James Merlino

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

James Merlino is a scholar working on Surgery, General Health Professions and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, James Merlino has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Surgery, 8 papers in General Health Professions and 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in James Merlino's work include Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (7 papers), Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (3 papers) and Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (3 papers). James Merlino is often cited by papers focused on Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (7 papers), Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (3 papers) and Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment (3 papers). James Merlino collaborates with scholars based in United States. James Merlino's co-authors include Amy Windover, Adrienne Boissy, Christopher R. McHenry, Matthew Karafa, Richard M. Frankel, Michael B. Rothberg, Mark A. Malangoni, Elizabeth A. Mittendorf, Ananth Raman and Kichul Ko and has published in prestigious journals such as Gastroenterology, Annals of Surgery and Journal of General Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

James Merlino

25 papers receiving 965 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.

Communication Skills Training for Physicians Improves Patient Satisfaction

2016 377 citations Adrienne Boissy, Amy Windover et al. Journal of General Internal Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James Merlino United States	15	418	294	211	163	120	28	1.0k
Anteo Di Napoli Italy	19	174 0.4×	120 0.4×	114 0.5×	148 0.9×	79 0.7×	115	1.1k
Kraig Kinchen United States	18	258 0.6×	441 1.5×	134 0.6×	285 1.7×	107 0.9×	34	1.6k
Rebecca P. Winsett United States	17	214 0.5×	248 0.8×	248 1.2×	68 0.4×	124 1.0×	59	983
Françoise G. Pradel United States	18	157 0.4×	272 0.9×	530 2.5×	100 0.6×	59 0.5×	30	1.2k
Brenessa Lindeman United States	23	360 0.9×	654 2.2×	781 3.7×	257 1.6×	54 0.5×	167	1.9k
Rhiannon D. Reed United States	20	89 0.2×	351 1.2×	420 2.0×	123 0.8×	40 0.3×	72	1.2k
Lianne Barnieh Canada	22	304 0.7×	180 0.6×	533 2.5×	333 2.0×	50 0.4×	58	1.4k
Sandra Amaral United States	22	182 0.4×	507 1.7×	652 3.1×	366 2.2×	129 1.1×	96	1.7k
Ryan Ng Canada	18	290 0.7×	117 0.4×	154 0.7×	22 0.1×	84 0.7×	34	1.1k
Robert G. Weaver Canada	20	230 0.6×	180 0.6×	96 0.5×	203 1.2×	45 0.4×	65	1.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Merlino, James. (2024). Innovation in Pursuit of Patient-Centered Care. NEJM Catalyst. 5(7).

Merlino, James. (2024). Keys to Measuring Patient-Centered Care. NEJM Catalyst. 5(7).

Tevis, Sarah, Ted A. James, Henry M. Kuerer, et al.. (2018). Patient-Reported Outcomes for Breast Cancer. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 25(10). 2839–2845. 47 indexed citations

Boissy, Adrienne, Amy Windover, Matthew Karafa, et al.. (2016). Communication Skills Training for Physicians Improves Patient Satisfaction. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 31(7). 755–761. 377 indexed citations breakdown →

Merlino, James. (2016). Why patient loyalty is about building relationships.. PubMed. 93(1). 52–52.

Merlino, James, et al.. (2014). HCAHPS Survey Results: Impact of Severity of Illness on Hospitals' Performance on HCAHPS Survey Results. Journal of Patient Experience. 1(2). 16–21. 32 indexed citations

Windover, Amy, et al.. (2014). The REDE Model of Healthcare Communication: Optimizing Relationship as a Therapeutic Agent. Journal of Patient Experience. 1(1). 8–13. 57 indexed citations

Rizk, Maged, James Merlino, & Ashish Atreja. (2013). Patient Experience Surveys: What Every Gastroenterologist Needs to Know. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 11(12). 1529–1531. 1 indexed citations

Gurland, Brooke, James Merlino, Patrícia Ferreira, et al.. (2013). Surgical Complications Impact Patient Perception of Hospital Care. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 217(5). 843–849. 23 indexed citations

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Bertin, Mary, et al.. (2012). Impact of Isolation on Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Scores: Is Isolation Isolating?. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 33(5). 513–516. 30 indexed citations

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Merlino, James & Mark A. Malangoni. (2007). Complicated skin and soft-tissue infections: diagnostic approach and empiric treatment options.. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 74(Suppl_4). S21–S21. 25 indexed citations

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Merlino, James. (2007). Defining the Volume-Quality Debate: Is It the Surgeon, the Center, or the Training?. Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery. 20(3). 231–236. 12 indexed citations

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O’Brien, David, Anthony J. Senagore, James Merlino, Karen Brady, & Conor P. Delaney. (2007). Predictors and Outcome of Readmission after Laparoscopic Intestinal Surgery. World Journal of Surgery. 31(12). 2430–2435. 53 indexed citations

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Merlino, James, Charles J. Yowler, & Mark A. Malangoni. (2004). Nosocomial Infections Adversely Affect the Outcomes of Patients with Serious Intraabdominal Infections. Surgical Infections. 5(1). 21–27. 31 indexed citations

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Polk, James D., et al.. (2004). Fetal evaluation for transport by ultrasound performed by air medical teams. Air Medical Journal. 23(4). 32–34. 13 indexed citations

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Merlino, James, R. Thomas Temes, Nancy E. Joste, & Inderjit S. Gill. (2003). Invasive pulmonary mucormycosis with ruptured pseudoaneurysm. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 75(4). 1332–1332. 8 indexed citations

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Merlino, James, et al.. (2003). The false negative technetium-99m-sestamibi scan in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism: correlation with clinical factors and operative findings.. PubMed. 69(3). 225–9; discussion 229. 35 indexed citations

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Merlino, James, et al.. (2002). Intubated pediatric patients requiring transport: A review of patients, indications, and standards. Air Medical Journal. 21(1). 22–25. 1 indexed citations

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Malangoni, Mark A., et al.. (2001). Admitting service influences the outcomes of patients with small bowel obstruction. Surgery. 130(4). 706–713. 33 indexed citations

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Merlino, James, et al.. (2001). Prospective Randomized Trials Affect the Outcomes of Intraabdominal Infection. Annals of Surgery. 233(6). 859–866. 28 indexed citations

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