Paul Kirwan

2.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
36 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Paul Kirwan is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Kirwan has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Surgery, 8 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Paul Kirwan's work include Tendon Structure and Treatment (8 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (7 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (6 papers). Paul Kirwan is often cited by papers focused on Tendon Structure and Treatment (8 papers), Shoulder Injury and Treatment (7 papers) and Sports injuries and prevention (6 papers). Paul Kirwan collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Ireland and United Kingdom. Paul Kirwan's co-authors include Neal L. Millar, George A.C. Murrell, Scott A. Rodeo, Iain B. McInnes, Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Kristian Thorborg, Geoffrey D. Abrams, Leesa M. Galatz, Annemarie Hennessy and Sally Thomson and has published in prestigious journals such as Kidney International, Human Molecular Genetics and Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Paul Kirwan

36 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Tendinopathy 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2022 2022 100 200 300 400
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. Tendinopathy
    2021 473 citations Neal L. Millar, Karin Grävare Silbernagel et al. Nature Reviews Disease Primers profile →
  2. The effect of exercise on cytokines: implications for musculoskeletal health: a narrative review
    2022 159 citations Lindsay A. N. Crowe, Carles Pedret et al. BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation profile →
  3. Frozen shoulder
    2022 94 citations Neal L. Millar, Filip Struyf et al. Nature Reviews Disease Primers 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 Kirwan Australia 16 446 409 242 220 202 36 1.5k
Lois Y. Matsuoka United States 24 791 1.8× 364 0.9× 67 0.3× 241 1.1× 254 1.3× 53 4.7k
Norman H. Dubin United States 24 71 0.2× 429 1.0× 276 1.1× 234 1.1× 128 0.6× 92 1.8k
Hans Georg Koch Germany 25 79 0.2× 274 0.7× 115 0.5× 204 0.9× 688 3.4× 58 2.3k
Ali Gür Türkiye 28 281 0.6× 441 1.1× 18 0.1× 68 0.3× 214 1.1× 117 2.8k
Tiziana Russo Italy 41 130 0.3× 486 1.2× 1.4k 5.9× 527 2.4× 343 1.7× 115 4.4k
Domenico De Aloysio Italy 25 359 0.8× 241 0.6× 304 1.3× 183 0.8× 191 0.9× 79 1.9k
Thao Pham France 31 227 0.5× 485 1.2× 18 0.1× 63 0.3× 235 1.2× 143 2.9k
G Theintz Switzerland 18 1.8k 4.0× 509 1.2× 61 0.3× 388 1.8× 555 2.7× 54 3.3k
Elizabeth Cummings Canada 23 137 0.3× 600 1.5× 201 0.8× 711 3.2× 334 1.7× 75 2.4k
Rebecca J. Hill Australia 23 104 0.2× 279 0.7× 29 0.1× 105 0.5× 198 1.0× 58 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Paul Kirwan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Kirwan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Kirwan

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

All Works

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Crowe, Lindsay A. N., Moeed Akbar, Robert‐Jan de Vos, et al.. (2023). Pathways driving tendinopathy and enthesitis: siblings or distant cousins in musculoskeletal medicine?. The Lancet Rheumatology. 5(5). e293–e304. 7 indexed citations
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Crowe, Lindsay A. N., et al.. (2022). The effect of exercise on cytokines: implications for musculoskeletal health: a narrative review. BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation. 14(1). 5–5. 159 indexed citations breakdown →
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Millar, Neal L., Filip Struyf, A Campbell, et al.. (2022). Frozen shoulder. Nature Reviews Disease Primers. 8(1). 59–59. 94 indexed citations breakdown →
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Millar, Neal L., Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Kristian Thorborg, et al.. (2021). Tendinopathy. Nature Reviews Disease Primers. 7(1). 1–1. 473 indexed citations breakdown →
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Millar, Neal L., Karin Grävare Silbernagel, Kristian Thorborg, et al.. (2021). Author Correction: Tendinopathy. Nature Reviews Disease Primers. 7(1). 10–10. 14 indexed citations
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Meyer, Nicholas J., Wendy A. Cooper, Paul Kirwan, et al.. (2021). Primary membranous glomerulonephritis with negative serum PLA2R in haemophilia A successfully managed with rituximab – case report and review of the literature. BMC Nephrology. 22(1). 268–268. 3 indexed citations
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Prineas, John W., John Parratt, & Paul Kirwan. (2016). Fibrosis of the Choroid Plexus Filtration Membrane. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 75(9). 855–867. 15 indexed citations
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Menezes, Minal, Yiran Guo, Jianguo Zhang, et al.. (2015). Mutation in mitochondrial ribosomal protein S7 (MRPS7) causes congenital sensorineural deafness, progressive hepatic and renal failure and lactic acidemia. Human Molecular Genetics. 24(8). 2297–2307. 58 indexed citations
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White, Jonathan, et al.. (2013). ‘Have you seen what is on Facebook?’ The use of social networking software by healthcare professions students. BMJ Open. 3(7). e003013–e003013. 71 indexed citations
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Ross, Shelley, et al.. (2013). “I have the right to a private life”: Medical students’ views about professionalism in a digital world. Medical Teacher. 35(10). 826–831. 30 indexed citations
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Molloy, Síle F., Colby J. Tanner, Paul Kirwan, et al.. (2010). Sporadic Cryptosporidium infection in Nigerian children: risk factors with species identification. Epidemiology and Infection. 139(6). 946–954. 23 indexed citations
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O’Moore, Éamonn, Mary Ramsay, Richard S. Tedder, et al.. (2010). Hepatitis B transmission event in an English prison and the importance of immunization. Journal of Public Health. 33(2). 193–196. 9 indexed citations
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Carney, David, et al.. (2008). SoS Navigator 2.0: A Context-Based Approach to System-of-Systems Challenges. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations
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Makris, Angela, Charlene Thornton, John F. Thompson, et al.. (2007). Uteroplacental ischemia results in proteinuric hypertension and elevated sFLT-1. Kidney International. 71(10). 977–984. 253 indexed citations
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Heffernan, Scott, Veronica J. James, Renate Zilkens, et al.. (1996). Changes of extracellular matrix in a baboon (Papio hamadryas) model of insulin dependent diabetes: studies using electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction techniques. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 34(2). 65–72. 13 indexed citations
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Painter, Dorothy M., et al.. (1996). The pattern of glomerular disease in new caledonia: preliminary findings. Pathology. 28(1). 32–35. 11 indexed citations
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Wills, E. J., Paul Kirwan, & Susan Brammah. (1994). Electron Microscopy What Izzits Revisited: An Ultrapath VI Quiz. Ultrastructural Pathology. 18(1-2). 301–325. 1 indexed citations

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