Sam Norton

17.1k total citations · 7 hit papers
290 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Sam Norton is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Sam Norton has authored 290 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Rheumatology, 51 papers in Clinical Psychology and 37 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Sam Norton's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (86 papers), Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (30 papers) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (26 papers). Sam Norton is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (86 papers), Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (30 papers) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (26 papers). Sam Norton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Sam Norton's co-authors include Carol Brayne, Fiona E. Matthews, Kristine Yaffe, Deborah E. Barnes, Joseph Chilcot, John Weinman, J. Dixey, James Galloway, Faith Matcham and Lance M. McCracken and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sam Norton

264 papers receiving 10.6k 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.

Potential for primary prevention of Alzheimer's disease: an analysis of population-based data

2014 1.7k citations Sam Norton et al. profile →
Randomised trial of prophylactic daily aspirin in British male doctors

1988 795 citations Sam Norton et al. profile →
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire

2015 504 citations Sam Norton et al. profile →
A commentary on studies presenting projections of the future prevalence of dementia

2013 441 citations Sam Norton et al. profile →
The impact of rheumatoid arthritis on quality-of-life assessed using the SF-36: A systematic review and meta-analysis

2014 360 citations Faith Matcham, Ian C. Scott et al. profile →
The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale: A meta confirmatory factor analysis

2012 331 citations Sam Norton et al. profile →
JAK inhibitors and the risk of malignancy: a meta-analysis across disease indications

2023 75 citations Mark Russell, Edward Alveyn et al. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Sam Norton	2.2k	2.1k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	290	10.9k
Jin‐Shei Lai	593 0.3×	2.1k 1.0×	1.9k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	822 0.7×	196	12.2k
Andrew Lloyd	607 0.3×	1.3k 0.6×	780 0.6×	2.5k 1.9×	836 0.7×	175	13.2k
Patricia Katz	4.0k 1.8×	881 0.4×	417 0.3×	1.7k 1.3×	2.0k 1.6×	351	13.5k
Kristina Sundquist	1.1k 0.5×	2.4k 1.1×	3.0k 2.2×	2.5k 2.0×	2.3k 1.9×	944	24.2k
Martin Neovius	1.2k 0.6×	494 0.2×	657 0.5×	907 0.7×	1.8k 1.4×	208	10.6k
Elizabeth M. Badley	3.1k 1.4×	1.6k 0.8×	469 0.3×	2.3k 1.8×	450 0.4×	271	11.3k
Christina Wolfson	724 0.3×	2.4k 1.1×	612 0.4×	1.5k 1.1×	2.2k 1.8×	253	12.8k
Howard G. Birnbaum	611 0.3×	2.8k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	2.1k 1.6×	891 0.7×	206	12.4k
Leigh F. Callahan	6.2k 2.9×	1.4k 0.7×	412 0.3×	1.7k 1.3×	779 0.6×	298	12.0k
Rowland W. Chang	2.8k 1.3×	827 0.4×	328 0.2×	1000 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	152	8.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sam Norton

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Dey, Mrinalini, Shyam Sundar Budhathoki, Sofía Ramiro, et al.. (2025). Association of health literacy with disease outcomes in inflammatory arthritis: a systematic review. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 85(1). 195–209.

Zhang, Xiaoyu, et al.. (2025). The Economic Burden of Inflammatory Arthritis: A Systematic Review. PharmacoEconomics. 43(12). 1389–1403.

Norton, Sam, Franziska Denk, Stephen B. McMahon, et al.. (2024). A randomised controlled trial of the effect of intra-articular lidocaine on pain scores in inflammatory arthritis. Pain. 165(11). 2578–2585. 4 indexed citations

Alveyn, Edward, et al.. (2024). P065 Patient-initiated follow up in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lara D. Veeken. 63(Supplement_1).

