Simon Lewin

65.4k total citations · 14 hit papers
246 papers, 17.7k citations indexed

About

Simon Lewin is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Lewin has authored 246 papers receiving a total of 17.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in General Health Professions, 62 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 51 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Simon Lewin's work include Health Policy Implementation Science (76 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (55 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (47 papers). Simon Lewin is often cited by papers focused on Health Policy Implementation Science (76 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (55 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (47 papers). Simon Lewin collaborates with scholars based in Norway, South Africa and United Kingdom. Simon Lewin's co-authors include Claire Glenton, Atle Fretheim, Andrew D Oxman, John N. Lavis, Jane Noyes, Jimmy Volmink, Christopher J. Colvin, Arash Rashidian, Merrick Zwarenstein and Andrew Booth and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Simon Lewin

239 papers receiving 17.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Lay health workers in primary and community health care for maternal and child health and the management of infectious diseases

2010 795 citations Simon Lewin, Susan Munabi-Babigumira et al. profile →
Conducting a meta-ethnography of qualitative literature: Lessons learnt

2008 782 citations Salla Atkins, Simon Lewin et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology profile →
Patient Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research

2007 769 citations Simon Lewin, Atle Fretheim et al. profile →
Interventions for providers to promote a patient-centred approach in clinical consultations

2012 752 citations Simon Lewin et al. profile →
Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings: introduction to the series

2018 723 citations Simon Lewin, Andrew Booth et al. profile →
Using Qualitative Evidence in Decision Making for Health and Social Interventions: An Approach to Assess Confidence in Findings from Qualitative Evidence Syntheses (GRADE-CERQual)

2015 607 citations Simon Lewin, Claire Glenton et al. profile →
Use of qualitative methods alongside randomised controlled trials of complex healthcare interventions: methodological study

2009 509 citations Simon Lewin, Claire Glenton et al. profile →
Non-specialist health worker interventions for the care of mental, neurological and substance-abuse disorders in low- and middle-income countries

2013 431 citations Simon Lewin et al. profile →
Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings—paper 2: how to make an overall CERQual assessment of confidence and create a Summary of Qualitative Findings table

2018 375 citations Simon Lewin, Meghan A. Bohren et al. profile →
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of lay health worker programmes to improve access to maternal and child health: qualitative evidence synthesis

2013 373 citations Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin et al. profile →
Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series—paper 3: methods for assessing methodological limitations, data extraction and synthesis, and confidence in synthesized qualitative findings

2017 333 citations Jane Noyes, Andrew Booth et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
Purposive sampling in a qualitative evidence synthesis: a worked example from a synthesis on parental perceptions of vaccination communication

2019 305 citations Heather Ames, Claire Glenton et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology profile →
The GRADE Evidence to Decision (EtD) framework for health system and public health decisions

2018 207 citations Jenny Moberg, Andrew D Oxman et al. Health Research Policy and Systems profile →
Factors affecting the implementation of childhood vaccination communication strategies in Nigeria: a qualitative study

