Philip Wrightson

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Philip Wrightson is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip Wrightson has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Epidemiology, 6 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 5 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Philip Wrightson's work include Traumatic Brain Injury Research (10 papers), Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (6 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (5 papers). Philip Wrightson is often cited by papers focused on Traumatic Brain Injury Research (10 papers), Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments (6 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (5 papers). Philip Wrightson collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Canada and Singapore. Philip Wrightson's co-authors include Dorothy Gronwall, D. Scott, C Rajasoorya, I.M. Holdaway, H.K. Ibbertson, Dianne McCarthy, G D Abbott, Eric A. Espiner, I. M. Holdaway and N. E. Anderson and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry and Neurosurgery.

In The Last Decade

Philip Wrightson

23 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

Determinants of clinical outcome and survival in acromegaly

1994 452 citations C Rajasoorya, I.M. Holdaway et al. Clinical Endocrinology profile →
DELAYED RECOVERY OF INTELLECTUAL FUNCTION AFTER MINOR HEAD INJURY

1974 450 citations Dorothy Gronwall, Philip Wrightson The Lancet profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Philip Wrightson	1.2k	843	561	532	301	24	2.1k
D Doyle	1.5k 1.2×	1.9k 2.3×	548 1.0×	197 0.4×	202 0.7×	45	2.8k
K. von Wild	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 1.2×	738 1.3×	88 0.2×	215 0.7×	62	2.2k
Jan Verlooy	358 0.3×	643 0.8×	94 0.2×	469 0.9×	387 1.3×	43	1.9k
Zeev Groswasser	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	743 1.3×	46 0.1×	163 0.5×	83	2.4k
Suzanne Leclerc	1.7k 1.4×	809 1.0×	848 1.5×	58 0.1×	289 1.0×	56	2.5k
Brian D. Greenwald	1.1k 0.9×	949 1.1×	705 1.3×	50 0.1×	131 0.4×	57	1.9k
Alan B. Frol	362 0.3×	401 0.5×	327 0.6×	146 0.3×	61 0.2×	24	1.4k
Cynthia F. Salorio	635 0.5×	372 0.4×	459 0.8×	52 0.1×	267 0.9×	65	2.7k
L. McGuire	475 0.4×	383 0.5×	324 0.6×	91 0.2×	72 0.2×	28	1.2k
William Carne	488 0.4×	674 0.8×	255 0.5×	90 0.2×	130 0.4×	29	1.2k

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Anderson, N. E., Ernie Willoughby, & Philip Wrightson. (2009). The natural history and the influence of surgical treatment in syringomyelia. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 71(6). 472–479. 8 indexed citations

Wrightson, Philip. (2000). The development of a concept of mild head injury. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 7(5). 384–388. 4 indexed citations

Gronwall, Dorothy, et al.. (1998). Head Injury. 1 indexed citations

Wrightson, Philip & Dorothy Gronwall. (1998). Mild head injury in New Zealand: incidence of injury and persisting symptoms.. PubMed. 111(1062). 99–101. 21 indexed citations

Wrightson, Philip, C Rajasoorya, I. M. Holdaway, & D. Scott. (1994). Acromegaly: factors affecting the long term outcome after surgical treatment. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 1(3). 164–172. 8 indexed citations

Rajasoorya, C, I.M. Holdaway, Philip Wrightson, D. Scott, & H.K. Ibbertson. (1994). Determinants of clinical outcome and survival in acromegaly. Clinical Endocrinology. 41(1). 95–102. 452 indexed citations breakdown →

Gronwall, Dorothy, et al.. (1990). Head Injury: The Facts: A Guide for Families and Care-Givers. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 8 indexed citations

Wrightson, Philip, et al.. (1987). Surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy.. PubMed. 100(820). 163–6. 3 indexed citations

Wrightson, Philip, I. M. Holdaway, & Beth J. Synek. (1984). Criteria for Cure in Acromegaly: Report of a Case Apparently Cured in Which Persisting Tumor Was Found at Autopsy. Neurosurgery. 14(6). 750–755. 8 indexed citations

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Gronwall, Dorothy & Philip Wrightson. (1981). Memory and information processing capacity after closed head injury.. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 44(10). 889–895. 227 indexed citations

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Espiner, Eric A., et al.. (1981). Pituitary gigantism in a 31 month old girl: endocrine studies and successful response to hypophysectomy. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 4(4). 445–450. 22 indexed citations

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Wrightson, Philip & Dorothy Gronwall. (1980). Attitudes to concussion in young New Zealand men.. PubMed. 92(671). 359–61. 1 indexed citations

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Gronwall, Dorothy & Philip Wrightson. (1980). Duration of post-traumatic amnesia after mild head injury. 2(1). 51–60. 106 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Dianne, et al.. (1980). Persisting effects of minor head injury observable during hypoxic stress. 2(2). 147–155. 100 indexed citations

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Wrightson, Philip. (1978). Conservative removal of small pituitary tumours: is it justified by the pathological findings?. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 41(3). 283–289. 38 indexed citations

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Gronwall, Dorothy & Philip Wrightson. (1975). CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CONCUSSION. The Lancet. 306(7943). 995–997. 324 indexed citations

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Wrightson, Philip, et al.. (1975). Dural invasion by pituitary tumours.. PubMed. 81(538). 386–90. 28 indexed citations

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Gronwall, Dorothy & Philip Wrightson. (1974). RECOVERY AFTER MINOR HEAD INJURY. The Lancet. 304(7894). 1452–1452. 28 indexed citations

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Gronwall, Dorothy & Philip Wrightson. (1974). DELAYED RECOVERY OF INTELLECTUAL FUNCTION AFTER MINOR HEAD INJURY. The Lancet. 304(7881). 605–609. 450 indexed citations breakdown →

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Wrightson, Philip. (1953). CONGENITAL CYSTIC DILATATION OF THE COMMON BILE DUCT: A CASE OCCURRING IN INFANCY. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 23(2). 110–115. 7 indexed citations

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