Tom Abbott

14.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Tom Abbott is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Abbott has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 27 papers in Surgery and 10 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Tom Abbott's work include Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (38 papers), Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (15 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (7 papers). Tom Abbott is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (38 papers), Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy (15 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (7 papers). Tom Abbott collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Tom Abbott's co-authors include Rupert M. Pearse, Alexander J. Fowler, John R. Prowle, Gareth L. Ackland, Gil Mor, Kathryn L. Stone, Baolin Wu, David A. Fishman, Kenneth R. Williams and Hongyu Zhao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Bioinformatics.

In The Last Decade

Tom Abbott

58 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Age of patients undergoing surgery

2019 210 citations Alexander J. Fowler, Tom Abbott et al. British journal of surgery profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tom Abbott United Kingdom	22	750	667	281	177	167	64	1.8k
Peng Jin China	23	462 0.6×	741 1.1×	258 0.9×	198 1.1×	242 1.4×	113	1.9k
Warren S. Sandberg United States	34	1.1k 1.5×	1.3k 2.0×	489 1.7×	326 1.8×	336 2.0×	118	3.2k
Alexander Thompson United Kingdom	19	672 0.9×	1.0k 1.5×	275 1.0×	57 0.3×	177 1.1×	51	2.6k
Mark de Groot Netherlands	24	263 0.4×	350 0.5×	245 0.9×	121 0.7×	236 1.4×	81	1.6k
Sarah Clarke United Kingdom	20	553 0.7×	581 0.9×	956 3.4×	275 1.6×	249 1.5×	47	2.6k
Jonathan Benn United Kingdom	26	226 0.3×	445 0.7×	318 1.1×	114 0.6×	68 0.4×	83	2.8k
Quinn S. Wells United States	31	1.7k 2.2×	527 0.8×	522 1.9×	133 0.8×	661 4.0×	126	3.1k
Matthew W. Segar United States	21	755 1.0×	138 0.2×	376 1.3×	65 0.4×	119 0.7×	68	1.6k
Stefan Gräber Germany	29	565 0.8×	655 1.0×	286 1.0×	31 0.2×	525 3.1×	74	2.6k
Mei Wang China	30	1.3k 1.7×	555 0.8×	187 0.7×	29 0.2×	482 2.9×	138	3.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Tom Abbott

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Abbott

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Pinto, Bernardo Bollen, Ben Shelley, Priyanthi Dias, et al.. (2025). Targeted heart rate control using the funny current inhibitor ivabradine to reduce morbidity in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery: study protocol for a phase 2a, triple-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial. BJA Open. 13. 100378–100378.

Sinclair, R. C. F., et al.. (2025). Perioperative management of renin–angiotensin system inhibitors in patients undergoing elective major noncardiac surgery: a mixed model investigation using systematic review, meta-analysis, multicentre service evaluation, and national survey. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 135(4). 861–869. 1 indexed citations

Ackland, Gareth L., Stuart Miller, Ana Gutierrez del Arroyo, et al.. (2025). Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation and exercise capacity in healthy volunteers: a randomized trial. European Heart Journal. 46(17). 1634–1644. 4 indexed citations

Abbott, Tom, Salma Begum, Priyanthi Dias, et al.. (2025). Platform trials—an emerging methodology for perioperative medicine: a narrative review. Perioperative Medicine. 14(1). 67–67.

Fowler, Alexander J., Priyanthi Dias, Bruce Biccard, et al.. (2024). The lifetime risk of surgery in England: a nationwide observational cohort study. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 133(4). 768–775. 3 indexed citations

Fowler, Alexander J., et al.. (2024). Environmental impact of commonly used anaesthetic agents: systematic literature review with narrative synthesis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13. 100362–100362. 1 indexed citations

Ackland, Gareth L., Tim Martin, Priyanthi Dias, et al.. (2023). Transauricular nerve stimulation in acute ischaemic stroke requiring mechanical thrombectomy: Protocol for a phase 2A, proof-of-concept, sham-controlled randomised trial. PLoS ONE. 18(12). e0289719–e0289719.

Fowler, Alexander J., et al.. (2021). Routine postoperative noninvasive respiratory support and pneumonia after elective surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 128(2). 363–374. 13 indexed citations

Abbott, Tom, Alexander J. Fowler, Thomas D. Dobbs, et al.. (2021). Mortality after surgery with SARS-CoV-2 infection in England: a population-wide epidemiological study. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 127(2). 205–214. 22 indexed citations

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Dobbs, Thomas D., John Gibson, Alexander J. Fowler, et al.. (2021). Surgical activity in England and Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide observational cohort study. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 127(2). 196–204. 46 indexed citations

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Fowler, Alexander J., Thomas D. Dobbs, Yize I. Wan, et al.. (2020). Resource requirements for reintroducing elective surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: modelling study. British journal of surgery. 108(1). 97–103. 30 indexed citations

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Abbott, Tom, Shaun M. May, Brian H. Cuthbertson, et al.. (2019). Perioperative plasma cortisol levels and myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 122(3). e45–e46. 1 indexed citations

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May, Shaun M., Tom Abbott, Ana Gutierrez del Arroyo, et al.. (2019). Serum microRNAs and perioperative myocardial injury. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 122(3). e45–e45. 1 indexed citations

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Fowler, Alexander J., Tahania Ahmad, Tom Abbott, et al.. (2018). Association of preoperative anaemia with postoperative morbidity and mortality: an observational cohort study in low-, middle-, and high-income countries. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 121(6). 1227–1235. 46 indexed citations

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Abbott, Tom, Rupert M. Pearse, Brian H. Cuthbertson, Duminda N. Wijeysundera, & Gareth L. Ackland. (2018). Cardiac vagal dysfunction and myocardial injury after non-cardiac surgery: a planned secondary analysis of the measurement of Exercise Tolerance before surgery study. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 122(2). 188–197. 20 indexed citations

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Torrance, Hew D.T., Tom Abbott, Gareth L. Ackland, et al.. (2018). Post-operative immune suppression is mediated via reversible, Interleukin-10 dependent pathways in circulating monocytes following major abdominal surgery. PLoS ONE. 13(9). e0203795–e0203795. 25 indexed citations

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Abbott, Tom, Alexander J. Fowler, Thomas D. Dobbs, et al.. (2017). Frequency of surgical treatment and related hospital procedures in the UK: a national ecological study using hospital episode statistics. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 119(2). 249–257. 148 indexed citations

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Abbott, Tom, et al.. (2017). Elevated preoperative heart rate is associated with cardiopulmonary and autonomic impairment in high-risk surgical patients. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 119(1). 87–94. 21 indexed citations

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Pandit, Jaideep J., et al.. (2012). Is ‘starting on time’ useful (or useless) as a surrogate measure for ‘surgical theatre efficiency’?*. Anaesthesia. 67(8). 823–832. 34 indexed citations

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Wu, Baolin, Tom Abbott, David A. Fishman, et al.. (2003). Comparison of statistical methods for classification of ovarian cancer using mass spectrometry data. Bioinformatics. 19(13). 1636–1643. 348 indexed citations

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