Erwin Brown

5.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Erwin Brown is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Erwin Brown has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Infectious Diseases, 7 papers in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and 6 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Erwin Brown's work include Antibiotic Use and Resistance (7 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (6 papers) and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (4 papers). Erwin Brown is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Use and Resistance (7 papers), Nosocomial Infections in ICU (6 papers) and Bacterial Infections and Vaccines (4 papers). Erwin Brown collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and United States. Erwin Brown's co-authors include Peter Davey, Craig Ramsay, Ian M. Gould, Esmita Charani, Lynda Fenelon, Alison Holmes, Philip J Wiffen, Mark Wilcox, Claire Scott and Charis Marwick and has published in prestigious journals such as Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Spine and The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Erwin Brown

21 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients

2013 1.3k citations Peter Davey, Erwin Brown et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients

2017 742 citations Peter Davey, Charis Marwick et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erwin Brown United Kingdom	15	2.0k	1000	721	603	583	22	3.2k
Timothy H. Dellit United States	23	2.1k 1.0×	826 0.8×	1.1k 1.6×	848 1.4×	726 1.2×	39	3.7k
Jeroen Schouten Netherlands	30	1.9k 0.9×	770 0.8×	1.3k 1.8×	489 0.8×	831 1.4×	105	3.9k
Benedikt Huttner Switzerland	37	2.2k 1.1×	681 0.7×	1.4k 1.9×	648 1.1×	875 1.5×	129	4.4k
Andrew M. Morris Canada	29	1.1k 0.5×	562 0.6×	1.1k 1.6×	791 1.3×	816 1.4×	135	3.1k
Lynda Fenelon Ireland	21	1.1k 0.6×	559 0.6×	736 1.0×	353 0.6×	725 1.2×	53	2.3k
Céline Pulcini France	24	1.8k 0.9×	675 0.7×	721 1.0×	321 0.5×	380 0.7×	85	2.6k
Sigvard Mölstad Sweden	36	1.6k 0.8×	805 0.8×	2.0k 2.8×	292 0.5×	455 0.8×	117	4.3k
Debra A. Goff United States	36	1.4k 0.7×	479 0.5×	990 1.4×	1.1k 1.8×	1.1k 1.9×	114	3.6k
Charis Marwick United Kingdom	23	999 0.5×	593 0.6×	630 0.9×	323 0.5×	513 0.9×	55	2.3k
Bradley J. Langford Canada	25	1.7k 0.9×	486 0.5×	1.1k 1.5×	361 0.6×	947 1.6×	95	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Erwin Brown

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Fields of papers citing papers by Erwin Brown

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erwin Brown

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Brown, Nicholas M., et al.. (2021). Treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): updated guidelines from the UK. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 76(6). 1377–1378. 27 indexed citations

Brown, Nicholas M., Anna L. Goodman, Carolyne Horner, Abi Jenkins, & Erwin Brown. (2021). Treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): updated guidelines from the UK. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance. 3(1). dlaa114–dlaa114. 106 indexed citations

Davey, Peter, Claire Scott, Erwin Brown, et al.. (2017). interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients (updated protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 61 indexed citations

Davey, Peter, Charis Marwick, Claire Scott, et al.. (2017). Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2017(2). 742 indexed citations breakdown →

Davey, Peter, Erwin Brown, Esmita Charani, et al.. (2013). Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2(4). CD003543–CD003543. 1313 indexed citations breakdown →

Brown, Erwin, Richard Edwards, & Ian Pople. (2008). CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNT INFECTIONS. Neurosurgery. 62(Supplement 2). 4 indexed citations

Stone, S., Ben S. Cooper, C Kibbler, et al.. (2007). The ORION statement: guidelines for transparent reporting of Outbreak Reports and Intervention studies Of Nosocomial infection. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 59(5). 833–840. 103 indexed citations

Stone, Sheldon P., Ben S. Cooper, C Kibbler, et al.. (2007). The ORION statement: guidelines for transparent reporting of outbreak reports and intervention studies of nosocomial infection. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 7(4). 282–288. 234 indexed citations

Brown, Erwin, Richard Edwards, & Ian Pople. (2006). Conservative Management of Patients with Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infections. Neurosurgery. 58(4). 657–665. 79 indexed citations

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Brown, Erwin, David Ruslander, Chieko Azuma, et al.. (2006). A feasibility study of low‐dose total body irradiation for relapsed canine lymphoma. Veterinary and Comparative Oncology. 4(2). 75–83. 6 indexed citations

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Davey, Peter, Erwin Brown, Lynda Fenelon, et al.. (2006). Systematic Review of Antimicrobial Drug Prescribing in Hospitals. Emerging infectious diseases. 12(2). 211–216. 91 indexed citations

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Davey, Peter, Erwin Brown, Lynda Fenelon, et al.. (2006). Systematic Review of Antimicrobial Drug Prescribing in Hospitals. Emerging infectious diseases. 12(2). 211–216. 7 indexed citations

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Brown, Erwin, Ian Pople, John de Louvois, et al.. (2004). Spine Update. Spine. 29(8). 938–945. 73 indexed citations

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Brown, Erwin & Dilip Nathwani. (2004). Antibiotic cycling or rotation: a systematic review of the evidence of efficacy. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 55(1). 6–9. 128 indexed citations

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Ramsay, Craig, et al.. (2003). Room for improvement: a systematic review of the quality of evaluations of interventions to improve hospital antibiotic prescribing. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 52(5). 764–771. 115 indexed citations

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Brown, Erwin. (2002). Infections in Neurosurgery. Drugs. 62(6). 909–913. 5 indexed citations

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Brown, Erwin. (1997). Empirical antimicrobial therapy of mechanically ventilated patients with nosocomial pneumonia. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 40(4). 463–468. 14 indexed citations

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Brown, Erwin. (1993). Antimicrobial prophylaxis in neurosurgery. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 31(suppl B). 49–63. 35 indexed citations

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Widdison, Adam L., et al.. (1993). Survey of guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery. Journal of Hospital Infection. 25(3). 199–205. 25 indexed citations

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Campbell, Robert R., et al.. (1988). CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE IN ACUTE AND LONG-STAY ELDERLY PATIENTS. Age and Ageing. 17(5). 333–336. 22 indexed citations

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