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.
Collecting data using a semi‐structured interview: a discussion paper
1994805 citationsK. Louise Barriball, Alison WhileJournal of Advanced Nursingprofile →
Physical activity in older people: a systematic review
2013717 citationsIan Norman, Alison While et al.profile →
Job satisfaction among nurses: a literature review
2004624 citationsAlison While, K. Louise Barriball et al.International Journal of Nursing Studiesprofile →
Job satisfaction among hospital nurses: A literature review
2019464 citationsAlison While et al.International Journal of Nursing Studiesprofile →
Job satisfaction among hospital nurses revisited: A systematic review
2011420 citationsK. Louise Barriball, Alison While et al.International Journal of Nursing Studiesprofile →
Transition of care for adolescents from paediatric services to adult health services
This map shows the geographic impact of Alison While's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Alison While with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Alison While more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Alison While. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Alison While. The network helps show where Alison While may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alison While
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alison While.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alison While based on the total number of
citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges
represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together.
Node borders
signify the number of papers an author published with Alison While. Alison While is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
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