Peter Zarb

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Peter Zarb is a scholar working on Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Zarb has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 10 papers in Epidemiology and 8 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Peter Zarb's work include Antibiotic Use and Resistance (22 papers), Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (7 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (6 papers). Peter Zarb is often cited by papers focused on Antibiotic Use and Resistance (22 papers), Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (7 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (6 papers). Peter Zarb collaborates with scholars based in Malta, Belgium and United Kingdom. Peter Zarb's co-authors include Herman Goossens, Vanessa Vankerckhoven, Susan Hopkins, C. Suetens, Dominique L. Monnet, Arno Müller, Boudewijn Catry, K. Weist, B. Coignard and Michael Borg and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and Drugs.

In The Last Decade

Peter Zarb

21 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) pilot point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use

2012 600 citations Peter Zarb, B. Coignard et al. Eurosurveillance profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter Zarb Malta	12	606	400	270	227	221	23	1.1k
Marion Elligsen Canada	19	653 1.1×	481 1.2×	200 0.7×	212 0.9×	251 1.1×	49	1.2k
Cees M. Verduin Netherlands	16	425 0.7×	637 1.6×	272 1.0×	201 0.9×	103 0.5×	30	1.3k
Tommi Kärki Sweden	15	346 0.6×	372 0.9×	302 1.1×	211 0.9×	254 1.1×	24	1.1k
Jacqueline Sneddon United Kingdom	21	721 1.2×	258 0.6×	178 0.7×	342 1.5×	107 0.5×	61	1.1k
Maha Talaat Egypt	23	342 0.6×	680 1.7×	311 1.2×	181 0.8×	130 0.6×	43	1.5k
Lisa Davidson United States	19	484 0.8×	389 1.0×	302 1.1×	315 1.4×	87 0.4×	48	1.7k
Mamoon A. Aldeyab United Kingdom	22	807 1.3×	472 1.2×	462 1.7×	261 1.1×	179 0.8×	83	1.5k
Ralph L. Cordell United States	12	324 0.5×	257 0.6×	287 1.1×	180 0.8×	133 0.6×	21	1.1k
Sandra A N Walker Canada	16	357 0.6×	341 0.9×	169 0.6×	147 0.6×	138 0.6×	45	863
David N. Schwartz United States	19	512 0.8×	616 1.5×	263 1.0×	246 1.1×	229 1.0×	56	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Zarb

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Zarb

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zarb, Peter, et al.. (2024). Prevalence of Antibiotic Prescription in Primary Healthcare Settings in the Municipality of Prishtina, Kosovo. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 14(1). 134–140.

Borg, Michael, et al.. (2021). Universal admission screening: a potential game-changer in hospitals with high prevalence of MRSA. Journal of Hospital Infection. 113. 77–84. 5 indexed citations

Saliba‐Gustafsson, Erika A., et al.. (2019). Factors associated with antibiotic prescribing in patients with acute respiratory tract complaints in Malta: a 1-year repeated cross-sectional surveillance study. BMJ Open. 9(12). e032704–e032704. 22 indexed citations

Scott, Michael, C. Hibberd, Ann Versporten, et al.. (2018). Longitudinal point prevalence survey of antibacterial use in Northern Ireland using the European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC) PPS and Global-PPS tool. Epidemiology and Infection. 146(8). 985–990. 19 indexed citations

Plachouras, Diamantis, Tommi Kärki, Sonja Hansen, et al.. (2018). Antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals: results from the second point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use, 2016 to 2017. Eurosurveillance. 23(46). 129 indexed citations

Saliba‐Gustafsson, Erika A., et al.. (2018). Antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract complaints in Malta: a 1 year repeated cross-sectional surveillance study. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 74(4). 1116–1124. 8 indexed citations

Zarb, Peter, et al.. (2017). Antimicrobial consumption in Albanian reference teaching hospital (2012-2015). The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 11(6). 517–520. 1 indexed citations

Zarb, Peter, et al.. (2016). Carriage of multidrug-resistant organisms in a tertiary university hospital in Albania—a point prevalence survey. Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control. 5(1). 29–29. 8 indexed citations

Pristaš, Irina, Bruno Baršić, Iva Butić, et al.. (2013). Point prevalence survey on antibiotic use in a Croatian Infectious Disease Hospital. Journal of Chemotherapy. 25(4). 222–228. 4 indexed citations

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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

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Zarb, Peter, B. Coignard, Arno Müller, et al.. (2012). The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) pilot point prevalence survey of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use. Eurosurveillance. 17(46). 600 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zarb, Peter & Herman Goossens. (2012). Human use of antimicrobial agents. Revue Scientifique et Technique de l OIE. 31(1). 121–133. 16 indexed citations

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Zarb, Peter & Herman Goossens. (2011). European Surveillance of Antimicrobial Consumption (ESAC). Drugs. 71(6). 745–755. 100 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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Catry, Boudewijn, Katrien Latour, Karl Mertens, et al.. (2011). Parenteral versus Oral Administration of Systemic Antimicrobials in European Nursing Homes. Drugs & Aging. 28(10). 809–818. 6 indexed citations

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Zarb, Peter, Brice Amadéo, Arno Müller, et al.. (2011). Antimicrobial Prescribing in Hospitalized Adults Stratified by Age. Drugs & Aging. 29(1). 53–62. 6 indexed citations

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Amadéo, Brice, Peter Zarb, Nico Drapier, et al.. (2010). European Surveillance of Antibiotic Consumption (ESAC) point prevalence survey 2008: paediatric antimicrobial prescribing in 32 hospitals of 21 European countries. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 65(10). 2247–2252. 92 indexed citations

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Borg, Michael, et al.. (2009). Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance and Control in the Mediterranean Region: report of the ARMed Consensus Conference. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 3(9). 654–659. 13 indexed citations

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Borg, Michael, Peter Zarb, Elizabeth Scicluna, et al.. (2009). Antibiotic consumption as a driver for resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli within a developing region. American Journal of Infection Control. 38(3). 212–216. 19 indexed citations

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Borg, Michael, et al.. (2008). Antibiotic consumption in southern and eastern Mediterranean hospitals: results from the ARMed project. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 62(4). 830–836. 40 indexed citations

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