Brita Roy

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Brita Roy is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Health and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Brita Roy has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in General Health Professions, 22 papers in Health and 12 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Brita Roy's work include Health disparities and outcomes (19 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (10 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (7 papers). Brita Roy is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (19 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (10 papers) and Innovations in Medical Education (7 papers). Brita Roy collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Barbados. Brita Roy's co-authors include Carley Riley, Harlan M. Krumholz, Jeph Herrin, Carley Riley, Yuan Lu, César Caraballo, Tricia S. Tang, J. Martín Rodríguez, Mukesh Patel and Christa R. Nevin and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Brita Roy

51 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018

2021 168 citations Shiwani Mahajan, César Caraballo et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brita Roy United States	19	404	318	186	178	177	58	1.4k
Carol Rivas United Kingdom	20	613 1.5×	356 1.1×	298 1.6×	326 1.8×	198 1.1×	88	1.5k
Αnastas Philalithis Greece	20	531 1.3×	280 0.9×	178 1.0×	291 1.6×	385 2.2×	78	1.8k
Rebecca J. Johnson United States	18	347 0.9×	247 0.8×	261 1.4×	287 1.6×	159 0.9×	44	1.4k
Anja Leppin Denmark	18	495 1.2×	311 1.0×	323 1.7×	359 2.0×	237 1.3×	49	1.6k
Óscar Ribeiro Portugal	27	673 1.7×	576 1.8×	377 2.0×	467 2.6×	207 1.2×	189	2.3k
Morwenna Rogers United Kingdom	29	747 1.8×	247 0.8×	354 1.9×	654 3.7×	276 1.6×	82	2.7k
Bethany M. Kwan United States	18	631 1.6×	111 0.3×	100 0.5×	185 1.0×	246 1.4×	84	1.4k
Sarah Gentry United Kingdom	14	280 0.7×	162 0.5×	92 0.5×	171 1.0×	233 1.3×	33	1.3k
John Moraros Canada	22	360 0.9×	192 0.6×	119 0.6×	284 1.6×	279 1.6×	54	1.8k
Petra Kolip Germany	18	615 1.5×	196 0.6×	169 0.9×	343 1.9×	529 3.0×	118	1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Brita Roy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brita Roy

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Lord, Aaron, Melanie Jay, Owen A. Ross, et al.. (2025). Building a community-centered clinical research center in an underserved New York City neighborhood to enhance access to research, equity, and quality of care. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 9(1). e51–e51.

Guariguata, Leonor, et al.. (2024). A systems thinking framework for understanding rising childhood obesity in the Caribbean. Health Research Policy and Systems. 22(1). 115–115. 2 indexed citations

Aminawung, Jenerius A., Lisa B. Puglisi, Brita Roy, et al.. (2024). Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Control Following Release From Carceral Facilities: A Cross‐Sectional Study. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(18). eJAHA2024035683T–eJAHA2024035683T.

Howell, Benjamin A., Lisa B. Puglisi, Jenerius A. Aminawung, et al.. (2022). A prospective cohort study examining exposure to incarceration and cardiovascular disease (Justice-Involved Individuals Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology – JUSTICE study): a protocol paper. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 331–331. 6 indexed citations

Yi, Youngmin, Brita Roy, Carley Riley, et al.. (2021). Exposure to Family Member Incarceration and Adult Well-being in the United States. JAMA Network Open. 4(5). e2111821–e2111821. 24 indexed citations

Parsons, Allison, et al.. (2021). The Case of the United States. 11(1-2). 231–257.

Riley, Carley, et al.. (2021). Trends and geographical variation in population thriving, struggling and suffering across the USA, 2008–2017: a retrospective repeated cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 11(7). e043375–e043375. 5 indexed citations

Massey, Daisy, Chenxi Huang, Yuan Lu, et al.. (2021). Engagement With COVID-19 Public Health Measures in the United States: A Cross-sectional Social Media Analysis from June to November 2020. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(6). e26655–e26655. 7 indexed citations

Ding, Qinglan, Daisy Massey, Chenxi Huang, et al.. (2021). Tracking Self-reported Symptoms and Medical Conditions on Social Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Infodemiological Study. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 7(9). e29413–e29413. 9 indexed citations

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Roy, Brita, Alexandra M. Hajduk, Sui Tsang, et al.. (2021). The association of neighborhood walkability with health outcomes in older adults after acute myocardial infarction: The SILVER-AMI study. Preventive Medicine Reports. 23. 101391–101391. 9 indexed citations

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Riley, Carley, et al.. (2021). Can a collective-impact initiative improve well-being in three US communities? Findings from a prospective repeated cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 11(12). e048378–e048378. 5 indexed citations

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Spatz, Erica S., Jeph Herrin, Carley Riley, et al.. (2020). Identifying characteristics of high-poverty counties in the United States with high well-being: an observational cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 10(9). e035645–e035645. 3 indexed citations

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Byhoff, Elena, Shreya Kangovi, Seth A. Berkowitz, et al.. (2020). A Society of General Internal Medicine Position Statement on the Internists’ Role in Social Determinants of Health. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 35(9). 2721–2727. 34 indexed citations

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Riley, Carley, Brita Roy, Jeph Herrin, et al.. (2019). Do pregnant women living in higher well-being populations in the USA experience lower risk of preterm delivery? A cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 9(4). e024143–e024143. 9 indexed citations

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Roy, Brita, Carley Riley, Jeph Herrin, et al.. (2019). Associations between community well-being and hospitalisation rates: results from a cross-sectional study within six US states. BMJ Open. 9(11). e030017–e030017. 10 indexed citations

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Herrin, Jeph, et al.. (2018). Population well-being and electoral shifts. PLoS ONE. 13(3). e0193401–e0193401. 23 indexed citations

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Roy, Brita, Carlos A. Estrada, Robert M. Centor, et al.. (2014). Teaching behaviors that define highest rated attending physicians: A study of the resident perspective. Medical Teacher. 36(11). 991–996. 15 indexed citations

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Roy, Brita, Ana V. Diez–Roux, Teresa E. Seeman, et al.. (2010). Association of Optimism and Pessimism With Inflammation and Hemostasis in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Psychosomatic Medicine. 72(2). 134–140. 151 indexed citations

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Roy, Brita & Tricia S. Tang. (2008). Cervical Cancer Screening in Kolkata, India: Beliefs and Predictors of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women Attending a Women's Health Clinic in Kolkata, India. Journal of Cancer Education. 23(4). 253–259. 54 indexed citations

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Roy, Brita, et al.. (2005). The Validity of Screening Tests for Language and Learning Disorders in the Six-Year-Old Child (ERTLA6): Prospective Study. 17(2). 179–189. 1 indexed citations

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