Linda Allan

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Linda Allan is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Linda Allan has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 12 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Linda Allan's work include Down syndrome and intellectual disability research (14 papers), Chronic Disease Management Strategies (8 papers) and Family and Disability Support Research (6 papers). Linda Allan is often cited by papers focused on Down syndrome and intellectual disability research (14 papers), Chronic Disease Management Strategies (8 papers) and Family and Disability Support Research (6 papers). Linda Allan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand. Linda Allan's co-authors include Sally‐Ann Cooper, Elita Smiley, Jillian Morrison, Andrew Williamson, Jean McQueen, Tracey Howe, Jill Morrison, Victoria Hardy, Alison Jackson and Janet Finlayson and has published in prestigious journals such as Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, The British Journal of Psychiatry and Psychological Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Linda Allan

24 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Mental ill-health in adults with intellectual disabilitie... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 250 500 750
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. Mental ill-health in adults with intellectual disabilities: prevalence and associated factors
    2006 832 citations Sally‐Ann Cooper, Elita Smiley et al. The British Journal of Psychiatry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Linda Allan United Kingdom 16 1.2k 785 624 485 350 24 2.0k
Elita Smiley United Kingdom 19 1.5k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 483 0.8× 748 1.5× 480 1.4× 27 2.3k
Kelly Hsieh United States 22 757 0.6× 570 0.7× 271 0.4× 108 0.2× 93 0.3× 40 1.6k
Ashok Roy United Kingdom 24 633 0.5× 692 0.9× 249 0.4× 501 1.0× 231 0.7× 111 1.5k
Kiyoshi Yamaki United States 13 625 0.5× 437 0.6× 189 0.3× 132 0.3× 143 0.4× 21 1.5k
Susannah Baines United Kingdom 22 635 0.5× 439 0.6× 351 0.6× 105 0.2× 211 0.6× 40 1.5k
Catherine J. Vladutiu United States 20 511 0.4× 737 0.9× 185 0.3× 284 0.6× 83 0.2× 90 2.3k
Sabyasachi Bhaumik United Kingdom 21 736 0.6× 547 0.7× 341 0.5× 350 0.7× 334 1.0× 81 1.6k
Regi Alexander United Kingdom 22 469 0.4× 752 1.0× 163 0.3× 305 0.6× 98 0.3× 80 1.2k
Janet Finlayson United Kingdom 16 749 0.6× 487 0.6× 290 0.5× 317 0.7× 162 0.5× 37 1.2k
Olle Jane Z. Sahler United States 30 552 0.5× 1.1k 1.4× 82 0.1× 139 0.3× 66 0.2× 80 2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Linda Allan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Linda Allan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Linda Allan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Linda Allan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Linda Allan 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 Linda Allan. Linda Allan 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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Henderson, Angela, Paula McSkimming, Deborah Kinnear, et al.. (2020). Changes over a decade in psychotropic prescribing for people with intellectual disabilities: prospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 10(9). e036862–e036862. 18 indexed citations
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Hughes-McCormack, Laura Anne, Nicola Greenlaw, Paula McSkimming, et al.. (2020). Changes over time in the management of long‐term conditions in primary health care for adults with intellectual disabilities, and the healthcare inequality gap. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 34(2). 634–647. 8 indexed citations
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Hanlon, Peter, Sara Macdonald, Karen Wood, Linda Allan, & Sally‐Ann Cooper. (2018). Long-term condition management in adults with intellectual disability in primary care: a systematic review. BJGP Open. 2(1). bjgpopen18X101445–bjgpopen18X101445. 24 indexed citations
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Cooper, Sally‐Ann, Elita Smiley, Linda Allan, & Jillian Morrison. (2018). Incidence of unipolar and bipolar depression, and mania in adults with intellectual disabilities: prospective cohort study. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 212(5). 295–300. 10 indexed citations
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Kinnear, Deborah, Jill Morrison, Linda Allan, et al.. (2018). Prevalence of physical conditions and multimorbidity in a cohort of adults with intellectual disabilities with and without Down syndrome: cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 8(2). e018292–e018292. 153 indexed citations
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Kinnear, Deborah, et al.. (2018). Multi-Morbidity in a Cohort of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, with and without Down Syndrome. ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam). 3 indexed citations
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Cooper, Sally‐Ann, Laura Anne Hughes-McCormack, Nicola Greenlaw, et al.. (2017). Management and prevalence of long‐term conditions in primary health care for adults with intellectual disabilities compared with the general population: A population‐based cohort study. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 31(S1). 68–81. 75 indexed citations
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Melville, Craig, Jill Morrison, Linda Allan, et al.. (2009). A cohort study of the prevalence of sleep problems in adults with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Sleep Research. 19(1-Part-I). 42–53. 25 indexed citations
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McQueen, Jean, et al.. (2009). Brief interventions for heavy alcohol users admitted to general hospital wards. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD005191–CD005191. 44 indexed citations
10.
Finlayson, Janet, Alison Jackson, Sally‐Ann Cooper, et al.. (2009). Understanding Predictors of Low Physical Activity in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 22(3). 236–247. 67 indexed citations
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Melville, Craig, Sally‐Ann Cooper, Jill Morrison, et al.. (2008). The Prevalence and Incidence of Mental Ill-Health in Adults with Autism and Intellectual Disabilities. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 38(9). 1676–1688. 57 indexed citations
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Cooper, Sally‐Ann, et al.. (2008). Prevalence of, and Factors Associated With, Problem Behaviors in Adults With Intellectual Disabilities. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 196(9). 678–686. 84 indexed citations
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Smiley, Elita, Sally‐Ann Cooper, Janet Finlayson, et al.. (2007). Incidence and predictors of mental ill-health in adults with intellectual disabilities. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 191(4). 313–319. 96 indexed citations
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Cooper, Sally‐Ann, Elita Smiley, Jillian Morrison, et al.. (2007). Psychosis and adults with intellectual disabilities. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 42(7). 530–536. 56 indexed citations
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Cooper, Sally‐Ann, Elita Smiley, Jillian Morrison, Andrew Williamson, & Linda Allan. (2007). An epidemiological investigation of affective disorders with a population-based cohort of 1023 adults with intellectual disabilities. Psychological Medicine. 37(6). 873–882. 79 indexed citations
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Cooper, Sally‐Ann, Elita Smiley, Jillian Morrison, Andrew Williamson, & Linda Allan. (2006). Mental ill-health in adults with intellectual disabilities: prevalence and associated factors. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 190(1). 27–35. 832 indexed citations breakdown →
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McQueen, Jean, et al.. (2006). Brief Motivational Counselling for Alcohol Abusers Admitted to Medical Wards. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 69(7). 327–333. 15 indexed citations
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McQueen, Jean & Linda Allan. (2006). The role of occupation in behaviour change for alcohol abusers. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 13(8). 342–342. 1 indexed citations
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Williamson, Andrew, Linda Allan, Sally‐Ann Cooper, Jillian Morrison, & Lisa Curtice. (2004). The general practitioner interface with people with intellectual disabilities and their supports. European Journal of General Practice. 10(2). 66–70. 8 indexed citations
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Siegel, Linda S., et al.. (1981). Non‐verbal Assessment of Piagetian Concepts in Preschool Children with Impaired Language Development. Educational Psychology. 1(2). 153–158. 13 indexed citations

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