Valerie Smith

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
196 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Valerie Smith is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Valerie Smith has authored 196 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 45 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 39 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Valerie Smith's work include Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (38 papers), Delphi Technique in Research (24 papers) and Malaria Research and Control (17 papers). Valerie Smith is often cited by papers focused on Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (38 papers), Delphi Technique in Research (24 papers) and Malaria Research and Control (17 papers). Valerie Smith collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and United States. Valerie Smith's co-authors include Declan Devane, Cecily Begley, Mike Clarke, D L Easty, Marie Blaze, Peter L. Chiodini, Jake MacMillan, C. W. M. Whitty, Friedrich Grummt and Ingrid Grummt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Valerie Smith

184 papers receiving 5.3k citations

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Methodology in conducting a systematic review of systematic reviews of healthcare interventions

2011 921 citations Valerie Smith, Declan Devane et al. BMC Medical Research Methodology profile →

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Lamberto Manzoli Italy

Susan Morton New Zealand

Emily Banks Australia

J. Hill United Kingdom

Kai Yu China

Theresa A Lawrie United Kingdom

Theodoros Ν. Sergentanis Greece

Alex Brown Australia

Kyle J Foreman United States

Steve Bell United Kingdom

Lamberto Manzoli Italy

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kane, Joseph, Irina Kinchin, Dag Aarsland, et al.. (2025). A common outcome set for trials in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB COS). Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. 11(3). e70134–e70134.

Hogg, Andrew C., Huang Li, Patrick M. Carr, et al.. (2025). Registration of ‘MT Blackbeard’ and ‘MT Raska’ durum wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations. 19(1). 1 indexed citations

Panda, Sunita, et al.. (2025). Midwives’ views and experiences of maternity care during COVID-19 in Ireland: A qualitative descriptive study. Midwifery. 147. 104428–104428.

Jacobs, Josephine, Liberty Greene, Mayuree Rao, et al.. (2024). The association between social risks and days at home for older veterans. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 72(10). 3035–3045.

Horgan, Gillian, Hiten D. Mistry, Valerie Smith, et al.. (2024). Women’s experiences of maternity care in the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 pandemic: A follow-up systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis. Women and Birth. 37(3). 101588–101588. 11 indexed citations

Smith, Valerie, Hannah Delaney, Andrew Hunter, et al.. (2023). The development and acceptability of an educational and training intervention for recruiters to neonatal trials: the TRAIN project. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 23(1). 265–265.

Hogg, Andrew C., Patrick M. Carr, Jed O. Eberly, et al.. (2022). Registration of ‘Lustre’ durum wheat. Journal of Plant Registrations. 16(3). 576–584. 1 indexed citations

Dhruva, Sanket S., Emily P. Zeitler, Daniel Caños, et al.. (2022). Evaluation of cardiovascular implantable electronic device leads post implant: ElectroPhysiology Predictable And SuStainable Implementation Of National Registries (EP PASSION). Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 66(4). 997–1004. 5 indexed citations

Dencker, Anna, Valerie Smith, Ingela Lundgren, et al.. (2022). Neonatal outcomes associated with mode of subsequent birth after a previous caesarean section in a first pregnancy: a Swedish population-based register study between 1999 and 2015. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 6(1). e001519–e001519. 2 indexed citations

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O’Connor, Louise, Emily Nash Smyth, Annemarie E. Bennett, et al.. (2021). Identifying outcomes reported in exercise interventions in oesophagogastric cancer survivors: a systematic review. BMC Cancer. 21(1). 586–586. 7 indexed citations

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Matvienko‐Sikar, Karen, Kerry Avery, Jane Blazeby, et al.. (2021). Use of core outcome sets was low in clinical trials published in major medical journals. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 142. 19–28. 34 indexed citations

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Devane, Declan, et al.. (2019). Identifying and prioritising midwifery care process metrics and indicators: a Delphi survey and stakeholder consensus process. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 19(1). 198–198. 14 indexed citations

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Wuytack, Francesca, Vittoria Lutje, Janus Christian Jakobsen, et al.. (2018). Sexual transmission of Hepatitis C Virus infection in a heterosexual population: A systematic review. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 10–10. 2 indexed citations

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Dencker, Anna, et al.. (2017). Midwife-led maternity care in Ireland – a retrospective cohort study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 17(1). 22 indexed citations

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Egan, Aoife M., Sander Galjaard, Michael Maresh, et al.. (2017). A core outcome set for studies evaluating the effectiveness of prepregnancy care for women with pregestational diabetes. Diabetologia. 60(7). 1190–1196. 35 indexed citations

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Broderick, Claire, Valerie Smith, Marie Blaze, et al.. (2012). Geographical concentration of falciparum malaria treated in the UK and delay to treatment with artesunate in severe cases: an observational study. BMJ Open. 2(6). e001854–e001854. 6 indexed citations

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Bradley, David J., et al.. (1998). Le paludisme d'importation au Royaume-Uni en 1996. Eurosurveillance. 3(4). 40–42. 1 indexed citations

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Bradley, David J., David C. Warhurst, Marie Blaze, & Valerie Smith. (1991). Malaria imported into the United Kingdom 1989 and 1990.. PubMed. 1(5). R45–8. 6 indexed citations

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Walters, Barry N J, et al.. (1985). Pain relief after episiotomy‐a comparative study of suprofen and dihydrocodeine. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 92(11). 1160–1163. 12 indexed citations

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Fidler, Jack, Valerie Smith, Peter Fayers, & Michael de Swiet. (1983). Randomised controlled comparative study of methyldopa and oxprenolol in treatment of hypertension in pregnancy.. BMJ. 286(6382). 1927–1930. 83 indexed citations

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