British Journal of General Practice

Papers
(The TQCC of British Journal of General Practice is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic204
Books:Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine96
Targeted holistic review of patients’ medicines is well overdue84
From mother to daughter: imparting general wisdom from a career working in general practice83
Correction72
Sewage in UK waters: a raw deal for wild swimmers71
The Sticky Floor and the Importance of Role Models67
Not obsolete, yet38
Yonder: Sleep health, advanced liver disease, CombiConsultations, and #BetterHealth38
Books: Early Medical Abortion, Equality of Access, and the Telemedical Imperative37
Yonder: Primary aldosteronism, artificial intelligence, irritable bowel syndrome, and financial toxicity37
Clustering populations by health and social care with multiple long-term conditions: a cohort study — the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)33
Risks of delivering care by telephone or video in general practice: review of national complaints data30
Advance care planning among older adults with a Turkish background and palliative care needs: a qualitative interview study29
Judgement of data saturation29
Books:The Ghosts of A and E29
Author response28
From anatomy to GP and back again: lessons from an academic full-circle28
Ramadan and women’s health27
Imaginary Medical Solutions27
Poem: Post Heart Attack Review27
Books:Shattered: a Memoir25
Regarding general practice: an appeal to the new UK Government25
A secret medicine24
Poem: For Whom Do You Serve?24
Assessing children who are acutely ill in general practice using the National PEWS and LqSOFA clinical scores: a retrospective cohort study23
Where are we after a year? Providing responsive primary care for Ukrainian refugees23
Improving care for fathers with perinatal depression in the community23
Seeing the timber and the trees23
Poems:Reflection On My Practice22
General practice in interesting times22
The influence of GPs’ personal experience on perceived competence in depression management22
Could primary care records be used to identify women at risk of perinatal anxiety? A mixed-methods study20
What is illness?20
Barriers to diagnosing and treating vulval lichen sclerosus: a survey study20
Social determinants of distress in South Asian men with long-term conditions: a qualitative study in primary care20
Support for primary care prescribing for adult ADHD in England: national survey19
‘My patients are “gunning for a fight” that I don’t want’: reflecting on feeling dismissed and conflict- expectant consultations19
Symptom appraisal and help seeking in males with symptoms of possible prostate cancer: a qualitative study with an ethnically diverse sample in London19
Factors influencing symptom appraisal and help-seeking of older adults with possible cancer: a mixed-methods systematic review19
Cervical screening: the evolving landscape18
Better health for all: public health and general practice working together18
How to be a triple bottom line general practice: working for profit, the people, and the planet18
Implementing decarbonisation actions in general practice: challenges and strategies18
Key stakeholders perceptions of pharmacist independent prescribing within community pharmacies in Wales: a qualitative study18
Diagnostic windows in non-neoplastic diseases: a systematic review17
Opioid reduction for patients with chronic pain in primary care: systematic review17
Holistic management of symptomatic reflux: rising to the challenge of proton pump inhibitor overuse17
Early identification of rheumatoid arthritis16
Women’s health and primary care: time to get it right for the life course16
It’s The Sun Wot Won It16
Primary care since John Fry; a research odyssey: the Royal Society of Medicine John Fry Prize winner16
Truth to Power: Calling for Another Collings16
Antinuclear antibody (ANA) testing in primary care. The test is positive what now? A two-phase observational study of UK primary care16
Corrections16
Pathways to cancer diagnosis: current state and recommendations16
Should there be preferential health care for healthcare workers?15
Self-ageism among older rural people15
Childhood eczema: paths to optimisation of management15
Parity at last: a new funding model for undergraduate primary care education in England15
Correction15
GPs are not ‘things’14
Patient perspective: the ghost in the machine14
Corrections14
Continuity of care in general practice and secondary care: retrospective cohort study14
Beyond burnout: medicine must find a way to navigate the new terrains of need14
‘Delicate diagnosis’: avoiding harms in difficult, disputed, and desired diagnoses14
Books:The Shooting Party14
Understanding Measurement of Postural Hypotension (UMPH): a nationwide survey of general practice in England14
The triple E: Equality, Equitable health care, and Empowerment — are we there yet?14
