Chris Gastmans

9.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
205 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Chris Gastmans is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Gastmans has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 120 papers in General Health Professions and 52 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Chris Gastmans's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (103 papers), Patient Dignity and Privacy (94 papers) and Ethics in medical practice (83 papers). Chris Gastmans is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (103 papers), Patient Dignity and Privacy (94 papers) and Ethics in medical practice (83 papers). Chris Gastmans collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United States and Italy. Chris Gastmans's co-authors include Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé, Yvonne Denier, Els Bryon, Younjae Oh, Tijs Vandemeulebroucke, Sabine Goethals, Lieslot Mahieu, Linus Vanlaere, Leyla Dinç and Joan McCarthy and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, PEDIATRICS and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Chris Gastmans

191 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

QUAGOL: A guide for qualitative data analysis 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400 500
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. QUAGOL: A guide for qualitative data analysis
    2011 522 citations Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé, Chris Gastmans 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
Chris Gastmans Belgium 43 3.4k 3.2k 1.7k 543 531 205 6.2k
Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé Belgium 42 2.4k 0.7× 2.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 712 1.3× 621 1.2× 165 5.7k
Kevin Brazil Canada 42 3.1k 0.9× 3.2k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 778 1.4× 588 1.1× 243 6.7k
Anneke L. Francke Netherlands 46 4.4k 1.3× 4.7k 1.5× 1.8k 1.1× 988 1.8× 1.1k 2.0× 296 9.6k
Riitta Suhonen Finland 45 1.9k 0.6× 3.7k 1.2× 632 0.4× 594 1.1× 197 0.4× 235 6.0k
Guy Widdershoven Netherlands 39 1.9k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 877 0.5× 464 0.9× 453 0.9× 182 4.4k
Maritta Välimäki Finland 44 1.5k 0.5× 3.2k 1.0× 2.1k 1.2× 866 1.6× 221 0.4× 284 6.6k
Eesa Mohammadi Iran 35 1.3k 0.4× 1.6k 0.5× 1.2k 0.7× 724 1.3× 530 1.0× 368 5.1k
Holger Pfaff Germany 39 1.5k 0.4× 2.8k 0.9× 599 0.4× 705 1.3× 333 0.6× 362 5.6k
Jenny Ploeg Canada 43 1.6k 0.5× 3.7k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 882 1.6× 373 0.7× 258 7.4k
Isabelle Vedel Canada 30 1.2k 0.3× 2.3k 0.7× 807 0.5× 573 1.1× 356 0.7× 164 5.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chris Gastmans

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris Gastmans

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All Works

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Denier, Yvonne, et al.. (2024). The Ethics of Electronic Tracking Devices in Dementia Care: An Interview Study with Developers. Science and Engineering Ethics. 30(3). 17–17. 2 indexed citations
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Vears, Danya F., et al.. (2024). Doctor–Parent Disagreement for Preterm Infants Born in the Grey Zone: Do Ethical Frameworks Help?. Journal of Bioethical Inquiry. 21(4). 723–734.
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Biller‐Andorno, Nikola, et al.. (2024). Healthcare providers' advocacy approaches and ethical challenges in delivering healthcare to undocumented migrants: a scoping review. Medicine Health Care and Philosophy. 27(4). 579–606. 2 indexed citations
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Suhonen, Riitta, Alessandro Galazzi, Chris Gastmans, et al.. (2024). How nurses’ moral competence can be supported: Findings from international focus groups with professionals. International Nursing Review. 72(3). e13080–e13080.
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Stolt, Minna, Stefania Chiappinotto, Chris Gastmans, et al.. (2024). Factors contributing to the promotion of moral competence in nursing. Nursing Ethics. 31(8). 1367–1388. 8 indexed citations
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Gilissen, Joni, Chris Gastmans, Luc Deliëns, et al.. (2024). Mixed methods process evaluation of an advance care planning intervention among nursing home staff. Palliative Medicine. 39(1). 113–125.
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Godoy, Simone de, et al.. (2024). Moral distress among undergraduate nursing students in clinical practice: A scoping review. Nursing Ethics. 32(5). 1418–1433. 1 indexed citations
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Papastavrou, Evridiki, Stefania Chiappinotto, Chris Gastmans, et al.. (2024). Ethics in undergraduate nursing degrees: An international comparative education study. Nursing Ethics. 32(2). 472–485. 2 indexed citations
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Oh, Younjae & Chris Gastmans. (2023). Ethical issues experienced by nurses during COVID-19 pandemic: Systematic review. Nursing Ethics. 31(4). 521–540. 9 indexed citations
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Pivodic, Lara, Joni Gilissen, Stefanie De Buyser, et al.. (2022). Effects of a theory-based advance care planning intervention for nursing homes: A cluster randomized controlled trial. Palliative Medicine. 36(7). 1059–1071. 7 indexed citations
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Gastmans, Chris, et al.. (2021). Measuring nurses’ moral courage: an explorative study. Nursing Ethics. 29(1). 114–130. 19 indexed citations
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Gilissen, Joni, Chris Gastmans, Robert Vander Stichele, et al.. (2021). Differences in advance care planning among nursing home care staff. Nursing Ethics. 28(7-8). 1210–1227. 5 indexed citations
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Gilissen, Joni, Lara Pivodic, Wilfried Cools, et al.. (2020). Nurses’ self-efficacy, rather than their knowledge, is associated with their engagement in advance care planning in nursing homes: A survey study. Palliative Medicine. 34(7). 917–924. 32 indexed citations
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Wright, David, Chris Gastmans, Amanda Vandyk, & Bernadette Dierckx de Casterlé. (2019). Moral identity and palliative sedation: A systematic review of normative nursing literature. Nursing Ethics. 27(3). 868–886. 9 indexed citations
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Leget, Carlo, Chris Gastmans, & Marian Verkerk. (2011). Care, Compassion and Recognition : An Ethical Discussion. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 40 indexed citations
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Burggraeve, Roger, et al.. (2006). Towards a Levinasian care ethic: a dialogue between the thoughts of Joan Tronto and Emmanuel Levinas. Ethical Perspectives. 13(1). 33–61. 8 indexed citations
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Casterlé, Bernadette Dierckx de, et al.. (2003). Zorg voor palliatieve patiënten op curatieve eenheden. De plaats van vrijwilligers. 43(4). 57–73. 1 indexed citations
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Nys, Herman, et al.. (1999). Norms and values in nursing from an ethical and legal perspective: an international comparative inquiry in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. Nursing Ethics. 6(3). 257–258. 1 indexed citations

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