Kerryn Husk

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Kerryn Husk is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Conservation and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Kerryn Husk has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in General Health Professions, 21 papers in Conservation and 12 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Kerryn Husk's work include Art Therapy and Mental Health (21 papers), Psychodrama and Leishmaniasis Studies (11 papers) and Occupational Therapy Practice and Research (10 papers). Kerryn Husk is often cited by papers focused on Art Therapy and Mental Health (21 papers), Psychodrama and Leishmaniasis Studies (11 papers) and Occupational Therapy Practice and Research (10 papers). Kerryn Husk collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and United States. Kerryn Husk's co-authors include Rebecca Lovell, Nicholas J. Osborne, Ruth Garside, Alison Bethel, Sahran Higgins, Mathew P. White, Benedict W. Wheeler, Richard A. Sharpe, Ian Alcock and Christopher R. Thornton and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Kerryn Husk

45 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

What approaches to social prescribing work, for whom, and... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 50 100 150 200
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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.

  1. What approaches to social prescribing work, for whom, and in what circumstances? A realist review
    2019 234 citations Kerryn Husk, Rebecca Lovell et al. Health & Social Care in the Community profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kerryn Husk United Kingdom 17 665 335 305 178 171 50 1.5k
Mardie Townsend Australia 21 1.4k 2.0× 77 0.2× 445 1.5× 197 1.1× 502 2.9× 48 2.9k
Olivia McAnirlin United States 13 989 1.5× 57 0.2× 206 0.7× 321 1.8× 338 2.0× 29 1.8k
Jo Peacock United Kingdom 4 922 1.4× 43 0.1× 95 0.3× 221 1.2× 343 2.0× 6 1.2k
Amanda Bingley United Kingdom 18 457 0.7× 103 0.3× 331 1.1× 71 0.4× 184 1.1× 40 1.4k
Daniel K. Brown United States 12 649 1.0× 49 0.1× 89 0.3× 171 1.0× 246 1.4× 21 1.0k
Mette Toftager Denmark 18 1.1k 1.7× 19 0.1× 169 0.6× 367 2.1× 144 0.8× 41 1.9k
Jonathan Kingsley Australia 19 848 1.3× 38 0.1× 273 0.9× 58 0.3× 109 0.6× 58 1.6k
Pooja S. Tandon United States 24 933 1.4× 23 0.1× 312 1.0× 247 1.4× 359 2.1× 78 3.0k
Karen Villanueva Australia 29 1.2k 1.7× 13 0.0× 274 0.9× 508 2.9× 133 0.8× 76 3.1k
Lewis R. Elliott United Kingdom 26 1.8k 2.7× 72 0.2× 164 0.5× 468 2.6× 397 2.3× 53 2.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kerryn Husk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kerryn Husk

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

All Works

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Tierney, Stephanie, Lucy Moore, Kamal R Mahtani, et al.. (2025). Factors associated with link workers considering leaving their role: a cross-sectional survey. BJGP Open. 9(3). BJGPO.2024.0128–BJGPO.2024.0128. 3 indexed citations
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Husk, Kerryn, et al.. (2024). Theories used to develop or evaluate social prescribing in studies: a scoping review. BMC Health Services Research. 24(1). 140–140. 11 indexed citations
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Wong, Geoff, Steven E. Markham, Amadea Turk, et al.. (2024). “She’s Been a Rock”: The Function and Importance of “Holding” by Social Prescribing Link Workers in Primary Care in England—Findings from a Realist Evaluation. Health & Social Care in the Community. 2024(1). 6 indexed citations
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Tierney, Stephanie, Geoff Wong, Amadea Turk, et al.. (2024). Experiences of integrating social prescribing link workers into primary care in England — bolting on, fitting in, or belonging: a realist evaluation. British Journal of General Practice. 75(752). e195–e202. 3 indexed citations
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Tierney, Stephanie, Geoff Wong, Kerryn Husk, et al.. (2024). Digging for Literature on Tailoring Cultural Offers With and for Older People From Ethnic Minority Groups: A Scoping Review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). e70004–e70004. 1 indexed citations
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Haywood, Annette, Jill Thompson, Alexis Foster, et al.. (2024). OP118 Preventing and tackling mental ill health through green social prescribing: findings from a realist-informed, mixed methods evaluation. A43.1–A43. 1 indexed citations
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Husk, Kerryn, et al.. (2024). A framework to conceptualize social prescribing services from a prevention perspective. Preventive Medicine. 189. 108164–108164.
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Tierney, Stephanie, Geoff Wong, Amadea Turk, et al.. (2023). Understanding and Improving Older People’s Well-Being through Social Prescribing Involving the Cultural Sector: Interviews from a Realist Evaluation. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 42(7). 1466–1476. 2 indexed citations
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Sharpe, Richard A., et al.. (2023). Autistic adults’ experiences of managing wellbeing and implications for social prescribing. Disability & Society. 39(12). 3283–3311. 3 indexed citations
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Tierney, Stephanie, Geoff Wong, Amadea Turk, et al.. (2022). Tailoring cultural offers to meet the needs of older people during uncertain times: a rapid realist review. BMC Medicine. 20(1). 260–260. 7 indexed citations
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Thompson, Tom, Adrian Taylor, Joanne Neale, et al.. (2020). Qualitative systematic review of the acceptability, feasibility, barriers, facilitators and perceived utility of using physical activity in the reduction of and abstinence from alcohol and other drug use. Mental health and physical activity. 19. 100355–100355. 17 indexed citations
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Wood, Sophie, et al.. (2016). Exploring the relationship between childhood obesity and proximity to the coast: A rural/urban perspective. Health & Place. 40. 129–136. 28 indexed citations
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Husk, Kerryn, Rebecca Lovell, Chris Cooper, Will Stahl-Timmins, & Ruth Garside. (2016). Participation in environmental enhancement and conservation activities for health and well-being in adults: a review of quantitative and qualitative evidence. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2016(5). CD010351–CD010351. 74 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Benedict W., Rebecca Lovell, Sahran Higgins, et al.. (2015). Beyond greenspace: an ecological study of population general health and indicators of natural environment type and quality. International Journal of Health Geographics. 14(1). 17–17. 279 indexed citations
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Sharpe, Richard A., Nick Bearman, Christopher R. Thornton, Kerryn Husk, & Nicholas J. Osborne. (2014). Indoor fungal diversity and asthma: A meta-analysis and systematic review of risk factors. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 135(1). 110–122. 216 indexed citations
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Lovell, Rebecca, Kerryn Husk, Alison Bethel, & Ruth Garside. (2014). What are the health and well-being impacts of community gardening for adults and children: a mixed method systematic review protocol. Environmental Evidence. 3(1). 20–20. 53 indexed citations
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Husk, Kerryn. (2012). Elucidating a Cornish Ethnie: The Argument for Mixed Method. Sociological Research Online. 17(2). 1–8. 2 indexed citations

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