Nicola Ring

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Nicola Ring is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Speech and Hearing. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicola Ring has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in General Health Professions, 7 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 4 papers in Speech and Hearing. Recurrent topics in Nicola Ring's work include Health Policy Implementation Science (10 papers), Clinical practice guidelines implementation (5 papers) and Antibiotic Use and Resistance (4 papers). Nicola Ring is often cited by papers focused on Health Policy Implementation Science (10 papers), Clinical practice guidelines implementation (5 papers) and Antibiotic Use and Resistance (4 papers). Nicola Ring collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and Canada. Nicola Ring's co-authors include Ruth Jepson, Margaret Maxwell, Karen Ritchie, Emma F. France, Sally Wyke, Jane Noyes, Aziz Sheikh, Hilary Pinnock, Gaylor Hoskins and Ruth Turley and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, BMC Public Health and Journal of Advanced Nursing.

In The Last Decade

Nicola Ring

27 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A methodological systematic review of meta-ethnography conduct to articulate the complex analytical phases

2019 182 citations Emma F. France, Isabelle Uny et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nicola Ring United Kingdom	17	514	249	212	187	163	28	1.2k
Erin O’Hea United States	18	421 0.8×	239 1.0×	227 1.1×	127 0.7×	153 0.9×	36	1.4k
Gina Kruse United States	18	685 1.3×	232 0.9×	255 1.2×	277 1.5×	99 0.6×	78	1.6k
Gianluca Catania Italy	22	587 1.1×	325 1.3×	308 1.5×	100 0.5×	182 1.1×	97	1.5k
Lenore Schwankovsky United States	15	478 0.9×	219 0.9×	204 1.0×	128 0.7×	182 1.1×	20	1.4k
Mei Chan Chong Malaysia	20	339 0.7×	255 1.0×	316 1.5×	160 0.9×	295 1.8×	135	1.4k
Ruey‐Hsia Wang Taiwan	24	651 1.3×	331 1.3×	311 1.5×	130 0.7×	234 1.4×	118	2.0k
Alecia Clary United States	8	847 1.6×	271 1.1×	349 1.6×	97 0.5×	156 1.0×	14	1.6k
Carol Rivas United Kingdom	20	613 1.2×	326 1.3×	198 0.9×	135 0.7×	69 0.4×	88	1.5k
Jie Hu United States	25	554 1.1×	229 0.9×	193 0.9×	131 0.7×	90 0.6×	76	1.7k
Heather Halko United States	7	926 1.8×	316 1.3×	325 1.5×	101 0.5×	149 0.9×	11	1.7k

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Carver, Hannah, et al.. (2025). “You are helping from the heart not just from the head”: a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis of the experiences of peer workers working with people experiencing homelessness and substance use. BMC Public Health. 25(1). 1714–1714.

Ring, Nicola, et al.. (2023). Suicide prevention: What does the evidence show for the effectiveness of safety planning for children and young people? – A systematic scoping review. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 30(5). 899–910. 19 indexed citations

O’Leary, Lisa, Nicola Ring, James B. Reid, et al.. (2023). A scoping review of the evidence for the use of screening tools in people with intellectual disabilities with dysphagia. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. 36(3). 429–447. 3 indexed citations

Ring, Nicola, et al.. (2021). Understanding the complexities of antibiotic prescribing behaviour in acute hospitals: a systematic review and meta-ethnography. Archives of Public Health. 79(1). 134–134. 24 indexed citations

Carver, Hannah, Nicola Ring, Joanna Miler, & Tessa Parkes. (2020). What constitutes effective problematic substance use treatment from the perspective of people who are homeless? A systematic review and meta-ethnography. Harm Reduction Journal. 17(1). 10–10. 51 indexed citations

Cunningham, M., Emma F. France, Nicola Ring, et al.. (2019). Developing a reporting guideline to improve meta-ethnography in health research: the eMERGe mixed-methods study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(4). 1–116. 25 indexed citations

France, Emma F., Isabelle Uny, Nicola Ring, et al.. (2019). A methodological systematic review of meta-ethnography conduct to articulate the complex analytical phases. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 19(1). 35–35. 182 indexed citations breakdown →

France, Emma F., Nicola Ring, Jane Noyes, et al.. (2015). Protocol-developing meta-ethnography reporting guidelines (eMERGe). BMC Medical Research Methodology. 15(1). 103–103. 65 indexed citations

Ring, Nicola, Caroline Wilson, Gaylor Hoskins, et al.. (2015). The ‘vicious cycle’ of personalised asthma action plan implementation in primary care: a qualitative study of patients and health professionals’ views. BMC Family Practice. 16(1). 145–145. 25 indexed citations

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Santer, Miriam, Nicola Ring, Lucy Yardley, Adam W A Geraghty, & Sally Wyke. (2014). Treatment non-adherence in pediatric long-term medical conditions: systematic review and synthesis of qualitative studies of caregivers’ views. BMC Pediatrics. 14(1). 63–63. 133 indexed citations

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France, Emma F., et al.. (2014). A methodological systematic review of what’s wrong with meta-ethnography reporting. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 14(1). 119–119. 146 indexed citations

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Ring, Nicola, Ruth Jepson, Hilary Pinnock, et al.. (2012). Developing novel evidence-based interventions to promote asthma action plan use: a cross-study synthesis of evidence from randomised controlled trials and qualitative studies. Trials. 13(1). 216–216. 22 indexed citations

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Ring, Nicola, Hilary Pinnock, Caroline Wilson, et al.. (2011). Understanding what asthma plans mean: a linguistic analysis of terminology used in published texts. Primary Care Respiratory Journal. 20(2). 170–177. 13 indexed citations

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Ring, Nicola, Ruth Jepson, Gaylor Hoskins, et al.. (2011). Understanding what helps or hinders asthma action plan use: A systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature. Patient Education and Counseling. 85(2). e131–e143. 108 indexed citations

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Ring, Nicola, Ruth Jepson, & Karen Ritchie. (2011). Methods of synthesizing qualitative research studies for health technology assessment. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 27(4). 384–390. 59 indexed citations

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Ring, Nicola, et al.. (2011). A guide to synthesising qualitative research for researchers undertaking health technology assessments and systematic reviews. Stirling Online Research Repository (University of Stirling). 146 indexed citations

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Ring, Nicola, Cari Malcolm, Sally Wyke, et al.. (2007). Promoting the use of Personal Asthma Action Plans: a systematic review. Primary Care Respiratory Journal. 16(5). 271–283. 58 indexed citations

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Ring, Nicola, et al.. (2006). Analysis of the impact of a national initiative to promote evidence‐based nursing practice. International Journal of Nursing Practice. 12(4). 232–240. 7 indexed citations

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Ring, Nicola, et al.. (2005). Nursing best practice statements: an exploration of their implementation in clinical practice. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 14(9). 1048–1058. 46 indexed citations

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Ring, Nicola. (2002). A personal and historical investigation of the career trends of UK graduate nurses qualifying between 1970 and 1989. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 40(2). 199–209. 19 indexed citations

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