Sonja McIlfatrick

3.6k total citations
116 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Sonja McIlfatrick is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sonja McIlfatrick has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 44 papers in General Health Professions and 28 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Sonja McIlfatrick's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (69 papers), Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (24 papers) and Patient Dignity and Privacy (19 papers). Sonja McIlfatrick is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (69 papers), Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (24 papers) and Patient Dignity and Privacy (19 papers). Sonja McIlfatrick collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and Taiwan. Sonja McIlfatrick's co-authors include Felicity Hasson, Hugh McKenna, Maria Truesdale‐Kennedy, Laurence Taggart, Donna Fitzsimons, Kate Sullivan, Max Watson, Deborah Muldrew, Margaret Devlin and Philip Larkin and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, European Heart Journal and Frontiers in Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Sonja McIlfatrick

111 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sonja McIlfatrick United Kingdom 30 1.4k 827 519 364 354 116 2.4k
Scott Murray United Kingdom 19 1.4k 0.9× 776 0.9× 515 1.0× 225 0.6× 430 1.2× 43 2.3k
Barbara A Daveson United Kingdom 33 1.9k 1.3× 936 1.1× 493 0.9× 514 1.4× 626 1.8× 100 2.7k
Corita R. Grudzen United States 34 1.6k 1.1× 836 1.0× 683 1.3× 297 0.8× 478 1.4× 127 2.8k
Sally A. Norton United States 31 1.8k 1.2× 904 1.1× 457 0.9× 451 1.2× 478 1.4× 123 2.9k
Donna M. Wilson Canada 28 1.9k 1.3× 1.4k 1.7× 1.0k 2.0× 143 0.4× 372 1.1× 199 3.5k
Simon Etkind United Kingdom 17 1.5k 1.1× 852 1.0× 570 1.1× 264 0.7× 285 0.8× 41 2.3k
Hillary D. Lum United States 30 2.2k 1.6× 1.3k 1.6× 589 1.1× 339 0.9× 542 1.5× 136 3.5k
Eva Benzein Sweden 32 1.2k 0.8× 693 0.8× 930 1.8× 225 0.6× 483 1.4× 86 2.8k
Ella Danielson Sweden 32 921 0.6× 1.0k 1.2× 645 1.2× 354 1.0× 395 1.1× 95 2.7k
Kader Parahoo United Kingdom 29 732 0.5× 1.3k 1.6× 298 0.6× 461 1.3× 261 0.7× 101 2.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sonja McIlfatrick

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All Works

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McIlfatrick, Sonja, et al.. (2025). Developing leadership and resilience through early access master’s education for newly graduated, adult nurses: A cross-sectional survey. Nurse Education in Practice. 83. 104276–104276. 1 indexed citations
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Hasson, Felicity, et al.. (2024). Building public engagement and access to palliative care and advance care planning: a qualitative study. BMC Palliative Care. 23(1). 98–98. 3 indexed citations
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Merrell, Joy, et al.. (2023). Leadership practices that enable healthful cultures in clinical practice: A realist evaluation. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 33(3). 982–997. 8 indexed citations
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Ryan, Assumpta, et al.. (2023). Supporting older people following out of hours discharge from the Emergency Department: An integrative review of the literature. International Journal of Older People Nursing. 18(3). e12529–e12529. 1 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Paul, George Kernohan, Sonja McIlfatrick, et al.. (2022). An analysis of the construct validity and responsiveness of the ICECAP-SCM capability wellbeing measure in a palliative care hospice setting. BMC Palliative Care. 21(1). 121–121. 5 indexed citations
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McIlfatrick, Sonja, et al.. (2021). Arts engagement facilitated by artists with individuals with life-limiting illness: A systematic integrative review of the literature. Palliative Medicine. 35(10). 1815–1831. 3 indexed citations
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Carr, Karen, Felicity Hasson, Sonja McIlfatrick, & Julia Downing. (2021). Parents’ experiences of initiation of paediatric advance care planning discussions: a qualitative study. European Journal of Pediatrics. 181(3). 1185–1196. 7 indexed citations
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Carr, Karen, Felicity Hasson, Sonja McIlfatrick, & Julia Downing. (2021). Initiation of paediatric advance care planning: Cross‐sectional survey of health professionals reported behaviour. Child Care Health and Development. 48(3). 423–434. 5 indexed citations
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Hasson, Felicity, Deborah Muldrew, Emma Carduff, et al.. (2019). ‘Take more laxatives was their answer to everything’: A qualitative exploration of the patient, carer and healthcare professional experience of constipation in specialist palliative care. Palliative Medicine. 34(8). 1057–1066. 9 indexed citations
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Fitzsimons, Donna, Loreena Hill, Sonja McIlfatrick, Brian J. Taylor, & Lana Dixon. (2016). Professional decision-making on discussing ICD deactivation.. European Heart Journal. 37. 1 indexed citations
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Larkin, Philip, et al.. (2014). Active Palliative Rehabilitation in Lung Cancer (APRIL). Palliative Medicine. 28(6). 819–820. 1 indexed citations
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McIlfatrick, Sonja, et al.. (2012). Emergency nurse practitioners’ perceptions of their role and scope of practice: Is it advanced practice?. International Emergency Nursing. 21(2). 76–83. 34 indexed citations
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Barr, Owen, Sonja McIlfatrick, & Roy McConkey. (2012). End-of-Life care and people with intellectual disabilities: A multi-media educational resource. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 56. 2 indexed citations
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McCaughan, Eilís, Gillian Prue, Kader Parahoo, Sonja McIlfatrick, & Hugh McKenna. (2011). Exploring and comparing the experience and coping behaviour of men and women with colorectal cancer at diagnosis and during surgery. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 67(7). 1591–1600. 30 indexed citations
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Truesdale‐Kennedy, Maria, Laurence Taggart, & Sonja McIlfatrick. (2011). Breast cancer knowledge among women with intellectual disabilities and their experiences of receiving breast mammography. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 67(6). 1294–1304. 60 indexed citations
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McIlfatrick, Sonja, et al.. (2011). Exploring women's knowledge, experiences and perceptions of cervical cancer screening in an area of social deprivation. European Journal of Cancer Care. 20(6). 720–727. 71 indexed citations
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McLaughlin, Dorry, Owen Barr, & Sonja McIlfatrick. (2009). Delivering palliative care to those with learning disabilities. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 16(6). 302–305. 1 indexed citations
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McIlfatrick, Sonja, Kate Sullivan, & Hugh McKenna. (2003). Exploring the patient's experience of a day hospital chemotherapy service: preliminary fieldwork. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 7(3). 197–199. 6 indexed citations

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