Robin Howard

14.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
216 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Robin Howard is a scholar working on Neurology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Robin Howard has authored 216 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Neurology, 41 papers in Epidemiology and 35 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Robin Howard's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (16 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (14 papers) and Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (13 papers). Robin Howard is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (16 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (14 papers) and Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery (13 papers). Robin Howard collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Robin Howard's co-authors include Charles Wolfe, Alexander Stojadinovic, Ruth Dundas, Anthony Rudd, Enas Lawrence, N.P. Hirsch, Brendan M. Weiss, C M Wiles, Richard W. Orrell and Catherine Coshall and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Robin Howard

210 papers receiving 8.5k 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.

  1. Estimates of the Prevalence of Acute Stroke Impairments and Disability in a Multiethnic Population
    2001 642 citations Robin Howard et al. profile →
  2. Neurofilament light chain
    2015 390 citations Ching‐Hua Lu, Corrie Macdonald‐Wallis et al. Neurology profile →
  3. Estimated Life Expectancy and Income of Patients With Sickle Cell Disease Compared With Those Without Sickle Cell Disease
    2019 199 citations Irene Agodoa, Robin Howard et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Robin Howard 1.9k 1.3k 1.3k 1.2k 1.0k 216 8.8k
Martin Lesser 1.2k 0.6× 610 0.5× 2.4k 1.8× 2.5k 2.1× 2.6k 2.6× 307 16.6k
Piercarlo Sarzi‐Puttini 812 0.4× 568 0.4× 1.4k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 1.5k 1.5× 502 17.0k
Rolf Fimmers 1.5k 0.8× 1.8k 1.4× 2.1k 1.6× 2.0k 1.7× 2.4k 2.4× 350 14.4k
Guy van Melle 1.5k 0.8× 556 0.4× 2.7k 2.1× 1.1k 0.9× 872 0.9× 137 7.9k
Ernest Choy 930 0.5× 1.1k 0.8× 1.8k 1.4× 976 0.8× 2.1k 2.1× 352 19.0k
Fabiola Atzeni 512 0.3× 602 0.4× 1.1k 0.9× 828 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 425 13.5k
Peter C. Wollan 745 0.4× 791 0.6× 2.6k 2.0× 2.1k 1.7× 1.2k 1.2× 149 10.1k
Yutaka Satō 1.1k 0.6× 366 0.3× 1.8k 1.4× 2.4k 2.0× 1.1k 1.0× 338 9.5k
Howard Amital 689 0.4× 407 0.3× 1.5k 1.2× 982 0.8× 1.4k 1.4× 401 11.5k
Patrizia Rovere‐Querini 2.2k 1.2× 412 0.3× 819 0.6× 752 0.6× 2.6k 2.5× 225 11.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Robin Howard

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robin Howard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Robin Howard. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Robin Howard. The network helps show where Robin Howard may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robin Howard

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robin Howard. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robin Howard 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 Robin Howard. Robin Howard 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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Howard, Robin, et al.. (2025). Neurological aspects of electrolyte disorders. Practical Neurology. 25(4). 303–312.
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Howard, Robin, Paul Holmes, & Paul I. Dargan. (2025). Neurological aspects of drug misuse. Practical Neurology. 25(5). 411–421. 1 indexed citations
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Murphy, Patrick B., et al.. (2020). Prolonged Ventilatory Support for Patients Recovering From Guillain-Barré Syndrome. Neurology Clinical Practice. 11(1). 18–24. 2 indexed citations
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Zampedri, Luca, Christopher D. J. Sinclair, Stephen Wastling, et al.. (2019). Skeletal muscle MRI differentiates SBMA and ALS and correlates with disease severity. Neurology. 93(9). e895–e907. 49 indexed citations
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Howard, Robin, et al.. (2018). A Cell Line–based Immunohistochemical p53 Expression Pattern Control Panel. International Journal of Gynecological Pathology. 38(5). 449–458. 1 indexed citations
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Ballas, Samir K., Julie Kanter, Irene Agodoa, et al.. (2017). Opioid Utilization Patterns in United States Patients with Sickle Cell Disease. Blood. 130. 130–130. 3 indexed citations
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Dampier, Carlton, Julie Kanter, Robin Howard, et al.. (2017). Access to Care for Medicaid and Commercially-Insured United States Patients with Sickle Cell Disease. Blood. 130. 4660–4660. 4 indexed citations
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Schmidt, John E., et al.. (2016). Multimodal Assessment of Body Pain in Orofacial Pain Patients. Pain Medicine. 17(5). 961–969. 2 indexed citations
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Lu, Ching‐Hua, Corrie Macdonald‐Wallis, Elizabeth Gray, et al.. (2015). Neurofilament light chain. Neurology. 84(22). 2247–2257. 390 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stany, Michael P., Pamela Stone, Janine F. Felix, et al.. (2015). Lymph Node Micrometastases in Early-Stage Cervical Cancer are Not Predictive of Survival. International Journal of Gynecological Pathology. 34(4). 379–384. 14 indexed citations
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Ryan, Denise S., et al.. (2011). Oral gabapentin for photorefractive keratectomy pain. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 37(2). 364–369. 19 indexed citations
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Bilchik, Anton J., Aviram Nissan, Zev A. Wainberg, et al.. (2010). Surgical Quality and Nodal Ultrastaging Is Associated With Long-Term Disease-Free Survival in Early Colorectal Cancer. Annals of Surgery. 252(3). 467–476. 53 indexed citations
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Ciccarelli, Olga, Timothy E.J. Behrens, Heidi Johansen‐Berg, et al.. (2008). Investigation of white matter pathology in ALS and PLS using tract‐based spatial statistics. Human Brain Mapping. 30(2). 615–624. 118 indexed citations
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Stutzman, Richard D., et al.. (2008). Endothelial Cell Density Following Surface Ablations for Moderate and High Myopia. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 49(13). 3355–3355. 2 indexed citations
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Perkins, Jeremy G., Joseph M. Flynn, Robin Howard, & John C. Byrd. (2002). Frequency and type of serious infections in fludarabine‐refractory B‐cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma. Cancer. 94(7). 2033–2039.
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Perkins, Jeremy G., Joseph M. Flynn, Robin Howard, & John C. Byrd. (2002). Frequency and type of serious infections in fludarabine‐refractory B‐cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia and small lymphocytic lymphoma. Cancer. 94(7). 2033–2039. 98 indexed citations
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Tachibana, Naoko, Robin Howard, N.P. Hirsch, et al.. (1994). Sleep Problems in Multiple Sclerosis. European Neurology. 34(6). 320–323. 143 indexed citations
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Howard, Robin, C M Wiles, & Geoffrey Spencer. (1988). The Late Sequelae of Poliomyelitis. QJM. 38 indexed citations

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