Kim Coutts

737 total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 503 citations indexed

About

Kim Coutts is a scholar working on Speech and Hearing, Psychiatry and Mental health and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kim Coutts has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 503 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Speech and Hearing, 6 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kim Coutts's work include Dysphagia Assessment and Management (10 papers), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (6 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (5 papers). Kim Coutts is often cited by papers focused on Dysphagia Assessment and Management (10 papers), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (6 papers) and Tracheal and airway disorders (5 papers). Kim Coutts collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, Mongolia and United Kingdom. Kim Coutts's co-authors include Weslania Viviane Nascimento, Christina H. Smith, Ahmed Nagy, Ashwini Namasivayam‐MacDonald, Julie A. Y. Cichero, Roberto Oliveira Dantas, Helen Wang, Catriona M. Steele, Woroud A. Alsanei and Jianshe Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Dysphagia and Clinical Simulation in Nursing.

In The Last Decade

Kim Coutts

15 papers receiving 495 citations

Hit Papers

The Influence of Food Texture and Liquid Consistency Modi... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400
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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. The Influence of Food Texture and Liquid Consistency Modification on Swallowing Physiology and Function: A Systematic Review
    2014 413 citations Catriona M. Steele, Woroud A. Alsanei et al. Dysphagia profile →

Peers

Kim Coutts
Ahmed Nagy Egypt
Jan Vanderwegen Belgium
Carly E. A. Barbon United States
Shouji Hironaka Japan
Mary Beth Feuling United States
M Thommessen Norway
Shiho Morishita Japan
Saakje P. da Costa Netherlands
Nobuko Amano Japan
Mohammad Mazaheri Iran
Ahmed Nagy Egypt
Kim Coutts
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Countries citing papers authored by Kim Coutts

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kim Coutts

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kim Coutts

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

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Coutts, Kim, et al.. (2024). The use of simulation in the assessment and management of dysphagia: A scoping review. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 98. 101661–101661.
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Coutts, Kim, et al.. (2023). Epidemiology of head and neck cancer in a Johannesburg Hospital: A file review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7.
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Coutts, Kim, et al.. (2023). Third party disability of family members of adults with dysphagia. African Journal of Disability. 12. 1040–1040. 3 indexed citations
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Coutts, Kim, et al.. (2023). Epidemiology and demographics of head and neck cancer in Africa: A scoping review. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine. 15(1). e1–e13. 5 indexed citations
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Coutts, Kim, et al.. (2022). Feeding practices in public hospitals’ neonatal intensive care units: An exploration into the ways in which COVID-19 affected the best practice in Gauteng. South African Journal of Communication Disorders. 69(2). e1–e8. 3 indexed citations
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Coutts, Kim, et al.. (2022). The management of head and neck cancer in Africa. What lessons can be learned from African literature?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 3 indexed citations
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Coutts, Kim. (2021). Dysphagia in cervical spinal cord injury: How international literature trends can guide South African practice patterns – A scoping review. South African Journal of Physiotherapy. 77(1). 1542–1542. 1 indexed citations
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Coutts, Kim, et al.. (2021). ‘We are in this together’ voices of speech-language pathologists working in South African healthcare contexts during level 4 and level 5 lockdown of COVID-19. South African Journal of Communication Disorders. 68(1). e1–e12. 18 indexed citations
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Coutts, Kim & Mershen Pillay. (2021). Decision making and the bedside assessment: The Speech Language Therapists’ thinking when making a diagnosis at the bed. South African Journal of Communication Disorders. 68(1). e1–e8. 8 indexed citations
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Coutts, Kim, et al.. (2021). The Impact of COVID-19 on Transformation in a Speech-Language Pathology University Program in South Africa. Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups. 6(5). 1299–1304. 1 indexed citations
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Coutts, Kim, et al.. (2021). Mealtime challenges and food selectivity in children with autism spectrum disorder in South Africa. South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 35(2). 78–84. 10 indexed citations
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Coutts, Kim, et al.. (2020). ‘A blender without the lid on’: Mealtime experiences of caregivers with a child with autism spectrum disorder in South Africa. South African Journal of Communication Disorders. 67(1). e1–e9. 8 indexed citations
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Coutts, Kim. (2020). Dysphagia services in the era of COVID-19: Are speech-language therapists essential?. South African Journal of Communication Disorders. 67(1). e1–e6. 6 indexed citations
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Coutts, Kim, et al.. (2020). The use of diet modifications and third-party disability in adult dysphagia: The unforeseen burden of caregivers in an economically developing country. South African Journal of Communication Disorders. 67(1). e1–e8. 10 indexed citations
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Coutts, Kim. (2019). Community service speech language therapists practising in adult dysphagia: Is the healthcare system failing them?. South African Journal of Communication Disorders. 66(1). e1–e5. 6 indexed citations
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Steele, Catriona M., Woroud A. Alsanei, Carly E. A. Barbon, et al.. (2015). Erratum to: The Influence of Food Texture and Liquid Consistency Modification on Swallowing Physiology and Function: A Systematic Review. Dysphagia. 30(2). 272–273. 8 indexed citations
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Steele, Catriona M., Woroud A. Alsanei, Carly E. A. Barbon, et al.. (2014). The Influence of Food Texture and Liquid Consistency Modification on Swallowing Physiology and Function: A Systematic Review. Dysphagia. 30(1). 2–26. 413 indexed citations breakdown →

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