Desmond Leddin

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
57 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Desmond Leddin is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Desmond Leddin has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Oncology, 14 papers in Surgery and 12 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Desmond Leddin's work include Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (14 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (10 papers) and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (8 papers). Desmond Leddin is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (14 papers), Climate Change and Health Impacts (10 papers) and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (8 papers). Desmond Leddin collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Desmond Leddin's co-authors include Morgan G. I. Langille, André Bernard, Stephanie Hughes, Sander Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Daniel Sadowski, Richard H. Hunt, Alan Barkun, Linda Rabeneck, Robert J. Hilsden and Hala Tamim and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Desmond Leddin

50 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

A Systematic Review of Patient Inflammatory Bowel Disease... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 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. A Systematic Review of Patient Inflammatory Bowel Disease Information Resources on the World Wide Web
    2007 624 citations André Bernard, Morgan G. I. Langille et al. The American Journal of Gastroenterology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Desmond Leddin Canada 18 511 454 331 288 283 57 1.7k
Diane Stockton United Kingdom 27 249 0.5× 838 1.8× 465 1.4× 285 1.0× 550 1.9× 61 3.0k
Mark Corrigan Ireland 24 496 1.0× 397 0.9× 135 0.4× 122 0.4× 101 0.4× 100 1.8k
Jeffrey Landercasper United States 31 314 0.6× 561 1.2× 180 0.5× 204 0.7× 155 0.5× 88 2.9k
Ana P. Ortíz Puerto Rico 26 292 0.6× 922 2.0× 222 0.7× 131 0.5× 1.1k 3.9× 164 2.7k
Melissa A. Jim United States 20 359 0.7× 1.1k 2.4× 228 0.7× 55 0.2× 455 1.6× 34 2.0k
Katrina Brown United Kingdom 16 364 0.7× 450 1.0× 506 1.5× 68 0.2× 362 1.3× 25 1.7k
David K. Espey United States 24 491 1.0× 1.3k 3.0× 269 0.8× 55 0.2× 603 2.1× 49 2.6k
Glenn Copeland United States 28 137 0.3× 603 1.3× 178 0.5× 183 0.6× 849 3.0× 58 2.3k
Machiko Inoue Japan 23 299 0.6× 297 0.7× 67 0.2× 136 0.5× 276 1.0× 86 1.7k
Youjie Huang United States 21 225 0.4× 824 1.8× 243 0.7× 81 0.3× 1.0k 3.7× 43 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Desmond Leddin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Desmond Leddin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Desmond Leddin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Desmond Leddin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Desmond Leddin 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 Desmond Leddin. Desmond Leddin 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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Makharia, Govind K, Yeong Yeh Lee, Wai K. Leung, et al.. (2024). Virtual Education is the Need of the Hour for the Global Gastroenterology Community: A Survey of Leaders of Professional Gastroenterology Organizations. Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases. 33(3). 418–423.
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Leddin, Desmond. (2024). Should environmental sustainability be a priority for the gastroenterology community?. Frontline Gastroenterology. 15(e1). e2–e5.
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Leddin, Desmond. (2024). The Impact of Climate Change, Pollution, and Biodiversity Loss on Digestive Health and Disease. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 519–534. 14 indexed citations
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Makharia, Govind K, Anahita Sadeghı, Desmond Leddin, & Anthony Costello. (2023). Impact of climate change on vulnerable populations. Gut. 72(12). 2201–2204. 4 indexed citations
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Visrodia, Kavel, Dianne Jones, Catherine Conway, et al.. (2023). Assessment of endoscope reprocessing at World Gastroenterology Organisation training centers using adenosine triphosphate testing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 12(1). E68–E77. 4 indexed citations
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Leddin, Desmond & Hugh Montgomery. (2023). The fundamentals: understanding the climate change crisis. Gut. 72(12). 2196–2198. 2 indexed citations
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Sadeghı, Anahita, Desmond Leddin, & Reza Malekzadeh. (2023). Mini Review: The Impact of Climate Change on Gastrointestinal Health. Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases. 15(2). 72–75. 7 indexed citations
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Leddin, Desmond, M. Bishr Omary, Geoffrey Metz, & Andrew Veitch. (2022). Climate change: a survey of global gastroenterology society leadership. Gut. 71(10). 1929–1932. 17 indexed citations
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Setoguchi, Soko, Desmond Leddin, Geoffrey Metz, & M. Bishr Omary. (2022). Climate Change, Health, and Health Care Systems: A Global Perspective. Gastroenterology. 162(6). 1549–1555. 27 indexed citations
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Shoesmith, Christen, Agessandro Abrahão, Tim J Benstead, et al.. (2020). Canadian best practice recommendations for the management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 192(46). E1453–E1468. 55 indexed citations
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Shoesmith, Christen, Agessandro Abrahão, Tim J Benstead, et al.. (2020). Recommandations canadiennes pour les pratiques optimales de prise en charge de la sclérose latérale amyotrophique. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 192(46). E1505–E1521.
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Perl, Daniel P., Desmond Leddin, Andrew Veitch, et al.. (2016). Endoscopic capacity in West Africa. African Health Sciences. 16(1). 329–329. 20 indexed citations
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Smith, Stephen A., Sarah J. Campbell, Duncan Webster, et al.. (2009). A Study of the Prevalence of Cytotoxic and Non‐Cytotoxic Klebsiella oxytoca Fecal Colonization in Two Patient Populations. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology. 20(4). e169–72. 7 indexed citations
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Bernard, André, et al.. (2007). A Systematic Review of Patient Inflammatory Bowel Disease Information Resources on the World Wide Web. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 102(9). 2070–2077. 624 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leddin, Desmond, Richard H. Hunt, M C Champion, et al.. (2004). Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and the Canadian Digestive Health Foundation: Guidelines on Colon Cancer Screening. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18(2). 93–99. 110 indexed citations
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Leddin, Desmond. (2004). Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Launches Human Resource Planning Initiatives. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 18(9). 583–584. 4 indexed citations
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Steinhart, A. Hillary, Brian G. Feagan, Cindy J. Wong, et al.. (2002). Combined budesonide and antibiotic therapy for active Crohn's disease: A randomized controlled trial. Gastroenterology. 123(1). 33–40. 157 indexed citations
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Dinda, P. K., Desmond Leddin, & I. T. Beck. (1988). Histamine is involved in ethanol-induced jejunal microvascular injury in rabbits. Gastroenterology. 95(5). 1227–1233. 24 indexed citations
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