Most-cited Health Professions papers of 2021, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Health Professions research papers published in 2021, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. A new framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions: update of Medical Research Council guidance
   Kathryn Skivington, Lynsay Matthews et al. · 2021 · 5,755 citations · Free PDF
2. A literature-based study of patient-centered care and communication in nurse-patient interactions: barriers, facilitators, and the way forward
   Abukari Kwame, Pammla Margaret Petrucka · 2021 · 1,056 citations · Free PDF
3. Effect of Data Scaling Methods on Machine Learning Algorithms and Model Performance
   Md Manjurul Ahsan, M. A. Parvez Mahmud et al. · 2021 · 752 citations · Free PDF
4. A systematic literature review on obesity: Understanding the causes & consequences of obesity and reviewing various machine learning approaches used to predict obesity
   Mahmood Safaei, Elankovan A. Sundararajan et al. · 2021 · 715 citations
5. Rapid versus traditional qualitative analysis using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)
   Andrea L. Nevedal, Caitlin Marie Reardon et al. · 2021 · 699 citations · Free PDF
6. Prevalence of and Factors Associated With Nurse Burnout in the US
   Megha K Shah, Nikhila Gandrakota et al. · 2021 · 669 citations
7. Teacher well-being: A systematic review of the research literature from the year 2000–2019
   Tina Hascher, Jennifer Waber · 2021 · 660 citations
8. Prediction of Heart Disease Using a Combination of Machine Learning and Deep Learning
   Rohit Bharti, Aditya Khamparia et al. · 2021 · 605 citations
9. Factors Contributing to Teacher Burnout During COVID-19
   Tim Pressley · 2021 · 604 citations
10. Digital inclusion as a social determinant of health
    Cynthia J. Sieck, Amy R. Sheon et al. · 2021 · 595 citations · Free PDF
11. Efficient Prediction of Cardiovascular Disease Using Machine Learning Algorithms With Relief and LASSO Feature Selection Techniques
    Pronab Ghosh, Sami Azam et al. · 2021 · 584 citations
12. Major adverse cardiovascular event definitions used in observational analysis of administrative databases: a systematic review
    Elliott Bosco, Leon Hsueh et al. · 2021 · 566 citations · Free PDF
13. ICD-11: an international classification of diseases for the twenty-first century
    James Harrison, Stefanie Weber et al. · 2021 · 561 citations · Free PDF
14. Implementation science should give higher priority to health equity
    Ross C. Brownson, Shiriki Kumanyika et al. · 2021 · 555 citations · Free PDF
15. Nordic Health Registry-Based Research: A Review of Health Care Systems and Key Registries
    Kristina Laugesen, Jonas Filip Ludvigsson et al. · 2021 · 543 citations · Free PDF
16. Understanding and applying the RE-AIM framework: Clarifications and resources
    Jodi Summers Holtrop, Paul Andrew Estabrooks et al. · 2021 · 533 citations · Free PDF
17. Online Health Information Seeking Behavior: A Systematic Review
    Xiaoyun Jia, Yan Pang et al. · 2021 · 532 citations · Free PDF
18. Framework for the development and evaluation of complex interventions: gap analysis, workshop and consultation-informed update
    Kathryn Skivington, Lynsay Matthews et al. · 2021 · 525 citations
19. Applications of drone in disaster management: A scoping review
    Sharifah Mastura Syed Mohd Daud, Mohd Yusmiaidil Putera Mohd Yusof et al. · 2021 · 513 citations
20. Data mining in clinical big data: the frequently used databases, steps, and methodological models
    Wentao Wu, Yuan-Jie Li et al. · 2021 · 508 citations
21. Adapting interventions to new contexts—the ADAPT guidance
    Graham F Moore, Mhairi Campbell et al. · 2021 · 507 citations · Free PDF
22. A comparison of machine learning algorithms for diabetes prediction
    Jobeda Jamal Khanam, Simon Y. Foo · 2021 · 490 citations
23. The FRAME-IS: a framework for documenting modifications to implementation strategies in healthcare
    Christopher J. Miller, Miya L. Barnett et al. · 2021 · 482 citations · Free PDF
24. Exploring the theory, barriers and enablers for patient and public involvement across health, social care and patient safety: a systematic review of reviews
    Josephine Enyonam Ocloo, Sara Garfield et al. · 2021 · 453 citations · Free PDF
25. An ensemble approach for classification and prediction of diabetes mellitus using soft voting classifier
    Saloni Kumari, Deepika Kumar et al. · 2021 · 448 citations

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