Helen Thomas

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Helen Thomas is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen Thomas has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in General Health Professions, 9 papers in Clinical Psychology and 4 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Helen Thomas's work include Family and Disability Support Research (5 papers), Resilience and Mental Health (4 papers) and Primary Care and Health Outcomes (4 papers). Helen Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Family and Disability Support Research (5 papers), Resilience and Mental Health (4 papers) and Primary Care and Health Outcomes (4 papers). Helen Thomas collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and Australia. Helen Thomas's co-authors include Donna Ciliska, Rebecca Ganann, Angie Hart, Maureen Dobbins, Susan M. Jack, Anita Kothari, Brenda Spencer, Mary Ann O’Brien, Michael H. Boyle and Christel A. Woodward and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, PEDIATRICS and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Helen Thomas

25 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Expediting systematic reviews: methods and implications of rapid reviews

2010 546 citations Rebecca Ganann, Donna Ciliska et al. Implementation Science profile →

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Mark Pearson United Kingdom

Rebecca Ganann Canada

Horst Christian Vollmar Germany

Janique Johnson‐Lafleur Canada

Jaynelle F. Stichler United States

Jennifer Yost United States

Anne Hofmeyer Australia

Susan Salmond United States

Emma F. France United Kingdom

Louise Brereton United Kingdom

Mark Pearson United Kingdom

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447 ×1.3

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Countries citing papers authored by Helen Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Helen Thomas

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helen Thomas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Helen Thomas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Helen Thomas 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 Helen Thomas. Helen Thomas 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

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Orr, Scott Allan, et al.. (2025). Using damage functions to map heritage climatology at a global scale. The Science of The Total Environment. 963. 178350–178350. 1 indexed citations

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Thomas, Helen, et al.. (2023). Acute safeguarding essentials in modern-day paediatrics. Archives of Disease in Childhood Education & Practice. 108(6). 394–396.

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Meng, Xingqiong, Kamalesh Venugopal, Helen Thomas, & Katina D’Onise. (2020). Cancer staging at diagnosis data comparisons in South Australia. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 1008–1008. 8 indexed citations

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Thomas, Helen, et al.. (2013). Reforms in the English National Health Service: delivery of cancer services by clinical commissioning groups. The Lancet Oncology. 14(10). 921–923. 2 indexed citations

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Thomas, Helen. (2010). Resilience in Australian Indigenous and non-Indigenous adolescents. RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library). 1 indexed citations

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Ganann, Rebecca, Donna Ciliska, & Helen Thomas. (2010). Expediting systematic reviews: methods and implications of rapid reviews. Implementation Science. 5(1). 56–56. 546 indexed citations breakdown →

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Butt, Michelle, Janet Pinelli, Michael H. Boyle, et al.. (2009). Development and Evaluation of an Instrument to Measure Parental Satisfaction With Quality of Care in Neonatal Follow-Up. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 30(1). 57–65. 18 indexed citations

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Trent, Maria, et al.. (2009). Finding Targets for Obesity Intervention in Urban Communities: School-Based Health Centers and the Interface with Affected Youth. Journal of Urban Health. 86(4). 571–583. 5 indexed citations

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Hart, Angie, et al.. (2008). Resilient Therapy: Strategic Therapeutic Engagement with Children in Crisis. Child Care in Practice. 14(2). 131–145. 7 indexed citations

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Dobbins, Maureen, Susan M. Jack, Helen Thomas, & Anita Kothari. (2007). Public Health Decision‐Makers' Informational Needs and Preferences for Receiving Research Evidence. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 4(3). 156–163. 110 indexed citations

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Hart, Angie, et al.. (2007). Resilient Therapy: Working with Children and Families. University of Brighton Repository (University of Brighton). 39 indexed citations

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Thomas, Helen. (2006). Obesity prevention programs for children and youth: why are their results so modest?. Health Education Research. 21(6). 783–795. 143 indexed citations

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Hart, Angie, et al.. (2005). Attuned Practice: a service user study of specialist child and adolescent mental health, UK. Epidemiologia e Psichiatria Sociale. 14(1). 22–31. 34 indexed citations

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Dobbins, Maureen, et al.. (2004). Use of systematic reviews in the development of new provincial public health policies in Ontario. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 20(4). 399–404. 47 indexed citations

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Thomas, Helen. (2001). Review: group based parent training programmes lead to short term improvements in maternal psychosocial health. Evidence-Based Nursing. 4(3). 81–81. 3 indexed citations

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Hart, Angie & Helen Thomas. (2000). Controversial attachments: The indirect treatment of fostered and adopted children via Parent Co-Therapy. Attachment & Human Development. 2(3). 306–327. 13 indexed citations

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Woodward, Christel A., Helen Thomas, Michael H. Boyle, Paul S. Links, & David R. Offord. (1989). Methodologic Note for Child Epidemiological Surveys: The Effects of Instructions on Estimates of Behavior Prevalence. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 30(6). 919–924. 9 indexed citations

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Spencer, Brenda, et al.. (1989). A randomized controlled trial of the provision of a social support service during pregnancy: the South Manchester Family Worker Project. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 96(3). 281–288. 78 indexed citations

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Woodward, Christel A., Michael H. Boyle, David R. Offord, et al.. (1988). Ontario Child Health Study: Patterns of Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization and Their Correlates. PEDIATRICS. 82(3). 425–434. 54 indexed citations

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Spencer, Brenda, Jane Morris, & Helen Thomas. (1987). The South Manchester family worker scheme. Health Promotion International. 2(1). 29–38. 7 indexed citations

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