Alan Pearson

8.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
167 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Alan Pearson is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Pearson has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in General Health Professions, 21 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 19 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Alan Pearson's work include Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (22 papers), Health Sciences Research and Education (22 papers) and Health Policy Implementation Science (21 papers). Alan Pearson is often cited by papers focused on Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (22 papers), Health Sciences Research and Education (22 papers) and Health Policy Implementation Science (21 papers). Alan Pearson collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and United States. Alan Pearson's co-authors include Craig Lockwood, Edoardo Aromataris, Zachary Munn, Kylie Porritt, Zoe Jordan, Jane Chalmers, Rick Wiechula, Karin Hannes, Anthea Court and Cătălin Tufănaru and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Spine.

In The Last Decade

Alan Pearson

164 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The development of software to support multiple systematic review types

2018 587 citations Zachary Munn, Edoardo Aromataris et al. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare profile →
Establishing confidence in the output of qualitative research synthesis: the ConQual approach

2014 513 citations Zachary Munn, Kylie Porritt et al. profile →
The Systematic Review

2014 390 citations Edoardo Aromataris, Alan Pearson profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan Pearson Australia	34	2.1k	940	578	574	413	167	5.4k
Mary R. Lynn United States	28	2.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	710 1.2×	768 1.3×	224 0.5×	106	6.7k
Brian Williams United Kingdom	40	2.9k 1.4×	1.0k 1.1×	720 1.2×	495 0.9×	273 0.7×	194	6.4k
Gillian Bartlett Canada	28	2.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	1000 1.7×	609 1.1×	375 0.9×	95	6.9k
Craig Lockwood Australia	31	2.3k 1.1×	1.3k 1.4×	869 1.5×	699 1.2×	467 1.1×	180	6.8k
Lyndsay Alexander United Kingdom	13	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	821 1.4×	643 1.1×	406 1.0×	46	6.0k
David Evans Australia	47	2.0k 0.9×	856 0.9×	1.1k 2.0×	1.0k 1.8×	341 0.8×	159	7.9k
Steven V. Owen United States	37	1.4k 0.7×	894 1.0×	827 1.4×	930 1.6×	209 0.5×	97	6.6k
Fredric M. Wolf United States	32	2.1k 1.0×	1.6k 1.7×	390 0.7×	333 0.6×	570 1.4×	101	6.3k
Souraya Sidani Canada	43	3.0k 1.4×	895 1.0×	857 1.5×	558 1.0×	163 0.4×	256	6.4k
Ian Watt United Kingdom	41	3.2k 1.5×	1.2k 1.2×	895 1.5×	411 0.7×	274 0.7×	145	6.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Alan Pearson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Pearson

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Munn, Zachary, Mafalda M. Dias, Cătălin Tufănaru, et al.. (2018). Adherence of meta-aggregative systematic reviews to reporting standards and methodological guidance: a methodological review protocol. The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports. 17(4). 444–450. 4 indexed citations

Munn, Zachary, Edoardo Aromataris, Cătălin Tufănaru, et al.. (2018). The development of software to support multiple systematic review types. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare. 17(1). 36–43. 587 indexed citations breakdown →

Munn, Zachary, et al.. (2014). Patient Anxiety and Satisfaction in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging Department: Initial Results from an Action Research Study. Journal of medical imaging and radiation sciences. 46(1). 23–29. 34 indexed citations

Pearson, Alan. (2014). Evidence-based Nursing: Synthesizing the Best Available Evidence to Translate into Action in Policy and Practice. Nursing Clinics of North America. 49(4). xiii–xv. 3 indexed citations

Chuang, Shao‐Yuan, Wen‐Chung Yu, Alan Pearson, et al.. (2013). Derivation and Validation of Diagnostic Thresholds for Central Blood Pressure Measurements Based on Long-Term Cardiovascular Risks. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 62(19). 1780–1787. 107 indexed citations

Ramis, Mary‐Anne, Alan Pearson, & Chiung‐Jung Wu. (2012). The experience of being an advanced practice nurse in Australian acute care settings: A systematic review of qualitative evidence. The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports. 10(58). 3960–4018. 6 indexed citations

Stern, Cindy, Alan Pearson, & Anna Chur‐Hansen. (2011). The Economic Feasibility of Canine-Assisted Interventions (CAIs) on the Health and Social Care of Older People Residing in Long Term Care: A Systematic Review. The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports. 9(32). 1341–1366. 4 indexed citations

Pearson, Alan & Zoe Jordan. (2010). Evidence-based healthcare in developing countries. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare. 8(2). 97–100. 24 indexed citations

Pearson, Alan, et al.. (2009). Effective documentation in residential aged care facilities. Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide). 113–132. 2 indexed citations

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Pearson, Alan, Rani Srivastava, Donna Tucker, et al.. (2007). Systematic review on embracing cultural diversity for developing and sustaining a healthy work environment in healthcare. JBI Library of Systematic Reviews. 5(2). 1–63. 7 indexed citations

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Pearson, Alan. (2006). 30th anniversary commentary on MacGuire J.M. (1990) Putting nursing research findings into practice: research utilization as an aspect of the management of a change. Journal of Advanced Nursing 15, 614–620. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 53(1). 73–74. 2 indexed citations

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Pearson, Alan. (2006). Powerful caring. Nursing Standard. 20(48). 20–22. 7 indexed citations

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Pearson, Alan, Linda OʼBrien Pallas, Donna Thomson, et al.. (2006). Systematic review of evidence on the impact of nursing workload and staffing on establishing healthy work environments. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare. 4(4). 337–384. 53 indexed citations

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Pearson, Alan, et al.. (2005). AGEING IN PLACE – DYING IN PLACE: COMPETING DISCOURSES FOR CARE OF THE DYING IN AGED CARE POLICY. Australian journal of advanced nursing. 22(2). 32–8. 15 indexed citations

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Pearson, Alan & Benjamin Vaughan. (2005). Nursing Models for Practice. eCite Digital Repository (University of Tasmania). 35 indexed citations

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Pearson, Alan. (2004). Balancing the evidence: incorporating the synthesis of qualitative data into systematic reviews. Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide). 2(2). 45–64. 236 indexed citations

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FitzGerald, Mary, Alan Pearson, & Helen McCutcheon. (2001). IMPACT OF RURAL LIVING ON THE EXPERIENCE OF CHRONIC ILLNESS. Australian Journal of Rural Health. 9(5). 235–240. 28 indexed citations

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Hegney, Desley, Alan Pearson, & Alexandra McCarthy. (1997). An overview of a study into the role and function of the rural nurse in Australia. University of Southern Queensland ePrints (University of Southern Queensland). 5 indexed citations

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Baker, Helen & Alan Pearson. (1993). Care or self‐care? Self‐administration of medication in hospital. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2(4). 251–255. 2 indexed citations

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Pearson, Alan, et al.. (1989). Determining quality in a unit where nursing is the primary intervention. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 14(4). 269–273. 29 indexed citations

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