L Thomas

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 710 citations indexed

About

L Thomas is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and History and Philosophy of Science. According to data from OpenAlex, L Thomas has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 710 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 1 paper in General Health Professions, 1 paper in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 1 paper in History and Philosophy of Science. Recurrent topics in L Thomas's work include Healthcare Policy and Management (1 paper), Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation (1 paper) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (1 paper). L Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Healthcare Policy and Management (1 paper), Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation (1 paper) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (1 paper). L Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. L Thomas's co-authors include Andrew Garratt, Ann Jacoby, N Steen, Eric Harvey, J Bond, Elaine McColl, Jennifer Soutter, Rijil Thomas, Claire Bamford and Alistair Burns and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Health Technology Assessment and Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing.

In The Last Decade

L Thomas

7 papers receiving 648 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.

Design and use of questionnaires: a review of best practice applicable to surveys of health service staff and patients

2001 590 citations Elaine McColl, Ann Jacoby et al. Health Technology Assessment profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
L Thomas United Kingdom	5	278	125	102	102	72	7	710
Eric Harvey United States	4	231 0.8×	104 0.8×	89 0.9×	77 0.8×	64 0.9×	6	612
† Parker United Kingdom	3	347 1.2×	158 1.3×	131 1.3×	88 0.9×	56 0.8×	6	776
N Steen United Kingdom	10	340 1.2×	144 1.2×	97 1.0×	132 1.3×	112 1.6×	17	957
Dave Haran United Kingdom	15	235 0.8×	76 0.6×	61 0.6×	88 0.9×	50 0.7×	32	827
Emil Berkanovic United States	18	393 1.4×	91 0.7×	115 1.1×	160 1.6×	87 1.2×	40	1.0k
Patricia Huston Canada	19	340 1.2×	217 1.7×	93 0.9×	98 1.0×	84 1.2×	59	1.1k
Christine Smith United Kingdom	19	227 0.8×	154 1.2×	54 0.5×	112 1.1×	76 1.1×	46	885
Carolyn Jenkins United States	22	313 1.1×	192 1.5×	82 0.8×	142 1.4×	89 1.2×	81	1.4k
D C Morrell United Kingdom	17	626 2.3×	118 0.9×	43 0.4×	180 1.8×	140 1.9×	55	1.1k
Michael Lin United States	15	555 2.0×	130 1.0×	67 0.7×	91 0.9×	90 1.3×	21	991

Countries citing papers authored by L Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by L Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L Thomas

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

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7 of 7 papers shown

1.

McColl, Elaine, Ann Jacoby, L Thomas, et al.. (2001). Design and use of questionnaires: a review of best practice applicable to surveys of health service staff and patients. Health Technology Assessment. 5(31). 1–256. 590 indexed citations breakdown →

2.

Thomas, L. (1995). The Youngest Science: Notes of a Medicine-Watcher. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 63 indexed citations

3.

Thomas, L, et al.. (1992). Implementing a professional practice model in the intensive care nursery.. PubMed. 11(4). 55–7. 1 indexed citations

4.

Burns, Alistair, et al.. (1986). Self-Assessment: A Personalized Approach to Nursing During Pregnancy. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing. 15(4). 311–318. 4 indexed citations

5.

Thomas, L. (1977). Facts of Life. New England Journal of Medicine. 296(25). 1462–1464. 29 indexed citations

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Thomas, L. (1975). The Health-Care System. New England Journal of Medicine. 293(24). 1245–1246. 22 indexed citations

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Thomas, L. (1974). On Probability and Possibility. New England Journal of Medicine. 290(7). 388–389. 1 indexed citations

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