Heather Fortnum

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Heather Fortnum is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Sensory Systems and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Fortnum has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 20 papers in Sensory Systems and 12 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in Heather Fortnum's work include Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (34 papers), Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (19 papers) and Hearing Impairment and Communication (12 papers). Heather Fortnum is often cited by papers focused on Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation (34 papers), Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics (19 papers) and Hearing Impairment and Communication (12 papers). Heather Fortnum collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Heather Fortnum's co-authors include Abby McCormack, Adrian Davis, A. Quentin Summerfield, Mark Edmondson‐Jones, David R. Moore, Kevin J. Munro, Piers Dawes, Karen J. Cruickshanks, Sally Hind and Paula C. Stacey and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Thorax and Journal of Psychosomatic Research.

In The Last Decade

Heather Fortnum

57 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Why do people fitted with hearing aids not wear them? 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2015 100 200 300
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.

  1. Why do people fitted with hearing aids not wear them?
    2013 382 citations Abby McCormack, Heather Fortnum International Journal of Audiology profile →
  2. Hearing Loss and Cognition: The Role of Hearing Aids, Social Isolation and Depression
    2015 368 citations Piers Dawes, Richard Emsley et al. PLoS ONE profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heather Fortnum United Kingdom 29 2.2k 1.8k 1.1k 523 481 60 3.9k
Catherine McMahon Australia 36 2.4k 1.1× 1.8k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 350 0.7× 205 0.4× 135 3.9k
Ho Ming Yuen United Kingdom 20 566 0.3× 449 0.3× 88 0.1× 364 0.7× 153 0.3× 45 1.9k
Michael J. Lichtenstein United States 33 651 0.3× 353 0.2× 377 0.4× 177 0.3× 47 0.1× 105 3.7k
Are Hugo Pripp Norway 47 501 0.2× 145 0.1× 110 0.1× 118 0.2× 93 0.2× 341 7.1k
George Burlutsky Australia 39 616 0.3× 533 0.3× 415 0.4× 74 0.1× 38 0.1× 145 4.9k
Joshua Betz United States 29 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 168 0.3× 162 0.3× 78 2.8k
Tainya C. Clarke United States 21 224 0.1× 110 0.1× 85 0.1× 45 0.1× 196 0.4× 53 3.4k
Hsin‐Chien Lee Taiwan 36 512 0.2× 123 0.1× 157 0.1× 12 0.0× 40 0.1× 181 4.1k
Lindsey I Black United States 24 846 0.4× 25 0.0× 205 0.2× 232 0.4× 16 0.0× 52 4.3k
Wei Hou United States 33 508 0.2× 56 0.0× 25 0.0× 175 0.3× 17 0.0× 154 4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Heather Fortnum

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather Fortnum

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather Fortnum

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ukoumunne, Obioha C., Chris Hyde, Mara Ozolins, et al.. (2017). A directly comparative two-gate case–control diagnostic accuracy study of the pure tone screen and HearCheck screener tests for identifying hearing impairment in school children. BMJ Open. 7(7). e017258–e017258. 6 indexed citations
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O’Donoghue, Gerard M., Adrian Davis, & Heather Fortnum. (2015). Cochlear Implants � Projected Demand in Europe. Advances in oto-rhino-laryngology. 50. 190–194.
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Dawes, Piers, Karen J. Cruickshanks, David R. Moore, et al.. (2015). The Effect of Prenatal and Childhood Development on Hearing, Vision and Cognition in Adulthood. PLoS ONE. 10(8). e0136590–e0136590. 16 indexed citations
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McCormack, Abby, Mark Edmondson‐Jones, Heather Fortnum, et al.. (2015). Investigating the association between tinnitus severity and symptoms of depression and anxiety, while controlling for neuroticism, in a large middle-aged UK population. International Journal of Audiology. 54(9). 599–604. 57 indexed citations
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Dawes, Piers, Richard Emsley, Karen J. Cruickshanks, et al.. (2015). Hearing Loss and Cognition: The Role of Hearing Aids, Social Isolation and Depression. PLoS ONE. 10(3). e0119616–e0119616. 368 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dawes, Piers, Karen J. Cruickshanks, David R. Moore, et al.. (2014). Cigarette Smoking, Passive Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, and Hearing Loss. Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology. 15(4). 663–674. 117 indexed citations
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McCormack, Abby, Mark Edmondson‐Jones, Duane Mellor, et al.. (2014). Association of Dietary Factors with Presence and Severity of Tinnitus in a Middle-Aged UK Population. PLoS ONE. 9(12). e114711–e114711. 31 indexed citations
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Avery, Anthony, Claire Anderson, Heather Fortnum, et al.. (2011). Evaluation of patient reporting of adverse drug reactions to the UK ‘Yellow Card Scheme’: literature review, descriptive and qualitative analyses, and questionnaire surveys. Health Technology Assessment. 15(20). 1–234, iii. 252 indexed citations
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Daniel, Matija, Waheed Ashraf, Heather Fortnum, et al.. (2011). The treatment of glue ear using biodegradable polymers to deliver high dose antibiotics and mucolytics to infection site. International Journal of Surgery. 9(7). 496–496. 1 indexed citations
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Anderson, Claire, Anthony Avery, Heather Fortnum, et al.. (2011). Assessing the usability of methods of public reporting of adverse drug reactions to the UK Yellow Card Scheme. Health Expectations. 15(4). 433–440. 9 indexed citations
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Fortnum, Heather, Paula C. Stacey, & A. Quentin Summerfield. (2006). An exploration of demographic bias in a questionnaire survey of hearing-impaired children: Implications for comparisons of children with and without cochlear implants. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 70(12). 2043–2054. 10 indexed citations
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Barton, Garry, Paula C. Stacey, Heather Fortnum, & A. Quentin Summerfield. (2006). Hearing-Impaired Children in the United Kingdom, IV: Cost-Effectiveness of Pediatric Cochlear Implantation. Ear and Hearing. 27(5). 575–588. 68 indexed citations
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Barton, Garry, Paula C. Stacey, Heather Fortnum, & A. Quentin Summerfield. (2006). Hearing-Impaired Children in the United Kingdom, II: Cochlear Implantation and the Cost of Compulsory Education. Ear and Hearing. 27(2). 187–207. 29 indexed citations
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Barton, Garry, Heather Fortnum, Paula C. Stacey, & A. Quentin Summerfield. (2006). Hearing-Impaired Children in the United Kingdom, III: Cochlear Implantation and the Economic Costs Incurred by Families. Ear and Hearing. 27(5). 563–574. 20 indexed citations
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Fortnum, Heather & Adrian Davis. (1997). Epidemiology of Permanent Childhood Hearing Impairment in Trent Region, 1985–1993. British Journal of Audiology. 31(6). 409–446. 181 indexed citations
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Fortnum, Heather, et al.. (1993). The feasibility of evoked otoacoustic emissions as an in-patient hearing check after meningitis. British Journal of Audiology. 27(4). 227–231. 11 indexed citations
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Fortnum, Heather & Adrian Davis. (1993). Hearing impairment in children after bacterial meningitis: Incidence and resource implications. British Journal of Audiology. 27(1). 43–52. 62 indexed citations
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Fortnum, Heather, et al.. (1991). Trial of flecainide acetate in the management of tinnitus. Clinical Otolaryngology. 16(1). 93–96. 2 indexed citations

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