Tom Briffa

7.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
183 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Tom Briffa is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom Briffa has authored 183 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 30 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 26 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Tom Briffa's work include Cardiac Health and Mental Health (55 papers), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (55 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (25 papers). Tom Briffa is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Health and Mental Health (55 papers), Acute Myocardial Infarction Research (55 papers) and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (25 papers). Tom Briffa collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand. Tom Briffa's co-authors include Julie Redfern, Ben Freedman, Lis Neubeck, Adrian Bauman, Matthew Knuiman, Joseph Hung, Derek P. Chew, Lee Nedkoff, Frank Sanfilippo and Alexander M. Clark and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Tom Briffa

169 papers receiving 4.5k 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.

Feasibility and cost-effectiveness of stroke prevention through community screening for atrial fibrillation using iPhone ECG in pharmacies

2014 339 citations Julie Redfern, Tom Briffa et al. profile →
Global Trends in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease

2023 106 citations Lee Nedkoff, Tom Briffa et al. Clinical Therapeutics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tom Briffa Australia	33	3.3k	666	538	533	476	183	4.6k
Ann‐Dorthe Zwisler Denmark	34	4.8k 1.5×	726 1.1×	580 1.1×	464 0.9×	362 0.8×	199	6.3k
T Moxham United Kingdom	24	2.3k 0.7×	619 0.9×	301 0.6×	318 0.6×	236 0.5×	38	4.3k
James A. Stone Canada	27	3.2k 1.0×	428 0.6×	467 0.9×	258 0.5×	402 0.8×	83	4.6k
Heinz Völler Germany	28	2.1k 0.6×	317 0.5×	346 0.6×	262 0.5×	379 0.8×	179	3.0k
John A. Dodson United States	32	1.9k 0.6×	366 0.5×	325 0.6×	431 0.8×	417 0.9×	129	3.3k
Markku Mähönen Finland	28	2.1k 0.6×	565 0.8×	409 0.8×	928 1.7×	568 1.2×	51	4.5k
David Wood United Kingdom	33	3.4k 1.0×	499 0.7×	437 0.8×	458 0.9×	1.9k 3.9×	116	5.8k
Lis Neubeck Australia	31	2.6k 0.8×	1.3k 1.9×	152 0.3×	336 0.6×	151 0.3×	172	4.2k
Hasnain Dalal United Kingdom	26	2.9k 0.9×	382 0.6×	263 0.5×	277 0.5×	146 0.3×	55	3.5k
Neville Suskin Canada	28	1.7k 0.5×	295 0.4×	218 0.4×	332 0.6×	440 0.9×	96	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Tom Briffa

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom Briffa

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Hollings, Matthew, Tom Briffa, J. French, et al.. (2026). Cardiac Rehabilitation Participation and Outcomes in the 3 Years After Acute Coronary Syndrome: Linked Data Study of the SNAPSHOT ACS Audit. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 46(2). 97–106.

Hickling, Siobhan, Frank Sanfilippo, Louise Cullen, et al.. (2025). Transitioning to high-sensitivity troponin: 1-year mortality outcomes in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome presenting to emergency departments. Heart. 111(10). 471–479. 3 indexed citations

Stacey, Ingrid, Judith Katzenellenbogen, Tom Briffa, et al.. (2025). Trends in acute coronary syndrome hospitalisation, incidence and mortality rates in young adults: an Australian linked data study. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 79(8). 580–587. 1 indexed citations

Lopez, Derrick, Juan Lu, Frank Sanfilippo, et al.. (2024). Comparative Algorithms for Identifying and Counting Hospitalisation Episodes of Care for Coronary Heart Disease Using Administrative Data. Clinical Epidemiology. Volume 16. 921–928.

