Heather Elphick

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Heather Elphick is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Elphick has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 31 papers in Physiology and 22 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Heather Elphick's work include Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (20 papers), Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (15 papers) and Asthma and respiratory diseases (15 papers). Heather Elphick is often cited by papers focused on Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (20 papers), Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research (15 papers) and Asthma and respiratory diseases (15 papers). Heather Elphick collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Heather Elphick's co-authors include Reza Saatchi, Farah Q. Al-Khalidi, Mark L. Everard, D Burke, Robert Morton, Kevin W Southern, Derek Burke, Dennis K. Burke, Alan S. Rigby and George B. Mallory and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and European Respiratory Journal.

In The Last Decade

Heather Elphick

87 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Respiration rate monitoring methods: A review 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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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. Respiration rate monitoring methods: A review
    2011 401 citations Reza Saatchi, Heather Elphick et al. Pediatric Pulmonology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heather Elphick United Kingdom 24 951 635 584 217 198 94 2.2k
Kristine Desager Belgium 27 1.6k 1.7× 1.9k 3.0× 167 0.3× 217 1.0× 202 1.0× 73 3.5k
Seok Hyun Cho South Korea 33 516 0.5× 981 1.5× 376 0.6× 144 0.7× 809 4.1× 125 2.7k
J.A. Fiz Spain 25 1.4k 1.5× 931 1.5× 325 0.6× 177 0.8× 112 0.6× 112 2.4k
Petra L. Graham Australia 29 702 0.7× 399 0.6× 163 0.3× 520 2.4× 388 2.0× 124 3.3k
Ingrid Arévalo-Rodríguez Spain 24 190 0.2× 325 0.5× 165 0.3× 350 1.6× 390 2.0× 65 3.1k
Hiroyuki Kobayashi Japan 30 603 0.6× 327 0.5× 186 0.3× 215 1.0× 1.5k 7.5× 271 3.5k
Frans H. de Jongh Netherlands 27 2.0k 2.1× 1.2k 1.9× 591 1.0× 63 0.3× 347 1.8× 114 2.7k
Hans Pasterkamp Canada 32 2.2k 2.3× 599 0.9× 160 0.3× 98 0.5× 121 0.6× 83 2.6k
Alexander Müller Germany 30 530 0.6× 251 0.4× 243 0.4× 147 0.7× 338 1.7× 118 2.5k
Alexandre Demoule France 44 4.4k 4.6× 328 0.5× 374 0.6× 728 3.4× 516 2.6× 200 5.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather Elphick

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather Elphick

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Smith, Jonathan, et al.. (2024). Current Advances and Gaps in Knowledge on Personalizing Masks for Noninvasive Respiratory Support. Respiratory Care. 69(9). 1201–1211. 2 indexed citations
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Xu, Shuting, Oliver Faust, Silvia Seoni, et al.. (2022). A review of automated sleep disorder detection. Computers in Biology and Medicine. 150. 106100–106100. 52 indexed citations
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Fernandes, James A., et al.. (2022). The (extended) achondroplasia foramen magnum score has good observer reliability. Pediatric Radiology. 52(8). 1512–1520. 6 indexed citations
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Elphick, Heather, et al.. (2021). Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in respiratory samples in children with neurodisability—to treat or not to treat?. European Journal of Pediatrics. 180(9). 2897–2905. 5 indexed citations
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Evans, Hazel, Catherine Tuffrey, Heather Elphick, et al.. (2020). Psychometric Properties and Predictive Value of a Screening Questionnaire for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Young Children With Down Syndrome. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 11. 285–285. 9 indexed citations
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Pickering, Ruth, Paul Gringras, Heather Elphick, et al.. (2019). Sleep in infants and toddlers with Down syndrome compared to typically developing peers: looking beyond snoring. Sleep Medicine. 63. 88–97. 7 indexed citations
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Morton, Robert, et al.. (2017). Investigating the feasibility of text message reminders to improve adherence to nebulized medication in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis. Patient Preference and Adherence. Volume 11. 861–869. 9 indexed citations
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Kingshott, Ruth N., et al.. (2017). Poor inter-observer agreement in the measurement of respiratory rate in children: a prospective observational study. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 1(1). e000173–e000173. 10 indexed citations
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Boote, Jonathan, Steven A. Julious, Michelle Horspool, et al.. (2016). PPI in the PLEASANT trial: involving children with asthma and their parents in designing an intervention for a randomised controlled trial based within primary care. Primary Health Care Research & Development. 17(6). 536–548. 10 indexed citations
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Horspool, Michelle, Steven A. Julious, Jonathan Boote, et al.. (2013). Preventing and lessening exacerbations of asthma in school-age children associated with a new term (PLEASANT): study protocol for a cluster randomised control trial. Trials. 14(1). 297–297. 16 indexed citations
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Elphick, Heather & Kevin W Southern. (2012). Antifungal therapies for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in people with cystic fibrosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD002204–CD002204. 16 indexed citations
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Saatchi, Reza, et al.. (2010). Real-time vision based respiration monitoring system. 770–774. 89 indexed citations
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Elphick, Heather, et al.. (2007). Spontaneous pneumothorax in children: When is invasive treatment indicated?. Pediatric Pulmonology. 43(1). 41–46. 37 indexed citations
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Elphick, Heather, et al.. (2006). Phenotype of acute respiratory syncytial virus induced lower respiratory tract illness in infancy and subsequent morbidity. Acta Paediatrica. 96(2). 307–309. 15 indexed citations
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Elphick, Heather & A Tan. (2005). Single versus combination intravenous antibiotic therapy for people with cystic fibrosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD002007–CD002007. 34 indexed citations
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Elphick, Heather. (2004). Validity and reliability of acoustic analysis of respiratory sounds in infants. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 89(11). 1059–1063. 76 indexed citations
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Elphick, Heather. (2002). Differential response of wheezes and ruttles to anticholinergics. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 86(4). 280–281. 11 indexed citations
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Elphick, Heather & Kevin W Southern. (2000). Antifungal therapies for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in people with cystic fibrosis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD002204–CD002204. 25 indexed citations

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