Simon Towler

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
22 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Simon Towler is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Towler has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Biochemistry, 8 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and 7 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Simon Towler's work include Blood transfusion and management (9 papers), Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation (8 papers) and Blood donation and transfusion practices (7 papers). Simon Towler is often cited by papers focused on Blood transfusion and management (9 papers), Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation (8 papers) and Blood donation and transfusion practices (7 papers). Simon Towler collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Switzerland. Simon Towler's co-authors include Shannon L. Farmer, Axel Hofmann, Michael F. Leahy, Geoffrey Dobb, Kevin M. Trentino, Audrey Koay, Stuart G. Swain, Sally Burrows, Jeffrey M. Hamdorf and Gary C. Geelhoed and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of General Internal Medicine, Anesthesia & Analgesia and Intensive Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Simon Towler

22 papers receiving 982 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Improved outcomes and reduced costs associated with a health‐system–wide patient blood management program: a retrospective observational study in four major adult tertiary‐care hospitals

2017 257 citations Michael F. Leahy, Axel Hofmann et al. Transfusion profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Simon Towler Australia	18	545	361	259	242	148	22	1.0k
Kevin M. Trentino Australia	17	730 1.3×	359 1.0×	247 1.0×	301 1.2×	152 1.0×	42	1.0k
Keith D. Clancy United States	9	335 0.6×	247 0.7×	100 0.4×	90 0.4×	206 1.4×	10	801
Ognjen Gajic United States	14	331 0.6×	332 0.9×	71 0.3×	108 0.4×	131 0.9×	29	773
Rovinder Sandhu United States	5	335 0.6×	240 0.7×	102 0.4×	90 0.4×	113 0.8×	13	640
Christopher Veremakis United States	8	198 0.4×	230 0.6×	65 0.3×	47 0.2×	135 0.9×	10	640
Jordan A. Weinberg United States	22	444 0.8×	754 2.1×	115 0.4×	98 0.4×	866 5.9×	67	2.0k
Manuel Quintana‐Díaz Spain	16	101 0.2×	149 0.4×	77 0.3×	52 0.2×	122 0.8×	143	893
Marija Vukoja Serbia	18	215 0.4×	287 0.8×	36 0.1×	58 0.2×	87 0.6×	61	1.0k
Tahania Ahmad United Kingdom	14	223 0.4×	97 0.3×	113 0.4×	33 0.1×	450 3.0×	22	879
Vankeepuram Srinivas United States	19	190 0.3×	89 0.2×	92 0.4×	46 0.2×	494 3.3×	49	1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Towler

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Halcomb, Elizabeth, Kirsten Auret, Josephine M. Clayton, et al.. (2024). Enhanced Advance care planning and life Review Longitudinal Intervention (EARLI): Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled cross-over trial of life story work and facilitated advance care planning among older Australian adults in community settings. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 149. 107795–107795. 1 indexed citations

Willmott, Lindy, et al.. (2022). Access to voluntary assisted dying in Australia requires fair remuneration for medical practitioners. The Medical Journal of Australia. 218(1). 8–10. 11 indexed citations

Karnon, Jonathan, et al.. (2021). Characteristics of quality activities in a tertiary teaching hospital in Western Australia. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 33(3). 1 indexed citations

O’Connor, Moira, Kaaren Watts, Claire E. Johnson, et al.. (2020). A Qualitative Exploration of Seriously Ill Patients’ Experiences of Goals of Care Discussions in Australian Hospital Settings. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 35(12). 3572–3580. 18 indexed citations

O’Donovan, Claire, et al.. (2019). 56 Streamlining Referral Processes at a Tertiary Acute Medical Ambulatory Centre. Age and Ageing. 48(Supplement_3). iii17–iii65. 1 indexed citations

Litton, Edward, Stuart Baker, Wendy N. Erber, et al.. (2018). Hepcidin predicts response to IV iron therapy in patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a nested cohort study. Journal of Intensive Care. 6(1). 60–60. 17 indexed citations

Litton, Edward, Stuart Baker, Wendy N. Erber, et al.. (2016). Intravenous iron or placebo for anaemia in intensive care: the IRONMAN multicentre randomized blinded trial. Intensive Care Medicine. 42(11). 1715–1722. 70 indexed citations

Trentino, Kevin M., Shannon L. Farmer, Stuart G. Swain, et al.. (2014). Increased hospital costs associated with red blood cell transfusion. Transfusion. 55(5). 1082–1089. 65 indexed citations

Briggs, Andrew M., Simon Towler, Robyn Speerin, & Lyn March. (2014). Models of care for musculoskeletal health in Australia: now more than ever to drive evidence into health policy and practice. Australian Health Review. 38(4). 401–405. 47 indexed citations

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Leahy, Michael F., Syed Aqif Mukhtar, Shannon L. Farmer, et al.. (2013). A pragmatic approach to embedding patient blood management in a tertiary hospital. Transfusion. 54(4). 1133–1145. 67 indexed citations

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Farmer, Shannon L., Simon Towler, Michael F. Leahy, & Axel Hofmann. (2013). Drivers for change: Western Australia Patient Blood Management Program (WA PBMP), World Health Assembly (WHA) and Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability (ACBSA). Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology. 27(1). 43–58. 68 indexed citations

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Briggs, Andrew M., Peter Bragge, Helen Slater, Madelynn Chan, & Simon Towler. (2012). Applying a Health Network approach to translate evidence-informed policy into practice: A review and case study on musculoskeletal health. BMC Health Services Research. 12(1). 394–394. 35 indexed citations

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Hofmann, Axel, Shannon L. Farmer, & Simon Towler. (2011). Strategies to preempt and reduce the use of blood products. Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology. 25(1). 66–73. 40 indexed citations

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Ho, Kwok M. & Simon Towler. (2009). A Comparison of Eosinopenia and C-Reactive Protein as a Marker of Bloodstream Infections in Critically Ill Patients: A Case Control Study. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. 37(3). 450–456. 21 indexed citations

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Ho, Kwok M., et al.. (2006). C-reactive protein concentration as a predictor of intensive care unit readmission: A nested case-control study. Journal of Critical Care. 21(3). 259–265. 47 indexed citations

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Eikelboom, John W., Robert Bird, David Blythe, et al.. (2003). Recombinant activated factor VII for the treatment of life-threatening haemorrhage. Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis. 14(8). 713–717. 71 indexed citations

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Farmer, Shannon L., et al.. (2002). The theory and practice of bloodless surgery. Transfusion and Apheresis Science. 27(1). 29–43. 37 indexed citations

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Towler, Simon, et al.. (2000). Tracheo-Innominate Fistula after Initial Percutaneous Tracheostomy. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. 28(5). 566–569. 20 indexed citations

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Stern, Richard, Simon Towler, Paul F. White, & Alex S. Evers. (1990). Elimination Kinetics of Sevoflurane and Halothane From Blood, Brain, and Adipose Tissue in the Rat. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 71(6). 658???664–658???664. 31 indexed citations

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Dobb, Geoffrey & Simon Towler. (1990). Diarrhoea during enteral feeding in the critically ill: A comparison of feeds with and without fibre. Intensive Care Medicine. 16(4). 252–255. 66 indexed citations

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