Debra Howell

3.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Debra Howell is a scholar working on Oncology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Debra Howell has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Oncology, 24 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 23 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Debra Howell's work include Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (23 papers), Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (18 papers) and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (16 papers). Debra Howell is often cited by papers focused on Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (23 papers), Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (18 papers) and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (16 papers). Debra Howell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. Debra Howell's co-authors include Eve Roman, Russell Patmore, Andrew Jack, Alexandra Smith, A. G. Smith, Martin Howard, Anne C Garry, Simon Crouch, Dan Painter and Miriam J. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Debra Howell

68 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

Incidence of haematological malignancy by sub-type: a report from the Haematological Malignancy Research Network

2011 486 citations A. G. Smith, Debra Howell et al. profile →
Lymphoma incidence, survival and prevalence 2004–2014: sub-type analyses from the UK’s Haematological Malignancy Research Network

2015 282 citations Simon Crouch, Dan Painter et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	COVID ‐19‐related mortality in a real‐world cohort of 18 883 patients with premalignant and malignant haematological neoplasms: An analysis from the UK 's Haematological Malignancy Research Network 2025 ·British Journal of Haematology ·Alexandra Smith, Clare Frobisher, Abraham Varghese, Andy C. Rawstron, Simon Crouch, Debra Howell, Adele K. Fielding, Kirstine Eastick, Catherine Cargo, Cathy Burton, Gordon Cook, Nicholas Easom, Reuben Tooze, Patrick Lillie, Eve Roman, Russell Patmore	0
2	‘It’s not meant to be for life, but it carries on’: a qualitative investigation into the psychosocial needs of young retinoblastoma survivors 2024 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Bob Phillips, Jessica E. Morgan, Debra Howell	0
3	Experiences and preferences for psychosocial support: a qualitative study exploring the views of patients with chronic haematological cancers 2023 ·BMJ Open ·Rebecca Sheridan, Dorothy McCaughan, (unknown), Eve Roman, Alexandra Smith, Russell Patmore, Debra Howell	4
4	Cohort profile: the United Kingdom Childhood Cancer Study (UKCCS) – a UK-wide population-based study examining the health of cancer survivors 2023 ·BMJ Open ·Eve Roman, Eleanor Kane, Alexandra Smith, Debra Howell, Rebecca Sheridan, Jill Simpson, Audrey Bonaventure, Sally E. Kinsey	1
5	Lymphoid blood cancers, incidence and survival 2005-2023: A report from the UK’s Haematological Malignancy Research Network 2023 ·Cancer Epidemiology ·Maxine Lamb, Daniel Painter, Debra Howell, Sharon Barrans, Catherine Cargo, Ruth de Tute, Reuben Tooze, Cathy Burton, Russell Patmore, Eve Roman, Alexandra Smith	10
6	Patient perspectives of ‘Watch and Wait’ for chronic haematological cancers: Findings from a qualitative study 2023 ·European Journal of Oncology Nursing ·Dorothy McCaughan, Eve Roman, Rebecca Sheridan, (unknown), Alexandra Smith, Russell Patmore, Debra Howell	5
7	Treatment decision making (TDM): a qualitative study exploring the perspectives of patients with chronic haematological cancers 2022 ·BMJ Open ·Dorothy McCaughan, Eve Roman, Alexandra Smith, Russell Patmore, Debra Howell	14
8	Excess morbidity and mortality among survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: 25 years of follow-up from the United Kingdom Childhood Cancer Study (UKCCS) population-based matched cohort 2022 ·BMJ Open ·Eleanor Kane, Sally E. Kinsey, Audrey Bonaventure, Tom H. Johnston, Jill Simpson, Debra Howell, Alexandra Smith, Eve Roman	5
9	Incurable but treatable: Understanding, uncertainty and impact in chronic blood cancers—A qualitative study from the UK’s Haematological Malignancy Research Network 2022 ·PLoS ONE ·Debra Howell, Dorothy McCaughan, Alexandra Smith, Russell Patmore, Eve Roman	26
10	Health impact of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (MBL): findings from a UK population-based cohort 2021 ·BMJ Open ·Maxine Lamb, Alexandra Smith, Daniel Painter, Eleanor Kane, (unknown), Robert Newton, Debra Howell, Gordon Cook, Ruth de Tute, Andy C. Rawstron, Russell Patmore, Eve Roman	6
11	Cornell Library FOLIO Case Study 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Debra Howell, (unknown)	0
12	Myeloma: Patient accounts of their pathways to diagnosis 2018 ·PLoS ONE ·Debra Howell, Ruth I. Hart, Alexandra Smith, Una Macleod, Russell Patmore, Gordon Cook, Eve Roman	29
13	Impact of novel therapies for mantle cell lymphoma in the real world setting: a report from the UK's Haematological Malignancy Research Network (HMRN) 2018 ·British Journal of Haematology ·Alexandra Smith, Eve Roman, Simon Appleton, Debra Howell, Rod Johnson, Cathy Burton, Russell Patmore	32
14	Change in Physiological Variables in the Last Two Weeks of Life: An Observational Study of Hospitalized Adults With Heart Failure 2018 ·Journal of Pain and Symptom Management ·Paul Taylor, Simon Crouch, Debra Howell, Dawn Dowding, Miriam J. Johnson	2
15	PCN351 - HEALTH-STATE UTILITY VALUES IN DIFFUSE LARGE B-CELL LYMPHOMA 2018 ·Value in Health ·(unknown), Andrea Manca, Simon Crouch, (unknown), Ge Yu, (unknown), Debra Howell, Christopher Burton, Russell Patmore, (unknown), Alexandra Smith	7
16	Determinants of hospital death in haematological cancers: findings from a qualitative study 2017 ·BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care ·Dorothy McCaughan, Eve Roman, Alexandra Smith, Anne C Garry, Miriam J. Johnson, Russell Patmore, Martin Howard, Debra Howell	34
17	Impact of age and socioeconomic status on treatment and survival from aggressive lymphoma: a UK population-based study of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma 2015 ·Cancer Epidemiology ·Alexandra Smith, Simon Crouch, Debra Howell, Cathy Burton, Russell Patmore, Eve Roman	38
18	Determinants of survival in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia treated in the new era of oral therapy: findings from a UK population-based patient cohort 2014 ·BMJ Open ·A. G. Smith, Dan Painter, Debra Howell, Paul Evans, Graeme Smith, Russell Patmore, Andrew Jack, Eve Roman	42
19	Long-Term Medical Costs and Life Expectancy of Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Probabilistic Decision Model 2014 ·Value in Health ·Han‐I Wang, Eline Aas, Debra Howell, Eve Roman, Russell Patmore, Andrew Jack, Alexandra Smith	18
20	The Haematological Malignancy Research Network (HMRN): a new information strategy for population based epidemiology and health service research 2009 ·British Journal of Haematology ·Alexandra Smith, Eve Roman, Debra Howell, Richard A. Jones, Russell Patmore, Andrew Jack	111

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