Ruth Garside

17.3k total citations · 8 hit papers
159 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Ruth Garside is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Garside has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in General Health Professions, 22 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 20 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Ruth Garside's work include Health Policy Implementation Science (24 papers), Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (20 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (12 papers). Ruth Garside is often cited by papers focused on Health Policy Implementation Science (24 papers), Meta-analysis and systematic reviews (20 papers) and Urban Green Space and Health (12 papers). Ruth Garside collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Africa. Ruth Garside's co-authors include Andrew Booth, Ken Stein, Jane Noyes, Alison Bethel, Simon Lewin, Claire Glenton, Benedicte Carlsen, Christopher J. Colvin, Heather Menzies Munthe‐Kaas and Arash Rashidian and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Garside

153 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings: introduction to the series

2018 723 citations Andrew Booth, Ruth Garside et al. profile →
Using Qualitative Evidence in Decision Making for Health and Social Interventions: An Approach to Assess Confidence in Findings from Qualitative Evidence Syntheses (GRADE-CERQual)

2015 607 citations Andrew Booth, Ruth Garside et al. profile →
Attention Restoration Theory: A systematic review of the attention restoration potential of exposure to natural environments

2016 556 citations Alison Bethel, Obioha C. Ukoumunne et al. profile →
Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings—paper 2: how to make an overall CERQual assessment of confidence and create a Summary of Qualitative Findings table

2018 375 citations Ruth Garside, Andrew Booth et al. profile →
Defining the process to literature searching in systematic reviews: a literature review of guidance and supporting studies

2018 345 citations Chris Cooper, Andrew Booth et al. profile →
Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series—paper 3: methods for assessing methodological limitations, data extraction and synthesis, and confidence in synthesized qualitative findings

2017 333 citations Andrew Booth, Ruth Garside et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
Qualitative evidence synthesis for complex interventions and guideline development: clarification of the purpose, designs and relevant methods

2019 239 citations Andrew Booth, Ruth Garside et al. profile →
What approaches to social prescribing work, for whom, and in what circumstances? A realist review

