Joyce Thomas

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Joyce Thomas is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Media Technology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Joyce Thomas has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 3 papers in Media Technology and 2 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Joyce Thomas's work include Design Education and Practice (7 papers), Engineering Education and Curriculum Development (3 papers) and Persona Design and Applications (2 papers). Joyce Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Design Education and Practice (7 papers), Engineering Education and Curriculum Development (3 papers) and Persona Design and Applications (2 papers). Joyce Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Joyce Thomas's co-authors include Michael A. Kamm, Abdul H. Sultan, M L Burr, Jean Mullins, Nick Payne, Alina Ionescu, Timothy Griffiths, Robert G. Newcombe, I. A. Campbell and Deana McDonagh and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Affective Disorders.

In The Last Decade

Joyce Thomas

20 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Anal-Sphincter Disruption during Vaginal Delivery 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 2000 250 500 750 1000
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. Anal-Sphincter Disruption during Vaginal Delivery
    1993 1.0k citations Abdul H. Sultan, Michael A. Kamm et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. Results at 1 year of outpatient multidisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation: a randomised controlled trial
    2000 713 citations Timothy Griffiths, M L Burr et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joyce Thomas United States 9 977 941 653 164 150 21 2.0k
Patrícia Driusso Brazil 24 795 0.8× 634 0.7× 74 0.1× 77 0.5× 376 2.5× 167 1.8k
Helena Frawley Australia 30 2.1k 2.2× 1.5k 1.6× 123 0.2× 142 0.9× 845 5.6× 115 3.1k
Andréas Nilsson Sweden 28 249 0.3× 460 0.5× 470 0.7× 1.2k 7.1× 1.1k 7.7× 83 2.5k
Doreen McClurg United Kingdom 24 1.6k 1.6× 964 1.0× 60 0.1× 77 0.5× 355 2.4× 76 2.6k
Molly McFadden United States 22 101 0.1× 285 0.3× 156 0.2× 106 0.6× 301 2.0× 65 1.4k
Oliver Brunckhorst United Kingdom 20 104 0.1× 547 0.6× 257 0.4× 198 1.2× 276 1.8× 61 1.3k
Terri Menke United States 16 515 0.5× 884 0.9× 81 0.1× 102 0.6× 200 1.3× 37 2.2k
R. M. D. Bernsen Netherlands 20 449 0.5× 706 0.8× 163 0.2× 178 1.1× 110 0.7× 33 1.8k
Sakineh Hajebrahimi Iran 19 537 0.5× 315 0.3× 98 0.2× 32 0.2× 160 1.1× 161 1.2k
Björn E. Rosengren Sweden 30 161 0.2× 1.1k 1.2× 67 0.1× 606 3.7× 353 2.4× 136 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Joyce Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joyce Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joyce Thomas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Joyce Thomas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Joyce Thomas 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 Joyce Thomas. Joyce Thomas 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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Thomas, Joyce & Megan Strickfaden. (2022). Design for the Real World: a look back at Papanek from the 21st Century. AHFE international. 1 indexed citations
2.
Golparvar‐Fard, Mani, Joyce Thomas, Feniosky Peña‐Mora, & Silvio Savarese. (2019). Remote assessment of pre- And post-disaster critical physical infrastructures using mobile workstation chariot and D4AR models. 3 indexed citations
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Thomas, Joyce, et al.. (2016). Implementing Design Sprints in the Education of Industrial Designers. Design Principles and Practices An International Journal—Annual Review. 10(1). 59–73. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Joyce, et al.. (2016). Implementing Design Sprints in the Education of Industrial Designers. Design Principles and Practices An International Journal—Annual Review. 10(1). 59–73. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Joyce, et al.. (2015). Exploring the Emotional Experience of the user and Designer, Both in the Design Process and Classroom. Procedia Manufacturing. 3. 2267–2274. 6 indexed citations
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Thomas, Joyce, et al.. (2014). Developing the Arts Entrepreneur: The ‘Learning Cloud’. The Design Journal. 17(3). 425–443. 5 indexed citations
7.
Thomas, Joyce. (2013). Shared language: towards more effective communication. Australasian Medical Journal. 6(1). 46–54. 40 indexed citations
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Thomas, Joyce. (2013). Empathic design: Research strategies. Australasian Medical Journal. 6(1). 1–6. 33 indexed citations
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Thomas, Joyce & Deana McDonagh. (2013). EMPATHIC DESIGN: RESEARCH STRATEGIES. Australasian Medical Journal. 6(1). 5 indexed citations
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Thomas, Joyce & Deana McDonagh. (2013). SHARED LANGUAGE: TOWARDS MORE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION. Australasian Medical Journal. 6(1). 4 indexed citations
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Peña‐Mora, Feniosky, Joyce Thomas, Mani Golparvar‐Fard, & Zeeshan Aziz. (2012). Supporting Civil Engineers during Disaster Response and Recovery Using a Segway Mobile Workstation Chariot. Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. 26(3). 448–455. 13 indexed citations
12.
Thomas, Joyce. (2012). Empathic education in design: Strategies for healthcare practitioners?. Australasian Medical Journal. 5(5). 292–300. 1 indexed citations
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McDonagh, Deana & Joyce Thomas. (2011). Design + Empathy = Intuitive Design Outcomes. The Design Journal. 14(2). 147–150. 2 indexed citations
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McDonagh, Deana & Joyce Thomas. (2010). Disability + Relevant Design: Empathic Design Strategies Supporting More Effective New Product Design Outcomes. The Design Journal. 13(2). 180–198. 37 indexed citations
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Griffiths, Timothy, M L Burr, I. A. Campbell, et al.. (2000). Results at 1 year of outpatient multidisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation: a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 355(9201). 362–368. 713 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thomas, Joyce. (1998). Focus on the Horizon. Journal of accountancy online/Journal of accountancy. 186(6). 25. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Joyce. (1998). The Future - It Is Us. Journal of accountancy online/Journal of accountancy. 186(6). 23. 1 indexed citations
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Sultan, Abdul H., et al.. (1993). Anal-Sphincter Disruption during Vaginal Delivery. New England Journal of Medicine. 329(26). 1905–1911. 1044 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thomas, Joyce & Balaswamy Reddy. (1982). The treatment of mania. Journal of Affective Disorders. 4(2). 85–92. 35 indexed citations

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