Tom W. Reader

4.0k citations

77 papers · 2.7k · 2 hit papers · h-index 26

Impact in

Radiological and Ultrasound Technology top 0.2%
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
Pharmacy top 0.5%
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues

Papers in

Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 32
- Occupational Health and Safety Research 32
Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 18
- Risk and Safety Analysis 18

Co-authors: Alex Gillespie (34 shared papers)Brian H. Cuthbertson (8 shared papers)Rhona Flin (9 shared papers)Kathryn Mearns (7 shared papers)Jane Roberts (1 shared paper)Mark C. Noort (8 shared papers)Barry Kirwan (7 shared papers)Kristina Lauche (2 shared papers)
Journals: Safety Science (8 papers)BMJ Quality & Safety (6 papers)Journal of Risk Research (4 papers)Risk Analysis (3 papers)Journal of Business Ethics (2 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Norway Australia

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Tom W. Reader

70 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Tom W. Reader's Hit Papers

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The presence and potential impact of psychological safety in the healthcare setting: an evidence synthesis 2021 · 110 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2021 BMC Health Services Research
2014 BMJ Quality & Safety

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1	Patient complaints in healthcare systems: a systematic review and coding taxonomy BMJ Quality & Safety ·Tom W. Reader, Alex Gillespie, Jane Roberts Hit paper breakdown →	2014	290
2	Non-technical skills in the intensive care unit British Journal of Anaesthesia ·Tom W. Reader, Rhona Flin, Kristina Lauche, Brian H. Cuthbertson	2006	233
3	Developing a team performance framework for the intensive care unit* Critical Care Medicine ·Tom W. Reader, Rhona Flin, Kathryn Mearns, Brian H. Cuthbertson	2009	207
4	Communication skills and error in the intensive care unit Current Opinion in Critical Care ·Tom W. Reader, Rhona Flin, Brian H. Cuthbertson	2007	156
5	Aviation and healthcare: a comparative review with implications for patient safety JRSM Open ·Narinder Kapur, Anam Parand, Tayana Soukup, Tom W. Reader, Nick Sevdalis	2016	150
6	Patient neglect in healthcare institutions: a systematic review and conceptual model BMC Health Services Research ·Tom W. Reader, Alex Gillespie	2013	119
7	Organizational support and safety outcomes: An un-investigated relationship? Safety Science ·Kathryn Mearns, Tom W. Reader	2007	113
8	The presence and potential impact of psychological safety in the healthcare setting: an evidence synthesis BMC Health Services Research ·Kate Grailey, Eleanor Murray, Tom W. Reader, Stephen J. Brett Hit paper breakdown →	2021	110
9	Speaking up to prevent harm: A systematic review of the safety voice literature Safety Science ·Mark C. Noort, Tom W. Reader, Alex Gillespie	2019	103
10	Organizational support for the workforce and employee safety citizenship behaviors: A social exchange relationship Human Relations ·Tom W. Reader, Kathryn Mearns, Cláudia Abreu Lopes, Jouni Kuha	2016	90
11	The Healthcare Complaints Analysis Tool: development and reliability testing of a method for service monitoring and organisational learning BMJ Quality & Safety ·Alex Gillespie, Tom W. Reader	2016	87
12	Safety culture and power: Interactions between perceptions of safety culture, organisational hierarchy, and national culture Safety Science ·Morgan J. Tear, Tom W. Reader, Steven Shorrock, Barry Kirwan	2018	76
13	The relationship between national culture and safety culture: Implications for international safety culture assessments Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology ·Mark C. Noort, Tom W. Reader, Steven Shorrock, Barry Kirwan	2015	70
14	The Deepwater Horizon explosion: non-technical skills, safety culture, and system complexity Journal of Risk Research ·Tom W. Reader, Paul O’Connor	2013	70
15	Development of a methodology for understanding and enhancing safety culture in Air Traffic Management Safety Science ·Kathryn Mearns, Barry Kirwan, Tom W. Reader, Jeanette Jackson, Richard Kennedy, Rachael Gordon	2012	66
16	Safety sans Frontières: An International Safety Culture Model Risk Analysis ·Tom W. Reader, Mark C. Noort, Steven Shorrock, Barry Kirwan	2015	63
17	Learning from complaints in healthcare: a realist review of academic literature, policy evidence and front-line insights BMJ Quality & Safety ·Jackie van Dael, Tom W. Reader, Alex Gillespie, Ana Luísa Neves, Ara Darzi, Erik Mayer	2020	63
18	Team situation awareness and the anticipation of patient progress during ICU rounds BMJ Quality & Safety ·Tom W. Reader, Rhona Flin, Kathryn Mearns, B. H. Cuthbertson	2011	45
19	Understanding decisions about antibiotic prescribing in ICU: an application of the Necessity Concerns Framework BMJ Quality & Safety ·Alyssa M. Pandolfo, Robert Horne, Yogini Jani, Tom W. Reader, Natalie Bidad, David Brealey, Virve I. Enne, David M. Livermore, Vanya Gant, Stephen J. Brett	2021	44
20	Team leadership in the intensive care unit: The perspective of specialists* Critical Care Medicine ·Tom W. Reader, Rhona Flin, Brian H. Cuthbertson	2011	44

About Tom W. Reader

Tom W. Reader is a scholar working on Radiological and Ultrasound Technology, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Social Psychology, Emergency Medical Services and Pharmacy, having authored 77 papers that have together received 2.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Occupational Health and Safety Research (32 papers), Risk and Safety Analysis (18 papers), Patient Safety and Medication Errors (14 papers), Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues (11 papers), Safety Warnings and Signage (9 papers), Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills (6 papers), Human-Automation Interaction and Safety (4 papers) and Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology (639 citations), Pharmacy (307 citations), Emergency Medical Services (401 citations), Family Practice (93 citations) and Medical Laboratory Technology (74 citations). Tom W. Reader has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Norway and Australia. Frequent co-authors include Alex Gillespie, Brian H. Cuthbertson, Rhona Flin, Kathryn Mearns, Jane Roberts, Mark C. Noort, Barry Kirwan, Kristina Lauche, Steven Shorrock and Stephen J. Brett. Their work appears in journals such as Safety Science, BMJ Quality & Safety, Journal of Risk Research, Risk Analysis and Journal of Business Ethics.

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