Deb Spence

640 total citations
20 papers, 441 citations indexed

About

Deb Spence is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Deb Spence has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 441 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Clinical Psychology, 6 papers in General Health Professions and 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Deb Spence's work include Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity (4 papers), Nursing Roles and Practices (3 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (3 papers). Deb Spence is often cited by papers focused on Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity (4 papers), Nursing Roles and Practices (3 papers) and Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (3 papers). Deb Spence collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States. Deb Spence's co-authors include Elizabeth Smythe, Susan Crowther, Clare Hocking, Tineke Water and Annette Dickinson and has published in prestigious journals such as Qualitative Health Research, Midwifery and International Journal of Qualitative Methods.

In The Last Decade

Deb Spence

19 papers receiving 406 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Deb Spence New Zealand	11	137	117	113	74	59	20	441
Erma Jean Lawson United States	10	86 0.6×	151 1.3×	162 1.4×	60 0.8×	59 1.0×	18	441
Nieli Langer United States	12	110 0.8×	79 0.7×	117 1.0×	65 0.9×	83 1.4×	39	419
Sevil Şahin Türkiye	13	122 0.9×	108 0.9×	196 1.7×	140 1.9×	31 0.5×	64	605
Olaa Mohamed-Ahmed United Kingdom	8	75 0.5×	209 1.8×	173 1.5×	122 1.6×	47 0.8×	18	582
Belinda Lewis Australia	12	192 1.4×	94 0.8×	150 1.3×	176 2.4×	21 0.4×	33	558
Claire Wendland United States	12	179 1.3×	69 0.6×	172 1.5×	273 3.7×	48 0.8×	32	701
Niki Edwards Australia	15	117 0.9×	200 1.7×	108 1.0×	164 2.2×	16 0.3×	38	533
Kristin K. Sznajder United States	14	112 0.8×	202 1.7×	83 0.7×	116 1.6×	85 1.4×	49	509
Lauren D. Smith United States	15	132 1.0×	236 2.0×	101 0.9×	226 3.1×	89 1.5×	38	683
Heather Gibb Australia	13	138 1.0×	37 0.3×	93 0.8×	50 0.7×	31 0.5×	24	460

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20 of 20 papers shown

Spence, Deb, et al.. (2021). Poem as/and Palimpsest: Hermeneutic Phenomenology and/as Poetic Inquiry. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 20. 8 indexed citations

Smythe, Elizabeth & Deb Spence. (2020). Heideggerian phenomenological hermeneutics: Working with the data. Nursing Philosophy. 21(4). e12308–e12308. 3 indexed citations

Smythe, Elizabeth & Deb Spence. (2019). Reading Heidegger. Nursing Philosophy. 21(2). e12271–e12271. 2 indexed citations

Crowther, Susan, Elizabeth Smythe, & Deb Spence. (2017). Unsettling moods in rural midwifery practice. Women and Birth. 31(1). e59–e66. 7 indexed citations

Water, Tineke, et al.. (2016). Patient advocacy by nurses – past, present and future. Contemporary Nurse. 52(6). 696–709. 34 indexed citations

Spence, Deb, et al.. (2016). Methodology, Meditation, and Mindfulness. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 15(1). 10 indexed citations

Crowther, Susan, et al.. (2016). Crafting Stories in Hermeneutic Phenomenology Research: A Methodological Device. Qualitative Health Research. 27(6). 826–835. 118 indexed citations

Crowther, Susan, Elizabeth Smythe, & Deb Spence. (2014). The joy at birth: An interpretive hermeneutic literature review. Midwifery. 30(4). e157–e165. 25 indexed citations

Crowther, Susan, Elizabeth Smythe, & Deb Spence. (2014). Kairos time at the moment of birth. Midwifery. 31(4). 451–457. 34 indexed citations

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Spence, Deb, et al.. (2014). Humanitarian Nursing in Developing Countries. Journal of Transcultural Nursing. 27(1). 18–24. 6 indexed citations

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Crowther, Susan, Elizabeth Smythe, & Deb Spence. (2013). Mood and birth experience. Women and Birth. 27(1). 21–25. 33 indexed citations

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Hocking, Clare, et al.. (2013). Action research: Changing history for people living with dementia in New Zealand. Action Research. 12(1). 19–35. 13 indexed citations

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Hocking, Clare, et al.. (2013). Dementia: The need for attitudinal change. Dementia. 13(4). 483–497. 17 indexed citations

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Spence, Deb, et al.. (2008). A Qualitative Study of Youth Living With Crohn Disease. Gastroenterology Nursing. 31(3). 224–230. 44 indexed citations

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Spence, Deb & Elizabeth Smythe. (2007). Courage as integral to advancing nursing practice.. PubMed. 23(2). 43–55. 17 indexed citations

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Spence, Deb, et al.. (2007). Implementing a prescribing practicum within a Master's degree in advanced nursing practice.. PubMed. 23(2). 27–42. 9 indexed citations

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Dickinson, Annette, Elizabeth Smythe, & Deb Spence. (2006). Within the web: the family–practitioner relationship in the context of chronic childhood illness. Journal of Child Health Care. 10(4). 309–325. 24 indexed citations

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Spence, Deb. (2005). Hermeneutic Notions Augment Cultural Safety Education. Journal of Nursing Education. 44(9). 409–414. 31 indexed citations

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Spence, Deb. (2003). Nursing people from cultures other than one's own: A perspective from New Zealand. Contemporary Nurse. 15(3). 222–231. 6 indexed citations

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Spence, Deb, et al.. (2002). Win-win-win: Collaboration advances critical care practice. Contemporary Nurse. 13(2-3). 223–228.

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