Jane Melton

849 total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 550 citations indexed

About

Jane Melton is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Occupational Therapy and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Jane Melton has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 550 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in General Health Professions, 8 papers in Occupational Therapy and 3 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Jane Melton's work include Occupational Therapy Practice and Research (8 papers), Interprofessional Education and Collaboration (6 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (3 papers). Jane Melton is often cited by papers focused on Occupational Therapy Practice and Research (8 papers), Interprofessional Education and Collaboration (6 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (3 papers). Jane Melton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Russia. Jane Melton's co-authors include Clair Le Boutillier, Jerry Tew, Shulamit Ramon, Victoria Bird, Mike Slade, Kirsty Forsyth, Della Freeth, Gary Kielhofner, Renée R. Taylor and Amber Clough and has published in prestigious journals such as The British Journal of Social Work, Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice and British Journal of Occupational Therapy.

In The Last Decade

Jane Melton

16 papers receiving 507 citations

Hit Papers

Social Factors and Recovery from Mental Health Difficulti... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300
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.

  1. Social Factors and Recovery from Mental Health Difficulties: A Review of the Evidence
    2011 398 citations Jerry Tew, Shulamit Ramon et al. The British Journal of Social Work profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jane Melton United Kingdom 9 346 213 121 119 93 17 550
Izabel Marin United States 7 457 1.3× 304 1.4× 146 1.2× 143 1.2× 28 0.3× 12 594
Philip Lee Williams Australia 10 274 0.8× 354 1.7× 136 1.1× 385 3.2× 71 0.8× 20 699
Steven J. Onken United States 9 383 1.1× 256 1.2× 152 1.3× 177 1.5× 18 0.2× 14 602
Ruth O. Ralph United States 8 551 1.6× 327 1.5× 166 1.4× 199 1.7× 21 0.2× 12 739
Priscilla Ennals Australia 12 179 0.5× 123 0.6× 94 0.8× 67 0.6× 96 1.0× 35 442
Annika Lexén Sweden 14 276 0.8× 191 0.9× 112 0.9× 143 1.2× 62 0.7× 35 460
Nancy J. Wewiorski United States 14 606 1.8× 320 1.5× 313 2.6× 332 2.8× 32 0.3× 26 998
Cláudio Laks Eizirik Brazil 14 151 0.4× 482 2.3× 58 0.5× 173 1.5× 36 0.4× 73 699
Harry Michon Netherlands 13 316 0.9× 194 0.9× 197 1.6× 201 1.7× 23 0.2× 29 521
Sabrina Stefanello Brazil 15 234 0.7× 395 1.9× 149 1.2× 152 1.3× 42 0.5× 42 635

Countries citing papers authored by Jane Melton

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jane Melton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jane Melton

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

All Works

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Forsyth, Kirsty, et al.. (2015). Scholarship of Practice in the Care of People with Dementia: Creating the Future Through Collaborative Efforts. Occupational Therapy In Health Care. 29(4). 429–441. 3 indexed citations
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Kielhofner, Gary, et al.. (2012). Impact of using the Model of Human Occupation: A survey of occupational therapy mental health practitioners' perceptions. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy. 19(5). 450–456. 24 indexed citations
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Melton, Jane, et al.. (2012). Inclusive communication: a tool for service innovation. British Journal of Healthcare Management. 18(1). 19–26. 2 indexed citations
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Forsyth, Kirsty, et al.. (2012). Supporting implementation of health service change. British Journal of Healthcare Management. 18(12). 638–643. 2 indexed citations
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Melton, Jane, Kirsty Forsyth, & Della Freeth. (2011). The Individual Practice Development Theory: an individually focused practice development theory that helps target practice development resources. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 18(3). 542–546. 11 indexed citations
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Tew, Jerry, Shulamit Ramon, Mike Slade, et al.. (2011). Social Factors and Recovery from Mental Health Difficulties: A Review of the Evidence. The British Journal of Social Work. 42(3). 443–460. 398 indexed citations breakdown →
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Forsyth, Kirsty, et al.. (2011). Practice development efforts impact on mental health rehabilitation: results-based health care implications. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 18(11). 602–609. 2 indexed citations
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Melton, Jane, Kirsty Forsyth, & Della Freeth. (2010). A Practice Development Programme to Promote the Use of the Model of Human Occupation: Contexts, Influential Mechanisms and Levels of Engagement Amongst Occupational Therapists. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 73(11). 549–558. 22 indexed citations
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Smith, Sarah L., et al.. (2009). Introducing trampoline use within an acute mental health care hospital setting. Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care. 5(2). 113–121. 2 indexed citations
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Melton, Jane, et al.. (2008). Program Redesign Based on the Model of Human Occupation: Inpatient Services for People Experiencing Acute Mental Illness in the UK. Occupational Therapy In Health Care. 22(2-3). 37–50. 8 indexed citations
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Forsyth, Kirsty, et al.. (2007). From Graduate to Reflective Practice Scholar. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 70(11). 471–474. 9 indexed citations
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Forsyth, Kirsty, et al.. (2005). Achieving Evidence-Based Practice: A Process of Continuing Education Through Practitioner-Academic Partnership. Occupational Therapy In Health Care. 19(1-2). 211–227. 20 indexed citations
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Forsyth, Kirsty, et al.. (2005). Achieving Evidence-Based Practice: A Process of Continuing Education Through Practitioner-Academic Partnership. Occupational Therapy In Health Care. 19(1). 211–227. 6 indexed citations
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Melton, Jane, et al.. (2003). Delivering Evidence-Based Practice: No Money, No Time, No Skill?. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 66(10). 439–439. 5 indexed citations
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Melton, Jane. (1998). How do Clients with Learning Disabilities Evaluate their Experience of Cooking with the Occupational Therapist?. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 61(3). 106–110. 13 indexed citations
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Melton, Jane. (1996). The Theoretical Principles of Management in Relation to Health Care Provision: An Analysis. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 59(9). 407–410. 1 indexed citations

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