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Social Sciences and Humanities
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2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
87
Citations
48974
World Ranking
232
National Ranking
41

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Andrew Booth is affiliated with the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses predominantly on the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with a considerable body of work spanning General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Further areas of specialization include Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Clinical Psychology, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their publication record reflects sustained contributions to topics such as Health Policy Implementation Science, Meta-analysis and Systematic Reviews, and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, and Quality of Life. Other notable research topics include the Delphi Technique in Research, Chronic Disease Management Strategies, Emergency and Acute Care Studies, and Health Sciences Research and Education.

Among recent published papers are:

  • "Barriers and facilitators to healthcare workers' adherence with infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases: a rapid qualitative evidence synthesis" (2020, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
  • "Critical appraisal" (2021, International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology)
  • "Rapid realist review of the role of community pharmacy in the public health response to COVID-19" (2021, BMJ Open)
  • "Rapid reviews methods series: Guidance on literature search" (2023, BMJ evidence-based medicine)
  • "Behavioural modification interventions for medically unexplained symptoms in primary care: systematic reviews and economic evaluation" (2020, Health Technology Assessment)

Frequent collaboration appears evident with several co-authors, including:

  • Anna Cantrell
  • Duncan Chambers
  • Declan Devane
  • Andrea C. Tricco
  • Christopher Carroll

Andrew Booth's work is regularly published in venues such as BMJ Open, Health and Social Care Delivery Research, SSM Annual Scientific Meeting, BMJ evidence-based medicine, and Health Services and Delivery Research. These outlets reflect an emphasis on health services research and systematic review methodologies.

Best Publications

  • A typology of reviews: An analysis of 14 review types and associated methodologies

    Maria J. Grant;Andrew Booth

  • A conceptual framework for implementation fidelity

    Christopher Carroll;Malcolm Patterson;Stephen Wood;Andrew Booth

  • Beyond PICO: The SPIDER Tool for Qualitative Evidence Synthesis

    Alison Cooke;Debbie M Smith;Andrew Booth

  • Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings: introduction to the series

    Simon Arnold Lewin;Simon Arnold Lewin;Andrew Booth;Claire Glenton;Heather Menzies Munthe-Kaas

  • How can systematic reviews incorporate qualitative research? A critical perspective:

    Mary Dixon-Woods;Sheila Bonas;Andrew Booth;David R. Jones

  • Ten principles of good interdisciplinary team work

    Susan A Nancarrow;Andrew Booth;Steven Ariss;Tony Smith

  • Using qualitative evidence in decision making for health and social interventions: an approach to assess confidence in findings from qualitative evidence syntheses (GRADE-CERQual)

    Simon Lewin;Claire Glenton;Heather Munthe-Kaas;Benedicte Carlsen

  • Making sense of complexity in context and implementation: the Context and Implementation of Complex Interventions (CICI) framework

    Lisa M. Pfadenhauer;Ansgar Gerhardus;Kati Mozygemba;Kristin Bakke Lysdahl

  • Barriers and facilitators to healthcare workers' adherence with infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases: a rapid qualitative evidence synthesis.

    Catherine Houghton;Pauline Meskell;Hannah Delaney;Mike Smalle

  • Appraising qualitative research for inclusion in systematic reviews: a quantitative and qualitative comparison of three methods

    Mary Dixon-Woods;Alex Sutton;Rachel L. Shaw;Tina Miller

  • The effects of integrated care: a systematic review of UK and international evidence

    Susan Baxter;Maxine Johnson;Duncan Chambers;Anthea Sutton

  • “Best fit” framework synthesis: refining the method

    Christopher Carroll;Andrew Booth;Joanna Leaviss;Jo Rick

  • Improving reporting of meta-ethnography: The eMERGe reporting guidance

    Maggie Cunningham;Nicola Ring;Isabelle Uny

  • A review of the use of health status measures in economic evaluation.

    J Brazier;M Deverill;C Green;R Harper

  • Applying GRADE-CERQual to qualitative evidence synthesis findings-paper 2: how to make an overall CERQual assessment of confidence and create a Summary of Qualitative Findings table

    Simon Arnold Lewin;Simon Arnold Lewin;Meghan Bohren;Arash Rashidian;Arash Rashidian;Heather Menzies Munthe-Kaas

  • Searching for qualitative research for inclusion in systematic reviews: a structured methodological review

    Andrew Booth

  • Defining the process to literature searching in systematic reviews: a literature review of guidance and supporting studies.

    Chris Cooper;Andrew Booth;Jo Varley-Campbell;Nicky Britten

  • COREQ (Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Studies)

    Andrew Booth;Karin Hannes;Angela Harden;Jane Noyes

  • Air Pollution and Dementia: A Systematic Review

    Ruth Peters;Ruth Peters;Nicole Ee;Jean Peters;Andrew Booth

  • Using the Knowledge to Action Framework in practice: a citation analysis and systematic review

    Becky Field;Andrew Booth;Irene Ilott;Kate Gerrish

  • Cochrane Qualitative and Implementation Methods Group guidance series-paper 3: methods for assessing methodological limitations, data extraction and synthesis, and confidence in synthesized qualitative findings

    Jane Noyes;Andrew Booth;Kate Flemming;Ruth Garside

  • Routine preoperative testing: a systematic review of the evidence.

    J Munro;A Booth;J Nicholl

  • Qualitative Research and Cochrane Reviews

    Jane Noyes;Jennie Popay;Alan Pearson;Karin Hannes

Frequent Co-Authors

Elizabeth Goyder
Elizabeth Goyder University of Sheffield
Simon Lewin
Simon Lewin South African Medical Research Council
Rhiannon Tudor Edwards
Rhiannon Tudor Edwards Bangor University
Michael Barkham
Michael Barkham University of Sheffield
Mark Stevenson
Mark Stevenson University of Melbourne
Arash Rashidian
Arash Rashidian World Health Organization
Angela Harden
Angela Harden City, University of London
Kaarin J. Anstey
Kaarin J. Anstey University of New South Wales
Nicky Britten
Nicky Britten University of Exeter
Eva Rehfuess
Eva Rehfuess Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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