Colin P. West

37.4k total citations · 23 hit papers
212 papers, 25.2k citations indexed

About

Colin P. West is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Gender Studies. According to data from OpenAlex, Colin P. West has authored 212 papers receiving a total of 25.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in General Health Professions, 100 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 54 papers in Gender Studies. Recurrent topics in Colin P. West's work include Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout (119 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (78 papers) and Diversity and Career in Medicine (54 papers). Colin P. West is often cited by papers focused on Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout (119 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (78 papers) and Diversity and Career in Medicine (54 papers). Colin P. West collaborates with scholars based in United States, Vietnam and United Kingdom. Colin P. West's co-authors include Tait D. Shanafelt, Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Jeff A. Sloan, Daniel Satele, Christine A. Sinsky, Sonja Boone, Litjen Tan, Joseph C. Kolars, Patricia J. Erwin and Omar Hasan and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Colin P. West

203 papers receiving 24.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Burnout and Satisfaction With Work-Life Balance Among US Physicians Relative to the General US Population

2012 2.4k citations Tait D. Shanafelt, Liselotte N. Dyrbye et al. profile →
Changes in Burnout and Satisfaction With Work-Life Balance in Physicians and the General US Working Population Between 2011 and 2014

2015 2.0k citations Tait D. Shanafelt, Liselotte N. Dyrbye et al. Mayo Clinic Proceedings profile →
Physician burnout: contributors, consequences and solutions

2018 1.5k citations Colin P. West, Liselotte N. Dyrbye et al. profile →
Interventions to prevent and reduce physician burnout: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2016 1.5k citations Colin P. West, Liselotte N. Dyrbye et al. profile →
Burnout Among U.S. Medical Students, Residents, and Early Career Physicians Relative to the General U.S. Population

2014 1.4k citations Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Colin P. West et al. profile →
Association of Perceived Medical Errors With Resident Distress and Empathy

2006 1.1k citations Colin P. West, Tait D. Shanafelt et al. profile →
Association of Resident Fatigue and Distress With Perceived Medical Errors

2009 730 citations Colin P. West profile →
Relationship Between Clerical Burden and Characteristics of the Electronic Environment With Physician Burnout and Professional Satisfaction

2016 700 citations Tait D. Shanafelt, Liselotte N. Dyrbye et al. Mayo Clinic Proceedings profile →
Changes in Burnout and Satisfaction With Work-Life Integration in Physicians and the General US Working Population Between 2011 and 2017

2019 604 citations Tait D. Shanafelt, Colin P. West et al. Mayo Clinic Proceedings profile →
Quality of Life, Burnout, Educational Debt, and Medical Knowledge Among Internal Medicine Residents

2011 557 citations Colin P. West, Tait D. Shanafelt et al. profile →
Single Item Measures of Emotional Exhaustion and Depersonalization Are Useful for Assessing Burnout in Medical Professionals

2009 521 citations Colin P. West, Liselotte N. Dyrbye et al. Journal of General Internal Medicine profile →
Intervention to Promote Physician Well-being, Job Satisfaction, and Professionalism

2014 455 citations Colin P. West, Liselotte N. Dyrbye et al. profile →
Career Fit and Burnout Among Academic Faculty

2009 439 citations Tait D. Shanafelt, Colin P. West et al. profile →
Physician Burnout, Well-being, and Work Unit Safety Grades in Relationship to Reported Medical Errors

2018 439 citations Daniel Satele, Christine A. Sinsky et al. Mayo Clinic Proceedings profile →
Burnout Among Health Care Professionals: A Call to Explore and Address This Underrecognized Threat to Safe, High-Quality Care

2017 434 citations Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Tait D. Shanafelt et al. profile →
Concurrent Validity of Single-Item Measures of Emotional Exhaustion and Depersonalization in Burnout Assessment

2012 416 citations Colin P. West, Liselotte N. Dyrbye et al. Journal of General Internal Medicine profile →
Addressing Physician Burnout

