Paul Lightfoot

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
5 papers, 805 citations indexed

About

Paul Lightfoot is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Lightfoot has authored 5 papers receiving a total of 805 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 2 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 2 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Paul Lightfoot's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (4 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (2 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (1 paper). Paul Lightfoot is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (4 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (2 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (1 paper). Paul Lightfoot collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and India. Paul Lightfoot's co-authors include Samuel F. Berkovic, David Himes, Terence J. O’Brien, Gavin Fabinyi, Kent Leyde, David Snyder, Mark Cook, Wendyl D’Souza, W. D. Sheffield and Andrew Morokoff and has published in prestigious journals such as Neurology, The Lancet Neurology and Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Paul Lightfoot

5 papers receiving 791 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Prediction of seizure likelihood with a long-term, implanted seizure advisory system in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy: a first-in-man study

2013 629 citations Mark Cook, Terence J. O’Brien et al. The Lancet Neurology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul Lightfoot Australia	5	501	447	252	127	110	5	805
Xiaoxiao Bai United States	14	683 1.4×	407 0.9×	273 1.1×	105 0.8×	134 1.2×	28	1.1k
Jaime Parra Netherlands	16	650 1.3×	569 1.3×	384 1.5×	148 1.2×	73 0.7×	24	1.1k
Alan Lai Australia	15	477 1.0×	264 0.6×	302 1.2×	63 0.5×	128 1.2×	38	724
David Himes Australia	7	822 1.6×	520 1.2×	368 1.5×	99 0.8×	166 1.5×	10	1.1k
Navah Ester Kadish Germany	15	408 0.8×	605 1.4×	212 0.8×	385 3.0×	65 0.6×	22	948
Jacquelyn Klehm United States	10	363 0.7×	265 0.6×	168 0.7×	81 0.6×	41 0.4×	10	577
Erasmo A. Passaro United States	13	563 1.1×	465 1.0×	401 1.6×	212 1.7×	61 0.6×	20	865
A.C. van Huffelen Netherlands	13	361 0.7×	276 0.6×	128 0.5×	81 0.6×	74 0.7×	25	857
Michalis Koutroumanidis United Kingdom	17	604 1.2×	681 1.5×	347 1.4×	241 1.9×	111 1.0×	44	1.0k
Ilker Yaylali United States	16	301 0.6×	409 0.9×	134 0.5×	296 2.3×	79 0.7×	49	917

Countries citing papers authored by Paul Lightfoot

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Lightfoot

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Paul Lightfoot. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Paul Lightfoot. The network helps show where Paul Lightfoot may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Lightfoot

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

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5 of 5 papers shown

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Myers, Kenneth A., et al.. (2018). Stiripentol efficacy and safety in Dravet syndrome: a 12‐year observational study. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 60(6). 574–578. 54 indexed citations

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Myers, Kenneth A., Margot J. Davey, Michael S. Ching, et al.. (2018). Randomized Controlled Trial of Melatonin for Sleep Disturbance in Dravet Syndrome: The DREAMS Study. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 14(10). 1697–1704. 20 indexed citations

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Mullen, Saul A., Patrick W. Carney, Annie Roten, et al.. (2017). Precision therapy for epilepsy due to KCNT1 mutations. Neurology. 90(1). e67–e72. 90 indexed citations

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Cook, Mark, Terence J. O’Brien, Samuel F. Berkovic, et al.. (2013). Prediction of seizure likelihood with a long-term, implanted seizure advisory system in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy: a first-in-man study. The Lancet Neurology. 12(6). 563–571. 629 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hanlon, P., David Walsh, Bruce Whyte, et al.. (2000). The link between major risk factors and important categories of admission in an ageing cohort. Journal of Public Health. 22(1). 81–89. 12 indexed citations

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