Peter Camfield

10.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
181 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Peter Camfield is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Clinical Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Camfield has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 142 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 123 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 23 papers in Clinical Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Peter Camfield's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (130 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (96 papers) and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (46 papers). Peter Camfield is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (130 papers), Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (96 papers) and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (46 papers). Peter Camfield collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Peter Camfield's co-authors include Carol Camfield, Joseph M. Dooley, Kevin Gordon, Kevin Gordon, Elaine Wirrell, Lynn M. Breau, Bruce R. Smith, Harry N. Bawden, Stanley H. Shapiro and Carl Cummings and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Brain and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Peter Camfield

176 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

Incidence, prevalence and aetiology of seizures and epile... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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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. Incidence, prevalence and aetiology of seizures and epilepsy in children
    2015 319 citations Peter Camfield, Carol Camfield Epileptic Disorders profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Camfield Canada 50 5.6k 4.4k 1.3k 886 779 181 7.2k
Carol Camfield Canada 52 5.7k 1.0× 5.7k 1.3× 1.0k 0.8× 839 0.9× 818 1.1× 168 8.7k
W. Donald Shields United States 47 5.6k 1.0× 4.1k 0.9× 1.8k 1.4× 947 1.1× 971 1.2× 110 7.4k
Brian G.R. Neville United Kingdom 42 3.8k 0.7× 2.9k 0.7× 926 0.7× 776 0.9× 547 0.7× 115 5.3k
Elaine Wirrell United States 58 7.7k 1.4× 4.8k 1.1× 2.5k 2.0× 1.7k 1.9× 2.0k 2.5× 263 11.4k
Richard Chin United Kingdom 36 3.5k 0.6× 2.8k 0.6× 750 0.6× 518 0.6× 543 0.7× 136 4.8k
Deborah Hirtz United States 39 2.8k 0.5× 3.0k 0.7× 551 0.4× 1.4k 1.6× 791 1.0× 71 6.9k
Catherine Chiron France 56 6.0k 1.1× 4.4k 1.0× 2.4k 1.9× 1.6k 1.8× 1.6k 2.0× 233 9.9k
Lars Forsgren Sweden 31 5.9k 1.1× 4.1k 0.9× 1.8k 1.4× 1.1k 1.2× 643 0.8× 75 8.3k
Rima Nabbout France 52 6.3k 1.1× 3.3k 0.8× 2.5k 2.0× 863 1.0× 2.5k 3.2× 258 11.2k
Frank Gilliam United States 57 8.2k 1.5× 5.3k 1.2× 2.9k 2.2× 2.1k 2.3× 413 0.5× 159 10.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sillanpää, Matti, Peter Camfield, & Eliisa Löyttyniemi. (2024). The changing incidence of childhood epilepsy in Finland. Seizure. 117. 20–27.
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Arts, Willem F., Ada T. Geerts, Oebele F. Brouwer, et al.. (2019). Childhood epilepsy with a small number of seizures may be left untreated: an international prospective study. Epileptic Disorders. 21(2). 141–153. 1 indexed citations
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Camfield, Peter & Carol Camfield. (2015). Febrile seizures and genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+). Epileptic Disorders. 17(2). 124–133. 63 indexed citations
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Camfield, Peter & Carol Camfield. (2015). Incidence, prevalence and aetiology of seizures and epilepsy in children. Epileptic Disorders. 17(2). 117–123. 319 indexed citations breakdown →
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Camfield, Carol & Peter Camfield. (2015). Injuries from seizures are a serious, persistent problem in childhood onset epilepsy: A population-based study. Seizure. 27. 80–83. 40 indexed citations
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Concepción, Otman Fernández, et al.. (2012). Prevalence, syndromes and severity of childhood epilepsy in Cuba. Journal of Pediatric Neurology. 10(1). 23–28. 1 indexed citations
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Camfield, Carol, et al.. (2007). Coping with Dravet syndrome: parental experiences with a catastrophic epilepsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 48(9). 761–765. 6 indexed citations
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Camfield, Peter & Carol Camfield. (2006). Monitoring for Adverse Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs. Epilepsia. 47(s1). 31–34. 17 indexed citations
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Camfield, Peter, et al.. (2005). The Accuracy of Outcome Prediction Models for Childhood‐onset Epilepsy. Epilepsia. 46(9). 1526–1532. 25 indexed citations
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Camfield, Peter & Carol Camfield. (2003). Book Review. Epilepsia. 44(5). 737–738. 1 indexed citations
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Camfield, Peter & Carol Camfield. (2002). Epileptic Syndromes in Childhood: Clinical Features, Outcomes, and Treatment. Epilepsia. 43(s3). 27–32. 155 indexed citations
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Wirrell, Elaine, Carol Camfield, Peter Camfield, & Joseph M. Dooley. (2001). Prognostic Significance of Failure of the Initial Antiepileptic Drug in Children with Absence Epilepsy. Epilepsia. 42(6). 760–763. 53 indexed citations
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Camfield, Peter & Carol Camfield. (2000). How Often Does Routine Pediatric EEG Have an Important Unexpected Result?. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 27(4). 321–324. 8 indexed citations
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Fraser, Albert D., et al.. (1995). Lamotrigine Analysis in Serum by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. 17(2). 174–178. 44 indexed citations
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Goulden, Keith J., Peter Camfield, Joseph M. Dooley, et al.. (1986). Severe carbamazepine intoxication after coadministration of erythromycin. The Journal of Pediatrics. 109(1). 135–138. 22 indexed citations
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Sammaritano, Michele, Frédérick Andermann, Denis Melanson, et al.. (1985). Prolonged Focal Cerebral Edema Associated with Partial Status Epilepticus. Epilepsia. 26(4). 334–339. 79 indexed citations
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Camfield, Peter, Carol Camfield, Stanley H. Shapiro, & Carl Cummings. (1980). The first febrile seizure—antipyretic instruction plus either phenobarbital or placebo to prevent recurrence. The Journal of Pediatrics. 97(1). 16–21. 86 indexed citations
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Camfield, Carol, et al.. (1979). Side effects of phenobarbital in toddlers; behavioral and cognitive aspects. The Journal of Pediatrics. 95(3). 361–365. 177 indexed citations

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