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

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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 →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Sandy Oliver	5.3k	2.6k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	206	11.7k
Marie‐Pierre Gagnon	5.8k 1.1×	3.1k 1.2×	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	777 0.6×	298	12.6k
Leslie Curry	5.5k 1.0×	2.8k 1.0×	1.5k 1.0×	1.7k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	207	13.6k
Nicholas Mays	5.8k 1.1×	2.3k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	1.9k 1.4×	966 0.8×	279	12.4k
Nicky Britten	7.0k 1.3×	3.0k 1.1×	2.1k 1.5×	1.4k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	193	17.1k
Vikki Entwistle	7.0k 1.3×	3.6k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	983 0.8×	174	13.0k
Myfanwy Morgan	3.4k 0.6×	2.4k 0.9×	1.0k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 0.9×	243	12.8k
Frances Griffiths	4.5k 0.9×	2.5k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	690 0.5×	954 0.8×	245	11.1k
Patricia McInerney	3.8k 0.7×	2.6k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	743 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	43	13.3k
Hanan Khalil	4.2k 0.8×	3.0k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	896 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	137	16.0k
Christina Godfrey	4.6k 0.9×	3.2k 1.2×	1.7k 1.2×	908 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	99	16.4k

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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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20 of 20 papers shown

Oliver, Sandy, et al.. (2025). Efforts towards the institutionalisation of evidence-informed decision-making. BMJ evidence-based medicine. 30(6). 364–369. 1 indexed citations

Hollands, Gareth J, Emily South, Ian Shemilt, et al.. (2024). Methods used to conceptualize dimensions of health equity impacts of public health interventions in systematic reviews. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 169. 111312–111312. 6 indexed citations

Jull, Janet, et al.. (2024). 122 Interventions for indigenous peoples making health decisions: a systematic review. A55.1–A55.

Jull, Janet, et al.. (2023). Interventions for Indigenous Peoples making health decisions: a systematic review. Archives of Public Health. 81(1). 4 indexed citations

Oliver, Sandy. (2023). Ann Oakley: new learning and global influence from working across conventional boundaries. London Review of Education. 21(1).

Engel, Nora, et al.. (2022). Rapid molecular tests for tuberculosis and tuberculosis drug resistance: a qualitative evidence synthesis of recipient and provider views. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2022(4). CD014877–CD014877. 23 indexed citations

Oliver, Sandy, et al.. (2021). Enhancing the Understanding of Resilience in Health Systems of Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis. International Journal of Health Policy and Management. 11(7). 899–911. 22 indexed citations

Oliver, Sandy, Kate Baker, Sarah Ward, et al.. (2020). Table of Contents: Research for All 4(2). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(2). 1 indexed citations

Stephenson, Judith, Julia Bailey, Ann Blandford, et al.. (2020). An interactive website to aid young women’s choice of contraception: feasibility and efficacy RCT. Health Technology Assessment. 24(56). 1–44. 7 indexed citations

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Brunton, Ginny, James Webbe, Sandy Oliver, & Chris Gale. (2019). Adding value to core outcome set development using multimethod systematic reviews. Research Synthesis Methods. 11(2). 248–259. 6 indexed citations

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Duley, Lelia, Jon Dorling, Susan Ayers, et al.. (2019). Improving quality of care and outcome at very preterm birth: the Preterm Birth research programme, including the Cord pilot RCT. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(8). 1–280. 5 indexed citations

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Magwood, Olivia, et al.. (2018). Understanding women’s, caregivers’, and providers’ experiences with home-based records: A systematic review of qualitative studies. PLoS ONE. 13(10). e0204966–e0204966. 20 indexed citations

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Oliver, Sandy, David Gough, James Copestake, & James Thomas. (2018). Approaches to evidence synthesis in international development: a research agenda. Journal of Development Effectiveness. 10(3). 305–326. 3 indexed citations

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Dickson, Kelly, et al.. (2016). Developing evidence-informed, employer-led workplace health: Final report. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

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Oliver, Sandy, Kelly Dickson, & Mark F. Newman. (2012). Getting started with a review. UCL Discovery (University College London). 14 indexed citations

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Caird, Jenny, Josephine Kavanagh, Kathryn Oliver, et al.. (2011). Childhood obesity and educational attainment : A systematic review. IOE EPrints. 31 indexed citations

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Harden, Angela, Rebecca Rees, Jonathan Shepherd, et al.. (2001). Young people and mental health: a systematic review of research on barriers and facilitators. UCL Discovery (University College London). 69 indexed citations

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Gough, David, et al.. (2001). The effect of travel modes on children's mental health, cognitive and social development; a systematic review. UCL Discovery (University College London). 4 indexed citations

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Oliver, Sandy, et al.. (2001). The effect of urine composition on sensations of urinary urge. UCL Discovery (University College London). 4 indexed citations

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Oliver, Sandy. (1995). Obstetric Myths versus Research Realities: A Guide to the Medical Literature. BMJ. 311(6997). 136.2–136.2. 7 indexed citations

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