Len Bowers

9.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
158 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Len Bowers is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Len Bowers has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Clinical Psychology, 35 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 25 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Len Bowers's work include Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints (103 papers), Psychiatric care and mental health services (71 papers) and Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (47 papers). Len Bowers is often cited by papers focused on Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints (103 papers), Psychiatric care and mental health services (71 papers) and Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (47 papers). Len Bowers collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Len Bowers's co-authors include Alan Simpson, Duncan Stewart, Henk Nijman, Karen James, Teresa Allan, Jamie Ross, Julia Jones, Charlotte Dack, Mariè van der Merwe and Chris Papadopoulos and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The British Journal of Psychiatry and Journal of Advanced Nursing.

In The Last Decade

Len Bowers

157 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

Reducing conflict and containment rates on acute psychiat... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 50 100 150 200 250
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. Reducing conflict and containment rates on acute psychiatric wards: The Safewards cluster randomised controlled trial
    2015 272 citations Len Bowers, Karen James et al. International Journal of Nursing Studies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Len Bowers United Kingdom 50 5.4k 1.7k 1.6k 918 755 158 6.7k
Phyllis Solomon United States 37 3.4k 0.6× 970 0.6× 2.6k 1.7× 1.3k 1.5× 107 0.1× 244 5.9k
Greer Sullivan United States 42 3.0k 0.5× 495 0.3× 2.0k 1.3× 2.1k 2.3× 241 0.3× 126 6.5k
Kim Foster Australia 38 2.2k 0.4× 973 0.6× 1.4k 0.9× 725 0.8× 372 0.5× 154 4.3k
Ellen L. Bassuk United States 45 2.6k 0.5× 1.8k 1.0× 4.7k 2.9× 665 0.7× 390 0.5× 123 6.9k
Terence V. McCann Australia 37 1.5k 0.3× 430 0.2× 1.4k 0.9× 921 1.0× 251 0.3× 124 3.6k
Brynmor Lloyd‐Evans United Kingdom 30 2.7k 0.5× 317 0.2× 1.7k 1.1× 1.3k 1.4× 204 0.3× 136 4.6k
Chantal Van Audenhove Belgium 34 2.3k 0.4× 504 0.3× 1.8k 1.1× 1.5k 1.6× 171 0.2× 211 4.5k
Torleif Ruud Norway 29 1.9k 0.4× 384 0.2× 1.1k 0.7× 652 0.7× 129 0.2× 187 3.2k
Margaret McAllister Australia 31 1.5k 0.3× 560 0.3× 1.7k 1.1× 492 0.5× 160 0.2× 214 4.1k
Jaap van Weeghel Netherlands 32 1.7k 0.3× 454 0.3× 2.2k 1.4× 1.6k 1.7× 111 0.1× 207 4.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Len Bowers

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Fields of papers citing papers by Len Bowers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Len Bowers

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bowers, Len, Karen James, Alan Quirk, et al.. (2015). Reducing conflict and containment rates on acute psychiatric wards: The Safewards cluster randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 52(9). 1412–1422. 272 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bowers, Len, et al.. (2011). Inpatient Violence and Aggression: A Literature Review. UCL Discovery (University College London). 103 indexed citations
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Stewart, Duncan, Len Bowers, & Jamie Ross. (2011). Managing risk and conflict behaviours in acute psychiatry: the dual role of constant special observation. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 68(6). 1340–1348. 26 indexed citations
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Bowers, Len, et al.. (2010). Suicide Inside. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 198(5). 315–328. 104 indexed citations
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Bowers, Len, Kristin Haglund, Eimear Muir‐Cochrane, et al.. (2010). Locked doors: a survey of patients, staff and visitors. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 17(10). 873–880. 33 indexed citations
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Katsakou, Christina, Len Bowers, Tim Amos, et al.. (2010). Coercion and Treatment Satisfaction Among Involuntary Patients. Psychiatric Services. 61(3). 286–292. 134 indexed citations
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Flood, Chris, Len Bowers, & David W. Parkin. (2009). Estimating the costs of conflict and containment on adult acute inpatient psychiatric wards.. PubMed. 26(5). 325–330, 324. 55 indexed citations
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Cowman, Seamus & Len Bowers. (2008). Safety and security in acute admission psychiatric wards in Ireland and London: a comparative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 18(9). 1346–1353. 16 indexed citations
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Bowers, Len, et al.. (2008). Patient ethnicity and three psychiatric intensive care units compared: the Tompkins Acute Ward Study. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 15(3). 195–202. 9 indexed citations
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Bowers, Len, Henk Nijman, & Tom Palmstierna. (2007). The attempted and actual assault scale (attacks). International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research. 16(3). 171–176. 11 indexed citations
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Flood, Chris, et al.. (2006). Reflections on the process of change on acute psychiatric wards during the City Nurse Project. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 13(3). 260–268. 18 indexed citations
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Flood, Chris, et al.. (2006). Constraints and blocks to change and improvement on acute psychiatric wards – lessons from the City Nurses project. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 13(5). 475–482. 39 indexed citations
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Bowers, Len, Athanasios Douzenis, Gian Maria Galeazzi, et al.. (2005). Disruptive and dangerous behaviour by patients on acute psychiatric wards in three European centres. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 40(10). 822–828. 81 indexed citations
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Bowers, Len, et al.. (2004). Cultures of psychiatry and the professional socialization process: the case of containment methods for disturbed patients. Nurse Education Today. 24(6). 435–442. 88 indexed citations
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Bowers, Len, Alan Simpson, & Jane Alexander. (2003). Patient-staff conflict: results of a survey on acute psychiatric wards. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 38(7). 402–408. 61 indexed citations
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Bowers, Len, et al.. (2002). Philosophy, care and treatment on the psychiatric intensive care unit: themes, trends and future practice. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 9(6). 689–695. 38 indexed citations
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Bowers, Len, et al.. (2000). Psychiatric nursing and compulsory psychiatric care. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 31(2). 389–394. 12 indexed citations
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Bowers, Len. (1997). The future of community psychiatric nursing.. PubMed. 4(2). 153–60. 3 indexed citations
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Bowers, Len. (1989). The significance of primary nursing. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 14(1). 13–19. 31 indexed citations
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Bowers, Len. (1984). Nursing care study. Escort to Africa.. PubMed. 159(12). 29–30. 1 indexed citations

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