Heather McDonald

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
37 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Heather McDonald is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Psychiatry and Mental health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather McDonald has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in General Health Professions, 4 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 3 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Heather McDonald's work include Health Sciences Research and Education (4 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (3 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (3 papers). Heather McDonald is often cited by papers focused on Health Sciences Research and Education (4 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (3 papers) and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes (3 papers). Heather McDonald collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Heather McDonald's co-authors include R. Brian Haynes, Justina Sam, M. Patricia Rosas‐Arellano, Neill K. J. Adhikari, P.J. Devereaux, Joseph Beyene, Amit X. Garg, Patricia Montague, Koushambhi Basu Khan and Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, PLoS ONE and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Heather McDonald

34 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Effects of Computerized Clinical Decision Support Systems on Practitioner Performance and Patient Outcomes

2005 2.1k citations Amit X. Garg, Neill K. J. Adhikari et al. JAMA profile →
Interventions for helping patients to follow prescriptions for medications

2002 666 citations R. Brian Haynes, Heather McDonald et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heather McDonald Canada	13	1.3k	904	522	422	378	37	3.5k
Charlene Weir United States	31	1.1k 0.9×	777 0.9×	477 0.9×	170 0.4×	364 1.0×	182	3.7k
Gordon D. Schiff United States	35	1.1k 0.9×	888 1.0×	561 1.1×	677 1.6×	895 2.4×	156	3.9k
Douglas S. Bell United States	35	1.1k 0.9×	1.6k 1.8×	1.1k 2.2×	298 0.7×	624 1.7×	135	4.8k
Kensaku Kawamoto United States	27	1.8k 1.4×	971 1.1×	792 1.5×	178 0.4×	228 0.6×	165	4.4k
Andrew Wall United States	13	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 1.2×	726 1.4×	443 1.0×	557 1.5×	44	5.3k
Paul Gorman United States	29	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	637 1.2×	144 0.3×	245 0.6×	78	3.3k
Justina Sam Canada	9	1.3k 1.0×	606 0.7×	434 0.8×	126 0.3×	239 0.6×	13	2.9k
Chris Longhurst United States	35	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.4×	993 1.9×	259 0.6×	117 0.3×	192	5.5k
Paul Dexter United States	27	843 0.7×	686 0.8×	658 1.3×	110 0.3×	291 0.8×	93	3.0k
Andrew Georgiou Australia	39	1.5k 1.2×	2.2k 2.5×	1.1k 2.0×	287 0.7×	360 1.0×	307	6.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Heather McDonald

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather McDonald

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather McDonald

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Riby, Leigh M., S. Gareth Edwards, Heather McDonald, & Mark Moss. (2023). The impact of a rosemary containing drink on event-related potential neural markers of sustained attention. PLoS ONE. 18(6). e0286113–e0286113. 3 indexed citations

McDonald, Heather, et al.. (2021). Positive schizotypy and the experience of creativity: The distinctive roles of suspiciousness and dispositional mindfulness. Schizophrenia Research. 228. 151–158. 7 indexed citations

McDonald, Heather, et al.. (2018). In the Blink of an Eye: Ocular Proxies of Neurotransmitters Predict Creative Ability. Psychology and Behavioral Sciences. 6(1). 1–8. 2 indexed citations

Gawad, Nada, et al.. (2018). MedsOnCall Pager App: A Pilot Project for Practicing Safe Clinical Decision-making. Cureus. 10(8). e3205–e3205. 2 indexed citations

Henderson, Joanna, Amy Cheung, Kristin Cleverley, et al.. (2017). Integrated collaborative care teams to enhance service delivery to youth with mental health and substance use challenges: protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 7(2). e014080–e014080. 74 indexed citations

McDonald, Heather, et al.. (2017). Transition to Residency: The Successful Development and Implementation of a Nonclinical Elective in Perioperative Management. Journal of surgical education. 75(3). 628–638. 7 indexed citations

Cardoso, Roberta, Wasifa Zarin, Vera Nincic, et al.. (2017). Evaluative reports on medical malpractice policies in obstetrics: a rapid scoping review. Systematic Reviews. 6(1). 181–181. 13 indexed citations

Moonaghi, Hossein Karimi, et al.. (2014). Facilitators and barriers of adaptation to diabetes: experiences of Iranian patients. Journal of Diabetes & Metabolic Disorders. 13(1). 17–17. 13 indexed citations

McDonald, Heather, Cathy Charles, Laurie Elit, & Amiram Gafni. (2014). Is There an Economic Rationale for Cancer Drugs to Have a Separate Reimbursement Review Process for Resource Allocation Purposes?. PharmacoEconomics. 33(3). 235–241. 9 indexed citations

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McDonald, Heather, Cathy Charles, & Amiram Gafni. (2011). Assessing the conceptual clarity and evidence base of quality criteria/standards developed for evaluating decision aids. Health Expectations. 17(2). 232–243. 11 indexed citations

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Reimer‐Kirkham, Sheryl, Colleen Varcoe, Annette J. Browne, et al.. (2009). Critical inquiry and knowledge translation: exploring compatibilities and tensions. Nursing Philosophy. 10(3). 152–166. 37 indexed citations

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McDonald, Heather. (2009). Australian Indigenous adolescents with chronic conditions: Sociocultural context. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 45(11). 629–632. 2 indexed citations

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Pesut, Barbara & Heather McDonald. (2007). Connecting philosophy and practice: implications of two philosophic approaches to pain for nurses' expert clinical decision making. Nursing Philosophy. 8(4). 256–263. 4 indexed citations

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Garg, Amit, Neill K. J. Adhikari, Heather McDonald, et al.. (2007). Effects of Computerized Clinical Decision Support Systems on Practitioner Performance and Patient Outcomes. 175 indexed citations

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Baumbusch, Jennifer, et al.. (2007). Easing the transition between hospital and home: translating knowledge into action.. PubMed. 103(8). 24–9. 7 indexed citations

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McDonald, Heather, et al.. (2006). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Healing. Australian aboriginal studies. 2006(2). 1. 1 indexed citations

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McDonald, Heather. (2006). East Kimberley Concepts of Health and Illness: A Contribution to Intercultural Health Programs in Northern Australia. Australian aboriginal studies. 2006(2). 86. 11 indexed citations

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Garg, Amit X., Neill K. J. Adhikari, Heather McDonald, et al.. (2005). Effects of Computerized Clinical Decision Support Systems on Practitioner Performance and Patient Outcomes. JAMA. 293(10). 1223–1223. 2149 indexed citations breakdown →

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McDonald, Heather, et al.. (2004). Panel III: The New Campaign Against Counterfeiting and Piracy.. Fordham intellectual property, media & entertainment law journal. 14(4). 955.

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Haynes, R. Brian, et al.. (2002). Interventions for helping patients to follow prescriptions for medications. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD000011–CD000011. 666 indexed citations breakdown →

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