Christopher Dowrick

18.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
273 papers, 12.3k citations indexed

About

Christopher Dowrick is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Social Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Dowrick has authored 273 papers receiving a total of 12.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in General Health Professions, 82 papers in Social Psychology and 70 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Christopher Dowrick's work include Mental Health Treatment and Access (77 papers), Mental Health and Psychiatry (50 papers) and Primary Care and Health Outcomes (36 papers). Christopher Dowrick is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health Treatment and Access (77 papers), Mental Health and Psychiatry (50 papers) and Primary Care and Health Outcomes (36 papers). Christopher Dowrick collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Ireland. Christopher Dowrick's co-authors include Peter Salmon, José Luís Ayuso‐Mateos, Carl May, Adele Ring, Gerry Humphris, Jane Gunn, Linda Gask, Frances S Mair, Anne Rogers and Graham Dunn and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Dowrick

268 papers receiving 11.7k citations

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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.

Normalisation process theory: a framework for developing, evaluating and implementing complex interventions

2010 859 citations Elizabeth Murray, Shaun Treweek et al. BMC Medicine profile →
Development of a theory of implementation and integration: Normalization Process Theory

2009 808 citations Carl May, Frances S Mair et al. profile →
Understanding the implementation of complex interventions in health care: the normalization process model

2007 451 citations Carl May, Tracy Finch et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christopher Dowrick United Kingdom	57	5.1k	3.1k	2.9k	2.5k	1.7k	273	12.3k
Paul McCrone United Kingdom	63	4.5k 0.9×	5.1k 1.6×	5.2k 1.8×	2.9k 1.1×	2.5k 1.5×	442	15.5k
Stephen J. Bartels United States	59	3.8k 0.8×	2.6k 0.8×	3.3k 1.1×	2.6k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	288	11.4k
Harm van Marwijk Netherlands	58	4.0k 0.8×	3.3k 1.0×	3.4k 1.2×	2.8k 1.1×	2.1k 1.2×	293	15.2k
Steve Kisely Australia	59	2.9k 0.6×	5.3k 1.7×	4.5k 1.6×	2.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	512	14.2k
Linda Gask United Kingdom	52	4.1k 0.8×	2.4k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	2.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	223	8.8k
Peter Allebeck Sweden	64	3.1k 0.6×	3.9k 1.2×	3.6k 1.3×	1.5k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	281	14.0k
Helen Herrman Australia	48	2.8k 0.6×	4.6k 1.5×	2.6k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	990 0.6×	267	9.7k
Martin Härter Germany	61	6.1k 1.2×	3.1k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	2.0k 0.8×	3.4k 2.1×	524	15.0k
Sonia Johnson United Kingdom	58	4.5k 0.9×	7.3k 2.3×	4.6k 1.6×	3.9k 1.6×	1.2k 0.7×	323	13.3k
Carolyn Chew‐Graham United Kingdom	57	5.6k 1.1×	3.3k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	2.7k 1.6×	393	14.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Dowrick

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Dowrick

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lynch, Johanna, Kurt C. Stange, Christopher Dowrick, et al.. (2025). The sense of safety theoretical framework: a trauma-informed and healing-oriented approach for whole person care. Frontiers in Psychology. 15. 1441493–1441493. 2 indexed citations

Shiels, Chris, et al.. (2021). Outcomes for older people with long-term conditions attending day care services delivered by paid staff or volunteers: a comparative study. Palliative Care and Social Practice. 15. 366328075–366328075. 1 indexed citations

Bowers, Hannah, Tony Kendrick, Nadja van Ginneken, et al.. (2021). A Digital Intervention for Primary Care Practitioners to Support Antidepressant Discontinuation (Advisor for Health Professionals): Development Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(7). e25537–e25537. 3 indexed citations

Ng, Roger, et al.. (2020). What do psychiatrists think about primary mental health competencies among family doctors? A WPA–WONCA global survey. BJPsych International. 18(1). 18–22. 2 indexed citations

