Joseph Sharit

9.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
136 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Joseph Sharit is a scholar working on Demography, Social Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph Sharit has authored 136 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Demography, 31 papers in Social Psychology and 25 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Joseph Sharit's work include Technology Use by Older Adults (53 papers), Human-Automation Interaction and Safety (25 papers) and Retirement, Disability, and Employment (23 papers). Joseph Sharit is often cited by papers focused on Technology Use by Older Adults (53 papers), Human-Automation Interaction and Safety (25 papers) and Retirement, Disability, and Employment (23 papers). Joseph Sharit collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Spain. Joseph Sharit's co-authors include Sara J. Czaja, Wendy A. Rogers, Neil Charness, Arthur D. Fisk, Sankaran N. Nair, Christopher Hertzog, Walter R. Boot, Tracy L. Mitzner, Sara J. Czaja and Chin Chin Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers in Human Behavior and Health Affairs.

In The Last Decade

Joseph Sharit

131 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Factors predicting the use of technology: Findings from the center for research and education on aging and technology enhancement (create).

2006 1.4k citations Sara J. Czaja, Neil Charness et al. Psychology and Aging profile →
Older adults talk technology: Technology usage and attitudes

2010 697 citations Tracy L. Mitzner, Julie Blaskewicz Boron et al. Computers in Human Behavior profile →
Designing for Older Adults

2004 506 citations Arthur D. Fisk, Wendy A. Rogers et al. profile →
Improving Social Support for Older Adults Through Technology: Findings From the PRISM Randomized Controlled Trial

2016 293 citations Sara J. Czaja, Walter R. Boot et al. The Gerontologist profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joseph Sharit United States	33	3.4k	1.6k	918	778	749	136	6.5k
Neil Charness United States	50	3.9k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 1.4×	1.9k 2.5×	825 1.1×	217	12.0k
Arthur D. Fisk United States	46	3.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	848 0.9×	2.2k 2.9×	751 1.0×	249	9.4k
Wendy A. Rogers United States	55	5.3k 1.6×	2.0k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	2.8k 3.6×	1.1k 1.5×	408	12.3k
George Demiris United States	49	2.5k 0.7×	4.0k 2.5×	1.3k 1.5×	473 0.6×	338 0.5×	411	10.8k
Shelia R. Cotten United States	42	2.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.9×	3.2k 3.4×	591 0.8×	674 0.9×	144	7.7k
Sara J. Czaja United States	59	5.0k 1.5×	4.2k 2.6×	2.5k 2.7×	1.3k 1.7×	986 1.3×	317	13.7k
Sankaran N. Nair United States	20	1.4k 0.4×	649 0.4×	454 0.5×	290 0.4×	342 0.5×	39	2.6k
Tracy L. Mitzner United States	25	1.4k 0.4×	628 0.4×	311 0.3×	612 0.8×	246 0.3×	83	2.9k
Alan H. S. Chan Hong Kong	42	1000 0.3×	623 0.4×	717 0.8×	2.0k 2.5×	667 0.9×	328	6.5k
Andrew Sixsmith Canada	33	1.7k 0.5×	1.3k 0.8×	613 0.7×	277 0.4×	57 0.1×	133	4.2k

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Hernández, Mario, Hye Soo Lee, Neil Charness, et al.. (2025). Exploring artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistants to understand their potential to support older adults’ search needs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7. 100092–100092. 3 indexed citations

Sorkin, Dara H., Alpesh Amin, David L. Weimer, et al.. (2018). Hospital Discharge and Selecting a Skilled Nursing Facility. Professional Case Management. 23(2). 50–59. 7 indexed citations

Sharit, Joseph, Sara J. Czaja, Neil Charness, et al.. (2016). STRESS IN OLDER ADULTS–CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES AND COPING STRATEGIES. The Gerontologist. 56(Suppl_3). 725–725. 2 indexed citations

Ruiz, Jorge G., et al.. (2016). The Association of Graph Literacy With Use of and Skills Using an Online Personal Health Record in Outpatient Veterans. Journal of Health Communication. 21(sup2). 83–90. 10 indexed citations

Mitzner, Tracy L., Wendy A. Rogers, Arthur D. Fisk, et al.. (2014). Predicting older adults’ perceptions about a computer system designed for seniors. Universal Access in the Information Society. 15(2). 271–280. 55 indexed citations

Taha, Jessica, Sara J. Czaja, Joseph Sharit, & Daniel Morrow. (2013). Factors affecting usage of a personal health record (PHR) to manage health.. Psychology and Aging. 28(4). 1124–1139. 87 indexed citations

Czaja, Sara J., et al.. (2012). Factors influencing use of an e-health website in a community sample of older adults. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 20(2). 277–284. 106 indexed citations

Mitzner, Tracy L., Julie Blaskewicz Boron, Cara Bailey Fausset, et al.. (2010). Older adults talk technology: Technology usage and attitudes. Computers in Human Behavior. 26(6). 1710–1721. 697 indexed citations breakdown →

Taha, Jessica, Joseph Sharit, & Sara J. Czaja. (2009). Use of and Satisfaction With Sources of Health Information Among Older Internet Users and Nonusers. The Gerontologist. 49(5). 663–673. 98 indexed citations

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Sharit, Joseph, et al.. (2008). Examining Links Between Sign‐Out Reporting During Shift Changeovers and Patient Management Risks. Risk Analysis. 28(4). 969–981. 38 indexed citations

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Pak, Richard, Sara J. Czaja, Joseph Sharit, Wendy A. Rogers, & Arthur D. Fisk. (2008). The role of spatial abilities and age in performance in an auditory computer navigation task. Computers in Human Behavior. 24(6). 3045–3051. 27 indexed citations

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Lee, Chin Chin, Sara J. Czaja, & Joseph Sharit. (2008). Training Older Workers for Technology-Based Employment. Educational Gerontology. 35(1). 15–31. 53 indexed citations

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Czaja, Sara J., Neil Charness, Arthur D. Fisk, et al.. (2006). Factors predicting the use of technology: Findings from the center for research and education on aging and technology enhancement (create).. Psychology and Aging. 21(2). 333–352. 1382 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sharit, Joseph, Sara J. Czaja, Dolores Perdomo, & Chin Chin Lee. (2004). A cost–benefit analysis methodology for assessing product adoption by older user populations. Applied Ergonomics. 35(2). 81–92. 32 indexed citations

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Czaja, Sara J. & Joseph Sharit. (2003). Practically Relevant Research: Capturing Real World Tasks, Environments, and Outcomes. The Gerontologist. 43(suppl_1). 9–18. 32 indexed citations

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Czaja, Sara J., Joseph Sharit, Raymond L. Ownby, David L. Roth, & Sankaran N. Nair. (2001). Examining age differences in performance of a complex information search and retrieval task.. Psychology and Aging. 16(4). 564–579. 120 indexed citations

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Sharit, Joseph. (2000). A Modeling Framework for Exposing Risks in Complex Systems. Risk Analysis. 20(4). 469–482. 17 indexed citations

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Sprigle, Stephen, et al.. (1998). Guidelines for force-travel combinations of push button switches for older populations. Applied Ergonomics. 29(2). 93–100. 2 indexed citations

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Sharit, Joseph, et al.. (1993). The Use of Expert Systems for Training Humans in Rule-Based Reasoning.. International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. 819–824.

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Drury, Colin G., et al.. (1989). The effects of grouping and cueing in the performance of location tasks. Applied Ergonomics. 20(3). 206–212. 2 indexed citations

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