2019 234 citations Alison Bethel, Ruth Garside et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Recreational exposure to polluted open water and infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol 2025 ·Environment International ·Malia Jones, Anne Frances Clare Leonard, Alison Bethel, Edmund J. Lamb, William H. Gaze, Tim Taylor, Andrew C. Singer, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Ruth Garside	0
2	What is the quantity, quality and type of systematic review evidence available to inform the optimal prescribing of statins and antihypertensives? A systematic umbrella review and evidence and gap map 2024 ·BMJ Open ·Liz Shaw, Simon Briscoe, Michael Nunns, (unknown), G. J. Meléndez‐Torres, Malcolm Turner, Ruth Garside, Jo Thompson Coon	0
3	What is the volume, quality and characteristics of evidence relating to the effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of multi‐disciplinary occupational health interventions aiming to improve work‐related outcomes for employed adults? An evidence and gap map of systematic reviews 2024 ·Campbell Systematic Reviews ·Elizabeth J. Shaw, Michael Nunns, Stuart Gordon Spicer, (unknown), Simon Briscoe, G. J. Meléndez‐Torres, Ruth Garside, Kristin Liabo, Jo Thompson Coon	0
4	Patient, carer and family experiences of seeking redress and reconciliation following a life‐changing event: Systematic review of qualitative evidence 2023 ·Health Expectations ·Liz Shaw, (unknown), Simon Briscoe, Ruth Garside, Jo Thompson Coon, Morwenna Rogers, G. J. Meléndez‐Torres	3
5	A new consensus on reconciling fire safety with environmental & health impacts of chemical flame retardants 2023 ·Environment International ·(unknown), Paul Whaley, Michelle Bellingham, Linda S. Birnbaum, Aleksandra Čavoški, (unknown), Ruth Garside, Stuart Harrad, Frank J. Kelly, Andreas Kortenkamp, Olwenn Martin, Anna A. Stec, Tom Woolley	15
6	What is the effect of intergenerational activities on the wellbeing and mental health of older people?: A systematic review 2023 ·Campbell Systematic Reviews ·Rebecca Whear, Fiona Campbell, Morwenna Rogers, Anthea Sutton, (unknown), Richard A. Sharpe, Stuart Cohen, (unknown), Ruth Garside, Dylan Kneale, G. J. Meléndez‐Torres, Jo Thompson Coon	17
7	PROTOCOL: What is the effect of intergenerational activities on the wellbeing and mental health of older people? 2023 ·Campbell Systematic Reviews ·Rebecca Whear, Fiona Campbell, Morwenna Rogers, Anthea Sutton, (unknown), Richard A. Sharpe, Stuart Cohen, (unknown), Ruth Garside, Dylan Kneale, G. J. Meléndez‐Torres, Jo Thompson Coon	3
8	PROTOCOL: Health and social care interventions in the 80 years old and over population: An evidence and gap map 2023 ·Campbell Systematic Reviews ·Rebecca Abbott, Jo Thompson Coon, Alison Bethel, Morwenna Rogers, Rebecca Whear, Noreen Orr, Ruth Garside, Victoria A Goodwin, (unknown), Ilianna Lourida, (unknown)	1
9	Impact of COVID‐19 and other infectious conditions requiring isolation on the provision of and adaptations to fundamental nursing care in hospital in terms of overall patient experience, care quality, functional ability, and treatment outcomes: systematic review 2021 ·Journal of Advanced Nursing ·Rebecca Whear, Rebecca Abbott, Alison Bethel, David Richards, Ruth Garside, Emma Cockcroft, Heather Iles‐Smith, Pip Logan, (unknown), Maggie Shepherd, Holly Victoria Rose Sugg, Anne‐Marie Russell, Susanne Cruickshank, (unknown), G. J. Meléndez‐Torres, Jo Thompson Coon	15
10	Meta‐ethnography of the purpose of meaningful occupation for people living with dementia 2021 ·International Journal of Older People Nursing ·(unknown), Rebecca Abbott, Jo Thompson Coon, Ruth Garside	5
11	“It has no meaning to me.” How do researchers understand the effectiveness of literature searches? A qualitative analysis and preliminary typology of understandings 2020 ·Research Synthesis Methods ·Chris Cooper, Ruth Garside, (unknown), (unknown), Andrew Booth, Nicky Britten	8
12	A cross-sectional study on the prevalence of illness in coastal bathers compared to non-bathers in England and Wales: Findings from the Beach User Health Survey 2020 ·Water Research ·Anne Frances Clare Leonard, Ruth Garside, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, William H. Gaze	10
13	Semiautomated text analytics for qualitative data synthesis 2019 ·Research Synthesis Methods ·(unknown), Ruth Garside, John Green, Michael P. Kelly, James Thomas, Cornelia Guell	44
14	Systematic review identifies six metrics and one method for assessing literature search effectiveness but no consensus on appropriate use 2018 ·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ·Chris Cooper, (unknown), Andrew Booth, Nicky Britten, Ruth Garside	27
15	Transdisciplinary working to shape systematic reviews and interpret the findings: commentary 2017 ·Environmental Evidence ·Sandy Oliver, Paul Garner, (unknown), Janet Jull, Kelly Dickson, Mukdarut Bangpan, Lynn Ang, (unknown), Ruth Garside	6
16	What are the effects of nature conservation on human well-being? A systematic map of empirical evidence from developing countries 2016 ·Environmental Evidence ·Madeleine McKinnon, Samantha Cheng, (unknown), Janet Edmond, Ruth Garside, Louise Glew, Margaret B. Holland, Eliot Levine, Yuta J. Masuda, Daniel C. Miller, (unknown), (unknown), Dilys Roe, (unknown), David Wilkie, Supin Wongbusarakum, Emily Woodhouse	180
17	Patients’ experiences of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's disease: a qualitative systematic review and synthesis 2016 ·BMJ Open ·Jonathan Mathers, Caroline Rick, Crispin Jenkinson, Ruth Garside, Hardev Pall, R. D. Mitchell, Susan Bayliss, Laura Jones	28
18	Improving screening recall services for women with false-positive mammograms: a comparison of qualitative evidence with UK guidelines 2015 ·BMJ Open ·Mary Bond, Ruth Garside, Christopher Hyde	5
19	Preparing Schools for Future Earthquakes in New Zealand: Lessons from an Evaluation of a Wellington School Exercise 2011 ·Australian Journal of Emergency Management ·David Johnston, Ruth Tarrant, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ruth Garside	26
20	Planning for Tsunami Evacuations: The Case of the Marine Education Centre, Wellington, New Zealand 2009 ·Australian Journal of Emergency Management ·Ruth Garside, David Johnston, Wendy Saunders, Graham S. Leonard	6

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