Barak Gaster

1.5k total citations
32 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Barak Gaster is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Barak Gaster has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in General Health Professions, 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 5 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in Barak Gaster's work include Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (5 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (5 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (4 papers). Barak Gaster is often cited by papers focused on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (5 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (5 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (4 papers). Barak Gaster collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. Barak Gaster's co-authors include John Holroyd, Irl B. Hirsch, Mark D. Sullivan, Thomas O. Staiger, Richard A. Deyo, Eric B. Larson, J. Randall Curtis, Dedra Buchwald, Nassim Assefi and Dawn E. DeWitt and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine and Trends in Biochemical Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Barak Gaster

30 papers receiving 903 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Barak Gaster United States 12 237 222 187 182 147 32 1.0k
Ather Ali United States 17 216 0.9× 165 0.7× 176 0.9× 166 0.9× 35 0.2× 49 1.3k
Paul Crawford United States 16 154 0.6× 118 0.5× 136 0.7× 191 1.0× 40 0.3× 88 937
Elaine Chiquette United States 18 108 0.5× 329 1.5× 109 0.6× 86 0.5× 64 0.4× 38 1.8k
Sarah M. Rausch United States 17 179 0.8× 79 0.4× 242 1.3× 444 2.4× 134 0.9× 25 1.6k
Chung‐Hsuen Wu United States 15 72 0.3× 88 0.4× 122 0.7× 201 1.1× 86 0.6× 47 901
Christopher R. D’Adamo United States 20 140 0.6× 201 0.9× 257 1.4× 86 0.5× 61 0.4× 92 1.5k
Charles Elder United States 18 147 0.6× 171 0.8× 145 0.8× 259 1.4× 23 0.2× 50 871
Gary Asher United States 22 74 0.3× 389 1.8× 131 0.7× 338 1.9× 68 0.5× 40 1.6k
Cliff Da Costa Australia 16 111 0.5× 168 0.8× 95 0.5× 815 4.5× 225 1.5× 33 1.4k
Elad Schiff Israel 23 200 0.8× 170 0.8× 245 1.3× 1.0k 5.7× 277 1.9× 139 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barak Gaster

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barak Gaster

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Barak Gaster. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Barak Gaster based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Barak Gaster. Barak Gaster is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gaster, Barak, Monica Zigman Suchsland, Annette L. Fitzpatrick, et al.. (2024). Evaluating Cognitive Impairment in a Large Health Care System: The Cognition in Primary Care Program. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 99(2). 493–501. 1 indexed citations
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Gaster, Barak & Emily A. Largent. (2024). What Makes a Better Life for People Facing Dementia? Toward Dementia‐Friendly Health and Social Policy, Medical Care, and Community Support in the United States. The Hastings Center Report. 54(S1). S40–S47. 4 indexed citations
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Gaster, Barak & Thaddeus Mason Pope. (2024). Guiding the Future: Rethinking the Role of Advance Directives in the Care of People with Dementia. The Hastings Center Report. 54(S1). S33–S39. 4 indexed citations
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Suchsland, Monica Zigman, Barak Gaster, Basia Belza, et al.. (2023). Developing a cognitive assessment toolkit for primary care: qualitative assessment of providers’ needs and perceptions of usability in clinical practice. BMC Health Services Research. 23(1). 1006–1006. 5 indexed citations
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Gaster, Barak, Basia Belza, Monica Zigman Suchsland, et al.. (2021). Integrating the GSA KAER Toolkit Into Practical Training for Primary Care Clinics. Innovation in Aging. 5(Supplement_1). 344–345. 1 indexed citations
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Zwickey, Heather, et al.. (2014). Teaching Evidence-Based Medicine at Complementary and Alternative Medicine Institutions: Strategies, Competencies, and Evaluation. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(12). 925–931. 23 indexed citations
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Wong, Christopher J., Barak Gaster, & David C. Dugdale. (2014). Choosing Wisely. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 47(5). 653–655. 2 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Mark D., et al.. (2010). Randomized Trial of Web-based Training About Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain. Clinical Journal of Pain. 26(6). 512–517. 43 indexed citations
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Gaster, Barak, Kelly Edwards, Susan Brown Trinidad, Thomas H. Gallagher, & Clarence H. Braddock. (2010). Patient-Centered Discussions About Prostate Cancer Screening: A Real-World Approach. Annals of Internal Medicine. 153(10). 661–665. 18 indexed citations
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Gaster, Barak, et al.. (2007). Dietary Supplements for The Prevention and Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 13(1). 83–96. 18 indexed citations
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Gaster, Barak, John Unterborn, Richard B. Scott, & R Schneeweiss. (2007). What Should Students Learn about Complementary and Alternative Medicine?. Academic Medicine. 82(10). 934–938. 48 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Mark D., et al.. (2006). Brief report: Training internists in shared decision making about chronic opioid. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 21(4). 360–362. 66 indexed citations
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Gaster, Barak, et al.. (2003). Physicians’ use of and attitudes toward electronic mail for patient communication. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 18(5). 385–389. 79 indexed citations
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Staiger, Thomas O., Barak Gaster, Mark D. Sullivan, & Richard A. Deyo. (2003). Systematic Review of Antidepressants in the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain. Spine. 28(22). 2540–2545. 159 indexed citations
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Revere, Debra, et al.. (2001). Using Contextual Inquiry to Inform Design of a Clinical Information Tool.. Europe PMC (PubMed Central). 1007–1007. 4 indexed citations
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Revere, Debra, et al.. (2001). Implementation of a Phase I Clinical Information Tool Using Contextual Inquiry Outcomes.. American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium. 1033–1033. 1 indexed citations
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Gaster, Barak & John Holroyd. (2000). St John's Wort for Depression. Archives of Internal Medicine. 160(2). 152–152. 217 indexed citations
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Gaster, Barak & Irl B. Hirsch. (1998). The Effects of Improved Glycemic Control on Complications in Type 2 Diabetes. Archives of Internal Medicine. 158(2). 134–134. 180 indexed citations
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Gaster, Barak. (1990). The slow diffusion of the DNA paradigm into biology textbooks. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 15(8). 325–327. 2 indexed citations

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