Paul Atkinson

10.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
192 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Paul Atkinson is a scholar working on Emergency Medicine, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Atkinson has authored 192 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Emergency Medicine, 45 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and 37 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Paul Atkinson's work include Ultrasound in Clinical Applications (44 papers), Emergency and Acute Care Studies (29 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (28 papers). Paul Atkinson is often cited by papers focused on Ultrasound in Clinical Applications (44 papers), Emergency and Acute Care Studies (29 papers) and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (28 papers). Paul Atkinson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Paul Atkinson's co-authors include Martyn Hammersley, Robert A. Stebbins, Douglas W. Maynard, Jacqueline Fraser, Richard Kendall, Peter Glasner, Adrian Boyle, Denise LeBlanc-Duchin, David Lewis and Amanda Coffey and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, PLoS ONE and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Paul Atkinson

172 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Ethnography: Principles in Practice 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 2019 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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.

  1. Ethnography: Principles in Practice
    1985 2.9k citations Paul Atkinson et al. profile →
  2. Ethnography
    2019 355 citations Paul Atkinson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul Atkinson Canada 31 1.5k 891 875 770 752 192 6.3k
Tom Kingstone United Kingdom 13 1.5k 1.0× 2.0k 2.3× 189 0.2× 544 0.7× 188 0.3× 41 8.0k
Brett Williams Australia 41 857 0.6× 2.2k 2.4× 93 0.1× 1.3k 1.7× 896 1.2× 358 8.0k
Nigel King Hong Kong 48 838 0.6× 1.4k 1.6× 66 0.1× 623 0.8× 126 0.2× 282 9.5k
Lara Varpio United States 34 1.5k 1.0× 2.7k 3.0× 86 0.1× 1.2k 1.6× 255 0.3× 167 8.8k
Ann Dorrit Guassora Denmark 16 962 0.6× 2.1k 2.4× 80 0.1× 344 0.4× 196 0.3× 46 6.6k
William Scott United States 41 1.0k 0.7× 214 0.2× 73 0.1× 1.5k 1.9× 175 0.2× 223 7.6k
Anthony R. Artino United States 44 835 0.6× 1.7k 1.9× 64 0.1× 2.5k 3.2× 267 0.4× 217 10.2k
Benjamin Saunders United Kingdom 16 1.7k 1.1× 2.1k 2.4× 54 0.1× 567 0.7× 189 0.3× 60 8.4k
Bernadette Bartlam United Kingdom 21 1.5k 1.0× 2.4k 2.6× 59 0.1× 511 0.7× 209 0.3× 67 8.4k
Jackie Waterfield United Kingdom 15 1.6k 1.1× 2.1k 2.3× 50 0.1× 609 0.8× 190 0.3× 29 8.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Atkinson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Atkinson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Atkinson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Atkinson 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 Paul Atkinson. Paul Atkinson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Atkinson, Paul, et al.. (2025). Tool or medium? Expertise in training media and communications students in the Generative AI era. Communication Research and Practice. 11(4). 497–511.
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Kim, Daniel, David Lewis, Ian M. Buchanan, et al.. (2024). POCUS literature primer: key papers on cardiac and lung POCUS. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 26(10). 713–720. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Daniel, Paul Atkinson, Jordan Chenkin, et al.. (2023). POCUS literature primer: key papers on POCUS in cardiac arrest and shock. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 26(1). 15–22. 4 indexed citations
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Kim, Daniel, Colin Bell, Tomislav Jelić, et al.. (2023). Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Literature Primer: Key Papers on Renal and Biliary POCUS. Cureus. 15(4). e37294–e37294. 4 indexed citations
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Olszynski, Paul, et al.. (2022). Performance of an automated ultrasound device in identifying and tracing the heart in porcine cardiac arrest. The Ultrasound Journal. 14(1). 1–1. 4 indexed citations
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Adler, John R., et al.. (2019). #OpenAccess: Free online, open-access crowdsource-reviewed publishing is the future; traditional peer-reviewed journals are on the way out. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 21(1). 11–14. 15 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Paul, et al.. (2019). Examining seasonal variation in epistaxis in a maritime climate. Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 48(1). 74–74. 11 indexed citations
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Palmer, Erin, et al.. (2014). Emergency department use. Canadian Family Physician. 60(4). 4 indexed citations
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Palmer, Erin, et al.. (2014). Emergency department use: is frequent use associated with a lack of primary care provider?. PubMed. 60(4). e223–9. 38 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Paul, et al.. (2012). Beginning Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Programming. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 3 indexed citations
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Brown, Michael D., et al.. (2011). Emergency Physician–performed Ultrasound to Diagnose Cholelithiasis: A Systematic Review. Academic Emergency Medicine. 18(3). 227–235. 65 indexed citations
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McLaughlin, Katrina, et al.. (2010). 294: Emergency Physician-Performed Sonography to Diagnose Cholelithiasis: A Systematic Review. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 56(3). S97–S97. 1 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Paul, Raj Kumar Sharma, Paul R. Kalra, et al.. (2009). Predictive value of myocardial and coronary imaging in the long-term outcome of potential renal transplant recipients. International Journal of Cardiology. 146(2). 191–196. 20 indexed citations
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Coffey, Amanda & Paul Atkinson. (2005). Encontrar el sentido a los datos cualitativos: estrategias complementarias de investigación. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 55(1). e13173–e13173. 78 indexed citations
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O’Donnell, Christopher P., et al.. (2002). The Effect of Upper Airway Obstruction and Arousal on Peripheral Arterial Tonometry in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 166(7). 965–971. 70 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Paul, et al.. (1991). On communication in the African sugarcane borer, Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 54(2). 243–259. 7 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Paul, et al.. (1985). Les origines du niveau élevé des taux d'intérêt réels. 7–61. 1 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Paul. (1981). Mating behaviour and activity patterns of Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 44(2). 265–280. 17 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Paul. (1980). On the biology, distribution and natural host-plants of Eldana saccharina Walker (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae).. Journal of the Entomological Society of Southern Africa. 43(2). 171–194. 80 indexed citations

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