Peter Davey

15.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
238 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Peter Davey is a scholar working on Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, General Health Professions and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Davey has authored 238 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 58 papers in General Health Professions and 55 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Peter Davey's work include Antibiotic Use and Resistance (67 papers), Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy (33 papers) and Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (32 papers). Peter Davey is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Use and Resistance (67 papers), Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy (33 papers) and Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (32 papers). Peter Davey collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Belgium. Peter Davey's co-authors include Erwin Brown, Craig Ramsay, Esmita Charani, Charis Marwick, Ian M. Gould, Dilip Nathwani, Alison Holmes, Hajo Grundmann, Marlieke E.A. de Kraker and Lynda Fenelon and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PLoS ONE and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Peter Davey

231 papers receiving 9.4k 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.

Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients

2013 1.3k citations Peter Davey, Erwin Brown et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
Interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients

2017 742 citations Peter Davey, Charis Marwick et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Davey United Kingdom	48	4.4k	2.5k	2.4k	1.5k	1.3k	238	9.8k
Dilip Nathwani United Kingdom	48	2.8k 0.6×	2.8k 1.1×	1.0k 0.4×	2.4k 1.6×	1.3k 1.0×	209	8.2k
Neil O. Fishman United States	41	4.3k 1.0×	3.2k 1.2×	1.4k 0.6×	1.9k 1.3×	1.9k 1.5×	105	9.2k
John E. McGowan United States	51	3.9k 0.9×	2.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.5×	2.6k 1.7×	2.4k 1.9×	148	10.1k
Nick Daneman Canada	45	3.2k 0.7×	3.2k 1.3×	1.3k 0.5×	2.7k 1.8×	1.1k 0.9×	271	8.4k
Daniel A. Pollock United States	38	1.5k 0.3×	3.0k 1.2×	1.1k 0.5×	2.7k 1.8×	1.3k 1.0×	78	11.1k
W. Charles Huskins United States	32	2.4k 0.5×	2.1k 0.8×	945 0.4×	1.8k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	97	6.6k
Mike Sharland United Kingdom	58	3.1k 0.7×	4.9k 1.9×	1.0k 0.4×	2.4k 1.6×	704 0.6×	367	11.5k
Herman Goossens Belgium	51	3.5k 0.8×	4.3k 1.7×	1.0k 0.4×	3.2k 2.2×	1.3k 1.1×	273	13.8k
Robert C. Owens United States	29	2.6k 0.6×	3.1k 1.2×	823 0.3×	3.4k 2.3×	1.1k 0.9×	59	7.3k
Esmita Charani United Kingdom	38	4.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.4×	2.3k 0.9×	831 0.6×	848 0.7×	119	6.0k

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Davey, Peter, et al.. (2019). Medical Education for Healthcare Improvement. Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee). 2(1). 2 indexed citations

Rzewuska, Magdalena, Esmita Charani, Jan Clarkson, et al.. (2018). Prioritizing research areas for antibiotic stewardship programmes in hospitals: a behavioural perspective consensus paper. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 25(2). 163–168. 51 indexed citations

Davey, Peter, Claire Scott, Erwin Brown, et al.. (2017). interventions to improve antibiotic prescribing practices for hospital inpatients (updated protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 61 indexed citations

Rajan, Narayan, Kristina S. Boye, Yoon Ji Lee, et al.. (2016). Utilities for Type 2 Diabetes Treatment-Related Attributes in a South Korean and Taiwanese Population. Value in Health Regional Issues. 9. 67–71. 12 indexed citations

Davey, Peter. (2015). The 2015 Garrod Lecture: Why is improvement difficult?. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 70(11). 2931–2944. 13 indexed citations

Grabsch, Elizabeth A., Andrew A. Mahony, Donna Cameron, et al.. (2012). Significant reduction in vancomycin-resistant enterococcus colonization and bacteraemia after introduction of a bleach-based cleaning–disinfection programme. Journal of Hospital Infection. 82(4). 234–242. 51 indexed citations

Zarb, Peter, Brice Amadéo, Nico Drapier, et al.. (2012). Antifungal therapy in European hospitals: data from the ESAC point-prevalence surveys 2008 and 2009. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 18(10). E389–E395. 23 indexed citations

Ryan, Colleen, Peter Davey, Jill Francis, et al.. (2011). The prevalence of prescribing errors amongst junior doctors in Scotland. Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee). 10 indexed citations

MacLean, Sarah, et al.. (2011). A patient safety ‘Student Selected Component’ at the University of Dundee (UK). Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee). 5(2). 1 indexed citations

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Zarb, Peter, Faranak Ansari, Arno Müller, et al.. (2011). Drug Utilization 75% (DU75%) in 17 European Hospitals (2000 - 2005): Results from the ESAC-2 Hospital Care Sub Project. Current Clinical Pharmacology. 6(1). 62–70. 16 indexed citations

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Nathwani, Dilip, et al.. (2010). Predicting mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia and low CURB-65 scores. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 29(9). 1117–1124. 7 indexed citations

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Burnett, Emma, et al.. (2009). Healthcare-associated infection and the patient experience: a qualitative study using patient interviews. Journal of Hospital Infection. 74(1). 42–47. 35 indexed citations

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Goossens, Herman, Didier Guillemot, Matus Ferech, et al.. (2006). National campaigns to improve antibiotic use. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 62(5). 373–379. 148 indexed citations

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Davey, Peter. (1999). Cost Effectiveness of Quinolones in Hospitals and the Community. Drugs. 58(Supplement 2). 71–77. 4 indexed citations

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Davey, Peter, et al.. (1999). Audit of antibiotic prophylaxis for surgical patients in three hospital trusts in Tayside. Tayside Area Clinical Audit Commitee.. PubMed. 57(2). 118–27. 2 indexed citations

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Nathwani, Dilip & Peter Davey. (1998). Strategies to rationalize sepsis management — a review of 4 years' experience in Dundee. Journal of Infection. 37. 10–17. 6 indexed citations

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Davey, Peter, et al.. (1998). Emerging Environmental Health Issues. Promotion & Education. 5(2). 17–21. 1 indexed citations

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Lynch, William B., et al.. (1992). Cost-effectiveness analysis of the use of chlorhexidine detergent in preoperative whole-body disinfection in wound infection prophylaxis. Journal of Hospital Infection. 21(3). 179–191. 56 indexed citations

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Davey, Peter & Sharon E. Parker. (1992). Cost Effectiveness of Once‐Daily Oral Antimicrobial Therapy. The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 32(8). 706–710. 25 indexed citations

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Byrne, D.J., et al.. (1989). Postoperative wound scoring. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 43(9). 669–673. 44 indexed citations

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