Peter Griffiths

25.8k total citations · 17 hit papers
413 papers, 17.4k citations indexed

About

Peter Griffiths is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Emergency Medicine and Emergency Medical Services. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Griffiths has authored 413 papers receiving a total of 17.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 167 papers in General Health Professions, 62 papers in Emergency Medicine and 41 papers in Emergency Medical Services. Recurrent topics in Peter Griffiths's work include Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (76 papers), Emergency and Acute Care Studies (48 papers) and Nursing education and management (32 papers). Peter Griffiths is often cited by papers focused on Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (76 papers), Emergency and Acute Care Studies (48 papers) and Nursing education and management (32 papers). Peter Griffiths collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. Peter Griffiths's co-authors include Jane Ball, Chiara Dall’Ora, Anne Marie Rafferty, Linda H. Aiken, Trevor Murrells, Luk Bruyneel, Douglas M. Sloane, Walter Sermeus, Chizu Mimura and Carol Tishelman and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Peter Griffiths

399 papers receiving 16.5k citations

Hit Papers

Nurse staffing and education and hospital mortality in ni... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2014 2012 2020 2016 2013 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. Nurse staffing and education and hospital mortality in nine European countries: a retrospective observational study
    2014 1.5k citations Peter Griffiths, P. Anne Scott et al. profile →
  2. Patient safety, satisfaction, and quality of hospital care: cross sectional surveys of nurses and patients in 12 countries in Europe and the United States
    2012 1.4k citations Peter Griffiths, P. Anne Scott et al. profile →
  3. Burnout in nursing: a theoretical review
    2020 645 citations Chiara Dall’Ora, Jane Ball et al. profile →
  4. Nursing skill mix in European hospitals: cross-sectional study of the association with mortality, patient ratings, and quality of care
    2016 497 citations Peter Griffiths, Jane Ball et al. BMJ Quality & Safety profile →
  5. ‘Care left undone’ during nursing shifts: associations with workload and perceived quality of care
    2013 490 citations Jane Ball, Peter Griffiths et al. BMJ Quality & Safety profile →
  6. The association between nurse staffing and omissions in nursing care: A systematic review
    2018 389 citations Peter Griffiths, Alejandra Recio‐Saucedo et al. Journal of Advanced Nursing profile →
  7. Post-operative mortality, missed care and nurse staffing in nine countries: A cross-sectional study
    2017 379 citations Jane Ball, Peter Griffiths et al. International Journal of Nursing Studies profile →
  8. Nurse forecasting in Europe (RN4CAST): Rationale, design and methodology
    2011 305 citations Peter Griffiths, P. Anne Scott et al. profile →
  9. What impact does nursing care left undone have on patient outcomes? Review of the literature
    2017 305 citations Alejandra Recio‐Saucedo, Chiara Dall’Ora et al. profile →
  10. Association of 12 h shifts and nurses’ job satisfaction, burnout and intention to leave: findings from a cross-sectional study of 12 European countries
    2015 268 citations Chiara Dall’Ora, Peter Griffiths et al. BMJ Open profile →
  11. Use of science to guide city planning policy and practice: how to achieve healthy and sustainable future cities
    2016 261 citations James F. Sallis, Fiona Bull et al. profile →
  12. Skill mix, roles and remuneration in the primary care workforce: Who are the healthcare professionals in the primary care teams across the world?
    2014 259 citations Peter Griffiths et al. International Journal of Nursing Studies profile →
  13. Nurse staffing, nursing assistants and hospital mortality: retrospective longitudinal cohort study
    2018 228 citations Peter Griffiths, Alejandra Recio‐Saucedo et al. BMJ Quality & Safety profile →
  14. A global overview of healthcare workers’ turnover intention amid COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review with future directions
    2022 226 citations Peter Griffiths et al. profile →
  15. Patient satisfaction with hospital care and nurses in England: an observational study
    2018 220 citations Jane Ball, Peter Griffiths et al. BMJ Open profile →
  16. Nursing workload, nurse staffing methodologies and tools: A systematic scoping review and discussion
    2019 171 citations Peter Griffiths, Christina Saville et al. International Journal of Nursing Studies profile →
  17. Nurse staffing levels and patient outcomes: A systematic review of longitudinal studies
    2022 110 citations Chiara Dall’Ora, Christina Saville et al. International Journal of Nursing Studies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Griffiths United Kingdom 56 8.9k 2.4k 2.2k 2.1k 1.9k 413 17.4k
Greta G. Cummings Canada 63 7.6k 0.9× 1.3k 0.5× 2.6k 1.2× 579 0.3× 1.7k 0.9× 252 14.1k
Patricia M. Davidson Australia 63 5.4k 0.6× 1.2k 0.5× 472 0.2× 1.0k 0.5× 2.4k 1.2× 786 18.2k
Robert L Kane United States 90 12.4k 1.4× 972 0.4× 214 0.1× 1.8k 0.8× 2.0k 1.1× 629 33.0k
Alison While United Kingdom 53 4.0k 0.5× 569 0.2× 785 0.4× 234 0.1× 1.4k 0.7× 335 10.6k
Soeren Mattke United States 39 3.6k 0.4× 896 0.4× 438 0.2× 731 0.3× 284 0.2× 192 7.5k
Jo Rycroft‐Malone United Kingdom 41 7.7k 0.9× 445 0.2× 204 0.1× 402 0.2× 1.1k 0.6× 123 12.3k
Roger Brown United States 55 3.8k 0.4× 736 0.3× 141 0.1× 354 0.2× 1.9k 1.0× 325 11.1k
David R. Thompson United Kingdom 80 5.4k 0.6× 503 0.2× 184 0.1× 779 0.4× 3.0k 1.6× 797 29.2k
Michel Wensing Netherlands 72 12.9k 1.4× 1.3k 0.5× 64 0.0× 1.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 627 25.1k
Carl May United Kingdom 73 10.4k 1.2× 363 0.2× 120 0.1× 466 0.2× 1.6k 0.9× 380 20.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Griffiths

