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Afaf Girgis publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Afaf Girgis sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 307 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Afaf Girgis D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Afaf Girgis sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Afaf Girgis is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Oncology, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, and Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health.

The scientist's work concentrates on key topics such as cancer survivorship and care, palliative care and end-of-life issues, quality of life of childhood cancer survivors, family support in illness, implementation of clinical practice guidelines, patient-provider communication in healthcare, and health systems with economic evaluations.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Afaf Girgis include Allan Ben Smith, Phyllis Butow, Joanne Shaw, Heather L. Shepherd, and Jessica Cuddy.

Several publication venues feature their research regularly, including the Journal of Cancer Survivorship, BMC Health Services Research, Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice, BMJ Open, and the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Afaf Girgis are:

  • What are the attitudes of health professionals regarding patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) in oncology practice? A mixed-method synthesis of the qualitative evidence, 2020, BMC Health Services Research
  • Web-Based Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Personalized Treatment and Care (PROMPT-Care): Multicenter Pragmatic Nonrandomized Trial, 2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to guide clinical care: recommendations and challenges, 2021, The Medical Journal of Australia
  • Priority recommendations for the implementation of patient-reported outcomes in clinical cancer care: a Delphi study, 2022, Journal of Cancer Survivorship
  • A systematic mixed studies review of fear of cancer recurrence in families and caregivers of adults diagnosed with cancer, 2021, Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Best Publications

  • The unmet supportive care needs of patients with cancer

    Rob Sanson‐Fisher;Afaf Girgis;Allison Boyes;Billie Bonevski

  • Breaking bad news: consensus guidelines for medical practitioners.

    Afaf Girgis;Rob W. Sanson-Fisher

  • Brief assessment of adult cancer patients' perceived needs: development and validation of the 34‐item Supportive Care Needs Survey (SCNS‐SF34)

    Allison Boyes;Afaf Girgis;Christophe Lecathelinais

  • Evaluation of an instrument to assess the needs of patients with cancer

    Billie Bonevski;Rob Sanson-Fisher;Afaf Girgis;Louise Burton

  • Physical, psychosocial, relationship, and economic burden of caring for people with cancer: A review

    Afaf Girgis;Sylvie D Lambert;Claire Johnson;Amy Waller

  • The unmet supportive care needs of patients with cancer. Supportive Care Review Group.

    R Sanson-Fisher;A Girgis;A Boyes;B Bonevski

  • The accuracy of self-reported health behaviors and risk factors relating to cancer and cardiovascular disease in the general population: a critical review.

    Sallie Newell;Afaf Girgis;Rob William Sanson-Fisher;Nina Johanna Savolainen

  • The psychosocial needs of breast cancer survivors; A qualitative study of the shared and unique needs of younger versus older survivors

    B. Thewes;P. Butow;A. Girgis;S. Pendlebury

  • Clinical practice guidelines for communicating prognosis and end-of-life issues with adults in the advanced stages of a life-limiting illness, and their caregivers

    Josephine M. Clayton;Karen M. Hancock;Phyllis N. Butow;Martin H.N. Tattersall

  • How well do medical oncologists' perceptions reflect their patients' reported physical and psychosocial problems? data from a survey of five oncologists

    Sallie Newell;Rob William Sanson-Fisher;Afaf Girgis;Anthony Bonaventura

  • How to recognize and manage psychological distress in cancer patients.

    Holly Ryan;P. Schofield;Jill Cockburn;P. Butow

  • Perceived needs of women diagnosed with breast cancer: rural versus urban location.

    Afaf Girgis;Allison Boyes;Rob W. Sanson-Fisher;Sally Burrows

  • The unmet needs of partners and caregivers of adults diagnosed with cancer: a systematic review

    Sylvie D Lambert;James D Harrison;Ellen Smith;Billie Bonevski

  • Fear of cancer recurrence: a theoretical review and novel cognitive processing formulation

    Joanna E Fardell;Belinda Thewes;Belinda Thewes;Jane Turner;Jemma Gilchrist

  • Randomized Trial of ConquerFear: A Novel, Theoretically Based Psychosocial Intervention for Fear of Cancer Recurrence

    Phyllis N Butow;Jane Turner;Jemma Gilchrist;Louise Sharpe

  • Prevalence and correlates of cancer survivors’ supportive care needs 6 months after diagnosis: a population-based cross-sectional study

    Allison W Boyes;Afaf Girgis;Catherine D’Este;Alison C Zucca

  • Breaking bad news. 1: Current best advice for clinicians.

    Afaf Girgis;Rob W. Sanson-Fisher

  • Do Couple-Based Interventions Make a Difference for Couples Affected by Cancer?: A Systematic Review

    Tim W Regan;Sylvie D Lambert;Afaf Girgis;Brian Kelly

  • Some things change, some things stay the same: a longitudinal analysis of cancer caregivers' unmet supportive care needs.

    Afaf Girgis;Sylvie D. Lambert;Patrick McElduff;Billie Bonevski

  • Response rates in GP surveys - trialling two recruitment strategies.

    Billie Bonevski;Parker Magin;Graeme Horton;Mark Foster

  • Supportive care needs: are patients with lung cancer a neglected population?

    Jiong Li;Afaf Girgis

Frequent Co-Authors

Phyllis Butow
Phyllis Butow University of Sydney
Jane Turner
Jane Turner University of Queensland
Rob Sanson-Fisher
Rob Sanson-Fisher University of Newcastle Australia
David C. Currow
David C. Currow Flinders University
Geoffrey Mitchell
Geoffrey Mitchell University of Queensland
Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly University of Newcastle Australia
Belinda Thewes
Belinda Thewes University of Sydney
Penelope Schofield
Penelope Schofield Swinburne University of Technology
David Goldstein
David Goldstein University of New South Wales
Suzanne K. Chambers
Suzanne K. Chambers University of Technology Sydney

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