Richard Kerr

10.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
59 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Richard Kerr is a scholar working on Neurology, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Kerr has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Neurology, 10 papers in Surgery and 9 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Richard Kerr's work include Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (32 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (28 papers) and Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment (16 papers). Richard Kerr is often cited by papers focused on Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (32 papers), Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (28 papers) and Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment (16 papers). Richard Kerr collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and United States. Richard Kerr's co-authors include Andrew Molyneux, Mary Sneade, Gabriël J.E. Rinkel, Julia Yarnold, J. van Gijn, Peter Sandercock, Ly‐Mee Yu, Mary Clarke, Jacqueline Birks and Alison Clarke and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Stroke and The Lancet Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Richard Kerr

58 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Hit Papers

International subarachnoid aneurysm trial (ISAT) of neuro... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2005 2007 2002 2009 2014 500 1000 1.5k
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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. International subarachnoid aneurysm trial (ISAT) of neurosurgical clipping versus endovascular coiling in 2143 patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms: a randomised comparison of effects on survival, dependency, seizures, rebleeding, subgroups, and aneurysm occlusion
    2005 2.0k citations Andrew Molyneux, Richard Kerr et al. The Lancet profile →
  2. Subarachnoid haemorrhage
    2007 1.2k citations J. van Gijn, Richard Kerr et al. The Lancet profile →
  3. International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial (ISAT) of neurosurgical clipping versus endovascular coiling in 2143 patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms: A randomized trial
    2002 819 citations Andrew Molyneux, Richard Kerr profile →
  4. Risk of recurrent subarachnoid haemorrhage, death, or dependence and standardised mortality ratios after clipping or coiling of an intracranial aneurysm in the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial (ISAT): long-term follow-up
    2009 609 citations Andrew Molyneux, Richard Kerr et al. profile →
  5. The durability of endovascular coiling versus neurosurgical clipping of ruptured cerebral aneurysms: 18 year follow-up of the UK cohort of the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial (ISAT)
    2014 430 citations Andrew Molyneux, Jacqueline Birks et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers

Richard Kerr
L. Fernando Gonzalez United States
Christopher J. Moran United States
Jacques E. Dion United States
Robert A. Willinsky Canada
Stavropoula Tjoumakaris United States
Nohra Chalouhi United States
Sydney J. Peerless Canada
Chang Wan Oh South Korea
H. Hunt Batjer United States
Francis Turjman France
L. Fernando Gonzalez United States
Richard Kerr
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Countries citing papers authored by Richard Kerr

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard Kerr

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Kerr

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Richard Kerr. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Richard Kerr based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Richard Kerr. Richard Kerr is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lawrie, Louisa, Katie Gillies, Loretta Davies, et al.. (2022). Current issues and future considerations for the wider implementation of robotic-assisted surgery: a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 12(11). e067427–e067427. 13 indexed citations
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Kerr, Richard, et al.. (2020). Microbial aetiology of brain abscess in a UK cohort: Prominent role of Streptococcus intermedius. Journal of Infection. 80(6). 623–629. 39 indexed citations
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Thompson, Jonathan P., et al.. (2014). Intracranial pressure monitoring and caesarean section in a patient with von Hippel-Lindau disease and symptomatic cerebellar haemangioblastomas. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. 24(1). 73–77. 11 indexed citations
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Kerr, Richard. (2014). The five year forward view: A response on behalf of the SBNS. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 28(6). 702–703. 2 indexed citations
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Molyneux, Andrew, Jacqueline Birks, Alison Clarke, Mary Sneade, & Richard Kerr. (2014). The durability of endovascular coiling versus neurosurgical clipping of ruptured cerebral aneurysms: 18 year follow-up of the UK cohort of the International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial (ISAT). The Lancet. 385(9969). 691–697. 430 indexed citations breakdown →
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Macdonald, Andrew, Erlick Pereira, & Richard Kerr. (2013). Tuberculosis of the central nervous system. British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 74(12). 701–701. 1 indexed citations
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Risselada, Roelof, Hester F. Lingsma, Andrew Molyneux, et al.. (2010). Prediction of two month modified Rankin Scale with an ordinal prediction model in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 10(1). 86–86. 16 indexed citations
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Singleton, William, et al.. (2009). Cerebellopontine angle arachnoid cyst containing ectopic choroid plexus—case report. Acta Neurochirurgica. 152(5). 881–883. 5 indexed citations
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Ryttlefors, Mats, Per Enblad, Richard Kerr, & Andrew Molyneux. (2008). International Subarachnoid Aneurysm Trial of Neurosurgical Clipping Versus Endovascular Coiling. Stroke. 39(10). 2720–2726. 151 indexed citations
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Gijn, J. van, Richard Kerr, & Gabriël J.E. Rinkel. (2007). Subarachnoid haemorrhage. The Lancet. 369(9558). 306–318. 1216 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rennie, Adam, Lucy Side, Richard Kerr, Philip Anslow, & Pieter Pretorius. (2007). Intramedullary tumours in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2: MRI features associated with a favourable prognosis. Clinical Radiology. 63(2). 193–200. 9 indexed citations
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Martinez‐Devesa, Pablo, et al.. (2006). Evaluation of quality of life and psychiatric morbidity in patients with malignant tumours of the skull base. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. 120(12). 1049–1054. 13 indexed citations
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Molyneux, Andrew, Richard Kerr, Ly‐Mee Yu, et al.. (2005). International subarachnoid aneurysm trial (ISAT) of neurosurgical clipping versus endovascular coiling in 2143 patients with ruptured intracranial aneurysms: a randomised comparison of effects on survival, dependency, seizures, rebleeding, subgroups, and aneurysm occlusion. The Lancet. 366(9488). 809–817. 1959 indexed citations breakdown →
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Niemann, David, Andrew D. Wills, Nicholas F. Maartens, et al.. (2003). Treatment of intracerebral hematomas caused by aneurysm rupture: coil placement followed by clot evacuation. Journal of neurosurgery. 99(5). 843–847. 44 indexed citations
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Farlie, Peter G., et al.. (1999). A Paraxial Exclusion Zone Creates Patterned Cranial Neural Crest Cell Outgrowth Adjacent to Rhombomeres 3 and 5. Developmental Biology. 213(1). 70–84. 77 indexed citations
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Bartlett, Perry F., et al.. (1990). Chapter 17 Allograft rejection overcome by immunoselection of neuronal precursor cells. Progress in brain research. 82. 153–160. 28 indexed citations
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Lee, Timothy, Richard Kerr, & Christopher B. T. Adams. (1990). Pasteurella multocida:A rare case of shunt infection. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 4(3). 237–238. 4 indexed citations
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Kerr, Richard, et al.. (1989). Persistent CSF Leucocytosis Associated with Intrathecal Gentamycin. British Journal of Neurosurgery. 3(4). 517–519. 3 indexed citations
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Kerr, Richard, Andrew H. Kaye, & Perry F. Bartlett. (1988). A quantitative assessment by flow cytometry of the preservation of the Thy-1 antigen by various fixation procedures. Neuroscience Letters. 87(3). 259–265. 13 indexed citations

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