Gordon Hosker

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Gordon Hosker is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Surgery and Urology. According to data from OpenAlex, Gordon Hosker has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Rheumatology, 25 papers in Surgery and 11 papers in Urology. Recurrent topics in Gordon Hosker's work include Pelvic floor disorders treatments (39 papers), Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (22 papers) and Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (11 papers). Gordon Hosker is often cited by papers focused on Pelvic floor disorders treatments (39 papers), Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes (22 papers) and Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (11 papers). Gordon Hosker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Africa. Gordon Hosker's co-authors include Anthony Smith, D. W. Warrell, E S Kiff, Miriam Brazzelli, Christine Norton, G. J. Bugg, June D Cody, Gunnar Lose, Peter Thind and Daniele Perucchini and has published in prestigious journals such as Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, British journal of surgery and BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology.

In The Last Decade

Gordon Hosker

44 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

Pelvic floor damage and childbirth: a neurophysiological study

1990 603 citations Gordon Hosker, Anthony Smith et al. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gordon Hosker United Kingdom	18	1.9k	1.5k	622	327	218	45	2.1k
B. Fatton France	23	2.0k 1.1×	1.8k 1.2×	501 0.8×	258 0.8×	96 0.4×	98	2.2k
Bernhard Schuessler Switzerland	18	1.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	613 1.0×	268 0.8×	177 0.8×	47	1.6k
Charlotte Chaliha United Kingdom	21	1.2k 0.6×	844 0.6×	487 0.8×	310 0.9×	151 0.7×	41	1.4k
Dorothy Kammerer-Doak United States	22	1.9k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	635 1.0×	339 1.0×	158 0.7×	41	2.2k
Michelle Fynes United Kingdom	21	1.2k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	470 0.8×	148 0.5×	135 0.6×	51	1.5k
Kaven Baeßler Germany	30	4.4k 2.3×	4.2k 2.8×	510 0.8×	435 1.3×	289 1.3×	86	4.7k
Ka Lai Shek Australia	37	4.0k 2.1×	3.6k 2.4×	535 0.9×	381 1.2×	531 2.4×	167	4.1k
R. Edward Varner United States	23	1.2k 0.7×	964 0.7×	412 0.7×	278 0.9×	158 0.7×	54	1.9k
Shawn A. Menefee United States	28	2.7k 1.4×	2.1k 1.4×	953 1.5×	581 1.8×	111 0.5×	89	3.1k
Bob L. Shull United States	6	3.6k 1.9×	3.3k 2.2×	667 1.1×	545 1.7×	236 1.1×	9	3.8k

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Mitchell, Peter, et al.. (2012). Viscoelastic Assessment of Anal Canal Function Using Acoustic Reflectometry. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 55(2). 211–217. 9 indexed citations

Hosker, Gordon, et al.. (2011). Fatigue rate of the external anal sphincter. Colorectal Disease. 14(9). 1095–1100. 7 indexed citations

Mitchell, Peter, et al.. (2011). Anal Acoustic Reflectometry: A New Reproducible Technique Providing Physiological Assessment of Anal Sphincter Function. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 54(9). 1122–1128. 13 indexed citations

Smith, ARB, et al.. (2009). The effect of physical activity on pelvic organ prolapse. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 116(6). 824–828. 17 indexed citations

Reid, Fiona, et al.. (2009). The long-term outcome of laparoscopic colposuspension: a 10-year cohort study. International Urogynecology Journal. 20(4). 443–445. 6 indexed citations

Rosier, Peter, Jerzy B. Gajewski, Peter K. Sand, et al.. (2009). Executive Summary: The International Consultation on Incontinence 2008—Committee on: “Dynamic Testing”; for urinary incontinence and for fecal incontinence. part 1: Innovations in Urodynamic Techniques and Urodynamic Testing for signs and symptoms of urinary incontinence in female patients. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 29(1). 140–145. 17 indexed citations

Hosker, Gordon, et al.. (2008). Liverpool Ultrasound Pictorial Chart: the development of a new method of documenting anal sphincter injury diagnosed by endoanal ultrasound. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 115(6). 767–772. 5 indexed citations

Hosker, Gordon, et al.. (2006). A valsalvometer can be effective in standardising the Valsalva manoeuvre. International Urogynecology Journal. 18(5). 499–502. 15 indexed citations

Telford, Karen, et al.. (2006). Investigation of stimulus position in the production of the strength duration curve of the external anal sphincter muscle in women with anorectal dysfunction. Colorectal Disease. 9(1). 67–70. 1 indexed citations

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Bugg, G. J., Gordon Hosker, & E S Kiff. (2005). Routine symptom screening for postnatal urinary and anal incontinence in new mothers from a district. International Urogynecology Journal. 16(5). 405–408. 11 indexed citations

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Telford, Karen, et al.. (2004). Fatigability of the External Anal Sphincter in Anal Incontinence. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 47(5). 746–752. 27 indexed citations

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Dolan, Lucia, et al.. (2003). Opening detrusor pressure and the influence of age on success following colposuspension. Neurourology and Urodynamics. 23(1). 10–15. 2 indexed citations

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Hosker, Gordon, Christine Norton, & Miriam Brazzelli. (2002). Electrical stimulation for faecal incontinence in adults (Cochrane review). Research Portal (King's College London). 2. 17 indexed citations

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Hosker, Gordon, et al.. (2002). Strength-Duration Testing of the External Anal Sphincter in Females with Anorectal Dysfunction. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 45(1). 83–90. 6 indexed citations

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Hosker, Gordon, Christine Norton, & Miriam Brazzelli. (2000). Electrical stimulation for faecal incontinence in adults. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD001310–CD001310. 18 indexed citations

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Norton, Christine, Gordon Hosker, & Miriam Brazzelli. (2000). Biofeedback and/or sphincter exercises for the treatment of faecal incontinence in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD002111–CD002111. 56 indexed citations

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Davies, Julia A., Gordon Hosker, Joanne Lord, & Anthony Smith. (2000). An Evaluation of the Efficacy of In-Patient Bladder Retraining. International Urogynecology Journal. 11(5). 271–276. 3 indexed citations

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Hosker, Gordon, et al.. (1997). Urodynamic services, personnel and training in the United Kingdom. British Journal of Urology. 79(2). 159–162. 10 indexed citations

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Smith, Anthony, Gordon Hosker, & D. W. Warrell. (1989). The role of pudendal nerve damage in the aetiology of genuine stress incontinence in women. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 96(1). 29–32. 197 indexed citations

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Smith, Anthony, Gordon Hosker, & D. W. Warrell. (1989). The role of partial denervation of the pelvic floor in the aetiology of genitourinary prolapse and stress incontinence of urine. A neurophysiological study. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 96(1). 24–28. 337 indexed citations

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