Leigha Dark

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Leigha Dark is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Occupational Therapy and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Leigha Dark has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Clinical Psychology, 5 papers in Occupational Therapy and 4 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Leigha Dark's work include Family and Disability Support Research (6 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (4 papers) and Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility (4 papers). Leigha Dark is often cited by papers focused on Family and Disability Support Research (6 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (4 papers) and Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility (4 papers). Leigha Dark collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Norway and Ireland. Leigha Dark's co-authors include Natalie A. de Morton, Iona Novak, Catherine Morgan, Lanie Campbell, Sarah McIntyre, Shona Goldsmith, Madison C. B. Paton, Emma Stanton, Nadia Badawi and Maria McNamara and has published in prestigious journals such as Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, Breast Cancer Research and Patient Education and Counseling.

In The Last Decade

Leigha Dark

14 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A systematic review of interventions for children with cerebral palsy: state of the evidence

2013 889 citations Iona Novak, Sarah McIntyre et al. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology profile →
State of the Evidence Traffic Lights 2019: Systematic Review of Interventions for Preventing and Treating Children with Cerebral Palsy

2020 596 citations Iona Novak, Catherine Morgan et al. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leigha Dark Australia	7	1.4k	716	629	414	235	17	1.6k
Adrienne Harvey Australia	20	1.6k 1.2×	872 1.2×	707 1.1×	440 1.1×	130 0.6×	77	1.9k
Eva Brogren Carlberg Sweden	18	1.3k 1.0×	793 1.1×	845 1.3×	292 0.7×	170 0.7×	22	1.6k
Donna Oeffinger United States	22	1.3k 1.0×	695 1.0×	726 1.2×	264 0.6×	131 0.6×	46	1.6k
Sarah Westcott McCoy United States	27	1.2k 0.9×	840 1.2×	721 1.1×	174 0.4×	278 1.2×	92	1.9k
Ann‐Marie Öhrvall Sweden	12	2.1k 1.5×	1.2k 1.6×	1.1k 1.7×	478 1.2×	314 1.3×	20	2.3k
Allan Colver United Kingdom	11	1.2k 0.9×	815 1.1×	502 0.8×	325 0.8×	136 0.6×	12	1.5k
Lanie Campbell Australia	4	837 0.6×	426 0.6×	395 0.6×	297 0.7×	140 0.6×	5	979
Sigrid Østensjø Norway	19	1.3k 1.0×	794 1.1×	932 1.5×	270 0.7×	145 0.6×	32	1.6k
Ruth E. Benedict United States	13	933 0.7×	648 0.9×	453 0.7×	166 0.4×	80 0.3×	16	1.3k
Eva Nordmark Sweden	26	1.6k 1.2×	805 1.1×	825 1.3×	517 1.2×	120 0.5×	46	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Leigha Dark

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leigha Dark

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17 of 17 papers shown

Smidt, Andy, et al.. (2025). A comparison of three modes of online key word sign training to determine efficacy and acceptability in comparison to in-person key word sign training. Augmentative and Alternative Communication. 1–14.

Dark, Leigha, et al.. (2024). A scoping review into the service needs of people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds living with disability to engage in meaningful occupations. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. 71(3). 408–422. 1 indexed citations

Tang, Clarice, Rosalind Bye, Belinda Kenny, et al.. (2023). Impact of online learning on sense of belonging among first year clinical health students during COVID-19: student and academic perspectives. BMC Medical Education. 23(1). 100–100. 19 indexed citations

Froude, Elspeth, et al.. (2023). Factors that influence success when training videofluoroscopic swallowing study analysts. Speech Language and Hearing. 26(3). 223–234.

Turnbull, H. Rutherford, Leigha Dark, Phillippa Carnemolla, Ian Skinner, & Bronwyn Hemsley. (2022). A systematic review of the health literacy of adults with lifelong communication disability: Looking beyond accessing and understanding information. Patient Education and Counseling. 106. 151–162. 7 indexed citations

Novak, Iona, Madison C. B. Paton, Megan Finch‐Edmondson, et al.. (2021). Commentary and Clinical Implications of “State of the Evidence Traffic Lights 2019: Systematic Review of Interventions for Preventing and Treating Children with Cerebral Palsy”. 2(3). 2 indexed citations

Novak, Iona, Catherine Morgan, Michael Fahey, et al.. (2020). State of the Evidence Traffic Lights 2019: Systematic Review of Interventions for Preventing and Treating Children with Cerebral Palsy. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. 20(2). 3–3. 596 indexed citations breakdown →

Turnbull, H. Rutherford, Leigha Dark, Ian Skinner, & Bronwyn Hemsley. (2020). The Readers, the Writers and the Documents. 22(2). 85–94.

Dark, Leigha, Lindy Clemson, & Susan Balandin. (2016). Communication changes experienced by adults with cerebral palsy as they age. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 18(6). 521–532. 3 indexed citations

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Dark, Leigha. (2014). Assistive Technologies for People With Diverse Abilities. Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability. 39(4). 381–382. 7 indexed citations

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Novak, Iona, Sarah McIntyre, Catherine Morgan, et al.. (2013). A systematic review of interventions for children with cerebral palsy: state of the evidence. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 55(10). 885–910. 889 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dark, Leigha, Susan Balandin, & Lindy Clemson. (2011). Communicating About Loss: Experiences of Older Australian Adults With Cerebral Palsy and Complex Communication Needs. Communication Disorders Quarterly. 32(3). 176–189. 6 indexed citations

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Poulos, Ann, et al.. (2010). Women with physical disability and the mammogram: An observational study to identify barriers and facilitators. Radiography. 17(1). 14–19. 8 indexed citations

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Dark, Leigha & Susan Balandin. (2007). Prediction and selection of vocabulary for two leisure activities. Augmentative and Alternative Communication. 23(4). 288–299. 16 indexed citations

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Trembath, David, Leigha Dark, & Susan Balandin. (2006). Why any old words won't do: the importance of vocabulary selection. Speech Language and Hearing. 8(3). 117–119. 2 indexed citations

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Llewellyn, Gwynnyth, et al.. (2006). 'What's the point of it?': radiographers, women with disability and mammography screening. Breast Cancer Research. 8(S1). 3 indexed citations

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Llewellyn, Gwynnyth, et al.. (2006). 'I want to go home': women with disability and the mammography procedure. Breast Cancer Research. 8(S1). 1 indexed citations

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