Janine Bestall

7.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Janine Bestall is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Janine Bestall has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 19 papers in Physiology and 11 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Janine Bestall's work include Asthma and respiratory diseases (19 papers), Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (14 papers) and Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (13 papers). Janine Bestall is often cited by papers focused on Asthma and respiratory diseases (19 papers), Respiratory and Cough-Related Research (14 papers) and Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery (13 papers). Janine Bestall collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Janine Bestall's co-authors include Jadwiga A. Wedzicha, Elizabeth Paul, R. Garrod, Paul Jones, Gavin C. Donaldson, Donald J. Jeffries, Nick Adams, PW Jones, Sam H. Ahmedzai and Bill Noble and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Janine Bestall

41 papers receiving 5.5k 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.

Usefulness of the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale as a measure of disability in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1999 2.1k citations Janine Bestall, Elizabeth Paul et al. Thorax profile →
Effect of Exacerbation on Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1998 1.7k citations Gavin C. Donaldson, Elizabeth Paul et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Janine Bestall United Kingdom	23	4.7k	2.1k	667	606	558	41	5.7k
Elizabeth Paul United Kingdom	16	4.5k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	498 0.7×	249 0.4×	550 1.0×	29	5.2k
María Montes de Venezuela	40	7.4k 1.6×	3.3k 1.5×	551 0.8×	600 1.0×	728 1.3×	125	8.9k
Ronald J. Halbert United States	31	3.2k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	353 0.5×	483 0.8×	343 0.6×	75	4.5k
Paul Hernandez Canada	38	4.2k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	318 0.5×	469 0.8×	452 0.8×	125	5.3k
Richard ZuWallack United States	41	5.5k 1.2×	2.6k 1.2×	728 1.1×	262 0.4×	443 0.8×	135	6.6k
Ciro Casanova Spain	42	8.5k 1.8×	3.6k 1.7×	443 0.7×	485 0.8×	911 1.6×	132	9.8k
Juan José Soler‐Cataluña Spain	45	7.6k 1.6×	4.0k 1.9×	341 0.5×	317 0.5×	1.0k 1.8×	200	8.7k
José Roberto Jardim Brazil	37	3.3k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	257 0.4×	305 0.5×	293 0.5×	192	4.4k
R. Garrod United Kingdom	16	3.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	422 0.6×	207 0.3×	300 0.5×	29	4.0k
Charlotte Suppli Ulrik Denmark	36	2.8k 0.6×	2.6k 1.2×	413 0.6×	474 0.8×	364 0.7×	232	4.6k

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Ragy, Omar, Durga Kanigicherla, Bethany Shinkins, et al.. (2025). PLA2R autoantibodies, a multifaceted biomarker in nephrotic syndrome and membranous nephropathy. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 40(8). 1458–1469. 1 indexed citations

Corrie, Pippa, Helen Marshall, Ruth Plummer, et al.. (2021). The DANTE trial protocol: a randomised phase III trial to evaluate the Duration of ANti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody Treatment in patients with metastatic mElanoma. BMC Cancer. 21(1). 761–761. 18 indexed citations

Franks, K., Lucy McParland, David Baldwin, et al.. (2018). P2.16-16 SABRTOOTH: A Fasibility Study of SABR Versus Surgery in Patients with Peripheral Stage I NSCLC Considered to be at Higher Risk for Surgery. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 13(10). S837–S837. 1 indexed citations

Bestall, Janine, et al.. (2017). New models of care: a liaison psychiatry service for medically unexplained symptoms and frequent attenders in primary care. BJPsych Bulletin. 41(6). 340–344. 9 indexed citations

Snee, M., Lucy McParland, Fiona Collinson, et al.. (2016). The SABRTooth feasibility trial protocol: a study to determine the feasibility and acceptability of conducting a phase III randomised controlled trial comparing stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) with surgery in patients with peripheral stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) considered to be at higher risk of complications from surgical resection. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2(1). 5–5. 28 indexed citations

Adams, Nick, Janine Bestall, Paul Jones, et al.. (2008). Fluticasone at different doses for chronic asthma in adults and children. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD003534–CD003534. 68 indexed citations

Bestall, Janine. (2005). Psychology for Nurses and the Caring Professions. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 52(2). 224–224. 23 indexed citations

Adams, Nick, Janine Bestall, Reem Malouf, Toby J Lasserson, & Paul Jones. (2005). Beclomethasone versus placebo for chronic asthma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2008(4). 72 indexed citations

Taylor, Stephanie, et al.. (2005). Clinical service organisation for heart failure. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD002752–CD002752. 39 indexed citations

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Ahmedzai, Sam H., et al.. (2005). Improving access to specialist palliative care : developing a screening measure to assess the distress caused by advanced illness that may require referral to specialist palliative care : final report.. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 13 indexed citations

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Bestall, Janine, Nisar Ahmed, Sam H. Ahmedzai, et al.. (2004). Access and referral to specialist palliative care: patients’ and professionals’ experiences. International Journal of Palliative Nursing. 10(8). 381–389. 48 indexed citations

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Garrod, Rachel & Janine Bestall. (2001). Pulmonary Rehabilitation: A Physiological and Psychological Perspective. Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. 13(4). 17–17. 2 indexed citations

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Garrod, R., Janine Bestall, Elizabeth Paul, Jadwiga A. Wedzicha, & Peter M. Jones. (2000). Development and validation of a standardized measure of activity of daily living in patients with severe COPD: the London Chest Activity of Daily Living scale (LCADL). Respiratory Medicine. 94(6). 589–596. 235 indexed citations

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Adams, Nick, Janine Bestall, & PW Jones. (2000). Fluticasone versus beclomethasone or budesonide for chronic asthma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD002310–CD002310. 20 indexed citations

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Adams, Nick, Janine Bestall, & PW Jones. (2000). Inhaled fluticasone proprionate for chronic asthma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD003135–CD003135. 18 indexed citations

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Adams, Nick, Janine Bestall, & PW Jones. (2000). Inhaled fluticasone at different doses for chronic asthma. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD003534–CD003534. 24 indexed citations

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Bestall, Janine, et al.. (1999). Usefulness of the Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnoea scale as a measure of disability in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thorax. 54(7). 581–586. 2113 indexed citations breakdown →

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Garrod, R., Janine Bestall, E Paul, & JA Wedzicha. (1999). Evaluation of pulsed dose oxygen delivery during exercise in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thorax. 54(3). 242–244. 34 indexed citations

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Donaldson, Gavin C., et al.. (1998). Effect of Exacerbation on Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 157(5). 1418–1422. 1736 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bestall, Janine, et al.. (1998). Randomized controlled trial of pulmonary rehabilitation in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, stratified with the MRC dyspnoea scale. European Respiratory Journal. 12(2). 363–369. 277 indexed citations

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