Paul Garner

40.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
315 papers, 14.0k citations indexed

About

Paul Garner is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Garner has authored 315 papers receiving a total of 14.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 64 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 60 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Paul Garner's work include Malaria Research and Control (57 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (52 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (33 papers). Paul Garner is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (57 papers), Global Maternal and Child Health (52 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (33 papers). Paul Garner collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Africa and United States. Paul Garner's co-authors include Sarah Donegan, Richard Bellamy, Lauren J. Stockman, Piero Olliaro, Marty Richardson, Jimmy Volmink, Jamlick Karumbi, Anthony B. Zwi, Xavier Bosch‐Capblanch and David Sinclair and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Paul Garner

303 papers receiving 13.3k 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.

SARS: Systematic Review of Treatment Effects

2006 876 citations Paul Garner et al. profile →
GRADE guidelines 26: informative statements to communicate the findings of systematic reviews of interventions

2019 686 citations Paul Garner, Nicole Skoetz et al. profile →
Interpretation of subgroup analyses in systematic reviews: A tutorial

2018 398 citations Paul Garner, Sarah Donegan et al. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health profile →
Directly observed therapy for treating tuberculosis

2015 303 citations Paul Garner et al. profile →
Selective versus routine use of episiotomy for vaginal birth

2017 289 citations Paul Garner et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul Garner United Kingdom	61	4.2k	3.3k	2.6k	2.0k	1.9k	315	14.0k
Maurício L. Barreto Brazil	65	3.3k 0.8×	4.0k 1.2×	2.5k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	3.8k 2.0×	667	18.2k
J. Dik F. Habbema Netherlands	73	3.4k 0.8×	3.2k 1.0×	2.6k 1.0×	3.1k 1.5×	1.4k 0.7×	312	19.8k
Paul Milligan United Kingdom	55	5.4k 1.3×	1.7k 0.5×	1.9k 0.7×	2.4k 1.2×	1.3k 0.7×	230	13.5k
Laura C. Rodrigues United Kingdom	69	3.6k 0.9×	8.6k 2.6×	1.8k 0.7×	4.3k 2.1×	1.6k 0.9×	408	19.0k
Jim Todd United Kingdom	56	2.2k 0.5×	4.1k 1.3×	1.8k 0.7×	3.0k 1.5×	3.0k 1.5×	362	10.7k
Max Petzold Sweden	55	3.6k 0.9×	1.1k 0.3×	3.6k 1.4×	1.8k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	313	14.4k
Girmay Medhin Ethiopia	53	1.9k 0.5×	2.1k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	358	9.7k
Laurence Slutsker United States	67	6.0k 1.4×	7.0k 2.1×	2.7k 1.0×	2.9k 1.4×	981 0.5×	209	22.9k
Davidson H. Hamer United States	53	3.4k 0.8×	2.6k 0.8×	2.9k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.7×	368	10.9k
Moses R. Kamya Uganda	64	7.5k 1.8×	6.1k 1.9×	2.2k 0.9×	3.7k 1.8×	1.8k 0.9×	575	15.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Garner

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Zeraatkar, Dena, King‐Hwa Ling, Tyler Pitre, et al.. (2025). Interventions for the management of post-COVID-19 condition (long COVID): protocol for a living systematic review and network meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 15(2). e086407–e086407.

Singh, Bhagteshwar, et al.. (2024). The COVID guidelines India project: A rapid living evidence synthesis during a pandemic in a LMIC setting. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 28. 101548–101548.

Weibel, Stephanie, Maria Popp, Stefanie Reis, et al.. (2022). Identifying and managing problematic trials: A research integrity assessment tool for randomized controlled trials in evidence synthesis. Research Synthesis Methods. 14(3). 357–369. 47 indexed citations

Jullien, Sophie, Nipun Lakshitha de Silva, & Paul Garner. (2021). Risk of plague transmission from human cadavers: a systematic review. medRxiv. 1 indexed citations

Lewis, Joseph M., Rebecca Lester, Paul Garner, & Nicholas Feasey. (2019). Gut mucosal colonisation with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Enterobacteriaceae in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 160–160. 16 indexed citations

Young, Taryn, Jessica Shearer, Celeste Naude, et al.. (2018). Researcher and policymaker dialogue: the Policy BUDDIES Project in Western Cape Province, South Africa. BMJ Global Health. 3(6). e001130–e001130. 12 indexed citations

Clough, Helen E., Vittoria Lutje, K. Marie McIntyre, et al.. (2018). Foodborne and Food-Handler Norovirus Outbreaks: A Systematic Review. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 15(10). 589–597. 68 indexed citations

Oliver, Sandy, Paul Garner, Janet Jull, et al.. (2017). Transdisciplinary working to shape systematic reviews and interpret the findings: commentary. Environmental Evidence. 6(1). 6 indexed citations

Kliner, Merav, A. Keenan, David Sinclair, Sam Ghebrehewet, & Paul Garner. (2016). Influenza vaccination for healthcare workers in the UK: appraisal of systematic reviews and policy options. BMJ Open. 6(9). e012149–e012149. 24 indexed citations

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Graves, Patricia M., Hellen Gelband, & Paul Garner. (2014). Primaquine or other 8-aminoquinoline for reducing P. falciparum transmission (Review). LSTM Online Archive (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine). 1 indexed citations

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Young, Taryn, Paul Garner, Tamara Kredo, et al.. (2013). Cochrane and capacity building in low- and middle-income countries: where are we at? [Editorial]. LSTM Online Archive (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine).

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Donegan, Sarah, Paula Williamson, Umberto D’Alessandro, Paul Garner, & Catrin Tudur Smith. (2012). Combining individual patient data and aggregate data in mixed treatment comparison meta‐analysis: Individual patient data may be beneficial if only for a subset of trials. Statistics in Medicine. 32(6). 914–930. 64 indexed citations

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Garner, Paul. (2010). Habitat use by 0+ cyprinid fish in the River Great Ouse, East Anglia. AquaDocs (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). 8(1). 5 indexed citations

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Meng, Qinglin, Beibei Yuan, Jia Li, et al.. (2010). Expanding health insurance coverage in vulnerable groups: a systematic review of options. Health Policy and Planning. 26(2). 93–104. 56 indexed citations

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Addiss, David G., et al.. (2009). Albendazole for lymphatic filariasis (Review). LSTM Online Archive (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine). 1 indexed citations

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Abba, Katharine, Rebecca Sinfield, C. Anthony Hart, & Paul Garner. (2009). Antimicrobial drugs for persistent diarrhoea of unknown or non-specific cause in children under six in low and middle income countries: systematic review of randomized controlled trials. BMC Infectious Diseases. 9(1). 24–24. 17 indexed citations

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Smith, Helen, Hasifa Bukirwa, Oscar Mukasa, et al.. (2007). Access to electronic health knowledge in five countries in Africa: a descriptive study. BMC Health Services Research. 7(1). 72–72. 53 indexed citations

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Garner, Paul. (1996). Health Sector Reform in Developing Countries. BMJ. 312(7047). 1680.2–1680.2. 32 indexed citations

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Probert, C, V. Jayanthi, A C Wicks, et al.. (1992). Epidemiological study of abdominal tuberculosis among Indian migrants and the indigenous population of Leicester, 1972-1989.. Gut. 33(8). 1085–1088. 25 indexed citations

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Garner, Paul. (1985). Personal View. BMJ. 291(6490). 275–275.

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