Laura Boland

3.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
47 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Laura Boland is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Boland has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in General Health Professions, 15 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 9 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Laura Boland's work include Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (28 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (11 papers) and Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (8 papers). Laura Boland is often cited by papers focused on Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (28 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (11 papers) and Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (8 papers). Laura Boland collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Laura Boland's co-authors include Dawn Stacey, France Légaré, Krystina B. Lewis, Margaret L. Lawson, Annette M. O’Connor, Mirjam M. Garvelink, Allyson Shephard, Ian D. Graham, Janet Jull and Marie-Chantal Loiselle and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and BMJ.

In The Last Decade

Laura Boland

44 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Barriers and facilitators of pediatric shared decision-ma... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 2020 2025 50 100 150 200
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. Barriers and facilitators of pediatric shared decision-making: a systematic review
    2019 236 citations Laura Boland, Ian D. Graham et al. Implementation Science profile →
  2. 20th Anniversary Ottawa Decision Support Framework: Part 3 Overview of Systematic Reviews and Updated Framework
    2020 188 citations Dawn Stacey, France Légaré et al. Medical Decision Making profile →
  3. Relative efficacy of prehabilitation interventions and their components: systematic review with network and component network meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials
    2025 22 citations Daniel I. McIsaac, Chelsia Gillis et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Laura Boland Canada 21 976 577 340 150 125 47 1.6k
Jennifer Medves Canada 23 779 0.8× 650 1.1× 387 1.1× 71 0.5× 132 1.1× 81 1.9k
Tanja Krones Switzerland 21 682 0.7× 516 0.9× 206 0.6× 168 1.1× 178 1.4× 94 1.4k
Christine May United Kingdom 11 713 0.7× 617 1.1× 201 0.6× 195 1.3× 232 1.9× 16 1.6k
Dorothy McCaughan United Kingdom 26 1.1k 1.1× 470 0.8× 177 0.5× 87 0.6× 106 0.8× 53 2.1k
Dave Tomson United Kingdom 5 1.7k 1.7× 921 1.6× 259 0.8× 246 1.6× 242 1.9× 5 2.7k
Richard P. Shugerman United States 17 790 0.8× 579 1.0× 274 0.8× 144 1.0× 183 1.5× 32 1.7k
Eileen Savage Ireland 24 600 0.6× 481 0.8× 347 1.0× 74 0.5× 395 3.2× 107 1.9k
Nancy D. Spector United States 21 526 0.5× 625 1.1× 167 0.5× 113 0.8× 158 1.3× 112 1.8k
Regina McQuillan Ireland 21 397 0.4× 658 1.1× 194 0.6× 125 0.8× 222 1.8× 57 1.5k
Caroline Bulsara Australia 19 419 0.4× 346 0.6× 207 0.6× 98 0.7× 126 1.0× 109 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Laura Boland

