Ross Upshur

20.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
373 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

Ross Upshur is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ross Upshur has authored 373 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 190 papers in General Health Professions, 110 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 88 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Ross Upshur's work include Chronic Disease Management Strategies (49 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (45 papers) and Ethics in medical practice (44 papers). Ross Upshur is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Disease Management Strategies (49 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (45 papers) and Ethics in medical practice (44 papers). Ross Upshur collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Ross Upshur's co-authors include C. Shawn Tracy, Maxwell J. Smith, Vivek Goel, Ezekiel Emanuel, Rahim Moineddin, Beatriz Thomé, Govind Persad, Connor Boyle, James P. Phillips and Michael Parker and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Ross Upshur

361 papers receiving 12.2k 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.

Fair Allocation of Scarce Medical Resources in the Time of Covid-19

2020 2.0k citations Ross Upshur et al. profile →
Artificial intelligence for good health: a scoping review of the ethics literature

2021 220 citations Kathleen Murphy, Erica Di Ruggiero et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ross Upshur

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Machine learning used to study risk factors for chronic diseases: A scoping review 2025 ·Canadian Journal of Public Health ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Carolyn Ziegler, Shehzad Ali, David L. Buckeridge, Marzyeh Ghassemi, Jennifer Gibson, Ava John‐Baptiste, Jillian Macklin, Melissa D. McCradden, Kwame McKenzie, (unknown), Akwasi Owusu‐Bempah, (unknown), James Shaw, Ross Upshur, Sharmistha Mishra, Andrew D. Pinto	1
2	Machine Learning Applications in Population and Public Health: Guidelines for Development, Testing, and Implementation 2025 ·JMIR Public Health and Surveillance ·Andrew D. Pinto, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Shehzad Ali, David L. Buckeridge, Marzyeh Ghassemi, Jennifer Gibson, Ava John‐Baptiste, Jillian Macklin, Melissa D. McCradden, Kwame McKenzie, (unknown), Akwasi Owusu‐Bempah, Laura C. Rosella, James Shaw, Ross Upshur, Sharmistha Mishra	0
3	The Fragility of Scientific Rigour and Integrity in “Sped up Science”: Research Misconduct, Bias, and Hype and in the COVID-19 Pandemic 2023 ·Journal of Bioethical Inquiry ·Wendy Lipworth, Ian Kerridge, Cameron Stewart, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Ross Upshur	3
4	What are effective vaccine distribution approaches for equity-deserving and high-risk populations during COVID-19? Exploring best practices and recommendations in Canada: protocol for a mixed-methods multiple case codesign study 2023 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Alan Katz, Kristina M. Kokorelias, Sabrina T. Wong, Fariba Aghajafari, Noah Ivers, Ruth Martin‐Misener, Kris Aubrey‐Bassler, Mylaine Breton, Ross Upshur, Jeffrey C. Kwong	1
5	A Proposed Curricular Framework for an Interprofessional Approach to Deprescribing 2023 ·Medical Science Educator ·Barbara Farrell, Lalitha Raman‐Wilms, Cheryl A Sadowski, Laurie Mallery, Justin P. Turner, (unknown), (unknown), Allan Grill, Jennifer E. Isenor, Dee Mangin, Lisa McCarthy, (unknown), Caroline Sirois, Winnie Sun, Ross Upshur	24
6	What is the role of primary care in the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out and the barriers and facilitators to an equitable vaccine roll-out? A rapid scoping review of nine jurisdictions 2023 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Kristina M. Kokorelias, Richard H. Glazier, Alan Katz, (unknown), Ross Upshur	9