2017 296 citations Tait D. Shanafelt, Liselotte N. Dyrbye et al. profile →
Resilience and Burnout Among Physicians and the General US Working Population

2020 290 citations Colin P. West, Liselotte N. Dyrbye et al. JAMA Network Open profile →
Changes in Burnout and Satisfaction With Work-Life Integration in Physicians During the First 2 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2022 285 citations Tait D. Shanafelt, Colin P. West et al. Mayo Clinic Proceedings profile →
The Association Between Perceived Electronic Health Record Usability and Professional Burnout Among US Physicians

2019 251 citations Edward R. Melnick, Liselotte N. Dyrbye et al. Mayo Clinic Proceedings profile →
A cross-sectional study exploring the relationship between burnout, absenteeism, and job performance among American nurses

2019 214 citations Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Tait D. Shanafelt et al. profile →
Changes in Burnout and Satisfaction With Work-Life Integration in Physicians and the General US Working Population Between 2011 and 2020

2022 205 citations Tait D. Shanafelt, Colin P. West et al. Mayo Clinic Proceedings profile →
Effect of a Professional Coaching Intervention on the Well-being and Distress of Physicians

2019 186 citations Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Tait D. Shanafelt et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Bias Experiences and Burnout: A Multispecialty, Cross-Sectional Survey of Residents and Fellows at a Multisite US Academic Medical Center 2025 ·Mayo Clinic Proceedings ·Andrea N. Leep Hunderfund, Shannon K. Laughlin-Tommaso, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Felicity Enders, Daniel Satele, Colin P. West, Liselotte N. Dyrbye	0
2	Vacation Days Taken, Work During Vacation, and Burnout Among US Physicians 2024 ·JAMA Network Open ·Christine A. Sinsky, Mickey Trockel, Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Hanhan Wang, Lindsey E. Carlasare, Colin P. West, Tait D. Shanafelt	14
3	An examination of the vacation behaviors of United States emergency physicians 2024 ·Academic Emergency Medicine ·Dave W. Lu, D. Mark Courtney, Christine A. Sinsky, Hanhan Wang, Mickey Trockel, Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Lindsey E. Carlasare, Colin P. West, Tait D. Shanafelt	1
4	Teamwork Climate, Safety Climate, and Physician Burnout: A National, Cross-Sectional Study 2024 ·The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety ·Lisa S. Rotenstein, Hanhan Wang, Colin P. West, Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Mickey Trockel, Christine A. Sinsky, Tait D. Shanafelt	4
5	Association of COVID-19 Intensity With Burnout and Perceptions of Residency Preparedness Among Medical Students 2023 ·JAMA Network Open ·Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Danielle Brushaber, Colin P. West	2
6	Career Plans of US Physicians After the First 2 Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic 2023 ·Mayo Clinic Proceedings ·Tait D. Shanafelt, Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Colin P. West, Mickey Trockel, Michael Tutty, Hanhan Wang, Lindsey E. Carlasare, Christine A. Sinsky	23
7	Relationships Between EHR-Based Audit Log Data and Physician Burnout and Clinical Practice Process Measures 2023 ·Mayo Clinic Proceedings ·Liselotte N. Dyrbye, (unknown), John C. O’Horo, (unknown), (unknown), Daniel Satele, Colin P. West	28
8	Assessment of Adverse Childhood Experiences, Adverse Professional Experiences, Depression, and Burnout in US Physicians 2023 ·Mayo Clinic Proceedings ·Mickey Trockel, Colin P. West, Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Christine A. Sinsky, Michael Tutty, Hanhan Wang, Lindsey E. Carlasare, Nikitha K. Menon, Tait D. Shanafelt	10