A call to charity14
Post-attack asthma reviews14
Author response14
Transforming primary care in Scotland: a critical policy analysis14
GP workforce sustainability to maximise effective and equitable patient care: a realist review of what works, for whom and in what circumstances?13
Hypertension and hypotension: getting the balance right13
Embracing general practice’s inner platypus13
Factors predicting amoxicillin prescribing in primary care among children: a cohort study13
Using inquiry based stress reduction to address self-stigma in severe spectrum obesity in general practice13
A threat to trans patient care quality: gender markers, patient records, and population screening13
Identifying serious bacterial illness in children: is it time to show the red card to NICE’s red flags?13
Endometriosis: time to think differently (and together)13
A retrospective, comparative analysis of A&E attendance paserns in Irish Traveller versus non-Traveller general practice patients13
Performance of ethnic minority versus White doctors in the MRCGP assessment 2016–2021: a cross-sectional study13
Migraine and cluster headaches: RCGP eLearning13
Adapting domestic abuse training to remote delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study of views from general practice and support services13
Role of FeNO in predicting the responsiveness of inhaled corticosteroids in COPD: a systematic review.13
Liver disease as new work in the context of protocolised primary care — do GPs have a role? A qualitative interview study13
Win the crowd12
Hoarding disorder: evidence and best practice in primary care12
Breast cancer risk assessment for prescription of menopausal hormone therapy in women with a family history of breast cancer: an epidemiological modelling study12
Hyperhidrosis: assessment and management in general practice12
Predicting illness progression for children with lower respiratory infections in primary care: a prospective cohort and observational study12
Acceptability of magnetic resonance imaging for prostate cancer diagnosis with patients and GPs: a qualitative interview study12
Trends and variation in urgent referrals for suspected cancer 2009/2010–2019/202011
Atopic eczema in primary care: evidence update and implications for practice11
Effect of Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme roles on prescription patterns and patient satisfaction in England: a retrospective panel data analysis11
Yonder: Psychotropic medication discontinuation, post-migration stressors, suicide prevention, and role modelling11
GPs’ perspectives on diagnostic tests for children: a qualitative interview study11
Assessments for adult ADHD: what makes them good enough?10
Obesity care in the community10
Prevalence of cancer risk factors among transgender and gender diverse individuals: a cross-sectional analysis using UK primary care data10
NICE chronic primary pain guidelines: what the busy GP needs to know10
Corrections10
Books:The Lady’s Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness: a Memoir10
The High Cost of Bad Air10
Accessing primary care and the importance of ‘human fit’: a qualitative participatory case study10
Care provider views on app-based treatment for female urinary incontinence: a mixed-methods study10
Understanding ethnic inequalities in cancer diagnostic intervals: a cohort study of patients presenting suspected cancer symptoms to GPs in England10
Books:The Health Fix10
A tale of two doctors: a response10
Faecal calprotectin in primary care: is its current use supported by the evidence?10
My father just died10
Primary care in Ukraine: an international fellowship perspective10
Global primary care is local primary care9
The 2.1% dilemma: reassessing video consultation in Simulated Consultation Assessment examinations9
Temporal trends in primary care-recorded psychiatric diagnoses and psychotropic medication prescribing among children and young people in the UK: a population-based study9
Language of primary medical qualification and differential MRCGP exam attainment: an observational study9
Books: Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight Loss Drugs9
A charter for dying9
Inequities in hypertension management9
‘Sludge audits’ are needed to reduce barriers to care9
Stories and medical records9
Personal lists are not impractical. Look at Norway!9
Integrated care pathways: a new approach for integrated care systems9
Unseen struggles: barriers to primary care for refugee and asylum-seeking healthcare professionals9
Patient experiences of GP-led colon cancer survivorship care: a Dutch mixed-methods evaluation9
What helps, what hinders antidepressant discontinuation? Qualitative analysis of patients’ experiences and expectations9
Everything happens in the context of a relationship9
Improving personal continuity in general practice: a focus group study9
