| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | A Review of the Research Literature on Evidence-Based Healthcare Design | Herd | 2008 | 881 |
| 2 | Qualitative Descriptive Methods in Health Science Research | Herd | 2016 | 635 |
| 3 | A Conceptual Framework for the Domain of Evidence-Based Design | Herd | 2010 | 183 |
| 4 | Restorative Design Features for Hospital Staff Break Areas | Herd | 2016 | 164 |
| 5 | How to Write a Systematic Review of the Literature | Herd | 2018 | 158 |
| 6 | Impact of the Design of the Built Environment on People with Dementia: An Evidence-Based Review | Herd | 2014 | 152 |
| 7 | Wayfinding for People with Dementia: A Review of the Role of Architectural Design | Herd | 2011 | 107 |
| 8 | We Agree, Don’t We? The Delphi Method for Health Environments Research | Herd | 2020 | 88 |
| 9 | Stressed Spaces: Mental Health and Architecture | Herd | 2013 | 86 |
| 10 | Relationships between Exterior Views and Nurse Stress: An Exploratory Examination | Herd | 2008 | 80 |
| 11 | The Impact of Environmental Design on Teamwork and Communication in Healthcare Facilities: A Systematic Literature Review | Herd | 2018 | 76 |
| 12 | Space Syntax in Healthcare Facilities Research: A Review | Herd | 2012 | 69 |
| 13 | From Laboratory Research to a Clinical Trial | Herd | 2015 | 69 |
| 14 | Nature Contacts | Herd | 2016 | 69 |
| 15 | Centralized vs. Decentralized Nursing Stations: Effects on Nurses' Functional Use of Space and Work Environment | Herd | 2010 | 67 |
| 16 | The Impact of Windows and Daylight on Acute-Care Nurses' Physiological, Psychological, and Behavioral Health | Herd | 2014 | 62 |
| 17 | Effects of Nursing Unit Spatial Layout on Nursing Team Communication Patterns, Quality of Care, and Patient Safety | Herd | 2012 | 56 |
| 18 | Centralized and Decentralized Nurse Station Design: An Examination of Caregiver Communication, Work Activities, and Technology | Herd | 2007 | 53 |
| 19 | The Impact of Daylight and Views on ICU Patients and Staff | Herd | 2012 | 50 |
| 20 | Effects of Environmental Design on Patient Outcome: A Systematic Review | Herd | 2014 | 50 |
| 21 | Single-Occupancy Patient Rooms: A Systematic Review of the Literature Since 2006 | Herd | 2018 | 50 |
| 22 | Unit-Related Factors That Affect Nursing Time with Patients: Spatial Analysis of the Time and Motion Study | Herd | 2009 | 49 |
| 23 | A Comprehensive Comparison of Open-Bay and Single-Family-Room Neonatal Intensive Care Units at Sanford Children's Hospital | Herd | 2012 | 47 |
| 24 | A Retrospective Evaluation of the Impact of the Planetree Patient-Centered Model of Care on Inpatient Quality Outcomes | Herd | 2008 | 46 |
| 25 | Environmental Affordances: Designing for Family Presence and Involvement in Patient Care | Herd | 2013 | 46 |
| 26 | The Influence of Ambient Scent and Music on Patients' Anxiety in a Waiting Room of a Plastic Surgeon | Herd | 2014 | 45 |
| 27 | Exploring the Concept of Healing Spaces | Herd | 2018 | 45 |
| 28 | Evaluation of the Built Environment: Staff and Family Satisfaction Pre- and Post-Occupancy of the Children's Hospital | Herd | 2011 | 44 |
| 29 | An Empirical Examination of the Impacts of Decentralized Nursing Unit Design | Herd | 2015 | 44 |
| 30 | Nursing Unit Design and Communication Patterns: What is “Real” Work? | Herd | 2007 | 43 |
| 31 | Patient Visibility and ICU Mortality: A Conceptual Replication | Herd | 2014 | 43 |
| 32 | “It’s Lonely”: Patients’ Experiences of the Physical Environment at a Newly Built Stroke Unit | Herd | 2019 | 43 |
| 33 | ICU Patient Family Stress Recovery During Breaks in a Hospital Garden and Indoor Environments | Herd | 2020 | 43 |
| 34 | Humane Design for Hospital Landscapes: A Case Study in Landscape Architecture of a Healing Garden for Nurses | Herd | 2008 | 42 |
| 35 | Influence of Positive Distractions on Children in Two Clinic Waiting Areas | Herd | 2011 | 42 |
| 36 | Identifying Elements of the Health Care Environment That Contribute to Wayfinding | Herd | 2015 | 42 |
| 37 | Ambulatory Facility Design and Patients' Perceptions of Healthcare Quality | Herd | 2008 | 41 |
| 38 | On the Planning and Design of Hospital Circulation Zones | Herd | 2017 | 41 |
| 39 | Effects of Emergency Department Physical Design Elements on Security, Wayfinding, Visibility, Privacy, and Efficiency and Its Implications on Staff Satisfaction and Performance | Herd | 2019 | 41 |
| 40 | Evidence-Based Design: What is It? | Herd | 2008 | 40 |
| 41 | The Business Case for Building Better Hospitals through Evidence-Based Design | Herd | 2008 | 39 |
| 42 | Weighing the Evidence | Herd | 2010 | 39 |
| 43 | The Effect of Garden Designs on Mood and Heart Output in Older Adults Residing in an Assisted Living Facility | Herd | 2013 | 39 |
| 44 | Safety, Performance, and Satisfaction Outcomes in the Operating Room: A Literature Review | Herd | 2018 | 39 |
| 45 | Evaluating Building Performance in Healthcare Facilities: An Organizational Perspective | Herd | 2010 | 38 |
| 46 | Color Perception in Pediatric Patient Room Design: Healthy Children vs. Pediatric Patients | Herd | 2009 | 37 |
| 47 | Consultation Room Design and the Clinical Encounter: The Space and Interaction Randomized Trial | Herd | 2009 | 37 |
| 48 | A Framework for Evaluating Evidence in Evidence-Based Design | Herd | 2011 | 37 |
| 49 | Staff Perceptions before and after Adding Single-Family Rooms in the NICU | Herd | 2012 | 37 |
| 50 | Using Data to Drive Emergency Department Design: A Metasynthesis | Herd | 2012 | 36 |
