Iris Gorfinkel

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 436 citations indexed

About

Iris Gorfinkel is a scholar working on Epidemiology, General Health Professions and Health Information Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Iris Gorfinkel has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 436 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Epidemiology, 2 papers in General Health Professions and 2 papers in Health Information Management. Recurrent topics in Iris Gorfinkel's work include Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (3 papers), Electronic Health Records Systems (2 papers) and Healthcare Systems and Technology (2 papers). Iris Gorfinkel is often cited by papers focused on Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments (3 papers), Electronic Health Records Systems (2 papers) and Healthcare Systems and Technology (2 papers). Iris Gorfinkel collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Bangladesh. Iris Gorfinkel's co-authors include Thomas C. Heineman, Robert B. Belshe, Joann Schulte, Abbie Stokes‐Riner, Gary Dubin, Myron J. Levin, Rhoda Morrow, Carolyn Deal, Marian Ewell and Peter A. Leone and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Vaccine and Canadian Medical Association Journal.

In The Last Decade

Iris Gorfinkel

8 papers receiving 426 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Efficacy Results of a Trial of a Herpes Simplex Vaccine

2012 376 citations Robert B. Belshe, Peter A. Leone et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Iris Gorfinkel Canada	5	380	108	96	58	56	9	436
Rhoda Morrow United States	3	350 0.9×	96 0.9×	94 1.0×	54 0.9×	56 1.0×	3	388
Edouard Ledent Belgium	9	398 1.0×	159 1.5×	103 1.1×	188 3.2×	86 1.5×	15	593
Ruth Harbecke United States	5	428 1.1×	55 0.5×	90 0.9×	49 0.8×	59 1.1×	5	485
Dagna Laufer United States	11	388 1.0×	95 0.9×	66 0.7×	80 1.4×	42 0.8×	15	530
J Rush United States	7	534 1.4×	123 1.1×	126 1.3×	143 2.5×	41 0.7×	9	706
Jenna E. Ryan United States	12	283 0.7×	235 2.2×	57 0.6×	79 1.4×	14 0.3×	16	435
William A. Bowler United States	10	281 0.7×	25 0.2×	53 0.6×	107 1.8×	34 0.6×	10	403
D. Gor United Kingdom	7	792 2.1×	79 0.7×	125 1.3×	210 3.6×	13 0.2×	12	855
Sari Jokinen Finland	9	532 1.4×	94 0.9×	31 0.3×	284 4.9×	15 0.3×	13	653
Lawrence Gelb United States	9	404 1.1×	29 0.3×	88 0.9×	42 0.7×	65 1.2×	15	468

Countries citing papers authored by Iris Gorfinkel

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Fields of papers citing papers by Iris Gorfinkel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Iris Gorfinkel

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Iris Gorfinkel. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Iris Gorfinkel 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 Iris Gorfinkel. Iris Gorfinkel is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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George, S., Jessica A. Regan, Meaghan O’Connor, et al.. (2024). Attitudes, barriers, and facilitators to adherent completion of the recombinant zoster vaccine regimen in Canada: Qualitative interviews with healthcare providers and patients. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 20(1). 2317595–2317595. 4 indexed citations

2.

Gorfinkel, Iris, et al.. (2020). Engaging physicians to prescribe more cost-effectively: Blueprint for change.. PubMed. 66(10). 723–725. 1 indexed citations

3.

Gorfinkel, Iris & Mark Bernstein. (2020). House calls: what doctors get when they give. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 192(20). E561–E562.

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Gorfinkel, Iris & Joel Lexchin. (2019). Enabling Patient Portals to Access Primary Care Medical Records: Maximizing Collaboration in Care Between Patients and Providers. Healthcare policy. 14(4). 21–27. 2 indexed citations

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Gorfinkel, Iris & Joel Lexchin. (2018). A call to mandate patient access to personal primary care medical records across Canada. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 190(29). E869–E870. 7 indexed citations

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Gorfinkel, Iris & Joel Lexchin. (2017). We need to mandate drug cost transparency on electronic medical records. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 189(50). E1541–E1542. 7 indexed citations

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Gorfinkel, Iris, F. Y. Aoki, Shelly McNeil, et al.. (2013). Seroprevalence of HSV-1 and HSV-2 antibodies in Canadian women screened for enrolment in a herpes simplex virus vaccine trial. International Journal of STD & AIDS. 24(5). 345–349. 11 indexed citations

8.

Belshe, Robert B., Peter A. Leone, David I. Bernstein, et al.. (2012). Efficacy Results of a Trial of a Herpes Simplex Vaccine. New England Journal of Medicine. 366(1). 34–43. 376 indexed citations breakdown →

9.

Langley, Joanne M., F. Y. Aoki, Brian J. Ward, et al.. (2011). A nasally administered trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine is well tolerated, stimulates both mucosal and systemic immunity, and potentially protects against influenza illness. Vaccine. 29(10). 1921–1928. 28 indexed citations

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