Greg Samsa

7.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Greg Samsa is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Greg Samsa has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 24 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 15 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Greg Samsa's work include Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (18 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (12 papers) and Cancer survivorship and care (12 papers). Greg Samsa is often cited by papers focused on Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (18 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (12 papers) and Cancer survivorship and care (12 papers). Greg Samsa collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Greg Samsa's co-authors include Isaac M. Lipkus, Barbara K. Rimer, David B. Matchar, Pamela B. Landsman, Morris Weinberger, David L. Simel, John R. Feussner, G. Rhys Williams, Stephanie A. Studenski and John Jiang and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Greg Samsa

97 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Greg Samsa United States	35	990	849	839	763	663	103	5.5k
Kednapa Thavorn Canada	35	1.0k 1.0×	615 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	800 1.0×	551 0.8×	278	5.6k
Julian Thumboo Singapore	49	1.1k 1.1×	1.3k 1.5×	1.2k 1.5×	664 0.9×	414 0.6×	391	8.9k
Timothy E. Stump United States	46	934 0.9×	639 0.8×	1.9k 2.3×	1.0k 1.4×	572 0.9×	195	6.8k
Xavier Bonfill Spain	39	784 0.8×	662 0.8×	759 0.9×	1.4k 1.8×	496 0.7×	242	7.4k
Tom Marshall United Kingdom	42	1.1k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	1.0k 1.4×	1.6k 2.4×	250	7.3k
Gary Naglie Canada	55	898 0.9×	1.5k 1.7×	1.6k 2.0×	907 1.2×	1.0k 1.5×	220	10.2k
Usha Sambamoorthi United States	43	1.3k 1.3×	1.0k 1.2×	1.7k 2.1×	774 1.0×	422 0.6×	325	6.9k
Janet E. Hux Canada	37	1.4k 1.4×	836 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	725 1.0×	839 1.3×	71	6.7k
M. Alan Brookhart United States	46	997 1.0×	2.0k 2.4×	676 0.8×	528 0.7×	1.3k 2.0×	152	9.2k
Robert S. Epstein United States	39	555 0.6×	1.4k 1.7×	765 0.9×	543 0.7×	786 1.2×	103	8.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Greg Samsa

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Troy, Jesse D., Gina‐Maria Pomann, Megan L. Neely, Steven C. Grambow, & Greg Samsa. (2023). Are Simulated Coding Interviews a Fair and Practical Examination Format for Non-professional Programmers Enrolled in a Master’s Degree Program in Biostatistics?. Journal of Curriculum and Teaching. 12(6). 253–253.

Troy, Jesse D., Joshua A. Granek, Greg Samsa, et al.. (2022). A Course in Biology and Communication Skills for Master of Biostatistics Students. Journal of Curriculum and Teaching. 11(4). 120–120. 3 indexed citations

Samsa, Greg. (2021). Bonnie and Clyde Revisited: A Conceptual Model of the Behavior of the Instigators of the GameStop Short Squeeze of 2021. Archives of Business Research. 9(2). 243–256. 1 indexed citations

Kamal, Arif H., Devon K. Check, Janet Bull, et al.. (2020). Associations of Patient Characteristics and Care Setting with Complexity of Specialty Palliative Care Visits. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 24(1). 83–90. 3 indexed citations

Kelleher, Sarah A., Joseph G. Winger, Caroline S. Dorfman, et al.. (2019). A behavioral cancer pain intervention: A randomized noninferiority trial comparing in‐person with videoconference delivery. Psycho-Oncology. 28(8). 1671–1678. 32 indexed citations

Kamal, Arif H., et al.. (2019). Usability of PCforMe in Patients With Advanced Cancer Referred to Outpatient Palliative Care: Results of a Randomized, Active-Controlled Pilot Trial. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 58(3). 382–389. 16 indexed citations

Samsa, Greg. (2018). What Do You Do If You’ve Been at the Poker Table for Twenty Minutes and Still Can’t Spot the Sucker? Implications for Individual Investors. Archives of Business Research. 6(6).

Samsa, Greg, et al.. (2018). Role of Induction Chemotherapy in Orbital Preservation in the Management of Advanced-Stage Sinonasal Malignancies: A Systematic Review. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B Skull Base. 79(S 01). S1–S188. 2 indexed citations

Samsa, Greg & Leigh Ann Samsa. (2018). A Guide to Reproducibility in Preclinical Research. Academic Medicine. 94(1). 47–52. 33 indexed citations

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LeBlanc, Thomas W., Steven Wolf, Greg Samsa, et al.. (2015). Severity of and contributors to distress in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) receiving induction chemotherapy.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 33(29_suppl). 83–83. 1 indexed citations

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LeBlanc, Thomas W., Steven Wolf, Greg Samsa, et al.. (2015). Symptom burden, quality of life, and distress in acute myeloid leukemia patients receiving induction chemotherapy: A prospective electronic patient-reported outcomes study.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 33(15_suppl). e20702–e20702. 1 indexed citations

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LeBlanc, Thomas W., Ryan David Nipp, Christel Rushing, et al.. (2014). Correlation Between the International Consensus Definition of the Cancer Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome (CACS) and Patient-Centered Outcomes in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 49(4). 680–689. 54 indexed citations

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Svetkey, Laura P., Kathryn I. Pollak, William S. Yancy, et al.. (2009). Abstract 1301: Hypertension Improvement Project (HIP): Randomized Trial of Quality Improvement for Physicians and Lifestyle Modification for Patients. Circulation. 120. 1 indexed citations

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Samsa, Greg, David B. Matchar, Rowena J Dolor, et al.. (2004). A new instrument for measuring anticoagulation-related quality of life: development and preliminary validation.. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 2(1). 22–22. 82 indexed citations

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Cowper, Patricia A., Joseph T. Hanlon, Pamela B. Landsman, et al.. (1998). The Cost‐Effectiveness of a Clinical Pharmacist Intervention Among Elderly Outpatients. Pharmacotherapy The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy. 18(2). 327–332. 55 indexed citations

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Goldstein, Larry B., et al.. (1998). Physician-reported readiness to change stroke prevention practices. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 7(5). 358–363. 3 indexed citations

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Holloway, Robert G., et al.. (1998). Carotid Endarterectomy Trends in the Patterns and Outcomes of Care at Academic Medical Centers, 1990 Through 1995. Archives of Neurology. 55(1). 25–25. 21 indexed citations

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Samsa, Greg, et al.. (1997). Assessing Uncertainty in Cost-Effectiveness Analyses. Medical Decision Making. 17(4). 390–401. 42 indexed citations

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Samsa, Greg. (1996). Sampling distributions of ppos and pneg. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 49(8). 917–919. 7 indexed citations

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Samsa, Greg, Clifford H. Patrick, & J. R. Feussner. (1993). Long-term Survival of Veterans With Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury. Archives of Neurology. 50(9). 909–914. 99 indexed citations

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