Joan McCarthy

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Joan McCarthy is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Joan McCarthy has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 24 papers in General Health Professions and 8 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Joan McCarthy's work include Ethics in medical practice (19 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (17 papers) and Patient Dignity and Privacy (14 papers). Joan McCarthy is often cited by papers focused on Ethics in medical practice (19 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (17 papers) and Patient Dignity and Privacy (14 papers). Joan McCarthy collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United States and United Kingdom. Joan McCarthy's co-authors include Chris Gastmans, Connie M. Ulrich, Georgina Morley, Christine Grady, Settimio Monteverde, Nicola Cornally, Helen Kohlen, Jessica Weafer, Bridie McCarthy and Ann Gallagher and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, International Journal of Nursing Studies and The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Joan McCarthy

39 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Covid‐19: Ethical Challenges for Nurses

2020 186 citations Georgina Morley, Christine Grady et al. The Hastings Center Report profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joan McCarthy Ireland	14	872	735	255	122	122	44	1.2k
Georgina Morley United States	13	822 0.9×	581 0.8×	205 0.8×	176 1.4×	86 0.7×	37	1.0k
Janet Storch Canada	17	974 1.1×	775 1.1×	156 0.6×	85 0.7×	98 0.8×	48	1.2k
Anne J. Davis United States	19	684 0.8×	591 0.8×	195 0.8×	48 0.4×	205 1.7×	121	1.1k
Pamela J. Grace United States	17	604 0.7×	422 0.6×	106 0.4×	44 0.4×	106 0.9×	49	859
Verena Tschudin United Kingdom	15	503 0.6×	361 0.5×	117 0.5×	54 0.4×	99 0.8×	50	773
Vangie Bergum Canada	13	460 0.5×	342 0.5×	192 0.8×	25 0.2×	117 1.0×	20	816
Nili Tabak Israel	16	345 0.4×	245 0.3×	159 0.6×	34 0.3×	144 1.2×	51	823
Anna Falcó‐Pegueroles Spain	17	465 0.5×	291 0.4×	226 0.9×	102 0.8×	54 0.4×	65	930
Farideh Yaghmaei Iran	14	394 0.5×	300 0.4×	177 0.7×	29 0.2×	96 0.8×	67	786
Rosemary Silva da Silveira Brazil	19	656 0.8×	426 0.6×	100 0.4×	32 0.3×	134 1.1×	110	984

Countries citing papers authored by Joan McCarthy

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joan McCarthy

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joan McCarthy

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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McCarthy, Joan, et al.. (2023). Family members' perspectives of hope when supporting a relative experiencing mental health problems. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 32(5). 1405–1415. 7 indexed citations

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Alqahtani, Jaber S., Mona Bafadhel, Charlotte E. Bolton, et al.. (2021). Research priorities for exacerbations of COPD. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 9(8). 824–826. 29 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Noel, et al.. (2020). An approach to teaching psychiatry to medical students in the time of Covid-19. Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine. 38(4). 293–299. 13 indexed citations

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Morley, Georgina, Christine Grady, Joan McCarthy, & Connie M. Ulrich. (2020). Covid‐19: Ethical Challenges for Nurses. The Hastings Center Report. 50(3). 35–39. 186 indexed citations breakdown →

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McCarthy, Joan & Settimio Monteverde. (2018). The Standard Account of Moral Distress and Why We Should Keep It. HEC Forum. 30(4). 319–328. 49 indexed citations

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Austin, Lynn, Matthew Machin, Jennifer Humphreys, et al.. (2018). FRI0012 Sharing the burden of rheumatoid arthritis through remote monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis (REMORA): implications for patients and clinicians. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 77. 552–553. 1 indexed citations

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Noroozi, Siamak, et al.. (2017). An augmented reality method of visualising transtibial socket pressures and limb orientation. Bournemouth University Research Online (Bournemouth University). 1 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Joan, et al.. (2016). Ethical Decision Making in End-of-Life Care and the Person with Dementia.. Lenus, The Irish Health Repository (Dr Steevens Hospital Library). 1 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Joan & Chris Gastmans. (2014). Moral distress. Nursing Ethics. 22(1). 131–152. 229 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Joan, et al.. (2011). End-of-Life Care: : Ethics and Law. 4 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Joan & Prasad Mathew. (2010). Treatment of Hemophilia with Inhibitors: An Advance in Options for Pediatric Patients. Journal of Emergency Nursing. 37(5). 474–476. 2 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Joan, et al.. (2010). Irish views on death and dying: a national survey. Journal of Medical Ethics. 36(8). 454–458. 24 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Joan, et al.. (2010). A Study of the Situations, Features, and Coping Mechanisms Experienced by Irish Psychiatric Nurses Experiencing Moral Distress. Perspectives In Psychiatric Care. 46(3). 209–220. 79 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Joan. (2010). Moral instability: the upsides for nursing practice. Nursing Philosophy. 11(2). 127–135. 8 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Joan, et al.. (2009). Conversations with the Irish public about death and dying. Cork Open Research Archive (University College Cork, Ireland). 98(392). 457–472. 2 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Joan, et al.. (2009). Exploring Death and Dying: the views of the Irish public. Cork Open Research Archive (University College Cork). 1–42.

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Deutsch, Aaron J., et al.. (2007). Why Are Fewer Medical Students in Florida Choosing Obstetrics and Gynecology?. Southern Medical Journal. 100(11). 1095–1098. 9 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Joan. (2007). Dennett and Ricoeur on the Narrative Self. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 15 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Joan. (2006). A pluralist view of nursing ethics. Nursing Philosophy. 7(3). 157–164. 16 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Joan. (2003). Principlism or narrative ethics: must we choose between them?. Medical Humanities. 29(2). 65–71. 62 indexed citations

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