Tamara D. Simon

5.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
70 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Tamara D. Simon is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Tamara D. Simon has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 24 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 20 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Tamara D. Simon's work include Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (38 papers), Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations (22 papers) and Healthcare Policy and Management (10 papers). Tamara D. Simon is often cited by papers focused on Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (38 papers), Spinal Dysraphism and Malformations (22 papers) and Healthcare Policy and Management (10 papers). Tamara D. Simon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Romania. Tamara D. Simon's co-authors include John R. W. Kestle, Jay Riva-Cambrin, Rajendu Srivastava, Susan L. Bratton, John C. Wellons, Richard Holubkov, Abhaya V. Kulkarni, William E. Whitehead, Rita Mangione‐Smith and Chris Feudtner and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Tamara D. Simon

63 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Children With Complex Chronic Conditions in Inpatient Hospital Settings in the United States

2010 588 citations Tamara D. Simon, Jay G. Berry et al. PEDIATRICS profile →
Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm: A New Method to Stratify Children by Medical Complexity

2014 323 citations Tamara D. Simon et al. PEDIATRICS profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tamara D. Simon United States	28	1.7k	1.5k	814	685	552	70	3.3k
Claire J. Creutzfeldt United States	26	173 0.1×	221 0.1×	975 1.2×	624 0.9×	397 0.7×	105	2.0k
Vidya Sharma United States	22	125 0.1×	381 0.3×	254 0.3×	122 0.2×	260 0.5×	38	1.6k
Rachel Stanley United States	25	63 0.0×	404 0.3×	313 0.4×	283 0.4×	557 1.0×	81	2.2k
Angela M. Mills United States	30	68 0.0×	206 0.1×	565 0.7×	78 0.1×	399 0.7×	121	2.7k
Chantal W.P.M. Hukkelhoven Netherlands	25	113 0.1×	1.1k 0.7×	391 0.5×	1.4k 2.0×	145 0.3×	60	3.2k
Rianne Oostenbrink Netherlands	30	29 0.0×	378 0.3×	374 0.5×	340 0.5×	214 0.4×	119	2.6k
Judith E. Nelson United States	41	37 0.0×	1.1k 0.7×	3.7k 4.5×	87 0.1×	1.0k 1.9×	133	6.1k
Jill M. Baren United States	25	50 0.0×	278 0.2×	495 0.6×	101 0.1×	526 1.0×	86	1.8k
Meredith L Borland Australia	28	56 0.0×	701 0.5×	134 0.2×	231 0.3×	191 0.3×	136	2.5k
Amy Cassedy United States	29	22 0.0×	655 0.4×	228 0.3×	138 0.2×	198 0.4×	100	2.5k

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Morrison, John M., Christian D. Pulcini, Joanna Thomson, et al.. (2025). Trends in Hospital Resource Use for Children With Complex Chronic Conditions. JAMA Network Open. 8(12). e2544686–e2544686. 1 indexed citations

Vest, Bonnie M., Brian M. Clemency, Carroll M. Harmon, et al.. (2025). Interpersonal Factors in the Emergency Care of Injured Children and Youth With Special Health Care Needs. Academic Pediatrics. 25(8). 102796–102796.

Russell, Christopher J., Naoko Kono, Andrea Hahn, et al.. (2025). Association Between a Positive Rapid Respiratory Viral PCR Test and Outcomes for Children Hospitalized for Suspected Bacterial Tracheostomy-associated Infections: A Multicenter Observational Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 211(Supplement_1). A2318–A2318.

Warniment, Amanda, Matt Hall, Jay G. Berry, et al.. (2024). Effects of airway clearance in hospitalized children with neurologic impairment. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 20(5). 479–484. 1 indexed citations

Simon, Tamara D., Panteha Hayati Rezvan, Susan Coffin, et al.. (2024). Infection rates during eras of intrathecal antibiotic use followed by antibiotic-impregnated catheter use in prevention of cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection. Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics. 34(4). 357–364.

Simon, Tamara D., et al.. (2024). Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infections. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 38(4). 757–775. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Chuan, Susan Coffin, Matt Hall, et al.. (2024). Antibiotic impregnated catheters and intrathecal antibiotics for CSF shunt infection prevention in children undergoing low-risk CSF shunt surgery. BMC Pediatrics. 24(1). 325–325. 2 indexed citations

Kronman, Matthew P., Kathryn B. Whitlock, Chuan Zhou, et al.. (2023). Associations of Standard Care, Intrathecal Antibiotics, and Antibiotic-Impregnated Catheters With Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection Organisms and Resistance. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 12(9). 504–512. 2 indexed citations

Pope, Christopher E., Kathryn B. Whitlock, Paul Hodor, et al.. (2023). A Refined, Controlled 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing Approach Reveals Limited Detection of Cerebrospinal Fluid Microbiota in Children with Bacterial Meningitis. Microbiology Spectrum. 11(3). e0036123–e0036123. 3 indexed citations

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Soranno, Danielle E., Tamara D. Simon, Samudragupta Bora, et al.. (2023). Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Pediatric Faculty Research Workforce: Call to Action. PEDIATRICS. 152(3). 3 indexed citations

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Simon, Tamara D., et al.. (2023). Asezarile umane. Organizarea si amenajarea spatiului geografic.

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Hodor, Paul, Christopher E. Pope, Kathryn B. Whitlock, et al.. (2021). Molecular Characterization of Microbiota in Cerebrospinal Fluid From Patients With CSF Shunt Infections Using Whole Genome Amplification Followed by Shotgun Sequencing. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 11. 699506–699506. 6 indexed citations

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Simon, Tamara D., Matthew P. Kronman, Kathryn B. Whitlock, et al.. (2018). Patient and Treatment Characteristics by Infecting Organism in Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 8(3). 235–243. 15 indexed citations

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Simon, Tamara D., et al.. (2016). NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR NICHE TOURISM IN ROMANIA:ETHNOGRAPHIC TOURISM. Romanian economic business review. 11. 35–43. 4 indexed citations

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Simon, Tamara D., Matthew P. Kronman, Kathryn B. Whitlock, et al.. (2016). Variability in Management of First Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection: A Prospective Multi-Institutional Observational Cohort Study. The Journal of Pediatrics. 179. 185–191.e2. 20 indexed citations

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Simon, Tamara D., Kathryn B. Whitlock, Samuel R. Browd, et al.. (2014). Risk Factors for First Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection: Findings from a Multi-Center Prospective Cohort Study. The Journal of Pediatrics. 164(6). 1462–1468.e2. 100 indexed citations

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Simon, Tamara D., Christopher E. Pope, Samuel R. Browd, et al.. (2014). Evaluation of Microbial Bacterial and Fungal Diversity in Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e83229–e83229. 21 indexed citations

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Simon, Tamara D., Kathryn B. Whitlock, Jay Riva-Cambrin, et al.. (2012). Revision Surgeries Are Associated With Significant Increased Risk of Subsequent Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infection. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 31(6). 551–556. 49 indexed citations

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Thorell, Emily A., et al.. (2011). Treatment and Microbiology of Repeated Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Infections in Children. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 30(9). 731–735. 36 indexed citations

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Simon, Tamara D., Jay G. Berry, Chris Feudtner, et al.. (2010). Children With Complex Chronic Conditions in Inpatient Hospital Settings in the United States. PEDIATRICS. 126(4). 647–655. 588 indexed citations breakdown →

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