Robert Pratt

6.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
53 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Robert Pratt is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Pratt has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Infectious Diseases, 11 papers in Epidemiology and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Robert Pratt's work include Infection Control in Healthcare (7 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (6 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (6 papers). Robert Pratt is often cited by papers focused on Infection Control in Healthcare (7 papers), Urinary Tract Infections Management (6 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (6 papers). Robert Pratt collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and India. Robert Pratt's co-authors include Heather Loveday, Jennie Wilson, Mark H. Wilcox, Carol Pellowe, Mana Golsorkhi, J. Browne, Jacqui Prieto, Alison Tingle, Aggie Bak and P Harper and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Robert Pratt

48 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

epic3: National Evidence-Based Guidelines for Preventing ... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2013 2007 250 500 750
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.

  1. epic3: National Evidence-Based Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections in NHS Hospitals in England
    2013 862 citations Heather Loveday, Jennie Wilson et al. Journal of Hospital Infection profile →
  2. epic2: National Evidence-Based Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections in NHS Hospitals in England
    2007 485 citations Robert Pratt, Carol Pellowe et al. Journal of Hospital Infection profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Pratt United Kingdom 16 812 753 548 398 287 53 2.4k
Anne Matlow Canada 34 466 0.6× 911 1.2× 775 1.4× 368 0.9× 400 1.4× 114 3.0k
Jeffrey D. Band United States 19 504 0.6× 1.1k 1.4× 555 1.0× 241 0.6× 292 1.0× 29 2.4k
Denise Gravel Canada 26 299 0.4× 1.5k 1.9× 864 1.6× 397 1.0× 229 0.8× 60 2.5k
L. Silvia Muñoz-Price United States 32 199 0.2× 1.2k 1.7× 920 1.7× 335 0.8× 259 0.9× 104 4.2k
Jesse T. Jacob United States 27 234 0.3× 1.2k 1.6× 814 1.5× 486 1.2× 232 0.8× 147 3.0k
Rita D. McCormick United States 12 1.7k 2.1× 656 0.9× 625 1.1× 511 1.3× 381 1.3× 15 2.9k
Markus Dettenkofer Germany 28 275 0.3× 881 1.2× 527 1.0× 242 0.6× 310 1.1× 92 2.4k
Gonzalo Bearman United States 32 285 0.4× 1.6k 2.1× 760 1.4× 421 1.1× 228 0.8× 212 3.3k
Angella Goetz United States 22 383 0.5× 593 0.8× 415 0.8× 256 0.6× 146 0.5× 50 2.0k
R. Douglas Scott United States 21 202 0.2× 590 0.8× 549 1.0× 169 0.4× 230 0.8× 48 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Pratt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Pratt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Pratt

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Pratt. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Pratt 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 Robert Pratt. Robert Pratt 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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Pratt, Robert. (2010). Preparation for a post antibiotic era must start now.. PubMed. 106(36). 26–26. 2 indexed citations
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Pratt, Robert & Carol Pellowe. (2010). Good practice in management of patients with urethral catheters. Nursing Older People. 22(8). 25–29. 3 indexed citations
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Pratt, Robert. (2009). The global swine flu pandemic 2: infection control measures and preparedness strategies.. PubMed. 105(35). 16–8. 1 indexed citations
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Pratt, Robert. (2009). HIV infection and AIDS 2: transmission and diagnosis.. PubMed. 104(41). 28–9. 1 indexed citations
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Pratt, Robert & B C O'Malley. (2007). Supporting evidence-based infection prevention and control practice in the National Health Service in England. The NHS/TVU/Intuition Approach. Journal of Hospital Infection. 65. 142–147. 18 indexed citations
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Wilson, Jennie, Heather Loveday, Peter Hoffman, & Robert Pratt. (2007). Uniform: an evidence review of the microbiological significance of uniforms and uniform policy in the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections. Report to the Department of Health (England). Journal of Hospital Infection. 66(4). 301–307. 108 indexed citations
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Pratt, Robert, et al.. (2006). Beating the bug. Nursing Management. 12(10). 24–27. 2 indexed citations
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Pratt, Robert, et al.. (2005). Tuberculosis: A Foundation for Nursing and Healthcare Practice. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 11 indexed citations
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Pratt, Robert, Dong W. Lee, & Rodolfo Aramayo. (2004). DNA Methylation Affects Meiotic trans-sensing, Not Meiotic Silencing, in Neurospora. Genetics. 168(4). 1925–1935. 20 indexed citations
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Freitag, Michael, Dong W. Lee, Gregory O. Kothe, et al.. (2004). DNA Methylation Is Independent of RNA Interference in Neurospora. Science. 304(5679). 1939–1939. 93 indexed citations
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Lee, Dong W., et al.. (2003). An Argonaute-Like Protein Is Required for Meiotic Silencing. Genetics. 164(2). 821–828. 103 indexed citations
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Pratt, Robert. (2001). Guideline for preventing infections associated with the insertion and maintenance of short-term indwelling urethral catheters in acute care. Journal of Hospital Infection. 47. 39–46. 3 indexed citations
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Pratt, Robert, Carol Pellowe, Heather Loveday, et al.. (2001). The epic Project: Developing National Evidence-based Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare associated Infections. Journal of Hospital Infection. 47. S3–S4. 238 indexed citations
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Pratt, Robert, et al.. (2001). Kaleidoscope: a 5-year action research project to develop nursing confidence in caring for patients with human immunodeficiency virus in west India. 1 indexed citations
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Pratt, Robert, Nicola Robinson, Heather Loveday, et al.. (2001). Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy: Appropriate Use of Self-Reporting in Clinical Practice. HIV Clinical Trials. 2(2). 146–159. 42 indexed citations
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Pratt, Robert & Peter Washer. (1998). HIV-related encephalopathy. Nursing Standard. 13(7). 38–40. 2 indexed citations
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Pratt, Robert. (1995). HIV and Aids:A strategy for nursing care. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 15 indexed citations
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Pratt, Robert, et al.. (1992). Developing methods and research instruments for assessing physical and psychosocial outcomes of patient care as a function of nursing staff mix.. PubMed. 8(3). 34–41. 2 indexed citations

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