Gillian Mead

21.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
203 papers, 10.1k citations indexed

About

Gillian Mead is a scholar working on Rehabilitation, Epidemiology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Gillian Mead has authored 203 papers receiving a total of 10.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Rehabilitation, 88 papers in Epidemiology and 43 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Gillian Mead's work include Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (133 papers), Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (82 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (24 papers). Gillian Mead is often cited by papers focused on Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (133 papers), Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (82 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (24 papers). Gillian Mead collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and China. Gillian Mead's co-authors include Carolyn Greig, David H. Saunders, Frederike van Wijck, Marion E. T. McMurdo, Martin Dennis, Debbie A. Lawlor, Mansur A. Kutlubaev, Maree L. Hackett, Simiao Wu and Fiona Duncan and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Gillian Mead

193 papers receiving 9.8k citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories sort by overperformance

What are hit papers?

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.

Physical Activity and Exercise Recommendations for Stroke Survivors

2014 1.0k citations Sandra A. Billinger, Julie Bernhardt et al. Stroke profile →
Exercise for depression

2014 703 citations Carolyn Greig, Gillian Mead et al. profile →
Interventions for improving upper limb function after stroke

2014 613 citations Alex Pollock, Sybil Farmer et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
Physical fitness training for stroke patients

2016 392 citations David H. Saunders, Carolyn Greig et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
A systematic review and synthesis of global stroke guidelines on behalf of the World Stroke Organization

2023 94 citations Gillian Mead, Simiao Wu et al. International Journal of Stroke profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author						Papers	Cites
Gillian Mead	5.7k	3.3k	2.3k	1.5k	1.5k	203	10.1k
Katharina S. Sunnerhagen	5.2k 0.9×	3.3k 1.0×	3.1k 1.4×	1.5k 1.0×	2.7k 1.8×	370	12.1k
Julie Bernhardt	10.7k 1.9×	5.5k 1.7×	3.6k 1.6×	1.0k 0.7×	2.6k 1.8×	292	14.6k
Richard F. Macko	7.4k 1.3×	3.2k 1.0×	3.7k 1.6×	2.9k 1.9×	2.2k 1.5×	146	15.3k
Robert Teasell	7.0k 1.2×	3.9k 1.2×	4.5k 2.0×	677 0.4×	2.6k 1.8×	360	16.8k
Maree L. Hackett	4.5k 0.8×	3.6k 1.1×	2.3k 1.0×	1.8k 1.2×	1.5k 1.0×	218	9.8k
Henrik Jørgensen	4.5k 0.8×	4.2k 1.3×	1.8k 0.8×	900 0.6×	2.4k 1.7×	99	10.2k
Eline Lindeman	3.9k 0.7×	1.7k 0.5×	3.0k 1.3×	520 0.3×	1.6k 1.1×	149	9.0k
Mark Bayley	2.9k 0.5×	3.3k 1.0×	2.0k 0.9×	347 0.2×	1.7k 1.2×	295	8.0k
Suzanne Barker‐Collo	3.3k 0.6×	6.3k 1.9×	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	3.2k 2.2×	152	12.0k
Richard D. Zorowitz	4.5k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	381 0.3×	1.9k 1.3×	88	6.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Gillian Mead

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Gillian Mead's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Gillian Mead with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Gillian Mead more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Gillian Mead

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Gillian Mead. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Gillian Mead. The network helps show where Gillian Mead may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Gillian Mead

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Gill, J. M., Dominique A. Cadilhac, Joosup Kim, et al.. (2025). A systematic review of current national hospital-based stroke registries monitoring access to evidence-based care and patient outcomes. PubMed Central. 10(3). 646–654.

Saunders, David H., et al.. (2025). Combined cardiorespiratory and resistance training for people with stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2025(9). CD016002–CD016002.

Saunders, David H., Graham Baker, Joshua Cheyne, et al.. (2025). Resistance training for people with stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2025(9). CD016001–CD016001.

