Patrick Kwan

33.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
384 papers, 20.8k citations indexed

About

Patrick Kwan is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Kwan has authored 384 papers receiving a total of 20.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 262 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 193 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 91 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Patrick Kwan's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (254 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (175 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (84 papers). Patrick Kwan is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (254 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (175 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (84 papers). Patrick Kwan collaborates with scholars based in Australia, China and Hong Kong. Patrick Kwan's co-authors include Martin J. Brodie, Emilio Perucca, Zhibin Chen, Jacqueline A. French, Samuel Wiebe, Alexis Arzimanoglou, Solomon L. Moshé, Anne T. Berg, Gary W. Mathern and W. Allen Hauser and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Kwan

364 papers receiving 20.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Early Identification of Refractory Epilepsy

2000 3.7k citations Patrick Kwan et al. profile →
Definition of drug resistant epilepsy: Consensus proposal by the ad hoc Task Force of the ILAE Commission on Therapeutic Strategies

2009 3.3k citations Patrick Kwan, Jacqueline A. French et al. Epilepsia profile →
Treatment Outcomes in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy Treated With Established and New Antiepileptic Drugs

2017 920 citations Zhibin Chen, Patrick Kwan et al. profile →
Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

2011 774 citations Patrick Kwan et al. profile →
Patterns of treatment response in newly diagnosed epilepsy

2012 676 citations Patrick Kwan et al. Neurology profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Patrick Kwan

