Christine May

3.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
16 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Christine May is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christine May has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in General Health Professions, 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 4 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Christine May's work include Cancer survivorship and care (4 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (4 papers) and Health Policy Implementation Science (3 papers). Christine May is often cited by papers focused on Cancer survivorship and care (4 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (4 papers) and Health Policy Implementation Science (3 papers). Christine May collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Christine May's co-authors include Carl May, Frances S Mair, Alison Richardson, Michael Bracher, Tim Rapley, Elizabeth Murray, Tracy Finch, Melissa Girling, Michelle Myall and Molly Cooke and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Christine May

16 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Rethinking the patient: usi... 1990 2026 2002 2014 2014 1990 2018 2022 100 200 300 400
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. Rethinking the patient: using Burden of Treatment Theory to understand the changing dynamics of illness
    2014 456 citations Carl May, David T. Eton et al. BMC Health Services Research profile →
  2. Withholding and Withdrawal of Life Support from the Critically Ill
    1990 437 citations Nicholas G. Smedira, Neal H. Cohen et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  3. Using Normalization Process Theory in feasibility studies and process evaluations of complex healthcare interventions: a systematic review
    2018 389 citations Carl May, Amanda Cummings et al. Implementation Science profile →
  4. Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: a normalisation process theory coding manual for qualitative research and instrument development
    2022 104 citations Carl May, Bianca Albers et al. Implementation Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christine May United Kingdom 11 713 617 259 232 201 16 1.6k
Jenni Burt United Kingdom 27 1.0k 1.5× 574 0.9× 250 1.0× 245 1.1× 161 0.8× 76 2.1k
Rebecca Spirig Switzerland 20 616 0.9× 345 0.6× 173 0.7× 208 0.9× 137 0.7× 116 1.6k
Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia United States 21 562 0.8× 744 1.2× 105 0.4× 190 0.8× 238 1.2× 84 1.4k
Eileen Savage Ireland 24 600 0.8× 481 0.8× 333 1.3× 395 1.7× 347 1.7× 107 1.9k
Carolyn T. Nowels United States 22 548 0.8× 496 0.8× 339 1.3× 296 1.3× 267 1.3× 36 1.7k
Regina McQuillan Ireland 21 397 0.6× 658 1.1× 118 0.5× 222 1.0× 194 1.0× 57 1.5k
Patriek Mistiaen Netherlands 18 1.1k 1.6× 643 1.0× 253 1.0× 191 0.8× 146 0.7× 76 2.5k
Clint Douglas Australia 25 758 1.1× 278 0.5× 294 1.1× 188 0.8× 148 0.7× 75 2.0k
Regina M. Fink United States 28 973 1.4× 789 1.3× 207 0.8× 255 1.1× 466 2.3× 86 2.4k
Chetna Malhotra Singapore 26 776 1.1× 992 1.6× 127 0.5× 324 1.4× 243 1.2× 150 2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Christine May

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christine May

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christine May

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

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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May, Carl, Bianca Albers, Laura Desveaux, et al.. (2022). Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: Protocol for a qualitative systematic review of studies informed by Normalization Process Theory (NPT). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 41–41. 6 indexed citations
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May, Carl, Bianca Albers, Michael Bracher, et al.. (2022). Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: a normalisation process theory coding manual for qualitative research and instrument development. Implementation Science. 17(1). 19–19. 104 indexed citations breakdown →
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May, Carl, Amanda Cummings, Melissa Girling, et al.. (2018). Using Normalization Process Theory in feasibility studies and process evaluations of complex healthcare interventions: a systematic review. Implementation Science. 13(1). 389 indexed citations breakdown →
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Foster, Claire, Joanne Haviland, Jane N. Winter, et al.. (2016). The impact of primary colorectal cancer treatment on physical symptoms and functioning in the first two years: results from the ColoREctal Wellbeing (CREW) cohort study. Nottingham ePrints (University of Nottingham). 3 indexed citations
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Myall, Michelle, Carl May, Chloe Grimmett, et al.. (2015). RESTORE: an exploratory trial of a web-based intervention to enhance self-management of cancer-related fatigue: findings from a qualitative process evaluation. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 15(1). 94–94. 29 indexed citations
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May, Carl, David T. Eton, Kasey R. Boehmer, et al.. (2014). Rethinking the patient: using Burden of Treatment Theory to understand the changing dynamics of illness. BMC Health Services Research. 14(1). 281–281. 456 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fenlon, Deborah, Kim Chivers Seymour, Ikumi Okamoto, et al.. (2013). Lessons learnt recruiting to a multi-site UK cohort study to explore recovery of health and well-being after colorectal cancer (CREW study). BMC Medical Research Methodology. 13(1). 153–153. 11 indexed citations
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Panelli, Ruth, et al.. (2006). Creating Collaborative Living History The Case of the Victorian Women on Farms Gathering Heritage Collection. History Australia. 3(1). 15.1–15.14. 3 indexed citations
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May, Christine. (2005). Refugee and Immigrant Health: A Handbook for Health Professionals. Journal of Emergency Nursing. 31(5). 485–486. 33 indexed citations
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May, Christine, et al.. (1999). Addressing the emergency nursing staffing shortage: Implementing an internship using a nursing school instructor model. Journal of Emergency Nursing. 25(6). 509–513. 13 indexed citations
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Smedira, Nicholas G., Neal H. Cohen, Bernard Lo, et al.. (1990). Withholding and Withdrawal of Life Support from the Critically Ill. New England Journal of Medicine. 322(5). 309–315. 437 indexed citations breakdown →
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May, Christine & Diane Morabito. (1989). Motorcycle helmet use, incidence of head injury, and cost of hospitalization.. PubMed. 15(5). 389–92. 19 indexed citations
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May, Christine. (1973). Wheelchair Patient for a Day. AJN American Journal of Nursing. 73(4). 650–650. 3 indexed citations

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