James Worthington

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

James Worthington is a scholar working on Geophysics, Surgery and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, James Worthington has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Geophysics, 9 papers in Surgery and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in James Worthington's work include Geological and Geochemical Analysis (11 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (8 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (7 papers). James Worthington is often cited by papers focused on Geological and Geochemical Analysis (11 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (8 papers) and earthquake and tectonic studies (7 papers). James Worthington collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Tajikistan. James Worthington's co-authors include Ian G. Stiell, Gary H. Greenberg, R.Douglas McKnight, George A. Wells, Mary A. Eisenhauer, Robert J. Brison, Daniel T. Cass, Catherine M. Clement, Howard Lesiuk and P. Richard Verbeek and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

James Worthington

38 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

The Canadian CT Head Rule for patients with minor head in... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. The Canadian CT Head Rule for patients with minor head injury
    2001 1.0k citations Ian G. Stiell, George A. Wells et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers

James Worthington
Robert E. Fromm United States
Michael Ardagh New Zealand
Ed Wilson United Kingdom
Vicki E. Noble United States
Steven E. Ross United States
Chao‐Hsiun Tang Taiwan
Yannick Le Manach France
Ralph G. DePalma United States
C Allison Russo United States
M. Mooney United States
Robert E. Fromm United States
James Worthington
Citations per year, relative to James Worthington James Worthington (= 1×) peers Robert E. Fromm

Countries citing papers authored by James Worthington

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Worthington

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Worthington

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of James Worthington. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of James Worthington based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with James Worthington. James Worthington is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Varsaneux, Olivia, James Worthington, Hyejin Park, et al.. (2022). Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine refusal among people incarcerated in Canadian federal prisons. PLoS ONE. 17(3). e0264145–e0264145. 25 indexed citations
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Cox, Joseph, Hyejin Park, Nicole E. Basta, et al.. (2022). Determinants of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine willingness among people incarcerated in 3 Canadian federal prisons: a cross-sectional study. CMAJ Open. 10(4). E922–E929. 6 indexed citations
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Robinson, Alexander C., Bárbara Carrapa, James Worthington, et al.. (2019). Evidence for Late Triassic crustal suturing of the Central and Southern Pamir. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100024–100024. 21 indexed citations
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Chapman, James B., Bárbara Carrapa, Peter G. DeCelles, et al.. (2019). The Tajik Basin: A composite record of sedimentary basin evolution in response to tectonics in the Pamir. Basin Research. 32(3). 525–545. 26 indexed citations
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Worthington, James, Paul Kapp, V. Minaev, et al.. (2017). Birth, life, and demise of the Andean–syn‐collisional Gissar arc: Late Paleozoic tectono‐magmatic‐metamorphic evolution of the southwestern Tian Shan, Tajikistan. Tectonics. 36(10). 1861–1912. 35 indexed citations
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Stiell, Ian G., et al.. (2017). Evaluating physician awareness of common health care costs in the emergency department. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 20(4). 539–549. 10 indexed citations
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Worthington, James, et al.. (2017). Physician performance feedback in a Canadian academic center. Leadership in health services. 30(4). 457–474. 2 indexed citations
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Sinclair, Doug, James Worthington, Brian R. Holroyd, et al.. (2016). CAEP 2015 Academic Symposium: Leadership within the emergency medicine academic community and beyond. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 18(S1). S1–S9. 10 indexed citations
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Davy, Richard, James Worthington, W. Scott Baldridge, et al.. (2011). Seismic and Gravity Investigation of the Eastern Boundary of the Santo Domingo Basin, Rio Grande Rift, New Mexico. AGUFM. 2011. 1 indexed citations
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Forster, Alan J., James Worthington, Steven Hawken, et al.. (2011). Using prospective clinical surveillance to identify adverse events in hospital. BMJ Quality & Safety. 20(9). 756–763. 40 indexed citations
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Lee, Kai H., et al.. (2007). COMPARISON BETWEEN INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE AND MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IN THE AETIOLOGY OF MAXILLOFACIAL FRACTURES. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 77(8). 695–698. 80 indexed citations
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Dickinson, Garth, Ian G. Stiell, Michael J. Schull, et al.. (2004). Retrospective application of the NEXUS low-risk criteria for cervical spine radiography in Canadian emergency departments. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 43(4). 507–514. 47 indexed citations
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Bandiera, Glen, Ian G. Stiell, George A. Wells, et al.. (2003). The Canadian C-Spine rule performs better than unstructured physician judgment. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 42(3). 395–402. 71 indexed citations
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Stiell, Ian G., Catherine M. Clement, R.Douglas McKnight, et al.. (2003). The Canadian C-Spine Rule versus the NEXUS Low-Risk Criteria in Patients with Trauma. New England Journal of Medicine. 349(26). 2510–2518. 386 indexed citations
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Stiell, Ian G., Howard Lesiuk, George A. Wells, et al.. (2001). Canadian CT head rule study for patients with minor head injury: Methodology for phase II (validation and economic analysis). Annals of Emergency Medicine. 38(3). 317–322. 57 indexed citations
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Stiell, Ian G., George A. Wells, Katherine L. Vandemheen, et al.. (2001). The Canadian CT Head Rule for patients with minor head injury. The Lancet. 357(9266). 1391–1396. 1027 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stiell, Ian G., George A. Wells, Katherine L. Vandemheen, et al.. (1997). Variation in emergency department use of cervical spine radiography for alert, stable trauma patients.. PubMed. 156(11). 1537–44. 45 indexed citations
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Stiell, Ian G., George A. Wells, Katherine L. Vandemheen, et al.. (1997). Variation in ED Use of Computed Tomography for Patients With Minor Head Injury. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 30(1). 14–22. 106 indexed citations
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Stiell, Ian G., Gary H. Greenberg, R.Douglas McKnight, et al.. (1992). A study to develop clinical decision rules for the use of radiography in acute ankle injuries. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 21(4). 384–390. 446 indexed citations

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