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Programme Grants for Applied Research
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Programme Grants for Applied Research

2050-4322

Published by: National Institute for Health Research

https://www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/pgfar/

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 806 26 24 6

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 126
Documents by Best Scientists*: 47
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 3
SCIMAGO H-index: 8
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.35
Impact Factor: N/A

Top Publications

  • Improving mental health and reducing antipsychotic use in people with dementia in care homes: the WHELD research programme including two RCTs

    Clive Ballard;Clive Ballard;Martin Orrell;Esme Moniz-Cook;Robert Woods

    (2020)
    19 Citations
  • A facilitated home-based cardiac rehabilitation intervention for people with heart failure and their caregivers: a research programme including the REACH-HF RCT

    Hasnain M Dalal;Rod S Taylor;Rod S Taylor;Jennifer Wingham;Colin J Greaves

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Screening and brief interventions for adolescent alcohol use disorders presenting through emergency departments: a research programme including two RCTs

    Paolo Deluca;Simon Coulton;Mohammed Fasihul Alam;Sadie Boniface

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • Developing and Evaluating Packages to Support Implementation of Quality Indicators in General Practice: The ASPIRE Research Programme, Including Two Cluster RCTs

    Robbie Foy;Tom Willis;Liz Glidewell;Rosie Mceachan

    (2020)
    11 Citations
  • A health promotion intervention to improve lifestyle choices and health outcomes in people with psychosis: a research programme including the IMPaCT RCT

    Fiona Gaughran;Fiona Gaughran;Daniel Stahl;Anita Patel;Khalida Ismail

    (2020)
    7 Citations
  • Components, impacts and costs of dementia home support: a research programme including the DESCANT RCT

    Paul Clarkson;David Challis;Jane Hughes;Brenda Roe

    (2021)
    7 Citations
  • Configuration of vascular services: a multiple methods research programme

    Jonathan Michaels;Emma Wilson;Ravi Maheswaran;Stephen Radley

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • Longer-term health and social care strategies for stroke survivors and their carers: the LoTS2Care research programme including cluster feasibility RCT

    Anne Forster;Seline Ozer;Thomas F Crocker;Allan House

    (2021)
    6 Citations
  • The epidemiology, management and impact of surgical wounds healing by secondary intention: a research programme including the SWHSI feasibility RCT

    Ian Chetter;Ian Chetter;Catherine Arundel;Kerry Bell;Hannah Buckley

    (2020)
    6 Citations
  • Supporting good quality, community-based end-of-life care for people living with dementia: the SEED research programme including feasibility RCT

    Louise Robinson;Marie Poole;Emma McLellan;Richard Lee

    (2020)
    6 Citations

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