Simon Blackburn

1.1k total citations
40 papers, 699 citations indexed

About

Simon Blackburn is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Blackburn has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 699 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Surgery, 9 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Simon Blackburn's work include Esophageal and GI Pathology (12 papers), Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (10 papers) and Hernia repair and management (9 papers). Simon Blackburn is often cited by papers focused on Esophageal and GI Pathology (12 papers), Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies (10 papers) and Hernia repair and management (9 papers). Simon Blackburn collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Finland. Simon Blackburn's co-authors include Michael Stanton, Kate Cross, Paolo De Coppi, Joe Curry, Stefano Giuliani, Dhanya Mullassery, James Kinross, Simon Eaton, Hemanshoo Thakkar and Sheraz R. Markar and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Archives of Disease in Childhood and Diseases of the Colon & Rectum.

In The Last Decade

Simon Blackburn

36 papers receiving 682 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Blackburn United Kingdom 14 592 158 156 58 43 40 699
Yu‐Pao Hsu Taiwan 18 825 1.4× 301 1.9× 162 1.0× 22 0.4× 98 2.3× 54 952
Kevin P. Moriarty United States 17 447 0.8× 80 0.5× 111 0.7× 28 0.5× 107 2.5× 57 742
F. Becmeur France 16 704 1.2× 90 0.6× 255 1.6× 8 0.1× 35 0.8× 74 937
Martin Salö Sweden 16 451 0.8× 239 1.5× 71 0.5× 16 0.3× 32 0.7× 52 600
Kate Cross United Kingdom 21 1.1k 1.9× 61 0.4× 494 3.2× 66 1.1× 39 0.9× 72 1.4k
Pernilla Stenström Sweden 19 879 1.5× 127 0.8× 207 1.3× 16 0.3× 54 1.3× 111 1.0k
Khalid Khan United Kingdom 16 375 0.6× 46 0.3× 69 0.4× 52 0.9× 114 2.7× 74 674
Giovanni Cobellis Italy 19 545 0.9× 46 0.3× 170 1.1× 24 0.4× 62 1.4× 95 851
Charles W. Wagner United States 19 687 1.2× 125 0.8× 288 1.8× 21 0.4× 38 0.9× 41 973
Philipp Szavay Germany 18 482 0.8× 22 0.1× 365 2.3× 47 0.8× 75 1.7× 64 812

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Blackburn

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All Works

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Davidson, Joseph, Aiysha Puri, Simon Eaton, et al.. (2025). Factors Associated With Short- and Long-term Survival in Oesophageal Atresia With Tracheoesophageal Fistula. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 60(6). 162293–162293. 1 indexed citations
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Eaton, Simon, Hemanshoo Thakkar, Sara Omar, et al.. (2023). Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (LIHR): the benefit of the double stitch in the largest single-center experience. Pediatric Surgery International. 40(1). 17–17. 2 indexed citations
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Loukogeorgakis, Stavros, Dhanya Mullassery, Simon Blackburn, et al.. (2023). Thoracoscopic vs open repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a comparison of intra-operative data. Pediatric Surgery International. 39(1). 82–82. 5 indexed citations
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Coppi, Paolo De, Simon Blackburn, Stavros Loukogeorgakis, et al.. (2023). Short and Medium Term Outcomes of Open and Laparoscopic Assisted Oesophageal Replacement Procedures. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 59(2). 192–196.
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Loukogeorgakis, Stavros, Stefano Giuliani, Dhanya Mullassery, et al.. (2022). Maintaining a minimally invasive surgical service during a pandemic. Pediatric Surgery International. 38(5). 769–775. 1 indexed citations
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Thakkar, Hemanshoo, Dhanya Mullassery, Stefano Giuliani, et al.. (2021). Thoracoscopic oesophageal atresia/tracheo-oesophageal fistula (OA/TOF) repair is associated with a higher stricture rate: a single institution’s experience. Pediatric Surgery International. 37(3). 397–401. 10 indexed citations
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Davidson, Joseph, Kristiina Kyrklund, Simon Eaton, et al.. (2021). Outcomes in Hirschsprung’s disease with coexisting learning disability. European Journal of Pediatrics. 180(12). 3499–3507. 14 indexed citations
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Wong, Zeng Hao, Simon Eaton, Nargis Ahmad, et al.. (2020). Insufflation in minimally invasive surgery: Is there any advantage in staying low?. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 55(7). 1356–1362. 10 indexed citations
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Tullie, Lucinda, Kathryn Ford, Tom A. Watson, et al.. (2020). Gastrointestinal features in children with COVID-19: an observation of varied presentation in eight children. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 4(7). e19–e20. 127 indexed citations
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Wong, Zeng Hao, Richard Hewitt, Kate Cross, et al.. (2019). Thoracoscopic aortopexy for symptomatic tracheobronchomalacia. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 55(2). 229–233. 9 indexed citations
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Thakkar, Hemanshoo, Simon Blackburn, Joe Curry, et al.. (2019). Variability of the transition zone length in Hirschsprung disease. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 55(1). 63–66. 12 indexed citations
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Rees, Clare M., Kate Cross, Simon Blackburn, et al.. (2019). Patch repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia is not at risk of poor outcomes. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 55(8). 1522–1527. 19 indexed citations
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Smith, Julian A., Simon Blackburn, & Debra Nestel. (2018). Challenges in the Commencement of Consultant Surgical Practice: A Study of Threshold Concepts in Junior Cardiothoracic Surgeons. 78–95. 6 indexed citations
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Tan, Yew‐Wei, Debasish Banerjee, Kate Cross, et al.. (2018). Morgagni hernia repair in children over two decades: Institutional experience, systematic review, and meta-analysis of 296 patients. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 53(10). 1883–1889. 17 indexed citations
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Mullassery, Dhanya, Kate Cross, Simon Blackburn, et al.. (2018). Loop colostomies are safe in anorectal malformations. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 53(11). 2170–2173. 11 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Simon. (2014). Role of simulation in training the next generation of endoscopists. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. 6(6). 234–234. 14 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Simon, et al.. (2014). Surgery for children with Crohn's disease: indications, complications and outcome. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 99(5). 420–426. 40 indexed citations
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Markar, Sheraz R., Simon Blackburn, Richard Cobb, et al.. (2012). Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy for Complicated and Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Children. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 16(10). 1993–2004. 111 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Simon, Stephen Adams, & Anies Mahomed. (2012). Risk of Hernia Occurrence Where Division of an Indirect Inguinal Sac Without Ligation Is Undertaken. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 22(7). 713–714. 8 indexed citations
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Blackburn, Simon, et al.. (2011). The first 5-year follow up of distal antegrade continence enema stomas. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 8(1). 17–19. 4 indexed citations

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