Eila Watson

8.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
144 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Eila Watson is a scholar working on Oncology, General Health Professions and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Eila Watson has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Oncology, 33 papers in General Health Professions and 33 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Eila Watson's work include Cancer survivorship and care (57 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (32 papers) and Family Support in Illness (29 papers). Eila Watson is often cited by papers focused on Cancer survivorship and care (57 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (32 papers) and Family Support in Illness (29 papers). Eila Watson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Qatar and United States. Eila Watson's co-authors include Paul Hewitson, Paul Glasziou, Les Irwig, Eike Adams, Mary Boulton, Peter W. Rose, Joan Austoker, Jo Brett, Nada Khan and Peter W. Rose and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Eila Watson

136 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Cochrane Systematic Review of Colorectal Cancer Screening Using the Fecal Occult Blood Test (Hemoccult): An Update

2008 747 citations Eila Watson et al. profile →
Screening for colorectal cancer using the faecal occult blood test, Hemoccult

2007 525 citations Eila Watson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eila Watson United Kingdom	38	2.8k	1.6k	1.1k	927	703	144	5.3k
Ann M. Geiger United States	47	3.1k 1.1×	813 0.5×	1.3k 1.2×	841 0.9×	1.0k 1.4×	114	7.2k
Larissa Nekhlyudov United States	41	3.1k 1.1×	735 0.5×	1.4k 1.3×	668 0.7×	1.0k 1.5×	174	5.1k
Lidia Schapira United States	33	2.1k 0.8×	551 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	737 0.8×	746 1.1×	185	4.7k
Timothy S. McNeel United States	37	2.9k 1.0×	523 0.3×	834 0.8×	452 0.5×	593 0.8×	98	5.5k
Donna B. Jeffe United States	42	2.0k 0.7×	742 0.5×	1.9k 1.7×	1.2k 1.3×	286 0.4×	221	6.3k
Penelope Hopwood United Kingdom	39	4.6k 1.6×	1.9k 1.2×	981 0.9×	582 0.6×	1.3k 1.8×	103	8.0k
Olga Husson Netherlands	41	2.7k 1.0×	998 0.6×	1.0k 1.0×	953 1.0×	1.8k 2.6×	242	5.4k
Chanita Hughes Halbert United States	36	1.3k 0.4×	635 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	421 0.6×	151	4.7k
Lari Wenzel United States	36	2.5k 0.9×	607 0.4×	992 0.9×	426 0.5×	1.0k 1.4×	144	6.3k
John C. Ruckdeschel United States	45	3.0k 1.1×	2.8k 1.8×	1.3k 1.2×	1.4k 1.5×	632 0.9×	181	7.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eila Watson

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nelson, David, Natália Calanzani, Katie Spencer, et al.. (2025). Invisible geographies - the rural and coastal blind spot in UK cancer policy: A content analysis. Journal of Cancer Policy. 46. 100650–100650.

Gurusamy, Kurinchi Selvan, Danielle Roberts, Aino-Maija Still, et al.. (2025). Systematic review of randomised controlled trials and network meta-analysis in the prevention and treatment of cachexia in people with pancreatic cancer. Pancreatology. 25(7). 1312–1313.

Essery, Rosie, Lucy Yardley, Alison Richardson, et al.. (2023). Experiences of using a supported digital intervention for cancer survivors in primary care: a qualitative process evaluation. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 18(1). 144–156. 4 indexed citations

Essery, Rosie, Lucy Yardley, Alison Richardson, et al.. (2022). Implementing a Health Care Professional–Supported Digital Intervention for Survivors of Cancer in Primary Care: Qualitative Process Evaluation of the Renewed Intervention. JMIR Cancer. 8(2). e36364–e36364. 5 indexed citations

Brett, Jo, Zoe Davey, Hugh Butcher, et al.. (2022). Impact of patient and public (PPI) involvement in the Life After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis (LAPCD) study: a mixed-methods study. BMJ Open. 12(11). e060861–e060861. 4 indexed citations

Hulbert-Williams, Nick, Monica Leslie, Lee Hulbert‐Williams, et al.. (2021). The Finding My Way UK Clinical Trial: Adaptation Report and Protocol for a Replication Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial of a Web-Based Psychological Program to Support Cancer Survivors. JMIR Research Protocols. 10(9). e31976–e31976. 3 indexed citations

Brett, Jo, Emma Davies, Paul Aveyard, et al.. (2020). Electronic cigarettes as a smoking cessation aid for patients with cancer: beliefs and behaviours of clinicians in the UK. BMJ Open. 10(11). e037637–e037637. 10 indexed citations

Cavers, Debbie, Annemieke Bikker, Karen Barnett, et al.. (2019). BPOS Oral Presentations. Psycho-Oncology. 28(S2). 3–8. 2 indexed citations

Lightowler, Helen, et al.. (2019). Availability and quality assessment of online nutrition information materials for pelvic cancer patients in the UK. European Journal of Cancer Care. 28(4). e13039–e13039. 3 indexed citations

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Wagland, Richard, Lauren Matheson, Carol Rivas, et al.. (2019). Adjustment strategies amongst black African and black Caribbean men following treatment for prostate cancer: Findings from the Life After Prostate Cancer Diagnosis (LAPCD) study. European Journal of Cancer Care. 29(1). e13183–e13183. 11 indexed citations

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Brett, Jo, Mary Boulton, Deborah Fenlon, et al.. (2018). Adjuvant endocrine therapy after breast cancer: a qualitative study of factors associated with adherence. Patient Preference and Adherence. Volume 12. 291–300. 42 indexed citations

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Wagland, Richard, et al.. (2018). The challenges on the family unit faced by younger couples affected by prostate cancer: A qualitative study. Psycho-Oncology. 28(2). 329–335. 11 indexed citations

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Brett, Jo, Deborah Fenlon, Mary Boulton, et al.. (2016). Factors associated with intentional and unintentional non-adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy following breast cancer. European Journal of Cancer Care. 27(1). e12601–e12601. 71 indexed citations

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Duffy, SW, James Mackay, Susan N. Thomas, et al.. (2013). Evaluation of mammographic surveillance services in women aged 40–49 years with a moderate family history of breast cancer: a single-arm cohort study. Health Technology Assessment. 17(11). vii–xiv, 1. 12 indexed citations

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Rose, Peter W., et al.. (2011). Aspirin for prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease. British Journal of General Practice. 61(587). 412–415. 12 indexed citations

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Lucassen, Anneke & Eila Watson. (2004). Family history of breast cancer. BMJ. 330(7481). 26–26. 4 indexed citations

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Andermann, Anne, Joan Austoker, Eila Watson, Anneke Lucassen, & James Mackay. (2002). Development and evaluation of a general information leaflet for women with a family history of breast cancer.. PubMed. 17(3). 155–60. 7 indexed citations

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Radimer, Kathy, et al.. (1997). Food insufficiency in Queensland. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 21(3). 303–310. 38 indexed citations

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Watson, Eila, R. Williamson, & Jean Chapple. (1991). Attitudes to carrier screening for cystic fibrosis: a survey of health care professionals, relatives of sufferers and other members of the public.. PubMed. 41(347). 237–40. 55 indexed citations

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Scambler, Peter, G. Bell, Eila Watson, et al.. (1986). Cystic fibrosis linkage exclusion data. Cytogenetic and Genome Research. 41(1). 62–63. 7 indexed citations

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