7	Chronic Struggle: An Institutional Ethnography of Chronic Pain and Marginalization 2022 ·Journal of Pain ·Fiona Webster, (unknown), Abhimanyu Sud, Kathleen Rice, Joel Katz, Andrew D. Pinto, Ross Upshur, Craig Dale	14
8	Primary Care Severe Asthma Registry and Education Project (PCSAR-EDU): Phase 1 – an e-Delphi for registry definitions and indices of clinician behaviour 2022 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Itamar Tamari, Kenneth R. Chapman, M. Reza Maleki-Yazdi, Michelle Greiver, Ross Upshur, (unknown), Braden O’Neill, Rahim Moineddin, Babak Aliarzadeh, Kulamakan Kulasegaram, Teresa To, Anthony D’Urzo	1
9	Assessing the Implementation and Effectiveness of the Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Tool for Older Adults With Complex Care Needs: Mixed Methods Study 2021 ·Journal of Medical Internet Research ·Carolyn Steele Gray, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Brian McKinstry, Stewart W Mercer, Jason X Nie, Ted E. Palen, Tim Ramsay, Kednapa Thavorn, Ross Upshur, Walter P. Wodchis	13
10	Artificial Intelligence for Good Health: A Scoping Review of the Ethics Literature 2021 ·Research Square ·Kathleen Murphy, Erica Di Ruggiero, Ross Upshur, Donald J. Willison, Neha Malhotra, (unknown), (unknown), Vincci Lui, (unknown)	0
11	Key criteria for the ethical acceptability of COVID-19 human challenge studies: Report of a WHO Working Group 2020 ·Vaccine ·Euzebiusz Jamrozik, Katherine Littler, Susan Bull, Claudia Emerson, Gagandeep Kang, Melissa C. Kapulu, (unknown), Carla Saénz, Seema Shah, Peter G. Smith, Ross Upshur, Charles Weijer, Michael J. Selgelid	57
12	Artificial Intelligence for Good Health: A Scoping Review of the Ethics Literature 2020 ·Research Square ·Kathleen Murphy, Erica Di Ruggiero, Ross Upshur, Donald J. Willison, Neha Malhotra, (unknown), (unknown), Vincci Lui, Jennifer Gibson	3
13	Artificial Intelligence for Good Health: A Scoping Review of the Ethics Literature 2020 ·Research Square ·Kathleen Murphy, Erica Di Ruggiero, Ross Upshur, Donald J. Willison, Neha Malhotra, (unknown), (unknown), Vincci Lui, (unknown)	7
14	Critical Reflections on Mental Well-being for Post-Secondary Students Participating in the Field of Global Health 2018 ·International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction ·Corey McAuliffe, Ross Upshur, Daniel Sellen, Erica Di Ruggiero	4
15	Perceived value of support for older adults coping with multi-morbidity: patient, informal care-giver and family physician perspectives 2015 ·Ageing and Society ·(unknown), Kerry Kuluski, Ashlinder Gill, Liisa Jaakkimainen, Ross Upshur, Walter P. Wodchis	26
16	Atlantic Canada being served for cancer genotyping 2014 ·Canadian Medical Association Journal ·(unknown), Marnie Dobson, (unknown), Paul Landsbergis, (unknown), Ross Upshur, Maya J. Goldenberg, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
17	Determining use of preventive health care in Ontario: comparison of rates of 3 maneuvers in administrative and survey data. 2009 ·PubMed ·Li Wang, (unknown), Ross Upshur	12
18	The Effect of Universal Influenza Immunization on Mortality and Health Care Use 2008 ·PLoS Medicine ·Jeffrey C. Kwong, Thérèse A. Stukel, (unknown), Allison McGeer, Ross Upshur, Helen Johansen, Christie Sambell, W. Thompson, Deva Thiruchelvam, Fawziah Marra, Lawrence W. Svenson, Douglas G. Manuel	111
19	Ethics in an Epidemic: Ethical Considerations in Preparedness Planning for Pandemic Influenza 2007 ·DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library) ·Ross Upshur, Karen Faith, Jennifer L. Gibson, Alison Thompson, C. Shawn Tracy, Kumanan Wilson, Peter Singer	9
20	Fall-Related Hospitalizations: What’s in Season? 2001 ·Canadian Journal of Public Health ·Muhammad Mamdani, Ross Upshur	7

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