Steven McPhail

19.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
320 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Steven McPhail is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Epidemiology and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven McPhail has authored 320 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in General Health Professions, 70 papers in Epidemiology and 54 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Steven McPhail's work include Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (44 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (27 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (26 papers). Steven McPhail is often cited by papers focused on Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (44 papers), Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (27 papers) and Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (26 papers). Steven McPhail collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Steven McPhail's co-authors include Terry Haines, Anne‐Marie Hill, Christopher Etherton‐Beer, Sandra Brauer, Tammy Hoffmann, Keith Hill, Suzanne Kuys, Jaap J. van Netten, Yuqi Zhang and Peter A Lazzarini and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Steven McPhail

292 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Multimorbidity in chronic disease: impact on health care resources and costs

2016 355 citations Steven McPhail profile →
Global Disability Burdens of Diabetes-Related Lower-Extremity Complications in 1990 and 2016

2020 328 citations Steven McPhail et al. profile →
Interventions to reduce falls in hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2022 114 citations Steven McPhail et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Steven McPhail Australia	37	1.1k	1.0k	868	867	802	320	5.5k
Marieke J. Schuurmans Netherlands	51	2.0k 1.9×	1.1k 1.1×	906 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	1.2k 1.4×	216	9.4k
Kushang V. Patel United States	49	958 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	697 0.8×	463 0.5×	895 1.1×	130	9.5k
Rose Galvin Ireland	40	806 0.7×	933 0.9×	844 1.0×	872 1.0×	967 1.2×	234	5.6k
Cees P. van der Schans Netherlands	53	1.1k 1.0×	676 0.7×	1.3k 1.5×	696 0.8×	304 0.4×	297	9.2k
Lora Giangregorio Canada	44	1.4k 1.3×	896 0.9×	2.0k 2.3×	636 0.7×	460 0.6×	194	9.1k
Margaret G. Stineman United States	37	1.0k 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	531 0.6×	1.2k 1.4×	210 0.3×	143	4.4k
Thomas Rosemann Switzerland	50	2.0k 1.8×	1.5k 1.4×	574 0.7×	1.8k 2.1×	267 0.3×	739	13.9k
Maureen C. Ashe Canada	41	951 0.9×	532 0.5×	1.1k 1.3×	524 0.6×	990 1.2×	203	6.5k
Glenn V. Ostir United States	40	1.0k 0.9×	584 0.6×	387 0.4×	557 0.6×	637 0.8×	84	5.6k
Susan Jaglal Canada	56	1.7k 1.6×	1.4k 1.4×	3.4k 3.9×	1.0k 1.2×	1.0k 1.2×	293	9.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven McPhail

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Curtis, Kate, Mary Lam, Ramon Z. Shaban, et al.. (2025). Reducing inpatient deterioration and improving patient safety in emergency departments with a standardised nursing framework: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 173. 105256–105256.

Roberts, Jack, et al.. (2024). A Scoping Review of Fall-Risk Screening Tools in the Emergency Department for Future Falls in Older Adults. Gerontology. 70(12). 1–14. 3 indexed citations

Culvenor, Adam G, Andrea M Bruder, Mark J. Scholes, et al.. (2024). RECRUITMENT AND BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS OF YOUNG ADULTS AT RISK OF EARLY-ONSET KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS AFTER ACL RECONSTRUCTION IN THE SUPER-KNEE TRIAL. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 32. S248–S248. 1 indexed citations

Abell, Bridget, David Rodwell, Samudragupta Bora, et al.. (2024). Neurodevelopmental follow-up care pathways and processes for children with congenital heart disease in Australia. Pediatric Research. 98(3). 966–975. 1 indexed citations

Tyack, Zephanie, Steven McPhail, Gregory A. Aarons, et al.. (2024). Evaluating the tailored implementation of a multisite care navigation service for mental health in rural and remote Australia (The Bridging Study): protocol for a community-engaged hybrid effectiveness-implementation study. Implementation Science. 19(1). 62–62.

Hillman, Ken, Adrian Barnett, Christine Brown, et al.. (2024). The conveyor belt for older people nearing the end of life. Internal Medicine Journal. 54(8). 1414–1417. 1 indexed citations

Cameron, Cate M, et al.. (2024). Prevalence of opioid use in adults with spinal cord injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 48(2). 170–188. 2 indexed citations

Kularatna, Sanjeewa, et al.. (2024). Preferences for Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up Care for Children: A Discrete Choice Experiment. Patient. 17(6). 645–662.

Culvenor, Adam G, T. West, Andrea M Bruder, et al.. (2023). SUpervised exercise-therapy and Patient Education Rehabilitation (SUPER) versus minimal intervention for young adults at risk of knee osteoarthritis after ACL reconstruction: SUPER-Knee randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open. 13(1). e068279–e068279. 17 indexed citations

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Cameron, Cate M, et al.. (2023). Prevalence of opioid use in adults with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints).

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Goyal, Vikas, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Anne B. Chang, et al.. (2023). The Economic Burden of Bronchiectasis. CHEST Journal. 164(6). 1396–1421. 23 indexed citations

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Abell, Bridget, et al.. (2023). Implementation costs of hospital-based computerised decision support systems: a systematic review. Implementation Science. 18(1). 7–7. 15 indexed citations

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Senanayake, Sameera, Helen Healy, Steven McPhail, Keshwar Baboolal, & Sanjeewa Kularatna. (2022). Cost-Effectiveness and Budget Impact Analysis of Implementing a 'Soft Opt-Out' System for Kidney Donation in Australia. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 20(5). 769–779. 3 indexed citations

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Hayward, Kelly L., Leigh U. Horsfall, Amy Johnson, et al.. (2021). Towards collaborative management of non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease: a ‘real‐world’ pathway for fibrosis risk assessment in primary care. Internal Medicine Journal. 52(10). 1749–1758. 5 indexed citations

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Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Donna Rowen, Clara Mukuria, et al.. (2021). Development of a preference-based heart disease-specific health state classification system using MacNew heart disease-related quality of life instrument. Quality of Life Research. 31(1). 257–268. 5 indexed citations

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Carter, Hannah, et al.. (2020). A scoping review of cost‐effectiveness analyses of school‐based interventions for caries. Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology. 48(5). 357–363. 7 indexed citations

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Finch, Emma, Jennifer Lethlean, Tanya Rose, et al.. (2017). How does feedback from patients impact upon healthcare student clinical skill development and learning? A systematic review. Medical Teacher. 40(3). 244–252. 18 indexed citations

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Wójcik, Kamila, Leigh U. Horsfall, Katharine M. Irvine, et al.. (2015). Patterns of service utilisation within hepatology clinics: high prevalence of advanced liver disease. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 1 indexed citations

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McPhail, Steven & Monique Waite. (2014). Physical activity and health-related quality of life among physiotherapists: a cross sectional survey in an Australian hospital and health service. Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia). 48 indexed citations

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McPhail, Steven, et al.. (2012). An evolving perspective on physical activity counselling by medical professionals. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 49 indexed citations

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