David Cella

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 751 citations indexed

About

David Cella is a scholar working on Oncology, Hematology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, David Cella has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 751 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Oncology, 4 papers in Hematology and 3 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in David Cella's work include Cancer survivorship and care (8 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (3 papers) and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (2 papers). David Cella is often cited by papers focused on Cancer survivorship and care (8 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (3 papers) and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (2 papers). David Cella collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Belgium. David Cella's co-authors include Gerald W. Chodak, Kenneth J. Pienta, Peg Esper, Michael Sinner, Fei Mo, Dominique Bron, Tracy Luchetta, Kelly K. Dineen, David L. Nyenhuis and Anthony T. Reder and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Cancer and British Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

David Cella

13 papers receiving 722 citations

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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.

Measuring quality of life in men with prostate cancer using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-prostate instrument

1997 565 citations Peg Esper, Fei Mo et al. Urology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Cella United States	7	372	370	105	89	85	17	751
Michael Sinner United States	5	358 1.0×	477 1.3×	138 1.3×	79 0.9×	25 0.3×	5	774
Melissa Accordino United States	18	445 1.2×	222 0.6×	88 0.8×	115 1.3×	27 0.3×	98	905
Sven D’haese Belgium	7	444 1.2×	458 1.2×	272 2.6×	86 1.0×	22 0.3×	9	1.0k
J. Bernhard Switzerland	18	510 1.4×	451 1.2×	122 1.2×	90 1.0×	18 0.2×	36	1.1k
Tracey L. O’Connor United States	17	944 2.5×	332 0.9×	94 0.9×	50 0.6×	55 0.6×	59	1.4k
Peggy Burhenn United States	14	451 1.2×	246 0.7×	120 1.1×	226 2.5×	50 0.6×	28	1.2k
D. Cella United States	10	716 1.9×	403 1.1×	89 0.8×	38 0.4×	81 1.0×	28	1.1k
Gavin Taylor‐Stokes United Kingdom	17	453 1.2×	428 1.2×	44 0.4×	78 0.9×	199 2.3×	48	993
Francesco Rosetti Italy	13	640 1.7×	437 1.2×	139 1.3×	54 0.6×	29 0.3×	23	1.1k
Maria Theresa Redaniel United Kingdom	19	387 1.0×	111 0.3×	81 0.8×	74 0.8×	170 2.0×	66	941

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17 of 17 papers shown

Oldenburger, Eva, Andrew Bottomley, David Cella, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 15 Palliative Care and the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Palliative in assessing the quality of life in patients with advanced cancer. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care. 19(2). 130–137.

Beaudart, Charlotte, David Cella, Roger A. Fielding, et al.. (2025). Patient-reported outcomes in sarcopenia: An ICFSR task force report. The Journal of Frailty & Aging. 14(1). 100010–100010.

Mcdermott, Mary & David Cella. (2025). Patient Report May Understate Walking Disability in Peripheral Artery Disease. JAMA. 333(16). 1391–1391. 1 indexed citations

Bai, Mei, et al.. (2025). Self-affirmation intervention for patients newly diagnosed with advanced cancer: a preliminary efficacy trial. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 43(4). 593–615.

Flores, Ann Marie, Patricia D. Franklin, John Devin Peipert, et al.. (2024). Risk of significant functional impairment across cancer diagnosis and care continuum. Cancer. 131(1). e35571–e35571. 1 indexed citations

Terwee, Caroline B. & David Cella. (2024). Embracing the future of patient-centered care with Advances in Patient-Reported Outcomes. 1(1). 100001–100001.

Paller, Amy S., et al.. (2020). 509 PIQ-C, a new PROMIS® tool, measures intensity and impact of itch on children with atopic dermatitis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 140(7). S69–S69. 1 indexed citations

Chamlin, Sarah L., et al.. (2020). A study looking at changes in scores over time when using the Childhood Atopic Dermatitis Impact Scale. British Journal of Dermatology. 182(2). 1 indexed citations

Annemans, Lieven, Hartmut Goldschmidt, Pierre Moreau, et al.. (2014). A multinational observational study in multiple myeloma (preamble): initial results of treatment patterns. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Moreau, Pierre, Lieven Annemans, Hartmut Goldschmidt, et al.. (2014). A multinational observational study in multiple myeloma (preamble): assessment of disease impact on work productivity and activity. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Cella, David, Lynne I. Wagner, John Cashy, et al.. (2007). Should Health-Related Quality of Life Be Measured in Cancer Symptom Management Clinical Trials? Lessons Learned Using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy. JNCI Monographs. 2007(37). 53–60. 22 indexed citations

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Rodgers, George M., David Cella, Asher Chanan-Khan, et al.. (2005). Cancer- and Treatment-Related Anemia Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 3(6). 772–772. 46 indexed citations

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Tchen, Nadine, Philippe L. Bédard, M. Klein, et al.. (2003). Quality of life and understanding of disease status among cancer patients of different ethnic origin. British Journal of Cancer. 89(4). 641–647. 34 indexed citations

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Nyenhuis, David L., et al.. (2003). Psychometric evaluation of the C hicago Multiscale Depression Inventory in multiple sclerosis patients. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 9(2). 160–170. 33 indexed citations

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Cameron, Christine L., David Cella, James E. Herndon, et al.. (2001). Persistent symptoms among survivors of Hodgkin's disease: An explanatory model based on classical conditioning.. Health Psychology. 20(1). 71–75. 17 indexed citations

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Cella, David & Dominique Bron. (1999). The Effect of Epoetin alfa on Quality of Life in Anemic Cancer Patients. Cancer Practice. 7(4). 177–182. 28 indexed citations

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Esper, Peg, Fei Mo, Gerald W. Chodak, et al.. (1997). Measuring quality of life in men with prostate cancer using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-prostate instrument. Urology. 50(6). 920–928. 565 indexed citations breakdown →

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