Angela Harden

16.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
132 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Angela Harden is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Angela Harden has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in General Health Professions, 34 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 22 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Angela Harden's work include Health Policy Implementation Science (28 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (18 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (16 papers). Angela Harden is often cited by papers focused on Health Policy Implementation Science (28 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (18 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (16 papers). Angela Harden collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Belgium. Angela Harden's co-authors include James Thomas, Ann Oakley, Sandy Oliver, Ginny Brunton, Rebecca Rees, Adam Fletcher, Farah Jamal, Josephine Kavanagh, Karin Hannes and Janet Kavanagh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Journal of Clinical Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Angela Harden

124 papers receiving 10.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Methods for the thematic synthesis of qualitative research in systematic reviews

2008 5.9k citations James Thomas, Angela Harden BMC Medical Research Methodology profile →
Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series—paper 3: methods for assessing methodological limitations, data extraction and synthesis, and confidence in synthesized qualitative findings

2017 333 citations Angela Harden, James Thomas et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Angela Harden United Kingdom	38	4.3k	2.5k	2.2k	1.6k	1.1k	132	11.3k
Rona Campbell United Kingdom	49	4.1k 1.0×	2.5k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	777 0.7×	207	11.5k
Patricia McInerney South Africa	17	3.8k 0.9×	2.6k 1.0×	1.8k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	43	13.3k
Robin Whittemore United States	48	4.4k 1.0×	2.5k 1.0×	2.4k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	1.7k 1.5×	193	14.7k
Sally Thorne Canada	52	4.9k 1.2×	3.1k 1.2×	2.0k 0.9×	2.4k 1.5×	1.4k 1.2×	234	13.2k
Leslie Curry United States	43	5.5k 1.3×	2.8k 1.1×	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	207	13.6k
Edoardo Aromataris Australia	35	3.4k 0.8×	2.6k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	128	16.6k
Christina Godfrey Canada	28	4.6k 1.1×	3.2k 1.3×	2.2k 1.0×	1.7k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	99	16.4k
Hanan Khalil Australia	25	4.2k 1.0×	3.0k 1.2×	2.0k 0.9×	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	137	16.0k
Nicholas Mays United Kingdom	41	5.8k 1.4×	2.3k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 1.0×	966 0.8×	279	12.4k
Frances Griffiths United Kingdom	37	4.5k 1.1×	2.5k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	954 0.8×	245	11.1k

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Bagnall, Anne‐Marie, et al.. (2025). Community engagement approaches to improve health: a cross-case study analysis of barriers and facilitators in UK practice. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 747–747. 1 indexed citations

Barnicot, Kirsten, Catherine S. Hurt, Aleksandra Borek, et al.. (2025). Adapting a Participatory Group Programme for Caregivers of Children with Complex Neurodisability from Low-, Middle-Income Countries to a High-Income Setting: Moving from “Baby Ubuntu” to “Encompass”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 22(7). 1144–1144.

Mehay, Anita, Louise Hunter, Juliet Rayment, et al.. (2024). What are the mechanisms of effect of group antenatal care? A systematic realist review and synthesis of the literature. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 24(1). 625–625. 3 indexed citations

McCourt, Christine, et al.. (2024). Involving women with limited English proficiency in group antenatal care: Findings from the integrated process evaluation of the Pregnancy Circles pilot trial. Midwifery. 139. 104197–104197.

Drymoussi, Zoe, Doris Lanz, María del Carmen Pardo, et al.. (2023). Metformin in the prevention of type 2 diabetes after gestational diabetes in postnatal women (OMAhA): a UK multicentre randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind feasibility trial with nested qualitative study. BMJ Open. 13(11). e073813–e073813. 3 indexed citations

Rayment‐Jones, Hannah, Kathryn V. Dalrymple, James M. Harris, et al.. (2023). Project20: maternity care mechanisms that improve access and engagement for women with social risk factors in the UK – a mixed-methods, realist evaluation. BMJ Open. 13(2). e064291–e064291. 5 indexed citations

Sawtell, Mary, Meg Wiggins, Anita Mehay, et al.. (2023). Group antenatal care: findings from a pilot randomised controlled trial of REACH Pregnancy Circles. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 9(1). 42–42. 3 indexed citations

Lanz, Doris, et al.. (2022). Deferred consent in emergency obstetric research: findings from qualitative interviews with women and recruiters in the ACROBAT pilot trial for severe postpartum haemorrhage. BMJ Open. 12(5). e054787–e054787. 7 indexed citations

Rayment‐Jones, Hannah, James M. Harris, Angela Harden, et al.. (2021). Project20: interpreter services for pregnant women with social risk factors in England: what works, for whom, in what circumstances, and how?. International Journal for Equity in Health. 20(1). 233–233. 29 indexed citations

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Rajabi, Mohsen, et al.. (2021). Supporting disengaged children and young people living with diabetes to self-care: a qualitative study in a socially disadvantaged and ethnically diverse urban area. BMJ Open. 11(10). e046989–e046989. 5 indexed citations

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Wiggins, Meg, Mary Sawtell, Christine McCourt, et al.. (2020). Group antenatal care (Pregnancy Circles) for diverse and disadvantaged women: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial with integral process and economic evaluations. BMC Health Services Research. 20(1). 919–919. 12 indexed citations

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Rayment‐Jones, Hannah, Sergio A. Silverio, James M. Harris, Angela Harden, & Jane Sandall. (2020). Project 20: Midwives’ insight into continuity of care models for women with social risk factors: what works, for whom, in what circumstances, and how. Midwifery. 84. 102654–102654. 42 indexed citations

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Hunter, Louise, et al.. (2018). Better together: a qualitative exploration of women’s perceptions and experiences of group antenatal care using focus groups and interviews. Radar (Oxford Brookes University). 1 indexed citations

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Shepherd, Jonathan, Janet Kavanagh, Joanna Picot, et al.. (2010). The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of behavioural interventions for the prevention of sexually transmitted infections in young people aged 13–19: a systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment. 14(7). 1–206, iii. 133 indexed citations

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Thomas, James & Angela Harden. (2008). Methods for the thematic synthesis of qualitative research in systematic reviews. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 8(1). 45–45. 5933 indexed citations breakdown →

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Harden, Angela, et al.. (2007). A scoping review of the evidence relevant to life checks for young people aged 9 to 14 years. ROAR (University of East London). 1 indexed citations

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Rees, Rebecca, Sandy Oliver, Angela Harden, et al.. (2004). Use of an advisory group to ensure relevance: reflections on participation of stakeholders in a review of sexual health promotion for men who have sex with men (MSM). Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology. 179. 7–17. 3 indexed citations

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Rees, Rebecca, Angela Harden, Jonathan Shepherd, et al.. (2001). Young people and physical activity: a systematic review of research on barriers and facilitators. 81(2). 37–55. 45 indexed citations

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Harden, Angela, Rebecca Rees, Jonathan Shepherd, et al.. (2001). Young people and mental health: a systematic review of research on barriers and facilitators. UCL Discovery (University College London). 69 indexed citations

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Harden, Angela & Jane Ogden. (1999). Sixteen to nineteen year olds' use of, and beliefs about, contraceptive services.. PubMed. 24(4). 141–4. 12 indexed citations

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