Myra Bluebond‐Langner

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
84 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Myra Bluebond‐Langner is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Myra Bluebond‐Langner has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 64 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 37 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Myra Bluebond‐Langner's work include Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (57 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (37 papers) and Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (33 papers). Myra Bluebond‐Langner is often cited by papers focused on Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (57 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (37 papers) and Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare (33 papers). Myra Bluebond‐Langner collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Uganda. Myra Bluebond‐Langner's co-authors include Jill E. Korbin, Louise Jones, Jean B. Belasco, Ted Goertzel, Paula Kelly, Ann Goldman, Joanne Wolfe, Bridget Candy, Finella Craig and Lori Wiener and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Myra Bluebond‐Langner

78 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Private Worlds of Dying Children 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 100 200 300 400
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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. The Private Worlds of Dying Children
    1978 415 citations Myra Bluebond‐Langner profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Myra Bluebond‐Langner United Kingdom 26 1.5k 1.0k 739 517 383 84 2.4k
Lucila Castanheira Nascimento Brazil 25 1.1k 0.7× 747 0.7× 463 0.6× 510 1.0× 535 1.4× 234 2.4k
Maureen E. Lyon United States 26 1.3k 0.9× 1.2k 1.2× 589 0.8× 510 1.0× 810 2.1× 100 2.7k
Caprice Knapp United States 27 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 290 0.4× 457 0.9× 458 1.2× 79 2.2k
Mary T. Rourke United States 23 1.7k 1.1× 599 0.6× 1.0k 1.4× 890 1.7× 165 0.4× 28 2.4k
Victoria A. Miller United States 30 1.3k 0.8× 829 0.8× 258 0.3× 534 1.0× 662 1.7× 106 2.5k
Kiyoko Kamibeppu Japan 22 668 0.4× 548 0.5× 520 0.7× 489 0.9× 181 0.5× 126 1.5k
Betty Davies United States 40 1.5k 1.0× 1.9k 1.9× 923 1.2× 1.9k 3.6× 703 1.8× 108 4.0k
Leeat Granek Israel 24 557 0.4× 778 0.8× 419 0.6× 686 1.3× 487 1.3× 87 1.8k
John J. Spinetta United States 26 1.3k 0.9× 757 0.7× 808 1.1× 833 1.6× 249 0.7× 47 2.0k
Lucy Bray United Kingdom 24 624 0.4× 215 0.2× 317 0.4× 436 0.8× 441 1.2× 118 1.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Myra Bluebond‐Langner

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Braybrook, Debbie, Lucy Coombes, Clare Ellis‐Smith, et al.. (2025). What Constitutes High-Quality Paediatric Palliative Care? A Qualitative Exploration of the Perspectives of Children, Young People, and Parents. Patient. 18(5). 539–561.
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Gallagher, Katie, et al.. (2025). Outcomes used to measure the clinical application of neonatal palliative and/or end-of-life care in neonatal settings: a systematic review. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal. 110(5). 467–472.
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Braybrook, Debbie, Lucy Coombes, Katherine Bristowe, et al.. (2024). Development of a child and family centred outcome measure for children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: progress to date on the Children’s Palliative Care Outcome Scale (C-POS:UK). Palliative Care and Social Practice. 18. 396601329–396601329. 2 indexed citations
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Coombes, Lucy, Debbie Braybrook, Katherine Bristowe, et al.. (2024). Cognitive testing of the Children’s Palliative Outcome Scale (C-POS) with children, young people and their parents/carers. Palliative Medicine. 38(6). 644–659. 3 indexed citations
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Bristowe, Katherine, Debbie Braybrook, Lucy Coombes, et al.. (2024). ‘My life is a mess but I cope’: An analysis of the language children and young people use to describe their own life-limiting or life-threatening condition. Palliative Medicine. 38(3). 379–388. 3 indexed citations
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Coombes, Lucy, Debbie Braybrook, Katherine Bristowe, et al.. (2023). Spiritual, religious, and existential concerns of children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions: A qualitative interview study. Palliative Medicine. 37(6). 856–865. 13 indexed citations
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Gallagher, Katie, et al.. (2023). The NeoPACE study: study protocol for the development of a core outcome set for neonatal palliative care. BMC Palliative Care. 22(1). 203–203. 2 indexed citations
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Coombes, Lucy, Debbie Braybrook, Katherine Bristowe, et al.. (2022). COVID-19: Impact on Pediatric Palliative Care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 64(1). e1–e5. 8 indexed citations
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Craig, Finella, et al.. (2021). Palliative care for children and young people with stage 5 chronic kidney disease. Pediatric Nephrology. 37(1). 105–112. 8 indexed citations
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Feudtner, Chris, Abby R. Rosenberg, Renee D. Boss, et al.. (2019). Challenges and Priorities for Pediatric Palliative Care Research in the U.S. and Similar Practice Settings: Report From a Pediatric Palliative Care Research Network Workshop. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 58(5). 909–917.e3. 48 indexed citations
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Stein, Alan, Louise Dalton, Elizabeth Rapa, et al.. (2019). Communication with children and adolescents about the diagnosis of their own life-threatening condition. The Lancet. 393(10176). 1150–1163. 103 indexed citations
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Oostendorp, Linda, Briony Hudson, Patrick Stone, et al.. (2018). Research barriers in children and young people with life-limiting conditions: a survey. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 12(e5). e715–e721. 11 indexed citations
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Craig, Finella, et al.. (2015). Management of respiratory symptoms in paediatric palliative care. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care. 9(3). 217–226. 14 indexed citations
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Craig, Finella, et al.. (2014). Withdrawal of ventilatory support outside the intensive care unit: guidance for practice. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 99(9). 812–816. 24 indexed citations
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Bluebond‐Langner, Myra, et al.. (2010). “I Want to Live, Until I don't Want to Live Anymore”: Involving Children With Life-Threatening and Life-Shortening Illnesses in Decision Making About Care and Treatment. Nursing Clinics of North America. 45(3). 329–343. 64 indexed citations
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Bluebond‐Langner, Myra, Bryan Lask, & Denise B. Angst. (2001). Psychosocial aspects of cystic fibrosis. Oxford University Press eBooks. 23 indexed citations

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