Neil Shephard

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Neil Shephard is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil Shephard has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Rheumatology, 8 papers in Genetics and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Neil Shephard's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (5 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (5 papers) and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research (4 papers). Neil Shephard is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (5 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (5 papers) and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research (4 papers). Neil Shephard collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Neil Shephard's co-authors include M. Dawn Teare, Amy Whitehead, Stephen J. Walters, Munyaradzi Dimairo, Sally John, Alan J. Silman, Jane Worthington, Anne Hinks, Anne Barton and Steve Goodacre and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Neil Shephard

29 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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Sample size requirements to estimate key design parameters from external pilot randomised controlled trials: a simulation study

2014 424 citations M. Dawn Teare, Munyaradzi Dimairo et al. Trials profile →

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P. Cathébras France

René Holst Denmark

James Piercy United Kingdom

Shahram Bahmanyar Sweden

P.C.M. Pasker-de Jong Netherlands

Dazhi Fan China

Carme Valls Spain

Zulma Ortiz Argentina

Fiona Mackie Australia

Dong Chan Jin South Korea

P. Cathébras France

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Neil Shephard

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Ledermann, Raphael, Neil Shephard, Caroline A. Evans, et al.. (2025). A software tool and strategy for peptidoglycomics, the high-resolution analysis of bacterial peptidoglycans via LC-MS/MS. Communications Chemistry. 8(1). 91–91. 1 indexed citations

Wiggins, L. F., Neil Shephard, Helen E. Bryant, et al.. (2025). Quantifying complexity in DNA structures with high resolution Atomic Force Microscopy. Nature Communications. 16(1). 5482–5482.

Knowles, Emma, Neil Shephard, Tony Stone, Suzanne Mason, & Jon Nicholl. (2019). The impact of closing emergency departments on mortality in emergencies: an observational study. Emergency Medicine Journal. 36(11). 645–651. 8 indexed citations

Varley, Danielle, Barry Wright, Cindy Cooper, et al.. (2019). Investigating SOcial Competence and Isolation in children with Autism taking part in LEGO-based therapy clubs In School Environments (I-SOCIALISE): study protocol. BMJ Open. 9(5). e030471–e030471. 10 indexed citations

Hunt, Beverley J., Kiran Parmar, Kim Horspool, et al.. (2018). The DiPEP (Diagnosis of PE in Pregnancy) biomarker study: An observational cohort study augmented with additional cases to determine the diagnostic utility of biomarkers for suspected venous thromboembolism during pregnancy and puerperium. British Journal of Haematology. 180(5). 694–704. 37 indexed citations

Goodacre, Steve, Kim Horspool, Catherine Nelson‐Piercy, et al.. (2018). The DiPEP study: an observational study of the diagnostic accuracy of clinical assessment, D‐dimer and chest x‐ray for suspected pulmonary embolism in pregnancy and postpartum. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 126(3). 383–392. 47 indexed citations

Goodacre, Steve, Kim Horspool, Neil Shephard, et al.. (2018). Selecting pregnant or postpartum women with suspected pulmonary embolism for diagnostic imaging: the DiPEP diagnostic study with decision-analysis modelling. Health Technology Assessment. 22(47). 1–230. 14 indexed citations

Brown, Steven R., J. P. Tiernan, Angus Watson, et al.. (2016). Haemorrhoidal artery ligation versus rubber band ligation for the management of symptomatic second-degree and third-degree haemorrhoids (HubBLe): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 388(10042). 356–364. 113 indexed citations

Teare, M. Dawn, et al.. (2014). Sample size requirements to estimate key design parameters from external pilot randomised controlled trials: a simulation study. Trials. 15(1). 264–264. 424 indexed citations breakdown →

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Goodacre, Steve, Richard W. Wilson, Neil Shephard, & Jon Nicholl. (2012). Derivation and validation of a risk adjustment model for predicting seven day mortality in emergency medical admissions: mixed prospective and retrospective cohort study. BMJ. 344(may01 1). e2904–e2904. 24 indexed citations

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Tiernan, Jim, Daniel Hind, Angus Watson, et al.. (2012). The HubBLe trial: haemorrhoidal artery ligation (HAL) versus rubber band ligation (RBL) for haemorrhoids. BMC Gastroenterology. 12(1). 153–153. 19 indexed citations

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Gallego, Patricia, Neil Shephard, Max Bulsara, et al.. (2008). Angiotensinogen gene T235 variant: a marker for the development of persistent microalbuminuria in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications. 22(3). 191–198. 16 indexed citations

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Amos, Christopher I., Elaine F. Remmers, Katherine A. Siminovitch, et al.. (2007). Data for Genetic Analysis Workshop (GAW) 15 Problem 2, genetic causes of rheumatoid arthritis and associated traits. BMC Proceedings. 1(S1). S3–S3. 31 indexed citations

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Golledge, Jonathan, Juanita Muller, Neil Shephard, et al.. (2006). Association Between Osteopontin and Human Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 27(3). 655–660. 108 indexed citations

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Chinoy, Hector, Fiona Salway, Noreen Fertig, et al.. (2005). In adult onset myositis, the presence of interstitial lung disease and myositis specific/associated antibodies are governed by HLA class II haplotype, rather than by myositis subtype. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 8(1). R13–R13. 90 indexed citations

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Shephard, Neil, Sally John, Lon R. Cardon, Mark I. McCarthy, & Eleftheria Zeggini. (2005). Will the real disease gene please stand up?. BMC Genetics. 6(S1). S66–S66. 7 indexed citations

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John, Sally, Neil Shephard, Guoying Liu, et al.. (2004). Whole-Genome Scan, in a Complex Disease, Using 11,245 Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms: Comparison with Microsatellites. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 75(1). 54–64. 174 indexed citations

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Eyre, Stephen, Anne Barton, Neil Shephard, et al.. (2004). Investigation of susceptibility loci identified in the UK rheumatoid arthritis whole‐genome scan in a further series of 217 UK affected sibling pairs. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 50(3). 729–735. 35 indexed citations

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Zeggini, Eleftheria, Anne Barton, Anne Hinks, et al.. (2003). CANDIDATE GENE ANALYSIS OF THE DISTAL EXTENDED MHC REGION IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. Lara D. Veeken. 42. 84–84. 1 indexed citations

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Shephard, Neil, Milena Falcaro, Eleftheria Zeggini, et al.. (2003). Linkage analysis of cross-sectional and longitudinally derived phenotypic measures to identify loci influencing blood pressure. BMC Genetics. 4(S1). S26–S26. 4 indexed citations

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