Sandy Oliver

21.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
206 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Sandy Oliver is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandy Oliver has authored 206 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in General Health Professions, 45 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 26 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Sandy Oliver's work include Health Policy Implementation Science (49 papers), Mental Health and Patient Involvement (20 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (19 papers). Sandy Oliver is often cited by papers focused on Health Policy Implementation Science (49 papers), Mental Health and Patient Involvement (20 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (19 papers). Sandy Oliver collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Africa and Canada. Sandy Oliver's co-authors include Allison Tong, Jonathan C. Craig, Kate Flemming, Elizabeth McInnes, James Thomas, Ann Oakley, Ginny Brunton, Angela Harden, Rebecca Rees and Josephine Kavanagh and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Sandy Oliver

195 papers receiving 11.0k 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.

Enhancing transparency in reporting the synthesis of qualitative research: ENTREQ

2012 2.4k citations Sandy Oliver et al. profile →
How to increase value and reduce waste when research priorities are set

2014 843 citations Sandy Oliver et al. profile →
Narrative approaches to systematic review and synthesis of evidence for international development policy and practice

2012 439 citations Sandy Oliver et al. Journal of Development Effectiveness profile →
The effectiveness of community engagement in public health interventions for disadvantaged groups: a meta-analysis

2015 338 citations Alison O’Mara-Eves, Ginny Brunton et al. profile →
Exercise interventions and patient beliefs for people with hip, knee or hip and knee osteoarthritis: a mixed methods review

2018 232 citations Kelly Dickson, Claire Stansfield et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandy Oliver

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Efforts towards the institutionalisation of evidence-informed decision-making 2025 ·BMJ evidence-based medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Sandy Oliver, (unknown), D. Simeon, Mukdarut Bangpan, V. Calderón, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Tanja Kuchenmüller	1
2	Methods used to conceptualize dimensions of health equity impacts of public health interventions in systematic reviews 2024 ·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ·Gareth J Hollands, Emily South, Ian Shemilt, Sandy Oliver, James Thomas, Amanda Sowden	6
3	122 Interventions for indigenous peoples making health decisions: a systematic review 2024 ·Janet Jull, (unknown), Sandy Oliver, (unknown), Abdul K. Pullattayil, (unknown)	0
4	Interventions for Indigenous Peoples making health decisions: a systematic review 2023 ·Archives of Public Health ·Janet Jull, (unknown), Sandy Oliver, (unknown), Abdul K. Pullattayil, (unknown)	4
5	The utilization of systematic review evidence in formulating India’s National Health Programme guidelines between 2007 and 2021 2023 ·Health Policy and Planning ·(unknown), Prachi Pundir, Shradha S. Parsekar, (unknown), (unknown), Baby S Nayak, Judith Angelitta Noronha, Preethy D’Souza, Sandy Oliver	3
6	Academic contributions to the development of evidence and policy systems: an EPPI Centre collective autoethnography 2023 ·Health Research Policy and Systems ·Sandy Oliver, Kelly Dickson, Mukdarut Bangpan	3
7	Rapid molecular tests for tuberculosis and tuberculosis drug resistance: a qualitative evidence synthesis of recipient and provider views 2022 ·Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ·Nora Engel, Eleanor Ochodo, (unknown), Bey‐Marrié Schmidt, (unknown), Karen R Steingart, Sandy Oliver	23
8	Table of Contents: Research for All 4(2) 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Sandy Oliver, Kate Baker, Sarah Ward, (unknown), (unknown), Chris Sweetapple, (unknown), David Thomas, Peter Melville‐Shreeve, Guangtao Fu, (unknown), Raziyeh Farmani, David Butler	1
9	Innovations in framework synthesis as a systematic review method 2020 ·Research Synthesis Methods ·Ginny Brunton, Sandy Oliver, James Thomas	116
10	An interactive website to aid young women’s choice of contraception: feasibility and efficacy RCT 2020 ·Health Technology Assessment ·Judith Stephenson, Julia Bailey, Ann Blandford, Nataliya Brima, Andrew Copas, Preethy D’Souza, (unknown), Rachael Hunter, Jill Shawe, Greta Rait, Sandy Oliver	7
11	Improving quality of care and outcome at very preterm birth: the Preterm Birth research programme, including the Cord pilot RCT 2019 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Lelia Duley, Jon Dorling, Susan Ayers, Sandy Oliver, C W Yoxall, Andrew Weeks, (unknown), Sam Oddie, Gillian ML Gyte, (unknown), Jim Thornton, David Field, Alexandra Sawyer, William McGuire	5
12	Adding value to core outcome set development using multimethod systematic reviews 2019 ·Research Synthesis Methods ·Ginny Brunton, James Webbe, Sandy Oliver, Chris Gale	6
13	Approaches to evidence synthesis in international development: a research agenda 2018 ·Journal of Development Effectiveness ·Sandy Oliver, David Gough, James Copestake, James Thomas	3
14	Getting started with a review 2012 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Sandy Oliver, Kelly Dickson, Mark F. Newman	14
15	Childhood obesity and educational attainment : A systematic review 2011 ·IOE EPrints ·Jenny Caird, Josephine Kavanagh, Kathryn Oliver, Sandy Oliver, Alison O’Mara-Eves, Claire Stansfield, James Thomas	31
16	Health visitors' role in newborn blood spot screening. 2006 ·PubMed ·Katrina Hargreaves, Ruth Stewart, (unknown), Sandy Oliver, (unknown), (unknown)	1
17	The effect of travel modes on children's mental health, cognitive and social development; a systematic review 2001 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·David Gough, Sandy Oliver, Ginny Brunton, Caroline Selai, (unknown)	4
18	The effect of urine composition on sensations of urinary urge 2001 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·(unknown), Sandy Oliver, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	4
19	Young people and mental health: a systematic review of research on barriers and facilitators 2001 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Angela Harden, Rebecca Rees, Jonathan Shepherd, Ginny Brunton, Sandy Oliver, Ann Oakley	69
20	Obstetric Myths versus Research Realities: A Guide to the Medical Literature 1995 ·BMJ ·Sandy Oliver	7

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