Keith Horsfield

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Keith Horsfield is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Keith Horsfield has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 8 papers in Environmental Engineering and 8 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Keith Horsfield's work include Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (27 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (15 papers) and Groundwater and Watershed Analysis (7 papers). Keith Horsfield is often cited by papers focused on Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (27 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (15 papers) and Groundwater and Watershed Analysis (7 papers). Keith Horsfield collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Keith Horsfield's co-authors include G. Cumming, D. E. Olson, Michael J. Woldenberg, Gordon R. Cumming, Robert Henderson, Sally Phillips, Keith G Harding, Walter M. Kemp, N Segel and Bishop Jm and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation Research, Journal of Applied Physiology and European Respiratory Journal.

In The Last Decade

Keith Horsfield

59 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Models of the human bronchial tree. 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Models of the human bronchial tree.
    1971 525 citations Keith Horsfield, G. Cumming et al. Journal of Applied Physiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Keith Horsfield United Kingdom 23 1.7k 313 241 222 217 62 2.5k
G. Cumming United Kingdom 19 1.5k 0.9× 275 0.9× 196 0.8× 197 0.9× 219 1.0× 50 2.2k
Salvatore P. Sutera United States 25 777 0.5× 140 0.4× 232 1.0× 569 2.6× 480 2.2× 55 2.5k
Theodore A. Wilson United States 32 2.0k 1.1× 51 0.2× 143 0.6× 521 2.3× 478 2.2× 123 3.4k
Ascher H. Shapiro United States 27 625 0.4× 350 1.1× 722 3.0× 754 3.4× 97 0.4× 66 4.8k
Merryn H. Tawhai New Zealand 38 3.3k 2.0× 576 1.8× 249 1.0× 686 3.1× 516 2.4× 187 5.0k
M. Rosenfeld Israel 23 354 0.2× 195 0.6× 153 0.6× 355 1.6× 107 0.5× 106 2.1k
Guillaume Houzeaux Spain 29 361 0.2× 334 1.1× 197 0.8× 196 0.9× 55 0.3× 139 2.5k
Ching‐Long Lin United States 38 1.9k 1.1× 1.2k 3.8× 339 1.4× 366 1.6× 301 1.4× 112 4.8k
José G. Venegas United States 37 3.2k 1.9× 76 0.2× 63 0.3× 465 2.1× 747 3.4× 117 4.4k
Denis Doorly United Kingdom 23 668 0.4× 122 0.4× 110 0.5× 198 0.9× 262 1.2× 76 1.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Horsfield, Keith. (1989). Catamenial pleural pain. European Respiratory Journal. 2(10). 1013–1014. 7 indexed citations
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Horsfield, Keith & Michael J. Woldenberg. (1989). Diameters and cross‐sectional areas of branches in the human pulmonary arterial tree. The Anatomical Record. 223(3). 245–251. 52 indexed citations
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Horsfield, Keith, et al.. (1988). Respiratory symptoms in West Sussex firemen.. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 45(4). 251–255. 9 indexed citations
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Horsfield, Keith, et al.. (1987). Sequential and synchronous growth models related to vertex analysis and branching ratios. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 49(4). 413–429. 13 indexed citations
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Horsfield, Keith & Michael J. Woldenberg. (1986). Branching ratio and growth of tree-like structures. Respiration Physiology. 63(1). 97–107. 11 indexed citations
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Woldenberg, Michael J. & Keith Horsfield. (1986). Relation of branching angles to optimality for four cost principles. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 122(2). 187–204. 40 indexed citations
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Kirkham, Andrew J. T., et al.. (1984). The Effect of Air Ionisation on Lung Function in Chronic Asthmatics. Clinical Science. 67(s9). 62P–63P. 4 indexed citations
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Woldenberg, Michael J. & Keith Horsfield. (1983). Finding the optimal lengths for three branches at a junction. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 104(2). 301–318. 42 indexed citations
9.
Kox, W. J., et al.. (1982). Effect of Atropine on Alveolar Gas Mixing in Man. Clinical Science. 62(5). 549–551. 5 indexed citations
10.
Horsfield, Keith, et al.. (1981). Morphometry of pulmonary veins in man. Lung. 159(1). 211–218. 54 indexed citations
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Horsfield, Keith, et al.. (1981). Relation between diameter and flow in branches of the bronchial tree. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 43(6). 681–691. 22 indexed citations
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Horsfield, Keith, et al.. (1980). Branching angles in the bronchial tree related to order of branching. Respiration Physiology. 41(2). 173–181. 24 indexed citations
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Horsfield, Keith. (1976). Some mathematical properties of branching trees with application to the respiratory system. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 38(3). 305–315. 28 indexed citations
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Nicholls, A C & Keith Horsfield. (1976). Serological diagnosis of tuberculosis: a report of 12 months' clinical experience.. Thorax. 31(3). 289–293. 12 indexed citations
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Horsfield, Keith & G. Cumming. (1976). Morphology of the bronchial tree in the dog. Respiration Physiology. 26(2). 173–182. 72 indexed citations
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Cumming, G., et al.. (1973). Morphometric study of pulmonary arterial tree and its haemodynamics.. PubMed. 21(9). 719–22. 6 indexed citations
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Horsfield, Keith, et al.. (1972). Biological branching systems, with special reference to the lung airways.. PubMed. 7(1). 31–40. 1 indexed citations
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Cumming, Gordon R., et al.. (1971). Diffusion equilibrium in the lungs examined by nodal analysis. Respiration Physiology. 12(3). 329–345. 44 indexed citations
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Horsfield, Keith & G. Cumming. (1968). Morphology of the bronchial tree in man.. Journal of Applied Physiology. 24(3). 373–383. 342 indexed citations
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Cumming, G., Keith Horsfield, John G. Jones, & D. C. F. Muir. (1967). The influence of gaseous diffusion on the alveolar plateau at different lung volumes. Respiration Physiology. 2(3). 386–398. 37 indexed citations

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