Megan Pledger

2.0k total citations
52 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Megan Pledger is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Epidemiology and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan Pledger has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in General Health Professions, 14 papers in Epidemiology and 12 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Megan Pledger's work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (12 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (12 papers) and Healthcare Policy and Management (10 papers). Megan Pledger is often cited by papers focused on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (12 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (12 papers) and Healthcare Policy and Management (10 papers). Megan Pledger collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, Uganda and United States. Megan Pledger's co-authors include Sally Casswell, Taisia Huckle, Sarah Pratap, Jacqueline Cumming, Ruth Bonita, Joanna Broad, Jonathan Kennedy, Eileen McKinlay, Fiona Imlach and Karen McBride‐Henry and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Stroke and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Megan Pledger

48 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Megan Pledger New Zealand 19 574 503 284 248 172 52 1.4k
Kelly Stolzmann United States 24 540 0.9× 544 1.1× 274 1.0× 339 1.4× 291 1.7× 83 2.0k
Amy O’Donnell United Kingdom 25 1.1k 1.9× 920 1.8× 471 1.7× 361 1.5× 335 1.9× 103 2.3k
Sonia Wutzke Australia 20 512 0.9× 568 1.1× 206 0.7× 190 0.8× 85 0.5× 44 1.2k
Clara E. Dismuke United States 25 386 0.7× 471 0.9× 115 0.4× 168 0.7× 202 1.2× 57 1.6k
Carolin Kilian Germany 19 841 1.5× 534 1.1× 533 1.9× 152 0.6× 606 3.5× 74 1.8k
Dennis Gray Australia 22 515 0.9× 650 1.3× 166 0.6× 168 0.7× 122 0.7× 74 1.4k
Joe Gfroerer United States 17 632 1.1× 446 0.9× 171 0.6× 352 1.4× 231 1.3× 21 1.7k
Mark Lemstra Canada 24 349 0.6× 621 1.2× 229 0.8× 438 1.8× 409 2.4× 58 2.8k
Sarah Callinan Australia 26 1.3k 2.3× 883 1.8× 707 2.5× 183 0.7× 383 2.2× 152 2.1k
Mary Jane Ashley Canada 21 504 0.9× 326 0.6× 370 1.3× 329 1.3× 85 0.5× 67 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Megan Pledger

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Fields of papers citing papers by Megan Pledger

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Megan Pledger

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Megan Pledger. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Megan Pledger 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 Megan Pledger. Megan Pledger 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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Pledger, Megan, et al.. (2025). An update on Closed Books in general practice in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care. 17(2). 194–199.
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Pledger, Megan, et al.. (2024). Addressing closed and limited enrolments in general practices in Aotearoa New Zealand: a mixedmethods study. New Zealand Medical Journal. 137(1599). 55–64. 2 indexed citations
3.
Pledger, Megan & Jacqueline Cumming. (2024). Unmet need for primary health care and subsequent inpatient hospitalisation in Aotearoa New Zealand. A cohort study. Journal of Primary Health Care. 16(2). 128–134. 1 indexed citations
4.
Pledger, Megan, Sue Buckley, & Jacqueline Cumming. (2024). New migrants’ access to primary healthcare services in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal. 137(1589). 46–58. 1 indexed citations
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Pledger, Megan, et al.. (2024). “Closed books”: restrictions to primary healthcare access in Aotearoa New Zealand—reporting results from a survey across general practices. New Zealand Medical Journal. 137(1591). 11–29. 5 indexed citations
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Pledger, Megan, et al.. (2024). How is enrolment with a general practice associated with subsequent use of the emergency department in Aotearoa New Zealand? A cohort study. Journal of Primary Health Care. 16(2). 135–142. 2 indexed citations
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Jeffreys, Mona, et al.. (2022). Consequences of barriers to primary health care for children in Aotearoa New Zealand. SSM - Population Health. 17. 101044–101044. 11 indexed citations
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Imlach, Fiona, Eileen McKinlay, Jonathan Kennedy, et al.. (2021). E-prescribing and access to prescription medicines during lockdown: experience of patients in Aotearoa/New Zealand. BMC Family Practice. 22(1). 140–140. 13 indexed citations
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McDonald, Janet, et al.. (2021). A national survey of pharmacists and interns in Aotearoa New Zealand: provision and views of extended services in community pharmacies. BMC Health Services Research. 21(1). 1147–1147. 14 indexed citations
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Imlach, Fiona, Eileen McKinlay, Lesley Middleton, et al.. (2020). Telehealth consultations in general practice during a pandemic lockdown: survey and interviews on patient experiences and preferences. BMC Family Practice. 21(1). 269–269. 173 indexed citations
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Middleton, Lesley, et al.. (2019). A Realist Evaluation of Local Networks Designed to Achieve More Integrated Care. International Journal of Integrated Care. 19(2). 4–4. 10 indexed citations
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Pledger, Megan, et al.. (2019). The health of older New Zealanders in relation to housing tenure: analysis of pooled data from three consecutive, annual New Zealand Health Surveys. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 43(2). 182–189. 15 indexed citations
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Pledger, Megan, Janet McDonald, & Jacqueline Cumming. (2012). Increases in support structures for healthy eating especially in low decile schools in New Zealand. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 36(6). 543–549. 5 indexed citations
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Pledger, Megan, et al.. (2009). The health status of New Zealand workers: an analysis of the New Zealand Health Survey 2002/03. Kōtuitui New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online. 4(1). 55–70. 1 indexed citations
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Barnett, Pauline, et al.. (2009). Implementing new modes of governance in the New Zealand health system: An empirical study. Health Policy. 93(2-3). 118–127. 16 indexed citations
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Wilkins, Chris, James L. Reilly, Megan Pledger, & Sally Casswell. (2005). Estimating the dollar value of the illicit market for cannabis in New Zealand. Drug and Alcohol Review. 24(3). 227–234. 25 indexed citations
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Huckle, Taisia, et al.. (2005). Evaluation of a regional community action intervention in New Zealand to improve age checks for young people purchasing alcohol. Health Promotion International. 20(2). 147–155. 22 indexed citations
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Casswell, Sally, et al.. (2004). Gender convergence in alcohol consumption and related problems: issues and outcomes from comparisons of New Zealand survey data. Addiction. 99(6). 738–748. 80 indexed citations
19.
Wilkins, Chris, Sally Casswell, Helen Moewaka Barnes, & Megan Pledger. (2003). A pilot study of a computer‐assisted cell‐phone interview (CACI) methodology to survey respondents in households without telephones about alcohol use. Drug and Alcohol Review. 22(2). 221–225. 10 indexed citations
20.
Casswell, Sally, Megan Pledger, & Sarah Pratap. (2002). Trajectories of drinking from 18 to 26 years: identification and prediction. Addiction. 97(11). 1427–1437. 173 indexed citations

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