Peter Sinclair Blair

10.8k citations

205 papers · 7.6k · 1 hit paper · h-index 48

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Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.1%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
Pharmacy top 0.1%
- Infant Health and Development

Papers in

Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 86
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep 86
Emergency Medicine 21
- Restraint-Related Deaths 19

Co-authors: Peter Fleming (73 shared papers)Peter D. Sidebotham (8 shared papers)Alan Martin Emond (12 shared papers)Anna S. Pease (24 shared papers)Jean Golding (7 shared papers)John F. Tripp (4 shared papers)Anna Marriott (4 shared papers)Pauline Heslop (4 shared papers)
Journals: Archives of Disease in Childhood (20 papers)BMJ Open (12 papers)PEDIATRICS (10 papers)Health Technology Assessment (7 papers)British Journal of General Practice (6 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Germany

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Peter Sinclair Blair

198 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Peter Sinclair Blair's Hit Papers

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The Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with intellectual disabilities in the UK: a population-based study 2013 · 465 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2013 The Lancet

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1	The Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with intellectual disabilities in the UK: a population-based study The Lancet ·Pauline Heslop, Peter Sinclair Blair, Peter Fleming, Matthew Hoghton, Anna Marriott, Lesley Russ Hit paper breakdown →	2013	465
2	Environment of infants during sleep and risk of the sudden infant death syndrome: results of 1993-5 case-control study for confidential inquiry into stillbirths and deaths in infancy BMJ ·Peter Fleming, Peter Sinclair Blair, Chris Bacon, D Bensley, Iain David Smith, Elizabeth Medert Taylor, Jem Berry, Jean Golding	1996	383
3	Sudden unexplained infant death in 20 regions in Europe: case control study The Lancet ·R. G. Carpenter, LM Irgens, Peter Sinclair Blair, P. England, Peter Fleming, Jonne Huber, Gerhard Jorch, Patricia Schreuder	2004	361
4	Smoking and the sudden infant death syndrome: results from 1993-5 case-control study for confidential inquiry into stillbirths and deaths in infancy BMJ ·Peter Sinclair Blair, Peter Fleming, D Bensley, I. Smith, Chris Bacon, Elizabeth Medert Taylor, Jem Berry, Jean Golding	1996	278
5	Major epidemiological changes in sudden infant death syndrome: a 20-year population-based study in the UK The Lancet ·Peter Sinclair Blair, Peter D. Sidebotham, P. Jeremy Berry, Margaret J. Evans, Peter Fleming	2006	265
6	Duration of symptoms of respiratory tract infections in children: systematic review BMJ ·Matthew Thompson, Talley A Vodicka, Peter Sinclair Blair, David Buckley, Carl J. Heneghan, Alastair D Hay +1 other	2013	222
7	Hazardous cosleeping environments and risk factors amenable to change: case-control study of SIDS in south west England BMJ ·Peter Sinclair Blair, Peter D. Sidebotham, C. Evason-Coombe, Marie Edmonds, E. M. A. Heckstall-Smith, Peter Fleming	2009	207
8	Childhood Sleep Duration and Associated Demographic Characteristics in an English Cohort SLEEP ·Peter Sinclair Blair, Joanna S. Humphreys, Paul Gringras, Shahrad Taheri, Nicola J Scott, Alan Martin Emond, John Henderson, Peter Fleming	2012	164
9	Sleep patterns in children with autistic spectrum disorders: a prospective cohort study Archives of Disease in Childhood ·John Stirling Humphreys, Paul Gringras, Peter Sinclair Blair, Nicola J Scott, A. John Henderson, Peter Fleming, Alan Martin Emond	2013	160
10	Epidemiology of SIDS and Explained Sudden Infant Deaths PEDIATRICS ·Charlotte E. A. Leach, Peter Sinclair Blair, Peter Fleming, Iain J. Smith, Martin Ward Platt, Peter J. Berry, FRCP BCH, Jean Golding	1999	144
11	Bed Sharing and the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Can We Resolve the Debate? The Journal of Pediatrics ·Mechtild M. Vennemann, H. W. Hense, Thomas Bajanowski, Peter Sinclair Blair, Christina Complojer, Rachel Y. Moon, Ursula Kiechl‐Kohlendorfer	2011	137
12	Duration of Breastfeeding and Risk of SIDS: An Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis PEDIATRICS ·John Thompson, Kawai O. Tanabe, Rachel Y. Moon, Edwin A. Mitchell, Cliona McGarvey, David Michael Tappin, Peter Sinclair Blair, Fern R. Hauck	2017	134
13	Bed-Sharing in the Absence of Hazardous Circumstances: Is There a Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome? An Analysis from Two Case-Control Studies Conducted in the UK PLoS ONE ·Peter Sinclair Blair, Peter D. Sidebotham, Anna S. Pease, Peter Fleming	2014	121
14	Swaddling and the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A Meta-analysis PEDIATRICS ·Anna S. Pease, Peter Fleming, Fern R. Hauck, Rachel Y. Moon, Rosemary S.C. Horne, Monique P. L’Hoir, Anne‐Louise Ponsonby, Peter Sinclair Blair	2016	119
15	Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)—Standardised investigations and classification: Recommendations Forensic Science International ·Thomas Bajanowski, Åshild Vege, Roger W. Byard, Henry F. Krous, Marianne Arnestad, Liliana C. Bachs, Jytte Banner, Peter Sinclair Blair	2006	119
16	Interventions to Influence Consulting and Antibiotic Use for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis PLoS ONE ·Talley Andrews, Matthew Thompson, David Buckley, Carl J. Heneghan, Rick A. Deyo, Niamh Maria Redmond, Patricia J Lucas, Peter Sinclair Blair	2012	118
17	The prevalence and characteristics associated with parent-infant bed-sharing in England Archives of Disease in Childhood ·Peter Sinclair Blair	2004	109
18	Sudden infant death syndrome and sleeping position in pre-term and low birth weight infants: an opportunity for targeted intervention Archives of Disease in Childhood ·Peter Sinclair Blair	2005	106
19	Patient initiated outpatient follow up in rheumatoid arthritis: six year randomised controlled trial BMJ ·Sarah Hewlett, John Kirwan, Jon I. Pollock, Kathryn Mitchell, Maggie Hehir, Peter Sinclair Blair, David S. Memel, Mark G. Perry	2004	106
20	Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and parental smoking Early Human Development ·Peter Fleming, Peter Sinclair Blair	2007	100

About Peter Sinclair Blair

Peter Sinclair Blair is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Emergency Medicine, Pharmacy, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and Urology, having authored 205 papers that have together received 7.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (86 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (22 papers), Restraint-Related Deaths (19 papers), Infant Health and Development (16 papers), Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (11 papers), Antibiotic Use and Resistance (11 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (7 papers) and Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (3.0k citations), Pharmacy (867 citations), Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (274 citations), Emergency Medicine (669 citations) and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (843 citations). Peter Sinclair Blair has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Peter Fleming, Peter D. Sidebotham, Alan Martin Emond, Anna S. Pease, Jean Golding, John F. Tripp, Anna Marriott, Pauline Heslop, Matthew Hoghton and Lesley Russ. Their work appears in journals such as Archives of Disease in Childhood, BMJ Open, PEDIATRICS, Health Technology Assessment and British Journal of General Practice.

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