David Evans

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

David Evans is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, David Evans has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in General Health Professions, 11 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 10 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in David Evans's work include Primary Care and Health Outcomes (21 papers), Mental Health and Patient Involvement (16 papers) and Public Health Policies and Education (14 papers). David Evans is often cited by papers focused on Primary Care and Health Outcomes (21 papers), Mental Health and Patient Involvement (16 papers) and Public Health Policies and Education (14 papers). David Evans collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. David Evans's co-authors include Peter M. Piermarini, Joanna Crocker, Siân Rees, Jennifer Hirst, Adwoa Parker, Sophie Petit-Zeman, Alan Chant, Ignacio Ricci‐Cabello, Norma Daykin and Andy Gibson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annals of Surgery and Environmental Health Perspectives.

In The Last Decade

David Evans

78 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

  1. Impact of patient and public involvement on enrolment and retention in clinical trials: systematic review and meta-analysis
    2018 312 citations David Evans 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
David Evans United Kingdom 19 868 203 180 163 139 82 1.6k
Patrick Brown Netherlands 25 716 0.8× 228 1.1× 437 2.4× 193 1.2× 61 0.4× 114 2.0k
Watson United States 15 387 0.4× 244 1.2× 177 1.0× 147 0.9× 82 0.6× 51 1.6k
Camilla Palmhøj Nielsen Denmark 21 523 0.6× 293 1.4× 115 0.6× 229 1.4× 133 1.0× 63 1.8k
Melissa Graham Australia 20 364 0.4× 205 1.0× 481 2.7× 82 0.5× 65 0.5× 87 1.7k
Simon Thompson United Kingdom 16 251 0.3× 141 0.7× 421 2.3× 77 0.5× 129 0.9× 46 1.6k
Carolyn Miller United Kingdom 16 481 0.6× 371 1.8× 572 3.2× 209 1.3× 450 3.2× 25 1.8k
Hans A. Baer United States 25 440 0.5× 156 0.8× 857 4.8× 75 0.5× 77 0.6× 140 2.2k
Pierre-Gerlier Forest Canada 10 498 0.6× 129 0.6× 270 1.5× 235 1.4× 58 0.4× 16 1.1k
Alex Stevens United Kingdom 27 587 0.7× 469 2.3× 785 4.4× 91 0.6× 47 0.3× 93 2.3k
Liz Walker United Kingdom 28 902 1.0× 248 1.2× 460 2.6× 241 1.5× 83 0.6× 99 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by David Evans

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Evans

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Evans

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Michel, Janet, Till Bärnighausen, Fabrizio Tediosi, et al.. (2022). Testing the contextual Interaction theory in a UHC pilot district in South Africa. BMC Health Services Research. 22(1). 343–343. 3 indexed citations
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Evans, David, et al.. (2020). Systems leadership in practice: thematic insights from three public health case studies. BMC Public Health. 20(1). 1735–1735. 22 indexed citations
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Evans, David & Colin M. Gray. (2019). How important is public health practitioner registration to UK public health employers?. Public Health. 171. 1–5. 1 indexed citations
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Evans, David, et al.. (2017). Extent, quality and impact of patient and public involvement in antimicrobial drug development research: A systematic review. Health Expectations. 21(1). 75–81. 17 indexed citations
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Evans, David, Jane Coad, Jane Dalrymple, et al.. (2014). Public involvement in research: assessing impact through a realist evaluation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(36). 1–128. 62 indexed citations
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Jones, Emma L., et al.. (2014). Quality of Reporting on Patient and Public Involvement Within Surgical Research. Annals of Surgery. 261(2). 243–250. 43 indexed citations
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Evans, David, et al.. (2013). ‘Calling executives and clinicians to account’: user involvement in commissioning cancer services. Health Expectations. 18(4). 504–515. 7 indexed citations
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Evans, David & Gregory Shaffer. (2011). Introduction: The Developing Country Experience in WTO Dispute Settlement. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Evans, David, et al.. (2008). Patient Advice and Liaison Services: results of an audit survey in England. Health Expectations. 11(3). 304–316. 2 indexed citations
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Daykin, Norma, David Evans, Christina Petsoulas, & Adrian Sayers. (2007). Evaluating the impact of patient and public involvement initiatives on UK health services: a systematic review. Evidence & Policy. 3(1). 47–65. 48 indexed citations
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Cronin, D.A., Lynne Kendall, Steve Brown, et al.. (2006). Public health leadership in the real world: The role of the director of public health. UWE Research Repository (UWE Bristol). 2 indexed citations
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Evans, David, et al.. (2002). System architecture of a home wireless ATM network. 2. 477–486. 3 indexed citations
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Evans, David. (2001). Taking public health out of the ghetto: The policy and practice of multi-disciplinary public health in the NHS. UWE Research Repository (UWE Bristol). 3 indexed citations
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Mays, Nicholas, Sally Wyke, & David Evans. (2001). The Evaluation of Complex Health Policy. Evaluation. 7(4). 405–426. 11 indexed citations
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Evans, David. (1997). Power Use Behaviors of Library Administrators: Relationships Among Administrators' Preferred Social Power Use, Readiness to Empower and Administrators' Characteristics. UMI Dissertation Services eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Evans, David. (1996). A stakeholder analysis of developments at the primary and secondary care interface.. PubMed. 46(412). 675–7. 14 indexed citations
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Evans, David. (1987). The Fish Gill: Site of Action and Model for Toxic Effects of Environmental Pollutants. Environmental Health Perspectives. 71. 47–47. 31 indexed citations
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Evans, David, et al.. (1984). Trade, industrialisation, and the visible hand. The Journal of Development Studies. 21(1). 22–46. 18 indexed citations
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Evans, David. (1981). Monopoly Power and Imperialism: Oscar Braun's Theory of Unequal Exchange. Development and Change. 12(4). 601–610. 2 indexed citations

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