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A missense variant in DEPDC5 resulted in abnormal morphology and increased seizure susceptibility and mortality through regulating mTOR signaling 2025 ·Neurobiology of Disease ·Jie Liu, (unknown), Fenglin Tang, Yuanlin Ma, Patrick Kwan	1
2	Enlarged perivascular spaces in the basal ganglia across epilepsy subtypes 2025 ·Epilepsia ·Benjamin Sinclair, Clarissa Lin Yasuda, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Zhibin Chen, Lucy Vivash, Brunno Machado de Campos, Rafael Batista João, (unknown), Lucas Scárdua Silva, Mateus Henrique Nogueira, Marina K. M. Alvim, Patrick Kwan, Fernando Cendes, Terence J. O’Brien, Meng Law	0
3	Validation of the Seizure-Related Impact Assessment Scale 2025 ·Neurology ·Emma Foster, Alison Conquest, (unknown), (unknown), Genevieve Rayner, Toby Winton‐Brown, Terence J. O’Brien, Patrick Kwan, Charles B. Malpas, Jacqueline A. French	0
4	Voxel‐based and surface‐based cortical morphometric MRI applications for identifying the epileptogenic zone: A narrative review 2025 ·Epilepsia Open ·(unknown), Benjamin Sinclair, Meng Law, Patrick Kwan, Terence J. O’Brien, Andrew Neal	0
5	D2HGDH Deficiency Regulates Seizures through GSH/Prdx6/ROS‐Mediated Excitatory Synaptic Activity 2024 ·Advanced Science ·(unknown), Hui Zhang, Peng Zhang, Rong Li, (unknown), Jiyuan Li, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jie Liu, Demei Xu, Chenlu Zhang, Xin Tian, Yuanlin Ma, Patrick Kwan	2
6	Phase II randomised placebo-controlled trial of sodium selenate as a disease-modifying treatment in chronic drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy: the SeLECT study protocol 2023 ·BMJ Open ·Lucy Vivash, Hannah Johns, Leonid Churilov, (unknown), Pablo M. Casillas‐Espinosa, Charles B. Malpas, Sandy R. Shultz, Chris Tailby, (unknown), David C. Reutens, Lisa Gillinder, Piero Perucca, Patrick W. Carney, (unknown), Nicholas Lawn, Patrick Kwan, Dennis Velakoulis, Christopher M. Hovens, Terence J. O’Brien	3
7	Cardiac structural and functional abnormalities in epilepsy: A systematic review and meta‐analysis 2023 ·Epilepsia Open ·Zining Liu, (unknown), Ana Antonic‐Baker, Zhibin Chen, Paul Sparks, Natasha A. Lannin, Patrick Kwan, Nigel C. Jones, Pablo M. Casillas‐Espinosa, Piero Perucca, Terence J. O’Brien, Shobi Sivathamboo	15
8	A Multidimensional Assessment of Activities of Daily Living, Mental Status, Communication, and Social Abilities Among Older Adults in Shenzhen, China: Cross-Sectional Study 2023 ·JMIR Public Health and Surveillance ·(unknown), Patrick Kwan, Gong Zhang, Mingwang Shen, Loretta Piccenna, Terence J. O’Brien, Lei Zhang	5
9	Applying the ILAE diagnostic criteria for Lennox‐Gastaut syndrome in the real‐world setting: A multicenter retrospective cohort study 2023 ·Epilepsia Open ·(unknown), Zhibin Chen, Sarah Barnard, (unknown), (unknown), Shobi Sivathamboo, Caitlin A. Bennett, (unknown), Wendyl D’Souza, Samuel F. Berkovic, (unknown), Terence J. O’Brien, Piero Perucca, Ingrid E. Scheffer, Patrick Kwan	6
10	CXCR5 Regulates Neuronal Polarity Development and Migration in the Embryonic Stage via F-Actin Homeostasis and Results in Epilepsy-Related Behavior 2023 ·Neuroscience Bulletin ·Zhijuan Zhang, (unknown), Ana Antonic‐Baker, Patrick Kwan, (unknown), Yuanlin Ma	3
11	Automated Interictal Epileptiform Discharge Detection from Scalp EEG Using Scalable Time-series Classification Approaches 2022 ·International Journal of Neural Systems ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ofer M. Gonen, Piero Perucca, Amanda Gilligan, Patrick Kwan, Terence J. O’Brien, Chang Wei Tan, Levin Kuhlmann	10
12	2360 Real-world brivaracetam efficacy in adult epilepsy: an Australian multi-centre retrospective observational cohort study 2022 ·Abstracts ·Amy J. Halliday, Sara Vogrin, Emma M. Whitham, Udaya Seneviratne, Lisa Gillinder, Dean Jones, Patrick Kwan, Ernest Somerville, (unknown), Christian Zentner, Nicholas Lawn, Armin Nikpour, Wendyl D’Souza	1
13	Machine learning models for decision support in epilepsy management: A critical review 2021 ·Epilepsy & Behavior ·(unknown), (unknown), Zongyuan Ge, Zhibin Chen, Patrick Kwan	21
14	Long‐term cannabidiol treatment for seizures in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex: An open‐label extension trial 2021 ·Epilepsia ·Elizabeth A. Thiele, E. Martina Bebin, Francis Filloux, Patrick Kwan, (unknown), Farhad Sahebkar, Steven Sparagana, James W. Wheless	56
15	Mortality in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures 2020 ·Neurology ·(unknown), Lara McCartney, (unknown), (unknown), Sarah Barnard, Charles B. Malpas, Piero Perucca, Anne M. McIntosh, Zhibin Chen, Shobi Sivathamboo, (unknown), Simon Jones, Sophia J. Adams, Mark Cook, Patrick Kwan, Dennis Velakoulis, Wendyl D’Souza, Samuel F. Berkovic, Terence J. O’Brien	82
16	Factors associated with subjective cognitive function in epilepsy: a real-world analysis 2019 ·OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Terence J. O’Brien, (unknown), Patrick Kwan, (unknown), Emma Foster, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
17	Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) and cognition in patients undergoing investigation for epilepsy and related disorders 2019 ·OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints) ·(unknown), Charles B. Malpas, (unknown), Dennis Velakoulis, Emma Foster, Patrick W. Carney, Terence J. O’Brien, Patrick Kwan	1
18	Metabolic patterns and seizure outcomes following anterior temporal lobectomy 2019 ·Annals of Neurology ·(unknown), Benjamin Sinclair, Charles B. Malpas, Anne M. McIntosh, Zhibin Chen, Lucy Vivash, Marie O’Shea, Sarah J. Wilson, Patricia Desmond, Salvatore U. Berlangieri, Rodney J. Hicks, Christopher C. Rowe, Andrew Morokoff, James King, Gavin Fabinyi, Andrew H. Kaye, Patrick Kwan, Samuel F. Berkovic, Terence J. O’Brien	25
19	The phenotype of bilateral hippocampal sclerosis and its management in “real life” clinical settings 2018 ·Epilepsia ·Arjune Sen, Patricia Dugan, Piero Perucca, Daniel J. Costello, Hyunmi Choi, Carl W. Bazil, (unknown), Danielle M. Andrade, Chantal Depondt, Sinéad B. Heavin, Jane Adcock, William Owen Pickrell, (unknown), Fábio A. Nascimento, Phil E M Smith, Mark I. Rees, Patrick Kwan, Terence J. O’Brien, David B. Goldstein, Norman Delanty	5
20	Anxiety symptoms in patients with frontal lobe epilepsy versus generalized epilepsy 2012 ·Seizure ·Wai Kwong Tang, Jinyan Lu, Gábor S. Ungvári, Ka Sing Wong, Patrick Kwan	19

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