Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham

7.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
87 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 29 papers in General Health Professions and 21 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham's work include Cultural Competency in Health Care (20 papers), Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (19 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (16 papers). Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham is often cited by papers focused on Cultural Competency in Health Care (20 papers), Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (19 papers) and Religion, Society, and Development (16 papers). Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham's co-authors include Sally Thorne, Joan M. Anderson, Annette J. Browne, M. Judith Lynam, Richard Sawatzky, Koushambhi Basu Khan, Barbara Pesut, Lynn Van Hofwegen, Angela Henderson and Pat Semeniuk and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Advanced Nursing and Journal of Pain and Symptom Management.

In The Last Decade

Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham

83 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Analytic Challenge in Interpretive Description 1997 2026 2006 2016 2004 1997 400 800 1.2k
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. The Analytic Challenge in Interpretive Description
    2004 1.2k citations Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham et al. profile →
  2. Interpretive description: A noncategorical qualitative alternative for developing nursing knowledge
    1997 1.2k citations Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham et al. Research in Nursing & Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham Canada 30 2.0k 1.4k 1.1k 950 675 87 5.0k
Fazlollah Ahmadi Iran 35 1.7k 0.9× 947 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 1.2k 1.3× 721 1.1× 324 4.9k
Kim Usher Australia 43 2.0k 1.0× 1.4k 1.0× 773 0.7× 1.6k 1.7× 781 1.2× 314 6.1k
Kathryn L. Braun United States 40 2.3k 1.2× 1.0k 0.7× 1.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 781 1.2× 238 5.3k
Caroline Bradbury‐Jones United Kingdom 34 1.5k 0.8× 985 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 798 1.2× 163 4.1k
Lesley Wilkes Australia 40 1.7k 0.9× 1.8k 1.3× 1.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.7× 346 0.5× 199 5.1k
Rachel R. Hardeman United States 40 1.7k 0.9× 1.6k 1.1× 1.6k 1.4× 1.4k 1.5× 598 0.9× 96 5.4k
Catherine A. Chesla United States 43 2.0k 1.0× 1.0k 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 1.6k 1.7× 301 0.4× 108 6.5k
Saffron Karlsen United Kingdom 29 1.4k 0.7× 1.8k 1.3× 1.0k 0.9× 1.8k 1.9× 776 1.1× 67 4.6k
Fiona Timmins Ireland 35 2.9k 1.5× 1.1k 0.8× 1.8k 1.6× 1.7k 1.8× 853 1.3× 211 7.9k
Cindy Brach United States 28 3.9k 2.0× 1.1k 0.8× 653 0.6× 665 0.7× 649 1.0× 51 5.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fowler, Marsha D., et al.. (2024). Reframing covenant for nursing: From individual commitments to covenant with society. Nursing Philosophy. 25(4). e12498–e12498. 1 indexed citations
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Browne, Annette J., et al.. (2023). Decolonial, intersectional pedagogies in Canadian Nursing and Medical Education. Nursing Inquiry. 30(4). e12590–e12590. 3 indexed citations
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Ibhawoh, Bonny, et al.. (2022). Shifting Wrongs to Rights: Lessons in Human Rights from the Situation of Mothers Impacted by Albinism in Africa. Journal of Human Rights Practice. 14(3). 838–858. 1 indexed citations
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Reimer‐Kirkham, Sheryl, et al.. (2020). Prayer as Transgression?. McGill-Queen's University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Astle, Barbara, et al.. (2020). An Innovative Online Knowledge Translation Curriculum in Graduate Education. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 17(3). 229–238. 5 indexed citations
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Reimer‐Kirkham, Sheryl, et al.. (2020). Mothering, Albinism and Human Rights: The Disproportionate Impact of Health-Related Stigma in Tanzania. Foundations of Science. 27(2). 719–740. 10 indexed citations
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Reimer‐Kirkham, Sheryl, Kelli Stajduhar, Bernie Pauly, et al.. (2016). Death Is a Social Justice Issue. Advances in Nursing Science. 39(4). 293–307. 60 indexed citations
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Reimer‐Kirkham, Sheryl, et al.. (2016). Host Agency Perspectives on Facilitating Community-Based Clinical Experiences for Nursing Students. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 2 indexed citations
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Reimer‐Kirkham, Sheryl, et al.. (2013). In Real Time: Exploring Nursing Students’ Learning during an International Experience. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 10(1). 227–236. 21 indexed citations
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Reimer‐Kirkham, Sheryl, et al.. (2011). Sacred spaces in public places: religious and spiritual plurality in health care. Nursing Inquiry. 19(3). 202–212. 21 indexed citations
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Anderson, Joan M., Annette J. Browne, Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham, et al.. (2010). Uptake of critical knowledge in nursing practice: lessons learned from a knowledge translation study.. PubMed. 42(3). 106–22. 6 indexed citations
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Reimer‐Kirkham, Sheryl, et al.. (2009). Innovation in Community Clinical Placements: A Canadian Survey. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 6(1). Article28–Article28. 26 indexed citations
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Reimer‐Kirkham, Sheryl, et al.. (2009). Keeping the Vision: Sustaining Social Consciousness with Nursing Students following International Learning Experiences. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 6(1). Article3–Article3. 44 indexed citations
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Pesut, Barbara, Marsha D. Fowler, Elizabeth Johnston Taylor, Sheryl Reimer‐Kirkham, & Richard Sawatzky. (2008). Conceptualising spirituality and religion for healthcare. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 17(21). 2803–2810. 79 indexed citations
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Reimer‐Kirkham, Sheryl, Jennifer Baumbusch, Annette Schultz, & Joan M. Anderson. (2007). Knowledge Development and Evidence-based Practice. Advances in Nursing Science. 30(1). 26–40. 46 indexed citations
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Anderson, Joan M., Michael Burgess, Harold Coward, et al.. (2006). A Cross-Cultural Dialogue on Health Care Ethics. 14 indexed citations
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Reimer‐Kirkham, Sheryl, et al.. (2005). Narratives of Social Justice: Learning in Innovative Clinical Settings. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 2(1). Article28–Article28. 43 indexed citations
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Hofwegen, Lynn Van, et al.. (2005). The Strength of Rural Nursing: Implications for Undergraduate Nursing Education. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 2(1). 32 indexed citations
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Anderson, Joan M., JoAnn Perry, Connie Blue, et al.. (2003). “Rewriting” Cultural Safety Within the Postcolonial and Postnational Feminist Project. Advances in Nursing Science. 26(3). 196–214. 201 indexed citations
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Reimer‐Kirkham, Sheryl, Vicki Smye, S. Tang, et al.. (2002). Rethinking cultural safety while waiting to do fieldwork: Methodological implications for nursing research*. Research in Nursing & Health. 25(3). 222–232. 51 indexed citations

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