Eric Widera

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Eric Widera is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Widera has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 15 papers in General Health Professions and 8 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Eric Widera's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (20 papers), Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (7 papers) and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (6 papers). Eric Widera is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (20 papers), Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (7 papers) and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (6 papers). Eric Widera collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Eric Widera's co-authors include Sei J. Lee, Alexander K. Smith, Lindsey Yourman, Mara A. Schonberg, Anna Chang, Kenneth E. Covinsky, Irena Stijacic‐Cenzer, W. John Boscardin, Timothy W. Farrell and Marisa Cruz and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Eric Widera

39 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Prognostic Indices for Older Adults 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400 500
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.

  1. Prognostic Indices for Older Adults
    2012 531 citations Lindsey Yourman, Sei J. Lee et al. JAMA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eric Widera United States 16 527 505 363 270 256 43 1.7k
Joseph Feinglass United States 31 686 1.3× 757 1.5× 323 0.9× 291 1.1× 318 1.2× 77 3.2k
Marjolein Lugtenberg Netherlands 20 528 1.0× 608 1.2× 330 0.9× 470 1.7× 146 0.6× 51 1.9k
Samuel C. Haffer United States 22 209 0.4× 387 0.8× 143 0.4× 279 1.0× 403 1.6× 36 1.3k
Risa B. Burns United States 23 412 0.8× 609 1.2× 105 0.3× 232 0.9× 590 2.3× 58 1.7k
Jenni Burt United Kingdom 27 574 1.1× 1.0k 2.1× 160 0.4× 281 1.0× 127 0.5× 76 2.1k
Jennifer M. Polinski United States 29 528 1.0× 560 1.1× 331 0.9× 698 2.6× 278 1.1× 72 2.6k
Daryl Bainbridge Canada 21 990 1.9× 950 1.9× 192 0.5× 259 1.0× 470 1.8× 68 2.2k
Donna Manca Canada 23 531 1.0× 714 1.4× 88 0.2× 192 0.7× 180 0.7× 98 1.7k
Rose C. Maly United States 29 539 1.0× 1.0k 2.1× 306 0.8× 418 1.5× 1.0k 4.1× 50 2.5k
Isabel Torres‐Vigil United States 18 710 1.3× 315 0.6× 90 0.2× 131 0.5× 345 1.3× 27 1.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eric Widera

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric Widera

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sandhu, J. K., June Jeon, Eric Widera, et al.. (2024). Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Caring for Patients Under Guardianships. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 28(9). 1251–1257. 1 indexed citations
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Wachterman, Melissa W., et al.. (2024). Nephrologists' perspectives and experiences with hospice among older adults with end‐stage kidney disease. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 72(7). 2060–2069.
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Widera, Eric. (2024). Thinning Evidence for Thickened Liquid Diets in Dementia and Dysphagia. JAMA Internal Medicine. 184(7). 786–786.
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Widera, Eric, Krista L. Harrison, Sei J. Lee, et al.. (2024). “My Mom Is a Fighter”. CHEST Journal. 166(5). 1162–1172.
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Chin, Nathaniel A., Eric Widera, Sharon A. Brangman, & Jason Karlawish. (2023). Monoclonal anti‐amyloid antibodies for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and the hesitant geriatrician. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 72(2). 643–645. 3 indexed citations
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Foley, Kevin T., Katherine Bennett, Eric Widera, et al.. (2023). Looking back, moving forward: A practical guide to implementing the updated ACGME geriatric medicine Milestones 2.0. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 71(5). 1610–1616. 2 indexed citations
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Widera, Eric, et al.. (2020). Prognostication and Proactive Planning in COVID-19. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 60(2). e52–e55. 6 indexed citations
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Martin, Emily J. & Eric Widera. (2020). Prognostication in Serious Illness. Medical Clinics of North America. 104(3). 391–403. 13 indexed citations
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Widera, Eric. (2020). Primary Palliative Care. Medical Clinics of North America. 104(3). xvii–xviii. 6 indexed citations
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Widera, Eric, et al.. (2020). Family Meetings on Behalf of Patients with Serious Illness. New England Journal of Medicine. 383(11). e71–e71. 14 indexed citations
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Petrillo, Laura A., Eric Widera, Elizabeth Dzeng, et al.. (2017). How Should Palliative Care Be Involved in the Response to Physician Assisted Dying in California? Intimately: Perspectives from a Statewide Conference (S795). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 53(2). 463–463. 1 indexed citations
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Farrell, Timothy W., Eric Widera, Lisa Rosenberg, et al.. (2016). AGS Position Statement: Making Medical Treatment Decisions for Unbefriended Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 65(1). 14–14. 52 indexed citations
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Hauer, Karen E., Krishan Soni, Patricia Cornett, et al.. (2013). Developing Entrustable Professional Activities as the Basis for Assessment of Competence in an Internal Medicine Residency: A Feasibility Study. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 28(8). 1110–1114. 65 indexed citations
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Cruz, Marisa, Kenneth E. Covinsky, Eric Widera, Irena Stijacic‐Cenzer, & Sei J. Lee. (2013). Predicting 10-Year Mortality for Older Adults. JAMA. 309(9). 874–874. 110 indexed citations
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Yourman, Lindsey, Sei J. Lee, Mara A. Schonberg, Eric Widera, & Alexander K. Smith. (2012). Prognostic Indices for Older Adults. JAMA. 307(2). 182–182. 531 indexed citations breakdown →
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Widera, Eric. (2011). Finances in the Older Patient With Cognitive Impairment. JAMA. 305(7). 698–698. 84 indexed citations
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Gonzales, Matthew J. & Eric Widera. (2011). Nausea and Other Nonpain Symptoms in Long-Term Care. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 27(2). 213–228. 4 indexed citations
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Widera, Eric, Kenneth Rosenfeld, Erik K. Fromme, Daniel P. Sulmasy, & Robert M. Arnold. (2011). Approaching Patients and Family Members Who Hope for a Miracle. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 42(1). 119–125. 43 indexed citations
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Widera, Eric, et al.. (2010). Presenteeism: A Public Health Hazard. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 25(11). 1244–1247. 149 indexed citations
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Widera, Eric & Steven Z. Pantilat. (2009). Hospitalization as an opportunity to integrate palliative care in heart failure management. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care. 3(4). 247–251. 16 indexed citations

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