Virginia Vandall‐Walker

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 715 citations indexed

About

Virginia Vandall‐Walker is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Virginia Vandall‐Walker has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 715 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in General Health Professions, 5 papers in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology and 4 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Virginia Vandall‐Walker's work include Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (5 papers), Mental Health and Patient Involvement (4 papers) and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (4 papers). Virginia Vandall‐Walker is often cited by papers focused on Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (5 papers), Mental Health and Patient Involvement (4 papers) and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (4 papers). Virginia Vandall‐Walker collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Australia and United Kingdom. Virginia Vandall‐Walker's co-authors include Lisa Petermann, Elizabeth Manafò, Alexander M. Clark, Kathleen Oberle, Jananee Rasiah, Louise Jensen, Israel Amirav, Laura Saunders, Brandi Vanderspank‐Wright and Sharon Moore and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, PEDIATRICS and Qualitative Health Research.

In The Last Decade

Virginia Vandall‐Walker

15 papers receiving 698 citations

Hit Papers

Patient engagement in Canada: a scoping review of the ‘ho... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200 250
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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.

  1. Patient engagement in Canada: a scoping review of the ‘how’ and ‘what’ of patient engagement in health research
    2018 283 citations Elizabeth Manafò, Lisa Petermann et al. Health Research Policy and Systems profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Virginia Vandall‐Walker Canada 8 451 180 158 145 69 15 715
Mary Flatley United Kingdom 11 471 1.0× 284 1.6× 142 0.9× 128 0.9× 45 0.7× 20 795
Loris Bonetti Switzerland 16 415 0.9× 187 1.0× 79 0.5× 225 1.6× 55 0.8× 75 861
Öncel Naldemirci Sweden 9 538 1.2× 236 1.3× 56 0.4× 74 0.5× 41 0.6× 10 774
Barbara J. Edlund United States 12 331 0.7× 374 2.1× 147 0.9× 81 0.6× 116 1.7× 48 785
Caroline Nicholson United Kingdom 16 522 1.2× 409 2.3× 124 0.8× 135 0.9× 61 0.9× 36 875
Sandra Martins Pereira Portugal 17 384 0.9× 426 2.4× 129 0.8× 188 1.3× 81 1.2× 42 765
Alisa Khan United States 14 268 0.6× 127 0.7× 95 0.6× 102 0.7× 156 2.3× 33 636
Ahmad Ayed Palestinian Territory 16 204 0.5× 183 1.0× 93 0.6× 198 1.4× 41 0.6× 131 759
Abukari Kwame Canada 6 290 0.6× 157 0.9× 67 0.4× 103 0.7× 75 1.1× 17 634
Ruth Elkan United Kingdom 15 572 1.3× 208 1.2× 36 0.2× 110 0.8× 77 1.1× 25 985

Countries citing papers authored by Virginia Vandall‐Walker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Virginia Vandall‐Walker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Virginia Vandall‐Walker

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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Thirsk, Lorraine M., et al.. (2021). A Taxonomy of Supports and Barriers to Family-Centered Adult Critical Care: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. Journal of Family Nursing. 27(3). 199–211. 7 indexed citations
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Amirav, Israel, et al.. (2020). <p>An Asthma Specialist’s Consult Letter: What Do Parents Think About Receiving a Copy?</p>. Journal of Asthma and Allergy. Volume 13. 179–186. 3 indexed citations
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Vandall‐Walker, Virginia, et al.. (2020). You Can’t Touch…or Can You? Dietitians’ Perceptions of Expressive Touch in Client Encounters. Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research. 81(3). 112–119. 2 indexed citations
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Manafò, Elizabeth, et al.. (2018). Patient engagement in Canada: a scoping review of the ‘how’ and ‘what’ of patient engagement in health research. Health Research Policy and Systems. 16(1). 5–5. 283 indexed citations breakdown →
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Manafò, Elizabeth, et al.. (2018). Patient and public engagement in priority setting: A systematic rapid review of the literature. PLoS ONE. 13(3). e0193579–e0193579. 160 indexed citations
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Manafò, Elizabeth, et al.. (2018). Correction to: Patient engagement in Canada: a scoping review of the ‘how’ and ‘what’ of patient engagement in health research. Health Research Policy and Systems. 16(1). 24–24. 7 indexed citations
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Heyland, Daren K., Judy E. Davidson, Yoanna Skrobik, et al.. (2018). Improving partnerships with family members of ICU patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 19(1). 3–3. 25 indexed citations
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Jackson, Jennifer, et al.. (2018). Burnout and resilience in critical care nurses: A grounded theory of Managing Exposure. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing. 48. 28–35. 60 indexed citations
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Vandall‐Walker, Virginia, et al.. (2017). A Necessary Evil? Patients’ Experiences Receiving Tube Feeding in Acute Care. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 32(4). 516–525. 7 indexed citations
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Amirav, Israel, Virginia Vandall‐Walker, Jananee Rasiah, & Laura Saunders. (2017). Patient and Researcher Engagement in Health Research: A Parent’s Perspective. PEDIATRICS. 140(3). 52 indexed citations
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Smith, John A. & Virginia Vandall‐Walker. (2017). A double whammy! New baccalaureate registered nurses' transitions into rural acute care . Rural and Remote Health. 17(4). 4256–4256. 5 indexed citations
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Vandall‐Walker, Virginia, et al.. (2012). Outcomes of Modified Formal Online Debating in Graduate Nursing Education. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship. 9(1). Article 15–Article 15. 6 indexed citations
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Vandall‐Walker, Virginia & Alexander M. Clark. (2011). It Starts With Access!. Journal of Family Nursing. 17(2). 148–181. 51 indexed citations
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Vandall‐Walker, Virginia, et al.. (2008). Before and After Radical Prostate Surgery: Information and Resource Guide. 1 indexed citations
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Vandall‐Walker, Virginia, Louise Jensen, & Kathleen Oberle. (2007). Nursing Support for Family Members of Critically Ill Adults. Qualitative Health Research. 17(9). 1207–1218. 46 indexed citations

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