Ruth Thomas

12.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
68 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Ruth Thomas is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Thomas has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in General Health Professions, 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 12 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Ruth Thomas's work include Health Policy Implementation Science (14 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (13 papers) and Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments (11 papers). Ruth Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Health Policy Implementation Science (14 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (13 papers) and Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments (11 papers). Ruth Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Netherlands. Ruth Thomas's co-authors include Jeremy Grimshaw, Cynthia Fraser, Craig Ramsay, Liz Shirran, Graeme MacLennan, Paula Whitty, Luke Vale, Lloyd Matowe, Roberto Grilli and Cam Donaldson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Thomas

63 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

Effectiveness and efficie... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2004 2001 2005 2001 2003 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Effectiveness and efficiency of guideline dissemination and implementation strategies
    2004 2.3k citations Jeremy Grimshaw, Ruth Thomas et al. Health Technology Assessment profile →
  2. Changing provider behavior: an overview of systematic reviews of interventions.
    2001 1.4k citations Jeremy Grimshaw, Liz Shirran et al. profile →
  3. Effectiveness and efficiency of guideline dissemination and implementation strategies
    2005 703 citations Jeremy Grimshaw, Ruth Thomas et al. profile →
  4. Changing Provider Behavior
    2001 647 citations Jeremy Grimshaw, Liz Shirran et al. profile →
  5. Educational and Organizational Interventions to Improve the Management of Depression in Primary Care
    2003 586 citations Simon Gilbody, Paula Whitty et al. JAMA profile →
  6. INTERRUPTED TIME SERIES DESIGNS IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT: LESSONS FROM TWO SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS OF BEHAVIOR CHANGE STRATEGIES
    2003 524 citations Craig Ramsay, Lloyd Matowe et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ruth Thomas 4.7k 2.5k 1.7k 907 781 68 9.4k
Adrian Edwards 6.0k 1.3× 3.5k 1.4× 1.1k 0.6× 853 0.9× 870 1.1× 267 10.6k
Carol Bennett 5.5k 1.2× 3.0k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 765 0.8× 803 1.0× 71 9.4k
Sherrie H. Kaplan 5.0k 1.1× 1.8k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 1.2× 790 1.0× 128 10.1k
Elizabeth M. Yano 4.8k 1.0× 1.6k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 544 0.7× 311 9.5k
Catarina I. Kiefe 3.8k 0.8× 3.1k 1.2× 1.8k 1.0× 1.8k 2.0× 849 1.1× 331 16.3k
Frede Olesen 3.6k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 1.3× 778 1.0× 227 10.2k
Angela Coulter 6.5k 1.4× 2.7k 1.1× 1.9k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 713 0.9× 157 12.4k
Eugene C. Nelson 3.8k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 1.9k 1.1× 793 0.9× 560 0.7× 184 7.8k
Cynthia Fraser 4.1k 0.9× 2.7k 1.1× 1.7k 1.0× 991 1.1× 780 1.0× 112 12.3k
Thomas A. LaVeist 5.4k 1.2× 3.0k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 1.5× 701 0.9× 170 13.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ruth Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruth Thomas

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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MacLennan, Steven, Oliver Wiseman, Daron Smith, et al.. (2025). Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy, Flexible Ureterorenoscopy, and Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Lower Pole Renal Stones. European Urology. 88(3). 231–239. 2 indexed citations
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Wiseman, Oliver, Daron Smith, Kathryn N. Porter Starr, et al.. (2025). The PUrE randomised controlled trial 1: Clinical and cost effectiveness of flexible ureterorenoscopy and extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for lower pole stones of ≤10 mm. European Urology. 88(2). 179–189. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Daron, Oliver Wiseman, Kathryn N. Porter Starr, et al.. (2025). PUrE Randomised Controlled Trial 2: Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Flexible Ureterorenoscopy and Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Lower-pole Stones of 10–25 mm. European Urology Focus. 11(5). 684–694.
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Wiseman, Oliver, Daron Smith, Kathryn N. Porter Starr, et al.. (2024). PD47-01 PURE RCT 1: CLINICAL AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF FLEXIBLE URETERORENOSCOPY AND EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE LITHOTRIPSY FOR LOWER POLE STONES ≤10 MM. The Journal of Urology. 211(5S). 1 indexed citations
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Mooney, Cara, David White, Jeremy Dawson, et al.. (2022). Study protocol for the Multiple Symptoms Study 3: a pragmatic, randomised controlled trial of a clinic for patients with persistent (medically unexplained) physical symptoms. BMJ Open. 12(11). e066511–e066511. 6 indexed citations
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Dasgupta, Ranan, Sarah Cameron, Lorna Aucott, et al.. (2021). Shockwave Lithotripsy Versus Ureteroscopic Treatment as Therapeutic Interventions for Stones of the Ureter (TISU): A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Non-inferiority Trial. European Urology. 80(1). 46–54. 15 indexed citations
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Pickard, Robert, Kathryn N. Porter Starr, Graeme MacLennan, et al.. (2015). Medical expulsive therapy in adults with ureteric colic: a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. The Lancet. 386(9991). 341–349. 194 indexed citations
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Kim, Nam Chul, Emilie Tresse, Regina‐Maria Kolaitis, et al.. (2013). VCP Is Essential for Mitochondrial Quality Control by PINK1/Parkin and this Function Is Impaired by VCP Mutations. Neuron. 78(2). 403–403. 6 indexed citations
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Ramsay, Craig, Ruth Thomas, Bernard Croal, Jeremy Grimshaw, & Martin Eccles. (2010). Using the theory of planned behaviour as a process evaluation tool in randomised trials of knowledge translation strategies: A case study from UK primary care. Implementation Science. 5(1). 71–71. 40 indexed citations
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Akbari, Ayub, Alain Mayhew, Jeremy Grimshaw, et al.. (2008). Interventions to improve outpatient referrals from primary care to secondary care. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD005471–CD005471. 317 indexed citations
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Vale, Luke, Ruth Thomas, Graeme MacLennan, & Jeremy Grimshaw. (2007). Systematic review of economic evaluations and cost analyses of guideline implementation strategies. The European Journal of Health Economics. 8(2). 111–121. 63 indexed citations
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Eccles, Martin, Jeremy Grimshaw, Marie Johnston, et al.. (2007). Applying psychological theories to evidence-based clinical practice: Identifying factors predictive of managing upper respiratory tract infections without antibiotics. Implementation Science. 2(1). 26–26. 101 indexed citations
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Bonetti, Debbie, Nigel Pitts, Martin Eccles, et al.. (2006). Applying psychological theory to evidence-based clinical practice: Identifying factors predictive of taking intra-oral radiographs. Social Science & Medicine. 63(7). 1889–1899. 81 indexed citations
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Grimshaw, Jeremy, Ruth Thomas, Graeme MacLennan, et al.. (2004). Effectiveness and efficiency of guideline dissemination and implementation strategies. Health Technology Assessment. 8(6). iii–iv, 1. 2269 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thomas, Ruth, Graeme MacLennan, Cynthia Fraser, et al.. (2003). Guideline dissemination and implementation strategies: a systematic review of effectiveness and efficiency. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 57. 3 indexed citations
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Thomas, Ruth. (2003). Cluster randomized trial of a guideline-based open access urological investigation service. Family Practice. 20(6). 646–654. 44 indexed citations
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Gilbody, Simon, Paula Whitty, Jeremy Grimshaw, & Ruth Thomas. (2003). Educational and Organizational Interventions to Improve the Management of Depression in Primary Care. JAMA. 289(23). 3145–3145. 586 indexed citations breakdown →

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