Thomas Scharf

Thomas Scharf

Newcastle University

H-index: 39

Europe-United Kingdom

About Thomas Scharf

Thomas Scharf, With an exceptional h-index of 39 and a recent h-index of 31 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Newcastle University, specializes in the field of gerontology, ageing, inequality, social exclusion.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Mechanisms through which befriending services may impact the health of older adults: a dyadic qualitative investigation

Experiences of hospital care for people with multiple long-term conditions: a scoping review of qualitative research

The later life audio and radio co-operative: creating sustainable communities from participatory action research

Positive health and ageing policies for older Irish travellers and older people who have experienced homelessness in Ireland: life-course meanings and determinants

Older people's lived experience and the World Health Organization age-friendly policy framework: a critical examination of an age-friendly county programme in Ireland

Intergenerational equity, equality and reciprocity in economically and politically turbulent times: narratives from across generations

Responding to Covid-19: an analysis of position statements of gerontological societies worldwide

Mapping civic engagement in later life: a scoping review of gerontological definitions and typology proposal

Thomas Scharf Information

University

Position

Professor of Social Gerontology Population Health Sciences Institute

Citations(all)

6366

Citations(since 2020)

3385

Cited By

4250

hIndex(all)

39

hIndex(since 2020)

31

i10Index(all)

86

i10Index(since 2020)

56

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Newcastle University

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Thomas Scharf Skills & Research Interests

gerontology

ageing

inequality

social exclusion

Top articles of Thomas Scharf

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Mechanisms through which befriending services may impact the health of older adults: a dyadic qualitative investigation

Journal of Health Psychology

Caoimhe Hannigan

Michelle Kelly

Eimile Holton

Brian Lawlor

Thomas Scharf

...

2024/3/4

Experiences of hospital care for people with multiple long-term conditions: a scoping review of qualitative research

Sue Bellass

Thomas Scharf

Linda Errington

Kelly Bowden Davies

Sian Robinson

...

2024/1/17

The later life audio and radio co-operative: creating sustainable communities from participatory action research

Arlind Reuter

Thomas Scharf

2023/1/1

Positive health and ageing policies for older Irish travellers and older people who have experienced homelessness in Ireland: life-course meanings and determinants

Social Science & Medicine

Brídín Carroll

Kieran Walsh

Thomas Scharf

Diarmuid O'Donovan

Sinéad Keogh

2023/11/1

Older people's lived experience and the World Health Organization age-friendly policy framework: a critical examination of an age-friendly county programme in Ireland

Ageing & Society

Bernard McDonald

Thomas Scharf

Kieran Walsh

2023/8

Intergenerational equity, equality and reciprocity in economically and politically turbulent times: narratives from across generations

Ageing & Society

Josephine M Wildman

Anna Goulding

Suzanne Moffatt

Thomas Scharf

Alison Stenning

2022/10

Responding to Covid-19: an analysis of position statements of gerontological societies worldwide

European Journal of Ageing

Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green

Thomas Scharf

Eva-Marie Kessler

2022

Mapping civic engagement in later life: a scoping review of gerontological definitions and typology proposal

Rodrigo Serrat

Thomas Scharf

Feliciano Villar

2021/4/7

Social capital and loneliness in welfare state regimes before and after the Global Financial Crisis: results based on the European Social Survey

Fredrica Nyqvist

Mikael Nygård

Thomas Scharf

2021

Social exclusion in later life: interdisciplinary and policy perspectives

Kieran Walsh

Thomas Scharf

Sofie Van Regenmortel

Anna Wanka

2021

The intersection of ageing and social exclusion

Kieran Walsh

Thomas Scharf

Sofie Van Regenmortel

Anna Wanka

2021

Advancing research and policy on social exclusion of older people: towards a coherent and critical discourse

Thomas Scharf

Kieran Walsh

Sofie Van Regenmortel

Anna Wanka

2021

Older users of a befriending service in Ireland and the maintenance of personal autonomy during the COVID-19 pandemic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Eimile Holton

Rachel Fitzpatrick

Rebecca Maguire

Seán Commins

Thomas Scharf

...

2021/3/10

Reconceptualising exclusion from civic engagement in later life: towards a new research agenda

Social exclusion in later life: Interdisciplinary and policy perspectives

Rodrigo Serrat

Thomas Scharf

Feliciano Villar

2021

Rural old-age social exclusion: a conceptual framework on mediators of exclusion across the lifecourse

Ageing & Society

Kieran Walsh

Eamon O'Shea

Thomas Scharf

2020/11

Digitalising the age-friendly city: insights from participatory action research

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Arlind Reuter

Jennifer Liddle

Thomas Scharf

2020/11

Fifty-five years of research into older people’s civic participation: recent trends, future directions

Rodrigo Serrat

Thomas Scharf

Feliciano Villar

Camila Gómez

2020/1/24

Content creation in later life: reconsidering older adults’ digital participation and inclusion

Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction

Arlind Reuter

Thomas Scharf

Jan Smeddinck

2021/1/5

HALO: Study protocol for a single-case experimental design study evaluating the moderating impact of a befriending intervention on the association between loneliness and health …

HRB Open Research

Caoimhe Hannigan

Paul Hanly

Frank Kee

Brian Lawlor

Eimile Holton

...

2020

Connecting at local level: exploring opportunities for future design of technology to support social connections in age-friendly communities

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Jennifer Liddle

Nicole Pitcher

Kyle Montague

Barbara Hanratty

Holly Standing

...

2020/8

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Co-Authors

H-index: 96
Avan Sayer

Avan Sayer

Newcastle University

H-index: 81
Sian Robinson

Sian Robinson

Newcastle University

H-index: 64
Chris Phillipson

Chris Phillipson

Manchester University

H-index: 55
Miles Witham

Miles Witham

Newcastle University

H-index: 49
Mark Shucksmith

Mark Shucksmith

Newcastle University

H-index: 43
Tine Buffel

Tine Buffel

Manchester University

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