Petra Boynton

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Petra Boynton is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Petra Boynton has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in General Health Professions, 10 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Petra Boynton's work include Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (7 papers), Sex work and related issues (5 papers) and Gender, Feminism, and Media (5 papers). Petra Boynton is often cited by papers focused on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (7 papers), Sex work and related issues (5 papers) and Gender, Feminism, and Media (5 papers). Petra Boynton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Qatar and Canada. Petra Boynton's co-authors include Trisha Greenhalgh, Ceri Butler, David Musoke, Ama de‐Graft Aikins, Jill Russell, Gary W. Wood, Gene Feder, Harry Hemingway, Sue Philpott and Mark Griffin and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Social Science & Medicine and Medical Education.

In The Last Decade

Petra Boynton

49 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Petra Boynton United Kingdom	19	623	479	309	229	213	50	2.0k
Carlos Álvarez‐Dardet Spain	23	882 1.4×	338 0.7×	359 1.2×	167 0.7×	191 0.9×	166	2.0k
Andrew L. Sussman United States	26	924 1.5×	650 1.4×	327 1.1×	192 0.8×	130 0.6×	109	2.3k
Catherine McCabe Ireland	17	852 1.4×	445 0.9×	301 1.0×	87 0.4×	344 1.6×	53	2.2k
Joanna Brooks United Kingdom	18	782 1.3×	539 1.1×	461 1.5×	104 0.5×	509 2.4×	48	2.8k
Jeanne Daly Australia	16	673 1.1×	405 0.8×	354 1.1×	63 0.3×	288 1.4×	51	2.0k
João Luiz Bastos Brazil	33	1.0k 1.7×	381 0.8×	856 2.8×	174 0.8×	388 1.8×	160	3.3k
Kenzie A. Cameron United States	31	1.1k 1.7×	693 1.4×	501 1.6×	110 0.5×	295 1.4×	149	3.3k
Deborah Helitzer United States	30	878 1.4×	927 1.9×	167 0.5×	449 2.0×	244 1.1×	92	2.6k
Janice M. Morse	7	624 1.0×	355 0.7×	475 1.5×	69 0.3×	339 1.6×	14	2.1k
Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld United States	26	869 1.4×	525 1.1×	559 1.8×	110 0.5×	266 1.2×	113	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Petra Boynton

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Boynton, Petra. (2015). Agony, misery, woe: a new role for media advice columns. The Lancet Psychiatry. 2(3). 203–204. 1 indexed citations

Aikins, Ama de‐Graft, et al.. (2010). Developing effective chronic disease interventions in Africa: insights from Ghana and Cameroon. Globalization and Health. 6(1). 6–6. 91 indexed citations

Baraitser, Paula, et al.. (2007). Look who’s taking notes in your clinic: mystery shoppers as evaluators in sexual health services. Health Expectations. 11(1). 54–62. 13 indexed citations

Robb, Nadia, et al.. (2007). Looking for a better future: Identity construction in socio-economically deprived 16-year olds considering a career in medicine. Social Science & Medicine. 65(4). 738–754. 39 indexed citations

Boynton, Petra, et al.. (2006). Understanding media coverage of sex: A practical discussion paper for sexologists and journalists. Sexual & Relationship Therapy. 21(3). 333–346. 4 indexed citations

Greenhalgh, Trisha, et al.. (2006). “Smart boys” and “sweet girls”—sex education needs in Thai teenagers: a mixed-method study. The Lancet. 368(9552). 2068–2080. 67 indexed citations

Greenhalgh, Trisha, et al.. (2006). “We were treated like adults”—development of a pre-medicine summer school for 16 year olds from deprived socioeconomic backgrounds: action research study. BMJ. 332(7544). 762–767. 29 indexed citations

Boynton, Petra. (2006). Are reports of “man flu” just Nuts?. BMJ. 333(7578). 1128.1–1128. 2 indexed citations

Shaw, S. E., Petra Boynton, & Trisha Greenhalgh. (2005). Research Governance: Where did it Come From, What Does it Mean?. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 98(11). 496–502. 25 indexed citations

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Boynton, Petra. (2004). Administering, analysing, and reporting your questionnaire. BMJ. 328(7452). 1372–1375. 204 indexed citations

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Boynton, Petra, Gary W. Wood, & Trisha Greenhalgh. (2004). Reaching beyond the white middle classes. BMJ. 328(7453). 1433–1436. 61 indexed citations

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Russell, Jill, et al.. (2004). Soft networks for bridging the gap between research and practice: illuminative evaluation of CHAIN. BMJ. 328(7449). 1174–1174. 84 indexed citations

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Boynton, Petra. (2003). Talk About Sex: The Battles over Sex Education in the United States. BMJ. 327(7415). 627.1–627.1. 4 indexed citations

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Wong, Geoff, Trisha Greenhalgh, Jill Russell, Petra Boynton, & Peter Toon. (2003). Putting your course on the web: lessons from a case study and systematic literature review. Medical Education. 37(11). 1020–1023. 20 indexed citations

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Boynton, Petra. (2003). I m Just a Girl Who Can t Say No ?: Women, Consent, and Sex Research. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 29(sup1). 23–32. 15 indexed citations

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Boynton, Petra. (2003). II. Abiding by The Rules: Instructing Women in Relationships. Feminism & Psychology. 13(2). 237–245. 15 indexed citations

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Boynton, Petra, et al.. (2002). Talking Cock. BMJ. 325(7370). 975.2–975.2. 1 indexed citations

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Boynton, Petra, et al.. (2001). An inner city GP unit versus conventional care for elderly patients: prospective comparison of health functioning, use of services and patient satisfaction. Family Practice. 18(2). 141–148. 25 indexed citations

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Philpott, Sue, Petra Boynton, Gene Feder, & Harry Hemingway. (2001). Gender differences in descriptions of angina symptoms and health problems immediately prior to angiography: the ACRE study. Social Science & Medicine. 52(10). 1565–1575. 72 indexed citations

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Boynton, Petra, Shoni Philpot, & Harry Hemingway. (2000). “My tender heart and everything about me”: Gender similarities in accounts of health problems and symptoms prior to coronary angiography. 2(2). 16–25. 1 indexed citations

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