Roberta Heale

4.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
43 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Roberta Heale is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberta Heale has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in General Health Professions, 13 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 5 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Roberta Heale's work include Nursing Roles and Practices (9 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (9 papers) and Interprofessional Education and Collaboration (9 papers). Roberta Heale is often cited by papers focused on Nursing Roles and Practices (9 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (9 papers) and Interprofessional Education and Collaboration (9 papers). Roberta Heale collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Roberta Heale's co-authors include Alison Twycross, Dorothy Forbes, David Barrett, Christine Buckley, Amelia Swift, Lorraine Carter, Elizabeth Wenghofer, Sharolyn Mossey, Laura Hill and Mary T. Quinn Griffin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Advanced Nursing and Nurse Education Today.

In The Last Decade

Roberta Heale

39 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Validity and reliability in quantitative studies 2013 2026 2017 2021 2015 2013 2020 250 500 750
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. Validity and reliability in quantitative studies
    2015 822 citations Roberta Heale, Alison Twycross Evidence-Based Nursing profile →
  2. Understanding triangulation in research
    2013 316 citations Roberta Heale, Dorothy Forbes Evidence-Based Nursing profile →
  3. What are Delphi studies?
    2020 221 citations David Barrett, Roberta Heale Evidence-Based Nursing profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roberta Heale Canada 13 471 297 278 228 171 43 1.9k
Steve Campbell United Kingdom 15 452 1.0× 360 1.2× 284 1.0× 268 1.2× 157 0.9× 46 2.3k
Hanna Kallio Finland 9 462 1.0× 359 1.2× 219 0.8× 292 1.3× 256 1.5× 18 2.1k
Eun‐Hee Lee South Korea 19 480 1.0× 278 0.9× 168 0.6× 223 1.0× 172 1.0× 159 2.0k
Patricia Cronin Ireland 17 545 1.2× 417 1.4× 308 1.1× 326 1.4× 305 1.8× 40 2.6k
Sarah Crowe Australia 4 404 0.9× 242 0.8× 222 0.8× 193 0.8× 114 0.7× 6 1.5k
Michael Coughlan Ireland 12 324 0.7× 285 1.0× 243 0.9× 186 0.8× 169 1.0× 19 1.8k
Kim Walker Australia 19 643 1.4× 463 1.6× 298 1.1× 258 1.1× 258 1.5× 78 2.5k
Jane Pearson Sharpe Canada 8 446 0.9× 360 1.2× 191 0.7× 250 1.1× 279 1.6× 11 1.9k
Rocco J. Perla United States 16 554 1.2× 239 0.8× 234 0.8× 239 1.0× 120 0.7× 41 2.4k
Michelle E. Kiger United States 6 443 0.9× 292 1.0× 305 1.1× 557 2.4× 218 1.3× 16 2.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roberta Heale

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All Works

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Stevens, C.J., et al.. (2021). E-Learning for Nurses - An Integrative Review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Heale, Roberta. (2021). Theory of the Evolution of Nurse Practitioner Practice. 1(1). 23–36. 1 indexed citations
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Barrett, David & Roberta Heale. (2021). COVID-19: reflections on its impact on nursing. Evidence-Based Nursing. 24(4). 112–113. 21 indexed citations
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Barrett, David & Roberta Heale. (2020). What are Delphi studies?. Evidence-Based Nursing. 23(3). 68–69. 221 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heale, Roberta & Jane Wray. (2020). Mental health in the time of COVID-19. Evidence-Based Nursing. 23(4). 93–93. 6 indexed citations
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Stevens, C.J., et al.. (2020). Northeastern Ontario nurses' perceptions of e-learning: An interpretive description. Nurse Education Today. 92. 104509–104509. 10 indexed citations
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Heale, Roberta. (2019). Maternity and postpartum care: perspectives. Evidence-Based Nursing. 22(2). 42–43. 2 indexed citations
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Swift, Amelia, Roberta Heale, & Alison Twycross. (2019). What are sensitivity and specificity?. Evidence-Based Nursing. 23(1). 2–4. 78 indexed citations
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Heale, Roberta, et al.. (2018). Exploring Self-Perceptions of Anxiety among Nursing Students in the Clinical Setting and Select Demographics. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 15(1). 20 indexed citations
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Heale, Roberta, et al.. (2018). Development of Nurse Practitioner Competencies for Advance Care Planning. Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing. 20(2). 166–171. 9 indexed citations
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Heale, Roberta, et al.. (2018). Nurse practitioner’s perceptions of the impact of the nurse practitioner-led clinic model on the quality of care of complex patients. Primary Health Care Research & Development. 19(6). 553–560. 17 indexed citations
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Heale, Roberta, et al.. (2016). Advance Care Planning in Nurse Practitioner Practice: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study. Nursing leadership. 29(3). 106–119. 9 indexed citations
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Heale, Roberta, et al.. (2015). Teamwork and Patient Care Teams in an Acute Care Hospital. Nursing leadership. 28(2). 28–39. 7 indexed citations
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Heale, Roberta & Dorothy Forbes. (2013). Understanding triangulation in research. Evidence-Based Nursing. 16(4). 98–98. 316 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heale, Roberta. (2012). Overcoming barriers to practice: A nurse practitioner‐led model. Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. 24(6). 358–363. 21 indexed citations
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Heale, Roberta, et al.. (2012). "I Can't Wait": Advanced Access Decreases Wait Times in Primary Healthcare. Healthcare Quarterly. 15(1). 64–68. 24 indexed citations
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Heale, Roberta, et al.. (2010). Canada's First Nurse Practitioner–Led Clinic: A Case Study in Healthcare Innovation. Nursing leadership. 23(3). 21–29. 11 indexed citations
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Heale, Roberta, et al.. (2009). Identification of facilitators and barriers to the role of a mentor in the clinical setting. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 23(4). 369–379. 27 indexed citations
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Heale, Roberta, et al.. (2007). Communicating the Safety Essentials of ORAL ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY. Home Healthcare Nurse. 25(7). 448–458. 1 indexed citations

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