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104
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56964
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199

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1972 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1966 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Richard O. Day is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia and has a research focus heavily grounded in the field of Medicine, with a total of 313 publications. Their work spans several subfields, notably Pharmacology, Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Nephrology, and Rheumatology.

Their research topics include:

  • Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
  • Pharmaceutical studies and practices
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance

They have published frequently in several journals, such as:

  • British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (24 publications)
  • BMJ Open (7 publications)
  • Internal Medicine Journal (7 publications)
  • Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research (6 publications)
  • BMJ (4 publications)

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Richard O. Day include:

  • "Effects of Allopurinol on the Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease" (2020) published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Viral Infections, the Microbiome, and Probiotics" (2021) published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • "Opioid analgesia for acute low back pain and neck pain (the OPAL trial): a randomised placebo-controlled trial" (2023) published in The Lancet
  • "The efficacy and safety of paracetamol for pain relief: an overview of systematic reviews" (2021) published in The Medical Journal of Australia
  • "Researchers' views on, and experiences with, the requirement to obtain informed consent in research involving human participants: a qualitative study" (2020) published in BMC Medical Ethics

Richard O. Day has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Sophie L. Stocker (48 publications)
  • Jane E. Carland (29 publications)
  • Melissa Baysari (24 publications)
  • Johanna Westbrook (18 publications)
  • Jerry R. Greenfield (17 publications)

They have been recognized with fellowships from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1966 and 1972.

Best Publications

  • Comparison of Upper Gastrointestinal Toxicity of Rofecoxib and Naproxen in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Claire Bombardier;Loren Laine;Alise Reicin;Deborah Shapiro

  • Schizophrenia: manifestations, incidence and course in different cultures. A World Health Organization ten-country study.

    A. Jablensky;N. Sartorius;G. Ernberg;M. Anker

  • Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

    S. Hong Lee;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Large-scale genome-wide association analysis of bipolar disorder identifies a new susceptibility locus near ODZ4

    Pamela Sklar;Pamela Sklar;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Laura J. Scott;Ole A. Andreassen

  • Clinical pharmacokinetics of metformin

    Garry G Graham;Jeroen Punt;Manit Arora;Richard O Day

  • A bright monomeric green fluorescent protein derived from Branchiostoma lanceolatum.

    Nathan C Shaner;Gerard G Lambert;Andrew Chammas;Yuhui Ni

  • Early manifestations and first-contact incidence of schizophrenia in different cultures. A preliminary report on the initial evaluation phase of the WHO Collaborative Study on determinants of outcome of severe mental disorders.

    N. Sartorius;A. Jablensky;A. Korten;G. Ernberg

  • Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs--differences and similarities.

    Peter M. Brooks;Richard O. Day

  • Do nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs affect blood pressure? A meta analysis.

    AG Johnson;TV Nguyen;RO Day

  • The fluorescent protein palette: tools for cellular imaging

    Richard N. Day;Michael W. Davidson

  • Association of Interruptions With an Increased Risk and Severity of Medication Administration Errors

    Johanna I. Westbrook;Amanda Woods;Marilyn I. Rob;William T. M. Dunsmuir

  • The modern pharmacology of paracetamol: therapeutic actions, mechanism of action, metabolism, toxicity and recent pharmacological findings

    Garry G. Graham;Michael J. Davies;Michael J. Davies;Richard O. Day;Anthoulla Mohamudally

  • Psychiatric genome-wide association study analyses implicate neuronal, immune and histone pathways

    Colm O'Dushlaine;Lizzy Rossin;Phil H. Lee;Laramie Duncan;Laramie Duncan

  • Meta-analysis and imputation refines the association of 15q25 with smoking quantity

    Jason Z. Liu;Federica Tozzi;Dawn M. Waterworth;Sreekumar G. Pillai

  • Efficacy and safety of paracetamol for spinal pain and osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo controlled trials.

    Gustavo C. Machado;Chris G. Maher;Paulo H. Ferreira;Marina B. Pinheiro

  • Clinical pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of celecoxib: a selective cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitor.

    Neal M. Davies;Andrew J. McLachlan;Ric O. Day;Kenneth M. Williams

  • CareTrack: assessing the appropriateness of health care delivery in Australia.

    William B Runciman;Tamara D Hunt;Natalie A Hannaford;Natalie A Hannaford;Peter D Hibbert

  • Health-Related Quality of Life and Tamoxifen in Breast Cancer Prevention: A Report From the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project P-1 Study

    Richard Day;Patricia A. Ganz;Joseph P. Costantino;Walter M. Cronin

  • The effect of sunlight on postoperative analgesic medication use: a prospective study of patients undergoing spinal surgery.

    Jeffrey M Walch;Bruce S Rabin;Richard Day;Jessica N Williams

  • Efficacy, Tolerability, and Dose-Dependent Effects of Opioid Analgesics for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Christina Abdel Shaheed;Christina Abdel Shaheed;Chris G. Maher;Chris G. Maher;Kylie A. Williams;Richard O. Day

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce Allen
Bruce Allen Max Planck Society
R. Flaminio
R. Flaminio National Institutes of Natural Sciences
N. A. Robertson
N. A. Robertson California Institute of Technology
Maria Alessandra Papa
Maria Alessandra Papa Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
M. Davier
M. Davier University of Paris-Saclay
A. Brillet
A. Brillet Université Côte d'Azur
Alessandra Buonanno
Alessandra Buonanno Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics
J. A. Giaime
J. A. Giaime Louisiana State University
Alessandra Corsi
Alessandra Corsi Texas Tech University
A. Giazotto
A. Giazotto National Institute for Nuclear Physics

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