Kevin Mortimer

14.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
161 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Kevin Mortimer is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pollution and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin Mortimer has authored 161 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 48 papers in Pollution and 48 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Kevin Mortimer's work include Energy and Environment Impacts (48 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (43 papers) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (41 papers). Kevin Mortimer is often cited by papers focused on Energy and Environment Impacts (48 papers), Air Quality and Health Impacts (43 papers) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (41 papers). Kevin Mortimer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Malawi and United States. Kevin Mortimer's co-authors include John R. Balmes, Stephen B. Gordon, Rogelio Pérez‐Padilla, Anil K. Sood, Aneesa Vanker, George D. Thurston, Horacio Riojas‐Rodríguez, Teresa To, Sara De Matteis and Mary B. Rice and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Kevin Mortimer

156 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Air Pollution and Noncommunicable Diseases

2018 554 citations John R. Balmes, Kevin Mortimer et al. profile →
Key recommendations for primary care from the 2022 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) update

2023 178 citations Kevin Mortimer et al. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine profile →
The burden of asthma, hay fever and eczema in children in 25 countries: GAN Phase I study

2022 127 citations Luis García‐Marcos, Neil Pearce et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kevin Mortimer United Kingdom	37	1.7k	1.5k	1.2k	1.1k	468	161	5.1k
Thaís Mauad Brazil	55	1.3k 0.8×	3.6k 2.4×	3.0k 2.5×	1.6k 1.4×	833 1.8×	266	10.7k
Jonathan Grigg United Kingdom	38	1.4k 0.8×	2.4k 1.6×	1.4k 1.2×	677 0.6×	650 1.4×	210	4.9k
Dean E. Schraufnagel United States	37	1.5k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	829 0.7×	317 0.3×	921 2.0×	140	5.9k
Sundeep Salvi India	36	2.3k 1.4×	2.1k 1.4×	1.5k 1.2×	760 0.7×	282 0.6×	120	5.4k
Jack Siemiatycki Canada	54	3.5k 2.0×	2.3k 1.5×	523 0.4×	533 0.5×	482 1.0×	223	9.1k
Xiang Qian Lao Hong Kong	47	2.2k 1.3×	767 0.5×	756 0.6×	314 0.3×	1.0k 2.2×	174	7.0k
Xiaoming Shi China	36	2.0k 1.1×	439 0.3×	581 0.5×	356 0.3×	308 0.7×	263	4.9k
Yufen Li China	37	1.1k 0.6×	939 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	328 0.3×	461 1.0×	160	4.8k
Robert S. Chapman United States	41	2.0k 1.2×	622 0.4×	390 0.3×	1.0k 0.9×	416 0.9×	124	4.7k
Jon G. Ayres United Kingdom	49	3.5k 2.1×	3.0k 2.0×	3.1k 2.6×	1.1k 0.9×	478 1.0×	211	9.1k

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Awokola, Babatunde, Hervé Lawin, Gabriel Okello, et al.. (2024). Non-communicable airway disease and air pollution in three African Countries: Benin, Cameroon and The Gambia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(4). 174–181.

Jayasooriya, Shamanthi, et al.. (2024). Beliefs surrounding the use of inhaled asthma medication in The Gambia: a qualitative study of asthma patients and healthcare workers. npj Primary Care Respiratory Medicine. 34(1).

Katoto, Patrick DMC, Amanda Brand, Richard N. van Zyl-Smit, et al.. (2024). Household air pollution and risk of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-Infected adults. Environmental Health. 23(1). 6–6. 1 indexed citations

Amukoye, Evans, Cressida Bowyer, Jeremiah Chakaya, et al.. (2024). Household carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations in a large African city: An unquantified public health burden?. Environmental Pollution. 351. 124054–124054. 3 indexed citations

Kumwenda, Moses, Shona Horter, Mina C. Hosseinipour, et al.. (2023). ‘If I am on ART, my new-born baby should be put on treatment immediately’: Exploring the acceptability, and appropriateness of Cepheid Xpert HIV-1 Qual assay for early infant diagnosis of HIV in Malawi. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(3). e0001135–e0001135. 2 indexed citations

Manthalu, Gerald, Dominic Nkhoma, Mina C. Hosseinipour, et al.. (2022). Costing and cost-effectiveness of Cepheid Xpert HIV -1 Qual Assay using whole blood protocol versus PCR by Abbott Systems in Malawi. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 1 indexed citations

Jackson, Peter, Winceslaus Katagira, Kevin Mortimer, et al.. (2022). Development and validation of an interstitial lung disease exposure questionnaire for sub-Saharan Africa. ERJ Open Research. 8(4). 205–2022. 1 indexed citations

Terfa, Zelalem, Rebecca Nantanda, Maia Lesosky, et al.. (2022). Household food insecurity, maternal nutrition, environmental risks and infants’ health outcomes: protocol of the IMPALA birth cohort study in Uganda. BMJ Open. 12(3). e050729–e050729. 1 indexed citations

Strachan, David P., Charlotte E Rutter, Karen Bissell, et al.. (2021). Worldwide time trends in prevalence of symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis in children: Global Asthma Network Phase I. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 33(1). e13656–e13656. 35 indexed citations

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Nightingale, Rebecca, Maia Lesosky, Sarah Rylance, et al.. (2021). Respiratory symptoms and lung function in patients treated for pulmonary tuberculosis in Malawi: a prospective cohort study. Thorax. 77(11). 1131–1139. 28 indexed citations

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Mpagama, Stellah, et al.. (2021). The burden and determinants of post-TB lung disease. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 25(10). 846–853. 36 indexed citations

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Saleh, Sepeedeh, et al.. (2020). Participant compensation in global health research: a case study. International Health. 12(6). 524–532. 18 indexed citations

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Meghji, Jamilah, Maia Lesosky, Elizabeth Joekes, et al.. (2020). Patient outcomes associated with post-tuberculosis lung damage in Malawi: a prospective cohort study. Thorax. 75(3). 269–278. 104 indexed citations

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Stolbrink, Marie, et al.. (2020). Diagnostic accuracy of combined thoracic and cardiac sonography for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 15(9). e0235940–e0235940. 13 indexed citations

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Mortimer, Kevin, et al.. (2019). SOCIAL DETERMINANTS AND UPTAKE OF SOLAR COOKING PROJECTS- KAKUMA REFUGEE CAMP IN KENYA. 4(1). 1–20. 4 indexed citations

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Saleh, Sepeedeh, Richard N. van Zyl-Smit, Brian Allwood, et al.. (2018). Questionnaires for Lung Health in Africa across the Life Course. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(8). 1615–1615. 10 indexed citations

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Lawin, Hervé, et al.. (2018). Health Risks Associated with Occupational Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution in Commercial Drivers: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(9). 2039–2039. 14 indexed citations

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Lawin, Hervé, et al.. (2018). Health Risks Associated with Occupational Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution in Commercial Drivers: a Systematic Review. Preprints.org. 6 indexed citations

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Katoto, Patrick DMC, Tony Kayembe‐Kitenge, Hervé Lawin, et al.. (2018). Household Air Pollution Is Associated with Chronic Cough but Not Hemoptysis after Completion of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Treatment in Adults, Rural Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(11). 2563–2563. 8 indexed citations

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Nightingale, Rebecca, Maia Lesosky, Sarah Rylance, et al.. (2018). Noncommunicable Respiratory Disease and Air Pollution Exposure in Malawi (CAPS). A Cross-Sectional Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 199(5). 613–621. 36 indexed citations

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