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David C. Currow

David C. Currow

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
34876
World Ranking
11646
National Ranking
367

David C. Currow publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David C. Currow sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,125 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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David C. Currow D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David C. Currow sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science

Overview

David C. Currow is affiliated with Flinders University in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on medical and clinical fields, with a significant emphasis on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, public health, oncology, pediatrics, and physiology.

Currow has contributed extensively to research topics that include:

  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Pain Management and Opioid Use

Their notable recent publications include:

  • "Progressive pulmonary fibrosis: an expert group consensus statement" (2022), European Respiratory Journal
  • "Management of Dyspnea in Advanced Cancer: ASCO Guideline" (2021), Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • "Managing the supportive care needs of those affected by COVID-19" (2020), European Respiratory Journal
  • "European Respiratory Society clinical practice guideline: palliative care for people with COPD or interstitial lung disease" (2023), European Respiratory Journal
  • "COVID-19: guidance on palliative care from a European Respiratory Society international task force" (2020), European Respiratory Journal

Frequent collaborators in research projects include Miriam J. Johnson, Slavica Kochovska, Magnus Ekström, Meera Agar, and Diana Ferreira. These collaborations have supported investigation across various clinical and palliative care topics.

The venues where Currow has most frequently published research are:

  • Journal of Palliative Medicine
  • Palliative Medicine
  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • European Respiratory Journal
  • ERJ Open Research

The disciplinary scope of their work is concentrated in Medicine, with 597 publications in total, and sub-disciplines notably encompassing Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Oncology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Physiology.

In recognition of their contributions, David C. Currow was named a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science in 2015.

Best Publications

  • Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000-14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries.

    Claudia Allemani;Tomohiro Matsuda;Veronica Di Carlo;Rhea Harewood

  • Progress in cancer survival, mortality, and incidence in seven high-income countries 1995–2014 (ICBP SURVMARK-2): a population-based study

    Melina Arnold;Mark J. Rutherford;Mark J. Rutherford;Aude Bardot;Jacques Ferlay

  • A systematic review of prognostic/end-of-life communication with adults in the advanced stages of a life-limiting illness: patient/caregiver preferences for the content, style, and timing of information

    Sharon M. Parker;Josephine M. Clayton;Karen Hancock;Sharon Walder

  • Integration of oncology and palliative care: a Lancet Oncology Commission

    Stein Kaasa;Jon Håvard Loge;Matti S. Aapro;Tit Albreht

  • Randomised, double blind, placebo controlled crossover trial of sustained release morphine for the management of refractory dyspnoea

    Amy P Abernethy;David C Currow;Peter Frith;Belinda S Fazekas

  • Anamorelin in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and cachexia (ROMANA 1 and ROMANA 2): results from two randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trials

    Jennifer S Temel;Amy P Abernethy;David C Currow;John Friend

  • Effect of palliative oxygen versus room air in relief of breathlessness in patients with refractory dyspnoea: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial

    Amy P Abernethy;Amy P Abernethy;Amy P Abernethy;Christine F McDonald;Peter A Frith;Katherine Clark

  • Physical, psychosocial, relationship, and economic burden of caring for people with cancer: A review

    Afaf Girgis;Sylvie D Lambert;Claire Johnson;Amy Waller

  • Truth-telling in discussing prognosis in advanced life-limiting illnesses: a systematic review

    Karen Hancock;Josephine M Clayton;Sharon M Parker;Sharon Wal der

  • The Australia-modified Karnofsky Performance Status (AKPS) scale: a revised scale for contemporary palliative care clinical practice [ISRCTN81117481]

    Amy P Abernethy;Amy P Abernethy;Amy P Abernethy;Tania Shelby-James;Belinda S Fazekas;David Woods

  • Safety and benefit of discontinuing statin therapy in the setting of advanced, life-limiting illness a randomized clinical trial

    Jean S. Kutner;Patrick J. Blatchford;Donald H. Taylor;Christine S. Ritchie;Christine S. Ritchie

  • Palliative Cancer Care a Decade Later: Accomplishments, the Need, Next Steps—From the American Society of Clinical Oncology

    Frank D Ferris;Eduardo Bruera;Nathan Cherny;Charmaine Cummings

  • Health-related quality of life measured using the EQ-5D-5L: South Australian population norms

    Nicola McCaffrey;Nicola McCaffrey;Billingsley Kaambwa;David Christopher Currow;Julie Ratcliffe

  • Clinical practice guidelines for communicating prognosis and end-of-life issues with adults in the advanced stages of a life-limiting illness, and their caregivers

    Josephine M. Clayton;Karen M. Hancock;Phyllis N. Butow;Martin H.N. Tattersall

  • Sustaining hope when communicating with terminally ill patients and their families: a systematic review.

    Josephine M. Clayton;Karen Hancock;Sharon Parker;Phyllis N. Butow

  • Randomized Controlled Trial of a Prompt List to Help Advanced Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers to Ask Questions About Prognosis and End-of-Life Care

    Josephine M. Clayton;Phyllis N. Butow;Martin H.N. Tattersall;Rhonda J. Devine

  • Efficacy of oral risperidone, haloperidol, or placebo for symptoms of delirium among patients in palliative care: a randomized clinical trial

    Meera R Agar;Peter G Lawlor;Stephen Quinn;Brian Draper

  • Once-daily opioids for chronic dyspnea: a dose increment and pharmacovigilance study

    David Christopher Currow;Christine McDonald;Sheila Oaten;Bernadette Kenny

  • Safety of benzodiazepines and opioids in very severe respiratory disease: national prospective study

    Magnus P Ekström;Anna Bornefalk-Hermansson;Amy P Abernethy;Amy P Abernethy;David C Currow

  • Preference for place of care and place of death in palliative care: are these different questions?:

    Meera Ruth Agar;David Christopher Currow;Tania Maree Shelby-James;John Lewis Plummer

Frequent Co-Authors

Amy P. Abernethy
Amy P. Abernethy Duke University
Patricia M. Davidson
Patricia M. Davidson Johns Hopkins University
Geoffrey Mitchell
Geoffrey Mitchell University of Queensland
Afaf Girgis
Afaf Girgis University of New South Wales
Linda J. Kristjanson
Linda J. Kristjanson Curtin University
Samar M. Aoun
Samar M. Aoun Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science
Peter Hudson
Peter Hudson Ascension Health
Stein Kaasa
Stein Kaasa Oslo University Hospital
Jennifer S. Temel
Jennifer S. Temel Harvard University
Irene J Higginson
Irene J Higginson King's College London

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