David Richards

26.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
370 papers, 17.9k citations indexed

About

David Richards is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, General Health Professions and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Richards has authored 370 papers receiving a total of 17.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 88 papers in General Health Professions and 70 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in David Richards's work include Mental Health Treatment and Access (65 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (43 papers) and Digital Mental Health Interventions (42 papers). David Richards is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health Treatment and Access (65 papers), Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments (43 papers) and Digital Mental Health Interventions (42 papers). David Richards collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. David Richards's co-authors include Simon Gilbody, Karina Lovell, Peter Bower, Catherine Hewitt, Stephen Brealey, John B. Uther, David L. Ross, David Ekers, Michael Barkham and A. Robert Denniss and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

David Richards

362 papers receiving 16.8k citations

Hit Papers

Screening for Depression ... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2012 2007 2016 250 500 750 1000
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. Screening for Depression in Medical Settings with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ): A Diagnostic Meta-Analysis
    2007 1.0k citations Simon Gilbody, David Richards et al. profile →
  2. Collaborative care for depression and anxiety problems
    2012 754 citations Peter Bower, Simon Gilbody et al. profile →
  3. Psychological treatments for chronic post-traumatic stress disorder
    2007 627 citations Stephen Pilling, David Richards et al. profile →
  4. Cost and Outcome of Behavioural Activation versus Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Depression (COBRA): a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial
    2016 373 citations David Richards, David Ekers et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
David Richards 5.2k 4.1k 3.8k 3.5k 2.4k 370 17.9k
Daniel E. Ford 3.3k 0.6× 5.0k 1.2× 3.1k 0.8× 2.7k 0.8× 777 0.3× 237 19.4k
Philip S. Wang 7.1k 1.3× 4.9k 1.2× 6.6k 1.7× 1.4k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 103 22.8k
Karina W. Davidson 3.6k 0.7× 5.1k 1.3× 2.3k 0.6× 6.1k 1.8× 1.3k 0.5× 409 30.6k
Joseph E. Schwartz 5.6k 1.1× 5.4k 1.3× 4.2k 1.1× 9.9k 2.9× 2.5k 1.0× 745 42.4k
Evette Ludman 4.0k 0.8× 4.5k 1.1× 4.0k 1.1× 1.7k 0.5× 1.2k 0.5× 240 17.4k
Peter de Jonge 3.5k 0.7× 2.8k 0.7× 2.9k 0.8× 6.0k 1.7× 854 0.4× 371 18.5k
Wolfgang Herzog 8.1k 1.5× 2.3k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 1.6k 0.4× 1.1k 0.5× 330 16.6k
Jürgen Unützer 5.5k 1.1× 6.6k 1.6× 7.2k 1.9× 1.1k 0.3× 1.4k 0.6× 295 18.3k
William W. Eaton 8.4k 1.6× 4.2k 1.0× 4.7k 1.3× 1.7k 0.5× 765 0.3× 327 25.5k
Wilson Tam 5.1k 1.0× 4.1k 1.0× 2.0k 0.5× 1.0k 0.3× 717 0.3× 353 21.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Richards

