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

5 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.

Effectiveness and efficiency of guideline dissemination and implementation strategies

2004 2.3k citations Jeremy Grimshaw, Ruth Thomas et al. Health Technology Assessment profile →
Changing provider behavior: an overview of systematic reviews of interventions.

2001 1.4k citations Jeremy Grimshaw, Liz Shirran et al. profile →
Effectiveness and efficiency of guideline dissemination and implementation strategies

2005 703 citations Jeremy Grimshaw, Ruth Thomas et al. profile →
Changing Provider Behavior

2001 647 citations Jeremy Grimshaw, Liz Shirran et al. profile →
Educational and Organizational Interventions to Improve the Management of Depression in Primary Care

2003 586 citations Simon Gilbody, Paula Whitty et al. JAMA profile →
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 →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruth Thomas

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Maternal immune activation elicits rapid and sex-dependent changes in gene expression and vascular dysfunction in the rat placenta 2025 ·Placenta ·(unknown), Ruth Thomas, (unknown), (unknown), Nagalingam Rajakumar, Stephen J. Renaud	0
2	Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy, Flexible Ureterorenoscopy, and Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Lower Pole Renal Stones 2025 ·European Urology ·Steven MacLennan, Oliver Wiseman, Daron Smith, Kathryn N. Porter Starr, Lorna Aucott, Rodolfo Hernández, Paul Manson, Ruth Thomas, (unknown), Graeme MacLennan, (unknown), (unknown), Seonaidh Cotton, (unknown), Ben Turney, Samuel McClinton	2
3	The PUrE randomised controlled trial 1: Clinical and cost effectiveness of flexible ureterorenoscopy and extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy for lower pole stones of ≤10 mm 2025 ·European Urology ·Oliver Wiseman, Daron Smith, Kathryn N. Porter Starr, Lorna Aucott, Rodolfo Hernández, Ruth Thomas, Steven MacLennan, (unknown), Graeme MacLennan, (unknown), (unknown), Seonaidh Cotton, (unknown), Ben Turney, Samuel McClinton	1
4	PUrE Randomised Controlled Trial 2: Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Flexible Ureterorenoscopy and Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Lower-pole Stones of 10–25 mm 2025 ·European Urology Focus ·Daron Smith, Oliver Wiseman, Kathryn N. Porter Starr, Lorna Aucott, Rodolfo Hernández, Ruth Thomas, Steven MacLennan, (unknown), Graeme MacLennan, (unknown), (unknown), Seonaidh Cotton, (unknown), Ben Turney, Samuel McClinton	0
5	Purine and pyrimidine synthesis differently affect the strength of the inoculum effect for aminoglycoside and β-lactam antibiotics 2024 ·Microbiology Spectrum ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ruth Thomas, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Allison J. Lopatkin, Robert P. Smith	0
6	PD47-01 PURE RCT 1: CLINICAL AND COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF FLEXIBLE URETERORENOSCOPY AND EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE LITHOTRIPSY FOR LOWER POLE STONES ≤10 MM 2024 ·The Journal of Urology ·Oliver Wiseman, Daron Smith, Kathryn N. Porter Starr, Lorna Aucott, Rodolfo Hernández, Ruth Thomas, Steven MacLennan, Charles W. Clark, Graeme MacLennan, (unknown), (unknown), Seonaidh Cotton, (unknown), Ben Turney, Samuel McClinton	1
7	Effectiveness of a symptom-clinic intervention delivered by general practitioners with an extended role for people with multiple and persistent physical symptoms in England: the Multiple Symptoms Study 3 pragmatic, multicentre, parallel-group, individually randomised controlled trial 2024 ·The Lancet ·Christopher Burton, (unknown), (unknown), David White, Jeremy Dawson, Aileen Neilson, Gill Rowlands, Steve Thomas, Michelle Horspool, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Ruth Thomas, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Vincent Deary	9
