Walter D. Johnson

13.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
69 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Walter D. Johnson is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter D. Johnson has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 11 papers in Surgery and 11 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Walter D. Johnson's work include Global Health and Surgery (26 papers), Global Health Workforce Issues (9 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (9 papers). Walter D. Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Global Health and Surgery (26 papers), Global Health Workforce Issues (9 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (9 papers). Walter D. Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Walter D. Johnson's co-authors include Kee B. Park, Franco Servadei, Thomas H. Milhorat, John I. Miller, Adrian W. Gelb, Wayne W. Morriss, Alan Merry, Abbas Rattani, Michael C. Dewan and Benjamin C. Warf and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of neurosurgery.

In The Last Decade

Walter D. Johnson

64 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.

Global neurosurgery: the current capacity and deficit in the provision of essential neurosurgical care. Executive Summary of the Global Neurosurgery Initiative at the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change

2018 371 citations Michael C. Dewan, Abbas Rattani et al. Journal of neurosurgery profile →
2021 149 citations Mayowa Owolabi, Amanda G. Thrift et al. Institutional Repository University of Antwerp (University of Antwerp) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Walter D. Johnson United States	22	918	463	338	291	268	69	1.8k
Graham Fieggen South Africa	29	586 0.6×	701 1.5×	584 1.7×	1.2k 4.2×	402 1.5×	98	2.7k
Javed Siddiqi United States	22	521 0.6×	409 0.9×	180 0.5×	181 0.6×	132 0.5×	85	1.3k
Jill A. Foster United States	30	546 0.6×	701 1.5×	58 0.2×	722 2.5×	336 1.3×	135	3.0k
Julie Phillips United States	23	471 0.5×	110 0.2×	201 0.6×	139 0.5×	128 0.5×	95	1.9k
Adam J. Folbe United States	31	658 0.7×	1.0k 2.2×	49 0.1×	100 0.3×	277 1.0×	145	2.8k
Adolfo J. Ariza United States	24	700 0.8×	173 0.4×	68 0.2×	123 0.4×	421 1.6×	86	2.1k
Deborah L. Benzil United States	23	474 0.5×	709 1.5×	84 0.2×	556 1.9×	405 1.5×	62	1.8k
Chris Lavy United Kingdom	23	469 0.5×	379 0.8×	97 0.3×	31 0.1×	128 0.5×	74	1.4k
Julio López‐Bastida Spain	31	160 0.2×	353 0.8×	94 0.3×	145 0.5×	249 0.9×	76	2.5k
Peter F. Ehrlich United States	38	543 0.6×	968 2.1×	40 0.1×	431 1.5×	307 1.1×	204	4.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Robertson, Faith C., Kee B. Park, & Walter D. Johnson. (2024). The Role of Policy in Global Neurosurgery. Neurosurgery Clinics of North America. 35(4). 401–410. 1 indexed citations

Johnson, Walter D., Seth Wiafe, Jean Wilguens Lartigue, et al.. (2023). Small area analysis methods in an area of limited mapping: exploratory geospatial analysis of firearm injuries in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. International Journal of Health Geographics. 22(1).

Rudolfson, Niclas, Adam Lantz, Mark G. Shrime, et al.. (2023). South Africa and the Surgical Diaspora—A Hub for Surgical Migration and Training. World Journal of Surgery. 47(7). 1684–1691. 3 indexed citations

Winkler, Andrea Sylvia, et al.. (2022). Comprehensive and equitable approaches to the management of neurological conditions in low-and middle-income countries-A call to action. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 101701–101701. 1 indexed citations

Owolabi, Mayowa, Amanda G. Thrift, Ajay Mahal, et al.. (2021). Institutional Repository University of Antwerp (University of Antwerp). 149 indexed citations breakdown →

Griswold, Dylan, Andrés Gempeler, Gail Rosseau, et al.. (2021). Chest Computed Tomography for the Diagnosis of COVID-19 in Emergency Trauma Surgery Patients Who Require Urgent Care During the Pandemic: Protocol for an Umbrella Review. JMIR Research Protocols. 10(5). e25207–e25207. 3 indexed citations

Navarro, Sergio M., et al.. (2021). The Health Determinants of Accessibility to Clubfoot Treatment in LMICs: A Global Exploration of Barriers and Solutions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(2). 241–250. 1 indexed citations

Johnson, Walter D.. (2021). The Role of WHO in Global Neurosurgery. 1(1). 80–82.

Lin, Yihan, Nakul Raykar, Saurabh Saluja, et al.. (2020). Identifying essential components of surgical care delivery through quality improvement: An updated surgical assessment tool. International Journal of Surgery. 82. 103–107. 10 indexed citations

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Lantz, Adam, Hampus Holmer, Samuel R.G. Finlayson, et al.. (2020). Measuring the migration of surgical specialists. Surgery. 168(3). 550–557. 13 indexed citations

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Kaseje, Neema, et al.. (2019). Management of paediatric burns in low- and middle-income countries: assessing capacity using the World Health Organization Surgical Assessment Tool. International Health. 12(5). 499–506. 11 indexed citations

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Gelb, Adrian W., et al.. (2018). World Health Organization-World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists (WHO-WFSA) International Standards for a Safe Practice of Anesthesia. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 65(6). 698–708. 86 indexed citations

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Hodge, James G., et al.. (2018). Emerging Legal Threats to the Public's Health. The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics. 46(2). 547–551. 2 indexed citations

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Dewan, Michael C., Abbas Rattani, Graham Fieggen, et al.. (2018). Global neurosurgery: the current capacity and deficit in the provision of essential neurosurgical care. Executive Summary of the Global Neurosurgery Initiative at the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change. Journal of neurosurgery. 130(4). 1055–1064. 371 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rosseau, Gail, et al.. (2018). Global neurosurgery: current and potential impact of neurosurgeons at the World Health Organization and the World Health Assembly. Executive summary of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies–World Health Organization Liaison Committee at the 71st World Health Assembly. Neurosurgical FOCUS. 45(4). E18–E18. 29 indexed citations

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Barthélemy, Ernest J., Kee B. Park, & Walter D. Johnson. (2018). Neurosurgery and Sustainable Development Goals. World Neurosurgery. 120. 143–152. 29 indexed citations

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Johnson, Walter D.. (2013). Surgery as a Global health issue. Surgical Neurology International. 4(1). 47–47. 13 indexed citations

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Morin, Christophe, et al.. (2013). Oxytocin Increases the Influence of Public Service Advertisements. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e56934–e56934. 32 indexed citations

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Sen, Amit, et al.. (2002). Structural Instability in the Net Discount Rate Series Based on High Grade Municipal Bond Yields. Exhibit - A Showcase of Scholarship, Creativity and Preservation Provided by Xavier University Library (Xavier University). 12(2). 87. 4 indexed citations

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Johnson, Walter D., et al.. (1994). An Overlooked Opportunity: Instituting a Formal Economics Minor. The Journal of Economic Education. 25(3). 271–274. 1 indexed citations

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