Benjamin Saunders

13.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
60 papers, 8.4k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Saunders is a scholar working on Pharmacology, General Health Professions and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Saunders has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 8.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Pharmacology, 17 papers in General Health Professions and 13 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Saunders's work include Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (21 papers), Clinical practice guidelines implementation (10 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (10 papers). Benjamin Saunders is often cited by papers focused on Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (21 papers), Clinical practice guidelines implementation (10 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (10 papers). Benjamin Saunders collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Singapore. Benjamin Saunders's co-authors include Julius Sim, Tom Kingstone, Jackie Waterfield, Bernadette Bartlam, Heather Burroughs, Clare Jinks, Jenny Kitzinger, Celia Kitzinger, Nadine E. Foster and Jonathan Hill and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Social Science & Medicine and BMJ Open.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Saunders

51 papers receiving 8.2k citations

Hit Papers

Saturation in qualitative research: exploring its concept... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2017 2018 2014 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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.

  1. Saturation in qualitative research: exploring its conceptualization and operationalization
    2017 7.1k citations Benjamin Saunders, Julius Sim et al. Quality & Quantity profile →
  2. Can sample size in qualitative research be determined a priori?
    2018 420 citations Julius Sim, Benjamin Saunders et al. profile →
  3. Anonymising interview data: challenges and compromise in practice
    2014 314 citations Benjamin Saunders et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamin Saunders United Kingdom 16 2.1k 1.7k 1.5k 1.2k 681 60 8.4k
Tom Kingstone United Kingdom 13 2.0k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 1.4k 1.1× 632 0.9× 41 8.0k
Bernadette Bartlam United Kingdom 21 2.4k 1.1× 1.5k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 664 1.0× 67 8.4k
Clare Jinks United Kingdom 28 2.6k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 1.7k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 673 1.0× 122 11.3k
Jackie Waterfield United Kingdom 15 2.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 638 0.9× 29 8.2k
Alexa McArthur Australia 16 2.3k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 721 1.1× 80 9.5k
Heather Burroughs United Kingdom 14 2.2k 1.0× 1.5k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 597 0.9× 32 7.7k
Monique Hennink United States 25 2.3k 1.1× 1.6k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.7× 81 8.0k
Jennifer P. Wisdom United States 28 2.7k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.2× 569 0.8× 100 9.0k
Ruth Garside United Kingdom 54 2.3k 1.1× 981 0.6× 1.6k 1.1× 989 0.8× 734 1.1× 159 10.8k
Mojtaba Vaismoradi Norway 32 2.8k 1.3× 1.7k 1.0× 1.7k 1.1× 1.7k 1.3× 877 1.3× 160 10.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Saunders, Benjamin, et al.. (2025). Perceptions and Significance of Long Covid Diagnoses From the Perspectives of Children and Young People With Long Covid, Their Parents and Professionals. Health Expectations. 28(3). e70318–e70318. 1 indexed citations
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Mughal, Faraz, Carolyn Chew‐Graham, Ellen Townsend, et al.. (2024). How GPs can help young people avoid future self-harm: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice. 74(749). e832–e838.
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Saunders, Benjamin, et al.. (2023). Experiences and care needs of children with long COVID: a qualitative study. BJGP Open. 8(1). BJGPO.2023.0143–BJGPO.2023.0143. 6 indexed citations
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Foster, Nadine E., Kate M. Dunn, Jonathan Hill, et al.. (2023). Stratified primary care for adults with musculoskeletal pain: the STarT MSK research programme including RCTs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1–103.
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Prior, James A., et al.. (2023). Patients’ views and experiences of delayed diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease: a qualitative study. BJGP Open. 7(4). BJGPO.2023.0070–BJGPO.2023.0070. 4 indexed citations
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Saunders, Benjamin, et al.. (2023). Diagnostic delay in adult inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology. 42(1). 40–52. 19 indexed citations
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Bateman, Marcus, et al.. (2023). Lived experience of people with lateral elbow tendinopathy: a qualitative study from the OPTimisE pilot and feasibility trial. BMJ Open. 13(8). e072070–e072070. 4 indexed citations
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Bateman, Marcus, Elspeth Whitby, Martin Dawes, et al.. (2023). Optimising physiotherapy for people with lateral elbow tendinopathy – Results of a mixed-methods pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial (OPTimisE). Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 69. 102905–102905. 3 indexed citations
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Bateman, Marcus, Benjamin Saunders, Chris Littlewood, et al.. (2022). Comparing an optimised physiotherapy treatment package with usual physiotherapy care for people with tennis elbow — protocol for the OPTimisE pilot and feasibility randomised controlled trial. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 8(1). 178–178. 5 indexed citations
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Bateman, Marcus, Benjamin Saunders, Chris Littlewood, & Jonathan Hill. (2021). Development of an optimised physiotherapist-led treatment protocol for lateral elbow tendinopathy: a consensus study using an online nominal group technique. BMJ Open. 11(12). e053841–e053841. 12 indexed citations
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Saunders, Benjamin, Jonathan Hill, Nadine E. Foster, et al.. (2020). Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: qualitative findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Family Practice. 21(1). 18 indexed citations
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Hill, Jonathan, Ying Chen, Simon Wathall, et al.. (2020). Computer-Based Stratified Primary Care for Musculoskeletal Consultations Compared With Usual Care: Study Protocol for the STarT MSK Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 9(7). e17939–e17939. 14 indexed citations
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Foster, Nadine E., Kika Konstantinou, Martyn Lewis, et al.. (2020). Stratified versus usual care for the management of primary care patients with sciatica: the SCOPiC RCT. Health Technology Assessment. 24(49). 1–130. 14 indexed citations
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Hill, Jonathan, Simon Wathall, Benjamin Saunders, et al.. (2020). Stratified primary care versus non-stratified care for musculoskeletal pain: findings from the STarT MSK feasibility and pilot cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Family Practice. 21(1). 30–30. 61 indexed citations
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Protheroe, Joanne, Benjamin Saunders, Bernadette Bartlam, et al.. (2019). Matching treatment options for risk sub-groups in musculoskeletal pain: a consensus groups study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 20(1). 271–271. 26 indexed citations
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Saunders, Benjamin, Julius Sim, Tom Kingstone, et al.. (2017). Saturation in qualitative research: exploring its conceptualization and operationalization. Quality & Quantity. 52(4). 1893–1907. 7062 indexed citations breakdown →
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Saunders, Benjamin, et al.. (2017). Patients' views on the causes of their polymyalgia rheumatica: a content analysis of data from the PMR Cohort Study. BMJ Open. 7(1). e014301–e014301. 4 indexed citations

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