John Browne

12.5k citations

173 papers · 8.2k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 44

Impact in

Otorhinolaryngology top 0.05%
- Sinusitis and nasal conditions
Immunology and Allergy top 0.5%
- Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization

Papers in ⓘ

Otorhinolaryngology 10
Emergency Medicine 20
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies 18

Co-authors: Claire Hopkins (11 shared papers)Valerie J. Lund (6 shared papers)R Slack (7 shared papers)S. Gillett (4 shared papers)Maria Boyce (5 shared papers)Peter Brown (8 shared papers)Jan van der Meulen (19 shared papers)Bayard Roberts (6 shared papers)
Journals: BMC Health Services Research (8 papers)BMJ Open (7 papers)Quality of Life Research (5 papers)Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (5 papers)Implementation Science (5 papers)
Partner nations: Ireland United Kingdom United States

In The Last Decade

John Browne

165 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

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The experiences of professionals with using information from patient-reported outcome measures to improve the quality of healthcare: a systematic review of qualitative research 2014 · 338 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2014 BMJ Quality & Safety
2009 Clinical Otolaryngology

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1	Psychometric validity of the 22‐item Sinonasal Outcome Test Clinical Otolaryngology ·Claire Hopkins, S. Gillett, R Slack, Valerie J. Lund, John Browne Hit paper breakdown →	2009	1207
2	The Lund‐Mackay staging system for chronic rhinosinusitis: How is it used and what does it predict? Otolaryngology ·Claire Hopkins, John Browne, R Slack, Valerie J. Lund, Peter Brown	2007	398
3	The experiences of professionals with using information from patient-reported outcome measures to improve the quality of healthcare: a systematic review of qualitative research BMJ Quality & Safety ·Maria Boyce, John Browne, Joanne Greenhalgh Hit paper breakdown →	2014	338
4	GPs’ perspectives on the management of patients with multimorbidity: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research BMJ Open ·Carol Sinnott, Sheena Mc Hugh, John Browne, Colin Bradley	2013	290
5	Securing a sustainable future for higher education : an independent review of higher education funding and student finance Digital Education Resource Archive (University College London) ·John Browne	2010	258
6	The BREAST-Q in surgical research: A review of the literature 2009–2015 Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery ·Wess A. Cohen, Lily R. Mundy, Tiffany N.S. Ballard, Anne F. Klassen, Stefan Cano, John Browne, Andrea L. Pusic	2015	252
7	Factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression amongst internally displaced persons in northern Uganda BMC Psychiatry ·Bayard Roberts, Kaducu Felix Ocaka, John Browne, Thomas Oyok, Egbert Sondorp	2008	250
8	Long‐term outcomes from the English national comparative audit of surgery for nasal polyposis and chronic rhinosinusitis The Laryngoscope ·Claire Hopkins, Robert Slack, Valerie J. Lund, Peter Brown, Lynn P. Copley, John Browne	2009	215
9	Patient‐reported outcome measures in the NHS: new methods for analysing and reporting EQ‐5D data Health Economics ·Nancy Devlin, David Parkin, John Browne	2010	199
10	Preoperative intravenous iron to treat anaemia before major abdominal surgery (PREVENTT): a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial The Lancet ·Toby Richards, Ravishankar Rao Baikady, Ben Clevenger, Anna Butcher, Sandy Abeysiri, Marisa Chau, Iain C. Macdougall, Gavin J. Murphy, Rebecca Swinson, Timothy Collier, Laura Van Dyck, John Browne, Andrew W. Bradbury, Matthew Dodd, Richard D. Evans, David Brealey, Stefan D. Anker, A. A. Klein	2020	196
11	Individual quality of life in the healthy elderly Quality of Life Research ·John Browne, Ciaran A. O’Boyle, Hannah McGee, C. R. B. Joyce, N McDonald, K. O’Malley, Beat Hiltbrunner	1994	186
12	The Postoperative Morbidity Survey was validated and used to describe morbidity after major surgery Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ·Michael P. W. Grocott, John Browne, Jan van der Meulen, Claire Matejowsky, M. Mutch, Mark Hamilton, Denny Levett, Mark Emberton, Fares S. Haddad, Michael G. Mythen	2007	182
13	The national comparative audit of surgery for nasal polyposis and chronic rhinosinusitis Clinical Otolaryngology ·Claire Hopkins, John Browne, R Slack, Valerie J. Lund, J. Topham, Barnaby C Reeves, Lynn P. Copley, Peter Brown, Jan van der Meulen	2006	179
14	Key Messages From the National Prospective Tonsillectomy Audit The Laryngoscope ·David Lowe, Jan van der Meulen, David Cromwell, James Lewsey, Lynn P. Copley, John Browne, Matthew Yung, Peter Brown	2007	171
15	Does providing feedback on patient-reported outcomes to healthcare professionals result in better outcomes for patients? A systematic review Quality of Life Research ·Maria Boyce, John Browne	2013	168
16	The evidence on the effectiveness of management for malignant pleural effusion: a systematic review European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery ·Carol Tan, Artyom Sedrakyan, John Browne, Simon Swift, Tom Treasure	2006	168
17	Findings of a national comparative audit of mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery in England Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery ·Ranjeet Jeevan, David Cromwell, John Browne, Christopher M. Caddy, Jerome Pereira, Carmel Sheppard, Kimberley Greenaway, Jan van der Meulen	2014	160
18	Highly Efficient F, Cu doped TiO2 anti-bacterial visible light active photocatalytic coatings to combat hospital-acquired infections Scientific Reports ·Nigel S. Leyland, Joanna Podporska-Carroll, John Browne, Steven J. Hinder, Bríd Quilty, Suresh C. Pillai	2016	151
19	Recovering Quality of Life (ReQoL): a new generic self-reported outcome measure for use with people experiencing mental health difficulties The British Journal of Psychiatry ·Anju Keetharuth, John Brazier, Janice Connell, Jakob Bue Bjørner, Jill Carlton, Elizabeth Taylor Buck, Thomas C. Ricketts, Kirsty McKendrick, John Browne, Tim Croudace, Michael Barkham	2018	142
20	The Sino‐Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT): Can we Make it More Clinically Meaningful? Otolaryngology ·John Browne, Claire Hopkins, Robert Slack, Stefan Cano	2007	135

About John Browne

John Browne is a scholar working on Otorhinolaryngology, Emergency Medicine, General Health Professions, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and Family Practice, having authored 173 papers that have together received 8.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (22 papers), Emergency and Acute Care Studies (18 papers), Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques (16 papers), Breast Implant and Reconstruction (15 papers), Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (13 papers), Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (13 papers), Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies (11 papers) and Primary Care and Health Outcomes (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Otorhinolaryngology (2.2k citations), Immunology and Allergy (937 citations), Surgery (3.1k citations), Geriatrics and Gerontology (261 citations) and General Health Professions (1.4k citations). John Browne has collaborated with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Claire Hopkins, Valerie J. Lund, R Slack, S. Gillett, Maria Boyce, Peter Brown, Jan van der Meulen, Bayard Roberts, Stefan Cano and Joanne Greenhalgh. Their work appears in journals such as BMC Health Services Research, BMJ Open, Quality of Life Research, Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery and Implementation Science.

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