Tom O’Dowd

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
35 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Tom O’Dowd is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Epidemiology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Tom O’Dowd has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in General Health Professions, 16 papers in Epidemiology and 14 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Tom O’Dowd's work include Chronic Disease Management Strategies (14 papers), Diabetes Management and Education (14 papers) and Primary Care and Health Outcomes (13 papers). Tom O’Dowd is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Disease Management Strategies (14 papers), Diabetes Management and Education (14 papers) and Primary Care and Health Outcomes (13 papers). Tom O’Dowd collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, Canada and United Kingdom. Tom O’Dowd's co-authors include Susan M. Smith, Martin Fortin, Emma Wallace, Shane Allwright, Alan Kelly, Gillian Paul, Patricia White, Hassan Soubhi, Conor Teljeur and Catherine Hudon and has published in prestigious journals such as Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, BMC Health Services Research and Medical Teacher.

In The Last Decade

Tom O’Dowd

35 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community settings

2016 583 citations Susan M. Smith, Tom O’Dowd et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community settings

2021 152 citations Susan M. Smith, Tom O’Dowd et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tom O’Dowd Ireland	21	1.2k	904	534	433	249	35	2.1k
Ingmar Schäfer Germany	24	1.1k 0.9×	782 0.9×	553 1.0×	191 0.4×	259 1.0×	80	2.1k
Marie-Ève Poitras Canada	21	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.4×	487 0.9×	189 0.4×	197 0.8×	84	2.2k
Lei Jin Hong Kong	23	424 0.4×	868 1.0×	313 0.6×	330 0.8×	249 1.0×	55	2.0k
Tobias Freund Germany	21	538 0.5×	762 0.8×	347 0.6×	239 0.6×	129 0.5×	56	1.5k
Katie Coleman United States	18	893 0.8×	1.6k 1.8×	649 1.2×	448 1.0×	77 0.3×	39	2.4k
William D. Marder United States	19	733 0.6×	821 0.9×	596 1.1×	129 0.3×	147 0.6×	46	1.7k
Hassan Soubhi Canada	15	931 0.8×	567 0.6×	407 0.8×	158 0.4×	199 0.8×	25	1.4k
Jennifer L. Ridgeway United States	22	578 0.5×	842 0.9×	432 0.8×	194 0.4×	113 0.5×	107	2.3k
Paddy Gillespie Ireland	23	606 0.5×	516 0.6×	423 0.8×	200 0.5×	237 1.0×	97	1.8k
Lou Grothaus United States	27	480 0.4×	860 1.0×	214 0.4×	194 0.4×	251 1.0×	50	2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Tom O’Dowd

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tom O’Dowd

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All Works

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Kelly, Dervla, Alan Kelly, Tom O’Dowd, & Catherine Hayes. (2019). Antibiotic use in early childhood and risk of obesity: longitudinal analysis of a national cohort. World Journal of Pediatrics. 15(4). 390–397. 23 indexed citations

O’Dowd, Tom, et al.. (2017). A Future Together Building a Better GP and Primary Care Service. Lenus, The Irish Health Repository (Dr Steevens Hospital Library). 12 indexed citations

Teljeur, Conor, Susan M. Smith, Gillian Paul, Alan Kelly, & Tom O’Dowd. (2013). Multimorbidity in a cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes. European Journal of General Practice. 19(1). 17–22. 84 indexed citations

Reulbach, Udo, et al.. (2013). Weight, body image and bullying in 9‐year‐old children. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 49(4). E288–93. 47 indexed citations

Kelly, Dervla, Tom O’Dowd, & Udo Reulbach. (2012). Use of folic acid supplements and risk of cleft lip and palate in infants: a population-based cohort study. British Journal of General Practice. 62(600). e466–e472. 59 indexed citations

Smith, Susan M., Hassan Soubhi, Martin Fortin, Catherine Hudon, & Tom O’Dowd. (2012). Interventions for improving outcomes in patients with multimorbidity in primary care and community settings. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD006560–CD006560. 154 indexed citations

Gillespie, Paddy, Eamon O’Shea, Gillian Paul, Tom O’Dowd, & Susan M. Smith. (2012). COST EFFECTIVENESS OF PEER SUPPORT FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 28(1). 3–11. 34 indexed citations

Keogh, Karen, Susan M. Smith, Patricia White, et al.. (2011). Psychological family intervention for poorly controlled type 2 diabetes.. PubMed. 17(2). 105–13. 150 indexed citations

Darker, Catherine, et al.. (2011). A national survey of chronic disease management in Irish general practice.. 9 indexed citations

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Teljeur, Conor, Tom O’Dowd, Stephen Thomas, & Alan Kelly. (2010). The distribution of GPs in Ireland in relation to deprivation. Health & Place. 16(6). 1077–1083. 19 indexed citations

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Teljeur, Conor, Stephen Thomas, Fergus Desmond O'Kelly, & Tom O’Dowd. (2010). General practitioner workforce planning: assessment of four policy directions. BMC Health Services Research. 10(1). 148–148. 37 indexed citations

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Smith, Susan M., et al.. (2010). GPs' and pharmacists' experiences of managing multimorbidity: a ‘Pandora's box’. British Journal of General Practice. 60(576). e285–e294. 114 indexed citations

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Smith, Susan M., et al.. (2008). Multimorbidity in younger deprived patients: An exploratory study of research and service implications in general practice. BMC Family Practice. 9(1). 6–6. 33 indexed citations

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Paul, Gillian, Susan M. Smith, David L Whitford, Fergus Desmond O'Kelly, & Tom O’Dowd. (2007). Development of a complex intervention to test the effectiveness of peer support in type 2 diabetes. BMC Health Services Research. 7(1). 136–136. 37 indexed citations

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Smith, Susan M., Shane Allwright, & Tom O’Dowd. (2007). Effectiveness of shared care across the interface between primary and specialty care in chronic disease management. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD004910–CD004910. 172 indexed citations

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Paul, Gillian, Susan M. Smith, David L Whitford, et al.. (2007). Peer support in type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial in primary care with parallel economic and qualitative analyses: pilot study and protocol. BMC Family Practice. 8(1). 45–45. 38 indexed citations

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Keogh, Karen, Patricia White, Susan M. Smith, et al.. (2007). Changing illness perceptions in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, a randomised controlled trial of a family-based intervention: protocol and pilot study. BMC Family Practice. 8(1). 36–36. 44 indexed citations

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Smith, Susan M., et al.. (2005). Adapting developing country epidemiological assessment techniques to improve the quality of health needs assessments in developed countries. BMC Health Services Research. 5(1). 32–32. 5 indexed citations

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Finucane, Paul & Tom O’Dowd. (2005). Working and training as an intern: a national survey of Irish interns. Medical Teacher. 27(2). 107–113. 19 indexed citations

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Barry, Joseph, et al.. (2001). Inequalities in health in Ireland - hard facts.. HRB National Drugs Library (Health Research Board). 20 indexed citations

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