Amy P. Abernethy

35.7k citations

444 papers · 22.2k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 74

Impact in

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 0.02%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Patient Dignity and Privacy
Geriatrics and Gerontology top 0.2%

Papers in

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 187
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues 151
- Patient Dignity and Privacy 29
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 93
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life 67

Co-authors: David C. Currow S. Yousuf Zafar Timothy E. Quill Jane L. Wheeler James A. Tulsky Jeffrey Peppercorn Thomas W. LeBlanc Deborah Schrag
Journals: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (50 papers)Journal of Clinical Oncology (30 papers)Journal of Palliative Medicine (23 papers)Journal of Oncology Practice (22 papers)Palliative Medicine (15 papers)
Partner nations: United States Australia United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Amy P. Abernethy

433 papers receiving 21.5k citations

Hit Papers

7 papers align trajectories log scale

Anamorelin in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer and cachexia (ROMANA 1 and ROMANA 2): results from two randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trials 2016 · 439 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2016 The Lancet Oncology
2013 PubMed
2013 The Oncologist
2013 New England Journal of Medicine
2013 American Journal of Preventive Medicine
2012 Journal of Clinical Oncology
2012 Journal of Clinical Oncology

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Amy P. Abernethy, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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1	A behavioral cancer pain intervention: A randomized noninferiority trial comparing in‐person with videoconference delivery Psycho-Oncology ·Sarah A. Kelleher, Joseph G. Winger, Caroline S. Dorfman, Krista Ingle, Ashley A. Moskovich, Amy P. Abernethy, Francis J. Keefe, Greg Samsa, Gretchen Kimmick, Tamara J. Somers	2019	32
2	Software for Administering the National Cancer Institute’s Patient-Reported Outcomes Version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events: Usability Study JMIR Human Factors ·Martin W. Schoen, Ethan Basch, Lori L. Hudson, Arlene E. Chung, Tito R. Mendoza, Sandra A. Mitchell, Diane St. Germain, Paul Baumgartner, Laura Sit, Lauren J. Rogak, Marwan Shouery, Eve Shalley, Bryce B. Reeve, Maria Fawzy, Nrupen A. Bhavsar, Charles S. Cleeland, Deborah Schrag, Amylou C. Dueck, Amy P. Abernethy	2018	19
3	Harnessing the Power of Real‐World Evidence (RWE): A Checklist to Ensure Regulatory‐Grade Data Quality Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics ·Rebecca A. Miksad, Amy P. Abernethy	2017	129
4	An expanded portfolio of survival metrics for assessing anticancer agents. PubMed ·J. Karweit, Srividya Kotapati, Samuel Wagner, James W. Shaw, Steffan W Wolfe, Amy P. Abernethy	2017	3
5	Defining High-Quality Palliative Care in Oncology Practice: An American Society of Clinical Oncology/American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine Guidance Statement Journal of Oncology Practice ·Kathleen Bickel, Kristen K. McNiff, Mary K. Buss, Arif H. Kamal, Dale Lupu, Amy P. Abernethy, Michael S. Broder, Charles L. Shapiro, Anupama Kurup Acheson, Jennifer L. Malin, Tracey L. Evans, Monika K. Krzyzanowska	2016	107
6	Study protocol: a phase III randomised, double-blind, parallel arm, stratified, block randomised, placebo-controlled trial investigating the clinical effect and cost-effectiveness of sertraline for the palliative relief of breathlessness in people with chronic breathlessness BMJ Open ·Gareth Watts, Katherine Clark, Meera Agar, Patricia M. Davidson, Christine F. McDonald, Lawrence Lam, Dimitar Sajkov, Nikki McCaffrey, Matthew Doogue, Amy P. Abernethy, David C. Currow	2016	5
7	Using patient reported outcomes in oncology clinical practice Scandinavian Journal of Pain ·Sarah A. Kelleher, Tamara J. Somers, Tracie Locklear, Alexandra D. Crosswell, Amy P. Abernethy	2016	16
8	The utility of cost discussions between patients with cancer and oncologists. PubMed ·S. Yousuf Zafar, Fumiko Chino, Peter A. Ubel, Christel Rushing, Gregory P. Samsa, Ivy Altomare, Jonathan Nicolla, Deborah Schrag, James A. Tulsky, Amy P. Abernethy, Jeffrey Peppercorn	2015	104
