Sandra Nicholson

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Sandra Nicholson is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Gender Studies and Emergency Medical Services. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandra Nicholson has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 21 papers in Gender Studies and 8 papers in Emergency Medical Services. Recurrent topics in Sandra Nicholson's work include Innovations in Medical Education (24 papers), Medical Education and Admissions (24 papers) and Diversity and Career in Medicine (21 papers). Sandra Nicholson is often cited by papers focused on Innovations in Medical Education (24 papers), Medical Education and Admissions (24 papers) and Diversity and Career in Medicine (21 papers). Sandra Nicholson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Singapore. Sandra Nicholson's co-authors include Jennifer Cleland, Fiona Patterson, Fran Cousans, Jon Dowell, Alec Knight, I. C. McManus, Chris Dewberry, Adrian Hastings, Robert K McKinley and David James and has published in prestigious journals such as BMJ, Academic Medicine and BMC Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sandra Nicholson

32 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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. How effective are selection methods in medical education? A systematic review
    2015 308 citations Fiona Patterson, Sandra Nicholson et al. Medical Education profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sandra Nicholson United Kingdom 17 923 600 219 164 71 33 1.1k
Irma Virjo Finland 14 263 0.3× 118 0.2× 47 0.2× 248 1.5× 28 0.4× 42 530
Michelle D. Lall United States 15 321 0.3× 365 0.6× 73 0.3× 302 1.8× 17 0.2× 50 678
Luanne E. Thorndyke United States 11 382 0.4× 265 0.4× 43 0.2× 171 1.0× 61 0.9× 27 560
Samantha E. Kaplan United States 8 625 0.7× 809 1.3× 180 0.8× 197 1.2× 12 0.2× 9 899
Jill Konkin Canada 13 455 0.5× 57 0.1× 143 0.7× 307 1.9× 84 1.2× 37 644
Rebecca Starr United States 5 474 0.5× 625 1.0× 86 0.4× 181 1.1× 45 0.6× 8 754
Margaret A. McLaughlin United States 7 258 0.3× 303 0.5× 56 0.3× 171 1.0× 10 0.1× 10 495
Rowena Viney United Kingdom 10 189 0.2× 131 0.2× 60 0.3× 176 1.1× 12 0.2× 21 359
Jeffrey A. Morzinski United States 13 299 0.3× 160 0.3× 17 0.1× 165 1.0× 96 1.4× 33 502
Simone Ross Australia 13 341 0.4× 95 0.2× 353 1.6× 311 1.9× 36 0.5× 22 570

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sandra Nicholson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandra Nicholson

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All Works

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Easton, Graham, et al.. (2023). Just-in-time interprofessional training: lessons from the NHS Nightingale London. Future Healthcare Journal. 10(2). 129–136. 2 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Sandra, et al.. (2021). Does the UKCAT predict performance in medical and dental school? A systematic review. BMJ Open. 11(1). e040128–e040128. 10 indexed citations
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Alexander, Kirsty, Sandra Nicholson, & Jennifer Cleland. (2020). “It’s going to be hard you know…” Teachers’ perceived role in widening access to medicine. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 26(1). 277–296. 7 indexed citations
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Alexander, Kirsty, Jennifer Cleland, & Sandra Nicholson. (2019). Bridging the cultural divide? Exploring school pupils’ perceptions of medicine. Medical Education. 53(6). 571–583. 8 indexed citations
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Fielding, Shona, Paul A. Tiffin, Amanda Lee, et al.. (2018). Do changing medical admissions practices in the UK impact on who is admitted? An interrupted time series analysis. BMJ Open. 8(10). e023274–e023274. 27 indexed citations
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Patterson, Fiona, et al.. (2017). The Predictive Validity of a Text-Based Situational Judgment Test in Undergraduate Medical and Dental School Admissions. Academic Medicine. 92(9). 1250–1253. 32 indexed citations
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Alexander, Kirsty, Jennifer Cleland, & Sandra Nicholson. (2017). Let us not neglect the impact of organizational culture on increasing diversity within medical schools. Perspectives on Medical Education. 6(2). 65–67. 8 indexed citations
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MacKenzie, Rhoda, Jennifer Cleland, Dolapo Ayansina, & Sandra Nicholson. (2016). Does the UKCAT predict performance on exit from medical school? A national cohort study. BMJ Open. 6(10). e011313–e011313. 19 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Sandra & Jennifer Cleland. (2016). “It’s making contacts”: notions of social capital and implications for widening access to medical education. Advances in Health Sciences Education. 22(2). 477–490. 45 indexed citations
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Tiffin, Paul A., J. McLachlan, Lisa Webster, & Sandra Nicholson. (2014). Comparison of the sensitivity of the UKCAT and A Levels to sociodemographic characteristics: a national study. BMC Medical Education. 14(1). 7–7. 35 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Sandra, et al.. (2011). Can the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) select suitable candidates for interview?. Medical Education. 45(10). 1041–1047. 12 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Sandra, et al.. (2011). Reasons selectors give for accepting and rejecting medical applicants before interview. Medical Education. 45(3). 298–307. 17 indexed citations
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James, David, J. Yates, & Sandra Nicholson. (2010). Comparison of A level and UKCAT performance in students applying to UK medical and dental schools in 2006: cohort study. BMJ. 340(feb16 1). c478–c478. 60 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Sandra, et al.. (2009). Professionalism: what it means to doctors today. British Journal of Hospital Medicine. 70(8). 470–474.
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Grime, Paul, Siân Williams, & Sandra Nicholson. (2005). Medical students' evaluation of a teaching session in occupational medicine: the value of a workplace visit. Occupational Medicine. 56(2). 110–114. 13 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Sandra. (2002). ‘So you row, do you? You don’t look like a rower.' An account of medical students' experience of sexism. Medical Education. 36(11). 1057–1063. 22 indexed citations
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Nicholson, Sandra, et al.. (2001). Designing a community‐based fourth‐year obstetrics and gynaecology module: an example of innovative curriculum development. Medical Education. 35(4). 398–403. 9 indexed citations

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