W. B. Runciman

15.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
236 papers, 10.4k citations indexed

About

W. B. Runciman is a scholar working on Emergency Medical Services, Surgery and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, W. B. Runciman has authored 236 papers receiving a total of 10.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Emergency Medical Services, 59 papers in Surgery and 49 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in W. B. Runciman's work include Patient Safety and Medication Errors (58 papers), Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues (42 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (31 papers). W. B. Runciman is often cited by papers focused on Patient Safety and Medication Errors (58 papers), Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues (42 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (31 papers). W. B. Runciman collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. W. B. Runciman's co-authors include R. K. Webb, Robert Gibberd, R. M. Wilson, Bernadette T Harrison, John D. Hamilton, Peter Hibbert, Laurence E. Mather, John Williamson, Anna Ralston and Enrico Coiera and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine, PLoS ONE and Biochemical Journal.

In The Last Decade

W. B. Runciman

230 papers receiving 9.7k 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.

The Quality in Australian Health Care Study

1995 1.7k citations W. B. Runciman et al. profile →
Towards an International Classification for Patient Safety: key concepts and terms

2009 379 citations W. B. Runciman, Peter Hibbert et al. International Journal for Quality in Health Care profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. B. Runciman

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Improving patient safety governance and systems through learning from successes and failures: qualitative surveys and interviews with international experts 2023 ·International Journal for Quality in Health Care ·Peter Hibbert, (unknown), Louise Wiles, Jeffrey Braithwaite, W. B. Runciman, Matthew J. W. Thomas	14
2	A qualitative content analysis of retained surgical items: learning from root cause analysis investigations 2020 ·International Journal for Quality in Health Care ·Peter Hibbert, Matthew J. W. Thomas, Anita Deakin, W. B. Runciman, Andrew Carson‐Stevens, Jeffrey Braithwaite	7
3	Characterising the types of paediatric adverse events detected by the global trigger tool – CareTrack Kids 2020 ·Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management ·Peter Hibbert, W. B. Runciman, Andrew Carson‐Stevens, Peter Lachman, Gavin Wheaton, Andrew R. Hallahan, Adam Jaffé, Les White, Stephen E. Muething, Louise Wiles, Charlotte J. Molloy, Anita Deakin, Jeffrey Braithwaite	3
4	CareTrack Aged: the appropriateness of care delivered to Australians living in residential aged care facilities: a study protocol 2019 ·BMJ Open ·Peter Hibbert, Louise Wiles, Ian D. Cameron, Alison Kitson, Richard Reed, Andrew Georgiou, Len Gray, Johanna Westbrook, Hanna Augustsson, Charlotte J. Molloy, Gaston Arnolda, Hsuen P Ting, Rebecca Mitchell, Frances Rapport, Susan Gordon, W. B. Runciman, Jeffrey Braithwaite	5
5	Identifying radiology patient safety issues with health information technology by a retrospective analysis of4,828 radiology safety incidents 2017 ·Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology ·(unknown), Farah Magrabi, Catherine Mandel, (unknown), Tim Schultz, W. B. Runciman	0
6	CareTrack 2016 ·Spine ·Shanthi Ramanathan, Peter Hibbert, Christopher G. Maher, Richard O. Day, Diane Hindmarsh, T. Hooper, Natalie Hannaford, W. B. Runciman	16
7	CareTrack Kids—part 3. Adverse events in children's healthcare in Australia: study protocol for a retrospective medical record review 2015 ·BMJ Open ·Peter Hibbert, Andrew R. Hallahan, Stephen E. Muething, Peter Lachman, T. Hooper, Louise Wiles, Adam Jaffé, Les White, Gavin Wheaton, W. B. Runciman, Sarah Dalton, Helena Williams, Jeffrey Braithwaite	9
8	CareTrack Kids—part 1. Assessing the appropriateness of healthcare delivered to Australian children: study protocol for clinical indicator development 2015 ·BMJ Open ·Louise Wiles, T. Hooper, Peter Hibbert, Les White, Nicole Mealing, Adam Jaffé, Christopher T. Cowell, Mark Harris, W. B. Runciman, Stan Goldstein, Andrew R. Hallahan, John Wakefield, Elisabeth Murphy, Annie Lau, Gavin Wheaton, Helena Williams, Clifford F. Hughes, Jeffrey Braithwaite	33
9	Comparing clinical quality indicators for asthma management in children with outcome measures used in randomised controlled trials: a protocol 2015 ·BMJ Open ·Miew Keen Choong, Guy Tsafnat, Peter Hibbert, W. B. Runciman, Enrico Coiera	5
10	Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology 2012 and The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting 2012 ·Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology ·J Hodler, Bruno Giuffrè, Simon Dimmick, David Brazier, Paul Sheehan, D Neil Jones, Arash Badiei, Stephen Quinn, (unknown), W. B. Runciman, (unknown), John Slavotinek, Matthew J. W. Thomas, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
11	Continuing differences between health professions' attitudes: the saga of accomplishing systems-wide interprofessionalism 2012 ·International Journal for Quality in Health Care ·Jeffrey Braithwaite, Mary T. Westbrook, (unknown), David Greenfield, Joanne Travaglia, W. B. Runciman, A. Ruth Foxwell, Rosalie A. Boyce, Timothy M. Devinney, Johanna Westbrook	37
12	The epistemology of patient safety research 2008 ·International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare ·W. B. Runciman, G. Ross Baker, Philippe Michel, (unknown), Richard Lilford, Anne Andermann, Rhona Flin, William B. Weeks	24
13	Crises in clinical care: an approach to management 2005 ·BMJ Quality & Safety ·W. B. Runciman	25
14	Evaluation of two methods for quality improvement in intensive care: Facilitated incident monitoring and retrospective medical chart review* 2003 ·Critical Care Medicine ·Ursula Beckmann, (unknown), (unknown), Donna Gillies, W. B. Runciman, Albert W. Wu, Peter J. Pronovost	130
15	A comparison of iatrogenic injury studies in Australia and the USA II: reviewer behaviour and quality of care 2000 ·International Journal for Quality in Health Care ·W. B. Runciman	98
16	Towards safer drug use in general practice 1999 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Alice Malpass, Jette Möller, W. B. Runciman, S. Helps	20
17	Morphine blood concentrations in elderly postoperative patients following administration via an indwelling subcutaneous cannula 1997 ·Anaesthesia ·T.J. Semple, Richard N. Upton, Pamela E. Macintyre, W. B. Runciman, Laurence E. Mather	18
18	FAILURE OF THE NITROUS OXIDE TISSUE EQUILIBRATION METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF BRAIN AND MYOCARDIAL BLOOD FLOW UNDER CONTROLLED CONDITIONS 1992 ·Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology ·Michael A. Reid, W. B. Runciman, C. Mclean, Laurence E. Mather	1
19	CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS OF PROPOFOL AND OF THIOPENTONE ANAESTHESIA IN THE SHEEP 1990 ·British Journal of Anaesthesia ·W. B. Runciman, Laurence E. Mather, Debbie Selby	54
20	Organ extraction and pharmacokinetics of chlormethiazole in patients undergoing angiographic procedures 1981 ·Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology ·Laurence E. Mather, W. B. Runciman, A. H. Ilsley	1

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