Sally Spencer

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Sally Spencer is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Physiology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Sally Spencer has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 15 papers in Physiology and 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Sally Spencer's work include Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (22 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (16 papers) and Asthma and respiratory diseases (11 papers). Sally Spencer is often cited by papers focused on Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (22 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (16 papers) and Asthma and respiratory diseases (11 papers). Sally Spencer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Belgium. Sally Spencer's co-authors include Louise Marston, Lorraine DeSouza, Neil E O’Connell, Benedict M. Wand, P. M. A. Calverley, Peter M. Jones, Paul Jones, Elizabeth Barley, Makiko Meguro and Peter Calverley and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sally Spencer

66 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques for chronic pain 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
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. Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques for chronic pain
    2014 367 citations Neil E O’Connell, Benedict M. Wand et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sally Spencer United Kingdom 20 1.5k 1.0k 584 419 232 67 2.6k
Marlís González‐Fernández United States 28 725 0.5× 453 0.4× 33 0.1× 135 0.3× 126 0.5× 87 2.1k
Sérgio Saldanha Menna Barreto Brazil 19 646 0.4× 575 0.6× 37 0.1× 52 0.1× 186 0.8× 93 2.2k
Rosemary Martino Canada 33 2.6k 1.7× 1.1k 1.1× 125 0.2× 52 0.1× 491 2.1× 110 5.4k
B. Dureuil France 23 701 0.5× 261 0.3× 31 0.1× 311 0.7× 136 0.6× 141 2.0k
Rameela Chandrasekhar United States 26 272 0.2× 147 0.1× 68 0.1× 709 1.7× 200 0.9× 67 2.7k
Ryan N. Hansen United States 21 215 0.1× 231 0.2× 58 0.1× 143 0.3× 186 0.8× 102 1.9k
Skai Schwartz United States 19 632 0.4× 306 0.3× 32 0.1× 331 0.8× 225 1.0× 41 2.0k
Pu Liao Canada 18 1.8k 1.2× 3.9k 3.7× 34 0.1× 496 1.2× 225 1.0× 46 5.2k
Caroline J. Jolley United Kingdom 28 1.9k 1.3× 983 0.9× 22 0.0× 52 0.1× 161 0.7× 100 3.1k
Graciele Sbruzzi Brazil 25 323 0.2× 352 0.3× 42 0.1× 47 0.1× 118 0.5× 67 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Sally Spencer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sally Spencer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sally Spencer

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All Works

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Kelly, Carol, Annemarie L. Lee, Arietta Spinou, et al.. (2024). Development of a core outcome set for physiotherapy trials in adults with bronchiectasis (the COS-PHyBE study): A Delphi study and consensus meeting. Heliyon. 10(14). e34101–e34101.
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Mobarak, D., Jayne Harrison, & Sally Spencer. (2023). How well do orthodontic RCTs comply with CONSORT guidelines?. European Journal of Orthodontics. 45(4). 438–443. 1 indexed citations
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Spencer, Sally, et al.. (2022). Advanced clinical practice in paediatric haematology and oncology: developing a capability document. Nursing Children and Young People. 35(1). 27–33. 3 indexed citations
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Knighting, Katherine, Gerlinde Pilkington, Jane Noyes, et al.. (2021). Respite care and short breaks for young adults aged 18–40 with complex health-care needs: mixed-methods systematic review and conceptual framework development. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9(6). 1–268. 3 indexed citations
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Kontonatsios, Georgios, et al.. (2020). Using a neural network-based feature extraction method to facilitate citation screening for systematic reviews. Edge Hill University Research Information Repository (Edge Hill University). 6. 100030–100030. 19 indexed citations
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Pilkington, Gerlinde, Katherine Knighting, Lucy Bray, et al.. (2019). The specification, acceptability and effectiveness of respite care and short breaks for young adults with complex healthcare needs: protocol for a mixed-methods systematic review. BMJ Open. 9(6). e030470–e030470. 4 indexed citations
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Kelly, Carol, James D. Chalmers, Iain Crossingham, et al.. (2018). Macrolide antibiotics for bronchiectasis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2018(10). CD012406–CD012406. 76 indexed citations
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O’Connell, Neil E, Louise Marston, Sally Spencer, Lorraine DeSouza, & Benedict M. Wand. (2018). Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques for chronic pain. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 3. CD008208–CD008208. 114 indexed citations
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Rodgers, Sara, Stephen Brealey, Laura Jefferson, et al.. (2014). Exploring the outcomes in studies of primary frozen shoulder: is there a need for a core outcome set?. Quality of Life Research. 23(9). 2495–2504. 11 indexed citations
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Spencer, Sally, Charlotta Karner, Christopher J Cates, & David Evans. (2011). Inhaled corticosteroids versus long-acting beta2-agonists for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD007033–CD007033. 49 indexed citations
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Marston, Louise, et al.. (2010). Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques for chronic pain in adults (Protocol). UCL Discovery (University College London). 65 indexed citations
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Spencer, Sally, et al.. (2007). Validation of a guideline-based composite outcome assessment tool for asthma control. Respiratory Research. 8(1). 26–26. 6 indexed citations
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Spencer, Sally, et al.. (2004). Impact of preventing exacerbations on deterioration of health status in COPD. European Respiratory Journal. 23(5). 698–702. 312 indexed citations
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Calverley, Peter M.A., et al.. (2003). Withdrawal From Treatment as an Outcome in the ISOLDE Study of COPD. CHEST Journal. 124(4). 1350–1356. 83 indexed citations
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Calverley, Peter M.A., Sally Spencer, Lisa Willits, Sherwood Burge, & Paul Jones. (2002). Inhaled corticosteroids prevent treatment failure in COPD.. Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University). 1 indexed citations
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Spencer, Sally, et al.. (2001). Health Status Deterioration in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 163(1). 122–128. 255 indexed citations

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