EM/ProfDebra Jackson

Professor Jackson’s impact spans nursing research, education, clinical practice and scholarly publishing. Her scholarship advances patient safety, health equity and social justice, bringing attention to experiences and perspectives that are often marginalised in healthcare.

Her sustained leadership is reflected in repeated recognition as Australia’s leading nurse researcher in The Australian newspaper’s annual research rankings in 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. In 2021 and 2025, she was also recognised as a Global Leader in Nursing Research.

ScholarGPS ranks her in the top 0.005% of scholars worldwide across all fields, including first in Clinical Nurse Specialist scholarship for both lifetime and recent performance, and fourth in Nursing for recent performance. She also ranked 18th among more than 73,000 nursing researchers in the Stanford–Elsevier ranking based on 2025 citation impact.

As Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Advanced Nursing and former Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Nursing, Professor Jackson has helped shape the direction of nursing scholarship and strengthen its international reach. Her editorial leadership and widely cited research contribute to disciplinary debate, research development and the advancement of inclusive, person-centred nursing practice.