Mead, Gillian, Alex Todhunter‐Brown, Ukachukwu Okoroafor Abaraogu, et al.. (2025). Multiple Long‐Term Conditions, Co‐Long‐Term Conditions and Polyvascular Disease: Considerations for Evidence Synthesis and Meta‐Analyses. PubMed. 3(3). e70027–e70027. 1 indexed citations

Zhao, Xu, et al.. (2023). Non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of post-stroke fatigue: A systematic review. International Journal of Stroke. 19(6). 611–621. 5 indexed citations

Zhao, Xu, Joshua Cheyne, Simiao Wu, et al.. (2023). Systematic review: Pharmacological interventions for the treatment of post-stroke fatigue. International Journal of Stroke. 18(9). 1071–1083. 8 indexed citations

Burton, Louisa-Jane, Bethan Copsey, Coralie English, et al.. (2023). RECREATE: a study protocol for a multicentre pilot cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT) in UK stroke services evaluating an intervention to reduce sedentary behaviour in stroke survivors (Get Set Go) with embedded process and economic evaluations. BMJ Open. 13(7). e074607–e074607.

Hackett, Maree L., Graeme J. Hankey, Erik Lundström, et al.. (2022). Repeated Measures of Modified Rankin Scale Scores to Assess Functional Recovery From Stroke: AFFINITY Study Findings. Journal of the American Heart Association. 11(16). e025425–e025425. 14 indexed citations

Saunders, David H., Gillian Mead, Claire Fitzsimons, et al.. (2021). Interventions for Reducing Sedentary Behavior in People With Stroke. Stroke. 52(12). 1 indexed citations

10.

Crocker, Thomas F, Natalie Lam, Louisa-Jane Burton, et al.. (2021). A systematic review and meta-analysis of non-workplace interventions to reduce time spent sedentary in adults. medRxiv. 1 indexed citations

11.

Fitzsimons, Claire, Sarah Nicholson, Jacqui Morris, et al.. (2020). Stroke survivors’ perceptions of their sedentary behaviours three months after stroke. Disability and Rehabilitation. 44(3). 382–394. 18 indexed citations

12.

Lundström, Erik, Eva Isaksson, Per Näsman, et al.. (2020). Efficacy of fluoxetine - a randomized controlled trial in stroke (effects). International Journal of Stroke. 15. 3–4. 2 indexed citations

13.

Wijck, Frederike van, Julie Bernhardt, Sandra A. Billinger, et al.. (2019). Improving life after stroke needs global efforts to implement evidence-based physical activity pathways. International Journal of Stroke. 14(5). 457–459. 12 indexed citations

14.

English, Coralie, Amanda Farrin, Claire Fitzsimons, et al.. (2019). A protocol for a systematic review of process evaluations of interventions investigating sedentary behaviour in adults. BMJ Open. 9(9). e031291–e031291. 4 indexed citations

15.

Cumming, Toby, Jodie Marquez, Leonid Churilov, et al.. (2018). Investigating post-stroke fatigue: An individual participant data meta-analysis. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 113. 107–112. 40 indexed citations

16.

Skelton, Dawn A., et al.. (2018). Physical fitness interventions for nonambulatory stroke survivors: A mixed‐methods systematic review and meta‐analysis. Brain and Behavior. 8(7). e01000–e01000. 28 indexed citations

17.

Hinkle, Janice L., Kyra J. Becker, Jong S. Kim, et al.. (2017). Poststroke fatigue: Emerging evidence and approaches to management. 25(10). 865–876.

18.

Brookfield, Katherine, Claire Fitzsimons, Iain Scott, et al.. (2015). The home as enabler of more active lifestyles among older people. Building Research & Information. 43(5). 616–630. 27 indexed citations

19.

Pollock, Alex, Sybil Farmer, Marian Brady, et al.. (2014). Interventions for improving upper limb function after stroke. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2014(11). CD010820–CD010820. 613 indexed citations breakdown →

20.

Carin-Levy, Gail, Carolyn Greig, Susan J. Lewis, et al.. (2008). The effect of different body positions on anthropometric measurements and derived estimates of body composition. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 120. 29–38. 5 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact