Donna Fitzsimons

108.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
111 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

Donna Fitzsimons is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Donna Fitzsimons has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 32 papers in General Health Professions and 22 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Donna Fitzsimons's work include Cardiac Health and Mental Health (26 papers), Heart Failure Treatment and Management (22 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (13 papers). Donna Fitzsimons is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Health and Mental Health (26 papers), Heart Failure Treatment and Management (22 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (13 papers). Donna Fitzsimons collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and Sweden. Donna Fitzsimons's co-authors include Paulus Kirchhof, Νικόλαος Νικολάου, Andrea Mazzanti, Christian Spaulding, Gerhard Hindricks, Dirk J. van Veldhuisen, Perry Elliott, A. John Camm, Antonio Hernández‐Madrid and Silvia G. Priori and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Donna Fitzsimons

100 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death

2015 2.5k citations Donna Fitzsimons, Paulus Kirchhof et al. European Heart Journal profile →
2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death

2015 1.3k citations Donna Fitzsimons, Paulus Kirchhof et al. profile →
2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death

2015 306 citations Donna Fitzsimons, Paulus Kirchhof et al. Kardiologia Polska profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donna Fitzsimons United Kingdom	29	4.8k	620	614	507	495	111	6.3k
Wei Jiang United States	41	2.8k 0.6×	577 0.9×	434 0.7×	230 0.5×	451 0.9×	185	5.3k
Jill M. Killian United States	45	3.1k 0.7×	988 1.6×	277 0.5×	344 0.7×	306 0.6×	122	6.1k
Tom Briffa Australia	33	3.3k 0.7×	476 0.8×	155 0.3×	462 0.9×	666 1.3×	183	4.6k
Theresa M. Beckie United States	29	3.1k 0.7×	368 0.6×	190 0.3×	661 1.3×	552 1.1×	85	5.2k
Peter Meyer United States	31	1.3k 0.3×	888 1.4×	558 0.9×	557 1.1×	237 0.5×	70	4.8k
Yolande Appelman Netherlands	28	2.1k 0.4×	804 1.3×	277 0.5×	557 1.1×	216 0.4×	143	4.0k
Ann‐Dorthe Zwisler Denmark	34	4.8k 1.0×	362 0.6×	104 0.2×	499 1.0×	726 1.5×	199	6.3k
Anna Kucharska‐Newton United States	33	1.6k 0.3×	463 0.7×	220 0.4×	407 0.8×	272 0.5×	199	3.6k
Maria Schaufelberger Sweden	33	2.9k 0.6×	1.0k 1.6×	206 0.3×	265 0.5×	347 0.7×	94	3.9k
Andrea Roalfe United Kingdom	32	2.6k 0.5×	589 0.9×	172 0.3×	463 0.9×	385 0.8×	98	5.3k

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Mitchell, Gary, et al.. (2025). Nurse-Led Strategies for Lifestyle Modification to Control Hypertension in Older Adults: A Scoping Review. Nursing Reports. 15(3). 106–106. 2 indexed citations

Fitzsimons, Donna, Francesco Cosentino, Cecilia Linde, et al.. (2025). Delivering a European Union cardiovascular health plan: from building momentum to political action. European Heart Journal. 46(39). 3819–3822.

Hill, Loreena, Jennifer McGaughey, Martin Dempster, et al.. (2025). Co-design and feasibility testing of the heart failure carer support programme (HELP): A convergent, mixed-method study. Patient Education and Counseling. 136. 108760–108760.

Szymański, Piotr, Francesco Cosentino, Donna Fitzsimons, et al.. (2024). Stronger together: The impact of Joint Advocacy efforts for European Union and National Cardiovascular Health Plans. Kardiologia Polska. 82(10). 935–940. 1 indexed citations

Neumann, Anne, Loreena Hill, Josiane Boyne, et al.. (2024). Patients’ expectations and experiences with the usage of a self-care application for heart failure: A qualitative interview study. Digital Health. 10. 599943361–599943361. 1 indexed citations

Bradley, Judy, et al.. (2024). Communicate, support and integrate: strategies to improve engagement with cardiac rehabilitation. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 23(Supplement_1). 1 indexed citations

Hill, Loreena, et al.. (2024). An insight into healthcare professionals’ perspectives on discussing implantable cardioverter defibrillator deactivation. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 23(6). 661–667.

Moons, Philip, Tone M. Norekvål, Elena Arbelo, et al.. (2023). Placing patient-reported outcomes at the centre of cardiovascular clinical practice: implications for quality of care and management. European Heart Journal. 44(36). 3405–3422. 27 indexed citations

Reid, Joanne, Loreena Hill, Lana Dixon, et al.. (2022). Exploring the prevalence, impact and experience of cardiac cachexia in patients with advanced heart failure and their caregivers: A sequential phased study. Palliative Medicine. 36(7). 1118–1128. 14 indexed citations

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Al‐Smadi, Ahmed Mohammad, et al.. (2022). High levels of risk factors and poor secondary prevention for coronary heart disease patients in public hospitals: A descriptive repeated measures study. International Journal of Nursing Practice. 29(1). e13111–e13111. 1 indexed citations

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Fitzsimons, Donna, et al.. (2021). The varied role, scope of practice, and education of cardiovascular nurses in ESC-affiliated countries: an ACNAP survey. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 20(6). 572–579. 4 indexed citations

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McKinney, Aidín, Donna Fitzsimons, Bronagh Blackwood, & Jennifer McGaughey. (2020). Patient and family involvement in escalating concerns about clinical deterioration in acute adult wards: A qualitative systematic review. Nursing in Critical Care. 26(5). 352–362. 11 indexed citations

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Jaarsma, Tiny, Anna Strömberg, Sandra B. Dunbar, et al.. (2020). Self-care research: How to grow the evidence base?. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 105. 103555–103555. 49 indexed citations

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McKinney, Aidín, Donna Fitzsimons, Bronagh Blackwood, Mark White, & Jennifer McGaughey. (2020). Co‐design of a patient and family‐initiated escalation of care intervention to detect and refer patient deterioration: Research protocol. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 76(7). 1803–1811. 5 indexed citations

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Reid, Joanne, Loreena Hill, Lana Dixon, et al.. (2019). An exploration of the prevalence and experience of cardiac cachexia: protocol for a mixed methods cross-sectional study. BMC Palliative Care. 18(1). 82–82. 4 indexed citations

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Riegel, Bárbara, Sandra B. Dunbar, Donna Fitzsimons, et al.. (2019). Self-care research: Where are we now? Where are we going?. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 116. 103402–103402. 168 indexed citations

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Fitzsimons, Donna, Loreena Hill, Sonja McIlfatrick, Brian J. Taylor, & Lana Dixon. (2016). Professional decision-making on discussing ICD deactivation.. European Heart Journal. 37. 1 indexed citations

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Fitzsimons, Donna, et al.. (2014). Secondary prevention in Jordan is underdeveloped and requires urgent improvement to meet the guidelines. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 1 indexed citations

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Reid, Joanne, Hugh McKenna, Donna Fitzsimons, & Tanya McCance. (2007). Living with cancer cachexia: Exploring the perspectives of patients and their significant others.. Palliative Medicine. 22(4). 595–596. 2 indexed citations

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Fitzsimons, Donna, Kader Parahoo, & Maurice Stringer. (2000). Waiting for coronary artery bypass surgery: a qualitative analysis. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 32(5). 1243–1252. 60 indexed citations

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