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Griffiths. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Griffiths 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 Peter Griffiths. Peter Griffiths 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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Meredith, Paul, et al.. (2025). Estimating Nurse Workload Using a Predictive Model From Routine Hospital Data: Algorithm Development and Validation. JMIR Medical Informatics. 13. e71666–e71666. 1 indexed citations
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Carthy, Vera J. C. Mc, Noeleen Brady, Aileen Murphy, et al.. (2025). The Impact of a Planned Change to Nurse Staffing Levels in Emergency Departments: A Pre‐Test, Post‐Test Design. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 81(12). 8714–8723. 1 indexed citations
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Meredith, Paul, Lesley Turner, Christina Saville, & Peter Griffiths. (2024). Nurse understaffing associated with adverse outcomes for surgical admissions. British journal of surgery. 111(9). 2 indexed citations
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Briggs, Jim, Ina Kostakis, Paul Meredith, et al.. (2024). Safer and more efficient vital signs monitoring protocols to identify the deteriorating patients in the general hospital ward: an observational study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 28(3). 1–143. 3 indexed citations
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Dall’Ora, Chiara, et al.. (2023). Shift work characteristics and burnout among nurses: cross-sectional survey. Occupational Medicine. 73(4). 199–204. 37 indexed citations
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Rubbo, Bruna, Christina Saville, Chiara Dall’Ora, et al.. (2023). Staffing levels and hospital mortality in England: a national panel study using routinely collected data. BMJ Open. 13(5). e066702–e066702. 6 indexed citations
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Endacott, Ruth, Natalie Pattison, Chiara Dall’Ora, et al.. (2022). The organisation of nurse staffing in intensive care units: A qualitative study. Journal of Nursing Management. 30(5). 1283–1294. 14 indexed citations
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Murphy, Aileen, Peter Griffiths, Christine Duffield, et al.. (2021). Estimating the economic cost of nurse sensitive adverse events amongst patients in medical and surgical settings. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 77(8). 3379–3388. 22 indexed citations
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Griffiths, Peter, Christina Saville, Jane Ball, et al.. (2020). Performance of the Safer Nursing Care Tool to measure nurse staffing requirements in acute hospitals: a multicentre observational study. BMJ Open. 10(5). e035828–e035828. 13 indexed citations
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Dall’Ora, Chiara, et al.. (2020). Are long shifts, overtime and staffing levels associated with nurses’ opportunity for educational activities, communication and continuity of care assignments? A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances. 2. 100002–100002. 8 indexed citations
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Bridges, Jackie, et al.. (2019). Hospital nurse staffing and staff–patient interactions: an observational study. BMJ Quality & Safety. 28(9). 706–713. 52 indexed citations
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Sallis, James F., Fiona Bull, Ricky Burdett, et al.. (2016). Use of science to guide city planning policy and practice: how to achieve healthy and sustainable future cities. UWA Profiles and Research Repository (University of Western Australia). 1 indexed citations
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Ausserhofer, Dietmar, Mieke Deschodt, Sabina De Geest, et al.. (2016). “There's No Place Like Home”: A Scoping Review on the Impact of Homelike Residential Care Models on Resident-, Family-, and Staff-Related Outcomes. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 17(8). 685–693. 66 indexed citations
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Dall’Ora, Chiara, Jane Ball, Alejandra Recio‐Saucedo, & Peter Griffiths. (2016). Characteristics of shift work and their impact on employee performance and wellbeing: A literature review. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 57. 12–27. 188 indexed citations
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Clark, Louise L & Peter Griffiths. (2008). Learning disability and other intellectual impairments : meeting needs throughout health services. John Wiley & Sons eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Cowan, David, Alison While, & Peter Griffiths. (2004). Use of strong opioids for non-cancer pain in the community: a case study. British Journal of Community Nursing. 9(2). 53–57. 3 indexed citations
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Ashley, Christopher, Maria Angela Bagni, Giovanni Cecchi, Peter Griffiths, & Gert Rapp. (1999). Submillisecond changes in myosin lattice spacing resulting from rapid length changes 1 1Edited by M. F. Moody. Journal of Molecular Biology. 285(1). 431–440. 3 indexed citations
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Griffiths, Peter, et al.. (1998). Becoming a successful intrapreneur : a practical guide to creating an innovative information service. 3 indexed citations
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Griffiths, Peter, et al.. (1994). Buildings design and the delivery of day care services to elderly people. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 1 indexed citations

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