Peter Thomas

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Peter Thomas is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Thomas has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 16 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and 7 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Recurrent topics in Peter Thomas's work include Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (17 papers), Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (11 papers) and Airway Management and Intubation Techniques (7 papers). Peter Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory Support and Mechanisms (17 papers), Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (11 papers) and Airway Management and Intubation Techniques (7 papers). Peter Thomas collaborates with scholars based in Australia, New Zealand and Canada. Peter Thomas's co-authors include Shane Patman, Jennifer Paratz, George Ntoumenopoulos, Ianthe Boden, Rik Gosselink, Bernie Bissett, Rachael Moses, Carol Hodgson, Catherine L. Granger and Selina M. Parry and has published in prestigious journals such as Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, BMJ Open and Journal of Critical Care.

In The Last Decade

Peter Thomas

25 papers receiving 986 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting: clinical practice recommendations

2020 449 citations Peter Thomas, Claire Baldwin et al. Journal of physiotherapy profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Thomas Australia	14	557	451	360	199	169	25	1.0k
Shane Patman Australia	19	890 1.6×	684 1.5×	430 1.2×	234 1.2×	306 1.8×	51	1.6k
Claire Baldwin Australia	17	575 1.0×	390 0.9×	396 1.1×	166 0.8×	107 0.6×	37	1.3k
George Ntoumenopoulos Australia	19	783 1.4×	900 2.0×	389 1.1×	174 0.9×	114 0.7×	69	1.4k
Bernie Bissett Australia	19	765 1.4×	658 1.5×	436 1.2×	219 1.1×	237 1.4×	40	1.4k
Anna Schandl Sweden	22	482 0.9×	221 0.5×	130 0.4×	172 0.9×	276 1.6×	66	1.2k
Robert Alan Hatch United Kingdom	11	529 0.9×	89 0.2×	172 0.5×	239 1.2×	329 1.9×	23	901
Aluko A. Hope United States	15	549 1.0×	250 0.6×	97 0.3×	121 0.6×	300 1.8×	48	1.1k
Kristin A. Sepúlveda United States	9	475 0.9×	182 0.4×	108 0.3×	90 0.5×	212 1.3×	11	702
David McWilliams United Kingdom	15	685 1.2×	282 0.6×	138 0.4×	120 0.6×	349 2.1×	40	863
Susan Hanekom South Africa	15	315 0.6×	255 0.6×	63 0.2×	78 0.4×	122 0.7×	58	791

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Thomas

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Tronstad, Oystein, et al.. (2023). The role of lung ultrasound for detecting atelectasis, consolidation, and/or pneumonia in the adult cardiac surgery population: A scoping review of the literature. Australian Critical Care. 37(1). 193–201. 3 indexed citations

Thomas, Peter & Jennifer Paratz. (2022). Ventilator hyperinflation – what settings generate an expiratory flow rate bias?. Physiotherapy. 119. 44–53. 1 indexed citations

Thomas, Peter, et al.. (2022). Physiotherapy services in intensive care. A workforce survey of Australia and New Zealand. Australian Critical Care. 36(5). 806–812. 7 indexed citations

Thomas, Peter, Claire Baldwin, Lisa Beach, et al.. (2021). Physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting and beyond: an update to clinical practice recommendations. Journal of physiotherapy. 68(1). 8–25. 39 indexed citations

Marshall, Andrea P., Diane Chamberlain, Lee‐anne S. Chapple, et al.. (2020). A critical care pandemic staffing framework in Australia. Australian Critical Care. 34(2). 123–131. 26 indexed citations

Thomas, Peter, Claire Baldwin, Bernie Bissett, et al.. (2020). Physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting: clinical practice recommendations. Journal of physiotherapy. 66(2). 73–82. 449 indexed citations breakdown →

Caruana, L., Oystein Tronstad, Amanda Corley, et al.. (2018). A comparison of the effects of manual hyperinflation and ventilator hyperinflation on restoring end-expiratory lung volume after endotracheal suctioning: A pilot physiologic study. Journal of Critical Care. 49. 77–83. 5 indexed citations

Ntoumenopoulos, George, Naomi Hammond, Nicola Watts, et al.. (2017). Secretion clearance strategies in Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Units. Australian Critical Care. 31(4). 191–196. 33 indexed citations

Skinner, Elizabeth H., Peter Thomas, Julie Reeve, & Shane Patman. (2016). Minimum standards of clinical practice for physiotherapists working in critical care settings in Australia and New Zealand: A modified Delphi technique. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 32(6). 468–482. 52 indexed citations

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Thomas, Peter, et al.. (2015). Effect of Inspiratory Time and Lung Compliance on Flow Bias Generated During Manual Hyperinflation: A Bench Study. Respiratory Care. 60(10). 1449–1458. 4 indexed citations

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Paratz, Jennifer, Justin Kenardy, Geoffrey Mitchell, et al.. (2014). IMPOSE (IMProving Outcomes after Sepsis)—the effect of a multidisciplinary follow-up service on health-related quality of life in patients postsepsis syndromes—a double-blinded randomised controlled trial: protocol. BMJ Open. 4(5). e004966–e004966. 20 indexed citations

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Mühlstädt, Michael & Peter Thomas. (2010). A new pathway in teaching dermatology. JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft. 8(7). 490–493. 3 indexed citations

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Chang, Angela T., et al.. (2010). Inspiratory flow rate, not type of incentive spirometry device, influences chest wall motion in healthy individuals. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 26(6). 385–392. 5 indexed citations

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Dulhunty, Joel M., et al.. (2010). Do Burn Patients Cost More? The Intensive Care Unit Costs of Burn Patients Compared With Controls Matched for Length of Stay and Acuity. Journal of Burn Care & Research. 31(4). 598–602. 29 indexed citations

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Jones, Alison, Peter Thomas, & Jennifer Paratz. (2009). Comparison of flow rates produced by two frequently used manual hyperinflation circuits: A benchtop study. Heart & Lung. 38(6). 513–516. 12 indexed citations

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Thomas, Peter, Jennifer Paratz, Jeffrey Lipman, & Warren R. Stanton. (2007). Lateral positioning of ventilated intensive care patients: A study of oxygenation, respiratory mechanics, hemodynamics, and adverse events. Heart & Lung. 36(4). 277–286. 33 indexed citations

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Thomas, Peter, Jennifer Paratz, Warren R. Stanton, Renae Deans, & Jeffrey Lipman. (2006). Positioning practices for ventilated intensive care patients: current practice, indications and contraindications. Australian Critical Care. 19(4). 122–132. 25 indexed citations

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Thomas, Peter, Marie Williams, & Jeffrey Lipman. (2005). Influence of Academic Qualifications, Place of Employment and Prior Research Experience on Physiotherapy Research Practice. Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. 1 indexed citations

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Paratz, Jennifer, Peter Thomas, & Julie Adsett. (2005). Re‐admission to intensive care: identification of risk factors. Physiotherapy Research International. 10(3). 154–163. 18 indexed citations

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Chang, Angela T., Robert Boots, Paul W. Hodges, Peter Thomas, & Jennifer Paratz. (2004). Standing with the assistance of a tilt table improves minute ventilation in chronic critically ill patients. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 85(12). 1972–1976. 46 indexed citations

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