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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Social Sciences and Humanities D-index 51 Citations 19,385 123 World Ranking 1532 National Ranking 278

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Statistics
  • Social science
  • Public health

Systematic review, Psychological intervention, Management science, Evidence-based medicine and Health promotion are his primary areas of study. His work carried out in the field of Systematic review brings together such families of science as Rigour, Primary research, Data science and Identification. The Psychological intervention study combines topics in areas such as Low birth weight, Applied psychology, Obstetrics and Abstinence.

His work deals with themes such as Variation and Qualitative research, which intersect with Management science. His Evidence-based medicine research focuses on Meta-Analysis as Topic and how it relates to Research design, Theoretical sampling, Program evaluation and Relation. The concepts of his Health promotion study are interwoven with issues in Health education, Family medicine and Healthy eating.

His most cited work include:

  • Methods for the thematic synthesis of qualitative research in systematic reviews (2625 citations)
  • Methods for the synthesis of qualitative research: a critical review (929 citations)
  • An Introduction to Systematic Reviews (535 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Systematic review, Psychological intervention, Management science, Qualitative research and Health promotion. His Systematic review study combines topics in areas such as Text mining, Process, Evidence-based medicine and Data science. He has included themes like Intervention, Mental health, Public health and Medical education in his Psychological intervention study.

James Thomas focuses mostly in the field of Public health, narrowing it down to topics relating to Environmental health and, in certain cases, Health policy. His research links Intervention studies with Qualitative research. His work deals with themes such as Family medicine, Health education and Public relations, which intersect with Health promotion.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Systematic review (39.57%)
  • Psychological intervention (25.90%)
  • Management science (15.83%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2019)?

  • Systematic review (39.57%)
  • Psychological intervention (25.90%)
  • Management science (15.83%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

James Thomas mainly investigates Systematic review, Psychological intervention, Management science, Synthesis methods and Qualitative research. In Systematic review, he works on issues like Research methodology, which are connected to Social science. His studies in Psychological intervention integrate themes in fields like PsycINFO and Positive Youth Development.

James Thomas has researched PsycINFO in several fields, including Mental health and Substance abuse. His Management science research incorporates elements of Qualitative property, Weighted arithmetic mean and Moderation. His research in Qualitative research intersects with topics in Mathematics education, Pedagogy and Systematic review methodology.

Between 2015 and 2019, his most popular works were:

  • An Introduction to Systematic Reviews (535 citations)
  • Psychosocial interventions for supporting women to stop smoking in pregnancy (320 citations)
  • The Human Behaviour-Change Project: harnessing the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning for evidence synthesis and interpretation (130 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Statistics
  • Social science
  • Public health

His scientific interests lie mostly in Systematic review, Pediatrics, Nicotine replacement therapy, Obstetrics and Abstinence. His Systematic review research includes elements of Research dissemination and Library science. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Psychological intervention and Low birth weight.

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Best Publications

Methods for the thematic synthesis of qualitative research in systematic reviews

James Thomas;Angela Harden.
BMC Medical Research Methodology (2008)

4144 Citations

An Introduction to Systematic Reviews

David Gough;Sandy Oliver;James Thomas.
(2017)

1721 Citations

Methods for the synthesis of qualitative research: a critical review

Elaine Barnett-Page;James Thomas.
BMC Medical Research Methodology (2009)

1601 Citations

A systematic review of barriers to and facilitators of the use of evidence by policymakers.

Kathryn Oliver;Simon Innvar;Theo Lorenc;Jenny Woodman.
BMC Health Services Research (2014)

928 Citations

Clarifying differences between review designs and methods

David Gough;James Thomas;Sandy Oliver.
Systematic Reviews (2012)

649 Citations

Psychosocial interventions for supporting women to stop smoking in pregnancy

Catherine R. Chamberlain;Alison. O’Mara-Eves;Jessie. Porter;Tim. Coleman.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (2017)

578 Citations

Integrating qualitative research with trials in systematic reviews

James Thomas;Angela Harden;Ann Oakley;Sandy Oliver.
BMJ (2004)

575 Citations

Using text mining for study identification in systematic reviews: a systematic review of current approaches

Alison O’Mara-Eves;James Thomas;John McNaught;Makoto Miwa.
Systematic Reviews (2015)

435 Citations

Methodological Issues in Combining Diverse Study Types in Systematic Reviews

Angela Harden;James Thomas.
International Journal of Social Research Methodology (2005)

406 Citations

Living systematic reviews: an emerging opportunity to narrow the evidence-practice gap

Julian Elliott;Tari Joy Turner;Ornella Maria Clavisi;James Thomas.
PLOS Medicine (2014)

345 Citations

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