Holger Pfaff

9.5k citations

362 papers · 5.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 39

Impact in

General Health Professions top 0.2%
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
Research and Theory top 2%

Papers in

General Health Professions 233
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare 70
- Health and Medical Studies 52
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare 49
- Workplace Health and Well-being 30
Health Information Management 23

Co-authors: Nicole Ernstmann Oliver Ommen Christoph Kowalski Melanie Neumann Markus Wirtz Lena Ansmann Elke Driller Raymond Voltz
Journals: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (24 papers)BMC Health Services Research (17 papers)Patient Education and Counseling (16 papers)Supportive Care in Cancer (12 papers)BMJ Open (11 papers)
Partner nations: Germany United States Netherlands

In The Last Decade

Holger Pfaff

345 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Digital Leadership Skills and Associations with Psychological Well-Being 2019 · 185 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2019 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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1	Sociodemographic and Socioeconomic Determinants for the Usage of Digital Patient Portals in Hospitals: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Digital Divide Journal of Medical Internet Research ·Wang Huiyong, Wang Guan-y, Justin Leow Wen Hsiang, Qristin Violinda, Bastien Guyl, Andrés Encinas, Holger Pfaff, Lena Ansmann, Ute Karbach, Ariimana Temanaha	2025	1
2	Differences in changes of data completeness after the implementation of an electronic medical record in three surgical departments of a German hospital–a longitudinal comparative document analysis BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making ·Ariimana Temanaha, Yuki Katayama, Riko Taura, N. Kayarvizhy, Li Gan, Ángela Moncayola Vicén, D. Causeur, Juliane Köberlein–Neu, Kadek Putri Maharani, Holger Pfaff, Indrani Pal, Ute Karbach	2024	3
3	Where to after COVID-19? Systems thinking for a human-centred approach to pandemics Humanities and Social Sciences Communications ·Maru Mormina, 卞振华, Guido Caniglia, Eivind Engebretsen, Henriette Löffler‐Stastka, James A. Marcum, Mathew Mercuri, Élisabeth Paul, Holger Pfaff, Federica Russo, Joachim P. Sturmberg, Felix Tretter, Wolfram Weckwerth	2024	1
4	Organisational Health Services Research in Germany: A Scoping Review of Conference Abstracts Das Gesundheitswesen ·Stefan Nöst, 英一小山田, Anke Wagner, Riko Taura, Mark Exworthy, H. E. Kingman, Mirjam Körner, Russell Mannion, Holger Pfaff, Melanie Ann Yuen, Antje Hammer, Lena Ansmann	2024	0
5	Quality of health care for patients with coronary heart disease and comorbid mental disorders: a prospective cohort study BMC Psychology ·Gil Boissé, Z.-M. Liu, Lena Sannemann, Maria Reunita, Wang Guan-y, Peter D Cameron, Aysun Baydar, บุญรักษ์ จิปิภพ, Ludwig Kuntz, Holger Pfaff, Frank Schulz‐Nieswandt, Frank Jessen, Christian Albus, Ingo Meyer, Nadine Scholten, Stephanie Stock, Julia Strupp, Raymond Voltz	2024	1
6	Reducing uncertainty in evidence‐based health policy by integrating empirical and theoretical evidence: An EbM+theory approach Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice ·Holger Pfaff, Jochen Schmitt	2023	6
7	What organisational and regional factors influence the outpatient provision of curettages in Germany? A longitudinal secondary data analysis using hospital quality reports data from 2013 to 2019 BMJ Open ·R. Mckeown, Huang Qi-wen, Holger Pfaff, Nadine Scholten	2023	1
8	Integrating one-to-one peer support into psycho-oncological care in Germany: multi-perspective, mixed-methods evaluation of the isPO onco-guide service Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology ·Sandra Salm, Tiezheng Zheng, N. Kayarvizhy, Antje Dresen, Holger Pfaff, Nadine Scholten, M Pulido	2023	4
9	A workplace mindfulness training program may affect mindfulness, well-being, health literacy and work performance of upper-level ICT-managers: An exploratory study in times of the COVID-19 pandemic Frontiers in Psychology ·Roberto Benzecry, Olga V. Elisheva, Holger Pfaff, Sabrina Zeike	2023	7
10	Complex implementation mechanisms in primary care: do physicians’ beliefs about the effectiveness of innovation play a mediating role? Applying a realist inquiry and structural equation modeling approach in a formative evaluation study BMC Primary Care ·J. Homnick, Lixia Zhou, Juliane Köberlein–Neu, Kira Isabel Hower, Beate S. Müller, Holger Pfaff, Ute Karbach, (unknown)	2023	3