Lloyd‐Williams, Mari, Christopher Shiels, Jacqueline Ellis, et al.. (2017). Pilot randomised controlled trial of focused narrative intervention for moderate to severe depression in palliative care patients: DISCERN trial. Palliative Medicine. 32(1). 206–215. 25 indexed citations

Saraceno, Benedetto, Richard Gater, Atıf Rahman, et al.. (2015). Reorganization of mental health services: from institutional to community-based models of care. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 12(7). 477–485. 18 indexed citations

Teunissen, Erik, et al.. (2014). Mental health problems of undocumented migrants (UMs) in the Netherlands: a qualitative exploration of help-seeking behaviour and experiences with primary care. BMJ Open. 4(11). e005738–e005738. 38 indexed citations

Dowrick, Christopher, et al.. (2013). Mental health classification in primary care. Diversity & Equality in Health and Care. 10(4). 2 indexed citations

Chew‐Graham, Carolyn, M Kovandžić, Linda Gask, et al.. (2011). Why may older people with depression not present to primary care? Messages from secondary analysis of qualitative data. Health & Social Care in the Community. 20(1). 52–60. 64 indexed citations

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Furler, John, Renata Kokanović, Christopher Dowrick, et al.. (2010). Treading softly softly: A qualitative study of family physicians' experiences of identifying, managing and treating depression among patients from three ethnic communities. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 1 indexed citations

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Murray, Elizabeth, Shaun Treweek, Catherine Pope, et al.. (2010). Normalisation process theory: a framework for developing, evaluating and implementing complex interventions. BMC Medicine. 8(1). 63–63. 859 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kendrick, Tony, Christopher Dowrick, André Tylee, et al.. (2009). Randomised controlled trial to determine the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors plus supportive care, versus supportive care alone, for mild to moderate depression with somatic symptoms in primary care: the THREAD (THREshold for AntiDepressant response) study. Health Technology Assessment. 13(22). iii–iv, ix. 65 indexed citations

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Casey, Patricia, Graham Dunn, Brendan D. Kelly, et al.. (2008). The prevalence of suicidal ideation in the general population: results from the Outcome of Depression International Network (ODIN) study. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 43(4). 299–304. 86 indexed citations

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Peters, Sarah, Anne Rogers, Peter Salmon, et al.. (2008). What Do Patients Choose to Tell Their Doctors? Qualitative Analysis of Potential Barriers to Reattributing Medically Unexplained Symptoms. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 24(4). 443–449. 131 indexed citations

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Salmon, Peter, Sarah Peters, Anne Rogers, et al.. (2007). Peering through the barriers in GPs' explanations for declining to participate in research: the role of professional autonomy and the economy of time. Family Practice. 24(3). 269–275. 89 indexed citations

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Salmon, Peter, Adele Ring, Christopher Dowrick, & Gerry Humphris. (2005). What do general practice patients want when they present medically unexplained symptoms, and why do their doctors feel pressurized?. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 59(4). 255–260. 118 indexed citations

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Michalak, Erin E., Clare Wilkinson, Kerenza Hood, Christopher Dowrick, & Greg Wilkinson. (2003). Seasonality, negative life events and social support in a community sample. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 182(5). 434–438. 27 indexed citations

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Dowrick, Christopher, José Luis Vázquez‐Barquero, Greg Wilkinson, et al.. (1999). Organizing ODIN: a case study in European academic co-operation. European Psychiatry. 14(3). 177–181. 8 indexed citations

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Dowrick, Christopher. (1997). Leaky Bodies and Boundaries. Feminism, Postmodernism and (Bio)ethics. BMJ. 315(7117). 1243.2–1243.2. 32 indexed citations

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Dowrick, Christopher. (1996). The Prevention of Mental Illness in Primary Care. BMJ. 313(7055). 501.1–501.1. 6 indexed citations

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