George Demiris

16.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
411 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

George Demiris is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, George Demiris has authored 411 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 202 papers in General Health Professions, 185 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 96 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in George Demiris's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (134 papers), Technology Use by Older Adults (92 papers) and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (61 papers). George Demiris is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (134 papers), Technology Use by Older Adults (92 papers) and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (61 papers). George Demiris collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. George Demiris's co-authors include Debra Parker Oliver, Hilaire J. Thompson, Karla T. Washington, Elaine Wittenberg‐Lyles, Marilyn Rantz, Marjorie Skubic, Nai‐Ching Chi, Karen L. Courtney, Burkhard Hensel and Stuart M. Speedie and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and Sensors.

In The Last Decade

George Demiris

397 papers receiving 10.3k 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.

Older adults' attitudes towards and perceptions of ‘smart home’ technologies: a pilot study

2004 465 citations George Demiris, Marjorie Skubic et al. profile →
Patterns of Technology Use Among Older Adults With and Without Disabilities

2013 318 citations George Demiris et al. profile →
A systematic review of telehealth tools and interventions to support family caregivers

2014 273 citations Nai‐Ching Chi, George Demiris profile →
Patient-centered Applications: Use of Information Technology to Promote Disease Management and Wellness. A White Paper by the AMIA Knowledge in Motion Working Group

2007 215 citations George Demiris et al. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
George Demiris United States	49	4.0k	3.2k	2.5k	1.5k	1.3k	411	10.8k
Sara J. Czaja United States	59	4.2k 1.0×	1.3k 0.4×	5.0k 2.0×	548 0.4×	2.5k 1.9×	317	13.7k
Marilyn Rantz United States	47	3.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	2.0k 1.4×	554 0.4×	262	8.4k
Chris Todd United Kingdom	67	3.5k 0.9×	5.2k 1.7×	417 0.2×	466 0.3×	927 0.7×	371	16.9k
Ngaire Kerse New Zealand	54	3.1k 0.8×	1.8k 0.6×	732 0.3×	317 0.2×	640 0.5×	325	12.7k
Luc de Witte Netherlands	68	2.6k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	902 0.4×	303 0.2×	685 0.5×	312	15.2k
Wendy A. Rogers United States	55	2.0k 0.5×	492 0.2×	5.3k 2.2×	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	408	12.3k
Elizabeth Broadbent New Zealand	51	1.8k 0.5×	783 0.2×	887 0.4×	356 0.2×	901 0.7×	223	12.2k
Suzanne Bakken United States	53	5.3k 1.3×	2.0k 0.6×	390 0.2×	181 0.1×	927 0.7×	371	12.6k
Josip Car United Kingdom	67	7.5k 1.9×	4.1k 1.3×	400 0.2×	167 0.1×	979 0.7×	378	19.0k
Marie‐Pierre Gagnon Canada	50	5.8k 1.4×	3.1k 1.0×	401 0.2×	95 0.1×	1.1k 0.8×	298	12.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George Demiris

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20 of 20 papers shown

Washington, Karla T., et al.. (2025). Defining Family‐Centered Cancer Care: A Group Concept Mapping Study. Psycho-Oncology. 34(7). e70235–e70235. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Long, Rumei Yang, Linda S. Edelman, et al.. (2024). Social media use and mental health among older adults with multimorbidity: the role of self-care efficacy. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 31(10). 2210–2216. 3 indexed citations

Washington, Karla T., Debra Parker Oliver, Patrick White, et al.. (2024). Accessibility, Relevance, and Impact of a Symptom Monitoring Tool for Home Hospice Care: Theory Elaboration and Qualitative Assessment. JMIR Human Factors. 11. e51789–e51789. 1 indexed citations

Hodgson, Nancy, et al.. (2023). Characteristics of Telehealth Interventions for Adult Patients with Chronic Pain and Family Care Partners. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 30(5). 1239–1261. 2 indexed citations

Benson, Jacquelyn, et al.. (2023). When Family Life Contributes to Cancer Caregiver Burden in Palliative Care. Journal of Family Nursing. 29(3). 275–287. 10 indexed citations

Berridge, Clara, Karen I. Fredriksen‐Goldsen, Karen S. Lyons, et al.. (2023). Preliminary Efficacy of Let’s Talk Tech: Technology Use Planning for Dementia Care Dyads. Innovation in Aging. 7(3). igad018–igad018. 5 indexed citations

Sultan, Laith R., et al.. (2023). Can Artificial Intelligence Aid Diagnosis by Teleguided Point-of-Care Ultrasound? A Pilot Study for Evaluating a Novel Computer Algorithm for COVID-19 Diagnosis Using Lung Ultrasound. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). 875–887. 7 indexed citations

Demiris, George, et al.. (2023). Using depth sensors for a fall risk prediction system for socially vulnerable older adults with cognitive impairment. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S20). 2 indexed citations

Chi, Nai‐Ching, et al.. (2023). Resilience-enhancing interventions for family caregivers: A systematic review. Chronic Illness. 20(2). 199–220. 9 indexed citations

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Berridge, Clara, et al.. (2022). Advance Planning for Technology Use in Dementia Care: Development, Design, and Feasibility of a Novel Self-administered Decision-Making Tool. JMIR Aging. 5(3). e39335–e39335. 18 indexed citations

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Oliver, Debra Parker, et al.. (2022). The Effect of Digital Literacy on Participation in Social Media Clinical Trials in Cancer: Tailoring an Informed Consent Process. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 28(11). 1682–1689. 5 indexed citations

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Demiris, George, et al.. (2022). Reliability and Validity Testing of the Caregiver-Centered Communication Questionnaire. Journal of Nursing Measurement. 31(3). 439–447. 7 indexed citations

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Washington, Karla T., et al.. (2022). The Lived Experience of Physical Separation for Hospice Patients and Families amid COVID-19. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 63(6). 971–979. 3 indexed citations

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Benson, Jacquelyn, Karla T. Washington, Robin L. Kruse, et al.. (2021). Family Caregiver Problems in Outpatient Palliative Oncology. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 24(7). 1056–1060. 6 indexed citations

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Johnson, Kurt, et al.. (2019). The Experience of Home Care Providers and Beneficiaries With Enhanced Training Requirements in Washington State. Journal of Aging and Health. 31(10_suppl). 124S–144S. 2 indexed citations

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Kaplan, Bonnie, Elizabeth Davidson, George Demiris, Richard Schreiber, & Ari Ezra Waldman. (2019). Rethinking Health Data Privacy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Han, Claire J., Nai‐Ching Chi, George Demiris, et al.. (2018). Communicating Caregivers' Challenges With Cancer Pain Management: An Analysis of Home Hospice Visits. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 55(5). 1296–1303. 13 indexed citations

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Backonja, Uba, Patricia Brennan, George Demiris, Holly Jimison, & William T. Riley. (2013). HIT supported health management in the home environment.. AMIA.

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Thielke, Stephen, Mark Harniss, Hilaire J. Thompson, et al.. (2011). Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Needs and the Adoption of Health-Related Technologies for Older Adults. Ageing International. 37(4). 470–488. 95 indexed citations

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Ammenwerth, Elske, George Demiris, Reinhold Haux, et al.. (2010). Recommendations of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) on Education in Biomedical and Health Informatics. Methods of Information in Medicine. 49(2). 105–120. 220 indexed citations

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