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Kerry Dhakal

Health Professions · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2012
Health Sciences Research and EducationNursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing education and managementLibrary Science and Information LiteracyAcademic Writing and Publishing

Publications

92

Citations

952

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

15

Publishing since 2012

Research summary
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Kerry Dhakal's work sits at the intersection of health sciences librarianship and evidence-based practice, focusing on helping nurses, clinical educators, and health professionals find, evaluate, and synthesize research evidence. Outputs include practical guides on evidence synthesis methods (like meta-analysis and data extraction), tools for academic writing and research literacy, and reviews on integrating evidence-based practice into nursing training programs. This work is aimed at supporting research skills and information literacy within clinical and academic health settings rather than producing traditional laboratory or clinical research.

Evidence-based practice in nursingHealth sciences librarianshipResearch and information literacy educationEvidence synthesis methods (systematic reviews, meta-analysis)Academic writing and publishing support

Publication output was more frequent around 2017 and 2019-2020, but has slowed considerably in recent years, averaging about 1 publication per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.0/year recently
2017: 21 publications21172018: 2 publications182019: 8 publications192020: 13 publications20212022: 2 publications22232024: 1 publication242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of the Medical Library Association JMLA×4
  • American Journal of Health Promotion×1
  • Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing×1
  • Nurse Leader×1
  • Journal of Hospital Librarianship×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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