Alexander N. Ortega

9.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
140 papers, 6.9k citations indexed

About

Alexander N. Ortega is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander N. Ortega has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 6.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in General Health Professions, 57 papers in Clinical Psychology and 43 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Alexander N. Ortega's work include Healthcare Policy and Management (43 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (38 papers) and Global Health Workforce Issues (25 papers). Alexander N. Ortega is often cited by papers focused on Healthcare Policy and Management (43 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (38 papers) and Global Health Workforce Issues (25 papers). Alexander N. Ortega collaborates with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and South Korea. Alexander N. Ortega's co-authors include Shiriki Kumanyika, Antronette K. Yancey, Arturo Vargas Bustamante, Glorisa Canino, Margarita Alegrı́a, John A. Rizzo, Hai Fang, Jie Chen, Robert A. Rosenheck and Brent A. Langellier and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine, American Journal of Psychiatry and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Alexander N. Ortega

132 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF MINORITY RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS

2005 945 citations Alexander N. Ortega et al. profile →
Mental Health Care for Latinos: Inequalities in Use of Specialty Mental Health Services Among Latinos, African Americans, and Non-Latino Whites

2002 559 citations Glorisa Canino, Alexander N. Ortega et al. profile →
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care Access and Utilization Under the Affordable Care Act

2015 336 citations Jie Chen, Alexander N. Ortega et al. Medical Care profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander N. Ortega United States	42	2.7k	2.5k	1.3k	1.2k	954	140	6.9k
Ruth E. K. Stein United States	59	3.8k 1.4×	5.0k 2.0×	1.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.2×	1.3k 1.3×	209	10.9k
Luís Rajmil Spain	42	2.5k 0.9×	2.7k 1.1×	1.1k 0.8×	1.7k 1.3×	743 0.8×	158	9.1k
Stella M. Yu United States	34	2.6k 1.0×	1.6k 0.6×	870 0.7×	1.9k 1.5×	529 0.6×	56	6.9k
Frances K. Barg United States	44	2.4k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	924 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	528 0.6×	247	7.3k
Benjamin Lê Cook United States	40	2.0k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	836 0.6×	825 0.7×	719 0.8×	171	5.3k
Neal Halfon United States	59	5.1k 1.9×	4.3k 1.7×	1.2k 0.9×	1.8k 1.5×	1.4k 1.5×	225	12.6k
Elizabeth M. Yano United States	50	4.8k 1.8×	1.7k 0.7×	436 0.3×	1.6k 1.3×	1.4k 1.5×	311	9.5k
Melissa Tracy United States	45	1.8k 0.7×	2.9k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	335 0.4×	118	7.3k
Jennifer Ahern United States	44	2.0k 0.8×	3.4k 1.3×	1.7k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	277 0.3×	174	8.4k
Elizabeth A. Jacobs United States	43	4.4k 1.6×	2.1k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	434 0.5×	187	7.9k

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Stimpson, Jim P., et al.. (2025). A regional analysis of healthcare utilization trends during consecutive disasters in Puerto Rico using private claims data. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 5249–5249.

Stimpson, Jim P., et al.. (2025). Crisis Communication About the Maui Wildfires on TikTok: Content Analysis of Engagement With Maui Wildfire–Related Posts Over 1 Year. JMIR Formative Research. 9. e67515–e67515. 3 indexed citations

Stimpson, Jim P., et al.. (2025). Health equity in the wake of disasters and extreme weather: evidence from an umbrella review. Health Affairs Scholar. 3(11). qxaf207–qxaf207.

Pintor, Jessie Kemmick, et al.. (2025). Measuring county-level immigration policy contexts that may influence Latino health in California. SSM - Population Health. 30. 101790–101790.

Purtle, Jonathan, et al.. (2024). Maui Wildfire and 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Call Volume and Capacity. JAMA Network Open. 7(11). e2446523–e2446523. 1 indexed citations

Stimpson, Jim P. & Alexander N. Ortega. (2023). Social media users’ perceptions about health mis- and disinformation on social media. Health Affairs Scholar. 1(4). 15 indexed citations

Chisolm, Deena J., José F. Figueroa, Meghan B. Lane‐Fall, et al.. (2023). Improving health equity through health care systems research. Health Services Research. 58(S3). 289–299. 18 indexed citations

Alcalá, Héctor E., et al.. (2020). Insurance Types, Usual Sources of Health Care, and Perceived Discrimination. The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 33(4). 580–591. 6 indexed citations

Ortega, Alexander N., et al.. (2019). Inequities in Insurance Coverage and Well-Child Visits Improve, but Insurance Gains for White and Black Youth Reverse. Academic Pediatrics. 20(1). 14–15. 9 indexed citations

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Pintor, Jessie Kemmick, Jie Chen, Héctor E. Alcalá, et al.. (2018). Insurance Coverage and Utilization Improve for Latino Youth but Disparities by Heritage Group Persist Following the ACA. Medical Care. 56(11). 927–933. 10 indexed citations

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Sharif, Mienah Z., Shemra Rizzo, Thomas R. Belin, et al.. (2016). The association between self-rated eating habits and dietary behavior in two Latino neighborhoods: Findings from Proyecto MercadoFRESCO. Preventive Medicine Reports. 3. 270–275. 11 indexed citations

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Paskett, Electra D., et al.. (2016). Multilevel Interventions To Address Health Disparities Show Promise In Improving Population Health. Health Affairs. 35(8). 1429–1434. 123 indexed citations

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Ortega, Alexander N., Stephanie L. Albert, Mienah Z. Sharif, et al.. (2014). Proyecto MercadoFRESCO: A Multi-level, Community-Engaged Corner Store Intervention in East Los Angeles and Boyle Heights. Journal of Community Health. 40(2). 347–356. 38 indexed citations

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Feldman, Jonathan, Edna Acosta‐Pérez, Glorisa Canino, et al.. (2011). The Role of Caregiver Major Depression in the Relationship Between Anxiety Disorders and Asthma Attacks in Island Puerto Rican Youth and Young Adults. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 199(5). 313–318. 25 indexed citations

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Esteban, Cynthia A., Robert B. Klein, Elizabeth L. McQuaid, et al.. (2009). Conundrums in childhood asthma severity, control, and health care use: Puerto Rico versus Rhode Island. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 124(2). 238–244.e5. 32 indexed citations

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Inkelas, Moira, Nicole Garro, Elizabeth L. McQuaid, & Alexander N. Ortega. (2008). Race/ethnicity, language, and asthma care: findings from a 4-state survey. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. 100(2). 120–127. 36 indexed citations

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Ortega, Alexander N., Hai Fang, Víctor Pérez, et al.. (2007). Health Care Access, Use of Services, and Experiences Among Undocumented Mexicans and Other Latinos. Archives of Internal Medicine. 167(21). 2354–2354. 287 indexed citations

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Ortega, Alexander N., Elizabeth L. McQuaid, Glorisa Canino, Renée D. Goodwin, & Gregory K. Fritz. (2004). Comorbidity of Asthma and Anxiety and Depression in Puerto Rican Children. Psychosomatics. 45(2). 93–99. 68 indexed citations

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Stewart, Denice, et al.. (2000). Utilization of dental services and preventive oral health behaviors among preschool-aged children from Delaware.. PubMed. 21(7). 403–7. 4 indexed citations

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Ortega, Alexander N., Denice Stewart, Steven A. Dowshen, & Solomon H. Katz. (2000). Perceived Access to Pediatric Primary Care by Insurance Status and Race. Journal of Community Health. 25(6). 481–493. 14 indexed citations

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