George G. Reader

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
59 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

George G. Reader is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, George G. Reader has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in General Health Professions, 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 4 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in George G. Reader's work include Primary Care and Health Outcomes (10 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (5 papers) and Healthcare Policy and Management (4 papers). George G. Reader is often cited by papers focused on Primary Care and Health Outcomes (10 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (5 papers) and Healthcare Policy and Management (4 papers). George G. Reader collaborates with scholars based in United States. George G. Reader's co-authors include Patricia L. Kendall, Robert Κ. Merton, Howard S. Becker, Blanche Geer, Everett C. Hughes, Anselm L. Strauss, Lois Pratt, Arthur W. Seligmann, John B. McKinlay and Maria I. New and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, JAMA and Blood.

In The Last Decade

George G. Reader

50 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Student-Physician 1957 2026 1980 2003 1957 1962 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. The Student-Physician
    1957 568 citations Robert Κ. Merton, George G. Reader et al. Harvard University Press eBooks profile →
  2. Boys in White: Student Culture in Medical School.
    1962 384 citations George G. Reader et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George G. Reader United States 17 756 524 369 307 244 59 2.1k
Howard F. Stein United States 20 409 0.5× 376 0.7× 336 0.9× 140 0.5× 266 1.1× 139 1.7k
Marie R. Haug United States 27 1.4k 1.9× 293 0.6× 561 1.5× 125 0.4× 249 1.0× 87 2.8k
Renée C. Fox United States 27 846 1.1× 871 1.7× 598 1.6× 72 0.2× 164 0.7× 83 2.5k
Barbara F. Sharf United States 24 1.1k 1.5× 444 0.8× 546 1.5× 79 0.3× 276 1.1× 59 2.4k
Judith Walzer Leavitt United States 19 1.1k 1.4× 466 0.9× 563 1.5× 102 0.3× 167 0.7× 45 3.3k
Paul F. Colaizzi United States 5 480 0.6× 356 0.7× 457 1.2× 283 0.9× 135 0.6× 9 2.2k
Donald J. Cegala United States 30 1.5k 2.0× 474 0.9× 296 0.8× 150 0.5× 357 1.5× 55 2.8k
Stan A. Kaplowitz United States 18 561 0.7× 509 1.0× 358 1.0× 74 0.2× 531 2.2× 41 1.6k
John G. Bruhn United States 25 581 0.8× 232 0.4× 366 1.0× 161 0.5× 119 0.5× 147 2.1k
Maria Lorentzon United Kingdom 12 573 0.8× 407 0.8× 348 0.9× 156 0.5× 80 0.3× 34 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by George G. Reader

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George G. Reader

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of George G. Reader. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of George G. Reader based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with George G. Reader. George G. Reader is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Reader, George G., Thomas Bodenheimer, & Kevin Grumbach. (1997). Understanding Health Policy. Journal of Public Health Policy. 18(1). 117–117. 6 indexed citations
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Reader, George G., et al.. (1992). Strangers at the Bedside. Journal of Public Health Policy. 13(1). 120–120. 109 indexed citations
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Drusin, Lewis M., et al.. (1992). The Clerkship in Public Health: A Positive Experience. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 8(1). 58–61. 3 indexed citations
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Reader, George G. & Eliot Freidson. (1990). Medical Work in America: Essays on Health Care. Journal of Public Health Policy. 11(3). 390–390. 3 indexed citations
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Kendall, Patricia L. & George G. Reader. (1988). Innovations in Medical Education of the 1950s Contrasted with Those of the 1970s and 1980s. Journal of Health and Social Behavior. 29(4). 279–279. 13 indexed citations
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Reader, George G.. (1979). U. S. Medicine Doing Better and Feeling Worse: Health in the United States John H. Knowles. BioScience. 29(5). 313–313. 2 indexed citations
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Nagurney, John Tobias, Robert L. Braham, & George G. Reader. (1979). Physician Awareness of Economic Factors in Clinical Decision-Making. Medical Care. 17(7). 727–736. 33 indexed citations
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Reader, George G., et al.. (1970). Welfare Medical Care: An Experiment. 7 indexed citations
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Goodrich, C. C., et al.. (1970). Welfare Medical Care. Medical Care. 8(6). 526–528. 2 indexed citations
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Buchanan, J.R., et al.. (1963). The New York Hospital—Cornell Medical Center Project: An Experiment in Welfare Medical Care. American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health. 53(8). 1252–1259. 6 indexed citations
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Reader, George G., et al.. (1960). Cost of Care to Ambulant Patients Under a Comprehensive Care Program. American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health. 50(8). 1114–1121. 1 indexed citations
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Reader, George G.. (1960). TEACHING COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL CARE: A PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDY OF A CHANGE IN MEDICAL EDUCATION. American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health. 50(6_Pt_1). 904–905. 1 indexed citations
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Reader, George G.. (1959). Promotion of health-maintenance programs.. PubMed. 59(12). 2345–8. 1 indexed citations
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Reader, George G.. (1958). HOME CONDITIONS. A SOCIOMEDICAL STUDY OF 1066 HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH SKIN AND VENEREAL DISEASES. American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health. 48(11_Pt_1). 1552–1553. 1 indexed citations
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Reader, George G., et al.. (1958). The nurse, social worker, and medical student in a comprehensive care program.. PubMed. 6(1). 39–41. 1 indexed citations
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Martin, Harry W., Robert Κ. Merton, George G. Reader, & Patricia L. Kendall. (1958). The Student-Physician, Introductory Studies in the Sociology of Medical Education. AJN American Journal of Nursing. 58(6). 806–806. 19 indexed citations
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Merton, Robert Κ., et al.. (1958). The Student-Physician. Introductory Studies in the Sociology of Medical Education. The American Catholic Sociological Review. 19(3). 277–277. 67 indexed citations
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Merton, Robert Κ., George G. Reader, & Patricia L. Kendall. (1957). The Student-Physician. Harvard University Press eBooks. 568 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ley, Allyn B., et al.. (1951). Idiopathic Hypoprothrombinemia Associated with Hemorrhagic Diathesis, and the Effect of Vitamin K. Blood. 6(8). 740–755. 16 indexed citations

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