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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 72 669 583 39 36 307 28379

Sally Thorne publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sally Thorne between 1983 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sally Thorne published across 44 years, from 1983 to 2026, averaging 8.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2025. 31 of the 386 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2025. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 14 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 9 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 29 publications 2026: 2 publications
1983 2026

386 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sally Thorne: publications per year, 1983 to 2026
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 1
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 5
1989 2
1990 3
1991 1
1992 0
1993 14
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 9
1998 7
1999 12
2000 10
2001 15
2002 8
2003 4
2004 6
2005 5
2006 7
2007 6
2008 6
2009 9
2010 5
2011 7
2012 6
2013 14
2014 12
2015 13
2016 25
2017 14
2018 23
2019 11
2020 17
2021 21
2022 25
2023 15
2024 13
2025 29
2026 2
Total 386
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Sally Thorne publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sally Thorne sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 304–313 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 307 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95 307
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Sally Thorne D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Sally Thorne sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 72 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50 72
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Sally Thorne is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their research spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with a focus on several subfields: General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology.

Their work addresses multiple main topics, including:

  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Ethics in medical practice
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Patient Dignity and Privacy
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership

Sally Thorne has contributed to various publication venues with a significant number of papers in:

  • Nursing Inquiry (24 publications)
  • Global Qualitative Nursing Research (6 publications)
  • Nurse author & editor (4 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Nursing (3 publications)
  • Nursing Philosophy (3 publications)

Their recent papers include:

  • "Interpretive description: A flexible qualitative methodology for medical education research," 2020, Medical Education
  • "The Great Saturation Debate: What the "S Word" Means and Doesn't Mean in Qualitative Research Reporting," 2020, Canadian Journal of Nursing Research
  • "The rocks and hard places of MAiD: a qualitative study of nursing practice in the context of legislated assisted death," 2020, BMC Nursing
  • "Riding an elephant: A qualitative study of nurses' moral journeys in the context of Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)," 2020, Journal of Clinical Nursing
  • "Beyond theming: Making qualitative studies matter," 2020, Nursing Inquiry

Frequent co-authors with whom Sally Thorne has collaborated include:

  • A. Fuchsia Howard
  • Barbara Pesut
  • Leah K. Lambert
  • Kelsey Lynch
  • Michael McKenzie

Best Publications

  • Interpretive Description: Qualitative Research for Applied Practice

    Sally Thorne

  • Interpretive description: a noncategorical qualitative alternative for developing nursing knowledge.

    Sally Thorne;Sheryl Reimer Kirkham;Janet MacDonald-Emes

  • Data analysis in qualitative research

    Sally Thorne

  • The Analytic Challenge in Interpretive Description

    Sally Thorne;Sheryl Reimer Kirkham;Katherine O'Flynn-Magee

  • Time to challenge the spurious hierarchy of systematic over narrative reviews

    Trisha Greenhalgh;Sally Thorne;Kirsti Malterud

  • Qualitative Metasynthesis: Reflections on Methodological Orientation and Ideological Agenda

    Sally Thorne;Louise Jensen;Margaret H. Kearney;George Noblit

  • Focus on Qualitative Methods Interpretive Description: A Noncategorical Qualitative Alternative for Developing Nursing Knowledge

    Sally Thorne;Sheryl Reimer Kirkham

  • Meta-Study of Qualitative Health Research

    Barbara Paterson;Sally Thorne;Connie Canam;Carol Jillings

  • Influence of the Research Frame on Qualitatively Derived Health Science Knowledge

    Sally Thorne;Gloria Joachim;Barbara Paterson;Connie Canam

  • An open letter to The BMJ editors on qualitative research

    Trisha Greenhalgh;Ellen Annandale;Richard Ashcroft;James Barlow

  • Negotiating Health Care: The Social Context of Chronic Illness

    Sally E. Thorne

  • Reciprocal trust in health care relationships

    Sally E. Thorne;Carole A. Robinson

  • The Structure of Everyday Self-Care Decision Making in Chronic Illness

    Sally Thorne;Barbara Paterson;Cynthia Russell

  • Shifting Images of Chronic Illness

    Sally Thorne;Barbara Paterson

  • Is there a cost to poor communication in cancer care?: a critical review of the literature.

    Sally E Thorne;Barry D Bultz;Walter F Baile

  • Adapting to and Managing Diabetes

    Barbara L. Paterson;Sally Thorne;Marilyn Dewis

  • Chronic Illness Experience: Insights from a Metastudy

    Sally Thorne;Barbara Paterson;Sonia Acorn;Connie Canam

  • Attitudes toward patient expertise in chronic illness.

    Sally E Thorne;Kerstin Ternulf Nyhlin;Barbara L Paterson

  • Complementary/alternative medicine in chronic illness as informed self-care decision making

    Sally Thorne;Barbara Paterson;Cynthia Russell;Annette Schultz

Frequent Co-Authors

John L. Oliffe
John L. Oliffe University of British Columbia
Marit Kirkevold
Marit Kirkevold University of Oslo
Carol Tishelman
Carol Tishelman Karolinska Institute
Joan L. Bottorff
Joan L. Bottorff University of British Columbia
Barry D. Bultz
Barry D. Bultz University of Calgary
Janice M. Morse
Janice M. Morse University of Utah
Linda E. Carlson
Linda E. Carlson University of Calgary
Martha J. Radford
Martha J. Radford New York University
Trisha Greenhalgh
Trisha Greenhalgh University of Oxford
Karen A. Gelmon
Karen A. Gelmon University of British Columbia

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