2026 Nick Black: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	82	15861	14918	1458	1393	451	41036

Overview

Nick Black is affiliated with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with notable subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Emergency Medicine, General Health Professions, Epidemiology, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their work covers several main topics such as Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life; Emergency and Acute Care Studies; Delphi Technique in Research; Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation; Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment; Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research; and Health Disparities and Outcomes.

Nick Black has published in a variety of scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

BMC Health Services Research
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
BMC Public Health
British Journal of Surgery
Patient Related Outcome Measures

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Nick Black include:

Type of Track and Trigger system and incidence of in-hospital cardiac arrest: an observational registry-based study, 2020, BMC Health Services Research
Proxy reporting of health-related quality of life for people with dementia: a psychometric solution, 2020, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
A core outcome set for randomised controlled trials of physical activity interventions: development and challenges, 2022, BMC Public Health
From opera buffa to opera seria: anniversaries of Royal College of Surgeons of England research initiatives, 2023, British Journal of Surgery
Can Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) from Population Surveys Provide Accurate Estimates of Pre-Admission Health Status of Emergency Hospital Admissions?, 2020, Patient Related Outcome Measures

Nick Black often collaborates with several researchers, including:

M. Nickie Coomer
Dion Morton
Sarah C. Smith
Peter J. Hutchinson
Thomas Pinkney

Best Publications

The feasibility of creating a checklist for the assessment of the methodological quality both of randomised and non-randomised studies of health care interventions.

Sara H Downs;Nick Black

8514
Citations
Why we need observational studies to evaluate the effectiveness of health care

Nick Black

2121
Citations
Consensus development methods, and their use in clinical guideline development.

M K Murphy;N A Black;D L Lamping;C M McKee

2110
Citations
Patient reported outcome measures could help transform healthcare.

Nick Black

1860
Citations
Consensus development methods, and their use in clinical guideline development: a review

Murphy E;Black N;Lamping D;Mckee C

1199
Citations
Evidence based policy: proceed with care.

Nick Black

757
Citations
Epidemiology of severe sepsis occurring in the first 24 hrs in intensive care units in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Andrew Padkin;Caroline Goldfrad;Anthony R. Brady;Duncan Young

698
Citations
How do patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) support clinician-patient communication and patient care? A realist synthesis

Joanne Greenhalgh;Kate Gooding;Kate Gooding;Elizabeth Gibbons;Sonia Dalkin;Sonia Dalkin

572
Citations
Consensus development methods: a review of best practice in creating clinical guidelines

Nick Black;Maggie Murphy;Donna Lamping;Martin McKee

557
Citations
Methods in health services research. Interpreting the evidence: choosing between randomised and non-randomised studies

Martin McKee;Annie Britton;Nick Black;Klim McPherson

549
Citations
Effect of open peer review on quality of reviews and on reviewers'recommendations: a randomised trial

S. van Rooyen;Fiona Godlee;S. Evans;N. Black

494
Citations
Why we need qualitative research.

N Black

446
Citations
Preventable deaths due to problems in care in English acute hospitals: a retrospective case record review study

Helen Hogan;Frances Healey;Graham Neale;Richard Thomson

425
Citations
Choosing between randomised and non-randomised studies: a systematic review.

A Britton;M McKee;N Black;K McPherson

397
Citations
Effect of blinding and unmasking on the quality of peer review

S. van Rooyen;Fiona Godlee;S. Evans;R. Smith

371
Citations
An open letter to The BMJ editors on qualitative research

Trisha Greenhalgh;Ellen Annandale;Richard Ashcroft;James Barlow

370
Citations
Effect of blinding and unmasking on the quality of peer review: A randomized trial

S van Rooyen;F Godlee;S Evans;R Smith

368
Citations
Threats to applicability of randomised trials: exclusions and selective participation

Annie Britton;Martin McKee;Nick Black;Klim McPherson

362
Citations
What Makes a Good Reviewer and a Good Review for a General Medical Journal

Nick Black;Susan van Rooyen;Fiona Godlee;Richard Smith

350
Citations
The effectiveness of surgery for stress incontinence in women: a systematic review

N.A. Black;S.H. Downs

327
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas Mays London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Martin McKee London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Jan van der Meulen University of London

Joanne Greenhalgh University of Leeds

Naomi Fulop University College London

Ray Pawson University of Leeds

Klim McPherson University of Oxford

Pauline Allen University of London

Stephen Evans University of London

Tom Sensky Imperial College London

External Links

Wikipedia of Nick Black Personal website of Nick Black

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