Prescribing hormone replacement therapy: key considerations for primary care physicians9
Newer long-acting insulin prescriptions for patients with type 2 diabetes: prevalence and practice variation in a retrospective cohort study9
Lifestyle advice for hypertension or diabetes: trend analysis from 2002 to 2017 in England9
Creating space for gut feelings in the diagnosis of cancer in primary care9
Improving access to general practice for and with people with severe and multiple disadvantage: a qualitative study9
From cradle to grave? Redesigning and rebranding general practice in England9
Do I know you? (well enough to complete your multisource feedback … )9
Books:Belly Woman9
How to measure blood pressure: focus on general practice9
GPs’ perceptions of teaching methods in shared decision-making training: a qualitative study9
Complications of psoriasis: clinicopathology, screening, and management9
Online behavioural interventions for children and young people with eczema: a quantitative evaluation8
Books:GPs, Politics and Medical Professional Protest in Britain, 1880–19488
Asthma: effect of excess short-acting β 2 -agonist (SABA) inhaler prescriptions on healthcare resource utilisation8
PRECIPICE: PREventing Suicide In PrImary CarE8
Primary care’s preparedness for extreme weather events8
Recommendations from evaluating the implementation of the ‘GP Daffodil Standards’ to support the provision of palliative and end-of-life care in primary care: a mixed-methods study8
The relationship between research activity and quality of care in English general practice: a mixed methods study8
CGRP therapy in primary care for migraine: prevention and acute medication8
General practice in crisis — stop skinning the cat!8
A mundane revolution8
Guiding our patients through ‘transformative’ experiences8
Books:Thinking About Patients8
Automation, machine learning, and AI: considerations for commissioners, providers, and recipients of health care8
Implementing video group consultations in general practice during COVID-19: a qualitative study8
Sleep disturbance in people living with dementia or mild cognitive impairment: a realist review of general practice8
Regression to ‘barefoot’8
Yonder: HFpEF, amputees, professional identity formation, and leadership training8
Human wisdom as a source of hope8
Yonder: Pregnancy for women who are deaf, prison-based mental health care, sexual health non-attendance, and compassion in medicine8
Books:Safe Care in Paediatrics8
Author response8
Books:What Do I Say Next? Everyday Mental Health Conversations in Primary Care: A Practical Guide8
Supporting people with pain-related distress in primary care consultations: a qualitative study8
Continuity of GP care: using personal lists in general practice8
Change in treatment burden among people with multimorbidity: a follow-up survey8
The case for Integrated Training Posts8
What influences GPs use of pelvic examination? A qualitative investigation in primary care8
‘Sludge audits’ are needed to reduce barriers to care8
Pathways to being an academic GP in Ireland8
Reading for practical wisdom8
Exploring the value of in-practice point-of-care testing (POCT) for high-risk groups8
N-of-1 tests in general practice: pharmacological considerations7
Physical activity for chronic back pain: qualitative interview study with patients and GPs in German primary care7
Midstream versus first-void urine samples7
Locums and antibiotic prescribing7
General practice cannot be piecework7
A paradox of problems in accessing general practice: a qualitative participatory case study7
Palliative care is increasing, but curative care is growing even faster in the last months of life7
What does the future hold for the relationship between a patient and their GP in the UK?7
Resisting in the liminal space7
Equity for the ‘missing middle’: closing the gap between primary and secondary care services for patients with complex mental health needs7
Lessons learned from advocacy to promote Registered Reports7
Are we seeing more complex patients and, if so, why?7
Stop talking about resilience!7
Impact of physician empathy on patient outcomes: a gender analysis7
What lies behind always matters most7
Providing care to marginalised communities: a qualitative study of community pharmacy teams7
Negotiating new roles in general practice: a qualitative study of clinical pharmacists7
Corrections7
‘Choose well’ is not good advice to people in need of NHS care7
Underlying cancer risk among patients with fatigue and other vague symptoms: a population-based cohort study in primary care7
Follow-up of curatively treated cancer in primary care: a qualitative study of the views of Dutch GPs7
Prednisolone in COPD: the overlooked harm7
Editor’s choice: 10BJGParticles from 2022–20237
The Pregnancy Loss Review: what does it mean for general practice?7
Exploring the barriers to and facilitators of implementing CanRisk in primary care: a qualitative thematic framework analysis7
