Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 43 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 31 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy's work include Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (52 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (31 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (30 papers). Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy is often cited by papers focused on Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (52 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (31 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (30 papers). Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Denmark. Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy's co-authors include Sarah McIntyre, Nadia Badawi, Gulam Khandaker, Shona Goldsmith, Mohammad Muhit, Kate Himmelmann, Israt Jahan, Eve Blair, Linda Watson and Annabel Webb and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Journal of Pediatrics and Nutrients.

In The Last Decade

Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy

65 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Global prevalence of cerebral palsy: A systematic analysis

2022 304 citations Sarah McIntyre, Shona Goldsmith et al. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy Australia	19	1.1k	878	548	141	100	70	1.5k
Virginie Ehlinger France	21	632 0.6×	595 0.7×	457 0.8×	104 0.7×	92 0.9×	69	1.6k
Ann I. Alriksson‐Schmidt Sweden	17	728 0.7×	501 0.6×	471 0.9×	61 0.4×	167 1.7×	51	1.1k
Claire Galea Australia	15	946 0.8×	705 0.8×	467 0.9×	96 0.7×	210 2.1×	50	1.3k
Vicki McManus United Kingdom	15	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 1.2×	1.1k 1.9×	40 0.3×	133 1.3×	17	1.7k
Katherine Langdon Australia	11	1.0k 0.9×	607 0.7×	487 0.9×	55 0.4×	200 2.0×	21	1.2k
Roshanak Vameghi Iran	18	282 0.3×	496 0.6×	299 0.5×	58 0.4×	24 0.2×	108	1.0k
Thubi H. A. Kolobe United States	17	559 0.5×	763 0.9×	354 0.6×	43 0.3×	56 0.6×	37	1.1k
Lai Choo Ong Malaysia	17	301 0.3×	365 0.4×	146 0.3×	60 0.4×	67 0.7×	55	818
Céline Lepage Canada	11	505 0.5×	292 0.3×	328 0.6×	59 0.4×	77 0.8×	13	820
Margareta Dahl Sweden	17	518 0.5×	234 0.3×	403 0.7×	97 0.7×	19 0.2×	37	918

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Jahan, Israt, William E. May, Donald Wilson, et al.. (2025). Vaccination and its social and behavioural drivers in children with disability in Fiji. BMJ Global Health. 10(5). e017510–e017510. 1 indexed citations

Smithers‐Sheedy, Hayley, Kate Swinburn, Annabel Webb, et al.. (2025). A 2‐Min Cytomegalovirus ( CMV ) Awareness Video Improves Pregnant Women's Knowledge and Planned Adherence to Hygiene Precautions. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 65(5). 662–670.

Jahan, Israt, Mohammad Muhit, Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy, et al.. (2024). Epidemiology of cerebral palsy among children in Ghana. African Journal of Disability. 13. 1336–1336. 1 indexed citations

Hui, Lisa, Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy, Kate Swinburn, et al.. (2024). EP04.16: ‘Infections in pregnancy’ eLearning course significantly improves general practitioner's knowledge and intention to educate patients on CMV prevention. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 64(S1). 134–134. 1 indexed citations

Lingam, Raghu, Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy, Karen Hutchinson, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of RuralkidsGPS; A Novel Integrated Paediatric Care Coordination Model of Care in Rural Australia – a Mixed-Methods Study Protocol. International Journal of Integrated Care. 23(4). 10–10. 1 indexed citations

Goldsmith, Shona, Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy, Nihad A. Almasri, et al.. (2023). Cerebral palsy registers around the world: A survey. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 66(6). 765–777. 15 indexed citations

Jahan, Israt, Eduardo Cuestas, Sarah McIntyre, et al.. (2023). Latin American Cerebral Palsy Register (LATAM-CPR): study protocol to develop a collaborative register with surveillance of children with cerebral palsy in Latin American countries. BMJ Open. 13(12). e071315–e071315. 2 indexed citations

Gilmore, Rose, Jenny Ziviani, Sarah McIntyre, et al.. (2022). Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills for adolescents with an acquired brain injury: A randomized controlled trial. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 64(6). 771–779. 7 indexed citations

McIntyre, Sarah, Shona Goldsmith, Annabel Webb, et al.. (2022). Global prevalence of cerebral palsy: A systematic analysis. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 64(12). 1494–1506. 304 indexed citations breakdown →

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Smithers‐Sheedy, Hayley, Ruth King, Lisa Hui, et al.. (2022). eLearning significantly improves maternity professionals’ knowledge of the congenital cytomegalovirus prevention guidelines. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 62(3). 445–452. 11 indexed citations

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Imam, Mahmudul Hassan Al, Israt Jahan, Manik Chandra Das, et al.. (2021). Rehabilitation status of children with cerebral palsy in Bangladesh: Findings from the Bangladesh Cerebral Palsy Register. PLoS ONE. 16(5). e0250640–e0250640. 26 indexed citations

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Imam, Mahmudul Hassan Al, Israt Jahan, Manik Chandra Das, et al.. (2021). Population‐based surveillance of children with cerebral palsy enables early diagnosis and intervention. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 63(7). 883–884. 9 indexed citations

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Shepherd, Emily, Sarah McIntyre, Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy, et al.. (2020). Linking data from a large clinical trial with the Australian Cerebral Palsy Register. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 62(10). 1170–1175. 2 indexed citations

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Jahan, Israt, Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam, Tasneem Karim, et al.. (2020). Epidemiology of cerebral palsy in Sumba Island, Indonesia. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 62(12). 1414–1422. 23 indexed citations

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Gilmore, Rose, Leanne Sakzewski, Jenny Ziviani, et al.. (2019). Multicentre, randomised waitlist control trial investigating a parent-assisted social skills group programme for adolescents with brain injuries: protocol for the friends project. BMJ Open. 9(8). e029587–e029587. 4 indexed citations

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Smithers‐Sheedy, Hayley, Camille Raynes‐Greenow, Nadia Badawi, et al.. (2017). Congenital Cytomegalovirus Among Children With Cerebral Palsy. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 72(7). 403–405. 2 indexed citations

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Blair, Eve, et al.. (2016). Strabismus, a preventable barrier to social participation: a short report. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 58(S2). 57–59. 3 indexed citations

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McIntyre, Sarah, Eve Blair, Shona Goldsmith, et al.. (2016). Congenital anomalies in cerebral palsy: where to from here?. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 58(S2). 71–75. 11 indexed citations

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Khandaker, Gulam, Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy, Jenny Jung, et al.. (2015). Bangladesh Cerebral Palsy Register (BCPR): a pilot study to develop a national cerebral palsy (CP) register with surveillance of children for CP. BMC Neurology. 15(1). 173–173. 69 indexed citations

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McIntyre, Sarah, et al.. (2010). ‘Just like you’: A disability awareness programme for children that enhanced knowledge, attitudes and acceptance: Pilot study findings. Developmental Neurorehabilitation. 13(5). 360–368. 78 indexed citations

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