Sean P. Hughes

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 649 citations indexed

About

Sean P. Hughes is a scholar working on Surgery, History and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Sean P. Hughes has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 649 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Surgery, 7 papers in History and 3 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Sean P. Hughes's work include Medical History and Innovations (4 papers), History of Medicine Studies (4 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (3 papers). Sean P. Hughes is often cited by papers focused on Medical History and Innovations (4 papers), History of Medicine Studies (4 papers) and Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (3 papers). Sean P. Hughes collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. Sean P. Hughes's co-authors include Piers D. Mitchell, Nofal Khalil, Robert H. Fitzgerald, Alison H. McGregor, J. Richards, P. J. Ell, K. E. Britton, Carole Fry, John Nolan and Alison Holmes and has published in prestigious journals such as Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, European Spine Journal and Journal of Hospital Infection.

In The Last Decade

Sean P. Hughes

15 papers receiving 598 citations

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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.

The adult spine: Principles and practice

1991 534 citations Sean P. Hughes Neuromuscular Disorders profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sean P. Hughes United Kingdom	7	367	357	322	61	40	17	649
Riikka Niemeläinen Canada	12	287 0.8×	289 0.8×	146 0.5×	69 1.1×	32 0.8×	20	440
HANS BERGENUDD Sweden	12	113 0.3×	306 0.9×	275 0.9×	34 0.6×	35 0.9×	15	584
Jeffrey N. Katz United States	6	366 1.0×	435 1.2×	975 3.0×	47 0.8×	49 1.2×	6	1.3k
Christopher J. Standaert United States	17	601 1.6×	607 1.7×	536 1.7×	114 1.9×	60 1.5×	40	1.1k
Kenneth Thomas Canada	19	634 1.7×	264 0.7×	801 2.5×	42 0.7×	87 2.2×	72	1.0k
Nahid Rahmani Iran	13	92 0.3×	218 0.6×	140 0.4×	32 0.5×	64 1.6×	40	470
Grethe E. Borchgrevink Norway	9	195 0.5×	323 0.9×	178 0.6×	20 0.3×	87 2.2×	15	474
J.C. Theis New Zealand	11	74 0.2×	200 0.6×	324 1.0×	63 1.0×	41 1.0×	29	613
Helen K. Busby United States	4	64 0.2×	400 1.1×	536 1.7×	61 1.0×	34 0.8×	6	883
Anna Simmons United Kingdom	2	64 0.2×	400 1.1×	533 1.7×	60 1.0×	48 1.2×	3	879

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17 of 17 papers shown

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Hughes, Sean P. & Christopher Gardner‐Thorpe. (2022). Charles Bell's (1774–1842) contribution to our understanding of facial expression. Journal of Medical Biography. 30(4). 206–214.

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MacIntyre, I. & Sean P. Hughes. (2022). Robert Lawson Tait (1845–1899): The true innovator of aseptic surgery?. Journal of Medical Biography. 32(1). 157–165. 1 indexed citations

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Hughes, Sean P. & I. MacIntyre. (2022). Surgeon-anatomist to robotic technician? The evolving role of the surgeon over three centuries. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 115(12). 460–468. 1 indexed citations

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Boland, Patrick J. & Sean P. Hughes. (2021). The enigma of Sir William Robert Wills Wilde (1815–1876). Journal of Medical Biography. 31(3). 160–167.

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Hughes, Sean P. & Noel Snell. (2021). Is the Criticism of John Keats’s Doctors Justified? A Bicentenary Re-Appraisal. 35(1). 41–55. 1 indexed citations

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Hughes, Sean P. & Christopher Gardner‐Thorpe. (2018). Charles Bell (1774–1842) and Natural Theology. Journal of Medical Biography. 28(2). 75–82. 1 indexed citations

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Hughes, Sean P., et al.. (2017). Keats Memorial Lecture: How did John Keats’s Medical Training Influence his Poetry?. 31(2). 136–146. 1 indexed citations

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Khalil, Nofal, et al.. (2006). The value of neurophysiological and imaging studies in predicting outcome in the surgical treatment of cervical radiculopathy. European Spine Journal. 16(4). 495–500. 30 indexed citations

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Morgan, Maria, Jennifer Ann Black, Carole Fry, et al.. (2005). Clinician-led surgical site infection surveillance of orthopaedic procedures: a UK multi-centre pilot study. Journal of Hospital Infection. 60(3). 201–212. 12 indexed citations

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Richards, J., et al.. (2005). Developing surgical site infection surveillance within clinical governance. Clinical Governance An International Journal. 10(1). 24–36. 3 indexed citations

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McGregor, Alison H. & Sean P. Hughes. (2004). The potential use of spinal motion as a measure of surgical outcome. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation. 17(2). 77–82. 7 indexed citations

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Shanson, D.C., Eric Taylor, O N Gill, et al.. (1992). Risks to surgeons and patients from HIV and hepatitis: Guidelines on precautions and management of exposure to blood or body fluids. 305(6865). 1337–1343. 27 indexed citations

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Hughes, Sean P.. (1991). The adult spine: Principles and practice. Neuromuscular Disorders. 1(4). 317–317. 534 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hughes, Sean P., et al.. (1989). Electrophysiological Studies in Cervical Spondylosis. Journal of Spinal Disorders. 2(3). 163???169–163???169. 6 indexed citations

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Hughes, Sean P. & Robert H. Fitzgerald. (1987). Musculoskeletal Infections. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 80(6). 863–864. 11 indexed citations

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Hughes, Sean P., Michael K. D. Benson, P. J. Ell, & K. E. Britton. (1977). The use of^99mTc-EHDP as a scanning agent in the detection of metastases from osteosarcoma. RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren. 126(6). 551–555. 3 indexed citations

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Hughes, Sean P.. (1973). A Case of Leiomyosarcoma of the Long Saphenous Vein. Vascular Surgery. 7(2). 71–73. 11 indexed citations

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