Samuel WD Merriel

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 611 citations indexed

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Samuel WD Merriel is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Samuel WD Merriel has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 611 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 23 papers in Oncology and 12 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Samuel WD Merriel's work include Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (20 papers), Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (17 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (14 papers). Samuel WD Merriel is often cited by papers focused on Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (20 papers), Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (17 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (14 papers). Samuel WD Merriel collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Samuel WD Merriel's co-authors include William Hamilton, Garth Funston, Chris Salisbury, Fiona M Walter, Anne Spencer, Sam Creavin, Richard M. Martin, Tanimola Martins, Margaret May and Chris Metcalfe and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and BMJ.

In The Last Decade

Samuel WD Merriel

49 papers receiving 597 citations

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the diagnostic accuracy of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) for the detection of prostate cancer in symptomatic patients

2022 95 citations Samuel WD Merriel, Fiona M Walter et al. BMC Medicine profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cancer diagnoses, referrals, and survival in people with a learning disability in the UK: a population-based, matched cohort study 2025 ·The Lancet Regional Health - Europe ·Oliver Kennedy, Umesh Chauhan, Louise Gorman, Paul Lorigan, Samuel WD Merriel, Tjeerd van Staa, Alison K. Wright, Darren M. Ashcroft	0
2	Anaemia, ethnicity, and cancer incidence: a retrospective cohort study in primary care 2025 ·British Journal of General Practice ·Liz Down, (unknown), Sarah Bailey, Luke Mounce, Samuel WD Merriel, Jessica Watson, Ge Chen, Tanimola Martins	2
3	Symptom Attribution, Help Seeking and Willingness to Undergo Diagnostic Investigations for Bowel Cancer Symptoms in People With Anxiety and/or Depression—A Vignette Study 2025 ·Psycho-Oncology ·(unknown), Cristina Renzi, Lucy Mitchinson, Rupert Payne, Samuel WD Merriel, Georgios Lyratzopoulos, Gary Abel, Christian von Wagner	0
4	The diagnostic accuracy of the faecal immunochemical test for the detection of early-onset colorectal cancer: an age-stratified analysis in South West England 2025 ·British Journal of Cancer ·(unknown), David Messenger, Ryan Preece, (unknown), Gary Abel, William Hamilton, Samuel WD Merriel, A Chambers, Sarah Bailey	0
5	Impact of Self‐Reported Long‐Term Mental Health Morbidity on Help‐Seeking and Diagnostic Testing for Bowel‐Related Cancer Symptoms: A Vignette Study 2024 ·Cancer Medicine ·Flavia Pennisi, (unknown), Christian von Wagner, Lauren Smith, Aradhna Kaushal, Georgios Lyratzopoulos, Samuel WD Merriel, William Hamilton, Gary Abel, José M Valderas, Cristina Renzi	10
6	Colorectal cancer risk stratification using a polygenic risk score in symptomatic primary care patients—a UK Biobank retrospective cohort study 2024 ·European Journal of Human Genetics ·(unknown), Samuel WD Merriel, Amy P. Webster, Leigh Jackson, Andrew R. Wood, Matthew Barclay, Jessica Tyrrell, Katherine S. Ruth, Christina Thirlwell, Richard A. Oram, Michael N. Weedon, Sarah Bailey, Harry Green	1
7	Is the digital rectal exam any good as a prostate cancer screening test? 2024 ·British Journal of General Practice ·Michael Kirby, Samuel WD Merriel, (unknown), Alexander Norman, Nikhil Vasdev, Vishwanath Hanchanale, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alison Tree, Amarnath Challapalli, (unknown)	6
