Arthur S. Elstein

9.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
116 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Arthur S. Elstein is a scholar working on Family Practice, Economics and Econometrics and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Arthur S. Elstein has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Family Practice, 32 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 29 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Arthur S. Elstein's work include Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills (37 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (29 papers) and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (17 papers). Arthur S. Elstein is often cited by papers focused on Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills (37 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (29 papers) and Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (17 papers). Arthur S. Elstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Arthur S. Elstein's co-authors include Lee S. Shulman, Sarah A. Sprafka, Gretchen B. Chapman, L S Shulman, Georges Bordage, David A. Rogers, Paul S. Heckerling, Charles P. Friedman, Simon French and Jack Dowie and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Arthur S. Elstein

115 papers receiving 5.9k 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.

Medical Problem Solving: An Analysis of Clinical Reasoning

1978 1.1k citations Arthur S. Elstein, Lee S. Shulman et al. profile →
Medical Problem Solving

1978 996 citations Arthur S. Elstein, Lee S. Shulman et al. Harvard University Press eBooks profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Arthur S. Elstein	2.7k	2.1k	1.3k	723	654	116	6.5k
Vimla L. Patel	1.6k 0.6×	2.1k 1.0×	1.7k 1.3×	234 0.3×	446 0.7×	198	8.6k
Alan Schwartz	672 0.2×	2.0k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	1.7k 2.3×	246 0.4×	408	9.3k
Paul K. J. Han	777 0.3×	2.3k 1.1×	3.0k 2.3×	1.0k 1.4×	368 0.6×	223	9.5k
Fredric M. Wolf	530 0.2×	1.6k 0.7×	2.1k 1.6×	442 0.6×	220 0.3×	101	6.3k
Timothy J. Wood	998 0.4×	2.1k 1.0×	907 0.7×	162 0.2×	583 0.9×	128	4.5k
Angela Fagerlin	360 0.1×	3.1k 1.5×	5.5k 4.3×	1.8k 2.5×	181 0.3×	316	13.0k
Jeremy C Wyatt	411 0.2×	2.7k 1.3×	4.2k 3.2×	858 1.2×	327 0.5×	187	13.8k
Stacey Sheridan	489 0.2×	1.4k 0.7×	6.7k 5.2×	937 1.3×	148 0.2×	76	10.0k
Patricia A. Carney	473 0.2×	1.9k 0.9×	1.9k 1.5×	513 0.7×	2.2k 3.3×	298	11.2k
Brian J. Zikmund‐Fisher	368 0.1×	1.5k 0.7×	3.9k 3.0×	1.4k 2.0×	115 0.2×	241	9.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Arthur S. Elstein

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20 of 20 papers shown

Kristiansen, Ivar Sønbø, Arthur S. Elstein, Dorte Gyrd‐Hansen, Helle Wallach‐Kildemoes, & Jesper Bo Nielsen. (2009). Radiation from mobile phone systems: Is it perceived as a threat to people's health?. Bioelectromagnetics. 30(5). 393–401. 20 indexed citations

Elstein, Arthur S., Gretchen B. Chapman, & Sara J. Knight. (2005). Patients' values and clinical substituted judgments: The case of localized prostate cancer.. Health Psychology. 24(4, Suppl). S85–S92. 35 indexed citations

Siston, Amy, Joan S. Chmiel, Nicholas P. Slimack, et al.. (2004). Ethnic Variation in Localized Prostate Cancer: A Pilot Study of Preferences, Optimism, and Quality of Life Among Black and White Veterans. PubMed. 3(1). 31–37. 19 indexed citations

Elstein, Arthur S.. (2004). On the origins and development of evidence-based medicine and medical decision making. Inflammation Research. 53(S2). S184–9. 75 indexed citations

Hicks, Frank D., Sharon L. Merritt, & Arthur S. Elstein. (2003). Critical Thinking and Clinical Decision Making In Critical Care Nursing: A Pilot Study. Heart & Lung. 32(3). 169–180. 78 indexed citations

Elstein, Arthur S., et al.. (2002). Clinical problem solving and diagnostic decision making: selective review of the cognitive literature. BMJ. 324(7339). 729–732. 476 indexed citations

Poses, Roy M., Joachim I. Krueger, Steven A. Sloman, & Arthur S. Elstein. (2002). Physicians’ Judgments of Survival After Medical Management and Mortality Risk Reduction Due to Revascularization Procedures for Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. CHEST Journal. 122(1). 122–133. 19 indexed citations

Knight, Sara J., Derek P. Nathan, Amy Siston, et al.. (2002). Pilot Study of a Utilities-Based Treatment Decision Intervention for Prostate Cancer Patients. PubMed. 1(2). 105–114. 16 indexed citations

Rogers, David A., Arthur S. Elstein, & Georges Bordage. (2001). Improving Continuing Medical Education for Surgical Techniques: Applying the Lessons Learned in the First Decade of Minimal Access Surgery. Annals of Surgery. 233(2). 159–166. 150 indexed citations

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Schwartz, Alan, et al.. (2000). Evidence-based Morning Report for Inpatient Pediatrics Rotations. Academic Medicine. 75(12). 1229–1229. 15 indexed citations

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Elstein, Arthur S.. (2000). Clinical Problem Solving and Decision Psychology. Academic Medicine. 75(Supplement). S134–S136. 32 indexed citations

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Elstein, Arthur S., et al.. (1999). Effects of prognosis, perceived benefit, and decision style on decision making and critical care on decision making in critical care. Critical Care Medicine. 27(1). 58–65. 21 indexed citations

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Elstein, Arthur S., Charles P. Friedman, Fredric M. Wolf, et al.. (1996). Effects of a Decision Support System on the Diagnostic Accuracy of Users: A Preliminary Report. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 3(6). 422–428. 23 indexed citations

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Chapman, Gretchen B., et al.. (1995). Effects of Patient Education on Decisions about Breast Cancer Treatments. Medical Decision Making. 15(3). 231–239. 37 indexed citations

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Elstein, Arthur S., et al.. (1992). Hormonal Replacement Therapy. Medical Decision Making. 12(4). 265–273. 16 indexed citations

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Norcini, John J., et al.. (1990). The scoring and reproducibility of an essay test of clinical judgment. Academic Medicine. 65(9). S41–2. 17 indexed citations

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Schmitt, Brian P. & Arthur S. Elstein. (1988). Laboratory Use. Medical Decision Making. 8(2). 81–86. 4 indexed citations

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Howe, Kenneth R., Margaret M. Holmes, & Arthur S. Elstein. (1984). Teaching Clinical Decision Making. The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy A Forum for Bioethics and Philosophy of Medicine. 9(2). 215–228. 15 indexed citations

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Elstein, Arthur S., Lee S. Shulman, & Sarah A. Sprafka. (1978). Medical Problem Solving. Harvard University Press eBooks. 996 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bordage, Georges, et al.. (1977). Computer-Aided and Computer-Simulated Medical Diagnosis. PubMed Central. 204–210. 1 indexed citations

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