Debbie Aitken

520 total citations
20 papers, 298 citations indexed

About

Debbie Aitken is a scholar working on Physiology, General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Debbie Aitken has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 298 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Physiology, 6 papers in General Health Professions and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Debbie Aitken's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (11 papers), School Health and Nursing Education (3 papers) and Diversity and Career in Medicine (3 papers). Debbie Aitken is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (11 papers), School Health and Nursing Education (3 papers) and Diversity and Career in Medicine (3 papers). Debbie Aitken collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Malaysia. Debbie Aitken's co-authors include Andrew Pipe, Robert D. Reid, Kerri‐Anne Mullen, Sophia Papadakis, Monika E. Slovinec D’Angelo, Kerri A. Mullen, Kathryn Walker, Adam G. Cole, G. Pritchard and Ashley Armstrong and has published in prestigious journals such as Diabetes Care, Canadian Medical Association Journal and BMJ Open.

In The Last Decade

Debbie Aitken

16 papers receiving 287 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Debbie Aitken Canada 9 201 93 83 48 42 20 298
Erin McClain United States 6 140 0.7× 113 1.2× 71 0.9× 41 0.9× 34 0.8× 13 293
Kerri A. Mullen Canada 9 152 0.8× 85 0.9× 92 1.1× 43 0.9× 22 0.5× 17 270
Anna Clarke Ireland 3 250 1.2× 87 0.9× 61 0.7× 15 0.3× 73 1.7× 9 355
Juan Antonio Riesco Miranda Spain 11 237 1.2× 51 0.5× 59 0.7× 26 0.5× 50 1.2× 40 326
Jorge Twose Spain 10 208 1.0× 98 1.1× 37 0.4× 23 0.5× 45 1.1× 17 328
Dany Raad United States 6 142 0.7× 88 0.9× 49 0.6× 19 0.4× 28 0.7× 9 374
R Ciurana Spain 6 76 0.4× 158 1.7× 167 2.0× 23 0.5× 45 1.1× 14 343
M Brekke United States 8 123 0.6× 109 1.2× 203 2.4× 37 0.8× 45 1.1× 14 381
Rosa Ruiz Piñeiro Spain 4 75 0.4× 151 1.6× 158 1.9× 23 0.5× 45 1.1× 5 312
Mario R. Sammut Poland 5 72 0.4× 150 1.6× 175 2.1× 23 0.5× 40 1.0× 18 330

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Fields of papers citing papers by Debbie Aitken

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Debbie Aitken

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Debbie Aitken. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Debbie Aitken 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 Debbie Aitken. Debbie Aitken 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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George, Riya, Angelique N. Dueñas, Megan E. L. Brown, et al.. (2025). Aspiration to admission: Widening access to medical education: AMEE Guide No. 181. Medical Teacher. 47(10). 1589–1600.
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Aitken, Debbie, et al.. (2025). Chronic pain: prevalence, demographic inequalities, and healthcare utilisation. A primary care database analysis. BJGP Open. 9(3). BJGPO.2024.0147–BJGPO.2024.0147.
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Aitken, Debbie, et al.. (2025). Navigating medical school with autism: a systematic review exploring student experiences & support provision in the United Kingdom. BMC Medical Education. 25(1). 927–927. 1 indexed citations
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Aitken, Debbie, et al.. (2023). Twelve tips for developing active bystander intervention training for medical students. Medical Teacher. 45(8). 822–829. 3 indexed citations
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Hussain, Zain, Zakariya Sheikh, Nathan Ng, et al.. (2021). Effectiveness of virtual and augmented reality for improving knowledge and skills in medical students: protocol for a systematic review. BMJ Open. 11(8). e047004–e047004. 14 indexed citations
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Sadek, Joseph, et al.. (2021). Implementation of a systematic tobacco treatment protocol in a surgical outpatient setting: a feasibility study. Canadian Journal of Surgery. 64(1). E51–E58. 5 indexed citations
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Mullen, Kerri A., Kathryn Walker, George A. Wells, et al.. (2019). Performance Obligations to Improve Delivery of Hospital-Initiated Smoking Cessation Interventions: A Before-and-After Evaluation. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 23(1). 77–84. 5 indexed citations
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Reid, Robert D., Debbie Aitken, Kerri‐Anne Mullen, et al.. (2018). Automated Telephone Follow-up for Smoking Cessation in Smokers With Coronary Heart Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 21(8). 1051–1057. 12 indexed citations
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Reid, Robert D., Janine Malcolm, Evyanne Wooding, et al.. (2017). Prospective, Cluster-Randomized Trial to Implement the Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation in Diabetes Education Programs in Ontario, Canada. Diabetes Care. 41(3). 406–412. 12 indexed citations
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Reid, Robert D., G. Pritchard, Kathryn Walker, et al.. (2016). Managing smoking cessation. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 188(17-18). E484–E492. 29 indexed citations
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Papadakis, Sophia, Adam G. Cole, Robert D. Reid, et al.. (2016). Increasing Rates of Tobacco Treatment Delivery in Primary Care Practice: Evaluation of the Ottawa Model for Smoking Cessation. The Annals of Family Medicine. 14(3). 235–243. 36 indexed citations
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Pakhalé, Smita, Justine Baron, Robert D. Reid, et al.. (2015). A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of Smoking Cessation in an Outpatient Respirology Clinic. Canadian Respiratory Journal. 22(2). 91–96. 6 indexed citations
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Ross, Michael, Mandy Moffat, Gillian Needham, et al.. (2014). Core competencies in teaching and training for doctors in Scotland: a review of the literature and stakeholder survey. Medical Teacher. 36(6). 527–538. 14 indexed citations
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Reid, Robert D., Debbie Aitken, Lisa McDonnell, et al.. (2011). 017 Randomized trial of an automated telephone follow-up system for smoking cessation in smokers with CHD. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 27(5). S67–S67. 5 indexed citations
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Reid, Robert D., Kerri‐Anne Mullen, Monika E. Slovinec D’Angelo, et al.. (2009). Smoking cessation for hospitalized smokers: An evaluation of the “Ottawa Model”. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 12(1). 11–18. 130 indexed citations

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