Author: Liam Smeeth
- ORCiD: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9168-6022
- Most recently observed institution: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT
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- All-time downloads: 231,384 (rank: 434 )
- Categories:
- cardiovascular medicine: 700 (rank: 1,276 (tie) )
- endocrinology: 429 (rank: 901 (tie) )
- epidemiology: 194,744 (rank: 78 )
- genetic and genomic medicine: 436 (rank: 10,333 (tie) )
- genetics: 459 (rank: 32,733 (tie) )
- health systems and quality improvement: 1,203 (rank: 428 (tie) )
- infectious diseases: 17,678 (rank: 4,278 )
- oncology: 266 (rank: 5,502 (tie) )
- primary care research: 1,193 (rank: 160 (tie) )
- public and global health: 7,223 (rank: 851 (tie) )
- respiratory medicine: 2,805 (rank: 444 (tie) )
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OpenSAFELY: factors associated with COVID-19-related hospital death in the linked electronic health records of 17 million adult NHS patients.
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 163,428 times
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- Site-wide: 33
- In epidemiology: 7
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 637
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- Site-wide: 546
Association between living with children and outcomes from COVID-19: an OpenSAFELY cohort study of 12 million adults in England
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 13,240 times
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- Site-wide: 891
- In epidemiology: 130
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 17,591
- Since beginning of last month:
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Case fatality risk of the SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern B.1.1.7 in England
infectious diseases more details view paper- Downloaded 10,942 times
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- Site-wide: 1,149
- In infectious diseases: 371
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 7,316
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- Site-wide: 4,529
UK prevalence of underlying conditions which increase the risk of severe COVID-19 disease: a point prevalence study using electronic health records
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 7,681 times
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- Site-wide: 1,770
- In epidemiology: 220
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 20,919
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- Site-wide: 39,906
Trends and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 vaccine recipients: a federated analysis of 57.9 million patients primary care records in situ using OpenSAFELY.
public and global health more details view paper- Downloaded 6,284 times
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- Site-wide: 2,328
- In public and global health: 90
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 4,064
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- Site-wide: 2,970
Inhaled corticosteroid use and risk COVID-19 related death among 966,461 patients with COPD or asthma: an OpenSAFELY analysis
respiratory medicine more details view paper- Downloaded 2,852 times
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- Site-wide: 7,013
- In respiratory medicine: 28
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 51,913
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Ethnic differences in COVID-19 infection, hospitalisation, and mortality: an OpenSAFELY analysis of 17 million adults in England
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 2,481 times
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- Site-wide: 8,591
- In epidemiology: 707
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 23,906
- Since beginning of last month:
- Site-wide: 30,056
Comparative effectiveness of ChAdOx1 versus BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccines in Health and Social Care workers in England: a cohort study using OpenSAFELY
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 1,805 times
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- Site-wide: 13,763
- In epidemiology: 1,021
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 17,975
- Since beginning of last month:
- Site-wide: 41,936
Rates of serious clinical outcomes in survivors of hospitalisation with COVID-19: a descriptive cohort study within the OpenSAFELY platform
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 1,488 times
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- Site-wide: 18,457
- In epidemiology: 1,344
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 10,368
- Since beginning of last month:
- Site-wide: 9,986
Factors associated with deaths due to COVID-19 versus other causes: population-based cohort analysis of UK primary care data and linked national death registrations within the OpenSAFELY platform
infectious diseases more details view paper- Downloaded 1,479 times
- Download rankings, all-time:
- Site-wide: 18,619
- In infectious diseases: 2,149
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 22,879
- Since beginning of last month:
- Site-wide: 42,079
Describing the population experiencing COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough following second vaccination in England: A cohort study from OpenSAFELY
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 1,356 times
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- Site-wide: 21,345
- In epidemiology: 1,607
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 4,197
- Since beginning of last month:
- Site-wide: 16,019
What can trends in hospital deaths from COVID-19 tell us about the progress and peak of the pandemic? An analysis of death counts from England announced up to 20 April 2020
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 1,334 times
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- Site-wide: 21,881
- In epidemiology: 1,356
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 61,955
- Since beginning of last month:
- Site-wide: 63,032
OpenSAFELY NHS Service Restoration Observatory 1: describing trends and variation in primary care clinical activity for 23.3 million patients in England during the first wave of COVID-19
health systems and quality improvement more details view paper- Downloaded 1,246 times
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- Site-wide: 24,356
- In health systems and quality improvement: 41
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 53,410
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- Site-wide: 69,884
HIV infection and COVID-19 death: population-based cohort analysis of UK primary care data and linked national death registrations within the OpenSAFELY platform
infectious diseases more details view paper- Downloaded 1,225 times
- Download rankings, all-time:
- Site-wide: 25,021
- In infectious diseases: 2,441
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 65,439
- Since beginning of last month:
- Site-wide: 46,264
Clinical coding of long COVID in English primary care: a federated analysis of 58 million patient records in situ using OpenSAFELY
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 1,175 times
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- Site-wide: 26,639
- In epidemiology: 1,592
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 34,982
- Since beginning of last month:
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OpenSAFELY: Do adults prescribed Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have an increased risk of death from COVID-19?
