Michelle Thomas

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Michelle Thomas is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelle Thomas has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 10 papers in General Health Professions and 6 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michelle Thomas's work include Maritime Navigation and Safety (6 papers), Sex work and related issues (4 papers) and Maritime Security and History (4 papers). Michelle Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Maritime Navigation and Safety (6 papers), Sex work and related issues (4 papers) and Maritime Security and History (4 papers). Michelle Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. Michelle Thomas's co-authors include Michael Bloor, Jane Frankland, Kate Robson, Helen Sampson, Minghua Zhao, Nicholas J. Bailey, Tony Lane, Olaf Chresten Jensen, Jens Fyhn Lykke Sørensen and Bin Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nutrients and Frontiers in Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Michelle Thomas

28 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Focus Groups in Social Research 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 400 800 1.2k
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. Focus Groups in Social Research
    2001 1.3k citations Michael Bloor, Jane Frankland et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michelle Thomas United Kingdom 14 781 420 287 226 184 31 2.0k
Meg Huby United Kingdom 18 464 0.6× 260 0.6× 122 0.4× 70 0.3× 101 0.5× 40 1.5k
Jessica M. Nolan United States 11 1.5k 2.0× 156 0.4× 115 0.4× 75 0.3× 91 0.5× 19 4.2k
Jo Lindsay Australia 27 645 0.8× 426 1.0× 61 0.2× 88 0.4× 100 0.5× 84 1.8k
Paul Stenner United Kingdom 25 1.0k 1.3× 562 1.3× 312 1.1× 40 0.2× 220 1.2× 101 4.1k
Andrea Fontana United States 18 788 1.0× 373 0.9× 508 1.8× 70 0.3× 155 0.8× 47 2.6k
Thomas W. Mangione United States 28 804 1.0× 794 1.9× 112 0.4× 50 0.2× 485 2.6× 59 3.1k
Richard V. Adkisson United States 13 801 1.0× 338 0.8× 147 0.5× 22 0.1× 286 1.6× 55 3.4k
Robert Metcalfe United States 20 546 0.7× 291 0.7× 58 0.2× 52 0.2× 81 0.4× 53 2.4k
J. Michael Brick United States 22 1.7k 2.2× 489 1.2× 107 0.4× 22 0.1× 177 1.0× 82 3.3k
Peter M. Chisnall United Kingdom 8 686 0.9× 349 0.8× 136 0.5× 30 0.1× 172 0.9× 18 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Michelle Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michelle Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michelle Thomas

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

All Works

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Wallace, C, et al.. (2024). A systematic review of the use of the concept family resilience in interventions with families with children and young people. Public Health Nursing. 41(2). 346–355. 1 indexed citations
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Karaye, Ibraheem M., et al.. (2024). Contemporary burden and trends of opioid-overdose mortality in New York State. Preventive Medicine. 185. 108010–108010. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Michelle. (2023). More than ore: The future of mining geophysics. Preview. 2023(223). 54–59. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Michelle, et al.. (2023). Investigating health visitors' experiences of the screening process for domestic violence and abuse. Journal of Health Visiting. 11(1). 22–30.
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Thomas, Michelle, et al.. (2023). Uterine Leiomyoma in the Context of Uterine Didelphys: A Case Report. Cureus. 15(9). e44791–e44791.
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Thomas, Michelle, et al.. (2021). Online Involvement for Georgia Student Teachers During Covid-19. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 648028–648028. 9 indexed citations
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Finn, Laura, et al.. (2019). Advance Care Planning in Healthcare Systems: A Literature Review and Call to Action. 3(3). 1 indexed citations
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Wallace, C, et al.. (2018). Developing the health visitor concept of family resilience in Wales using Group Concept Mapping. Rural and Remote Health. 18(4). 4604–4604. 8 indexed citations
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Mancuso, Teresa, et al.. (2016). Emergency Nurse Transport of Telemetry Patients: Benefits and Drawbacks. Journal of Emergency Nursing. 42(6). 498–503. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Michelle, Michael Bloor, & Kirsty Little. (2013). Sexual risk among female workers on cruise ships. WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs. 12(1). 87–97. 4 indexed citations
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Thomas, Michelle & Nicholas J. Bailey. (2009). Out of Time: Work, Temporal Synchrony and Families. Sociology. 43(4). 613–630. 34 indexed citations
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Thomas, Michelle, Michael Bloor, & Jane Frankland. (2007). The process of sample recruitment: an ethnostatistical perspective. Qualitative Research. 7(4). 429–446. 21 indexed citations
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Jensen, Olaf Chresten, et al.. (2006). Working conditions in international seafaring. Occupational Medicine. 56(6). 393–397. 48 indexed citations
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Thomas, Michelle. (2006). Sexual harassment in a residential occupation: The experiences of women seafarers. Health Education Journal. 65(2). 170–179. 11 indexed citations
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Thomas, Michelle. (2005). ‘What happens in Tenerife stays in Tenerife’: Understanding women's sexual behaviour on holiday. Culture Health & Sexuality. 7(6). 571–584. 56 indexed citations
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Bloor, Michael, Tony Lane, Helen Sampson, et al.. (2004). The global seafarer: living and working conditions in a globalized industry. ORCA Online Research @Cardiff (Cardiff University). 71 indexed citations
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Sampson, Helen & Michelle Thomas. (2003). Risk and Responsibility. Qualitative Research. 3(2). 165–189. 67 indexed citations
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Thomas, Michelle, Helen Sampson, & Minghua Zhao. (2003). Finding a balance: companies, seafarers and family life. Maritime Policy & Management. 30(1). 59–76. 98 indexed citations
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Bloor, Michael, Michelle Thomas, Kerenza Hood, et al.. (1998). Differences in sexual risk behaviour between young men and women travelling abroad from the UK. The Lancet. 352(9141). 1664–1668. 65 indexed citations

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