Sheila M. Bird

6.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
123 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Sheila M. Bird is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sheila M. Bird has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Epidemiology, 31 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 22 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Sheila M. Bird's work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (25 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (24 papers) and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (23 papers). Sheila M. Bird is often cited by papers focused on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (25 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (24 papers) and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (23 papers). Sheila M. Bird collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Uganda and Australia. Sheila M. Bird's co-authors include Sharon Hutchinson, Rebecca Turner, Julian P. T. Higgins, Elizabeth Merrall, David Goldberg, John Strang, John Marsden, Matthew Hickman, Michael Farrell and Michael Hobbs and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sheila M. Bird

120 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

The Impact of Study Size on Meta-analyses: Examination of Underpowered Studies in Cochrane Reviews

2013 516 citations Rebecca Turner, Sheila M. Bird et al. PLoS ONE profile →
Meta‐analysis of drug‐related deaths soon after release from prison

2010 509 citations Elizabeth Merrall, Sharon Hutchinson et al. Addiction profile →

Peers

Sheila M. Bird

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Jennifer E. Layden United States

Stuart Gilmour Japan

Dianne L. O’Connell Australia

Danielle C. Ompad United States

Lawrence S. Friedman United States

Shinn‐Jang Hwang Taiwan

Lorna E. Thorpe United States

Melonie Heron United States

Jane L. Holl United States

David B. Preen Australia

Jennifer E. Layden United States

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743 ×0.4

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1.5k ×1.0

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370 ×0.5

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794 ×1.5

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293 ×0.6

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Citations per year, relative to Sheila M. Bird Sheila M. Bird (= 1×) peers Jennifer E. Layden

Countries citing papers authored by Sheila M. Bird

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sheila M. Bird

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sheila M. Bird

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sheila M. Bird. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sheila M. Bird 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 Sheila M. Bird. Sheila M. Bird is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Mesa‐Eguiagaray, Ines, Sarah H. Wild, Linda Williams, et al.. (2025). Breast cancer-specific survival by molecular subtype in different age groups of women in Scotland. Breast Cancer Research. 27(1). 59–59. 2 indexed citations

Mesa‐Eguiagaray, Ines, Sarah H. Wild, Sheila M. Bird, et al.. (2022). Breast cancer incidence and survival in Scotland by socio-economic deprivation and tumour subtype. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 194(2). 463–473. 6 indexed citations

Mullins, Edward, Ruth McCabe, Sheila M. Bird, et al.. (2022). Tracking the incidence and risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection using historical maternal booking serum samples. PLoS ONE. 17(9). e0273966–e0273966. 2 indexed citations

King, Ruth, et al.. (2020). Multiple Systems Estimation for Modern Slavery: Robustness of List Omission and Combination. Crime & Delinquency. 67(13-14). 2213–2236. 6 indexed citations

Kiguba, Ronald, Charles Karamagi, & Sheila M. Bird. (2017). Incidence, risk factors and risk prediction of hospital-acquired suspected adverse drug reactions: a prospective cohort of Ugandan inpatients. BMJ Open. 7(1). e010568–e010568. 33 indexed citations

Pierce, Matthias, Karen P. Hayhurst, Sheila M. Bird, et al.. (2017). Insights into the link between drug use and criminality: Lifetime offending of criminally-active opiate users. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 179. 309–316. 36 indexed citations

Bird, Thomas G., Polyxeni Dimitropoulou, Rebecca Turner, et al.. (2016). Alpha-Fetoprotein Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Leads to a Standardized Analysis of Dynamic AFP to Improve Screening Based Detection. PLoS ONE. 11(6). e0156801–e0156801. 28 indexed citations

Gao, Lu, Polyxeni Dimitropoulou, Roy Robertson, et al.. (2016). Risk-factors for methadone-specific deaths in Scotland’s methadone-prescription clients between 2009 and 2013*. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 167. 214–223. 34 indexed citations

Kiguba, Ronald, et al.. (2015). Rare, Serious, and Comprehensively Described Suspected Adverse Drug Reactions Reported by Surveyed Healthcare Professionals in Uganda. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0123974–e0123974. 4 indexed citations

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Kiguba, Ronald, et al.. (2014). Recognition and reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions by surveyed healthcare professionals in Uganda: key determinants. BMJ Open. 4(11). e005869–e005869. 34 indexed citations

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White, Simon R., Sheila M. Bird, & Richard Grieve. (2013). Review Of Methodological Issues in Cost-Effectiveness Analyses Relating to Injecting Drug Users, and Case-Study Illustrations. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (Statistics in Society). 177(3). 625–642. 2 indexed citations

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Bird, Sheila M., Ben Goldacre, & John Strang. (2011). We should push for evidence based sentencing in criminal justice. BMJ. 342(feb02 2). d612–d612. 5 indexed citations

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Merrall, Elizabeth, Sheila M. Bird, & Sharon Hutchinson. (2011). Mortality of those who attended drug services in Scotland 1996–2006: Record-linkage study. International Journal of Drug Policy. 23(1). 24–32. 49 indexed citations

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Bird, Sheila M. & Elizabeth Merrall. (2009). Serial offending: evaluation of drugs courts. The Lancet. 373(9671). 1231–1233. 1 indexed citations

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Fu, Bo, Brian D. M. Tom, Toby Delahooke, Graeme Alexander, & Sheila M. Bird. (2007). Event-biased referral can distort estimation of hepatitis C virus progression rate to cirrhosis, and of prognostic influences. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 60(11). 1140–1148. 18 indexed citations

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Hutchinson, Sharon, Sheila M. Bird, & David Goldberg. (2005). Influence of Alcohol on the Progression of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Meta-analysis. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 3(11). 1150–1159. 150 indexed citations

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Bird, Sheila M. & Sharon Hutchinson. (2003). Male drugs‐related deaths in the fortnight after release from prison: Scotland, 1996–99. Addiction. 98(2). 185–190. 192 indexed citations

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Worm, A M, Sheila M. Bird, Hilde Colpin, et al.. (2001). Recently diagnosed sexually HIV-infected patients: seroconversion interval, partner notification period and a high yield of HIV diagnoses among partners. QJM. 94(7). 379–390. 13 indexed citations

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Cooper, Joseph D., Sheila M. Bird, & Daniela De Angelis. (2000). Prevalence of detectable abnormal prion protein in persons incubating vCJD: plausible incubation periods and cautious inference.. PubMed. 5(4). 209–19. 13 indexed citations

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Bhutta, Zulfiqar A, Sheila M. Bird, Robert E. Black, et al.. (2000). Therapeutic effects of oral zinc in acute and persistent diarrhea in children in developing countries: pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 72(6). 1516–1522. 397 indexed citations

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