Heather Skirton

5.6k total citations
163 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Heather Skirton is a scholar working on Genetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Skirton has authored 163 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Genetics, 57 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 37 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Heather Skirton's work include BRCA gene mutations in cancer (82 papers), Genomics and Rare Diseases (31 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (31 papers). Heather Skirton is often cited by papers focused on BRCA gene mutations in cancer (82 papers), Genomics and Rare Diseases (31 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (31 papers). Heather Skirton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and United States. Heather Skirton's co-authors include Leigh Jackson, Lesley Goldsmith, Celine Lewis, Anita O’Connor, Janet K. Williams, Lyn S. Chitty, Paul Farrand, Lea Godino, Daniela Turchetti and Christine Patch and has published in prestigious journals such as Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Journal of Advanced Nursing and Journal of Medical Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Heather Skirton

161 papers receiving 3.7k 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 Skirton United Kingdom 35 1.6k 1.1k 914 627 414 163 3.8k
Bonnie S. LeRoy United States 28 1.1k 0.7× 776 0.7× 438 0.5× 433 0.7× 185 0.4× 104 2.5k
Jeffrey R. Botkin United States 35 2.2k 1.3× 1.3k 1.2× 1.4k 1.5× 681 1.1× 435 1.1× 136 4.5k
Kenneth P. Tercyak United States 37 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 790 0.9× 383 0.6× 280 0.7× 169 4.2k
Yvonne Bombard Canada 30 1.2k 0.7× 505 0.5× 631 0.7× 725 1.2× 452 1.1× 98 3.1k
Barbara B. Biesecker United States 49 4.7k 2.9× 1.8k 1.7× 1.5k 1.6× 806 1.3× 750 1.8× 206 7.3k
Barbara A. Bernhardt United States 39 2.4k 1.4× 1.2k 1.1× 884 1.0× 470 0.7× 313 0.8× 115 4.0k
Kimberly A. Kaphingst United States 38 1.6k 0.9× 354 0.3× 881 1.0× 1.7k 2.8× 299 0.7× 185 4.8k
Kris Dierickx Belgium 31 811 0.5× 831 0.8× 1.4k 1.5× 664 1.1× 288 0.7× 181 3.2k
Lina Jandorf United States 43 1.0k 0.6× 502 0.5× 738 0.8× 1.2k 1.9× 331 0.8× 210 6.7k
Lainie Friedman Ross United States 39 1.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.5× 2.5k 2.7× 1.2k 1.9× 319 0.8× 266 5.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather Skirton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather Skirton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heather Skirton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heather Skirton 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 Skirton. Heather Skirton 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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Clark, Maria, et al.. (2021). “We don’t have up to date knowledge about the disease” Practical challenges encountered in delivery of cervical cancer screening in Iraq. European Journal of Cancer Care. 30(5). e13457–e13457. 4 indexed citations
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Tonkin, Emma, Heather Skirton, & Maggie Kirk. (2018). The first competency based framework in genetics/genomics specifically for midwifery education and practice. Nurse Education in Practice. 33. 133–140. 13 indexed citations
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Skirton, Heather, et al.. (2017). Integrative review of cervical cancer screening in Western Asian and Middle Eastern Arab countries. Nursing and Health Sciences. 19(4). 414–426. 15 indexed citations
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Paneque, Milena, Daniela Turchetti, Leigh Jackson, et al.. (2016). A systematic review of interventions to provide genetics education for primary care. BMC Family Practice. 17(1). 89–89. 55 indexed citations
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Murakami, Kyoko, et al.. (2015). Experiences regarding maternal age‐specific risks and prenatal testing of women of advanced maternal age in Japan. Nursing and Health Sciences. 18(1). 8–14. 9 indexed citations
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Skirton, Heather, Lesley Goldsmith, & Lyn S. Chitty. (2014). An easy test but a hard decision: ethical issues concerning non-invasive prenatal testing for autosomal recessive disorders. European Journal of Human Genetics. 23(8). 1004–1009. 20 indexed citations
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Skirton, Heather, et al.. (2013). End-of-Life Care Discussions with Nonmalignant Respiratory Disease Patients: A Systematic Review. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 16(5). 555–565. 12 indexed citations
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Skirton, Heather, et al.. (2013). Preparedness of newly qualified midwives to deliver clinical care: an evaluation of pre-registration midwifery education through an analysis of key events. 23(1). 27–28. 2 indexed citations
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Stefánsdóttir, Vigdís, Oskar T. Johannsson, Heather Skirton, et al.. (2012). The use of genealogy databases for risk assessment in genetic health service: a systematic review. Journal of Community Genetics. 4(1). 1–7. 13 indexed citations
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Barnes, Chris, et al.. (2012). The Department of Health-supported genetic counsellor training post scheme in England: a unique initiative?. Journal of Community Genetics. 3(4). 297–302. 5 indexed citations
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Lewis, Celine, Melissa Hill, Heather Skirton, & Lyn S. Chitty. (2012). Fetal sex determination using cell‐free fetal DNA: service users' experiences of and preferences for service delivery. Prenatal Diagnosis. 32(8). 735–741. 49 indexed citations
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Paneque, Milena, Jorge Sequeiros, & Heather Skirton. (2011). Quality Assessment of Genetic Counseling Process in the Context of Presymptomatic Testing for Late-Onset Disorders: A Thematic Analysis of Three Review Articles. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 16(1). 36–45. 13 indexed citations
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Skirton, Heather, et al.. (2010). Huntington disease: families’ experiences of healthcare services. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 66(3). 500–510. 36 indexed citations
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Skirton, Heather, Christine Patch, & Marie‐Antoinette Voelckel. (2010). Using a community of practice to develop standards of practice and education for genetic counsellors in Europe. Journal of Community Genetics. 1(4). 169–173. 24 indexed citations
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Skirton, Heather, Celine Lewis, Alastair Kent, & Domenico Coviello. (2010). Genetic education and the challenge of genomic medicine: development of core competences to support preparation of health professionals in Europe. European Journal of Human Genetics. 18(9). 972–977. 119 indexed citations
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Skirton, Heather, et al.. (2009). Use of educational games in the health professions: A mixed‐methods study of educators' perspectives in the UK. Nursing and Health Sciences. 12(1). 27–32. 52 indexed citations
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Skirton, Heather. (2006). Parental Experience of a Pediatric Genetic Referral. MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 31(3). 178–184. 27 indexed citations
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Skirton, Heather. (2005). Developing an audit tool to assess genetic services. Nursing and Health Sciences. 7(2). 143–143. 1 indexed citations
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Skirton, Heather, et al.. (1999). A new family linked to the RP1 dominant retinitis pigmentosa locus on chromosome 8q.. PubMed. 36(8). 646–8. 6 indexed citations

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