John Adams

20.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
288 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

John Adams is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, John Adams has authored 288 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 106 papers in General Health Professions and 30 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in John Adams's work include Healthcare Policy and Management (77 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (54 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (50 papers). John Adams is often cited by papers focused on Healthcare Policy and Management (77 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (54 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (50 papers). John Adams collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Singapore. John Adams's co-authors include Elizabeth A. McGlynn, Joan Keesey, Eve A. Kerr, Steven M. Asch, Alison H. DeCristofaro, Jennifer Hicks, Katherine L. Kahn, Ariel Linden, Jennifer L. Malin and Claude Messan Setodji and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

John Adams

276 papers receiving 14.3k 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.

The Quality of Health Care Delivered to Adults in the United States

2003 3.7k citations Elizabeth A. McGlynn, Steven M. Asch et al. profile →
Increased Risk of Non-Fatal Myocardial Infarction Following Testosterone Therapy Prescription in Men

2014 522 citations William D. Finkle, Sander Greenland et al. PLoS ONE profile →
Depression and Medication Adherence in the Treatment of Chronic Diseases in the United States: A Meta-Analysis

2011 467 citations John Adams, Elizabeth A. McGlynn et al. profile →
Comparing Kaiser Permanente Members to the General Population: Implications for Generalizability of Research

2023 188 citations A. Davis, J. Voelkel et al. The Permanente Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Adams United States	51	6.1k	4.4k	2.3k	2.0k	1.8k	288	15.1k
Stephen B. Soumerai United States	71	5.4k 0.9×	6.4k 1.4×	2.7k 1.2×	1.9k 0.9×	705 0.4×	242	19.5k
Elizabeth A. McGlynn United States	57	8.4k 1.4×	4.7k 1.1×	2.7k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	693 0.4×	220	16.3k
Richard Lilford United Kingdom	65	3.8k 0.6×	2.9k 0.6×	3.4k 1.5×	1.9k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	422	16.5k
Steven H. Woolf United States	64	7.1k 1.2×	3.1k 0.7×	5.7k 2.5×	1.9k 1.0×	2.6k 1.4×	204	21.0k
William H. Rogers United States	76	10.2k 1.7×	6.0k 1.4×	2.2k 1.0×	2.4k 1.2×	854 0.5×	293	25.5k
Evangelos Kontopantelis United Kingdom	60	5.4k 0.9×	3.0k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	2.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	337	17.8k
John F. Steiner United States	65	4.7k 0.8×	2.5k 0.6×	2.2k 1.0×	3.9k 1.9×	1.3k 0.7×	329	18.6k
Arlene S. Ash United States	56	4.5k 0.7×	3.3k 0.7×	2.6k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	832 0.5×	221	11.7k
Dennis Ross‐Degnan United States	64	4.2k 0.7×	5.9k 1.3×	2.4k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	610 0.3×	311	16.9k
David M. Eddy United States	55	2.9k 0.5×	3.3k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	2.4k 1.3×	140	10.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Adams

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Clennin, Morgan N., Mario Schootman, Liza M. Reifler, et al.. (2025). Social Risk and Acute Health Care Utilization Among Insured Adults. JAMA Network Open. 8(4). e254253–e254253.

Davis, A., J. Voelkel, Carol Remmers, John Adams, & Elizabeth A. McGlynn. (2023). Comparing Kaiser Permanente Members to the General Population: Implications for Generalizability of Research. The Permanente Journal. 27(2). 87–98. 188 indexed citations breakdown →

Adams, John, et al.. (2022). The distillation method: A novel approach for analyzing randomized trials when exposure to the intervention is diluted. Health Services Research. 57(6). 1361–1369. 3 indexed citations

Martino, Steven C., Marc N. Elliott, David J. Klein, et al.. (2022). Disparities In The Quality Of Clinical Care Delivered To American Indian/Alaska Native Medicare Advantage Enrollees. Health Affairs. 41(5). 663–670. 11 indexed citations

Frantsve‐Hawley, Julie, Mónica Pérez Jolles, Heather Kitzman, et al.. (2020). Methods to identify and prioritize research projects and perform embedded research in learning healthcare systems. Healthcare. 8(4). 100476–100476. 4 indexed citations

Adams, John, Darryl E. Palmer‐Toy, John Martin, et al.. (2019). Age-Dependent Hemoglobin A1c Therapeutic Targets Reduce Diabetic Medication Changes in the Elderly. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(1). 46–46. 6 indexed citations

Adams, John. (2016). Female Fighters: Perceptions of Femininity in the Super Smash Bros. Community. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

Finkle, William D., Sander Greenland, Greg Ridgeway, et al.. (2014). Increased Risk of Non-Fatal Myocardial Infarction Following Testosterone Therapy Prescription in Men. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e85805–e85805. 522 indexed citations breakdown →

Roland, Martín, Richard Lewis, Adam Steventon, et al.. (2013). Does integrated care deliver the benefits expected? Findings from 16 integrated care pilot initiatives in England. RAND Corporation eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Pevnick, Joshua M., Steven M. Asch, John Adams, et al.. (2010). Adoption and use of stand-alone electronic prescribing in a health plan-sponsored initiative.. PubMed. 16(3). 182–9. 14 indexed citations

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Linden, Ariel, John Adams, & Nancy Roberts. (2005). Strengthening the case for disease management effectiveness: un‐hiding the hidden bias. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 12(2). 140–147. 28 indexed citations

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Adams, John. (2005). THE WORLD'S BIGGEST IDEAS: RISK. The New Scientist. 36. 1 indexed citations

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Min, Lillian, David B. Reuben, Catherine H. MacLean, et al.. (2005). Predictors of Overall Quality of Care Provided to Vulnerable Older People. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53(10). 1705–1711. 51 indexed citations

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Kahn, Katherine L., et al.. (2002). Developing a Reliable, Valid, and Feasible Plan for Quality-of-Care Measurement for Cancer. Medical Care. 40(Supplement). III–73. 5 indexed citations

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Elliott, Marc N., Richard D. Swartz, John Adams, Karen L. Spritzer, & Ron D. Hays. (2001). Case-mix adjustment of the National CAHPS benchmarking data 1.0: a violation of model assumptions?. PubMed. 36(3). 555–73. 84 indexed citations

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Litwin, Mark S., Michael Steinberg, Jennifer Malin, et al.. (2000). Prostate Cancer Patient Outcomes and Choice of Providers: Development of an Infrastructure for Quality Assessment. RAND Corporation eBooks. 36 indexed citations

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Burnam, M. Audrey, Peter Reuter, John Adams, et al.. (1998). Review and Evaluation of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Block Grant Allotment Formula. 163. 10–20. 10 indexed citations

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Bennett, Charles L., et al.. (1995). The Learning Curve for AIDS-Related Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes & Human Retrovirology. 8(4). 373???378–373???378. 6 indexed citations

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Bastian, Lori A., Charles L. Bennett, John Adams, et al.. (1993). Differences between men and women with HIV-related Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: experience from 3,070 cases in New York City in 1987.. PubMed. 6(6). 617–23. 28 indexed citations

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Adams, John. (1981). Magazines - A Pipeline for Science to People. Journal of Applied Communications. 64(4). 1 indexed citations

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