Geoffrey K. Isbister

21.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
472 papers, 14.4k citations indexed

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Geoffrey K. Isbister is a scholar working on Genetics, Emergency Medicine and Virology. According to data from OpenAlex, Geoffrey K. Isbister has authored 472 papers receiving a total of 14.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 239 papers in Genetics, 135 papers in Emergency Medicine and 128 papers in Virology. Recurrent topics in Geoffrey K. Isbister's work include Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies (239 papers), Rabies epidemiology and control (128 papers) and Poisoning and overdose treatments (123 papers). Geoffrey K. Isbister is often cited by papers focused on Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies (239 papers), Rabies epidemiology and control (128 papers) and Poisoning and overdose treatments (123 papers). Geoffrey K. Isbister collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Sri Lanka and United Kingdom. Geoffrey K. Isbister's co-authors include Ian M. Whyte, Nicholas A. Buckley, Andrew Dawson, Wayne C. Hodgson, Stephen B. Duffull, Margaret A. O’Leary, Theo Tasoulis, Simon G.A. Brown, Colin B. Page and Kalana Maduwage and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Geoffrey K. Isbister

454 papers receiving 13.8k 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.

The Hunter Serotonin Toxicity Criteria: simple and accurate diagnostic decision rules for serotonin toxicity

2003 624 citations Geoffrey K. Isbister, Ian M. Whyte et al. profile →
A Review and Database of Snake Venom Proteomes

2017 443 citations Theo Tasoulis, Geoffrey K. Isbister Toxins profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Geoffrey K. Isbister Australia	61	6.9k	4.0k	3.1k	2.6k	2.3k	472	14.4k
Robert S. Hoffman United States	71	1.5k 0.2×	90 0.0×	2.7k 0.9×	709 0.3×	1.5k 0.7×	684	19.5k
Richard F. Clark United States	36	1.1k 0.2×	665 0.2×	676 0.2×	241 0.1×	603 0.3×	234	4.6k
Günter Weiß Austria	84	2.0k 0.3×	149 0.0×	4.9k 1.6×	137 0.1×	269 0.1×	419	23.5k
Michael Eddleston United Kingdom	65	448 0.1×	300 0.1×	1.9k 0.6×	86 0.0×	1.4k 0.6×	307	15.9k
Dieter Häussinger Germany	90	1.1k 0.2×	753 0.2×	10.3k 3.4×	19 0.0×	673 0.3×	829	40.2k
Etheresia Pretorius South Africa	53	543 0.1×	103 0.0×	2.3k 0.7×	169 0.1×	284 0.1×	339	10.3k
Dietmar Fuchs Austria	87	1.7k 0.3×	4.9k 1.2×	6.8k 2.2×	4 0.0×	898 0.4×	797	32.1k
Steven D. Douglas United States	63	1.1k 0.2×	2.2k 0.6×	3.1k 1.0×	9 0.0×	476 0.2×	463	15.5k
Ido P. Kema Netherlands	56	538 0.1×	222 0.1×	2.1k 0.7×	52 0.0×	245 0.1×	292	9.9k
A. Ian Smith Australia	61	1.1k 0.2×	164 0.0×	5.0k 1.6×	119 0.0×	1.0k 0.4×	333	14.1k

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Isbister, Geoffrey K., et al.. (2025). Early cardiovascular collapse after envenoming by snakes in Australia, 2005–2020: an observational study (ASP‐31). The Medical Journal of Australia. 222(6). 313–317.

Tasoulis, Theo, Susie Ellis, Tara L. Pukala, et al.. (2025). The Venom Proteome of the Ecologically Divergent Australian Elapid, Southern Death Adder Acanthophis antarcticus. Toxins. 17(7). 352–352.