infectious diseases more details view paper- Downloaded 1,086 times
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- Site-wide: 30,049
- In infectious diseases: 2,680
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 73,415
- Since beginning of last month:
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Early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing measures on routine childhood vaccinations in England, January to April 2020
public and global health more details view paper- Downloaded 1,034 times
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- Site-wide: 32,322
- In public and global health: 601
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- Site-wide: 123,955
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- Site-wide: 168,206
Hydroxychloroquine for prevention of COVID-19 mortality: a population-based cohort study
infectious diseases more details view paper- Downloaded 940 times
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- Site-wide: 37,306
- In infectious diseases: 2,978
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 115,550
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- Site-wide: 109,961
COVID-19 collateral: Indirect acute effects of the pandemic on physical and mental health in the UK
primary care research more details view paper- Downloaded 877 times
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- Site-wide: 41,224
- In primary care research: 28
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Detecting behavioural changes in human movement to inform the spatial scale of interventions against COVID-19
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 765 times
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- Site-wide: 50,378
- In epidemiology: 2,727
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 34,973
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OpenSAFELY: impact of national guidance on switching from warfarin to direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in early phase of COVID-19 pandemic in England
cardiovascular medicine more details view paper- Downloaded 740 times
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- Site-wide: 52,895
- In cardiovascular medicine: 95
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- Site-wide: 65,862
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- Site-wide: 74,430
Risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes associated with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases and immune modifying therapies: a nationwide cohort study in the OpenSAFELY platform
infectious diseases more details view paper- Downloaded 728 times
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- Site-wide: 54,101
- In infectious diseases: 4,495
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 8,741
- Since beginning of last month:
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Short report: Ethnicity and COVID-19 death in the early part of the COVID-19 second wave in England: an analysis of OpenSAFELY data from 1st September to 9th November 2020
infectious diseases more details view paper- Downloaded 686 times
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- Site-wide: 58,864
- In infectious diseases: 4,131
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 25,022
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- Site-wide: 6,946
Is glycaemia associated with poorer brain health and risk of dementia? Cross sectional and follow-up analysis of the UK Biobank
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 610 times
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- Site-wide: 68,643
- In epidemiology: 3,048
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 106,530
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- Site-wide: 70,942
OpenSAFELY: Risks of COVID-19 hospital admission and death for people with learning disabilities - a cohort study.
infectious diseases more details view paper- Downloaded 590 times
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- Site-wide: 71,756
- In infectious diseases: 4,311
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 50,796
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- Site-wide: 31,301
Association between oral anticoagulants and COVID-19 related outcomes: two cohort studies
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 510 times
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- Site-wide: 85,481
- In epidemiology: 3,699
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 59,274
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The relationship between glycaemia, cognitive function, structural brain outcomes and dementia: A Mendelian randomization study in the UK Biobank
genetic and genomic medicine more details view paper- Downloaded 469 times
- Download rankings, all-time:
- Site-wide: 93,962
- In genetic and genomic medicine: 510
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 84,870
- Since beginning of last month:
- Site-wide: 95,693
Discovery and fine-mapping of kidney function loci in first genome-wide association study in Africans
genetics more details view paper- Downloaded 464 times
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- Site-wide: 95,139
- In genetics: 3,545
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 182,894
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Type 2 diabetes risks and determinants in 2nd generation migrants and mixed ethnicity people of South Asian and African Caribbean descent in the UK
endocrinology more details view paper- Downloaded 463 times
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- Site-wide: 95,302
- In endocrinology: 85
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- Site-wide: 70,890
Changes in the rate of cardiometabolic and pulmonary events during the COVID-19 pandemic
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 450 times
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- Site-wide: 98,259
- In epidemiology: 4,551
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 44,183
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Potentially inappropriate prescribing of DOACs to patients with mechanical heart valves: a federated analysis of 57.9 million patients' primary care records in situ using OpenSAFELY
primary care research more details view paper- Downloaded 407 times
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- Site-wide: 108,539
- In primary care research: 95
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- Site-wide: 50,643
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- Site-wide: 64,831
Overall and cause-specific hospitalisation and death after COVID-19 hospitalisation in England: cohort study in OpenSAFELY using linked primary care, secondary care and death registration data
infectious diseases more details view paper- Downloaded 396 times
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- Site-wide: 111,051
- In infectious diseases: 5,619
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- Site-wide: 41,548
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- Site-wide: 58,794
Predicting COVID-19 related death using the OpenSAFELY platform
infectious diseases more details view paper- Downloaded 328 times
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- Site-wide: 129,879
- In infectious diseases: 5,943
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 71,234
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- Site-wide: 40,326
Estimating Under Reporting of Leprosy in Brazil using a Bayesian Approach
infectious diseases more details view paper- Downloaded 315 times
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- Site-wide: 133,650
- In infectious diseases: 5,749
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Endocrine therapy use and the risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors: two cohort studies in the UK and US
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 315 times
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- Site-wide: 133,620
- In epidemiology: 5,307
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 161,985
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Prevalence of COVID-19-related risk factors and risk of severe influenza outcomes in cancer survivors: a matched cohort study using linked English electronic health records data
oncology more details view paper- Downloaded 287 times
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- Site-wide: 142,087
- In oncology: 422
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 136,127
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- Site-wide: 110,492
Recording of 'COVID-19 vaccine declined' among vaccination priority groups: a cohort study on 57.9 million NHS patients' primary care records in situ using OpenSAFELY
public and global health more details view paper- Downloaded 279 times
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- Site-wide: 144,276
- In public and global health: 1,952
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 80,007
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- Site-wide: 99,129
Underlying cardiovascular risk and major adverse cardiovascular events after acute respiratory infection: a population-based cohort study of over 4.2 million individuals in England, 2008-2018
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 249 times
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- Site-wide: 153,238
- In epidemiology: 6,571
- Year to date:
- Site-wide: 57,302
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Ethnic differences in the incidence of clinically diagnosed influenza: an England population-based cohort study 2008-2018
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 212 times
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- Site-wide: 163,527
- In epidemiology: 6,445
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Mortality among Care Home Residents in England during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic: an analysis of 4.3 million adults over the age of 65
epidemiology more details view paper- Downloaded 168 times
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- In epidemiology: 6,867
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