8	Cost-Effectiveness of an Extended-Role General Practitioner Clinic for Persistent Physical Symptoms: Results From the Multiple Symptoms Study 3 Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial 2024 ·Value in Health ·Aileen Neilson, Cara Mooney, Laura Sutton, David White, Jeremy Dawson, Gill Rowlands, Ruth Thomas, (unknown), Vincent Deary, Christopher Burton	0
9	Medical expulsive therapy in adults with ureteric colic: a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial 2015 ·The Lancet ·Robert Pickard, Kathryn N. Porter Starr, Graeme MacLennan, Thomas Lam, Ruth Thomas, Jennifer Burr, Gladys McPherson, Alison McDonald, Kenneth Anson, James N’Dow, Neil Burgess, T Justin Clark, Mary Kilonzo, Katie Gillies, Kirsty Shearer, Charles Boachie, Sarah Cameron, John Norrie, Samuel McClinton	194
10	Use of drug therapy in the management of symptomatic ureteric stones in hospitalized adults (SUSPEND), a multicentre, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of a calcium-channel blocker (nifedipine) and an α-blocker (tamsulosin): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial 2014 ·Trials ·(unknown), Samuel McClinton, Kathryn N. Porter Starr, Ruth Thomas, (unknown), Gladys McPherson, Alison McDonald, Thomas Lam, James N’Dow, Mary Kilonzo, Robert Pickard, Ken Anson, Jennifer Burr	18
11	VCP Is Essential for Mitochondrial Quality Control by PINK1/Parkin and this Function Is Impaired by VCP Mutations 2013 ·Neuron ·Nam Chul Kim, Emilie Tresse, Regina‐Maria Kolaitis, Amandine Molliex, Ruth Thomas, Nael H. Alami, (unknown), Aashish Joshi, Rebecca B. Smith, (unknown), Brett J Winborn, Jennifer Moore, Joo‐Yong Lee, Tso‐Pang Yao, Leo J. Pallanck, Mondira Kundu, J. Paul Taylor	6
12	Explaining clinical behaviors using multiple theoretical models 2012 ·Implementation Science ·Martin Eccles, Jeremy Grimshaw, Graeme MacLennan, Debbie Bonetti, Liz Glidewell, Nigel Pitts, Nick Steen, Ruth Thomas, Anne Walker, Marie Johnston	83
13	Interventions to improve outpatient referrals from primary care to secondary care 2008 ·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·Ayub Akbari, Alain Mayhew, (unknown), Jeremy Grimshaw, Ron Winkens, Liz Glidewell, (unknown), Ruth Thomas, Cynthia Fraser	317
14	Applying psychological theory to evidence-based clinical practice: Identifying factors predictive of taking intra-oral radiographs 2006 ·Social Science & Medicine ·Debbie Bonetti, Nigel Pitts, Martin Eccles, Jeremy Grimshaw, Marie Johnston, Nick Steen, Liz Glidewell, Ruth Thomas, Graeme MacLennan, Jan Clarkson, Anne Walker	81
15	Effect of enhanced feedback and brief educational reminder messages on laboratory test requesting in primary care: a cluster randomised trial 2006 ·The Lancet ·Ruth Thomas, Bernard Croal, Craig Ramsay, Martin Eccles, Jeremy Grimshaw	80
16	The relationship between organisational characteristics and the effects of clinical guidelines on medical performance in hospitals, a meta-analysis 2006 ·BMC Health Services Research ·Rob Dijkstra, Michel Wensing, Ruth Thomas, Reinier Akkermans, Jozé Braspenning, Jeremy Grimshaw, Richard Grol	94
17	Effectiveness and efficiency of guideline dissemination and implementation strategies breakdown → 2004 ·Health Technology Assessment ·Jeremy Grimshaw, Ruth Thomas, Graeme MacLennan, Cynthia Fraser, Craig Ramsay, Luke Vale, Paula Whitty, Martin Eccles, Lloyd Matowe, Liz Shirran, Michel Wensing, Rob Dijkstra, Cam Donaldson	2269
18	Guideline dissemination and implementation strategies: a systematic review of effectiveness and efficiency 2003 ·Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health ·Ruth Thomas, Graeme MacLennan, Cynthia Fraser, Craig Ramsay, Luke Vale, Paula Whitty, M. Eccles, Lloyd Matowe, (unknown)	3
19	Educational and Organizational Interventions to Improve the Management of Depression in Primary Care breakdown → 2003 ·JAMA ·Simon Gilbody, Paula Whitty, Jeremy Grimshaw, Ruth Thomas	586
20	Cluster randomized trial of a guideline-based open access urological investigation service 2003 ·Family Practice ·Ruth Thomas	44

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