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97
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42018
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9153
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891

David R. Thompson publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David R. Thompson sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 867 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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David R. Thompson D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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

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This scientist: 97 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David R. Thompson is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine as the leading subfield of study.

The scientist's work covers several subfields including General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Epidemiology. Their main research topics include:

  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Recent publications by David R. Thompson illustrate the scope of their research interests and collaborative nature. Notable papers include:

  • "Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease: a meta-analysis" (2023), published in European Heart Journal
  • "Post-intensive care syndrome: A concept analysis" (2020), published in International Journal of Nursing Studies
  • "Rapid reviews: the pros and cons of an accelerated review process" (2021), published in European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
  • "How to optimize the adherence to a guideline-directed medical therapy in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases: a clinical consensus statement from the European Association of Preventive Cardiology" (2022), published in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
  • "Interventions for mental health, cognition, and psychological wellbeing in long COVID: a systematic review of registered trials" (2022), published in Psychological Medicine

David R. Thompson has collaborated frequently with several researchers, highlighting the collaborative dimension of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Chantal F. Ski
  • Janita Pak Chun Chau
  • David Castle
  • Suzanne Hoi Shan Lo
  • Kai Chow Choi

Publication venues where Thompson has contributed extensively include:

  • European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing
  • International Journal of Nursing Studies
  • Journal of Advanced Nursing
  • BMJ Open
  • Journal of Nursing Management

Best Publications

  • Exercise-based rehabilitation for patients with coronary heart disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

    Rod S Taylor;Allan Brown;Shah Ebrahim;Judith Jolliffe

  • Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease

    Lindsey Anderson;David R. Thompson;Neil Oldridge;Ann Dorthe Zwisler

  • Exercise-based Rehabilitation for Coronary Heart Disease

    J A Jolliffe;K Rees;R S Taylor;D Thompson

  • Exercise-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation for Coronary Heart Disease: Cochrane Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Lindsey Anderson;Neil Oldridge;David R. Thompson;Ann Dorthe Zwisler

  • Conducting indirect-treatment-comparison and network-meta-analysis studies: report of the ISPOR Task Force on Indirect Treatment Comparisons Good Research Practices: part 2.

    David C. Hoaglin;Neil Hawkins;Jeroen P. Jansen;David A. Scott

  • Depression and anxiety as predictors of outcome after myocardial infarction.

    Richard Anthony Mayou;David Gill;David Robert Thompson;Ann Day

  • Lifetime health and economic consequences of obesity

    David Thompson;John Edelsberg;Graham A. Colditz;Amy P. Bird

  • Psychological interventions for coronary heart disease

    Suzanne H Richards;Lindsey Anderson;Caroline E Jenkinson;Ben Whalley

  • Barriers to participation in and adherence to cardiac rehabilitation programs: a critical literature review.

    John Daly;Andrew P Sindone;David R Thompson;Karen Hancock

  • The cost-effectiveness of psychotherapy and paroxetine for severe irritable bowel syndrome.

    Francis Creed;Lakshmi Fernandes;Elspeth Guthrie;Stephen Palmer

  • Mindfulness mediates the physiological markers of stress: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Michaela C. Pascoe;David R. Thompson;David R. Thompson;Zoe M. Jenkins;Chantal F. Ski;Chantal F. Ski

  • Cyclical edema and shock due to increased capillary permeability.

    Clarkson B;Thompson D;Horwith M;Luckey Eh

  • Yoga, mindfulness-based stress reduction and stress-related physiological measures: A meta-analysis

    Michaela C. Pascoe;David R. Thompson;David R. Thompson;Chantal F. Ski

  • Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease (Review)

    Balraj S. Heran;Jenny M.H. Chen;Shah Ebrahim;Tiffany Moxham

  • The conduction system of the heart.

    D R Thompson;R H Anderson

  • A study of stress and burnout in nursing students in Hong Kong: a questionnaire survey.

    Roger Watson;Ian J Deary;David R Thompson;Gloria Li

  • Research information in nurses’ clinical decision‐making: what is useful?

    Carl Thompson;Dorothy McCaughan;Nicky Cullum;Trevor A. Sheldon

  • Acute care nurses' perceptions of barriers to using research information in clinical decision‐making

    Dorothy McCaughan;Carl Thompson;Nicky Cullum;Trevor A. Sheldon

  • Comparison of self-care behaviors of heart failure patients in 15 countries worldwide

    Tiny Jaarsma;Anna Strömberg;Tuvia Ben Gal;Jan Cameron

  • Disease management programmes for older people with heart failure: crucial characteristics which improve post-discharge outcomes.

    Doris S.F. Yu;David R. Thompson;Diana T.F. Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger Watson
Roger Watson University of Hull
Simon Stewart
Simon Stewart Torrens University Australia
David J. Castle
David J. Castle University of Tasmania
Tiny Jaarsma
Tiny Jaarsma Linköping University
Bengt Fridlund
Bengt Fridlund Linnaeus University
Jean Woo
Jean Woo Chinese University of Hong Kong
Patricia M. Davidson
Patricia M. Davidson Johns Hopkins University
Rod S Taylor
Rod S Taylor University of Glasgow
Richard Gray
Richard Gray University of Oxford
Remco Polman
Remco Polman Queensland University of Technology

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