Leigh Wilson

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 802 citations indexed

About

Leigh Wilson is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, General Health Professions and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Leigh Wilson has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 802 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 7 papers in General Health Professions and 5 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Leigh Wilson's work include Climate Change and Health Impacts (9 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (5 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (4 papers). Leigh Wilson is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change and Health Impacts (9 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (5 papers) and Muscle Physiology and Disorders (4 papers). Leigh Wilson collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Leigh Wilson's co-authors include Deborah Black, Ana Fernández, Luis Salvador‐Carulla, Mairwen K. Jones, Thomas Astell‐Burt, John J. Black, Caroline A. Sewry, Victor Dubowitz, Francesco Muntoni and Craig Veitch and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, PLoS ONE and Australasian Journal of Paramedicine.

In The Last Decade

Leigh Wilson

23 papers receiving 775 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.

Flooding and Mental Health: A Systematic Mapping Review

2015 245 citations Ana Fernández, John J. Black et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leigh Wilson Australia	13	245	194	141	119	115	24	802
Agustín Montes Spain	16	288 1.2×	60 0.3×	146 1.0×	40 0.3×	420 3.7×	62	1.2k
Charles L. Rose United States	16	181 0.7×	109 0.6×	118 0.8×	50 0.4×	223 1.9×	42	1.4k
Masaji Ono Japan	23	709 2.9×	105 0.5×	95 0.7×	90 0.8×	292 2.5×	52	1.5k
Bronwyn K. Brew Australia	21	109 0.4×	141 0.7×	132 0.9×	140 1.2×	413 3.6×	71	1.3k
Anna Kosheleva United States	17	543 2.2×	87 0.4×	107 0.8×	14 0.1×	131 1.1×	41	929
Lani R. Wegrzyn United States	10	167 0.7×	54 0.3×	270 1.9×	33 0.3×	206 1.8×	31	1.4k
Junenette L. Peters United States	20	770 3.1×	54 0.3×	81 0.6×	33 0.3×	158 1.4×	44	1.3k
Christine L. Gray United States	17	105 0.4×	63 0.3×	151 1.1×	395 3.3×	38 0.3×	45	1.0k
Cavin Ward‐Caviness United States	25	1.0k 4.3×	435 2.2×	78 0.6×	36 0.3×	100 0.9×	72	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Leigh Wilson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leigh Wilson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leigh Wilson

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20 of 20 papers shown

Wilson, Leigh, et al.. (2025). Causes of mortality in koalas autopsied at the University of Melbourne. Australian Veterinary Journal. 103(8). 500–505.

Wilson, Leigh & Deborah Black. (2022). The Intersection between Heatwaves, High-Rise Living and the Aged: A Narrative Review of the Literature. 2 indexed citations

Wilson, Leigh & Deborah Black. (2022). The Intersection between Heatwaves, High-Rise Living and the Aged: A Narrative Review of the Literature. Atmosphere. 13(9). 1461–1461. 6 indexed citations

Wilson, Leigh, et al.. (2019). Rural Paramedics’ Capacity for Utilising a Salutogenic Approach to Healthcare Delivery: A Literature Review. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 16. 1–9. 5 indexed citations

Agarwal, Gina, et al.. (2019). Salutogenesis: the case for a holistic tool for paramedic assessment of wellness. Journal of Paramedic Practice. 11(10). 440–447. 3 indexed citations

Wilson, Leigh, et al.. (2017). Factors influencing suicide in older rural males: a review of Australian studies. Rural and Remote Health. 17(4). 4020–4020. 12 indexed citations

Zlotnik, Sarah, Leigh Wilson, Philip V. Scribano, Joanne N. Wood, & Kathleen Noonan. (2015). Mandates for Collaboration: Health Care and Child Welfare Policy and Practice Reforms Create the Platform for Improved Health for Children in Foster Care. Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care. 45(10). 316–322. 23 indexed citations

Fernández, Ana, John J. Black, Mairwen K. Jones, et al.. (2015). Flooding and Mental Health: A Systematic Mapping Review. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0119929–e0119929. 245 indexed citations breakdown →

Ng, Fiona, Leigh Wilson, & Craig Veitch. (2015). Climate adversity and resilience: the voice of rural Australia. Rural and Remote Health. 15(4). 3071–3071. 17 indexed citations

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Hansen, Alana, Monika Nitschke, Arthur Saniotis, et al.. (2014). Extreme heat and cultural and linguistic minorities in Australia: perceptions of stakeholders. BMC Public Health. 14(1). 550–550. 31 indexed citations

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Willis, Karen, Sophie Lewis, Fiona Ng, & Leigh Wilson. (2014). The Experience of Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer—A Review of the Literature. Health Care For Women International. 36(5). 514–542. 41 indexed citations

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Black, Deborah, Craig Veitch, Leigh Wilson, & Alana Hansen. (2013). Heat-ready: Heatwave Awareness, Preparedness and Adaptive Capacity in Aged Care Facilities in Three Australian States: New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia: Final Report. 3 indexed citations

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Wilson, Leigh, Geoffrey Morgan, Ivan Hanigan, et al.. (2013). The impact of heat on mortality and morbidity in the Greater Metropolitan Sydney Region: a case crossover analysis. Environmental Health. 12(1). 98–98. 76 indexed citations

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Black, Deborah, et al.. (2013). Housing type, location of residence and health status in Australian baby boomers: Results from the Australian Baby Boomer (ABBA) Study. Australasian Journal on Ageing. 34(1). 43–46. 3 indexed citations

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Black, Deborah, Kate O’Loughlin, Hal Kendig, & Leigh Wilson. (2011). Cities, environmental stressors, ageing and chronic disease. Australasian Journal on Ageing. 31(3). 147–151. 9 indexed citations

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Wilson, Leigh, Deborah Black, & Craig Veitch. (2011). Heatwaves and the elderly - The role of the GP in reducing morbidity.. PubMed. 40(8). 637–40. 32 indexed citations

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Muntoni, Francesco, Leigh Wilson, Maria Giovanna Marrosu, et al.. (1995). A mutation in the dystrophin gene selectively affecting dystrophin expression in the heart.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 96(2). 693–699. 86 indexed citations

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Sewry, Caroline A., J. Philpot, Daniel Mahony, et al.. (1995). Expression of laminin subunits in congenital muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscular Disorders. 5(4). 307–316. 92 indexed citations

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Wilson, Leigh, et al.. (1994). Expression of utrophin (dystrophin–related protein) during regeneration and maturation of skeletal muscle in canine X–linked muscular dystrophy. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 20(4). 359–367. 19 indexed citations

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Sewry, Caroline A., et al.. (1992). Experimental regeneration in canine muscular dystrophy—1. Immunocytochemical evaluation of dystrophin and β-spectrin expression. Neuromuscular Disorders. 2(5-6). 331–342. 11 indexed citations

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