Alveyn, Edward, Sarah Gallagher, Elizabeth Price, et al.. (2024). Trust performance in managing inflammatory arthritis over time in England and Wales: a latent class analysis approach. Rheumatology Advances in Practice. 8(2). rkae053–rkae053. 2 indexed citations

Picariello, Federica, et al.. (2024). A randomized controlled trial of a digital cognitive-behavioral therapy program (COMPASS) for managing depression and anxiety related to living with a long-term physical health condition. Psychological Medicine. 54(8). 1796–1809. 9 indexed citations

Stoll, N. R., Mrinalini Dey, Sam Norton, et al.. (2024). Understanding the psychosocial determinants of effective disease management in rheumatoid arthritis to prevent persistently active disease: a qualitative study. RMD Open. 10(2). e004104–e004104. 7 indexed citations

Garrood, Toby, et al.. (2024). Pain sensitisation and joint inflammation in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis. RMD Open. 10(1). e003784–e003784. 6 indexed citations

Nagra, Deepak, Katie Bechman, Mark Russell, et al.. (2024). No Waning of Pneumococcal Vaccine Responses over Time in People with Inflammatory Arthritis: Findings from a Single Centre Cohort. Vaccines. 12(1). 69–69. 1 indexed citations

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Alveyn, Edward, et al.. (2024). Impact of visualising healthcare quality performance: a systematic review. BMJ Open. 14(11). e083620–e083620.

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Bechman, Katie, Amelia Green, Mark Russell, et al.. (2024). The safety of antivirals and neutralising monoclonal antibodies used in prehospital treatment of Covid-19. Journal of Infection. 89(3). 106227–106227. 1 indexed citations

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Yates, Mark, Katie Bechman, Maryam Adas, et al.. (2023). Online Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Engagement Is Dependent on Demographics and Locality: Findings From an Observational Cohort. The Journal of Rheumatology. 50(9). 1178–1184. 4 indexed citations

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Atzeni, Fabiola, Fabio Cacciapaglia, James Galloway, et al.. (2023). Effects of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 compared to TNF inhibitors on lipid profile: Results from an observational multicentre rheumatoid arthritis cohort. Autoimmunity Reviews. 23(2). 103478–103478. 1 indexed citations

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Buazon, April, Jennifer Vidler, Sam Norton, et al.. (2022). High numbers of COVID-19 patients transit through non-COVID wards, and associated healthcare workers have high infection rates: An observational cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE. 17(10). e0275154–e0275154. 1 indexed citations

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Mihretu, Awoke, Abebaw Fekadu, Sam Norton, Kassahun Habtamu, & Solomon Teferra. (2022). Validation of the Problematic Khat Use Screening Test: A Cross-Sectional Study. European Addiction Research. 28(4). 275–286. 2 indexed citations

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Rampes, Sanketh, Ailsa Bosworth, Deepak Nagra, et al.. (2021). Systematic Review and Metaanalysis of the Reproducibility of Patient Self-reported Joint Counts in Rheumatoid Arthritis. The Journal of Rheumatology. 48(12). 1784–1792. 5 indexed citations

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Galloway, James, et al.. (2020). High-frequency follow-up studies in musculoskeletal disorders: a scoping review. Lara D. Veeken. 60(1). 48–59. 2 indexed citations

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Mihretu, Awoke, et al.. (2020). Exploring the concept of problematic khat use in the Gurage community, South Central Ethiopia: a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 10(10). e037907–e037907. 6 indexed citations

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Putrik, Polina, Sofía Ramiro, Anna Moltó, et al.. (2019). Individual-level and country-level socioeconomic determinants of disease outcomes in SpA: multinational, cross-sectional study (ASAS-COMOSPA). Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 78(4). 486–493. 25 indexed citations

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Matcham, Faith, James Galloway, Matthew Hotopf, et al.. (2018). The Impact of Targeted Rheumatoid Arthritis Pharmacologic Treatment on Mental Health. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 70(9). 1377–1391. 41 indexed citations

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