8	Patient safety in actioning and communicating blood test results in primary care: a UK wide audit using the Primary care Academic CollaboraTive (PACT) 2024 ·BMJ Open Quality ·Jessica Watson, Polly Duncan, (unknown), (unknown), Sam Hodgson, Samuel WD Merriel, Salman Waqar, (unknown), Penny Whiting	1
9	Exploring ethnic differences in the distribution of blood test results in healthy adult populations to inform earlier cancer detection: a systematic review 2024 ·Family Practice ·Ge Chen, (unknown), Liz Down, Luke Mounce, Samuel WD Merriel, Jessica Watson, Tanimola Martins, Sarah Bailey	1
10	Association between patient ethnicity and prostate cancer diagnosis following a prostate-specific antigen test: a cohort study of 730,000 men in primary care in the UK 2024 ·BMC Medicine ·Liz Down, (unknown), Sarah Bailey, Luke Mounce, Samuel WD Merriel, Jessica Watson, Tanimola Martins	14
11	Exploration of reasons for primary care testing (the Why Test study): a UK-wide audit using the Primary care Academic CollaboraTive 2023 ·British Journal of General Practice ·Jessica Watson, (unknown), Polly Duncan, (unknown), Sam Hodgson, Samuel WD Merriel, Salman Waqar, Penny Whiting, (unknown)	6
12	Clinical trials in cancer screening, prevention and early diagnosis (SPED): a systematic mapping review 2023 ·BMC Cancer ·Emma O’Dowd, Samuel WD Merriel, Vinton W.T. Cheng, Sam Khan, Lynne Howells, Dipesh P Gopal, (unknown), Paul M. Brennan, Philip Crosbie, Richard D Neal, Karen Brown, Emma J. Crosbie, David Baldwin	5
13	Why Test study protocol: a UK-wide audit using the Primary Care Academic CollaboraTive (PACT) to explore the reasons for primary care testing 2022 ·BJGP Open ·(unknown), Polly Duncan, (unknown), Sam Hodgson, Samuel WD Merriel, Salman Waqar, Penny Whiting, Jessica Watson	2
14	Experiences of ‘traditional’ and ‘one-stop’ MRI-based prostate cancer diagnostic pathways in England: a qualitative study with patients and GPs 2022 ·BMJ Open ·Samuel WD Merriel, Stephanie Archer, Alice S. Forster, David Eldred‐Evans, John McGrath, Hashim U. Ahmed, William Hamilton, Fiona M Walter	6
15	Role of primary care physician factors on diagnostic testing and referral decisions for symptoms of possible cancer: a systematic review 2022 ·BMJ Open ·Victoria Hardy, (unknown), Stephanie Archer, Samuel WD Merriel, Matthew Thompson, Jon Emery, Juliet A. Usher‐Smith, Fiona M Walter	8
16	Applying a genetic risk score for prostate cancer to men with lower urinary tract symptoms in primary care to predict prostate cancer diagnosis: a cohort study in the UK Biobank 2022 ·British Journal of Cancer ·Harry Green, Samuel WD Merriel, Richard A. Oram, Katherine S. Ruth, Jessica Tyrrell, Samuel E. Jones, (unknown), Michael N. Weedon, Sarah Bailey	14
17	Mixed-methods study in England and Northern Ireland to understand young men who have sex with men’s knowledge and attitudes towards human papillomavirus vaccination 2019 ·BMJ Open ·Joanna Kesten, (unknown), (unknown), Samuel WD Merriel, Tom Nadarzynski, Gilla K. Shapiro, Zeev Rosberger, Gillian Prue	9
18	Cross-sectional study evaluating data quality of the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (NCRAS) prostate cancer registry data using the Cluster randomised trial of PSA testing for Prostate cancer (CAP) 2017 ·BMJ Open ·Samuel WD Merriel, Emma L. Turner, Eleanor Walsh, Grace Young, Chris Metcalfe, Luke Hounsome, (unknown), Jenny Donovan, Freddie C. Hamdy, David E. Neal, Richard M. Martin	12
19	‘Do demographics and tumour-related factors affect nodal yield at neck dissection?' 2016 ·The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ·(unknown), Lauren Evans, (unknown), (unknown), Paul Stimpson, Samuel WD Merriel, Charles Giddings, Adnan Safdar, Elizabeth Sigston	1
20	Do demographics and tumour-related factors affect nodal yield at neck dissection? A retrospective cohort study 2016 ·The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ·Rebecca Lim, Marc Evans, (unknown), (unknown), Paul Stimpson, Samuel WD Merriel, Charles Giddings, Baki Billah, Julian A. Smith, A. Safdar, Elizabeth Sigston	6

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