Heather Boon

10.5k total citations
196 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

Heather Boon is a scholar working on Complementary and alternative medicine, General Health Professions and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Boon has authored 196 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine, 40 papers in General Health Professions and 35 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Heather Boon's work include Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (117 papers), Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications (17 papers) and Herbal Medicine Research Studies (15 papers). Heather Boon is often cited by papers focused on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (117 papers), Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications (17 papers) and Herbal Medicine Research Studies (15 papers). Heather Boon collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Heather Boon's co-authors include Marja J. Verhoef, Moira Stewart, David Moher, Claire Bombardier, Joel Gagnier, Joanne Barnes, Paula A. Rochon, Suzanna M. Zick, Judith Belle Brown and Sandy Welsh and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Annals of Internal Medicine and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Heather Boon

185 papers receiving 6.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heather Boon Canada 46 4.0k 1.4k 1.2k 979 728 196 7.4k
Patricia M. Barnes United States 24 3.5k 0.9× 822 0.6× 850 0.7× 847 0.9× 761 1.0× 36 7.0k
David R. Calkins United States 21 2.6k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 874 0.7× 491 0.5× 812 1.1× 33 6.3k
Marja J. Verhoef Canada 43 2.6k 0.6× 1.2k 0.8× 533 0.4× 709 0.7× 663 0.9× 172 5.6k
George Lewith United Kingdom 60 7.8k 2.0× 2.0k 1.4× 943 0.8× 1.4k 1.4× 2.0k 2.8× 385 14.2k
Thomas L. Delbanco United States 26 2.6k 0.6× 2.4k 1.7× 846 0.7× 1.3k 1.4× 829 1.1× 57 7.6k
Barrie R. Cassileth United States 48 2.5k 0.6× 1.9k 1.4× 684 0.6× 2.1k 2.1× 631 0.9× 188 8.9k
David Sibbritt Australia 48 2.2k 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 663 0.5× 2.5k 2.5× 1.2k 1.6× 376 8.7k
Klaus Linde Germany 63 9.2k 2.3× 911 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 836 0.9× 2.8k 3.8× 278 15.0k
E Ernst United Kingdom 57 5.1k 1.3× 293 0.2× 1.6k 1.3× 589 0.6× 1.1k 1.5× 211 9.6k
Paula Gardiner United States 37 1.4k 0.3× 741 0.5× 394 0.3× 783 0.8× 627 0.9× 160 4.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather Boon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather Boon

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

All Works

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Boon, Heather, et al.. (2019). A Systematic Narrative Review of the Evidence for Labeling of Natural Health Products and Dietary Supplements. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 25(8). 777–788. 8 indexed citations
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Ijaz, Nadine & Heather Boon. (2018). Statutory Regulation of Traditional Medicine Practitioners and Practices: The Need for Distinct Policy Making Guidelines. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 24(4). 307–313. 33 indexed citations
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Kebede, Tedla, et al.. (2017). Use of medicinal plants among Ethiopian patients with diabetes: A qualitative exploration. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 31(1). 18–26. 3 indexed citations
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Kahissay, Mesfin Haile, Teferi Gedif Fenta, & Heather Boon. (2017). Beliefs and perception of ill-health causation: a socio-cultural qualitative study in rural North-Eastern Ethiopia. BMC Public Health. 17(1). 124–124. 77 indexed citations
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Ng, Jeremy Y., Heather Boon, Alison Thompson, & Cynthia Whitehead. (2016). Making sense of “alternative”, “complementary”, “unconventional” and “integrative” medicine: exploring the terms and meanings through a textual analysis. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 16(1). 134–134. 77 indexed citations
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Boon, Heather, et al.. (2015). 2014 IN-CAM Research Symposium: The Next Wave of Complementary and Integrative Medicine and Health Care Research. Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine. 12(1). eA1–eA71.
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Boon, Heather, et al.. (2014). Informed Consent for Chiropractic Care: The Patient's Experience. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(5). A140–A141.
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Ulbricht, Catherine, Ethan Basch, Heather Boon, et al.. (2011). Turmeric (Curcuma longa) : An Evidence-Based Systematic Review by the Natural Standard Research Collaboration. Alternative and Complementary Therapies. 17(4). 225–236. 5 indexed citations
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Boon, Heather, et al.. (2009). A Tool for Rapid Identification of Potential Herbal Medicine—Drug Interactions. Canadian Pharmacists Journal / Revue des Pharmaciens du Canada. 142(5). e1–e2. 16 indexed citations
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Bennett, Heather A., Heather Boon, Sarah Romans, & Paul Grootendorst. (2007). Becoming the best mom that I can: women's experiences of managing depression during pregnancy – a qualitative study. BMC Women s Health. 7(1). 13–13. 30 indexed citations
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Zick, Suzanna M., et al.. (2006). Trial of Essiac to Ascertain Its Effect in Women with Breast Cancer (TEA-BC). The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 12(10). 971–980. 16 indexed citations
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Boon, Heather, et al.. (2006). The Canadian Natural Health Products (NHP) Regulations: Industry Compliance Motivations. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 4(2). 257–262. 3 indexed citations
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Bubela, Tania, et al.. (2006). Media portrayal of conflicts of interest in herbal remedy clinical trials.. PubMed. 15(1). 9–11. 5 indexed citations
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Verhoef, Marja J., Andrea Mulkins, & Heather Boon. (2005). Integrative Health Care: How Can We Determine Whether Patients Benefit?. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 11(supplement 1). s–57. 56 indexed citations
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Boon, Heather. (2005). CAM and pharmacists: challenge or opportunity?. Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies. 10(2). 89–91. 11 indexed citations
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Hammerness, Paul, Ethan Basch, Catherine Ulbricht, et al.. (2003). St. John’s Wort: A Systematic Review of Adverse Effects and Drug Interactions for the Consultation Psychiatrist. Psychosomatics. 44(4). 271–282. 83 indexed citations
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Boon, Heather & Albert H.C. Wong. (2003). Kava: a test case for Canada's new approach to natural health products.. PubMed. 169(11). 1163–4. 7 indexed citations
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Boon, Heather. (2000). Tyler’s Herbs of Choice. The Therapeutic Use of Phytomedicinals. The Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy. 53(3). 47 indexed citations

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