Thomas Brotherton

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Thomas Brotherton is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Brotherton has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Epidemiology, 4 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 4 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Thomas Brotherton's work include Infant Nutrition and Health (4 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (3 papers) and Epilepsy research and treatment (2 papers). Thomas Brotherton is often cited by papers focused on Infant Nutrition and Health (4 papers), Probiotics and Fermented Foods (3 papers) and Epilepsy research and treatment (2 papers). Thomas Brotherton collaborates with scholars based in United States. Thomas Brotherton's co-authors include Ralph D. Feigin, Martin Bell, Jessie L. Ternberg, Leslie L. Barton, Richard Marshall, James Keating, Lisa M. Dunkle, Penelope G. Shackelford and Stuart B. Boxerman and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, Annals of Surgery and Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Brotherton

12 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis

1978 2.7k citations Martin Bell, Jessie L. Ternberg et al. Annals of Surgery profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Brotherton United States	9	1.8k	1.4k	1.2k	894	635	12	3.0k
H R Gamsu United Kingdom	29	1.2k 0.7×	446 0.3×	923 0.8×	560 0.6×	447 0.7×	82	2.4k
Ramasubbareddy Dhanireddy United States	26	1.1k 0.6×	803 0.6×	774 0.6×	303 0.3×	546 0.9×	69	2.1k
Nancy S. Newman United States	24	2.0k 1.1×	442 0.3×	1.2k 1.0×	910 1.0×	585 0.9×	35	2.8k
Ellen C. Hale United States	21	1.6k 0.9×	450 0.3×	1.1k 0.9×	648 0.7×	684 1.1×	24	2.6k
Nurdan Uraş Türkiye	31	1.2k 0.6×	748 0.5×	880 0.7×	520 0.6×	1.0k 1.6×	165	2.9k
Jayant P. Shenai United States	21	836 0.5×	437 0.3×	640 0.5×	308 0.3×	291 0.5×	46	1.7k
Jeffery S. Garland United States	30	1.2k 0.7×	308 0.2×	512 0.4×	584 0.7×	543 0.9×	58	2.6k
Amuchou Soraisham Canada	26	1.2k 0.7×	503 0.4×	767 0.6×	485 0.5×	685 1.1×	84	2.2k
Golde Dudell United States	18	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	493 0.4×	502 0.6×	894 1.4×	27	2.2k
Marilyn Escobedo United States	24	1.8k 1.0×	390 0.3×	698 0.6×	699 0.8×	246 0.4×	55	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Thomas Brotherton

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Brotherton

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12 of 12 papers shown

Bell, Martin, et al.. (1984). Gastrointestinal microecology in the critically ill neonate. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 19(6). 745–751. 21 indexed citations

Brotherton, Thomas, et al.. (1984). Seizure-like activity associated with imipenem.. PubMed. 3(5). 536–40. 12 indexed citations

Brotherton, Thomas, et al.. (1984). Seizure-like activity associated with imipenem. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 41(10). 2230–2232. 7 indexed citations

Bell, Martin, Penelope G. Shackelford, Ralph D. Feigin, Jessie L. Ternberg, & Thomas Brotherton. (1979). Alterations in Gastrointestinal Microflora During Antimicrobial Therapy for Necrotizing Enterocolitis. PEDIATRICS. 63(3). 425–428. 18 indexed citations

Bell, Martin, Penelope G. Shackelford, Ralph D. Feigin, Jessie L. Ternberg, & Thomas Brotherton. (1979). Epidemiologic and bacteriologic evaluation of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 14(1). 1–4. 55 indexed citations

Bell, Martin, Ralph D. Feigin, Jessie L. Ternberg, & Thomas Brotherton. (1978). Evaluation of gastrointestinal microflora in necrotizing enterocolitis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 92(4). 589–592. 30 indexed citations

Bell, Martin, Jessie L. Ternberg, Ralph D. Feigin, et al.. (1978). Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis. Annals of Surgery. 187(1). 1–7. 2720 indexed citations breakdown →

Bell, Martin, Jessie L. Ternberg, Thomas Brotherton, & Ralph D. Feigin. (1978). Evaluation of a method for transportation and preservation of anaerobic microorganisms. The American Journal of Surgery. 135(5). 718–720. 2 indexed citations

Bell, Martin, Jessie L. Ternberg, Thomas Brotherton, & Ralph D. Feigin. (1977). GASTROINTESTINAL MICROFLORA IN INFANTS WITH NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS (NEC). Pediatric Research. 11(4). 531–531. 1 indexed citations

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Dunkle, Lisa M., Thomas Brotherton, & Ralph D. Feigin. (1976). Anaerobic Infections in Children: A Prospective Study. PEDIATRICS. 57(3). 311–320. 45 indexed citations

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Brotherton, Thomas, et al.. (1976). Susceptibility of Haemophilus influenzae Type b to Cefatrizine, Ampicillin, and Chloramphenicol. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 10(2). 322–324. 20 indexed citations

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Dunkle, Lisa M., Thomas Brotherton, & Ralph D. Feigin. (1976). Anaerobic infections in children: a prospective study.. PubMed. 57(3). 311–20. 61 indexed citations

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