Lu, Juan, Arnaud Bisson, Mohammed Bennamoun, et al.. (2024). Predicting multifaceted risks using machine learning in atrial fibrillation: insights from GLORIA-AF study. European Heart Journal - Digital Health. 5(3). 235–246. 6 indexed citations

Tu, Qiang, Karice Hyun, Andrew Knight, et al.. (2024). Utilisation of Chronic Disease and Mental Health Management Services and Cardioprotective Medication Prescriptions in Primary Care for Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases and Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study. Heart Lung and Circulation. 33(5). 738–746. 2 indexed citations

Briffa, Tom, et al.. (2023). Improving prioritization processes for clinical practice guidelines: new methods and an evaluation from the National Heart Foundation of Australia. Health Research Policy and Systems. 21(1). 26–26. 4 indexed citations

Khan, Ehsan, Anthony Chuang, Sam J. Lehman, et al.. (2023). Impacts of high sensitivity troponin T reporting on care and outcomes in clinical practice: Interactions between low troponin concentrations and participant sex within two randomized clinical trials. International Journal of Cardiology. 393. 131396–131396. 1 indexed citations

Tu, Qiang, Karice Hyun, Andrew Knight, et al.. (2023). Provision of Primary Care Services and Cardioprotective Medication Prescriptions in Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases and Cancer: A Cross-sectional Study. Heart Lung and Circulation. 32. S344–S345.

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Weber, Courtney, Joseph Hung, Tom Briffa, et al.. (2023). Unplanned Readmissions and Long-Term Mortality Risk After Incident Heart Failure Hospitalisation in Western Australia, 2001–2015. Heart Lung and Circulation. 32(8). 958–967. 1 indexed citations

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Weber, Courtney, Joseph Hung, Emily Atkins, et al.. (2023). Long-Term Pattern and Associated Costs of Re-hospitalisations in Patients After Index Atrial Fibrillation Admission in Western Australia, 2011–2017. Heart Lung and Circulation. 33(1). 55–64. 2 indexed citations

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Nedkoff, Lee, et al.. (2023). Global Trends in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. Clinical Therapeutics. 45(11). 1087–1091. 106 indexed citations breakdown →

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Leslie, Felicity, Suzanne Avis, Richard D. Bagnall, et al.. (2023). The New South Wales Sudden Cardiac Arrest Registry: A Data Linkage Cohort Study. Heart Lung and Circulation. 32(9). 1069–1075. 1 indexed citations

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Weber, Courtney, Joseph Hung, Siobhan Hickling, et al.. (2022). Emergent readmission and long-term mortality risk after incident atrial fibrillation hospitalisation. Heart. 109(5). 380–387. 5 indexed citations

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Hyun, Karice, Andrew Knight, Charlotte Hespe, et al.. (2021). Gender Comparison of Receipt of Government-Funded Health Services and Medication Prescriptions for the Management of Patients With Cardiovascular Disease in Primary Care. Heart Lung and Circulation. 30(10). 1516–1524. 2 indexed citations

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Weber, Courtney, Joseph Hung, Siobhan Hickling, et al.. (2021). Incidence, predictors and mortality risk of new heart failure in patients hospitalised with atrial fibrillation. Heart. 107(16). 1320–1326. 19 indexed citations

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Chew, Derek P., Andrew Blyth, Michael JR Edmonds, et al.. (2019). A Randomized Trial of a 1-Hour Troponin T Protocol in Suspected Acute Coronary Syndromes. Circulation. 140(19). 1543–1556. 120 indexed citations

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Weber, Courtney, Joseph Hung, Siobhan Hickling, et al.. (2018). Drivers of hospitalisation trends for non-valvular atrial fibrillation in Western Australia, 2000–2013. International Journal of Cardiology. 276. 273–277. 6 indexed citations

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Ingles, Jodie, Charlotte Burns, Richard D. Bagnall, et al.. (2017). Nonfamilial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Prevalence, Natural History, and Clinical Implications.. PubMed. 10(2). 109 indexed citations

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Davies, Christina & Tom Briffa. (2015). Art of healing - Letter to the Editor. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia). 48. 1 indexed citations

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