P. Heffernan

423 total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 224 citations indexed

About

P. Heffernan is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Biomedical Engineering and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, P. Heffernan has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 224 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 3 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in P. Heffernan's work include Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (3 papers), Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging (3 papers) and 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (2 papers). P. Heffernan is often cited by papers focused on Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (3 papers), Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging (3 papers) and 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis (2 papers). P. Heffernan collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and France. P. Heffernan's co-authors include Richard A. Robb, J. M. Gibbs, A. E. McKinnon, Dearbhla Duffy, Helen O’Neill, Harry Kennedy, R. A. Robb, Conor O’Neill, Charles Smith and Ciarán Corcoran and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering and IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging.

In The Last Decade

P. Heffernan

14 papers receiving 211 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

A meta-analysis on global change drivers and the risk of infectious disease

2024 58 citations Michael B. Mahon, O. Alejandro Aleuy et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. Heffernan United States	8	46	42	33	32	28	14	224
Calle Winskog Australia	13	21 0.5×	85 2.0×	62 1.9×	5 0.2×	42 1.5×	30	398
Raghu Venugopal Canada	7	70 1.5×	84 2.0×	36 1.1×	15 0.5×	12 0.4×	15	261
Sebastian N. Kunz Germany	12	25 0.5×	24 0.6×	15 0.5×	8 0.3×	12 0.4×	70	481
Gilles Grévin France	9	46 1.0×	53 1.3×	9 0.3×	18 0.6×	8 0.3×	16	364
Henri Cohen France	8	37 0.8×	11 0.3×	41 1.2×	245 7.7×	37 1.3×	17	439
Véronique Alunni-Perret France	9	14 0.3×	76 1.8×	34 1.0×	14 0.4×	7 0.3×	10	327
Erwin J.A.T. Mattijssen Netherlands	12	31 0.7×	91 2.2×	17 0.5×	7 0.2×	5 0.2×	32	362
Fang Dong China	9	32 0.7×	41 1.0×	101 3.1×	20 0.6×	34 1.2×	24	330
Reiko Sakashita Japan	12	6 0.1×	3 0.1×	44 1.3×	96 3.0×	17 0.6×	77	552
X. Gao China	8	9 0.2×	16 0.4×	13 0.4×	9 0.3×	8 0.3×	31	328

Countries citing papers authored by P. Heffernan

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Fields of papers citing papers by P. Heffernan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. Heffernan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of P. Heffernan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of P. Heffernan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with P. Heffernan. P. Heffernan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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14 of 14 papers shown

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Mahon, Michael B., O. Alejandro Aleuy, Ethan Allan Brown, et al.. (2024). A meta-analysis on global change drivers and the risk of infectious disease. Nature. 629(8013). 830–836. 58 indexed citations breakdown →

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Heffernan, P. & Heidi Zhang. (2004). Software architecture for a CAD server. International Congress Series. 1268. 861–866. 1 indexed citations

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O’Neill, Conor, P. Heffernan, Ciarán Corcoran, et al.. (2003). Long-stay forensic psychiatric inpatients in the Republic of Ireland: aggregated needs assessment. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. 20(4). 119–125. 33 indexed citations

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Heffernan, P., et al.. (1992). <title>Imaging applications platform: concept to implementation</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1808. 495–509. 4 indexed citations

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Robb, R. A., P. Heffernan, Jon J. Camp, & Dennis P. Hanson. (1987). A workstation for multi-dimensional display and analysis of biomedical images. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine. 25(2). 169–184. 8 indexed citations

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Acharya, Raj, P. Heffernan, R. A. Robb, & Harry Wechsler. (1987). High-speed 3D imaging of the beating heart using temporal estimation. Computer Vision Graphics and Image Processing. 39(3). 279–290. 9 indexed citations

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Heffernan, P. & Richard A. Robb. (1985). A New Method for Shaded Surface Display of Biological and Medical Images. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 4(1). 26–38. 52 indexed citations

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Heffernan, P. & Richard A. Robb. (1985). Difference image reconstruction from a few projections for nondestructive materials inspection. Applied Optics. 24(23). 4105–4105. 3 indexed citations

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Heffernan, P. & Richard A. Robb. (1984). NEW PROCEDURE FOR COMBINED DISPLAY OF 3-D CARDIAC ANATOMIC SURFACES AND REGIONAL FUNCTIONS.. 111–114. 6 indexed citations

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Heffernan, P. & Richard A. Robb. (1983). TOWARDS IMPROVED RECONSTRUCTION OF THE HEART FROM SMALL NUMBERS OF PROJECTIONS.. 149–152. 3 indexed citations

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Heffernan, P. & Richard A. Robb. (1983). Image Reconstruction from Incomplete Projection Data: Iterative Reconstruction-Reprojection Techniques. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. BME-30(12). 838–841. 15 indexed citations

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Heffernan, P., J. M. Gibbs, & A. E. McKinnon. (1982). Evaluation of a computer simulation program for teaching halothane uptake and distribution. Anaesthesia. 37(1). 43–46. 11 indexed citations

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Heffernan, P., J. M. Gibbs, & A. E. McKinnon. (1982). Teaching the uptake and distribution of halothane. Anaesthesia. 37(1). 9–15. 20 indexed citations

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Heffernan, P.. (1975). Jobs and the Environment.. 1 indexed citations

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