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Laura Boland

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cheung, Angela M., Curtis Cooper, Laura Boland, et al.. (2025). Global prevalence of post-COVID-19 condition: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective evidence. Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada. 45(3). 112–138. 5 indexed citations
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Hladkowicz, Emily, et al.. (2024). Frailty and decisional regret after elective noncardiac surgery: a multicentre prospective cohort study. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 133(5). 965–972. 2 indexed citations
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Jull, Janet, Maureen Smith, Meg Carley, et al.. (2024). Co-production of a systematic review on decision coaching: a mixed methods case study within a review. Systematic Reviews. 13(1). 149–149.
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Stacey, Dawn, Patrick Archambault, Maureen Smith, et al.. (2023). Decisions and Decisional Needs of Canadians From all Provinces and Territories During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Population-Based Cross-sectional Surveys. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 9. e43652–e43652. 4 indexed citations
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MacKenzie, Nicole E., Perri R. Tutelman, Christine T. Chambers, et al.. (2023). Can Sharing Improve Caring? A Call to Prioritize Shared Decision Making in Pediatric Pain Management. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology. 11(3). 253–261. 4 indexed citations
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Légaré, France, Dawn Stacey, Pierre‐Gerlier Forest, et al.. (2022). Shared decision-making in Canada: Update on integration of evidence in health decisions and patient-centred care government mandates. Zeitschrift für Evidenz Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheitswesen. 171. 22–29. 17 indexed citations
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McIsaac, Daniel I., Brian Hutton, Areti Angeliki Veroniki, et al.. (2022). Identifying relative efficacy of components of prehabilitation in adult surgical patients: protocol for a systematic review and component network meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 12(11). e068797–e068797. 3 indexed citations
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Rahn, Anne Christin, Janet Jull, Laura Boland, et al.. (2021). Guidance and/or Decision Coaching with Patient Decision Aids: Scoping Reviews to Inform the International Patient Decision Aid Standards (IPDAS). Medical Decision Making. 41(7). 938–953. 28 indexed citations
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Lewis, Krystina B., Ian D. Graham, Laura Boland, & Dawn Stacey. (2021). Writing a compelling integrated discussion: a guide for integrated discussions in article-based theses and dissertations. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 18(1). 4 indexed citations
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Stacey, Dawn, France Légaré, Laura Boland, et al.. (2020). 20th Anniversary Ottawa Decision Support Framework: Part 3 Overview of Systematic Reviews and Updated Framework. Medical Decision Making. 40(3). 379–398. 188 indexed citations breakdown →
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O’Connor, Annette M., Krystina B. Lewis, Laura Boland, et al.. (2020). 20th Anniversary Update of the Ottawa Decision Support Framework Part 1: A Systematic Review of the Decisional Needs of People Making Health or Social Decisions. Medical Decision Making. 40(5). 555–581. 93 indexed citations
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Boland, Laura, Lucie Brosseau, Sienna Caspar, et al.. (2020). Reporting health research translation and impact in the curriculum vitae: a survey. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 20–20. 4 indexed citations
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Joseph‐Williams, Natalie, Purva Abhyankar, Laura Boland, et al.. (2020). What Works in Implementing Patient Decision Aids in Routine Clinical Settings? A Rapid Realist Review and Update from the International Patient Decision Aid Standards Collaboration. Medical Decision Making. 41(7). 907–937. 108 indexed citations
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Garvelink, Mirjam M., Laura Boland, Krystal A. Klein, et al.. (2019). Decisional Conflict Scale Findings among Patients and Surrogates Making Health Decisions: Part II of an Anniversary Review. Medical Decision Making. 39(4). 316–327. 59 indexed citations
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Boland, Laura, France Légaré, Daniel I. McIsaac, et al.. (2019). SURE Test Accuracy for Decisional Conflict Screening among Parents Making Decisions for Their Child. Medical Decision Making. 39(8). 1010–1018. 8 indexed citations
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Boland, Laura, Ian D. Graham, France Légaré, et al.. (2019). Barriers and facilitators of pediatric shared decision-making: a systematic review. Implementation Science. 14(1). 7–7. 236 indexed citations breakdown →
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Garvelink, Mirjam M., Laura Boland, Krystal A. Klein, et al.. (2019). Decisional Conflict Scale Use over 20 Years: The Anniversary Review. Medical Decision Making. 39(4). 301–314. 97 indexed citations
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Stacey, Dawn, et al.. (2019). Are Patient Decision Aids Used in Clinical Practice after Rigorous Evaluation? A Survey of Trial Authors. Medical Decision Making. 39(7). 805–815. 62 indexed citations
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Stacey, Dawn, Monica Taljaard, Rodney H. Breau, et al.. (2018). A Patient Decision Aid for Men With Localized Prostate Cancer. Cancer Nursing. 43(1). E10–E21. 10 indexed citations
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Stacey, Dawn, Monica Taljaard, Laura Boland, et al.. (2015). Implementation of a patient decision aid for men with localized prostate cancer: evaluation of patient outcomes and practice variation. Implementation Science. 11(1). 87–87. 14 indexed citations

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