Kathy Sykora

6.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Kathy Sykora is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Economics and Econometrics and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathy Sykora has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 11 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 10 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kathy Sykora's work include Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (10 papers), Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (7 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (5 papers). Kathy Sykora is often cited by papers focused on Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (10 papers), Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (7 papers) and Schizophrenia research and treatment (5 papers). Kathy Sykora collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Kathy Sykora's co-authors include Edward M. Sellers, Claudio A. Naranjo, John T. Sullivan, Joyce Schneiderman, Paula A. Rochon, Sharon‐Lise T. Normand, George Anderson, Muhammad Mamdani, Sudeep S. Gill and Susan E. Bronskill and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Kathy Sykora

40 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Assessment of Alcohol Withdrawal: the revised clinical in... 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 2005 400 800 1.2k
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. Assessment of Alcohol Withdrawal: the revised clinical institute withdrawal assessment for alcohol scale (CIWA‐Ar)
    1989 1.4k citations Kathy Sykora et al. profile →
  2. Reader's guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 2. Assessing potential for confounding
    2005 518 citations Muhammad Mamdani, Kathy Sykora et al. BMJ profile →

Peers

Kathy Sykora
Peter Crome United Kingdom
Kathleen Saunders United States
Matthew J. Bair United States
Dorota Religa Sweden
Arjen J. C. Slooter Netherlands
Javier Rejas Spain
Johan Fastbom Sweden
Sudeep S. Gill Canada
Kenji Toba Japan
Deborah A. Levine United States
Peter Crome United Kingdom
Kathy Sykora
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Countries citing papers authored by Kathy Sykora

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kathy Sykora

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kathy Sykora

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kathy Sykora. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kathy Sykora 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 Kathy Sykora. Kathy Sykora 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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Zadikoff, Cindy, Minh Duong-Hua, Kathy Sykora, et al.. (2008). Pergolide Associated Cardiac Valvulopathy Based on Ontario Administrative Data. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 35(2). 173–178. 10 indexed citations
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Herrmann, Nathan, Sudeep S. Gill, Chaim M. Bell, et al.. (2007). A Population‐Based Study of Cholinesterase Inhibitor Use for Dementia. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 55(10). 1517–1523. 61 indexed citations
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Marras, Connie, Alexander Kopp, Anthony E. Lang, et al.. (2006). Antipsychotic use in older adults with Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders. 22(3). 319–323. 23 indexed citations
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Rochon, Paula A., Jerry H. Gurwitz, Kathy Sykora, et al.. (2005). Reader's guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 1. Role and design. BMJ. 330(7496). 895–897. 120 indexed citations
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Gill, Sudeep S., Paula A. Rochon, Nathan Herrmann, et al.. (2005). Atypical antipsychotic drugs and risk of ischaemic stroke: population based retrospective cohort study. BMJ. 330(7489). 445–445. 237 indexed citations
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Ray, Joel G., Yanyan Gong, Kathy Sykora, & Jack V. Tu. (2005). Statin Use and Survival Outcomes in Elderly Patients With Heart Failure. Archives of Internal Medicine. 165(1). 62–62. 92 indexed citations
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Rochon, Paula A., Thérèse A. Stukel, Kathy Sykora, et al.. (2005). Atypical Antipsychotics and Parkinsonism. Archives of Internal Medicine. 165(16). 1882–1882. 126 indexed citations
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Mamdani, Muhammad, Kathy Sykora, Ping Li, et al.. (2005). Reader's guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 2. Assessing potential for confounding. BMJ. 330(7497). 960–962. 518 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lee, Philip E., Kathy Sykora, Sudeep S. Gill, et al.. (2005). Antipsychotic Medications and Drug‐Induced Movement Disorders Other Than Parkinsonism: A Population‐Based Cohort Study in Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53(8). 1374–1379. 64 indexed citations
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Normand, Sharon‐Lise T., et al.. (2005). Readers guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 3. Analytical strategies to reduce confounding. BMJ. 330(7498). 1021–1023. 110 indexed citations
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Shulman, Kenneth I., Kathy Sykora, Sudeep S. Gill, et al.. (2005). Incidence of Delirium in Older Adults Newly Prescribed Lithium or Valproate. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 66(4). 424–427. 14 indexed citations
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Gill, Sudeep S., Susan E. Bronskill, Muhammad Mamdani, et al.. (2004). Representation of patients with dementia in clinical trials of donepezil.. PubMed. 11(2). e274–85. 42 indexed citations
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Rochon, Paula A., Kathy Sykora, Susan E. Bronskill, et al.. (2004). Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy and dose-related outcomes in older adults with new heart failure in the community. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 19(6). 676–683. 15 indexed citations
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Bronskill, Susan E., George Anderson, Kathy Sykora, et al.. (2004). Neuroleptic Drug Therapy in Older Adults Newly Admitted to Nursing Homes: Incidence, Dose, and Specialist Contact. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 52(5). 749–755. 78 indexed citations
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Singh, Steve K., Kathy Sykora, Jack V. Tu, et al.. (2002). Late follow-up of the warm heart trial: eight-year results. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 39. 320–320. 1 indexed citations
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Dhalla, Irfan A., George Anderson, Muhammad Mamdani, et al.. (2002). Inappropriate Prescribing Before and After Nursing Home Admission. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 50(6). 995–1000. 86 indexed citations
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Jha, Prabhat, et al.. (1996). Characteristics and mortality outcomes of thrombolysis trial participants and nonparticipants: A population-based comparison. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 27(6). 1335–1342. 172 indexed citations
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Slaughter, Pamela M., et al.. (1995). A single center randomized trial assessing use of a vascular hemostasis device vs. conventional manual compression following ptca: What are the potential resource savings?. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis. 34(3). 210–214. 54 indexed citations
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Cohen, Eric A., et al.. (1994). A distinction between process and outcome of lumen renarrowing after coronary angioplasty. The American Journal of Cardiology. 73(13). 962–964. 1 indexed citations

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