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Richards

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chan, Xin Hui S, David Richards, Mark Daly, et al.. (2024). Autochthonous Human Babesia divergens Infection, England. Emerging infectious diseases. 30(10). 2165–2168. 1 indexed citations
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Ferreira, Ricardo J O, Maria Adriana Henriques, Rikke Helene Moe, et al.. (2024). Presentation of the first international research network to foster high-quality clinical trials testing non-pharmacological interventions (TRACTION network). BMJ Open. 14(7). e081864–e081864. 1 indexed citations
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Cooper, John G., Roy M. Nilsen, Timothy Skinner, et al.. (2023). Diabetes Distress and Associations With Demographic and Clinical Variables: A Nationwide Population-Based Registry Study of 10,186 Adults With Type 1 Diabetes in Norway. Diabetes Care. 47(1). 126–131. 18 indexed citations
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Sugg, Holly Victoria Rose, David Richards, Anne‐Marie Russell, et al.. (2022). Nurses’ strategies for overcoming barriers to fundamental nursing care in patients with COVID ‐19 caused by infection with the SARS‐COV ‐2 virus: Results from the ‘ COVID‐NURSE ’ survey. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 79(3). 1003–1017. 7 indexed citations
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Graue, Marit, David Richards, Ragnhild B. Strandberg, et al.. (2021). Use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in clinical diabetes consultations: the DiaPROM randomised controlled pilot trial. BMJ Open. 11(4). e042353–e042353. 15 indexed citations
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O’Mahen, Heather, Adele M. Hayes, Mohammod Mostazir, et al.. (2021). A comparison of the effects of sudden gains and depression spikes on short- and long-term depressive symptoms in a randomized controlled trial of behavioral activation and cognitive behavioural therapy.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 89(12). 957–969. 4 indexed citations
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Saunders, Rob, Zachary D. Cohen, Gareth Ambler, et al.. (2021). A Patient Stratification Approach to Identifying the Likelihood of Continued Chronic Depression and Relapse Following Treatment for Depression. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 11(12). 1295–1295. 14 indexed citations
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Graue, Marit, Ragnhild B. Strandberg, Silje Stangeland Lie, et al.. (2021). Young adults with type 1 diabetes and their experiences with diabetes follow‐up and participation in the DiaPROM pilot trial: A qualitative study. Diabetic Medicine. 38(6). 11 indexed citations
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Haugstvedt, Anne, Marit Graue, Ragnhild B. Strandberg, et al.. (2020). Nurses’ and physicians’ experiences with diabetes consultations and the use of dialogue tools in the DiaPROM pilot trial: A qualitative study. Diabetic Medicine. 38(6). e14419–e14419. 13 indexed citations
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Haugstvedt, Anne, Ragnhild B. Strandberg, David Richards, et al.. (2019). Use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in clinical diabetes consultations: study protocol for the DiaPROM randomised controlled trial pilot study. BMJ Open. 9(1). e024008–e024008. 14 indexed citations
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Richards, Suzanne H, John Campbell, Chris Dickens, et al.. (2018). Enhanced psychological care in cardiac rehabilitation services for patients with new-onset depression: the CADENCE feasibility study and pilot RCT. Health Technology Assessment. 22(30). 1–220. 13 indexed citations
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Allison, Rhoda, et al.. (2015). Incidence, Time Course and Predictors of Impairments Relating to Caring for the Profoundly Affected arm After Stroke: A Systematic Review. Physiotherapy Research International. 21(4). 210–227. 35 indexed citations
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Richards, David, Linda Gask, Karina Lovell, et al.. (2013). Clinical effectiveness of collaborative care for depression in UK primary care (CADET): cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 347(aug19 1). f4913–f4913. 150 indexed citations
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Clark, David M., Richard Layard, Rachel Smithies, et al.. (2009). Improving access to psychological therapy: Initial evaluation of two UK demonstration sites. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 47(11). 910–920. 435 indexed citations
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Hewitt, Catherine, Simon Gilbody, Stephen Brealey, et al.. (2009). Methods to identify postnatal depression in primary care: an integrated evidence synthesis and value of information analysis. Health Technology Assessment. 13(36). 1–145, 147. 267 indexed citations
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Richards, David, Karina Lovell, Simon Gilbody, et al.. (2007). Collaborative care for depression in UK primary care: a randomized controlled trial. Psychological Medicine. 38(2). 279–287. 124 indexed citations
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Richards, Anna, David Richards, & Michael Barkham. (2001). Mental health. Eye off the ball?. PubMed. 111(5739). 27–27. 1 indexed citations
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Richards, David, et al.. (1974). Double-blind study of the analgesic effect of ethoheptazine-aspirin.. PubMed. 16(7). 718–33. 3 indexed citations

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