Gavin Davidson

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
151 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Gavin Davidson is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Gavin Davidson has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Clinical Psychology, 61 papers in General Health Professions and 26 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Gavin Davidson's work include Mental Health and Patient Involvement (31 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (27 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (19 papers). Gavin Davidson is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health and Patient Involvement (31 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (27 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (19 papers). Gavin Davidson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia. Gavin Davidson's co-authors include Meghan Winters, Kay Teschke, Diana Kao, Lisa Bunting, Claire McCartan, Jim Campbell, Paul Bywaters, Lorna Montgomery, John Devaney and Will Mason and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Gavin Davidson

140 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Motivators and deterrents of bicycling: comparing influences on decisions to ride

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gavin Davidson United Kingdom	23	982	620	405	342	295	151	2.2k
Marla Berg‐Weger United States	24	549 0.6×	780 1.3×	482 1.2×	465 1.4×	288 1.0×	83	3.0k
Janet Stanley Australia	20	333 0.3×	265 0.4×	1.0k 2.5×	577 1.7×	43 0.1×	72	1.9k
Stephen B. Fawcett United States	30	533 0.5×	3.1k 5.1×	82 0.2×	466 1.4×	514 1.7×	140	4.6k
Janine Wiles New Zealand	33	609 0.6×	1.7k 2.8×	337 0.8×	1.7k 4.9×	394 1.3×	105	4.9k
Yolanda Suarez‐Balcazar United States	28	458 0.5×	842 1.4×	49 0.1×	571 1.7×	192 0.7×	104	2.2k
Lyndall Strazdins Australia	39	526 0.5×	1.9k 3.1×	121 0.3×	1.6k 4.6×	543 1.8×	130	4.3k
Amanda Griffiths United Kingdom	31	218 0.2×	1.4k 2.3×	212 0.5×	271 0.8×	306 1.0×	121	3.3k
J. Paul Leigh United States	27	189 0.2×	1.1k 1.8×	46 0.1×	301 0.9×	247 0.8×	78	2.6k
Jill Bezyak United States	15	196 0.2×	241 0.4×	207 0.5×	156 0.5×	59 0.2×	84	1.2k
David K. Humphreys United Kingdom	24	491 0.5×	453 0.7×	321 0.8×	473 1.4×	249 0.8×	75	1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Gavin Davidson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gavin Davidson

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bunting, Lisa, Gavin Davidson, Ciaran Mulholland, et al.. (2025). Prevalence and impact of adverse childhood experiences and extrafamilial violence: a representative survey of adults in Northern Ireland. BMJ Public Health. 3(2). e003360–e003360.

Davidson, Gavin, et al.. (2025). Typology of online mental health peer support for young people: a systematic scoping review. Children and Youth Services Review. 180. 108662–108662.

Davidson, Gavin, et al.. (2023). A Scoping Review of Mental Health and Wellbeing Outcome Measures for Children and Young People: Implications for Children in Out-of-home Care. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. 17(2). 159–185. 3 indexed citations

Davidson, Gavin, Anne Grant, Susan Lagdon, et al.. (2023). Supporting Service Recipients to Navigate Complex Service Systems: An Interdisciplinary Scoping Review. Health & Social Care in the Community. 2023. 1–24. 1 indexed citations

Davidson, Gavin, et al.. (2023). Capacity, Participation and Values in Comparative Legal Perspective. Bristol University Press eBooks. 5 indexed citations

Davidson, Gavin, et al.. (2023). The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Social Work: Evidence for Impact?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(20). 6927–6927. 4 indexed citations

Devaney, John, Gavin Davidson, Rachel M. Hiller, et al.. (2023). An agenda for future research regarding the mental health of young people with care experience. Child & Family Social Work. 28(4). 960–970. 8 indexed citations

Reid, Helen, et al.. (2022). The mental health detention process: a scoping review to inform GP training. BJGP Open. 6(4). BJGPO.2022.0061–BJGPO.2022.0061. 2 indexed citations

Shannon, Stephen, et al.. (2022). Systematic review of physical activity interventions assessing physical and mental health outcomes on patients with severe mental illness (SMI) within secure forensic settings. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 29(5). 630–646. 13 indexed citations

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Davidson, Gavin, et al.. (2022). PROTOCOL: The support needs of families living with parental mental illness: A qualitative systematic review. Campbell Systematic Reviews. 18(3). e1267–e1267. 2 indexed citations

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Duffy, Michael, Ciaran Mulholland, Gavin Davidson, et al.. (2021). Screening Children with a History of Maltreatment for PTSD in Frontline Social Care Organisations: An Explorative Study. Child Abuse Review. 30(6). 594–611. 9 indexed citations

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John, Ann, Sze Chim Lee, Susan Solomon, et al.. (2021). Loneliness, coping, suicidal thoughts and self-harm during the COVID-19 pandemic: a repeat cross-sectional UK population survey. BMJ Open. 11(12). e048123–e048123. 20 indexed citations

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Bortel, Tine Van, Ann John, Susan Solomon, et al.. (2021). Mental health in the pandemic: a repeated cross-sectional mixed-method study protocol to investigate the mental health impacts of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK. BMJ Open. 11(8). e046422–e046422. 7 indexed citations

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Mason, Will, Kate Morris, Brid Featherstone, et al.. (2020). Understanding out of Home Care Rates in Northern Ireland: A Thematic Analysis of Mixed Methods Case Studies. The British Journal of Social Work. 51(7). 2645–2664. 7 indexed citations

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McCartan, Claire, Gavin Davidson, Chris White, et al.. (2020). An exercise intervention for people with serious mental illness: Findings from a qualitative data analysis using participatory theme elicitation. Health Expectations. 23(6). 1579–1593. 10 indexed citations

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Stone, Kevin, et al.. (2020). “It's about how much we can do, and not how little we can get away with”: Coronavirus-related legislative changes for social care in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. 72. 101601–101601. 6 indexed citations

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McCartan, Claire, Jim Campbell, Gavin Davidson, et al.. (2020). Social work students on the island of Ireland: a cross-sectional survey. Social Work Education. 41(2). 228–247. 8 indexed citations

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Roulston, Audrey, Lorna Montgomery, Anne Campbell, & Gavin Davidson. (2017). Exploring the impact of mindfulnesss on mental wellbeing, stress and resilience of undergraduate social work students. Social Work Education. 37(2). 157–172. 44 indexed citations

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Devaney, John, Anne Lazenbatt, Lisa Bunting, et al.. (2014). The relationship between cumulative adversity in childhood and adolescent suicide and accidental death. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 38(38). 15. 6 indexed citations

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Davidson, Gavin, Ciarán Shannon, Ciaran Mulholland, & Jim Campbell. (2009). A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Childhood Trauma on Symptoms and Functioning of People with Severe Mental Health Problems. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation. 10(1). 57–68. 36 indexed citations

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