11	Transforming Health Care Delivery towards Value-Based Health Care in Germany: A Delphi Survey among Stakeholders Healthcare ·Juja 주주자Ju, Sabrina Engel, Vera Vennedey, Adrienne Alayli, Mohamad Nasoha, Holger Pfaff, Stephanie Stock	2023	5
12	Prevalence and determinants of anxiety and depression in long-term breast cancer survivors BMC Psychiatry ·Clara Breidenbach, Mostafa Elezaby, Evgeniya V. Fot, Holger Pfaff, Anna Enders, Nicole Ernstmann, Christoph Kowalski	2022	59
13	Is the Systemic Agency Capacity of Long-Term Care Organizations Enabling Person-Centered Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study of Organizational Resilience International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Holger Pfaff, Timo‐Kolja Pförtner, Jane Banaszak‐Holl, Yinhuan Hu, Kira Isabel Hower	2022	1
14	How Managers Perceive and (Do Not) Participate in Health Promotion Measures—Results from a Cross-Sectional Mixed-Methods Survey in a Large ICT Company International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Roberto Benzecry, Holger Pfaff, Sabrina Zeike	2021	1
15	Implementation of patient-centred care: which system-level determinants matter from a decision maker’s perspective? Results from a qualitative interview study across various health and social care organisations BMJ Open ·Espinoza Gallardo, Vera Vennedey, M Bouyou Akotet, Lena Ansmann, Stephanie Stock, Ludwig Kuntz, Holger Pfaff, Kira Isabel Hower	2021	8
16	Individual courses and determinants of fear of cancer recurrence in long-term breast cancer survivors with and without recurrence Supportive Care in Cancer ·Mostafa Elezaby, Clara Breidenbach, Evgeniya V. Fot, Christoph Kowalski, Anna Enders, Holger Pfaff, Birgitta Weltermann, Franziska Geiser, Nicole Ernstmann	2021	7
17	Is Organizational Communication Climate a Precondition for Patient-Centered Care? Insights from a Key Informant Survey of Various Health and Social Care Organizations International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Kira Isabel Hower, Vera Vennedey, M Bouyou Akotet, Stephanie Stock, Ludwig Kuntz, Holger Pfaff, Timo‐Kolja Pförtner, Isabelle Scholl, Lena Ansmann	2020	3
18	Nursing Home Residents Aged over 80—A Cross-Sectional Analysis on Which Activity Traits Correlate to Positive Affect International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ·Elena Trueba Sierra, Holger Pfaff	2020	1
19	Physicians' knowledge of and compliance with guidelines: an exploratory study in cardiovascular diseases. PubMed ·Ute Karbach, Ingrid Schübert, B Bacior, Nicole Ernstmann, Holger Pfaff, H. W. Höpp	2011	52
20	Aufgabenverständnis und Entwicklungsstand der Versorgungsforschung: Ein Vergleich zwischen den USA, Großbritannien, Australien und Deutschland Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz ·Holger Pfaff, Claudia Kaiser	2006	2

About Holger Pfaff

Holger Pfaff is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Health Information Management, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Research and Theory and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, having authored 362 papers that have together received 5.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (70 papers), Health and Medical Studies (52 papers), Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (49 papers), Clinical practice guidelines implementation (49 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (41 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (31 papers), Workplace Health and Well-being (30 papers) and Cancer survivorship and care (29 papers). The work is most often cited by research in General Health Professions (2.8k citations), Research and Theory (86 citations), Family Practice (159 citations), Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (1.5k citations) and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (453 citations). Holger Pfaff has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Nicole Ernstmann, Oliver Ommen, Christoph Kowalski, Melanie Neumann, Markus Wirtz, Lena Ansmann, Elke Driller, Raymond Voltz, Stewart W Mercer and Ute Karbach. Their work appears in journals such as International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, BMC Health Services Research, Patient Education and Counseling, Supportive Care in Cancer and BMJ Open.

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