James A. Mercy

24.0k citations

158 papers · 16.2k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 51

Impact in

Health top 0.01%
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
Clinical Psychology top 0.05%
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Migration, Health and Trauma

Papers in

Health 99
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research 50
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence 48
Clinical Psychology 90
- Child Abuse and Trauma 49
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies 37
- Migration, Health and Trauma 15

Co-authors: Linda L. Dahlberg Etienne Krug Anthony B. Zwi Xiangming Fang Susan D. Hillis Derek S. Brown Howard Kress Patrick W. O’Carroll
Journals: American Journal of Preventive Medicine (15 papers)American Journal of Public Health (9 papers)Child Abuse & Neglect (8 papers)Injury Prevention (8 papers)MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (7 papers)
Partner nations: United States Switzerland United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

James A. Mercy

158 papers receiving 14.9k citations

Hit Papers

7 papers align trajectories log scale

Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among U.S. Adults — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011–2020 2023 · 111 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.

2023 MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
2022 MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
2019 MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
2016 PEDIATRICS
2012 Child Abuse & Neglect
2002 The Lancet
2002 Biomédica

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All Works

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1	Successful child sexual violence prevention efforts start with data: how the Violence Against Children and Youth Survey helped curb the tide of child sexual violence in 20 countries BMJ Paediatrics Open ·Laura Chiang, Stephanie Spaid Miedema, Janet Saul, James A. Mercy, Andrew Brooks, Alexander Butchart, Gretchen Bachman, Jennifer Hegle, Daniela Ligiero, Joseph E. Logan, Greta M. Massetti	2024	2
2	Costs of Fatal and Nonfatal Firearm Injuries in the U.S., 2019 and 2020 American Journal of Preventive Medicine ·Gabrielle F. Miller, Sarah Beth L. Barnett, Curtis Florence, Kathleen McDavid Harrison, Linda L. Dahlberg, James A. Mercy	2023	21
3	Violent Victimization During Childhood in the United States: Associations With Revictimization and Health Violence and Victims ·Kathleen C. Basile, Jieru Chen, Sharon G. Smith, Heather B. Clayton, Thomas R. Simon, James A. Mercy	2023	2
4	Emergency Department Visits for Firearm Injuries Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, January 2019–December 2022 MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report ·Marissa L. Zwald, Miriam E. Van Dyke, May S. Chen, Lakshmi Radhakrishnan, Kristin M. Holland, Thomas R. Simon, Linda L. Dahlberg, Norah W. Friar, Michael Sheppard, Aaron Kite-Powell, James A. Mercy	2023	19
5	The economic burden of child sexual abuse in the United States Child Abuse & Neglect ·Elizabeth J. Letourneau, Derek S. Brown, Xiangming Fang, Ahmed N. Hassan, James A. Mercy	2018	113
6	The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Youth Violence Prevention Centers: Paving the Way to Prevention The Journal of Primary Prevention ·James A. Mercy, Alana M. Vivolo‐Kantor	2016	5
7	The burden of child maltreatment in the East Asia and Pacific region Child Abuse & Neglect ·Xiangming Fang, Deborah Fry, Derek S. Brown, James A. Mercy, Michael P. Dunne, Alexander Butchart, Phaedra S. Corso, Kateryna Maynzyuk, Yuriy Dzhygyr, Yu Chen, Amalee McCoy, Diane M. Swales	2015	132
8	Prevalence of physical violence against children in Haiti: A national population-based cross-sectional survey Child Abuse & Neglect ·Katherine T. Flynn‐O’Brien, Frederick P. Rivara, Noel S. Weiss, Veronica Lea, Louis Herns Marcelin, John Vertefeuille, James A. Mercy	2015	26
9	Global development and diffusion of outcome evaluation research for interpersonal and self-directed violence prevention from 2007 to 2013: A systematic review Aggression and Violent Behavior ·Karen Hughes, Mark A Bellis, Katherine A. Hardcastle, Alexander Butchart, Linda L. Dahlberg, James A. Mercy, Christopher Mikton	2014	27
10	A national survey of childhood physical abuse among females in Swaziland SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Matthew J. Breiding, James A. Mercy, Jama Gulaid, Avid Reza, Nonhlanhla Hleta-Nkambule	2013	19
11	Family context, victimization, and child trauma symptoms: Variations in safe, stable, and nurturing relationships during early and middle childhood. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry ·Heather A. Turner, David Finkelhor, Richard Ormrod, Sherry Hamby, Rebecca T. Leeb, James A. Mercy, Melissa K. Holt	2012	84
12	Benefits of Preventing a Death Associated With Child Maltreatment: Evidence From Willingness-to-Pay Survey Data American Journal of Public Health ·Phaedra S. Corso, Xiangming Fang, James A. Mercy	2011	11
13	A better start: Child maltreatment prevention as a public health priority Zero to three ·Francie Zimmerman, James A. Mercy	2010	15
14	Characteristics of non-fatal injuries in Leon, Nicaragua – 2004 International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion ·Victoria Espitia-Hardeman, Julio Rocha, Carme Clavel-Arcas, Linda L. Dahlberg, James A. Mercy, Alberto Concha-Eastman	2007	14
15	The Influence of Geographic Mobility on Nearly Lethal Suicide Attempts Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior ·Lloyd B. Potter, Marcie‐jo Kresnow, Kenneth E. Powell, Thomas R. Simon, James A. Mercy, Roberta K. Lee, Ralph F. Frankowski, Alan C. Swann, Timothy Bayer, Patrick W. O’Carroll	2002	29
16	Medical Conditions and Nearly Lethal Suicide Attempts Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior ·Robin M. Ikeda, Marcie‐jo Kresnow, James A. Mercy, Kenneth E. Powell, Thomas R. Simon, Lloyd B. Potter, Tonji Durant, Monica H. Swahn	2002	29
17	Unintentional, nonfatal firearm-related injuries. A preventable public health burden. PubMed ·N. Sinauer, J L Annest, James A. Mercy	1996	57
18	National estimates of nonfatal firearm-related injuries. Beyond the tip of the iceberg. PubMed ·(unknown), James A. Mercy, (unknown), Greg Ryan	1995	60
19	An Application of the Empirical Bayes Approach to Directly Adjusted Rates: A Note on Suicide Mapping in California Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior ·Kung‐Jong Lui, Beverly Martinez, James A. Mercy	1990	8
20	Marital status and the risk of suicide. American Journal of Public Health ·J. Carson Smith, James A. Mercy, J M Conn	1988	173

About James A. Mercy

James A. Mercy is a scholar working on Health, Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Emergency Medicine and Safety Research, having authored 158 papers that have together received 16.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Gun Ownership and Violence Research (50 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (49 papers), Intimate Partner and Family Violence (48 papers), Suicide and Self-Harm Studies (37 papers), Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (23 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (18 papers), Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse (17 papers) and Migration, Health and Trauma (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Health (7.9k citations), Clinical Psychology (9.0k citations), Gender Studies (1.8k citations), General Health Professions (4.3k citations) and Sociology and Political Science (5.2k citations). James A. Mercy has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Linda L. Dahlberg, Etienne Krug, Anthony B. Zwi, Xiangming Fang, Susan D. Hillis, Derek S. Brown, Howard Kress, Patrick W. O’Carroll, Adaugo Amobi and Curtis Florence. Their work appears in journals such as American Journal of Preventive Medicine, American Journal of Public Health, Child Abuse & Neglect, Injury Prevention and MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

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