Paul Gallagher

9.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
70 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Paul Gallagher is a scholar working on Geriatrics and Gerontology, Economics and Econometrics and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Gallagher has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology, 22 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 14 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Paul Gallagher's work include Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (45 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (21 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (13 papers). Paul Gallagher is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (45 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (21 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (13 papers). Paul Gallagher collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Spain. Paul Gallagher's co-authors include Denis O’Mahony, Cristín Ryan, Stephen Byrne, Marie O’Connor, David O’Sullivan, Amanda Lavan, Patrick Barry, H. Hamilton, Denis Curtin and Pat Barry and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Paul Gallagher

69 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate prescr... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2014 2008 2011 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people: version 2
    2014 1.7k citations Denis O’Mahony, Stephen Byrne et al. Age and Ageing profile →
  2. STOPP (Screening Tool of Older Persons' potentially inappropriate Prescriptions): application to acutely ill elderly patients and comparison with Beers' criteria
    2008 505 citations Paul Gallagher, Denis O’Mahony Age and Ageing profile →
  3. Potentially Inappropriate Medications Defined by STOPP Criteria and the Risk of Adverse Drug Events in Older Hospitalized Patients
    2011 407 citations H. Hamilton, Paul Gallagher et al. Archives of Internal Medicine 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 Gallagher Ireland 34 5.3k 2.7k 1.5k 1.0k 1.0k 70 6.6k
Stephen Byrne Ireland 37 4.6k 0.9× 2.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 981 1.0× 889 0.9× 156 6.3k
Cristín Ryan Ireland 35 6.1k 1.2× 3.1k 1.1× 1.9k 1.3× 1.3k 1.2× 1.0k 1.0× 130 7.5k
Denis O’Mahony Ireland 47 7.4k 1.4× 3.9k 1.4× 2.1k 1.4× 1.7k 1.7× 1.4k 1.4× 201 10.4k
Mark H. Beers United States 28 6.4k 1.2× 3.1k 1.1× 1.8k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 1.2k 1.2× 53 8.6k
Emily Reeve Australia 35 4.4k 0.8× 2.7k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 735 0.7× 661 0.7× 129 5.5k
Danijela Gnjidic Australia 39 5.0k 1.0× 2.8k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 1.4k 1.4× 641 0.6× 173 6.9k
Sepehr Shakib Australia 32 3.2k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 498 0.5× 155 5.7k
Mirko Petrović Belgium 49 3.9k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 601 0.4× 1.1k 1.1× 601 0.6× 303 8.8k
Kristina Johnell Sweden 43 3.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 1.3k 1.2× 574 0.6× 184 6.4k
Anne Spinewine Belgium 27 2.4k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 717 0.5× 497 0.5× 426 0.4× 120 3.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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O’Mahony, Denis, et al.. (2022). Frailty and Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Older People with Polypharmacy: A Bi-Directional Relationship?. Drugs & Aging. 39(8). 597–606. 29 indexed citations
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Pape, Sarah E., Nicholas J. Ashton, Abdul Hye, et al.. (2021). The reliability and validity of DSM 5 diagnostic criteria for neurocognitive disorder and relationship with plasma neurofilament light in a down syndrome population. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 13438–13438. 6 indexed citations
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Jennings, Emma, Denis O’Mahony, & Paul Gallagher. (2021). Medication-related quality of life (MRQoL) in ambulatory older adults with multi-morbidity and polypharmacy. European Geriatric Medicine. 13(3). 579–583. 8 indexed citations
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Lavan, Amanda, Deirdre O’Mahony, Denis O’Mahony, & Paul Gallagher. (2021). Potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use and severe drug interactions (SDIs) in older adults with cancer. Journal of Geriatric Oncology. 12(6). 872–880. 12 indexed citations
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O’Shaughnessy, Nicholas, Justin Chan, Rohan Bhome, et al.. (2020). Awareness in severe Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review. Aging & Mental Health. 25(4). 602–612. 18 indexed citations
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Livingston, Gill, Paul Gallagher, Chris Kalafatis, et al.. (2020). Prevalence, management, and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infections in older people and those with dementia in mental health wards in London, UK: a retrospective observational study. The Lancet Psychiatry. 7(12). 1054–1063. 35 indexed citations
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Lavan, Amanda, Denis O’Mahony, & Paul Gallagher. (2019). STOPPFrail (Screening Tool of Older Persons’ Prescriptions in Frail adults with a limited life expectancy) criteria: application to a representative population awaiting long-term nursing care. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 75(5). 723–731. 17 indexed citations
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Ó’Caoimh, Rónán, Nicola Cornally, Ciara McGlade, et al.. (2019). Reducing inappropriate prescribing for older adults with advanced frailty: A review based on a survey of practice in four countries. Maturitas. 126. 1–10. 7 indexed citations
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O’Mahony, Denis, Marie O’Connor, Joseph A. Eustace, et al.. (2018). The adverse drug reaction risk in older persons (ADRROP) prediction scale: derivation and prospective validation of an ADR risk assessment tool in older multi-morbid patients. European Geriatric Medicine. 9(2). 191–199. 31 indexed citations
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Lavan, Amanda, Paul Gallagher, & Denis O’Mahony. (2017). Inter-rater reliability of STOPPFrail [Screening Tool of Older Persons Prescriptions in Frail adults with limited life expectancy] criteria amongst 12 physicians. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 74(3). 331–338. 18 indexed citations
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Ó’Caoimh, Rónán, Yurui Gao, Paul Gallagher, et al.. (2013). Which part of the Quick mild cognitive impairment screen (Qmci) discriminates between normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment and dementia?. Age and Ageing. 42(3). 324–330. 46 indexed citations
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Gallagher, Paul, et al.. (2012). Stopping PPIs prior to endoscopy. International Journal of Surgery. 10(8). S90–S91. 1 indexed citations
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Hamilton, H., Paul Gallagher, Cristín Ryan, Stephen Byrne, & Denis O’Mahony. (2011). Potentially Inappropriate Medications Defined by STOPP Criteria and the Risk of Adverse Drug Events in Older Hospitalized Patients. Archives of Internal Medicine. 171(11). 1013–9. 407 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barry, Patrick, Paul Gallagher, & Cristín Ryan. (2008). Inappropriate prescribing in geriatric patients. Current Psychiatry Reports. 10(1). 37–43. 36 indexed citations
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O’Mahony, Denis & Paul Gallagher. (2008). Inappropriate prescribing in the older population: need for new criteria. Age and Ageing. 37(2). 138–141. 210 indexed citations
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Gallagher, Paul, et al.. (2008). Prevalence of pressure ulcers in three university teaching hospitals in Ireland. Journal of Tissue Viability. 17(4). 103–109. 95 indexed citations
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Gallagher, Paul, Pat Barry, Cristín Ryan, Irene Hartigan, & Denis O’Mahony. (2007). Inappropriate prescribing in an acutely ill population of elderly patients as determined by Beers' Criteria. Age and Ageing. 37(1). 96–101. 182 indexed citations
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Gallagher, Paul. (1965). Project estimating by engineering methods. 2 indexed citations

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