9	Designing a Course in Statistics for a Learning Health Systems Training Program Gregory P. Samsa, Thomas W. LeBlanc, Aimee K. Zaas, Lynn Howie, Amy P. Abernethy	2014	1
10	Strategies to Support Recruitment of Patients With Life-Limiting Illness for Research: The Palliative Care Research Cooperative Group Journal of Pain and Symptom Management ·Laura C. Hanson, Janet Bull, Kathryn L. Wessell, Lisa Massie, Rachael E. Bennett, Jean S. Kutner, Noreen M. Aziz, Amy P. Abernethy	2014	50
11	The Clinical and Social Dimensions of Prescribing Palliative Home Oxygen for Refractory Dyspnea Journal of Palliative Medicine ·Katrina Breaden, Jane Phillips, Meera Agar, Carol Grbich, Amy P. Abernethy, David C. Currow	2013	11
12	Variations in Use of PET among Medicare Beneficiaries with Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer, 1998–2007 Radiology ·Michaela A. Dinan, Lesley H. Curtis, William R. Carpenter, Andrea K. Biddle, Amy P. Abernethy, Edward F. Patz, Kevin A. Schulman, Morris Weinberger	2013	16
13	Targeted Investment Improves Access to Hospice and Palliative Care Journal of Pain and Symptom Management ·Amy P. Abernethy, Janet Bull, Elizabeth Whitten, Rebecca A. Shelby, Jane L. Wheeler, Donald H. Taylor	2013	2
14	American Society of Clinical Oncology Provisional Clinical Opinion: The Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Thomas J. Smith, Sarah Temin, Erin R. Alesi, Amy P. Abernethy, Tracy A. Balboni, Ethan Basch, Betty Ferrell, M. Loscalzo, Diane E. Meier, Judith A. Paice, Jeffrey Peppercorn, Mark R. Somerfield, Ellen Stovall, Jamie H. Von Roenn Hit paper breakdown →	2012	950
15	Overdose Risk with Opioids for Chronic Noncancer Pain Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy ·Amy P. Abernethy	2010	2
16	Use of tablet personal computers for sensitive patient-reported information. PubMed ·A. Dupont, Jane L. Wheeler, James E. Herndon, April Coan, S. Yousuf Zafar, L Hood, Meenal Patwardhan, Heather Shaw, H. Kim Lyerly, Amy P. Abernethy	2009	46
17	Fatigue is the Most Important Symptom for Advanced Cancer Patients Who Have Had Chemotherapy Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network ·Zeeshan Butt, Sarah Rosenbloom, Amy P. Abernethy, Jennifer L. Beaumont, Diane Β. Paul, Debra Hampton, Paul B. Jacobsen, Karen L. Syrjala, Jamie H. Von Roenn, David Cella	2008	146
18	Promoting patient centred palliative care through case conferencing. PubMed ·Tania Shelby‐James, David C. Currow, Paddy A. Phillips, Helena Williams, Amy P. Abernethy	2007	12
19	Racial differences in pain during 1 year among women with metastatic breast cancer Cancer ·Liana D. Castel, Benjamin R. Saville, Venita DePuy, Paul A. Godley, Katherine E. Hartmann, Amy P. Abernethy	2007	27
20	Can We Predict Which Patients with Refractory Dyspnea Will Respond to Opioids? Journal of Palliative Medicine ·David C. Currow, John Plummer, Peter Frith, Amy P. Abernethy	2007	30

About Amy P. Abernethy

Amy P. Abernethy is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Oncology, Geriatrics and Gerontology and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, having authored 444 papers that have together received 22.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (151 papers), Cancer survivorship and care (71 papers), Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (67 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (60 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (48 papers), Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer (37 papers), Patient Dignity and Privacy (29 papers) and Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (28 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (8.8k citations), Geriatrics and Gerontology (1.1k citations), Radiological and Ultrasound Technology (1.3k citations), Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (4.5k citations) and Oncology (6.1k citations). Amy P. Abernethy has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include David C. Currow, S. Yousuf Zafar, Timothy E. Quill, Jane L. Wheeler, James A. Tulsky, Jeffrey Peppercorn, Thomas W. LeBlanc, Deborah Schrag, Donald H. Taylor and Arif H. Kamal. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Journal of Palliative Medicine, Journal of Oncology Practice and Palliative Medicine.

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