Val Wass

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Val Wass is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Family Practice and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Val Wass has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 21 papers in Family Practice and 13 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Val Wass's work include Innovations in Medical Education (34 papers), Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills (21 papers) and Radiology practices and education (12 papers). Val Wass is often cited by papers focused on Innovations in Medical Education (34 papers), Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills (21 papers) and Radiology practices and education (12 papers). Val Wass collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and United States. Val Wass's co-authors include Cees van der Vleuten, Roger Jones, John Shatzer, Darren M. Ashcroft, Mary P. Tully, Penny Lewis, Tim Dornan, Walther van Mook, Erik W. Driessen and Jan van Tartwijk and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Gut and BMJ.

In The Last Decade

Val Wass

56 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Assessment of clinical competence 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 250 500 750
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. Assessment of clinical competence
    2001 763 citations Val Wass, Cees van der Vleuten 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
Val Wass United Kingdom 26 2.1k 1.0k 704 632 444 59 3.4k
Michael Fordis United States 13 1.5k 0.7× 536 0.5× 778 1.1× 182 0.3× 212 0.5× 27 2.5k
Denise M. Dupras United States 22 1.6k 0.8× 432 0.4× 822 1.2× 129 0.2× 707 1.6× 45 3.0k
Jeanne M. Farnan United States 29 946 0.5× 367 0.4× 983 1.4× 420 0.7× 100 0.2× 110 2.6k
Karen B. Farris United States 38 629 0.3× 1.3k 1.3× 1.4k 2.0× 314 0.5× 82 0.2× 199 4.8k
Christopher M. Wittich United States 25 828 0.4× 210 0.2× 458 0.7× 224 0.4× 254 0.6× 64 1.9k
Lisa Soleymani Lehmann United States 34 1.5k 0.7× 246 0.2× 1.2k 1.8× 420 0.7× 49 0.1× 135 3.6k
Debora A. Paterniti United States 35 1.4k 0.7× 430 0.4× 1.8k 2.6× 124 0.2× 113 0.3× 80 4.0k
George Bergus United States 29 730 0.4× 312 0.3× 926 1.3× 107 0.2× 80 0.2× 101 3.0k
K Henriksen United States 21 453 0.2× 544 0.5× 573 0.8× 828 1.3× 43 0.1× 148 2.4k
Jochanan Benbassat Israel 26 980 0.5× 308 0.3× 1.1k 1.6× 130 0.2× 94 0.2× 87 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Val Wass

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Val Wass

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Val Wass. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Val Wass 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 Val Wass. Val Wass is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ramsay, Robin, et al.. (2020). Reimagining medical education for primary care in the time of COVID-19: a world view. Education for Primary Care. 32(1). 2–5. 6 indexed citations
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Andrades, Marie, et al.. (2017). Peer feedback for examiner quality assurance on MRCGP International South Asia: a mixed methods study. BMC Medical Education. 17(1). 244–244. 1 indexed citations
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Wass, Val. (2013). Evidence-based practice: missed learning opportunities in undergraduate primary care?. Education for Primary Care. 24(5). 312–313. 1 indexed citations
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O’Sullivan, Helen, et al.. (2012). Integrating professionalism into the curriculum. Medical Teacher. 34(2). 155–157. 68 indexed citations
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Galbraith, Robert M., Brian Hodges, Pauline McAvoy, et al.. (2012). Expert validation of fit-for-purpose guidelines for designing programmes of assessment. BMC Medical Education. 12(1). 20–20. 45 indexed citations
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Firth, Adam & Val Wass. (2011). The Impact of General Practice Attachments on Foundation Doctors: Achieving the Goals of Modernising Medical Careers. Education for Primary Care. 22(5). 314–320. 6 indexed citations
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Hodges, Brian, Shiphra Ginsburg, Richard L. Cruess, et al.. (2011). Assessment of professionalism: Recommendations from the Ottawa 2010 Conference. Medical Teacher. 33(5). 354–363. 239 indexed citations
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Tully, Mary P., Darren M. Ashcroft, Tim Dornan, et al.. (2009). The Causes of and Factors Associated with Prescribing Errors in Hospital Inpatients. Drug Safety. 32(10). 819–836. 159 indexed citations
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Lewis, Penny, Tim Dornan, David Taylor, et al.. (2009). Prevalence, Incidence and Nature of Prescribing Errors in Hospital Inpatients. Drug Safety. 32(5). 379–389. 296 indexed citations
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Sandars, John, et al.. (2007). Educating undergraduate medical students about patient safety: Priority areas for curriculum development. Medical Teacher. 29(1). 60–61. 46 indexed citations
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Driessen, Erik W., Jan van Tartwijk, Cees van der Vleuten, & Val Wass. (2007). Portfolios in medical education: why do they meet with mixed success? A systematic review. Medical Education. 41(12). 1224–1233. 236 indexed citations
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Roberts, Jane, Tom Sanders, & Val Wass. (2007). Students’ perceptions of race, ethnicity and culture at two UK medical schools: a qualitative study. Medical Education. 42(1). 45–52. 25 indexed citations
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Roberts, Celia, Becky Moss, Val Wass, Srikant Sarangi, & Roger Jones. (2005). Misunderstandings: a qualitative study of primary care consultations in multilingual settings, and educational implications. Medical Education. 39(5). 465–475. 97 indexed citations
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Wass, Val & Cees van der Vleuten. (2004). The long case. Medical Education. 38(11). 1176–1180. 57 indexed citations
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Wass, Val, et al.. (2001). Composite undergraduate clinical examinations: how should the components be combined to maximize reliability?. Medical Education. 35(4). 326–330. 81 indexed citations
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Wakeford, Richard, Lesley Southgate, & Val Wass. (1995). Improving oral examinations: selecting, training, and monitoring examiners for the MRCGP. BMJ. 311(7010). 931–935. 59 indexed citations
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Mallinson, C N, M O Rake, J. B. Cocking, et al.. (1980). Chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer: results of a controlled, prospective, randomised, multicentre trial.. BMJ. 281(6255). 1589–1591. 173 indexed citations
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Rake, M O, et al.. (1979). Chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer: a controlled, prospective, randomised multi-centre study.. Gut. 20(9). 797–801. 13 indexed citations
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Wass, Val, T M Barratt, W. A. Marshall, et al.. (1977). Home haemodialysis in children. Report of the London Children's Home Dialysis Group.. PubMed. 1(8005). 2426–2426. 5 indexed citations

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