy. The Journal Of Hand Surgery. 27(3). 470–1. 193 indexed citations

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Arnold, Sandra R., Elaine E. L. Wang, Barbara Law, et al.. (1999). Variable morbidity of respiratory syncytial virus infection in patients with underlying lung disease: a review of the PICNIC RSV database. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 18(10). 866–869. 86 indexed citations

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Stephens, Derek, et al.. (1979). A racial comparison of morphology in the lower extremity: a preliminary study. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 69(5). 287–295. 4 indexed citations

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