Stephen Small

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Stephen Small is a scholar working on Emergency Medical Services, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Small has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Emergency Medical Services, 9 papers in Physiology and 8 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Stephen Small's work include Patient Safety and Medication Errors (11 papers), Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare (9 papers) and Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues (4 papers). Stephen Small is often cited by papers focused on Patient Safety and Medication Errors (11 papers), Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare (9 papers) and Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues (4 papers). Stephen Small collaborates with scholars based in United States and Israel. Stephen Small's co-authors include Shimon Glick, Paul Root Wolpe, Amitai Ziv, Jeffrey B. Cooper, David M. Gaba, David J. Cullen, David W. Bates, Lucian L. Leape, Steven K. Howard and Robert S. Holzman and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Anesthesiology and The Annals of Thoracic Surgery.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Small

23 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Simulation-Based Medical Education

2003 659 citations Amitai Ziv, Paul Root Wolpe et al. Academic Medicine profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Stephen Small	1.0k	876	641	618	301	24	2.3k
Rona Patey	681 0.7×	1.0k 1.1×	354 0.6×	462 0.7×	268 0.9×	25	1.9k
Ronnie Glavin	1.4k 1.4×	1.0k 1.2×	758 1.2×	828 1.3×	346 1.1×	32	2.8k
Kevin J. Fish	1.2k 1.2×	823 0.9×	683 1.1×	584 0.9×	279 0.9×	34	2.2k
Mary Salisbury	864 0.9×	1.3k 1.4×	200 0.3×	569 0.9×	247 0.8×	22	2.6k
Louise Hull	525 0.5×	790 0.9×	721 1.1×	505 0.8×	111 0.4×	48	2.1k
Jeffrey B. Cooper	1.1k 1.1×	1.5k 1.7×	1.3k 2.1×	729 1.2×	275 0.9×	75	4.1k
Maria Woloshynowych	313 0.3×	883 1.0×	728 1.1×	460 0.7×	187 0.6×	33	2.8k
Nicola Maran	1.7k 1.7×	1.6k 1.8×	1.2k 1.9×	1.2k 2.0×	421 1.4×	15	3.7k
Julia Neily	409 0.4×	1.4k 1.6×	336 0.5×	531 0.9×	206 0.7×	74	2.8k
M. Dylan Bould	1.2k 1.2×	608 0.7×	604 0.9×	1.2k 1.9×	347 1.2×	107	3.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Small

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Small

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Andolfi, Ciro, et al.. (2016). Usefulness of Three-Dimensional Modeling in Surgical Planning, Resident Training, and Patient Education. Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. 27(5). 512–515. 57 indexed citations

Pinto, Jayant M., et al.. (2016). Teaching professionalism in graduate medical education: What is the role of simulation?. Surgery. 160(3). 552–564. 18 indexed citations

Ferguson, Mark K., Katherine Thompson, Megan Huisingh‐Scheetz, et al.. (2015). The Impact of a Frailty Education Module on Surgical Resident Estimates of Lobectomy Risk. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 100(1). 235–241. 8 indexed citations

Ferguson, Mark K., et al.. (2014). The Impact of Perceived Frailty on Surgeons' Estimates of Surgical Risk. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 98(1). 210–216. 11 indexed citations

Ferguson, Mark K., Katherine Thompson, Megan Huisingh‐Scheetz, et al.. (2014). Thoracic Surgeons' Perception of Frail Behavior in Videos of Standardized Patients. PLoS ONE. 9(6). e98654–e98654. 9 indexed citations

Soni, Nilam J., et al.. (2013). Board 312 - Research Abstract Privileging with Simulation-Based Assessment for Hospital-Based Procedures. Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 8(6). 521–522.

Weidman, Elizabeth K., et al.. (2010). Assessing the impact of immersive simulation on clinical performance during actual in-hospital cardiac arrest with CPR-sensing technology: A randomized feasibility study. Resuscitation. 81(11). 1556–1561. 39 indexed citations

Small, Stephen. (2007). Simulation Applications for Human Factors and Systems Evaluation. Anesthesiology Clinics. 25(2). 237–259. 19 indexed citations

Ziv, Amitai, Paul Root Wolpe, Stephen Small, & Shimon Glick. (2006). Simulation-Based Medical Education: An Ethical Imperative. Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 1(4). 252–256. 222 indexed citations

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Small, Stephen, et al.. (2006). Accidental Intra-Arterial Injection: A Case Report, New Treatment Modalities, and a Review of the Literature. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 64(6). 965–968. 13 indexed citations

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Silverstein, Jonathan C., Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, Darin A. Croft, et al.. (2006). Tele-immersion: Preferred infrastructure for anatomy instruction. Journal of Computing in Higher Education. 18(1). 80–93. 2 indexed citations

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Hammons, Terry, Neill F. Piland, Stephen Small, Martin J. Hatlie, & Helen Burstin. (2003). Ambulatory Patient Safety. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. 26(1). 63–82. 50 indexed citations

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Ziv, Amitai, Paul Root Wolpe, Stephen Small, & Shimon Glick. (2003). Simulation-Based Medical Education. Academic Medicine. 78(8). 783–788. 659 indexed citations breakdown →

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Small, Stephen & Paul Barach. (2002). Patient safety and health policy: a history and review. Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America. 16(6). 1463–1482. 27 indexed citations

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Small, Stephen. (2001). Reframing the Question of Human Error: Tools to Navigate the Next Era in Anesthesia Safety. ASA Refresher Courses in Anesthesiology. 29(1). 229–238. 1 indexed citations

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Small, Stephen & Paul Barach. (2000). Room I, 10/17/2000 2: 00 PM - 4: 00 PM (PS) Statewide Survey of Massachusetts Physician Attitudes Towards Policy and Workplace Issues of Patient Safety . Anesthesiology. 93(3A). A–1188. 2 indexed citations

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Small, Stephen, et al.. (1999). Demonstration of High‐fidelity Simulation Team Training for Emergency Medicine. Academic Emergency Medicine. 6(4). 312–323. 213 indexed citations

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Holzman, Robert S., et al.. (1995). Anesthesia crisis resource management: Real-life simulation training in operating room crises. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 7(8). 675–687. 226 indexed citations

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Cullen, David J., et al.. (1995). The Incident Reporting System Does Not Detect Adverse Drug Events: A Problem for Quality Improvement. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality Improvement. 21(10). 541–548. 478 indexed citations

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Gaba, David M., Steven K. Howard, & Stephen Small. (1995). Situation Awareness in Anesthesiology. Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. 37(1). 20–31. 224 indexed citations

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