Catherine H. MacLean

10.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
124 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Catherine H. MacLean is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Catherine H. MacLean has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in General Health Professions, 33 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 27 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Catherine H. MacLean's work include Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (19 papers), Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (15 papers) and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (14 papers). Catherine H. MacLean is often cited by papers focused on Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (19 papers), Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (15 papers) and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes (14 papers). Catherine H. MacLean collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Catherine H. MacLean's co-authors include Paul G Shekelle, Neil S. Wenger, Caren Kamberg, David H. Solomon, Roy T. Young, Sally C. Morton, Debra Saliba, Carol P. Roth, John T. Chang and Stephen Lyman and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Catherine H. MacLean

120 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Vulnerable Elders Survey: A Tool for Identifying Vulnerable Older People in the Community

2001 802 citations David H. Solomon, Roy T. Young et al. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society profile →
What Are the Minimal and Substantial Improvements in the HOOS and KOOS and JR Versions After Total Joint Replacement?

2018 358 citations Stephen Lyman, Alexander S. McLawhorn et al. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Catherine H. MacLean United States	41	1.5k	1.4k	1.2k	1.0k	921	124	6.7k
William B. Applegate United States	47	1.5k 1.0×	971 0.7×	726 0.6×	899 0.9×	1.4k 1.5×	168	9.2k
Robert S. Epstein United States	39	1.8k 1.2×	765 0.6×	1.4k 1.2×	778 0.8×	543 0.6×	103	8.7k
Jonathan Mant United Kingdom	51	1.7k 1.1×	1.7k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	620 0.6×	1.4k 1.5×	291	12.5k
Phyo Kyaw Myint United Kingdom	50	1.8k 1.2×	724 0.5×	719 0.6×	1.6k 1.6×	996 1.1×	419	10.8k
Helen Mogun United States	53	1.3k 0.9×	449 0.3×	1.1k 1.0×	842 0.8×	2.3k 2.5×	130	9.1k
Fabio Pellegrini Italy	57	1.5k 1.0×	842 0.6×	562 0.5×	278 0.3×	872 0.9×	201	10.7k
Nicolas Rodondi Switzerland	54	1.7k 1.1×	706 0.5×	1.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	651 0.7×	397	10.7k
Christopher Patterson United Kingdom	43	941 0.6×	788 0.6×	554 0.5×	792 0.8×	722 0.8×	158	7.5k
Susan E. Andrade United States	46	1.3k 0.9×	344 0.2×	1.1k 0.9×	920 0.9×	2.0k 2.1×	103	7.6k
Boback Ziaeian United States	29	2.7k 1.8×	917 0.7×	933 0.8×	403 0.4×	1.7k 1.8×	111	12.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Catherine H. MacLean

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Ricciardi, Benjamin F., et al.. (2025). What Are the Minimum Clinically Important Difference, Substantial Clinical Benefit, and Patient-Acceptable Symptom State Thresholds for the Modified Harris Hip Score and International Hip Outcome Tool 12 Among Patients Who Undergo Periacetabular Osteotomy?. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 483(7). 1275–1285. 1 indexed citations

MacLean, Catherine H., Vinicius C. Antao, Amy Chin, & Alexander S. McLawhorn. (2023). Population-Based Applications and Analytics Using Patient-Reported Outcome Measures. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 31(20). 1078–1087. 5 indexed citations

Kunze, Kyle N., Miranda So, Douglas E. Padgett, et al.. (2023). Machine Learning on Medicare Claims Poorly Predicts the Individual Risk of 30-Day Unplanned Readmission After Total Joint Arthroplasty, Yet Uncovers Interesting Population-level Associations With Annual Procedure Volumes. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 481(9). 1745–1759. 10 indexed citations

Miller, Andy O., et al.. (2023). Development of Diagnostic Quality Metrics for Prosthetic Joint Infection. Journal for Healthcare Quality. 46(1). 31–39.

Qaseem, Amir, Catherine H. MacLean, J. Thomas Cross, et al.. (2023). Performance Measures for Physicians Providing Clinical Care Using Telemedicine: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians. Annals of Internal Medicine. 176(5). 694–698. 10 indexed citations

Kunze, Kyle N., Mark Alan Fontana, Catherine H. MacLean, Stephen Lyman, & Alexander S. McLawhorn. (2021). Defining the Patient Acceptable Symptom State for the HOOS JR and KOOS JR After Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 104(4). 345–352. 68 indexed citations

MacLean, Catherine H., et al.. (2021). The Clinical, Operational, and Financial Components of a Successful Bundled Payment Program for Lower Extremity Total Joint Replacement. NEJM Catalyst. 2(10). 4 indexed citations

Fontana, Mark Alan, et al.. (2019). Can Machine Learning Algorithms Predict Which Patients Will Achieve Minimally Clinically Important Differences From Total Joint Arthroplasty?. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 477(6). 1267–1279. 141 indexed citations

Fontana, Mark Alan, Stephen Lyman, Wasif Islam, & Catherine H. MacLean. (2019). When Stars Do Not Align: Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings and the Volume-Outcome Association. JBJS Open Access. 4(1). e0044–e0044. 4 indexed citations

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MacLean, Catherine H., Eve A. Kerr, & Amir Qaseem. (2018). Time Out — Charting a Path for Improving Performance Measurement. New England Journal of Medicine. 378(19). 1757–1761. 98 indexed citations

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MacLean, Catherine H., Michael F. Pesko, & Steven Hill. (2017). The Effect of Insurance Expansions on Smoking Cessation Medication Prescriptions: Evidence from ACA Medicaid Expansions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Nicholas, Lauren Hersch & Catherine H. MacLean. (2016). The Impact of Medical Marijuana Laws on the Labor Supply and Health of Older Adults: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Fisher, Maxine D., Tao Gu, Joseph Singer, et al.. (2015). Patient and provider perspectives: Why are patients with diabetes mellitus noncompliant with dilated eye exams?. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(7). 1440–1440. 3 indexed citations

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Naeim, Arash, Rishi Sawhney, Catherine H. MacLean, & Homayoon Sanati. (2007). Quality Indicators for the Care of Breast Cancer in Vulnerable Elders. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 55(s2). S258–69. 5 indexed citations

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Min, Lillian, David B. Reuben, Catherine H. MacLean, et al.. (2005). Predictors of Overall Quality of Care Provided to Vulnerable Older People. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53(10). 1705–1711. 51 indexed citations

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Issa, Amalia M., Walter Mojica, Sally C. Morton, et al.. (2005). The Efficacy of Omega–3 Fatty Acids on Cognitive Function in Aging and Dementia: A Systematic Review. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 21(2). 88–96. 71 indexed citations

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Saag, Kenneth G., et al.. (2004). Measuring quality in arthritis care: The Arthritis Foundation's quality indicator set for analgesics. Arthritis Care & Research. 51(3). 337–349. 25 indexed citations

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Chodosh, Joshua, David H. Solomon, Carol P. Roth, et al.. (2004). The Quality of Medical Care Provided to Vulnerable Older Patients with Chronic Pain. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 52(5). 756–761. 76 indexed citations

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Ofman, Joshua J., Catherine H. MacLean, Walter L. Straus, et al.. (2003). Meta‐analysis of dyspepsia and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. Arthritis Care & Research. 49(4). 508–518. 72 indexed citations

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Straus, Walter L., Joshua J. Ofman, Catherine H. MacLean, et al.. (2000). Assessment of the proportion of gastrointestinal perforations, ulcers and bleeds (PUBS) attributable to NSAIDs. Gastroenterology. 118(4). A720–A720. 1 indexed citations

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