Simon Royal

8.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Simon Royal is a scholar working on Epidemiology, General Health Professions and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Royal has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Epidemiology, 4 papers in General Health Professions and 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Simon Royal's work include Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (3 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (2 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (2 papers). Simon Royal is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (3 papers), Influenza Virus Research Studies (2 papers) and Respiratory viral infections research (2 papers). Simon Royal collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and United States. Simon Royal's co-authors include Anthony Avery, Serena Slavenburg, Rachel L. Howard, Peter Lucassen, Munir Pirmohamed, Denise Kendrick, Tim Coleman, Caroline Mulvaney, Didier Pinquier and Karine Mari and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

In The Last Decade

Simon Royal

15 papers receiving 979 citations

Hit Papers

Nirsevimab for Prevention of Hospitalizations Due to RSV ... 2023 2026 2024 2025 2023 50 100 150
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.

  1. Nirsevimab for Prevention of Hospitalizations Due to RSV in Infants
    2023 175 citations Simon B. Drysdale, Katrina Cathie et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Royal United Kingdom 10 497 211 178 162 159 17 1.0k
Peter Loewen Canada 20 368 0.7× 240 1.1× 144 0.8× 174 1.1× 150 0.9× 86 1.5k
Balamurugan Tangiisuran Malaysia 15 529 1.1× 105 0.5× 189 1.1× 237 1.5× 103 0.6× 58 1.1k
Sherrie L. Aspinall United States 22 618 1.2× 209 1.0× 118 0.7× 285 1.8× 68 0.4× 63 1.4k
Adriano Max Moreira Reis Brazil 21 658 1.3× 104 0.5× 104 0.6× 165 1.0× 177 1.1× 116 1.3k
Laurie L. Briceland United States 18 385 0.8× 171 0.8× 69 0.4× 90 0.6× 150 0.9× 54 1.0k
Aasmund Reikvam Norway 16 599 1.2× 98 0.5× 110 0.6× 224 1.4× 110 0.7× 24 1.2k
Leanne Chalmers Australia 19 370 0.7× 249 1.2× 226 1.3× 176 1.1× 65 0.4× 60 1.4k
Hugo Robays Belgium 19 290 0.6× 203 1.0× 65 0.4× 113 0.7× 154 1.0× 57 1.1k
Ingebjørg Buajordet Norway 9 265 0.5× 221 1.0× 149 0.8× 80 0.5× 85 0.5× 17 838
Sven Schmiedl Germany 13 661 1.3× 97 0.5× 178 1.0× 298 1.8× 58 0.4× 51 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Simon Royal

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Royal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Royal

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

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Munro, Alasdair, Simon B. Drysdale, Katrina Cathie, et al.. (2025). 180-day efficacy of nirsevimab against hospitalisation for respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infections in infants (HARMONIE): a randomised, controlled, phase 3b trial. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 9(6). 404–412. 10 indexed citations
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Stimson, James, Tricia M. McKeever, Emily Agnew, et al.. (2024). Risk of unintended consequences from lower antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections in primary care. Journal of Infection. 89(4). 106255–106255.
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Drysdale, Simon B., Katrina Cathie, Florence Flamein, et al.. (2023). Nirsevimab for Prevention of Hospitalizations Due to RSV in Infants. New England Journal of Medicine. 389(26). 2425–2435. 175 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thomas, Nicholas, et al.. (2023). Primary and secondary care collaboration in clinical research. Future Healthcare Journal. 10(3). 259–262. 1 indexed citations
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Ayling, Kieran, Michaela Brown, Sophie Carlisle, et al.. (2023). Optimizing mood prior to influenza vaccination in older adults: A three-arm randomized controlled trial.. Health Psychology. 43(2). 77–88. 1 indexed citations
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Bath, Philip M., Lisa J Woodhouse, Diane Havard, et al.. (2022). Dietary nitrate supplementation for preventing and reducing the severity of winter infections, including COVID-19, in care homes (BEET-Winter): a randomised placebo-controlled feasibility trial. European Geriatric Medicine. 13(6). 1343–1355. 1 indexed citations
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Vedhara, Kavita, Simon Royal, Deborah M Caldwell, et al.. (2020). Effects of non-pharmacological interventions as vaccine adjuvants in humans: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Health Psychology Review. 15(2). 245–271. 6 indexed citations
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Vedhara, Kavita, Kieran Ayling, Deborah M Caldwell, et al.. (2019). Psychological interventions as vaccine adjuvants: A systematic review. Vaccine. 37(25). 3255–3266. 16 indexed citations
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Ayling, Kieran, Lucy C. Fairclough, Patrick J. Tighe, et al.. (2017). Positive mood on the day of influenza vaccination predicts vaccine effectiveness: A prospective observational cohort study. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 67. 314–323. 30 indexed citations
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Royal, Simon, et al.. (2016). 019 Effect of supplementary patient education material on treatment adherence and satisfaction among acne patients receiving adapalene 0.1%/benzoyl peroxide 2.5% gel. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 136(9). S164–S164. 1 indexed citations
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Kendrick, Denise, et al.. (2011). Non-legislative interventions for the promotion of cycle helmet wearing by children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2012(2). CD003985–CD003985. 55 indexed citations
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Royal, Simon, Denise Kendrick, & Tim Coleman. (2007). Promoting bicycle helmet wearing by children using non-legislative interventions: systematic review and meta-analysis. Injury Prevention. 13(3). 162–167. 30 indexed citations
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Howard, Rachel L., Anthony Avery, Serena Slavenburg, et al.. (2006). Which drugs cause preventable admissions to hospital? A systematic review. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 63(2). 136–147. 462 indexed citations
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Avery, Anthony, Aziz Sheikh, Brian Hurwitz, et al.. (2002). Safer medicines management in primary care.. PubMed. 52 Suppl. S17–22. 47 indexed citations

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