Heather O Dickinson

11.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
102 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Heather O Dickinson is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Psychiatry and Mental health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather O Dickinson has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 22 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 21 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Heather O Dickinson's work include Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (18 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (17 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (12 papers). Heather O Dickinson is often cited by papers focused on Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (18 papers), Family and Disability Support Research (17 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (12 papers). Heather O Dickinson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and Denmark. Heather O Dickinson's co-authors include Fiona Beyer, Fiona Campbell, Julia V Cook, Martin Eccles, Louise Parker, James Mason, Eileen Kaner, Allan Colver, Andrew Bryant and Gary A. Ford and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, PEDIATRICS and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

Heather O Dickinson

100 papers receiving 7.1k 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.

Effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions in primary care populations

2007 586 citations Eileen Kaner, Heather O Dickinson et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
Lifestyle interventions to reduce raised blood pressure: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

2006 525 citations Heather O Dickinson, Fiona Campbell et al. profile →
Response rates in postal surveys of healthcare professionals between 1996 and 2005: An observational study

2009 397 citations Heather O Dickinson et al. profile →
Cardioprotective interventions for cancer patients receiving anthracyclines

2011 352 citations Heather O Dickinson et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heather O Dickinson United Kingdom	43	1.6k	1.4k	1.4k	1.2k	1.2k	102	7.5k
Douglas Leslie United States	52	793 0.5×	2.9k 2.0×	1.9k 1.4×	1.2k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	283	10.4k
Carla Bann United States	43	2.2k 1.3×	841 0.6×	1.2k 0.9×	1.2k 1.0×	531 0.4×	214	8.5k
Carol Estwing Ferrans United States	38	974 0.6×	772 0.5×	908 0.7×	2.3k 1.9×	1.2k 1.0×	110	8.0k
Merete Osler Denmark	54	1.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	834 0.6×	1.9k 1.5×	931 0.8×	406	11.0k
Sioḃán D. Harlow United States	61	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	893 0.7×	2.4k 2.0×	1.1k 0.9×	278	14.9k
JoAnne E. Epping‐Jordan United States	26	1.0k 0.6×	836 0.6×	966 0.7×	1.7k 1.4×	1.0k 0.8×	34	6.8k
Matthew M. Zack United States	54	1.6k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	888 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	2.3k 1.9×	173	11.3k
Scott D. Grosse United States	62	2.9k 1.8×	809 0.6×	917 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	3.3k 2.7×	262	13.3k
Silvia Evers Netherlands	48	690 0.4×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	2.2k 1.8×	1.3k 1.1×	437	10.1k
Justine Shults United States	59	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	688 0.5×	988 0.8×	1.8k 1.5×	313	11.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Colver, Allan, Heather O Dickinson, Marco Marcelli, et al.. (2014). Predictors of participation of adolescents with cerebral palsy: A European multi-centre longitudinal study. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 36. 551–564. 55 indexed citations

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Sentenac, Mariane, Virginie Ehlinger, Susan Ishøy Michelsen, et al.. (2012). Determinants of inclusive education of 8–12 year-old children with cerebral palsy in 9 European regions. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 34(1). 588–595. 20 indexed citations

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Akl, Elie A., Sameer Gunukula, Maddalena Barba, et al.. (2011). Parenteral anticoagulation in patients with cancer who have no therapeutic or prophylactic indication for anticoagulation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 10(4). CD006466–CD006466. 103 indexed citations

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Akl, Elie A., Sameer Gunukula, Maddalena Barba, et al.. (2011). Parenteral anticoagulation in patients with cancer who have no therapeutic or prophylactic indication for anticoagulation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD006652–CD006652. 28 indexed citations

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Colver, Allan, Heather O Dickinson, Kathryn Parkinson, et al.. (2010). Access of children with cerebral palsy to the physical, social and attitudinal environment they need: a cross-sectional European study. Disability and Rehabilitation. 33(1). 28–35. 69 indexed citations

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Archampong, David, David W Borowski, & Heather O Dickinson. (2010). Impact of surgeon volume on outcomes of rectal cancer surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. The Surgeon. 8(6). 341–352. 48 indexed citations

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Dickinson, Heather O, et al.. (2010). Quantifying the physical, social and attitudinal environment of children with cerebral palsy. Disability and Rehabilitation. 33(1). 36–50. 37 indexed citations

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Kaner, Eileen, Heather O Dickinson, Fiona Beyer, et al.. (2009). The effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions in primary care settings: A systematic review. Drug and Alcohol Review. 28(3). 301–323. 321 indexed citations

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Erhart, Michael, Ulrike Ravens‐Sieberer, Heather O Dickinson, & Allan Colver. (2009). Rasch Measurement Properties of the KIDSCREEN Quality of Life Instrument in Children with Cerebral Palsy and Differential Item Functioning between Children with and without Cerebral Palsy. Value in Health. 12(5). 782–792. 37 indexed citations

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Michelsen, Susan Ishøy, Esben Meulengracht Flachs, Peter Uldall, et al.. (2008). Frequency of participation of 8–12-year-old children with cerebral palsy: A multi-centre cross-sectional European study. European Journal of Paediatric Neurology. 13(2). 165–177. 126 indexed citations

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Parkes, Jackie, Mélanie White‐Koning, Heather O Dickinson, et al.. (2008). Psychological problems in children with cerebral palsy: a cross‐sectional European study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 49(4). 405–413. 164 indexed citations

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Rowan, Elise, Heather O Dickinson, Sally Stephens, et al.. (2007). Homocysteine and post-stroke cognitive decline. Age and Ageing. 36(3). 339–343. 10 indexed citations

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Dickinson, Heather O, Kathryn Parkinson, Ulrike Ravens‐Sieberer, et al.. (2007). Self-reported quality of life of 8–12-year-old children with cerebral palsy: a cross-sectional European study. The Lancet. 369(9580). 2171–2178. 327 indexed citations

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Robinson, Louise, Deborah Hutchings, Fiona Beyer, et al.. (2006). A systematic literature review of the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions to prevent wandering in dementia and evaluation of the ethical implications and acceptability of their use. Health Technology Assessment. 10(26). iii, ix–108. 97 indexed citations

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Dickinson, Heather O, Tibor Nyári, & Louise Parker. (2002). Childhood solid tumours in relation to infections in the community in Cumbria during pregnancy and around the time of birth. British Journal of Cancer. 87(7). 746–750. 29 indexed citations

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Diggle, Peter J., et al.. (2000). Additive isotonic regression models in epidemiology. Statistics in Medicine. 19(6). 849–859. 32 indexed citations

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Dickinson, Heather O & Louise Parker. (1999). Quantifying the effect of population mixing on childhood leukaemia risk: the Seascale cluster. British Journal of Cancer. 81(1). 144–151. 65 indexed citations

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Parker, Louise, Julian Smith, Heather O Dickinson, et al.. (1997). The Creation of a Database of Children of Workers at a Nuclear Facility: An Exercise in Record Linkage. Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 12(1). 40–45. 24 indexed citations

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Parker, Louise, A W Craft, J Smith, et al.. (1993). Geographical distribution of preconceptional radiation doses to fathers employed at the Sellafield nuclear installation, West Cumbria.. BMJ. 307(6910). 966–971. 60 indexed citations

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Dickinson, Heather O & Janis Antonovics. (1973). THE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HETEROGENEITY ON THE GENETICS OF FINITE POPULATIONS. Genetics. 73(4). 713–735. 4 indexed citations

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