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Debra Jackson 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 Debra Jackson sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 847 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Debra Jackson 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 Debra Jackson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 101 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Debra Jackson is an academic affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their research spans multiple fields, predominantly within health professions, medicine, and psychology. They have contributed significantly to interdisciplinary areas connecting clinical practice and mental health.

The primary fields of study for Debra Jackson include:

  • Health Professions
  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Their subfields of study further specify their areas of expertise as:

  • General Health Professions
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Emergency Medical Services

Jackson's research topics cover a range of issues related to healthcare and mental health, including:

  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Healthcare professionals' stress and burnout
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Nursing education and management
  • Disaster Response and Management
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units

Their work has been published extensively, often appearing in specific academic journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Advanced Nursing
  • Journal of Clinical Nursing
  • International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
  • Issues in Mental Health Nursing
  • Contemporary Nurse

Among their recent publications are the following papers, which reflect topical issues in nursing and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic:

  • "Family violence and COVID-19: Increased vulnerability and reduced options for support" (2020), International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
  • "Older people and COVID-19: Isolation, risk and ageism" (2020), Journal of Clinical Nursing
  • "Life in the pandemic: Social isolation and mental health" (2020), Journal of Clinical Nursing
  • "Life in the pandemic: Some reflections on nursing in the context of COVID-19" (2020), Journal of Clinical Nursing
  • "The potential for COVID-19 to contribute to compassion fatigue in critical care nurses" (2020), Journal of Clinical Nursing

Jackson has also authored books, including "Contexts of Nursing: An Introduction" published in 2020 by Central Queensland University.

Collaboration has been a significant part of their research activities, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Kim Usher
  • Michelle Cleary
  • Tamara Power
  • Joanne Durkin
  • Helen Aveyard

Best Publications

  • Personal resilience as a strategy for surviving and thriving in the face of workplace adversity: a literature review.

    Debra Jackson;Angela Firtko;Michel Edenborough

  • Family violence and COVID-19: Increased vulnerability and reduced options for support.

    Kim Usher;Navjot Bhullar;Joanne Durkin;Naomi Gyamfi

  • Who would want to be a nurse? Violence in the workplace--a factor in recruitment and retention.

    Debra Jackson;Judith Clare;Judy Mannix

  • Older people and COVID-19: Isolation, risk and ageism.

    Joanne Brooke;Debra Jackson

  • Life in the pandemic: Social isolation and mental health.

    Kim Usher;Navjot Bhullar;Debra Jackson

  • Women's perceptions and experiences of a traumatic birth: a meta-ethnography

    Rakime Elmir;Virginia Schmied;Lesley M Wilkes;Debra Jackson

  • Life in the pandemic: Some reflections on nursing in the context of COVID-19.

    Debra Jackson;Caroline Bradbury-Jones;Diana Baptiste;Leslie Gelling

  • Workplace bullying in nursing: towards a more critical organisational perspective.

    Marie Hutchinson;Margaret H. Vickers;Debra Jackson;Lesley M Wilkes

  • Role stress in nurses: review of related factors and strategies for moving forward.

    Esther M. Chang;Karen M. Hancock;Amanda Johnson;John Daly

  • Interviewing people about potentially sensitive topics.

    Rakime Elmir;Virginia Schmied;Debra Jackson;Lesley M Wilkes

  • The potential for COVID-19 to contribute to compassion fatigue in critical care nurses.

    Jalal Alharbi;Debra Jackson;Kim Usher

  • Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF) : a cluster-randomised trial

    Thorkild Tylleskär;Debra Jackson;Nicolas Meda;Ingunn Marie S Engebretsen

  • Integrating individual, work group and organizational factors: Testing a multidimensional model of bullying in the nursing workplace

    Marie Hutchinson;Lesley M Wilkes;Debra Jackson;Margaret H. Vickers

  • How Health Care Professionals Use Social Media to Create Virtual Communities: An Integrative Review.

    Kaye D Rolls;Margaret Hansen;Debra Jackson;Doug Elliott

  • WHO guidelines for management of severe malnutrition in rural South African hospitals: effect on case fatality and the influence of operational factors

    Ann Ashworth;Mickey Chopra;David McCoy;David Sanders

  • Conducting qualitative research in the context of pre-existing peer and collegial relationships.

    Fiona McDermid;Kathleen Peters;Debra Jackson;John Daly

  • Effect of the HIV epidemic on infant feeding in South Africa: "When they see me coming with the tins they laugh at me".

    Tanya Doherty;Mickey Chopra;Lungiswa Nkonki;Debra Jackson

  • The importance of clinical leadership in the hospital setting

    John Daly;Debra Jackson;Judy Mannix;Patricia M Davidson

  • Transformational leadership in nursing: towards a more critical interpretation

    Marie Hutchinson;Debra Jackson

  • “Not Always Smooth Sailing”: Mental Health Issues Associated with the Transition from High School to College

    Michelle Cleary;Garry Walter;Debra Jackson

Frequent Co-Authors

Lesley M Wilkes
Lesley M Wilkes Western Sydney University
Kim Usher
Kim Usher University of New England
Tanya Doherty
Tanya Doherty South African Medical Research Council
Patricia M. Davidson
Patricia M. Davidson Johns Hopkins University
Margaret H. Vickers
Margaret H. Vickers Western Sydney University
Carl Lombard
Carl Lombard Stellenbosch University
Mickey Chopra
Mickey Chopra World Bank
David Sanders
David Sanders University of the Western Cape
Roger Watson
Roger Watson University of Hull
Gayle G. Sherman
Gayle G. Sherman University of the Witwatersrand

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