9	At-Risk Work Hours Among U.S. Physicians and Other U.S. Workers 2023 ·American Journal of Preventive Medicine ·Tait D. Shanafelt, Colin P. West, Christine A. Sinsky, Mickey Trockel, Michael Tutty, Hanhan Wang, Lindsey E. Carlasare, Liselotte N. Dyrbye	12
10	Health Care Expenditures Attributable to Primary Care Physician Overall and Burnout-Related Turnover: A Cross-sectional Analysis 2022 ·Mayo Clinic Proceedings ·Christine A. Sinsky, Tait D. Shanafelt, Liselotte N. Dyrbye, (unknown), Lindsey E. Carlasare, Colin P. West	50
11	Professional Coaching and Surgeon Well-being 2022 ·Annals of Surgery ·Liselotte N. Dyrbye, (unknown), Daniel Satele, Colin P. West	35
12	Imposter Phenomenon in US Physicians Relative to the US Working Population 2022 ·Mayo Clinic Proceedings ·Tait D. Shanafelt, Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Christine A. Sinsky, Mickey Trockel, Maryam S. Makowski, Michael Tutty, Hanhan Wang, Lindsey E. Carlasare, Colin P. West	49
13	Self-Valuation Challenges in the Culture and Practice of Medicine and Physician Well-being 2021 ·Mayo Clinic Proceedings ·Mickey Trockel, Christine A. Sinsky, Colin P. West, Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Michael Tutty, Lindsey E. Carlasare, Hanhan Wang, Tait D. Shanafelt	41
14	A Longitudinal Study Exploring Learning Environment Culture and Subsequent Risk of Burnout Among Resident Physicians Overall and by Gender 2021 ·Mayo Clinic Proceedings ·Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Colin P. West, Jeph Herrin, John F. Dovidio, Brooke A. Cunningham, Mark W. Yeazel, Veronica Lam, Ivuoma N. Onyeador, Natalie M. Wittlin, Sara E. Burke, Sharonne N. Hayes, Sean M. Phelan, Michelle van Ryn	19
15	Residents’ Perceptions of Faculty Behaviors and Resident Burnout: a Cross-Sectional Survey Study Across a Large Health Care Organization 2021 ·Journal of General Internal Medicine ·Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Andrea N. Leep Hunderfund, Susan M. Moeschler, Brianna E. Vaa Stelling, Eric J. Dozois, (unknown), Daniel Satele, Colin P. West	9
16	Physicians’ Ratings of their Supervisor’s Leadership Behaviors and Their Subsequent Burnout and Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Study 2021 ·Mayo Clinic Proceedings ·Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Brittny Major‐Elechi, J. Taylor Hays, (unknown), Steven J. Buskirk, Colin P. West	18
17	Perceived Electronic Health Record Usability as a Predictor of Task Load and Burnout Among US Physicians: Mediation Analysis 2020 ·Journal of Medical Internet Research ·Edward R. Melnick, Elizabeth Harry, Christine A. Sinsky, Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Hanhan Wang, Mickey Trockel, Colin P. West, Tait D. Shanafelt	58
18	Disparities in Salary and Work-Life Integration in Internal Medicine Program Directors Are Associated with Gender and Partner Employment Status 2020 ·The American Journal of Medicine ·Ariela L. Marshall, Andrew J. Halvorsen, (unknown), (unknown), Colin P. West, Amy S. Oxentenko	8
19	Internal Medicine Residency Program Director Burnout and Program Director Turnover: Results of a National Survey 2018 ·The American Journal of Medicine ·Alec O'connor, Andrew J. Halvorsen, (unknown), Kathleen M. Finn, Kathlyn E. Fletcher, (unknown), Furman S. McDonald, Sara Swenson, (unknown), Colin P. West, Lisa L. Willett	40
20	Endocrinology and diabetes 2002 ·Archives of Disease in Childhood ·David Iles, H. Rao Gattamaneni, (unknown), Jennifer E. Thorne, Colin P. West, David A. Price, Peter Clayton, Catherine Hall	3

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