2026 Michael Eddleston: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	85	14469	13625	1337	1280	411	31704

Overview

Michael Eddleston is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Medicine, with substantial contributions to related subfields such as Plant Science, Emergency Medicine, Insect Science, Pharmacology, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's work focuses on several key topics, including:

Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
Poisoning and overdose treatments
Insect and Pesticide Research
Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
Paraquat toxicity studies and treatments
Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies

Eddleston has collaborated frequently with a core group of coauthors, including Flemming Konradsen, Manjula Weerasinghe, Melissa Pearson, David Gunnell, and Lisa Schölin.

Their publications are spread across several journals, with highest numbers appearing in Clinical Toxicology, BMC Public Health, BMJ Open, Medicine, and The Lancet Global Health.

Best Publications

Molecular profile of reactive astrocytes—Implications for their role in neurologic disease

Michael Eddleston;L Mucke

1881
Citations
Suicide risk and prevention during the COVID-19 pandemic.

David Gunnell;Louis Appleby;Ella Arensman;Keith Hawton

1548
Citations
Management of Acute Organophosphorus Pesticide Poisoning

Michael Eddleston;Michael Eddleston;Nick A Buckley;Peter Eyer;Peter Eyer;Andrew H Dawson

1424
Citations
The global distribution of fatal pesticide self-poisoning: systematic review

David Gunnell;Michael Eddleston;Michael R Phillips;Flemming Konradsen

1140
Citations
Patterns and problems of deliberate self‐poisoning in the developing world

M. Eddleston

935
Citations
Pesticide poisoning in the developing world—a minimum pesticides list

Michael Eddleston;Lakshman Karalliedde;Nick Buckley;Ravindra Fernando

800
Citations
Self poisoning with pesticides

Michael Eddleston;Michael R Phillips

768
Citations
Suicide by intentional ingestion of pesticides: a continuing tragedy in developing countries

David Gunnell;Michael Eddleston

714
Citations
Suicide rates in China

Michael R Phillips;Xianyun Li;Yanping Zhang;Michael Eddleston

592
Citations
Aspirin in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial

P W Horby;M Campbell;E Spata;Emberson

539
Citations
The global burden of fatal self-poisoning with pesticides 2006-15: Systematic review

Emma J Mew;Prianka Padmanathan;Flemming Konradsen;Michael Eddleston

522
Citations
Differences between organophosphorus insecticides in human self-poisoning: a prospective cohort study

Michael Eddleston;Michael Eddleston;Peter Eyer;Franz Worek;Fahim Mohamed

477
Citations
The impact of pesticide regulations on suicide in Sri Lanka

David Gunnell;R. Fernando;Medhani Hewagama;W. D. D. Priyangika

473
Citations
Oximes in acute organophosphorus pesticide poisoning: a systematic review of clinical trials

Michael Eddleston;Ladislaus Szinicz;Peter Eyer;Nick Buckley

454
Citations
Reducing acute poisoning in developing countries--options for restricting the availability of pesticides.

Flemming Konradsen;Wim van der Hoek;Donald C. Cole;Gerard Hutchinson

425
Citations
Deaths from pesticide poisoning: a global response.

José Manoel Bertolote;Alexandra Fleischmann;Michael Eddleston;David Gunnell

396
Citations
Oximes for acute organophosphate pesticide poisoning

Nick A Buckley;Michael Eddleston;Yi Li;Marc Bevan

338
Citations
Severe Cytomegalovirus Infection in Immunocompetent Patients

Michael Eddleston;S Peacock;M Juniper;D A Warrell

334
Citations
Acute human lethal toxicity of agricultural pesticides: a prospective cohort study

Andrew H. Dawson;Michael Eddleston;Michael Eddleston;Michael Eddleston;Lalith Senarathna;Fahim Mohamed

333
Citations
Pesticide poisoning in south India: opportunities for prevention and improved medical management.

Ch Srinivas Rao;V. Venkateswarlu;T. Surender;Michael Eddleston

331
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas A. Buckley University of Sydney

Flemming Konradsen University of Copenhagen

David Gunnell University of Bristol

David A. Warrell University of Oxford

Franz Worek Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Paul I. Dargan Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Keith Hawton University of Oxford

Horst Thiermann Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

David J. Webb University of Edinburgh

Shu-Sen Chang National Taiwan University

External Links

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