Michael Coughlan

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Michael Coughlan is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science and Emergency Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Coughlan has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in General Health Professions, 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 3 papers in Emergency Medicine. Recurrent topics in Michael Coughlan's work include Qualitative Research Methods and Applications (2 papers), Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods (2 papers) and Hemophilia Treatment and Research (2 papers). Michael Coughlan is often cited by papers focused on Qualitative Research Methods and Applications (2 papers), Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods (2 papers) and Hemophilia Treatment and Research (2 papers). Michael Coughlan collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, Canada and United Kingdom. Michael Coughlan's co-authors include Patricia Cronin, Frances Ryan, Margarita Corry, Fiona Ryan, Valerie Smith, Gábrielle McKee, G. E. M. Anscombe, Ruth Chadwick, Niamh O’Connell and Geraldine Prizeman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Nursing, The Philosophical Quarterly and Haemophilia.

In The Last Decade

Michael Coughlan

17 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Undertaking a literature review: a step-by-step approach 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 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. Undertaking a literature review: a step-by-step approach
    2008 879 citations Patricia Cronin, Frances Ryan et al. British Journal of Nursing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael Coughlan Ireland 12 324 285 243 186 169 19 1.8k
Frances Ryan Ireland 6 268 0.8× 269 0.9× 238 1.0× 153 0.8× 157 0.9× 9 1.6k
Steve Campbell United Kingdom 15 452 1.4× 360 1.3× 284 1.2× 268 1.4× 157 0.9× 46 2.3k
Roberta Heale Canada 13 471 1.5× 297 1.0× 278 1.1× 228 1.2× 171 1.0× 43 1.9k
Mark Mason United Kingdom 7 270 0.8× 427 1.5× 173 0.7× 141 0.8× 194 1.1× 10 1.8k
Melanie Greenwood Australia 7 238 0.7× 338 1.2× 260 1.1× 130 0.7× 132 0.8× 18 1.7k
Christina Derrick United States 7 344 1.1× 467 1.6× 225 0.9× 175 0.9× 237 1.4× 8 2.0k
Eun‐Hee Lee South Korea 19 480 1.5× 278 1.0× 168 0.7× 223 1.2× 172 1.0× 159 2.0k
Hanna Kallio Finland 9 462 1.4× 359 1.3× 219 0.9× 292 1.6× 256 1.5× 18 2.1k
Charles Quincy United States 3 263 0.8× 462 1.6× 345 1.4× 156 0.8× 203 1.2× 5 1.9k
Harsh Suri Australia 8 262 0.8× 387 1.4× 378 1.6× 104 0.6× 143 0.8× 28 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Coughlan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Coughlan, Michael & Patricia Cronin. (2021). Doing a Literature Review in Nursing, Health and Social Care.
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Coughlan, Michael, et al.. (2017). The patients’ perspective of international normalized ratio self‐testing, remote communication of test results and confidence to move to self‐management. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 26(23-24). 4379–4389. 6 indexed citations
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Cronin, Patricia, Michael Coughlan, & Valerie Smith. (2015). Understanding Nursing and Healthcare Research. 34 indexed citations
4.
Coughlan, Michael. (2014). Beginning COBOL for Programmers. Apress eBooks.
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Coughlan, Michael. (2014). Ignition Stories: Indigenous Fire Ecology in the Indo-Australian Monsoon Zone. Digital Commons - University of South Florida (University of South Florida). 17(1). 37–39. 13 indexed citations
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Coughlan, Michael, et al.. (2012). The development of a patient partnership programme and its impact on quality improvements in a comprehensive haemophilia care service. Haemophilia. 18(6). 875–880. 14 indexed citations
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Coughlan, Michael, et al.. (2012). Evaluation of a nurse-led haemophilia counselling service. British Journal of Nursing. 21(14). 864–870. 13 indexed citations
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Cronin, Patricia, Fiona Ryan, & Michael Coughlan. (2010). Concept analysis in healthcare research. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 17(2). 62–68. 37 indexed citations
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Coughlan, Michael, Patricia Cronin, & Frances Ryan. (2009). Survey research: Process and limitations. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 16(1). 9–15. 98 indexed citations
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Ryan, Frances, Michael Coughlan, & Patricia Cronin. (2009). in qualitative research: The one-to-one interview. 1 indexed citations
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Ryan, Frances, Michael Coughlan, & Patricia Cronin. (2009). Interviewing in qualitative research: The one-to-one interview. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation. 16(6). 309–314. 303 indexed citations
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Cronin, Patricia, Frances Ryan, & Michael Coughlan. (2008). Undertaking a literature review: a step-by-step approach. British Journal of Nursing. 17(1). 38–43. 879 indexed citations breakdown →
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Coughlan, Michael, et al.. (2008). Nursing care, education and support for patients with neutropenia. Nursing Standard. 22(46). 35–41. 11 indexed citations
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Coughlan, Michael. (2008). Book Reviews. Nurse Education in Practice. 9(1). e3–e3. 1 indexed citations
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Coughlan, Michael & Margarita Corry. (2007). The experiences of patients and relatives/significant others of overcrowding in accident and emergency in Ireland: A qualitative descriptive study. Accident and Emergency Nursing. 15(4). 201–209. 26 indexed citations
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Ryan, Frances, Michael Coughlan, & Patricia Cronin. (2007). Step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 2: qualitative research. British Journal of Nursing. 16(12). 738–744. 142 indexed citations
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Coughlan, Michael, Patricia Cronin, & Frances Ryan. (2007). Step-by-step guide to critiquing research. Part 1: quantitative research. British Journal of Nursing. 16(11). 658–663. 174 indexed citations
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Coughlan, Michael. (1993). Knowledge of diagnosis, treatment and its side-effects in patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer. European Journal of Cancer Care. 2(2). 66–71. 10 indexed citations
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Anscombe, G. E. M., Ruth Chadwick, & Michael Coughlan. (1992). Ethics, Reproduction and Genetic Control.. The Philosophical Quarterly. 42(166). 126–126. 10 indexed citations

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