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60
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3527
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Maggie Watson publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Maggie Watson sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 172 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Maggie Watson D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Maggie Watson is affiliated with the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with particular focus on oncology and related subfields. Their research spans pediatrics, perinatology, child health, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, public health, environmental and occupational health, and general health professions.

The main topics of Maggie Watson's work include:

  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Family Support in Illness

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • David W. Kissane
  • Richard Fielding
  • Mélissa Henry
  • Patricia A. Parker
  • Luigi Grassi

Maggie Watson has published in various academic venues, with a strong presence in:

  • Psycho-Oncology
  • Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice
  • Palliative & Supportive Care
  • Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
  • European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Post-acute phase and sequelae management of epidermal necrolysis: an international, multidisciplinary DELPHI-based consensus" (2023, Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases)
  • "Barriers to communicating a cancer diagnosis to patients in a low- to middle-income context" (2021, Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice)
  • "Quality of life, distress and psychological adjustment in patients with colon cancer" (2023, European Journal of Oncology Nursing)
  • "Core-curriculum in psycho-oncology: Towards the certification of the psycho-oncologist profession" (2024, Psycho-Oncology)
  • "Effect of a novel pilot support group on distress and quality of life in breast cancer patients in Nigeria" (2022, Psycho-Oncology)

Best Publications

  • Influence of psychological response on survival in breast cancer: a population-based cohort study.

    M Watson;M Watson;JS Haviland;S Greer;J Davidson

  • Development of a questionnaire measure of adjustment to cancer: the MAC scale.

    M. Watson;S. Greer;J. Young;Q. Inayat

  • The factor structure and factor stability of the hospital anxiety and depression scale in patients with cancer.

    Stirling Moorey;Steven Greer;Maggie Watson;Christine Gorman

  • Adjuvant psychological therapy for patients with cancer: a prospective randomised trial.

    S. Greer;S. Moorey;J. D. R. Baruch;M. Watson

  • The Mini-MAC: Further Development of the Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale

    Maggie Watson;Matthew G. Law;Maria dos Santos;Steven Greer

  • Development of a questionnaire measure of emotional control.

    Maggie Watson;Steven Greer

  • Relationships between emotional control, adjustment to cancer and depression and anxiety in breast cancer patients.

    Maggie Watson;Steven Greer;Linda Rowden;Christine Gorman

  • Prostate cancer patients' support and psychological care needs : survey from a non-surgical oncology clinic

    Kathleen Lintz;Clare Moynihan;Suzanne Steginga;Andy Norman

  • The impact of genetic counselling on risk perception and mental health in women with a family history of breast cancer.

    M Watson;S Lloyd;J Davidson;L Meyer

  • Influence of psychological response on breast cancer survival: 10-year follow-up of a population-based cohort

    M. Watson;Janis Homewood;Jo Haviland;Judith M. Bliss

  • Familial breast cancer: a controlled study of risk perception, psychological morbidity and health beliefs in women attending for genetic counselling.

    S Lloyd;M Watson;B Waites;L Meyer

  • The IPOS new international standard of quality cancer care: integrating the psychosocial domain into routine care

    Jimmie Holland;Maggie Watson;Jeff Dunn;Jeff Dunn;Jeff Dunn

  • Patients' adjustment to cancer: The Mental Adjustment to Cancer (MAC) scale vs clinical ratings

    Steven Greer;Stirling Moorey;Maggie Watson

  • Factors associated with emotional and behavioural problems among school age children of breast cancer patients

    M Watson;I St. James-Roberts;S Ashley;C Tilney

  • Balancing autonomy and responsibility: the ethics of generating and disclosing genetic information

    Nina Hallowell;Claire Foster;Ros Eeles;A. Ardern-Jones

  • Mental adjustment to cancer: its measurement and prognostic importance.

    S Greer;M Watson

  • Psychosocial impact of breast/ovarian (BRCA1/2) cancer-predictive genetic testing in a UK multi-centre clinical cohort

    M Watson;C Foster;R Eeles;D Eccles

  • Family history of breast cancer: what do women understand and recall about their genetic risk?

    M Watson;V Duvivier;M Wade Walsh;S Ashley

  • Prevalence and predictors of emotional and behavioural functioning of children where a parent has cancer: a multinational study.

    Mikael Thastum;Maggie Watson;Christian Kienbacher;Jorma Piha

  • Parental physical illness as a risk for psychosocial maladjustment in children and adolescents: epidemiological findings from a national survey in Germany

    Claus Barkmann;Georg Romer;Georg Romer;Georg Romer;Maggie Watson;Maggie Watson;Maggie Watson;Michael Schulte-Markwort;Michael Schulte-Markwort;Michael Schulte-Markwort

  • Intrusive memories and depression in cancer patients

    Chris R. Brewin;Maggie Watson;Siobhan McCarthy;Philippa Hyman

Frequent Co-Authors

Rosalind A. Eeles
Rosalind A. Eeles Institute of Cancer Research
Claire Foster
Claire Foster University of Southampton
Steven Greer
Steven Greer Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Stanley W. Ashley
Stanley W. Ashley Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jeff Dunn
Jeff Dunn University of Southern Queensland
Judith M. Bliss
Judith M. Bliss Institute of Cancer Research
David Cunningham
David Cunningham Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
A. R. Norman
A. R. Norman Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Nina Hallowell
Nina Hallowell University of Oxford
Jimmie C. Holland
Jimmie C. Holland Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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