Fraser Birrell

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Fraser Birrell is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Surgery and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Fraser Birrell has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Rheumatology, 23 papers in Surgery and 14 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Fraser Birrell's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (23 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (22 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (11 papers). Fraser Birrell is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (23 papers), Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (22 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (11 papers). Fraser Birrell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Sweden. Fraser Birrell's co-authors include Alan J. Silman, Olof Johnell, Roger M. Francis, Mark S. Pearce, Philip G. Conaghan, Ade Adebajo, Cyrus Cooper, Ismaël Atchia, Michael Doherty and David Kane and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Fraser Birrell

66 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Paracetamol: not as safe as we thought? A systematic literature review of observational studies
    2015 290 citations Michael Doherty, Weiya Zhang et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fraser Birrell United Kingdom 29 1.3k 1.1k 578 344 205 71 2.8k
Karine Toupin‐April Canada 16 1.6k 1.2× 869 0.8× 1.0k 1.7× 296 0.9× 191 0.9× 65 3.0k
Aleksandra Turkiewicz Sweden 31 1.6k 1.2× 1.6k 1.4× 518 0.9× 389 1.1× 81 0.4× 155 3.2k
Lisa A. Mandl United States 34 2.8k 2.1× 2.1k 2.0× 437 0.8× 536 1.6× 359 1.8× 154 5.5k
Jolanda Cibere Canada 30 2.0k 1.5× 1.3k 1.2× 795 1.4× 370 1.1× 69 0.3× 99 3.3k
Ahad Ashrafi‐Asgarabad Iran 13 1.2k 0.9× 451 0.4× 745 1.3× 116 0.3× 208 1.0× 16 2.7k
Sylvie Rozenberg France 30 1.1k 0.8× 672 0.6× 1.3k 2.2× 401 1.2× 412 2.0× 82 3.4k
Andreas Maetzel Canada 29 1.2k 0.9× 514 0.5× 1.4k 2.4× 215 0.6× 337 1.6× 61 3.3k
Marike van der Leeden Netherlands 33 2.0k 1.5× 1.2k 1.1× 699 1.2× 593 1.7× 297 1.4× 165 3.4k
Lara Maxwell Canada 27 1.6k 1.2× 559 0.5× 1.2k 2.1× 179 0.5× 404 2.0× 93 3.6k
Deepti Bettampadi United States 13 1.1k 0.8× 389 0.4× 598 1.0× 90 0.3× 194 0.9× 25 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Fraser Birrell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fraser Birrell

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All Works

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Birrell, Fraser, et al.. (2023). Scaling group consultations – the fourth healthcare revolution: A call to action to save primary care. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(3).
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Yu, Shirley P., Marienke van Middelkoop, Leticia A. Deveza, et al.. (2023). Predictors of Placebo Response to Local (Intra‐Articular) Therapy In Osteoarthritis: An Individual Participant Data Meta‐Analysis. Arthritis Care & Research. 76(2). 208–224. 4 indexed citations
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Birrell, Fraser, et al.. (2021). Educational collaboration can empower patients, support doctors in training and future‐proof medical education. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(4). 8 indexed citations
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Radojčić, Maja R, Nigel Arden, Xiaoming Yang, et al.. (2020). Pain trajectory defines knee osteoarthritis subgroups. Pain. 1 indexed citations
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Kingsbury, Sarah R., Puvan Tharmanathan, Ada Keding, et al.. (2019). Significant pain reduction with oral methotrexate in knee osteoarthritis; results from the promote randomised controlled phase iii trial of treatment effectiveness. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 27. S84–S85. 11 indexed citations
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Tharmanathan, Puvan, Ada Keding, Belén Corbacho, et al.. (2018). Significant Pain Reduction with Oral Methotrexate in Knee Osteoarthritis; Results from a Randomised Controlled Phase III Trial of Treatment Effectiveness. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 70. 3 indexed citations
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Middelkoop, Marienke van, Nigel Arden, Ismaël Atchia, et al.. (2016). The OA Trial Bank: meta-analysis of individual patient data from knee and hip osteoarthritis trials show that patients with severe pain exhibit greater benefit from intra-articular glucocorticoids. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 24(7). 1143–1152. 79 indexed citations
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Arden, Nigel, Suzie Cro, Caroline J Doré, et al.. (2014). Effect of vitamin D supplementation on radiographic knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 22. S375–S375. 2 indexed citations
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Kingsbury, Sarah R., Puvan Tharmanathan, Joy Adamson, et al.. (2013). Hydroxychloroquine effectiveness in reducing symptoms of hand osteoarthritis (HERO): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 14(1). 64–64. 22 indexed citations
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Birrell, Fraser, et al.. (2011). PMS37 The Cost Effectiveness of Glucosamine Sulphate Powder (Glusartel) for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee. Value in Health. 14(7). A309–A309. 1 indexed citations
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Pearce, Mark S., et al.. (2011). Reliability and validity of ultrasound imaging of features of knee osteoarthritis in the community. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 12(1). 70–70. 62 indexed citations
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Atchia, Ismaël, David Kane, Mike Reed, John D. Isaacs, & Fraser Birrell. (2010). Efficacy of a single ultrasound-guided injection for the treatment of hip osteoarthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 70(1). 110–116. 120 indexed citations
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Kloppenburg, M., Tanja Stamm, I. Watt, et al.. (2007). Research in hand osteoarthritis: time for reappraisal and demand for new strategies. An opinion paper. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 66(9). 1157–1161. 56 indexed citations
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Birrell, Fraser, Mark S. Pearce, Roger M. Francis, & Louise Parker. (2005). Self-report overestimates true height loss: implications for diagnosis of osteoporosis. Clinical Rheumatology. 24(6). 590–592. 11 indexed citations
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Graves, Nicholas, Fraser Birrell, & Michael Whitby. (2005). Modeling the economic losses from pressure ulcers among hospitalized patients in Australia. Wound Repair and Regeneration. 13(5). 462–467. 90 indexed citations
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Lunt, Mark, et al.. (2003). COMBINATION OF PAIN DRAWING AND SELF-REPORT SHOULD BE USED FOR ASCERTAINING HIP PAIN IN POPULATION SURVEYS. Lara D. Veeken. 42. 33–33. 2 indexed citations
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Hunt, Isabelle M., et al.. (2001). Hip pain and hip osteoarthritis in the community: associations with occupational and leisure activity. Lara D. Veeken. 40. 75–75. 1 indexed citations

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