Stephen Byrne

9.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
156 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Stephen Byrne is a scholar working on Geriatrics and Gerontology, Economics and Econometrics and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Byrne has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology, 52 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 48 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Stephen Byrne's work include Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (78 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (43 papers) and Antibiotic Use and Resistance (18 papers). Stephen Byrne is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (78 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (43 papers) and Antibiotic Use and Resistance (18 papers). Stephen Byrne collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Belgium. Stephen Byrne's co-authors include Denis O’Mahony, Cristín Ryan, Paul Gallagher, David O’Sullivan, Marie O’Connor, Kieran Dalton, Shane Cullinan, Aoife Fleming, Julia Kennedy and H. Hamilton and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Blood and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Byrne

150 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

STOPP/START criteria for potentially inappropriate prescribing in older people: version 2

2014 1.7k citations Denis O’Mahony, Stephen Byrne et al. profile →
Potentially Inappropriate Medications Defined by STOPP Criteria and the Risk of Adverse Drug Events in Older Hospitalized Patients

2011 407 citations Stephen Byrne, Denis O’Mahony et al. profile →
Role of the pharmacist in reducing healthcare costs: current insights

2017 287 citations Kieran Dalton, Stephen Byrne SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen Byrne Ireland	37	4.6k	2.4k	1.3k	1.0k	981	156	6.3k
Cristín Ryan Ireland	35	6.1k 1.3×	3.1k 1.3×	1.9k 1.5×	1.0k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	130	7.5k
Denis O’Mahony Ireland	47	7.4k 1.6×	3.9k 1.6×	2.1k 1.6×	1.1k 1.1×	1.7k 1.8×	201	10.4k
Emily Reeve Australia	35	4.4k 1.0×	2.7k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	908 0.9×	735 0.7×	129	5.5k
Elizabeth E. Roughead Australia	46	3.4k 0.7×	2.4k 1.0×	944 0.7×	1.3k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	324	8.5k
Michael A. Steinman United States	48	2.3k 0.5×	2.0k 0.8×	907 0.7×	1.6k 1.6×	1.1k 1.1×	214	8.3k
Danijela Gnjidic Australia	39	5.0k 1.1×	2.8k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	791 0.8×	1.4k 1.5×	173	6.9k
Sepehr Shakib Australia	32	3.2k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	661 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	155	5.7k
Peter J. Kaboli United States	39	2.0k 0.4×	1.2k 0.5×	619 0.5×	1.8k 1.8×	1.0k 1.0×	169	6.2k
Jeffrey L. Schnipper United States	49	3.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	3.1k 3.1×	2.0k 2.0×	229	10.1k
Ines Krass Australia	40	2.4k 0.5×	717 0.3×	1.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.6×	880 0.9×	234	5.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Byrne

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Dalton, Kieran, et al.. (2025). How are prescribing cascades defined in the literature? A scoping review. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 21(12). 1042–1049.

O’Keeffe, Linda M., et al.. (2025). Goal attainment, medication adherence and guideline adherence in the treatment of hypertension and dyslipidemia in Irish populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Cardiology Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention. 24. 200364–200364.

O’Mahony, Denis, Alfonso J. Cruz‐Jentoft, Aðalsteinn Guðmundsson, et al.. (2024). Sex differences in patterns of potentially inappropriate prescribing and adverse drug reactions in hospitalized older people: Findings from the SENATOR trial. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 72(11). 3476–3483. 2 indexed citations

Byrne, Stephen, et al.. (2024). Point Prevalence Survey of Acute Hospital Patients with Difficulty Swallowing Solid Oral Dose Forms. Pharmaceutics. 16(5). 584–584. 2 indexed citations

Byrne, Stephen, et al.. (2023). Adult Patients with Difficulty Swallowing Oral Dosage Forms: A Systematic Review of the Quantitative Literature. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 11(5). 167–167. 7 indexed citations

Foley, Tony, et al.. (2023). GPs’ perceptions of pharmacists working in general practices: A mixed methods survey study. European Journal of General Practice. 29(1). 2273841–2273841. 4 indexed citations

Foley, Tony, et al.. (2023). General practitioners' perceptions of pharmacists working in general practice: a qualitative interview study.. Rural and Remote Health. 23(1). 8105–8105.

McCarthy, Lisa, Rachel Savage, Kieran Dalton, et al.. (2022). ThinkCascades: A Tool for Identifying Clinically Important Prescribing Cascades Affecting Older People. Drugs & Aging. 39(10). 829–840. 27 indexed citations

Puy, Robert S. Du, Rosalinde K. E. Poortvliet, Simon P. Mooijaart, et al.. (2022). No Effect of Levothyroxine on Hemoglobin in Older Adults With Subclinical Hypothyroidism: Pooled Results From 2 Randomized Controlled Trials. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 107(6). e2339–e2347. 2 indexed citations

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Cronin, Heather, et al.. (2021). Appropriateness of aspirin prescribing for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in type 2 diabetes in different care settings. Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -). 191(3). 1185–1191. 1 indexed citations

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Dalton, Kieran, Aoife Fleming, Denis O’Mahony, & Stephen Byrne. (2021). Factors affecting physician implementation of hospital pharmacists' medication appropriateness recommendations in older adults. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 88(2). 628–654. 6 indexed citations

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Sinnott, Sarah‐Jo, et al.. (2020). Out of pocket or out of control: A qualitative analysis of healthcare professional stakeholder involvement in pharmaceutical policy change in Ireland. Health Policy. 124(4). 411–418. 3 indexed citations

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Hansen, Christina Raae, Stephen Byrne, Denis O’Mahony, Patricia M. Kearney, & Laura J. Sahm. (2018). Qualitative analysis of community pharmacists’ opinions on their involvement in reducing potentially inappropriate prescribing. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 75(2). 265–274. 13 indexed citations

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Hansen, Christina Raae, Denis O’Mahony, Patricia M. Kearney, et al.. (2018). Identification of behaviour change techniques in deprescribing interventions: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 84(12). 2716–2728. 49 indexed citations

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Byrne, Stephen, et al.. (2018). Non-Tariff Barriers and Goods Trade: a Brexit Impact Analysis. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 3 indexed citations

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Aubert, Carole E., Kieran Walsh, Nicolas Rodondi, et al.. (2018). Prevalence of potentially inappropriate prescribing in a subpopulation of older European clinical trial participants: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 8(3). e019003–e019003. 66 indexed citations

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Dalton, Kieran & Stephen Byrne. (2017). Role of the pharmacist in reducing healthcare costs: current insights. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. Volume 6. 37–46. 287 indexed citations breakdown →

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Byrne, Stephen, et al.. (2016). Understanding Irish Labour Force Participation. Economic and social review. 48(1). 27–60. 4 indexed citations

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Cullinan, Shane, Denis O’Mahony, & Stephen Byrne. (2016). Application of the structured history taking of medication use tool to optimise prescribing for older patients and reduce adverse events. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. 38(2). 374–379. 8 indexed citations

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Byrne, Stephen & Martin O’Brien. (2015). The Changing Nature of Irish Exports: Context, Causes and Consequences. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 58–72. 3 indexed citations

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