Allan Best

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Allan Best is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Management Science and Operations Research and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Allan Best has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in General Health Professions, 8 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 5 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Allan Best's work include Health Policy Implementation Science (31 papers), Community Health and Development (10 papers) and Public Health Policies and Education (8 papers). Allan Best is often cited by papers focused on Health Policy Implementation Science (31 papers), Community Health and Development (10 papers) and Public Health Policies and Education (8 papers). Allan Best collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Allan Best's co-authors include Bev Holmes, Jessie E. Saul, Cameron D. Willis, Scott J. Leischow, Trisha Greenhalgh, Simon Carroll, Pamela I. Clark, Steven Lewis, William M. K. Trochim and Cameron D. Norman and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, American Journal of Public Health and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Allan Best

51 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Large‐System Transformation in Health Care: A Realist Review

2012 345 citations Allan Best, Trisha Greenhalgh et al. Milbank Quarterly profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Allan Best Canada	24	1.5k	418	368	305	255	52	2.7k
François Champagne Canada	31	1.5k 1.0×	418 1.0×	440 1.2×	182 0.6×	227 0.9×	129	2.9k
Gill Westhorp Australia	18	2.0k 1.3×	709 1.7×	423 1.1×	314 1.0×	190 0.7×	28	3.6k
Lucie Rychetnik Australia	32	1.8k 1.2×	697 1.7×	449 1.2×	225 0.7×	268 1.1×	95	3.4k
Jennifer Leeman United States	29	2.1k 1.4×	658 1.6×	301 0.8×	174 0.6×	121 0.5×	131	3.5k
Anita Kothari Canada	34	2.7k 1.8×	565 1.4×	340 0.9×	337 1.1×	303 1.2×	140	4.1k
Carl Thompson United Kingdom	38	2.2k 1.5×	836 2.0×	289 0.8×	174 0.6×	213 0.8×	132	4.6k
Shawna L. Mercer United States	21	2.1k 1.4×	569 1.4×	237 0.6×	167 0.5×	141 0.6×	39	3.5k
Bobby Milstein United States	18	1.1k 0.7×	325 0.8×	280 0.8×	286 0.9×	110 0.4×	33	2.5k
Christopher M. Shea United States	21	1.6k 1.0×	433 1.0×	306 0.8×	153 0.5×	99 0.4×	89	2.4k
Ana Manzano United Kingdom	18	1.2k 0.8×	349 0.8×	340 0.9×	298 1.0×	93 0.4×	44	2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Allan Best

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Fields of papers citing papers by Allan Best

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Allan Best

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Allan Best. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Allan Best 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 Allan Best. Allan Best is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Best, Allan, Penny Cooper, Carolyn Davison, et al.. (2019). Evaluating complex transformation. Journal of Health Organization and Management. 34(3). 313–324. 1 indexed citations

Best, Allan, et al.. (2018). Networks as systems. Journal of Health Organization and Management. 32(1). 9–24. 7 indexed citations

Willis, Cameron D., et al.. (2016). Scaling up complex interventions: insights from a realist synthesis. Health Research Policy and Systems. 14(1). 88–88. 51 indexed citations

Best, Allan, et al.. (2016). Using systems thinking to support clinical system transformation. Journal of Health Organization and Management. 30(3). 302–323. 26 indexed citations

Willis, Cameron D., Jessie E. Saul, Mary Ann Scheirer, et al.. (2016). Sustaining organizational culture change in health systems. Journal of Health Organization and Management. 30(1). 2–30. 116 indexed citations

Willis, Cameron D., et al.. (2015). Outcomes of Interorganizational Networks in Canada for Chronic Disease Prevention: Insights From a Concept Mapping Study, 2015. Preventing Chronic Disease. 12. E199–E199. 4 indexed citations

Saul, Jessie E., et al.. (2014). Implementing Leadership in Healthcare:Guiding Principles and a New Mindset. 1 indexed citations

Saul, Jessie E., et al.. (2014). Advancing the Art of Healthcare through Shared Leadership and Cultural Transformation. 2 indexed citations

Willis, Cameron D., et al.. (2014). Improving organizational capacity to address health literacy in public health: a rapid realist review. Public Health. 128(6). 515–524. 48 indexed citations

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Saul, Jessie E., et al.. (2013). A time-responsive tool for informing policy making: rapid realist review. Implementation Science. 8(1). 103–103. 172 indexed citations

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Willis, Cameron D., Barbara Riley, Allan Best, & Pierre Ongolo‐Zogo. (2012). Strengthening health systems through networks: the need for measurement and feedback. Health Policy and Planning. 27(suppl 4). iv62–iv66. 25 indexed citations

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Best, Allan, et al.. (2012). Large‐System Transformation in Health Care: A Realist Review. Milbank Quarterly. 90(3). 421–456. 345 indexed citations breakdown →

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Best, Allan, Robert A. Hiatt, & Cameron D. Norman. (2008). Knowledge integration: Conceptualizing communications in cancer control systems. Patient Education and Counseling. 71(3). 319–327. 69 indexed citations

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Leischow, Scott J., Allan Best, William M. K. Trochim, et al.. (2008). Systems Thinking to Improve the Public's Health. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 35(2). S196–S203. 260 indexed citations

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Best, Allan, Robert A. Hiatt, Roy Cameron, Barbara K. Rimer, & David B. Abrams. (2003). The Evolution of Cancer Control Research. Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Biomarkers. 12(8). 705–712. 1 indexed citations

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Best, Allan, et al.. (2003). An Integrative Framework for Community Partnering to Translate Theory into Effective Health Promotion Strategy. American Journal of Health Promotion. 18(2). 168–176. 126 indexed citations

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Hilsden, Robert J., Marja J. Verhoef, Allan Best, & Gaia Pocobelli. (2003). Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use by Canadian Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Results From A National Survey. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 98(7). 1563–1568. 92 indexed citations

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Orleans, C. Tracy, Elaine Bratic Arkin, Cathy L. Backinger, et al.. (2003). Youth Tobacco Cessation Collaborative and National Blueprint for Action. American Journal of Health Behavior. 27(1). 103–119. 19 indexed citations

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Thorne, Sally, et al.. (2002). Ethical Dimensions in the Borderland Between Conventional and Complementary/Alternative Medicine. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 8(6). 907–915. 14 indexed citations

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Fields, Adam C., Allan Best, J. G. Brisson, et al.. (1994). Bridging research to action: A framework and decision-making process for cancer control. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 151(8). 1141–1146. 17 indexed citations

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