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D-Index
80
Citations
27855
World Ranking
16982
National Ranking
1540

Ian Russell 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 Ian Russell sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 270 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ian Russell 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 Ian Russell sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Ian Russell is affiliated with Swansea University in the United Kingdom and specializes in research within the fields of Medicine and Health Professions. Their work spans various subfields including General Health Professions, Epidemiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Clinical Psychology, and Emergency Medicine.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Treatment of Major Depression

Ian Russell has contributed to several publications in notable venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Programme Grants for Applied Research
  • British Journal of General Practice
  • PLoS Medicine
  • JAMA Neurology
  • BJGP Open

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ian Russell include:

  • "Community Occupational Therapy for people with dementia and family carers (COTiD-UK) versus treatment as usual (Valuing Active Life in Dementia [VALID]) study: A single-blind, randomised controlled trial" (2021, PLoS Medicine)
  • "Effect of an Enhanced Paramedic Acute Stroke Treatment Assessment on Thrombolysis Delivery During Emergency Stroke Care" (2020, JAMA Neurology)
  • "Asylum seekers' and refugees' experiences of accessing health care: a qualitative study" (2021, BJGP Open)
  • "Incisional hernia following colorectal cancer surgery according to suture technique: Hughes Abdominal Repair Randomized Trial (HART)" (2022, British Journal of Surgery)
  • "The Dementia Early Stage Cognitive Aids New Trial (DESCANT) intervention: A goal attainment scaling approach to promote self-management" (2020, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry)

Ian Russell has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Martin Orrell
  • Helen Snooks
  • David Challis
  • Mark Kingston
  • Alison Porter

Best Publications

  • Effect of Clinical Guidelines on Medical Practice: A Systematic Review of Rigorous Evaluations

    Jeremy M. Grimshaw;Ian T. Russell

  • The SF36 health survey questionnaire: an outcome measure suitable for routine use within the NHS?

    A M Garratt;D A Ruta;M I Abdalla;J K Buckingham

  • Barriers to participation in randomised controlled trials: a systematic review.

    Sue Ross;Adrian Grant;Carl Counsell;William Gillespie

  • Randomised comparison of percutaneous angioplasty vs continued medical therapy for hypertensive patients with atheromatous renal artery stenosis. Scottish and Newcastle Renal Artery Stenosis Collaborative Group.

    J Webster;F Marshall;M Abdalla;A Dominiczak

  • A new approach to the measurement of quality of life. The Patient-Generated Index.

    Danny A. Ruta;Andrew M. Garratt;Mhoira Leng;Ian T. Russell

  • Developing and implementing clinical practice guidelines.

    J Grimshaw;N Freemantle;S Wallace;I Russell

  • Postnatal maternal morbidity: extent, causes, prevention and treatment.

    Cathryn M. A. Glazener;Cathryn M. A. Glazener;Mona Abdalla;Patricia Stroud;Allan Templeton

  • Laparoscopic versus minilaparotomy cholecystectomy: a randomised trial.

    A.J. McMahon;J.N. Baxter;J.R. Anderson;G. Ramsay

  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Preventing Relapse in Recurrent Depression: A Randomized Dismantling Trial

    J. Mark G. Williams;Catherine Crane;Thorsten Barnhofer;Kate Brennan

  • Antenatal betamethasone and incidence of neonatal respiratory distress after elective caesarean section: pragmatic randomised trial

    Peter Stutchfield;Rhiannon Whitaker;Ian Russell

  • Achieving health gain through clinical guidelines II: Ensuring guidelines change medical practice.

    J M Grimshaw;I T Russell

  • Factors that limit the quality, number and progress of randomised controlled trials

    Prescott Rj;Counsell Ce;Gillespie Wj;Grant Am

  • Is exercise effective in promoting mental well-being in older age? A systematic review

    Gill Windle;Dyfrig Hughes;Pat Linck;Ian Russell

  • Achieving health gain through clinical guidelines. I: Developing scientifically valid guidelines.

    J Grimshaw;I Russell

  • Towards measurement of outcome for patients with varicose veins.

    A M Garratt;L M Macdonald;D A Ruta;I T Russell

  • Statistical assessment of the learning curves of health technologies.

    Craig R Ramsay;Adrian Maxwell Grant;Sheila Ann Wallace;P. H. Garthwaite

  • Motivational consulting versus brief advice for smokers in general practice: a randomized trial

    Christopher C Butler;Stephen Rollnick;David Cohen;Max Bachmann

  • A systematic review of comparisons of effect sizes derived from randomised and non-randomised studies.

    MacLehose Rr;Reeves Bc;Harvey Im;Sheldon Ta

  • Alleviating staff stress in care homes for people with dementia: protocol for stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial to evaluate a web-based Mindfulness- Stress Reduction course

    Christine Baker;Peter Huxley;Michael Dennis;Saiful Islam

  • Medication Monitoring for People with Dementia in Care Homes: The Feasibility and Clinical Impact of Nurse-Led Monitoring

    Sue Jordan;Marie Gabe;Louise Newson;Sherrill Snelgrove

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Orrell
Martin Orrell University of Nottingham
Robert T Woods
Robert T Woods Bangor University
Rhiannon Tudor Edwards
Rhiannon Tudor Edwards Bangor University
Aimee Spector
Aimee Spector University College London
Christopher J. Whitaker
Christopher J. Whitaker Bangor University
Martin Knapp
Martin Knapp London School of Economics and Political Science
Esme Moniz-Cook
Esme Moniz-Cook University of Hull
Jeremy M. Grimshaw
Jeremy M. Grimshaw Ottawa Hospital
David J. Torgerson
David J. Torgerson University of York
David Challis
David Challis University of Nottingham

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