2017 82 citations Afiong Oku, Angela Oyo‐Ita et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Participants’ experiences of potential adverse effects of an intervention to improve critical thinking about health choices: a qualitative cross-trial process evaluation in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda 2025 ·BMJ Open ·Matt Oxman, (unknown), Michael Mugisha, Ronald Ssenyonga, Allen Nsangi, Andrew D Oxman, Atle Fretheim, Sarah Rosenbaum, Margaret Kaseje, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Monica Melby‐Lervåg, Simon Lewin	0
2	User experiences of qualitative evidence in the GRADE evidence-to-decision framework: findings from Malawi, Nigeria, and South Africa 2025 ·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ·(unknown), Dachi Arikpo, Emmanuel Effa, (unknown), Moriam Chibuzor, Simon Lewin, (unknown), Susan Munabi-Babigumira, Sara Cooper, Claire Glenton	0
3	Assessing unConventional Evidence (ACE) tool: development and content of a tool to assess the strengths and limitations of ‘unconventional’ source materials 2024 ·Health Research Policy and Systems ·Simon Lewin, Étienne V Langlois, Özge Tunçalp, Anayda Portela	2
4	Assessing qualitative data richness and thickness: Development of an evidence‐based tool for use in qualitative evidence synthesis 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Heather Ames, Emma F. France, Sara Cooper, (unknown), Simon Lewin, Bey‐Marrié Schmidt, Isabelle Uny, Jane Noyes	4
5	Effects of the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention: A prospective meta‐analysis 2023 ·Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine ·(unknown), Michael Mugisha, Ronald Ssenyonga, Christopher James Rose, Allen Nsangi, Margaret Kaseje, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Matt Oxman, Sarah Rosenbaum, Jenny Moberg, Astrid Dahlgren, Simon Lewin, Andrew D Oxman	2
6	Effects of the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention on the ability of students in Rwanda to think critically about health choices: A cluster‐randomized trial 2023 ·Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine ·Michael Mugisha, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Matt Oxman, Allen Nsangi, Daniel Semakula, Christopher James Rose, Jenny Moberg, Astrid Dahlgren, Margaret Kaseje, Simon Lewin, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Sarah Rosenbaum, Andrew D Oxman	5
7	Effects of the informed health choices secondary school intervention on the ability of students in Kenya to think critically about health choices: A cluster‐randomized trial 2023 ·Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine ·(unknown), Margaret Kaseje, (unknown), (unknown), Michael Mugisha, Ronald Ssenyonga, Matt Oxman, Allen Nsangi, Daniel Semakula, Christopher James Rose, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, (unknown), Simon Lewin, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Sarah Rosenbaum, Andrew D Oxman	6
8	The use of GRADE-CERQual in qualitative evidence synthesis: an evaluation of fidelity and reporting 2023 ·Health Research Policy and Systems ·Megan Wainwright, (unknown), Özge Tunçalp, Andrew Booth, Meghan A. Bohren, Jane Noyes, (unknown), Heather Menzies Munthe‐Kaas, Simon Lewin	17
9	Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC) Qualitative Evidence Syntheses, Differences From Reviews of Intervention Effectiveness and Implications for Guidance 2022 ·International Journal of Qualitative Methods ·Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, Soo Downe, Elizabeth Paulsen, Susan Munabi-Babigumira, Smisha Agarwal, Heather Ames, Sara Cooper, Karen Daniels, Catherine Houghton, Akram Karimi‐Shahanjarini, (unknown), Willem Odendaal, Elham Shakibazadeh, Lavanya Vasudevan, Andreas Xyrichis, Meghan A. Bohren	17
10	Subsequent full publication of qualitative studies presented at United Kingdom Royal College of Nursing Research Conference 2015 and 2016: A follow‐up study 2021 ·Research Synthesis Methods ·Ingrid Toews, (unknown), Julia Stadelmaier, Guido Schwarzer, Jane Noyes, Andrew Booth, Simon Lewin, Joerg J Meerpohl	0
11	Using a mHealth system to recall and refer existing clients and refer community members with health concerns to primary healthcare facilities in South Africa: a feasibility study 2020 ·Global Health Action ·Willem Odendaal, Simon Lewin, Brian McKinstry, Mark Tomlinson, Esmé Jordaan, (unknown), (unknown), Anna Thorson, Salla Atkins	12
12	Informed Health Choices media intervention for improving people’s ability to critically appraise the trustworthiness of claims about treatment effects: a mixed-methods process evaluation of a randomised trial in Uganda 2019 ·BMJ Open ·Daniel Semakula, Allen Nsangi, Andrew D Oxman, Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, Sarah Rosenbaum, Matt Oxman, Margaret Kaseje, Astrid Dahlgren, Christopher James Rose, Atle Fretheim, Nelson K. Sewankambo	6
13	<p>Improving uptake and completion of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD with lay health workers: feasibility of a clinical trial</p> 2019 ·International Journal of COPD ·Patrick White, Gill Gilworth, Simon Lewin, Lauren Hogg, (unknown), Stephanie Taylor, Nicholas S Hopkinson, Nicholas Hart, Sally Singh, Alison J. Wright	16
14	Informed health choices intervention to teach primary school children in low-income countries to assess claims about treatment effects: process evaluation 2019 ·BMJ Open ·Allen Nsangi, Daniel Semakula, Claire Glenton, Simon Lewin, Andrew D Oxman, Matt Oxman, Sarah Rosenbaum, Astrid Dahlgren, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Margaret Kaseje, Christopher James Rose, Atle Fretheim, Nelson K. Sewankambo	20
15	Qualitative Evidence Synthesis (QES) for Guidelines: Paper 2 – Using qualitative evidence synthesis findings to inform evidence-to-decision frameworks and recommendations 2019 ·Health Research Policy and Systems ·Simon Lewin, Claire Glenton, Theresa A Lawrie, Soo Downe, Kenneth Finlayson, Sarah Rosenbaum, María Barreix, Özge Tunçalp	24
16	Qualitative Evidence Synthesis (QES) for Guidelines: Paper 1 – Using qualitative evidence synthesis to inform guideline scope and develop qualitative findings statements 2019 ·Health Research Policy and Systems ·Soo Downe, Kenneth Finlayson, Theresa A Lawrie, Simon Lewin, Claire Glenton, Sarah Rosenbaum, María Barreix, Özge Tunçalp	46
17	Using the COMMVAC taxonomy to map vaccination communication interventions in Mozambique 2017 ·Global Health Action ·Artur Manuel Muloliwa, Julie Cliff, Afiong Oku, Angela Oyo‐Ita, Claire Glenton, Heather Ames, Jessica Kaufman, Sophie Hill, Yuri Cartier, Xavier Bosch‐Capblanch, Gabriel Rada, Simon Lewin	3
18	Multiple and mixed methods in formative evaluation: Is more better? Reflections from a South African study 2016 ·BMC Medical Research Methodology ·Willem Odendaal, Salla Atkins, Simon Lewin	8
19	SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 2: Improving how your organisation supports the use of research evidence to inform policymaking 2009 ·Health Research Policy and Systems ·Andrew D Oxman, Per Olav Vandvik, John N. Lavis, Atle Fretheim, Simon Lewin	46
20	RISK PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS FLOODING AND ENVIRONMENT IN LOW INCOME URBAN COMMUNITIES: A CASE-STUDY IN INDORE, INDIA 1996 ·Epidemiology ·Simon Lewin, Caroline Stephens, (unknown)	2

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