John Launer

1.4k total citations
155 papers, 684 citations indexed

About

John Launer is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, John Launer has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 684 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in General Health Professions, 36 papers in Clinical Psychology and 33 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in John Launer's work include Empathy and Medical Education (30 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (20 papers) and Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics (20 papers). John Launer is often cited by papers focused on Empathy and Medical Education (30 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (20 papers) and Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics (20 papers). John Launer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Denmark and Spain. John Launer's co-authors include Lucia S. Sommers, Cameron C. Lindsey, Sanjiv Ahluwalia, J. R. M. Copeland, Marzia Baldereschi, António Lobo, Albert Hofman, Graham Music, Michael Reiß and P. Kragh‐Sørensen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, American Journal of Epidemiology and QJM.

In The Last Decade

John Launer

112 papers receiving 579 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Launer United Kingdom 11 256 215 160 133 78 155 684
Erin M. Bergner United States 18 329 1.3× 236 1.1× 107 0.7× 217 1.6× 153 2.0× 43 935
Edvin Schei Norway 15 256 1.0× 121 0.6× 212 1.3× 59 0.4× 62 0.8× 53 573
Edward M. Hundert United States 12 292 1.1× 191 0.9× 372 2.3× 196 1.5× 64 0.8× 35 773
Louise Nash Australia 15 316 1.2× 161 0.7× 114 0.7× 104 0.8× 64 0.8× 66 662
Megan Kelley United States 13 179 0.7× 148 0.7× 74 0.5× 166 1.2× 233 3.0× 30 832
Frans Derksen Netherlands 6 425 1.7× 530 2.5× 338 2.1× 76 0.6× 70 0.9× 9 775
Philip J. Candilis United States 16 299 1.2× 151 0.7× 220 1.4× 313 2.4× 89 1.1× 65 773
Sonal Shah United Kingdom 13 238 0.9× 353 1.6× 97 0.6× 247 1.9× 182 2.3× 26 865
John Z. Sadler United States 18 300 1.2× 329 1.5× 336 2.1× 343 2.6× 102 1.3× 89 1.0k
Robb O. Stanley Australia 14 283 1.1× 281 1.3× 224 1.4× 237 1.8× 113 1.4× 30 785

Countries citing papers authored by John Launer

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Launer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Launer

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Clarke, Robert, et al.. (2022). Finding meaning in the hidden curriculum – the use of the hermeneutic window in medical education. Education for Primary Care. 33(3). 132–136. 4 indexed citations
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Launer, John. (2022). Dealing with difficult patients – by dealing with difficult doctors. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 98(1162). 649–650. 1 indexed citations
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Launer, John. (2022). Sabina Spielrein. European Judaism. 55(1). 98–111.
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Launer, John. (2017). ‘Dying’: what medicine can learn from fiction. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 94(1107). 69–70. 1 indexed citations
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Sommers, Lucia S. & John Launer. (2014). Clinical uncertainty in primary care : the challenge of collaborative engagement. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 25 indexed citations
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Ahluwalia, Sanjiv & John Launer. (2014). Complexity and uncertainty in healthcare. Education for Primary Care. 25(4). 181–183. 2 indexed citations
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Ahluwalia, Sanjiv & John Launer. (2012). Training for complexity and professional judgement: beyond ‘communication skills plus evidence’. Education for Primary Care. 23(5). 317–319. 7 indexed citations
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Launer, John. (2012). Scams and spamnals. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 88(1043). 556–556. 1 indexed citations
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Launer, John. (2011). The genius of Sabina Spielrein. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 87(1033). 791–792. 1 indexed citations
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Launer, John. (2010). Why do men have nipples?. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 87(1023). 79–80. 4 indexed citations
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Launer, John. (2010). Home truths from abroad. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 86(1013). 191–192.
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Launer, John. (2008). Systemic Family Medicine in the World. Adapted from an Address to the 2nd European Conference on Systemic Family Medicine. Turkish Journal of Family Medicine & Primary Care. 2(1).
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Launer, John. (2008). Conversations inviting change. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 84(987). 4–5. 7 indexed citations
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Launer, John. (2004). A narrative-based approach to depression. 1 indexed citations
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Letenneur, Luc, John Launer, Kjeld Andersen, et al.. (2000). Education and Risk for Alzheimer's Disease: Sex Makes a Difference EURODEM Pooled Analyses. American Journal of Epidemiology. 151(11). 1064–1071. 102 indexed citations
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Launer, John. (1999). A narrative approach to mental health in general practice. BMJ. 318(7176). 117–119. 44 indexed citations
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Launer, John. (1996). Mind Readings: Writers' Journeys Through Mental States. BMJ. 313(7071). 1562.2–1562.2.
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Launer, John. (1984). Personal View. BMJ. 288(6431). 1687–1687. 1 indexed citations
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Launer, John. (1978). Taking medical histories through interpreters: practice in a Nigerian outpatient department.. BMJ. 2(6142). 934–935. 44 indexed citations
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Launer, John. (1976). Self-help society for eczema sufferers and their families.. BMJ. 2(6050). 1494–1495. 3 indexed citations

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