Frances Ryan

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Frances Ryan is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Frances Ryan has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 2 papers in General Health Professions and 2 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Frances Ryan's work include Qualitative Research Methods and Applications (2 papers), Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods (2 papers) and Healthcare Policy and Management (1 paper). Frances Ryan is often cited by papers focused on Qualitative Research Methods and Applications (2 papers), Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods (2 papers) and Healthcare Policy and Management (1 paper). Frances Ryan collaborates with scholars based in Ireland and United States. Frances Ryan's co-authors include Patricia Cronin, Michael Coughlan and Patrick McDevitt and has published in prestigious journals such as British Journal of Nursing, International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation and Catholic education/Catholic education (Dayton, Ohio. Online).

In The Last Decade

Frances Ryan

8 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

Undertaking a literature review: a step-by-step approach

2008 879 citations Patricia Cronin, Frances Ryan et al. British Journal of Nursing profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frances Ryan Ireland	6	269	268	238	157	157	9	1.6k
Michael Coughlan Ireland	12	285 1.1×	324 1.2×	243 1.0×	159 1.0×	169 1.1×	19	1.8k
Melanie Greenwood Australia	7	338 1.3×	238 0.9×	260 1.1×	116 0.7×	132 0.8×	18	1.7k
Sarah Young United States	5	312 1.2×	199 0.7×	239 1.0×	119 0.8×	118 0.8×	20	1.6k
Mark Mason United Kingdom	7	427 1.6×	270 1.0×	173 0.7×	128 0.8×	194 1.2×	10	1.8k
Harsh Suri Australia	8	387 1.4×	262 1.0×	378 1.6×	138 0.9×	143 0.9×	28	1.7k
Steve Campbell United Kingdom	15	360 1.3×	452 1.7×	284 1.2×	122 0.8×	157 1.0×	46	2.3k
Charles Quincy United States	3	462 1.7×	263 1.0×	345 1.4×	128 0.8×	203 1.3×	5	1.9k
Andrys Onsman Australia	11	373 1.4×	342 1.3×	337 1.4×	163 1.0×	208 1.3×	34	2.2k
Janice Gosby United Kingdom	4	367 1.4×	300 1.1×	334 1.4×	92 0.6×	195 1.2×	8	1.7k
Roberta Heale Canada	13	297 1.1×	471 1.8×	278 1.2×	86 0.5×	171 1.1×	43	1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Frances Ryan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frances Ryan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frances Ryan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Frances Ryan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Frances Ryan 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 Frances Ryan. Frances Ryan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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9 of 9 papers shown

1.

Ryan, Frances. (2019). Crippled: Austerity and the Demonization of Disabled People. 16 indexed citations

2.

Ryan, Frances, et al.. (2012). The Recall of Public Officers: A Study of the Operation of the Recall in California. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations

3.

Coughlan, Michael, Patricia Cronin, & Frances Ryan. (2009). Survey research: Process and limitations. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 16(1). 9–15. 98 indexed citations

4.

Ryan, Frances, Michael Coughlan, & Patricia Cronin. (2009). in qualitative research: The one-to-one interview. 1 indexed citations

5.

Ryan, Frances, Michael Coughlan, & Patricia Cronin. (2009). Interviewing in qualitative research: The one-to-one interview. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 16(6). 309–314. 303 indexed citations

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Cronin, Patricia, Frances Ryan, & Michael Coughlan. (2008). Undertaking a literature review: a step-by-step approach. British Journal of Nursing. 17(1). 38–43. 879 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ryan, Frances, Michael Coughlan, & Patricia Cronin. (2007). Step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 2: qualitative research. British Journal of Nursing. 16(12). 738–744. 142 indexed citations

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Coughlan, Michael, Patricia Cronin, & Frances Ryan. (2007). Step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 1: quantitative research. British Journal of Nursing. 16(11). 658–663. 174 indexed citations

9.

McDevitt, Patrick, et al.. (2006). Process of Compassion: Pastoral Care During School Closings. Catholic education/Catholic education (Dayton, Ohio. Online). 10(1). 1 indexed citations

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