Chiew, Angela L. & Geoffrey K. Isbister. (2024). Management of serotonin syndrome (toxicity). British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 91(3). 654–661. 8 indexed citations

Buckley, Nicholas A., Katherine Isoardi, Geoffrey K. Isbister, et al.. (2021). Optimising alkalinisation and its effect on QRS narrowing in tricyclic antidepressant poisoning. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 88(2). 723–733. 4 indexed citations

Downes, Michael A., Colin B. Page, Ingrid Berling, Ian M. Whyte, & Geoffrey K. Isbister. (2019). Use of a tablet-based application for clinical handover and data collection. Clinical Toxicology. 58(7). 692–697. 6 indexed citations

Chan, Betty S., Geoffrey K. Isbister, Colin B. Page, et al.. (2018). Clinical outcomes from early use of digoxin-specific antibodies versus observation in chronic digoxin poisoning (ATOM-4). Clinical Toxicology. 57(7). 638–643. 10 indexed citations

Isbister, Geoffrey K., Leonie Calver, Michael A. Downes, & Colin B. Page. (2016). Ketamine as Rescue Treatment for Difficult-to-Sedate Severe Acute Behavioral Disturbance in the Emergency Department. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 67(5). 581–587.e1. 37 indexed citations

Berling, Ingrid & Geoffrey K. Isbister. (2015). Environmental: Marine envenomations. 2 indexed citations

Isbister, Geoffrey K., Alphonse Poklis, Justin L. Poklis, & Jeffrey E. Grice. (2015). Beware of blue pills and blotting paper hallucinogens severe toxicity with NBOMe. Clinical Toxicology. 53(7). 685–686. 7 indexed citations

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Mustafa, Ahmed, et al.. (2015). Isoniazid poisoning: pharmacokinetics and effect of dialysis after massive ingestion. Clinical Toxicology. 53(4). 313–313. 2 indexed citations

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Isbister, Geoffrey K., et al.. (2015). A novel infusion protocol for the administration of acetylcysteine. Clinical Toxicology. 53(4). 249–250. 3 indexed citations

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Hart, Andrew J., Wayne C. Hodgson, Margaret A. O’Leary, & Geoffrey K. Isbister. (2014). Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the myotoxic venom ofPseudechis australis(mulga snake) in the anesthetised rat. Clinical Toxicology. 52(6). 604–610. 20 indexed citations

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Allen, George E., Simon G.A. Brown, Nicholas A. Buckley, et al.. (2012). Clinical Effects and Antivenom Dosing in Brown Snake (Pseudonaja spp.) Envenoming — Australian Snakebite Project (ASP-14). PLoS ONE. 7(12). e53188–e53188. 86 indexed citations

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Calver, Leonie, et al.. (2010). The impact of a standardised intramuscular sedation protocol for acute behavioural disturbance in the emergency department. BMC Emergency Medicine. 10(1). 14–14. 27 indexed citations

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Brown, Simon G.A., et al.. (2010). Changes in serial laboratory test results in snakebite patients: when can we safely exclude envenoming?. The Medical Journal of Australia. 193(5). 285–290. 28 indexed citations

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Williams, Alison, et al.. (2007). ‘Red as a beet and blind as a bat’ Anticholinergic delirium in adolescents: Lessons for the paediatrician. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 43(11). 779–780. 7 indexed citations

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Isbister, Geoffrey K., Mark Little, Gavin Cull, et al.. (2007). Thrombotic microangiopathy from Australian brown snake (Pseudonaja) envenoming. Internal Medicine Journal. 37(8). 523–528. 51 indexed citations

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Downes, Michael A., Ian M. Whyte, & Geoffrey K. Isbister. (2005). QTc abnormalities in deliberate self‐poisoning with moclobemide. Internal Medicine Journal. 35(7). 388–391. 6 indexed citations

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Kuruppu, Sanjaya, Geoffrey K. Isbister, & Wayne C. Hodgson. (2005). Phospholipase A₂‐dependent effects of the venom from the new guinean small‐eyed snake Micropechis ikaheka. Muscle & Nerve. 32(1). 81–87. 6 indexed citations

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Balit, Corrine R, Merilyn J Geary, Richard C. Russell, & Geoffrey K. Isbister. (2003). Prospective study of definite caterpillar exposures. Toxicon. 42(6). 657–662. 15 indexed citations

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