Ruth McGovern

2.0k total citations
106 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Ruth McGovern is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Epidemiology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth McGovern has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in General Health Professions, 43 papers in Epidemiology and 30 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ruth McGovern's work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (42 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (38 papers) and Child Abuse and Trauma (16 papers). Ruth McGovern is often cited by papers focused on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (42 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (38 papers) and Child Abuse and Trauma (16 papers). Ruth McGovern collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and Australia. Ruth McGovern's co-authors include Eileen Kaner, Dorothy Newbury‐Birch, Éilish Gilvarry, Michelle Addison, Raghu Lingam, Rachael A Evans, Simon Coulton, Matthew Hickman, Colin Drummond and Ingrid Wolfe and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ruth McGovern

95 papers receiving 995 citations

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruth McGovern United Kingdom	19	433	337	323	159	156	106	1.0k
Chris Ringwalt United States	21	575 1.3×	451 1.3×	280 0.9×	143 0.9×	275 1.8×	55	1.4k
Dike van de Mheen Netherlands	19	535 1.2×	384 1.1×	281 0.9×	176 1.1×	198 1.3×	96	1.2k
L. A. R. Stein United States	21	466 1.1×	712 2.1×	465 1.4×	210 1.3×	347 2.2×	86	1.5k
Elizabeth J. Gifford United States	19	290 0.7×	168 0.5×	419 1.3×	136 0.9×	91 0.6×	70	1.0k
Melinda Hohman United States	18	340 0.8×	167 0.5×	274 0.8×	111 0.7×	77 0.5×	58	763
Alexander J. Cowell United States	18	501 1.2×	423 1.3×	387 1.2×	216 1.4×	173 1.1×	54	1.2k
Serge Brochu Canada	21	406 0.9×	725 2.2×	379 1.2×	326 2.1×	203 1.3×	111	1.3k
Silvana Skara United States	12	357 0.8×	253 0.8×	232 0.7×	80 0.5×	112 0.7×	20	864
Clifton Chow United States	19	570 1.3×	410 1.2×	171 0.5×	70 0.4×	121 0.8×	57	995
Betsy Thom United Kingdom	19	689 1.6×	814 2.4×	223 0.7×	152 1.0×	148 0.9×	78	1.3k

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Adjei, Nicholas Kofi, Kenisha Russell Jonsson, Sanni Yaya, et al.. (2025). Impact of family childhood adversity on risk of violence and involvement with police in adolescence: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 79(6). 459–465. 2 indexed citations

Hall, Kim, et al.. (2025). Community Asset Mapping: Promoting Inclusion and Equity and Countering Stigma in Applied Substance Use Research. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 22(10). 1498–1498.

Adjei, Nicholas Kofi, Kenisha Russell Jonsson, Viviane S. Straatmann, et al.. (2025). Perceived emotional support mediates the association between childhood family adversity and adolescent mental health in the UK millennium cohort. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 42730–42730.

McGovern, Ruth, et al.. (2024). Co-producing an intervention to prevent mental health problems in children and young people in contact with child welfare services. BMC Public Health. 24(1). 2276–2276. 1 indexed citations

McGovern, Ruth, et al.. (2024). Exploration of fathers’ mental health and well-being concerns during the transition to fatherhood, and paternal perinatal support: scoping review. BMJ Open. 14(11). e078386–e078386. 3 indexed citations

Johnson, Rebecca, Gary Kerridge, Graeme Currie, et al.. (2024). ‘Mind the Gap’: Extending Outcome Measurement for Accountability and Meaningful Innovation. The British Journal of Social Work. 54(5). 2067–2086. 2 indexed citations

Lhussier, Monique, et al.. (2024). British South Asian and Muslim Community’s Perceptions and Experiences of Addiction and Traditional Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 21(10). 1338–1338.

Meiser‐Stedman, Richard, Gretchen Bjornstad, Timothy Clarke, et al.. (2024). Access to best‐evidenced mental health support for care‐experienced young people: Learnings from the implementation of cognitive therapy for PTSD. British Journal of Clinical Psychology. 64(1). 63–85. 4 indexed citations

McGovern, Ruth, Paul Bogowicz, Nick Meader, et al.. (2023). The association between maternal and paternal substance use and child substance use, internalizing and externalizing problems: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Addiction. 118(5). 804–818. 15 indexed citations

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Mayrhofer, Andrea, et al.. (2022). An Innovative Approach to Delivering a Family-Based Intervention to Address Parental Alcohol Misuse: Qualitative Findings from a Pilot Project. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(13). 8086–8086.

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McGovern, Ruth, James Newham, Michelle Addison, Matthew Hickman, & Eileen Kaner. (2022). The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions at reducing the frequency of alcohol and drug use in parents: findings of a Cochrane Review and meta‐analyses. Addiction. 117(10). 2571–2582. 9 indexed citations

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Addison, Michelle, et al.. (2022). Parental intimate partner violence and abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic: Learning from remote and hybrid working to influence future support. Women s Health. 18. 892540087–892540087. 1 indexed citations

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Adams, Emma A., L.P. Spencer, Michelle Addison, et al.. (2022). Substance Use, Health, and Adverse Life Events amongst Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Users in North East England: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(12). 6996–6996. 4 indexed citations

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McGovern, Ruth, Alex Copello, Elaine McColl, et al.. (2021). Implementation Factors for the Delivery of Alcohol and Drug Interventions to Children in Care: Qualitative Findings from the SOLID Feasibility Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(7). 3461–3461. 5 indexed citations

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Addison, Michelle, Eileen Kaner, L.P. Spencer, et al.. (2020). Exploring pathways into and out of amphetamine type stimulant use at critical turning points: a qualitative interview study. Health Sociology Review. 30(2). 111–126. 12 indexed citations

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Kaner, Eileen, Elaine McColl, Denise Howel, et al.. (2020). A pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial of two behaviour change interventions compared to usual care to reduce substance misuse in looked after children and care leavers aged 12-20 years: The SOLID study. PLoS ONE. 15(9). e0238286–e0238286. 12 indexed citations

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Deluca, Paolo, Simon Coulton, M Fasihul Alam, et al.. (2020). Screening and brief interventions for adolescent alcohol use disorders presenting through emergency departments: a research programme including two RCTs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(2). 1–144. 8 indexed citations

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Kaner, Eileen, Rebecca Brown, Denise Howel, et al.. (2020). Behaviour change interventions to reduce risky substance use and improve mental health in children in care: the SOLID three-arm feasibility RCT. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(13). 1–162. 10 indexed citations

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Brown, Rebecca, Alex Copello, Eileen Kaner, et al.. (2019). The key therapeutic factors needed to deliver behavioural change interventions to decrease risky substance use (drug and alcohol) for looked after children and care leavers: a qualitative exploration with young people, carers and front line workers. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 19(1). 38–38. 13 indexed citations

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Lynch, Ellen, Ruth McGovern, Matthew Breckons, et al.. (2019). Adolescent perspectives about their participation in alcohol intervention research in emergency care: A qualitative exploration using ethical principles as an analytical framework. PLoS ONE. 14(6). e0217855–e0217855. 5 indexed citations

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