Ralph MacKinnon

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 987 citations indexed

About

Ralph MacKinnon is a scholar working on Physiology, Emergency Medicine and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph MacKinnon has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 987 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Physiology, 13 papers in Emergency Medicine and 11 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Ralph MacKinnon's work include Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare (21 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (12 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (7 papers). Ralph MacKinnon is often cited by papers focused on Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare (21 papers), Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation (12 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (7 papers). Ralph MacKinnon collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Sweden. Ralph MacKinnon's co-authors include Todd P. Chang, Vinay Nadkarni, Adam Cheng, Marc Auerbach, David Kessler, Elizabeth A. Hunt, Jordan Duval‐Arnould, Martin Pusic, David Moher and David A. Cook and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, British Journal of Anaesthesia and BMJ Open.

In The Last Decade

Ralph MacKinnon

34 papers receiving 946 citations

Hit Papers

align trajectories

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.

Reporting guidelines for health care simulation research: extensions to the CONSORT and STROBE statements

2016 357 citations Adam Cheng, David Kessler et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ralph MacKinnon United Kingdom	12	519	259	239	206	185	36	987
Joshua Hui United States	8	411 0.8×	187 0.7×	201 0.8×	125 0.6×	144 0.8×	15	765
Shad Deering United States	22	593 1.1×	450 1.7×	395 1.7×	219 1.1×	294 1.6×	83	1.5k
Peter E. Rivard United States	12	431 0.8×	236 0.9×	275 1.2×	242 1.2×	143 0.8×	28	1.2k
Rami A. Ahmed United States	18	500 1.0×	178 0.7×	340 1.4×	184 0.9×	169 0.9×	106	913
Demian Szyld United States	22	521 1.0×	225 0.9×	429 1.8×	299 1.5×	223 1.2×	51	1.3k
Peter Jaye United Kingdom	21	476 0.9×	179 0.7×	359 1.5×	341 1.7×	319 1.7×	39	1.3k
Young Sook Roh South Korea	21	551 1.1×	208 0.8×	223 0.9×	198 1.0×	83 0.4×	78	1.2k
Stuart Marshall Australia	17	422 0.8×	460 1.8×	233 1.0×	229 1.1×	216 1.2×	48	1.5k
Aaron W. Calhoun United States	16	334 0.6×	155 0.6×	268 1.1×	222 1.1×	65 0.4×	66	777
Mary Patterson United States	19	882 1.7×	508 2.0×	311 1.3×	214 1.0×	152 0.8×	47	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Ralph MacKinnon

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Ralph MacKinnon's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Ralph MacKinnon with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Ralph MacKinnon more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Ralph MacKinnon

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ralph MacKinnon. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ralph MacKinnon. The network helps show where Ralph MacKinnon may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralph MacKinnon

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

MacKinnon, Ralph, David Slater, Rachel Jenner, et al.. (2024). Paediatric mass casualty response through the lens of Functional Resonance Analytical Methodology- lessons learned. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. 32(1). 93–93.

MacKinnon, Ralph, Todd P. Chang, Tia T. Raymond, et al.. (2021). Healthcare Provider Characteristics and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Quality During Infant Resuscitation. Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 17(2). 88–95. 1 indexed citations

Park, Sang Hee, et al.. (2021). The use of virtual reality and augmented reality to enhance cardio-pulmonary resuscitation: a scoping review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 11–11. 41 indexed citations

Lee, Dong Keon, You Hwan Jo, Todd P. Chang, et al.. (2021). Comparison of extended reality and conventional methods of basic life support training: protocol for a multinational, pragmatic, noninferiority, randomised clinical trial (XR BLS trial). Trials. 22(1). 946–946. 8 indexed citations

Fullwood, Catherine, et al.. (2021). The assessment of a manikin-based low-dose, high-frequency cardiac resuscitation quality improvement program in early UK adopter hospitals. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 14–14. 4 indexed citations

MacKinnon, Ralph, Karin Pukk Härenstam, Christopher Kennedy, Erik Hollnagel, & David Slater. (2021). A novel approach to explore Safety-I and Safety-II perspectives in in situ simulations—the structured what if functional resonance analysis methodology. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 21–21. 20 indexed citations

Chang, Todd P., Tia T. Raymond, Maya Dewan, et al.. (2019). The effect of an International competitive leaderboard on self-motivated simulation-based CPR practice among healthcare professionals: A randomized control trial. Resuscitation. 138. 273–281. 15 indexed citations

MacKinnon, Ralph, Karin Pukk Härenstam, Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz, Christopher Kennedy, & Terese Stenfors. (2019). Defining and measuring quality in acute paediatric trauma stabilisation: a phenomenographic study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 4–4.

Chang, Todd P., Cara Doughty, Diana Mitchell, et al.. (2018). Leveraging Quick Response Code Technology to Facilitate Simulation-Based Leaderboard Competition. Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 13(1). 64–71. 11 indexed citations

10.

Cheng, Adam, Marc Auerbach, Aaron W. Calhoun, et al.. (2017). Building a Community of Practice for Researchers. Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 13(3S). S28–S34. 11 indexed citations

11.

Peters, Robert, et al.. (2017). Mortality and morbidity in oesophageal atresia. Pediatric Surgery International. 33(9). 989–994. 16 indexed citations

12.

Cheng, Adam, David Kessler, Ralph MacKinnon, et al.. (2016). Reporting Guidelines for Health Care Simulation Research. Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 11(4). 238–248. 244 indexed citations

13.

Cheng, Adam, David Kessler, Ralph MacKinnon, et al.. (2016). Reporting guidelines for health care simulation research: Extensions to the CONSORT and STROBE statements. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning. 2(3). 51–60. 32 indexed citations

14.

MacKinnon, Ralph, C. Doherty, Catherine Fullwood, et al.. (2015). Self-motivated learning with gamification improves infant CPR performance, a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning. 1(3). 71–76. 25 indexed citations

15.

MacKinnon, Ralph, et al.. (2015). Fitness for purpose study of the Field Assessment Conditioning Tool (FACT): a research protocol. BMJ Open. 5(4). e006386–e006386. 1 indexed citations

16.

Roland, Damian, et al.. (2015). Developing a coordinated research strategy for child health-related simulation in the UK: phase 1. BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning. 1(1). 40–40. 1 indexed citations

17.

MacKinnon, Ralph, et al.. (2013). Strategies for handling the aftermath of intraoperative death. Continuing Education in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain. 14(4). 159–162. 6 indexed citations

18.

MacKinnon, Ralph, et al.. (2012). Technology-enhanced learning in anaesthesia and educational theory. Continuing Education in Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain. 12(5). 263–267. 1 indexed citations

19.

MacKinnon, Ralph, Kevin Wheeler, & Jenni Sokol. (2011). Endotracheal DNase for atelectasis in ventilated neonates. Journal of Perinatology. 31(12). 799–801. 12 indexed citations

20.

MacKinnon, Ralph. (2007). Evidence based medicine methods (part 2): extension into the clinical area. Pediatric Anesthesia. 17(11). 1021–1027. 1 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact