Sara Garfield

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Sara Garfield is a scholar working on Geriatrics and Gerontology, General Health Professions and Family Practice. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Garfield has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology, 13 papers in General Health Professions and 13 papers in Family Practice. Recurrent topics in Sara Garfield's work include Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (26 papers), Patient Safety and Medication Errors (13 papers) and Medication Adherence and Compliance (13 papers). Sara Garfield is often cited by papers focused on Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (26 papers), Patient Safety and Medication Errors (13 papers) and Medication Adherence and Compliance (13 papers). Sara Garfield collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and Pakistan. Sara Garfield's co-authors include Bryony Dean Franklin, Nick Barber, Lina Eliasson, Shoba Dawson, Josephine Ocloo, Sarah Clifford, Sally‐Anne Francis, Felicity Smith, Nicholas Barber and David P Alldred and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, BMC Medicine and Age and Ageing.

In The Last Decade

Sara Garfield

44 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

  1. Exploring the theory, barriers and enablers for patient and public involvement across health, social care and patient safety: a systematic review of reviews
    2021 212 citations Josephine Ocloo, Sara Garfield et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sara Garfield United Kingdom 18 487 484 266 261 182 48 1.3k
Lee A. Lindquist United States 21 657 1.3× 575 1.2× 181 0.7× 222 0.9× 116 0.6× 78 1.7k
Sarah Ross United Kingdom 19 370 0.8× 507 1.0× 383 1.4× 398 1.5× 103 0.6× 46 1.7k
Luís Andrés Gimeno-Feliú Spain 24 483 1.0× 367 0.8× 126 0.5× 141 0.5× 111 0.6× 53 1.9k
Sarah J. Shoemaker United States 13 765 1.6× 348 0.7× 156 0.6× 142 0.5× 51 0.3× 22 1.5k
Joshua Borus United States 9 270 0.6× 864 1.8× 290 1.1× 496 1.9× 60 0.3× 19 1.7k
Preetha Basaviah United States 8 739 1.5× 303 0.6× 153 0.6× 300 1.1× 58 0.3× 15 1.9k
Marjorie Weiss United Kingdom 20 560 1.1× 348 0.7× 107 0.4× 89 0.3× 56 0.3× 65 1.2k
Suely Rozenfeld Brazil 22 274 0.6× 607 1.3× 168 0.6× 325 1.2× 42 0.2× 54 1.5k
Ellen Schafheutle United Kingdom 20 718 1.5× 641 1.3× 241 0.9× 172 0.7× 35 0.2× 140 1.7k
Joyce Adair Bird United States 21 545 1.1× 459 0.9× 137 0.5× 167 0.6× 54 0.3× 27 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sara Garfield

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Garfield

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sara Garfield. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sara Garfield based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sara Garfield. Sara Garfield is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Garfield, Sara, Ana Luísa Neves, John Norton, et al.. (2024). What are the unintended patient safety consequences of healthcare technologies? A qualitative study among patients, carers and healthcare providers. BMJ Open. 14(11). e089026–e089026. 1 indexed citations
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Garfield, Sara, Monsey McLeod, Joanna Norton, et al.. (2023). 441 Understanding the unintended consequences of new healthcare technologies aimed at supporting patient safety: a qualitative study. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice. 31(Supplement_1). i3–i5. 1 indexed citations
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Garfield, Sara, et al.. (2023). Herbal medicines used by Chilean adults – an online survey. Planta Medica. 89(14). 1375–1375.
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Furniss, Dominic, Sara Garfield, Fran Husson, Ann Blandford, & Bryony Dean Franklin. (2019). Distributed Cognition: Understanding Complex Sociotechnical Informatics. Studies in health technology and informatics. 263. 75–86. 7 indexed citations
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Ocloo, Josephine, Sara Garfield, Shoba Dawson, & Bryony Dean Franklin. (2017). Exploring the theory, barriers and enablers for patient and public involvement across health, social care and patient safety: a protocol for a systematic review of reviews. BMJ Open. 7(10). e018426–e018426. 21 indexed citations
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Parand, Anam, Sara Garfield, Charles Vincent, & Bryony Dean Franklin. (2016). Carers' Medication Administration Errors in the Domiciliary Setting: A Systematic Review. PLoS ONE. 11(12). e0167204–e0167204. 44 indexed citations
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Garfield, Sara, et al.. (2015). Patient and public involvement in data collection for health services research: a descriptive study. Research Involvement and Engagement. 1(1). 8–8. 14 indexed citations
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Barber, Nick, et al.. (2015). Economic impact of electronic prescribing in the hospital setting: A systematic review. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 88. 1–7. 17 indexed citations
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Garfield, Sara, et al.. (2014). Erratum to: Measuring the severity of prescribing errors: A systematic review (Drug Safety (2013) 36, (1151-1157) DOI: 10.1007/s40264-013-0092-0). UCL Discovery (University College London). 8 indexed citations
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Garfield, Sara, et al.. (2013). English community pharmacists’ experiences of using electronic transmission of prescriptions: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research. 13(1). 435–435. 17 indexed citations
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Garfield, Sara, et al.. (2012). Developing the Diagnostic Adherence to Medication Scale (the DAMS) for use in clinical practice. BMC Health Services Research. 12(1). 350–350. 14 indexed citations
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Barber, Nicholas, David P Alldred, David K. Raynor, et al.. (2009). Care homes' use of medicines study: prevalence, causes and potential harm of medication errors in care homes for older people. BMJ Quality & Safety. 18(5). 341–346. 216 indexed citations
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Garfield, Sara, et al.. (2004). From black clouds to lighter grey: How pharmacists can help in depression. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations
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Garfield, Sara, Sally‐Anne Francis, & Felicity Smith. (2004). Building concordant relationships with patients starting antidepressant medication. Patient Education and Counseling. 55(2). 241–246. 55 indexed citations
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Garfield, Sara. (1993). Beyond the Barriers: Creative Writing with Adult Remedial Students.. The Journal of Reading. 37(1). 55–56. 1 indexed citations

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