Hester C. Klopper

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
65 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Hester C. Klopper is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Emergency Medical Services and Research and Theory. According to data from OpenAlex, Hester C. Klopper has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in General Health Professions, 15 papers in Emergency Medical Services and 12 papers in Research and Theory. Recurrent topics in Hester C. Klopper's work include Nursing education and management (12 papers), Global Health Workforce Issues (11 papers) and Global Health and Surgery (6 papers). Hester C. Klopper is often cited by papers focused on Nursing education and management (12 papers), Global Health Workforce Issues (11 papers) and Global Health and Surgery (6 papers). Hester C. Klopper collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and Canada. Hester C. Klopper's co-authors include Siedine K. Coetzee, Suria Ellis, Gayle Langley, Linda H. Aiken, Leana R. Uys, Michael D. Hill, Anne Hofmeyer, Cathy Catrambone, Vera Roos and Lynda Wilson and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Advanced Nursing and International Journal of Nursing Studies.

In The Last Decade

Hester C. Klopper

63 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

  1. Compassion fatigue within nursing practice: A concept analysis
    2010 406 citations Siedine K. Coetzee, Hester C. Klopper profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hester C. Klopper South Africa 18 854 387 254 243 235 65 1.5k
Mahvash Salsali Iran 27 873 1.0× 345 0.9× 352 1.4× 503 2.1× 271 1.2× 90 2.1k
Anastasios Merkouris Cyprus 24 923 1.1× 213 0.6× 140 0.6× 328 1.3× 139 0.6× 71 1.8k
Clare Harvey Australia 18 861 1.0× 194 0.5× 264 1.0× 266 1.1× 195 0.8× 66 1.3k
Nahid Dehghan‐Nayeri Iran 19 534 0.6× 366 0.9× 174 0.7× 235 1.0× 132 0.6× 78 1.3k
Lesly A. Kelly United States 19 1.2k 1.5× 498 1.3× 428 1.7× 155 0.6× 241 1.0× 35 1.8k
Lisbeth Fagerström Norway 30 1.4k 1.7× 260 0.7× 221 0.9× 465 1.9× 254 1.1× 119 2.4k
Amy Witkoski Stimpfel United States 17 1.0k 1.2× 203 0.5× 273 1.1× 169 0.7× 200 0.9× 47 1.6k
Zane Robinson Wolf United States 19 666 0.8× 271 0.7× 277 1.1× 358 1.5× 320 1.4× 98 1.7k
Kerry Reid‐Searl Australia 26 821 1.0× 260 0.7× 276 1.1× 420 1.7× 335 1.4× 100 1.8k
Holly Wei United States 25 1.2k 1.4× 844 2.2× 283 1.1× 313 1.3× 254 1.1× 65 2.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Klopper, Hester C., et al.. (2024). Development of a conceptual framework for teaching-learning of spiritual care in nursing education. Curationis. 47(1). e1–e8.
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Coetzee, Siedine K., et al.. (2021). The association between the practice environment and selected nurse educator outcomes in public nursing education institutions: A cross-sectional study. Nurse Education in Practice. 58. 103261–103261. 9 indexed citations
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Rosa, William E., Howard Catton, Patricia M. Davidson, et al.. (2021). Nurses and Midwives as Global Partners to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in the Anthropocene. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 53(5). 552–560. 28 indexed citations
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Klopper, Hester C., et al.. (2019). Advancement of global health: Recommendations from the Global Advisory Panel on the Future of Nursing & Midwifery (GAPFON®). Journal of Advanced Nursing. 76(2). 741–748. 12 indexed citations
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Hofmeyer, Anne, Luisa Toffoli, Ruth Taylor, et al.. (2017). Teaching compassionate care to nursing students in a digital learning and teaching environment. Collegian Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia. 25(3). 307–312. 33 indexed citations
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Klopper, Hester C., Elaine Larson, Grace Omoni, et al.. (2016). Building a Sustainable Clinical Nursing and Midwifery Research Network to Improve Health Outcomes in Southern and Eastern African Countries. 2 indexed citations
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Coetzee, Siedine K., et al.. (2015). The quality of doctoral nursing education in South Africa. Curationis. 38(1). 7 indexed citations
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Klopper, Hester C., et al.. (2015). Students’ voices on spiritual care at a Higher Education Institution in the Western Cape. Curationis. 38(2). 1520–1520. 8 indexed citations
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Klopper, Hester C., et al.. (2014). Significance of literature when constructing a theory : a selective literature review : theory development. African Journal for Physical Health Education Recreation and Dance. 20. 502–512. 1 indexed citations
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Uys, Leana R. & Hester C. Klopper. (2013). What is the ideal ratio of categories of nurses for the South African public health system? : commentary. South African Journal of Science. 109. 1–4. 1 indexed citations
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Lubbe, Welma, et al.. (2012). Integrative Literature Review Defining Evidence-Based Neurodevelopmental Supportive Care of the Preterm Infant. The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing. 26(3). 251–259. 29 indexed citations
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Coetzee, Siedine K., Hester C. Klopper, Suria Ellis, & Linda H. Aiken. (2012). A tale of two systems—Nurses practice environment, well being, perceived quality of care and patient safety in private and public hospitals in South Africa: A questionnaire survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 50(2). 162–173. 111 indexed citations
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Klopper, Hester C., et al.. (2012). Practice environment, job satisfaction and burnout of critical care nurses in South Africa. Journal of Nursing Management. 20(5). 685–695. 128 indexed citations
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Klopper, Hester C., et al.. (2011). Hospital Work Environments, Nurse Burnout and Job Dissatisfaction: A View in the Mirror of International Evidence. 1 indexed citations
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Klopper, Hester C., et al.. (2009). A systematic review of counselling for HIV testing of pregnant women. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 18(13). 1827–1841. 9 indexed citations
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Barker, Michael & Hester C. Klopper. (2007). Community participation in primary health care projects of the Muldersdrift Health and Development Programme. Curationis. 30(2). 36–47. 16 indexed citations
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Langley, Gayle & Hester C. Klopper. (2005). Trust as a foundation for the therapeutic intervention for patients with borderline personality disorder. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 12(1). 23–32. 67 indexed citations

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