Sydney Selwyn

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Sydney Selwyn is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Pharmacology and Dermatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sydney Selwyn has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Epidemiology, 9 papers in Pharmacology and 9 papers in Dermatology. Recurrent topics in Sydney Selwyn's work include Dermatology and Skin Diseases (7 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (7 papers) and Nail Diseases and Treatments (6 papers). Sydney Selwyn is often cited by papers focused on Dermatology and Skin Diseases (7 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (7 papers) and Nail Diseases and Treatments (6 papers). Sydney Selwyn collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Egypt. Sydney Selwyn's co-authors include Henry A. Ellis, Derek Chalmers, Peter Marsh, Jennifer Oates, Roger Gabriel, Thomas R. Rogers, M.H. Snow, J.G. Watson, David A. Brown and John C. Coleman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and British journal of surgery.

In The Last Decade

Sydney Selwyn

61 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sydney Selwyn United Kingdom	15	324	279	166	162	152	68	1.2k
H. A. Lilly United Kingdom	28	329 1.0×	863 3.1×	393 2.4×	219 1.4×	241 1.6×	55	2.2k
Carl L. Pierson United States	22	559 1.7×	346 1.2×	170 1.0×	217 1.3×	245 1.6×	45	1.9k
Erik Kihlström Sweden	28	398 1.2×	290 1.0×	177 1.1×	109 0.7×	322 2.1×	71	1.8k
N.A. Simmons United Kingdom	16	403 1.2×	286 1.0×	189 1.1×	157 1.0×	75 0.5×	34	1.0k
D Gröschel United States	21	479 1.5×	664 2.4×	109 0.7×	196 1.2×	378 2.5×	62	1.7k
R. B. Lindberg United States	16	411 1.3×	122 0.4×	186 1.1×	88 0.5×	190 1.3×	34	1.2k
Robert C. Aber United States	17	278 0.9×	326 1.2×	119 0.7×	56 0.3×	153 1.0×	42	1.3k
T. Sacks Israel	27	808 2.5×	245 0.9×	410 2.5×	139 0.9×	219 1.4×	89	1.9k
Herman Chmel United States	20	581 1.8×	573 2.1×	187 1.1×	88 0.5×	127 0.8×	65	1.4k
L. P. Garrod United Kingdom	21	422 1.3×	321 1.2×	123 0.7×	238 1.5×	165 1.1×	75	1.3k

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All Works

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Selwyn, Sydney. (1991). Hospital infection: the first 2500 years. Journal of Hospital Infection. 18. 5–64. 26 indexed citations

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Archard, L. C., et al.. (1989). Early diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection in renal transplant and dialysis patients by DNA‐DNA hybridisation assay. Journal of Medical Virology. 27(3). 252–257. 6 indexed citations

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Coleman, John C., et al.. (1988). Detection of human cytomegalovirus by slot‐blot hybridisation assay employing oligo‐primed ³²P‐labelled probe. Journal of Medical Virology. 26(4). 419–427. 3 indexed citations

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Kendra, J.R., Ozay Halil, A. John Barrett, & Sydney Selwyn. (1982). Tetanus after allogeneic bone-marrow transplantation.. BMJ. 285(6352). 1393.2–1394. 1 indexed citations

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Selwyn, Sydney. (1981). Notes on Nursing – What it is and what it is not. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 74(2). 174–174. 16 indexed citations

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Selwyn, Sydney. (1980). John Wilkes and the Foundling Hospital at Aylesbury 1759–1768. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 73(7). 538–538. 1 indexed citations

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Selwyn, Sydney, et al.. (1980). The Beta-lactam Antibiotic: Penicillins and Cephalosporins in Perspective. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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Selwyn, Sydney. (1979). The Surgions Mate, 1617.. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 72(7). 546–546. 1 indexed citations

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Barrett, A. John, N.A. Byrom, Christian Gabriel, et al.. (1978). Clinical results of bone marrow transplantation in SCID and other immunodeficiency states [proceedings].. PubMed. 26(1). 23–5. 1 indexed citations

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Selwyn, Sydney. (1977). Penicillin in Perspective. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 70(2). 126–126. 5 indexed citations

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Barrett, Ann & Sydney Selwyn. (1976). Isolation of patients with bone marrow depression. BMJ. 1(6003). 218.3–218. 1 indexed citations

12.

Selwyn, Sydney. (1973). Advertising of Antibiotics. BMJ. 2(5860). 239.3–240. 2 indexed citations

13.

Gabriel, R, et al.. (1973). Viral Infection and Renal Transplant Rejection. BMJ. 1(5854). 679.2–679. 1 indexed citations

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Selwyn, Sydney & Henry A. Ellis. (1972). Skin Bacteria and Skin Disinfection Reconsidered. BMJ. 1(5793). 136–140. 225 indexed citations

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Selwyn, Sydney. (1970). Evaluation of Simpson.. BMJ. 2(5712). 794.2–794.

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Selwyn, Sydney. (1966). SIR JOHN PRINGLE: HOSPITAL REFORMER, MORAL PHILOSOPHER AND PIONEER OF ANTISEPTICS. Medical History. 10(3). 266–274. 7 indexed citations

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Selwyn, Sydney, et al.. (1963). HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINÆMIA PRESENTING AS PSEUDOMONAS SEPTICÆMIA. The Lancet. 282(7310). 710–712. 17 indexed citations

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Selwyn, Sydney. (1963). BACTERIAL INFECTIONS IN A SKIN DEPARTMENT*. British Journal of Dermatology. 75(1). 26–28. 16 indexed citations

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Selwyn, Sydney. (1962). Poliomyelitis in an “Immunized” Family. BMJ. 2(5298). 148–149. 2 indexed citations

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Selwyn, Sydney, et al.. (1962). A MOSAIC OF ENTEROVIRUSES POLIOVIRUS, COXSACKIE, AND ECHO INFECTIONS IN A GROUP OF FAMILIES. The Lancet. 280(7255). 548–551. 8 indexed citations

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