General practice and patient characteristics associated with personal continuity: a mixed-methods study7
Prediction of cardiovascular events in older patients with hypertension in primary care: a cohort study7
Tackling health inequalities together: inclusion health and co-production7
Continuity of GP care for patients with dementia: impact on prescribing and the health of patients6
Women’s health matters6
Books: Unwell Women: a Journey Through Medicine and Myth in a Man-Made World6
Health inequalities and community pharmacy closures: why we should all be worried6
Trauma-informed practice for promotion of cervical cancer screening: an exploration of factors influencing engagement with cervical cancer screening6
Socioeconomic deprivation and post-stroke care in the community6
Asymptomatic atrial fibrillation patients: DOAC or don’t?6
Exploratory study of frequent attenders in general practice to better understand why patients seek help6
What helps or hinders the communication of poor prognosis between secondary and primary care? A systematic review with narrative synthesis6
Assessment and management of medical emergencies in eating disorders: guidance for GPs6
Role of receptionists in general practice: under-researched and under-valued6
Planetary health: a warning from your future?6
Patient experience and satisfaction with symptomatic faecal immunochemical testing: an explanatory sequential mixed-methods evaluation6
Effectiveness of post-COVID-19 primary care attendance in improving survival in very old patients with multimorbidity: a territory-wide target trial emulation6
When, why, and how to stop HRT: women and clinicians need more evidence6
Artificial intelligence for early detection of lung cancer in GPs’ clinical notes: a retrospective observational cohort study6
The enshittification of general practice6
Un(en)titled6
Expediency6
Books: Our Mothers Ourselves: Six Women From Across the World Tell Their Mothers’ Stories6
Co-development of breast cancer health promotion educational materials for ethnically diverse women working with hairdressing and beauty salons: BELONG study6
Recognising the value of a bunch of tulips in general practice5
Adverse effects for patients in big group practices5
A medical student’s perspective on current ‘GP bashing’: what are we signing up for?5
Trends and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 vaccine recipients: a federated analysis of 57.9 million patients' primary care records in situ using OpenSAFELY5
Development and internal validation of a diagnostic prediction model for life-threatening events in callers with shortness of breath: a cross-sectional study in out-of-hours primary care5
The impact of remote care approaches on continuity in primary care: a mixed-studies systematic review5
What your patient needs to know about a non-specific symptom pathway referral for suspected cancer5
A failure to retain GP retention schemes5
Recognising and managing childhood onset uveitis: a guide for primary care5
Supporting healthcare professionals to address child weight with parents: a qualitative study5
General practice in the UK’s response to the Türkiye and Syrian earthquakes5
Prophylactic macrolides for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the community: a decision for GPs5
Arwen5
Prescribing of long-term antibiotics to adolescents in primary care: a retrospective cohort study5
Narrative and numbers5
Impact of ACEIs and ARBs-related adverse drug reaction on patients’ clinical outcomes: a cohort study in UK primary care5
The hermeneutic window and machine-based interactions in primary care: how do we prevent depersonalisation?5
Incidence of menstrual symptoms suggestive of possible endometriosis in adolescents: and variance in these by ethnicity and socio-economic status5
Team-based continuity of care for patients with hypertension: a retrospective primary care cohort study in Hong Kong5
Digital intervention (Renewed) to support symptom management, wellbeing, and quality of life among cancer survivors in primary care: a randomised controlled trial5
Is general practice like guacamole … or more like Whack-A-Mole?5
Books: Spike: the Virus v the People — the Inside Story5
Pilot postal birth cohort hepatitis C virus screening in UK primary care: HepCAPP study5
Ten things I wish I had known about academic primary care5
‘I miss nipping across the corridor’: the experience of Defence Primary Health Care Clinicians in the COVID-19 pandemic5
HIV screening guidance – ignored or forgotten?5
Patterns in GP appointment systems: a cluster analysis of 3480 English practices5
GPs’ willingness to prescribe aspirin for cancer preventive therapy in Lynch syndrome: a factorial randomised trial investigating factors influencing decisions5
SNOMED CT: working smarter, not harder5
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