Heather L. Gainforth

3.2k total citations
86 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Heather L. Gainforth is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Applied Psychology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather L. Gainforth has authored 86 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in General Health Professions, 24 papers in Applied Psychology and 21 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Heather L. Gainforth's work include Health Policy Implementation Science (30 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (22 papers) and Spinal Cord Injury Research (21 papers). Heather L. Gainforth is often cited by papers focused on Health Policy Implementation Science (30 papers), Behavioral Health and Interventions (22 papers) and Spinal Cord Injury Research (21 papers). Heather L. Gainforth collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Heather L. Gainforth's co-authors include Amy E. Latimer‐Cheung, Kathleen A. Martin Ginis, Robert West, Kevin A. Cradock, Gearóid ÓLaighin, Francis Finucane, Leo R. Quinlan, Rhyann C. McKay, Mary E. Jung and Jamie Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Heather L. Gainforth

84 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heather L. Gainforth Canada	21	700	365	361	321	231	86	1.9k
Virginia J. Dodd United States	27	1.1k 1.6×	299 0.8×	222 0.6×	266 0.8×	248 1.1×	75	2.8k
Alberto Borraccino Italy	25	653 0.9×	166 0.5×	355 1.0×	740 2.3×	240 1.0×	77	2.3k
Lindsey Turner United States	26	741 1.1×	183 0.5×	514 1.4×	983 3.1×	143 0.6×	117	2.3k
Hamid Allahverdipour Iran	26	580 0.8×	280 0.8×	324 0.9×	479 1.5×	396 1.7×	145	2.5k
Peter Howat Australia	32	847 1.2×	222 0.6×	651 1.8×	1.1k 3.3×	197 0.9×	144	3.0k
Shauna M. Burke Canada	25	372 0.5×	355 1.0×	532 1.5×	849 2.6×	346 1.5×	120	2.1k
Winifred A. Gebhardt Netherlands	26	774 1.1×	578 1.6×	311 0.9×	311 1.0×	391 1.7×	81	2.4k
Rebecca K Hodder Australia	29	1.0k 1.4×	250 0.7×	413 1.1×	1.1k 3.3×	187 0.8×	106	2.9k
Liza S. Rovniak United States	19	467 0.7×	315 0.9×	498 1.4×	351 1.1×	122 0.5×	49	1.4k
C. Debra M. Furr‐Holden United States	25	776 1.1×	171 0.5×	280 0.8×	306 1.0×	172 0.7×	84	2.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sibley, Kathryn M., Heather L. Gainforth, Ian D. Graham, et al.. (2025). Partnered health research in Canada: a cross-sectional survey of perceptions among researchers and knowledge users involved in funded projects between 2011 and 2019. Health Research Policy and Systems. 23(1). 28–28.

Gainforth, Heather L., Femke Hoekstra, Rhyann C. McKay, et al.. (2024). Transforming research systems for meaningful engagement: a reflexive thematic analysis of spinal cord injury researchers’ barriers and facilitators to using the integrated knowledge translation guiding principles. Disability and Rehabilitation. 46(23). 5545–5553. 2 indexed citations

Hoekstra, Femke, Heather L. Gainforth, Sonja Gaudet, et al.. (2024). The co-development and evaluation of an e-learning course on spinal cord injury physical activity counselling: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Medical Education. 24(1). 240–240. 3 indexed citations

Lepage, Pierre, Véronique Pagé, Caroline Levasseur, et al.. (2023). Strategies to improve access to physical activity opportunities for people with physical disabilities. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 13(7). 486–500. 8 indexed citations

Hoekstra, Femke, Heather L. Gainforth, Sonja Gaudet, et al.. (2023). Theory- and evidence-based best practices for physical activity counseling for adults with spinal cord injury. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 47(4). 584–596. 3 indexed citations

Hoekstra, Femke, Kathryn M. Sibley, Ian D. Graham, et al.. (2022). Systematic overviews of partnership principles and strategies identified from health research about spinal cord injury and related health conditions: A scoping review. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 46(4). 614–631. 13 indexed citations

Cradock, Kevin A., Leo R. Quinlan, Francis Finucane, et al.. (2022). Design of a Planner-Based Intervention to Facilitate Diet Behaviour Change in Type 2 Diabetes. Sensors. 22(7). 2795–2795. 5 indexed citations

Hoekstra, Femke, et al.. (2022). Applying state space grids methods to characterize counsellor-client interactions in a physical activity behavioural intervention for adults with disabilities. Psychology of sport and exercise. 65. 102350–102350. 2 indexed citations

Koch, Jordan, Véronique Pagé, Jean Ramsay, et al.. (2021). Physical activity for individuals living with a physical disability in Quebec: Issues and opportunities of access. Disability and health journal. 14(3). 101089–101089. 11 indexed citations

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Gainforth, Heather L., et al.. (2021). Principles to guide spinal cord injury research partnerships: a Delphi consensus study. Disability and Rehabilitation. 44(23). 7269–7276. 2 indexed citations

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Cradock, Kevin A., Leo R. Quinlan, Francis Finucane, et al.. (2021). Identifying Barriers and Facilitators to Diet and Physical Activity Behaviour Change in Type 2 Diabetes Using a Design Probe Methodology. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 11(2). 72–72. 13 indexed citations

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Hoekstra, Femke, Kelly Mrklas, Masood Khan, et al.. (2020). A review of reviews on principles, strategies, outcomes and impacts of research partnerships approaches: a first step in synthesising the research partnership literature. Health Research Policy and Systems. 18(1). 51–51. 163 indexed citations

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Gainforth, Heather L., et al.. (2019). Investigating Characteristics of Quality Peer Mentors With Spinal Cord Injury. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 100(10). 1916–1923. 26 indexed citations

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Hoekstra, Femke, Kelly Mrklas, Kathryn M. Sibley, et al.. (2018). A review protocol on research partnerships: a Coordinated Multicenter Team approach. Systematic Reviews. 7(1). 217–217. 23 indexed citations

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Allan, Veronica, Heather L. Gainforth, & Femke Hoekstra. (2018). The impact of partnerships between researchers and community stakeholders: how, when and why are they successful?. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 1 indexed citations

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Hoekstra, Femke, Christine Neilson, Tram Nguyen, et al.. (2018). Partnership Search Strategy. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 1 indexed citations

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Hoekstra, Femke, Kathleen A. Martin Ginis, Veronica Allan, Anita Kothari, & Heather L. Gainforth. (2018). Evaluating the impact of a network of research partnerships: a longitudinal multiple case study protocol. Health Research Policy and Systems. 16(1). 107–107. 12 indexed citations

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Leach, Heather J., Heather L. Gainforth, & S. Nicole Culos‐Reed. (2017). Delivery of an Exercise Program for Breast Cancer Survivors on Treatment in a Community Setting. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. 2(24). 153–161. 6 indexed citations

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Tomasone, Jennifer R., et al.. (2016). Taking steps to inclusion: A content analysis of a teaching resource aimed to enhance inclusive physical education. 48(1). 233–233. 1 indexed citations

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Ginis, Kathleen A. Martin, et al.. (2012). A case study of a community-university multidisciplinary partnership approach to increasing physical activity participation among people with spinal cord injury. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2(4). 516–522. 32 indexed citations

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