M. Alexis Kirk

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
14 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

M. Alexis Kirk is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Management Science and Operations Research and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Alexis Kirk has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in General Health Professions, 6 papers in Management Science and Operations Research and 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in M. Alexis Kirk's work include Health Policy Implementation Science (10 papers), Evaluation and Performance Assessment (6 papers) and Community Health and Development (6 papers). M. Alexis Kirk is often cited by papers focused on Health Policy Implementation Science (10 papers), Evaluation and Performance Assessment (6 papers) and Community Health and Development (6 papers). M. Alexis Kirk collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Qatar. M. Alexis Kirk's co-authors include Sarah A. Birken, Laura J. Damschroder, Caitlin Kelley, Nicholas Yankey, Brenton Abadie, Emily R. Haines, Byron J. Powell, Christopher M. Shea, Justin Presseau and Shannon Wiltsey Stirman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Implementation Science and Journal of Palliative Medicine.

In The Last Decade

M. Alexis Kirk

14 papers receiving 1.7k 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 the use of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research

2015 814 citations M. Alexis Kirk, Caitlin Kelley et al. Implementation Science profile →
Criteria for selecting implementation science theories and frameworks: results from an international survey

2017 255 citations Sarah A. Birken, Byron J. Powell et al. Implementation Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. Alexis Kirk United States	10	1.3k	323	238	127	122	14	1.8k
Brenton Abadie United States	2	1.0k 0.8×	235 0.7×	170 0.7×	99 0.8×	115 0.9×	2	1.4k
Marilla A. Opra Widerquist United States	5	1.1k 0.9×	423 1.3×	240 1.0×	166 1.3×	212 1.7×	7	2.0k
Lucio Naccarella Australia	19	1.2k 0.9×	252 0.8×	439 1.8×	83 0.7×	179 1.5×	100	1.7k
Shashi Balain United Kingdom	3	817 0.6×	215 0.7×	173 0.7×	155 1.2×	127 1.0×	4	1.6k
Caitlin N. Dorsey United States	13	1.2k 0.9×	356 1.1×	185 0.8×	163 1.3×	154 1.3×	25	2.0k
Candice Bowman United States	14	1.0k 0.8×	260 0.8×	195 0.8×	69 0.5×	308 2.5×	28	1.6k
Heather Halko United States	7	926 0.7×	325 1.0×	123 0.5×	149 1.2×	136 1.1×	11	1.7k
Jodi Summers Holtrop United States	24	970 0.8×	474 1.5×	156 0.7×	98 0.8×	260 2.1×	102	1.8k
Gwenndolyn C. Porter United States	12	859 0.7×	412 1.3×	159 0.7×	113 0.9×	171 1.4×	26	1.6k
Mark Pearson United Kingdom	24	802 0.6×	447 1.4×	141 0.6×	82 0.6×	144 1.2×	94	1.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Alexis Kirk

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14 of 14 papers shown

Haines, Emily R., M. Alexis Kirk, Andrew B. Smitherman, et al.. (2021). Ethnography and user-centered design to inform context-driven implementation. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 12(1). 10 indexed citations

Kirk, M. Alexis, Julia E. Moore, Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, & Sarah A. Birken. (2020). Towards a comprehensive model for understanding adaptations’ impact: the model for adaptation design and impact (MADI). Implementation Science. 15(1). 56–56. 146 indexed citations

Garner, Bryan R., Sheila V. Patel, & M. Alexis Kirk. (2020). Priority domains, aims, and testable hypotheses for implementation research: Protocol for a scoping review and evidence map. Systematic Reviews. 9(1). 277–277. 3 indexed citations

Kirk, M. Alexis, Laura C. Hanson, Morris Weinberger, et al.. (2019). Pilot Test of an Adapted Intervention to Improve Timeliness of Referrals to Hospice and Palliative Care for Eligible Home Health Patients. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 22(10). 1266–1270. 7 indexed citations

Kirk, M. Alexis. (2019). ADAPTATION OF AN EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTION (EBI) TO IMPROVE REFERRALS TO HOSPICE FOR HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED POPULATIONS. Carolina Digital Repository (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill). 1 indexed citations

Kirk, M. Alexis, Emily R. Haines, Franziska S. Rokoske, et al.. (2019). A case study of a theory-based method for identifying and reporting core functions and forms of evidence-based interventions. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 11(1). 21–33. 37 indexed citations

Birken, Sarah A., Catherine L. Rohweder, Byron J. Powell, et al.. (2018). T-CaST: an implementation theory comparison and selection tool. Implementation Science. 13(1). 143–143. 113 indexed citations

Birken, Sarah A., Byron J. Powell, Justin Presseau, et al.. (2017). Combined use of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) and the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF): a systematic review. Implementation Science. 12(1). 2–2. 216 indexed citations

Birken, Sarah A., Byron J. Powell, Christopher M. Shea, et al.. (2017). Criteria for selecting implementation science theories and frameworks: results from an international survey. Implementation Science. 12(1). 124–124. 255 indexed citations breakdown →

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Birken, Sarah A., Alicia C. Bunger, Byron J. Powell, et al.. (2017). Organizational theory for dissemination and implementation research. Implementation Science. 12(1). 62–62. 76 indexed citations

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Zheng, Nan Tracy, Qinghua Li, Laura C. Hanson, et al.. (2017). Nationwide Quality of Hospice Care: Findings From the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hospice Quality Reporting Program. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 55(2). 427–432.e1. 15 indexed citations

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Kirk, M. Alexis, Caitlin Kelley, Nicholas Yankey, et al.. (2015). A systematic review of the use of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Implementation Science. 11(1). 72–72. 814 indexed citations breakdown →

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Birken, Sarah A., et al.. (2015). Elaborating on theory with middle managers’ experience implementing healthcare innovations in practice. Implementation Science. 11(1). 2–2. 58 indexed citations

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Zheng, Nan Tracy, et al.. (2014). Hospices' Use of Electronic Medical Records for Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Programs. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 48(4). 582–589. 8 indexed citations

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