Gill Needham

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Gill Needham is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Information Systems and Library and Information Sciences. According to data from OpenAlex, Gill Needham has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in General Health Professions, 5 papers in Information Systems and 4 papers in Library and Information Sciences. Recurrent topics in Gill Needham's work include Web and Library Services (5 papers), Open Education and E-Learning (4 papers) and Library Science and Information Literacy (4 papers). Gill Needham is often cited by papers focused on Web and Library Services (5 papers), Open Education and E-Learning (4 papers) and Library Science and Information Literacy (4 papers). Gill Needham collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Portugal and Qatar. Gill Needham's co-authors include Sasha Shepperd, Richard G. Gann, David Charnock, Mohamed Ally, Roger Gomm, Peter Murray, Sandy Oliver, Laurence Alpay, Judy Thomas and Vikki Entwistle and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Health Information & Libraries Journal and Open Learning The Journal of Open Distance and e-Learning.

In The Last Decade

Gill Needham

18 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

DISCERN: an instrument for judging the quality of written consumer health information on treatment choices.

1999 2.0k citations David Charnock, Sasha Shepperd et al. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gill Needham United Kingdom	7	1.6k	1.0k	277	161	129	20	2.1k
David Charnock Australia	10	1.9k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	369 1.3×	194 1.2×	133 1.0×	36	2.5k
William M. Silberg	4	1.7k 1.1×	1.2k 1.1×	303 1.1×	154 1.0×	32 0.2×	5	2.2k
Maria Magdalena Bujnowska–Fedak Poland	15	1.0k 0.6×	386 0.4×	193 0.7×	214 1.3×	34 0.3×	57	1.7k
N. Seth Trueger United States	18	489 0.3×	614 0.6×	156 0.6×	153 1.0×	29 0.2×	47	1.3k
Tom H van de Belt Netherlands	20	634 0.4×	334 0.3×	210 0.8×	187 1.2×	22 0.2×	51	1.7k
David R. Hansberry United States	21	893 0.6×	498 0.5×	61 0.2×	115 0.7×	82 0.6×	72	1.6k
Jacqueline L. Bender Canada	21	908 0.6×	405 0.4×	520 1.9×	315 2.0×	15 0.1×	97	2.1k
Joseph A. Diaz United States	14	861 0.5×	411 0.4×	159 0.6×	155 1.0×	19 0.1×	30	1.5k
Nicola Diviani Switzerland	16	1.1k 0.7×	475 0.5×	420 1.5×	214 1.3×	14 0.1×	52	1.8k
Mark Merolli Australia	18	625 0.4×	304 0.3×	295 1.1×	353 2.2×	18 0.1×	68	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gill Needham

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20 of 20 papers shown

Needham, Gill & Mohamed Ally. (2015). M-Libraries-5: from device to people. Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja). 1 indexed citations

Needham, Gill, et al.. (2013). Can an excellent distance learning library service support student retention and how can we find out?. Open Learning The Journal of Open Distance and e-Learning. 28(2). 135–140. 4 indexed citations

Ally, Mohamed & Gill Needham. (2012). M-Libraries 3: Transforming Libraries with Mobile Technology. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations

Needham, Gill & Mohamed Ally. (2010). M-libraries 2: A Virtual Library in Everyone's Pocket. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations

Virkus, Sirje, et al.. (2009). E-MOVE project - a case of successful cooperation of European academic libraries of distance teaching universities. 32(2). 4–6. 1 indexed citations

Needham, Gill, et al.. (2009). Open University Library: impact and effectiveness of information literacy interventions. Library and Information Research. 29(91).

Needham, Gill & Mohamed Ally. (2008). M-Libraries: Libraries on the Move to Provide Virtual Access. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 21 indexed citations

Needham, Gill, et al.. (2007). Ethical issues in providing library services to distance learners. Open Learning The Journal of Open Distance and e-Learning. 22(2). 117–128. 7 indexed citations

Needham, Gill & Judy Thomas. (2005). A little e‐learning can go a long way in transforming a traditional print‐based distance learning course: a case study at the UK's Open University. Health Information & Libraries Journal. 22(s2). 80–84. 1 indexed citations

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Needham, Gill, et al.. (2005). Is a standalone IL course useful. Open Research Online (The Open University). 2 indexed citations

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Alpay, Laurence, Gill Needham, & Peter Murray. (2000). The potential of information technology for nurses in primary care: a review of issues and trends. Primary Health Care Research & Development. 1(1). 5–13. 7 indexed citations

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Gomm, Roger, et al.. (2000). Evaluating Research in Health and Social Care. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 34 indexed citations

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Charnock, David, Sasha Shepperd, Gill Needham, & Richard G. Gann. (1999). DISCERN: an instrument for judging the quality of written consumer health information on treatment choices.. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 53(2). 105–111. 2014 indexed citations breakdown →

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Needham, Gill, et al.. (1997). But will it work, Doctor? : report of a conference about promoting and supporting patient choice by making evidence about the effectiveness of health care accessible to health service users, held at the Swallow Hotel, Northampton on 22 and 23 May 1996.. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations

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Oliver, Sandy, Sally Crowe, & Gill Needham. (1997). Appraising a randomized-controlled trial to enable informed choice. British Journal of Midwifery. 5(4). 228–231. 2 indexed citations

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Oliver, Sandy & Gill Needham. (1997). Continuity of carer what can we learn from a Cochrane review?. British Journal of Midwifery. 5(5). 292–295. 2 indexed citations

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Needham, Gill, et al.. (1996). Public empowerment through accessible health information.. PubMed. 84(2). 253–6. 15 indexed citations

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Needham, Gill. (1994). A GRiPPing yarn—getting research into practice: a case study. Health Libraries Review. 11(4). 269–277. 2 indexed citations

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Entwistle, Vikki, et al.. (1994). Sharing outcomes information with consumers: a new course for health librarians. Health Libraries Review. 11(4). 279–282. 3 indexed citations

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Needham, Gill, et al.. (1980). Reduction in part-time teaching : implications for schools and women teachers. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 6 indexed citations

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