Lucy Burns

8.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
189 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Lucy Burns is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Lucy Burns has authored 189 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Epidemiology, 68 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 63 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Lucy Burns's work include Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects (61 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (55 papers) and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (41 papers). Lucy Burns is often cited by papers focused on Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects (61 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (55 papers) and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (41 papers). Lucy Burns collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Lucy Burns's co-authors include Richard P. Mattick, Maree Teesson, Louisa Degenhardt, Raimondo Bruno, Amanda Roxburgh, Wayne Hall, Sarah Larney, Delyse Hutchinson, Elizabeth Elliott and Tony Butler and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Lucy Burns

185 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Adherence to the Caffeine Intake Guideline during Pregnancy and Birth Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort Study

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lucy Burns Australia	41	2.4k	2.3k	1.8k	1.0k	970	189	5.9k
Peter Selby Canada	38	2.5k 1.0×	857 0.4×	1.8k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	559 0.6×	282	6.7k
Amelia M. Arria United States	59	3.0k 1.2×	2.7k 1.2×	3.2k 1.8×	1.9k 1.8×	2.8k 2.9×	208	10.6k
Kevin D. Shield Canada	47	1.4k 0.6×	5.0k 2.2×	1.2k 0.7×	2.5k 2.5×	944 1.0×	173	10.8k
Robert Ali Australia	45	3.5k 1.4×	4.4k 1.9×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	183	8.6k
Courtney Breen Australia	23	3.4k 1.4×	3.0k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	550 0.5×	293 0.3×	55	5.0k
Jayadeep Patra Canada	35	1.4k 0.6×	5.2k 2.3×	710 0.4×	2.1k 2.0×	607 0.6×	76	8.9k
Maurizio Bonati Italy	43	963 0.4×	808 0.4×	2.2k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	867 0.9×	326	7.4k
Svetlana Popova Canada	40	1.3k 0.5×	4.3k 1.9×	3.4k 1.9×	3.3k 3.2×	873 0.9×	107	10.3k
David Sibbritt Australia	48	2.5k 1.0×	510 0.2×	913 0.5×	1.4k 1.3×	782 0.8×	376	8.7k
Stephen W. Patrick United States	41	4.1k 1.7×	1.1k 0.5×	5.5k 3.1×	1.8k 1.8×	1.2k 1.2×	140	7.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lucy Burns

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Rees, Philippa, Mithilesh Dronavalli, Ben Carter, et al.. (2025). School outcomes after HIE: a population-based cohort study. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal. fetalneonatal–2024. 1 indexed citations

Dronavalli, Mithilesh, Andrew Page, Evelyn Lee, et al.. (2024). ‘Joining the Dots: Linking Prenatal Drug Exposure to Childhood and Adolescence’ – research protocol of a population cohort study. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 8(1). e002557–e002557. 1 indexed citations

Rossen, Larissa, Richard P. Mattick, Judy Wilson, et al.. (2019). Mother–Infant Bonding and Emotional Availability at 12-Months of Age: The Role of Early Postnatal Bonding, Maternal Substance Use and Mental Health. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 23(12). 1686–1698. 28 indexed citations

Ezard, Nadine, Eileen Baldry, Lucy Burns, et al.. (2018). A managed alcohol program in Sydney, Australia: Acceptability, cost‐savings and non‐beverage alcohol use. Drug and Alcohol Review. 37(S1). S184–S194. 21 indexed citations

Sutherland, Rachel, Raimondo Bruno, Amy Peacock, et al.. (2017). New psychoactive substances: Purchasing and supply patterns in Australia. Human Psychopharmacology Clinical and Experimental. 32(3). 25 indexed citations

Sutherland, Rachel, Raimondo Bruno, Amy Peacock, et al.. (2017). Motivations for new psychoactive substance use among regular psychostimulant users in Australia. International Journal of Drug Policy. 43. 23–32. 32 indexed citations

Butler, Kerryn, Rebecca Reeve, Rosalie Viney, & Lucy Burns. (2016). Estimating prevalence of drug and alcohol presentations to hospital emergency departments in NSW, Australia: impact of hospital consultation liaison services. Public Health Research & Practice. 26(4). 16 indexed citations

Teesson, Maree, Christina Marel, Shane Darke, et al.. (2015). Long‐term mortality, remission, criminality and psychiatric comorbidity of heroin dependence: 11‐year findings from the Australian Treatment Outcome Study. Addiction. 110(6). 986–993. 90 indexed citations

Whittaker, Elizabeth, Wendy Swift, Amanda Roxburgh, et al.. (2015). Multiply disadvantaged: Health and service utilisation factors faced by homeless injecting drug consumers in Australia. Drug and Alcohol Review. 34(4). 379–387. 41 indexed citations

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Peacock, Amy, Natasha Sindicich, Matthew Dunn, et al.. (2015). Co‐ingestion of energy drinks with alcohol and other substances among a sample of people who regularly use ecstasy. Drug and Alcohol Review. 35(3). 352–358. 7 indexed citations

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Darke, Shane, Joanne Ross, Christina Marel, et al.. (2015). Patterns and correlates of attempted suicide amongst heroin users: 11-year follow-up of the Australian treatment outcome study cohort. Psychiatry Research. 227(2-3). 166–170. 34 indexed citations

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Burns, Lucy, et al.. (2013). Counting Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Australia: The evidence and the challenges. Drug and Alcohol Review. 32(5). 461–467. 39 indexed citations

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Matthews, Allison, Raimondo Bruno, & Lucy Burns. (2013). I Like The Old Stuff Better Than The New Stuff? Subjective Experiences Of Emerging Psychoactive Substances. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 1 indexed citations

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Loxton, Deborah, Catherine Chojenta, Amy Anderson, et al.. (2013). Acquisition and Utilization of Information About Alcohol Use in Pregnancy Among Australian Pregnant Women and Service Providers. Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health. 58(5). 523–530. 16 indexed citations

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Buskirk, Joe Van, Amanda Roxburgh, Raimondo Bruno, & Lucy Burns. (2013). Drugs and the Internet. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 22 indexed citations

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Swart, Alexander, Lucy Burns, Limin Mao, et al.. (2012). The importance of blood-borne viruses in elevated cancer risk among opioid-dependent people: a population-based cohort study. BMJ Open. 2(5). e001755–e001755. 26 indexed citations

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Watkins, Rochelle, Elizabeth Elliott, Raewyn Mutch, et al.. (2012). Consensus diagnostic criteria for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in Australia: a modified Delphi study. BMJ Open. 2(5). e001918–e001918. 53 indexed citations

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Larney, Sarah, Barbara Toson, Lucy Burns, & Kate Dolan. (2011). Effect of prison‐based opioid substitution treatment and post‐release retention in treatment on risk of re‐incarceration. Addiction. 107(2). 372–380. 90 indexed citations

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Burns, Lucy & Richard P. Mattick. (2007). Using population data to examine the prevalence and correlates of neonatal abstinence syndrome. Drug and Alcohol Review. 26(5). 487–492. 59 indexed citations

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Wallace, Cate, Lucy Burns, Stuart Gilmour, & Delyse Hutchinson. (2007). Substance use, psychological distress and violence among pregnant and breastfeeding Australian women. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 31(1). 51–56. 31 indexed citations

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