Karen B. Hirschman

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
129 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Karen B. Hirschman is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen B. Hirschman has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in General Health Professions, 40 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 24 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Karen B. Hirschman's work include Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (50 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (37 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (24 papers). Karen B. Hirschman is often cited by papers focused on Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (50 papers), Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (37 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (24 papers). Karen B. Hirschman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Karen B. Hirschman's co-authors include Mary D. Naylor, Jason Karlawish, David Casarett, Linda H. Aiken, Danielle Olds, Ellen T. Kurtzman, Mark V. Pauly, Alexandra L. Hanlon, Kathleen McCauley and Kathryn H. Bowles and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Karen B. Hirschman

119 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

  1. The Importance Of Transitional Care In Achieving Health Reform
    2011 549 citations Mary D. Naylor, Linda H. Aiken et al. Health Affairs profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Karen B. Hirschman United States 32 1.7k 1.1k 576 473 413 129 3.2k
Sharon Kaasalainen Canada 34 2.3k 1.3× 1.6k 1.4× 549 1.0× 357 0.8× 349 0.8× 202 3.9k
Muriel R. Gillick United States 27 1.4k 0.8× 1.4k 1.2× 431 0.7× 363 0.8× 211 0.5× 78 2.8k
Katherine Ornstein United States 38 2.4k 1.4× 1.5k 1.3× 801 1.4× 1000 2.1× 428 1.0× 238 4.6k
Jennifer Tjia United States 30 1.4k 0.8× 985 0.9× 561 1.0× 452 1.0× 345 0.8× 134 3.8k
Nele Van Den Noortgate Belgium 30 821 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 420 0.7× 445 0.9× 179 0.4× 151 2.9k
Mathy Mezey United States 32 2.9k 1.6× 1.2k 1.0× 478 0.8× 404 0.9× 491 1.2× 120 4.5k
Dorothy Brooten United States 26 1.7k 1.0× 955 0.8× 720 1.3× 171 0.4× 583 1.4× 109 4.0k
Jan De Lepeleire Belgium 29 1.2k 0.7× 843 0.7× 491 0.9× 1.2k 2.5× 352 0.9× 182 3.3k
Daniela C. Gonçalves United Kingdom 32 1.5k 0.8× 504 0.4× 729 1.3× 243 0.5× 457 1.1× 64 3.2k
Greg A. Sachs United States 37 2.0k 1.1× 2.4k 2.1× 880 1.5× 902 1.9× 331 0.8× 129 4.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen B. Hirschman

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All Works

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Riegel, Bárbara, Karen B. Hirschman, Rebecca L. Ashare, et al.. (2024). Health Coaching Improves Outcomes of Informal Caregivers of Adults With Chronic Heart Failure: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Circulation Heart Failure. 17(7). 7 indexed citations
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Hodgson, Nancy, et al.. (2024). Caregiving in the face of empathy loss in Frontotemporal Dementia: an integrative review. Aging & Mental Health. 29(2). 201–211.
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Hirschman, Karen B., et al.. (2023). An integrative review of measures of transitions and care coordination for persons living with dementia and their caregivers. Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. 9(3). e12391–e12391. 5 indexed citations
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Naylor, Mary D., Karen B. Hirschman, Brianna Morgan, et al.. (2023). The study protocol to evaluate implementation of the transitional care model in four U.S. healthcare systems during the Covid-19 pandemic. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 108. 104944–104944.
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Naylor, Mary D., Karen B. Hirschman, & Kathleen McCauley. (2020). Meeting the Transitional Care Needs of Older Adults with COVID-19. Journal of Aging & Social Policy. 32(4-5). 387–395. 29 indexed citations
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Hirschman, Karen B., et al.. (2020). Self‐efficacy of family caregivers of older adults with cognitive impairment: A concept analysis. Nursing Forum. 56(1). 112–126. 24 indexed citations
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Rouse, William B., Mary D. Naylor, Zhongyuan Yu, et al.. (2019). Policy Flight Simulators. Journal of Healthcare Management. 64(4). 231–241. 3 indexed citations
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Bibbo, Jessica, Angela L. Curl, Rebecca Johnson, et al.. (2015). COMPANION ANIMALS, SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN MID AND LATER ADULTHOOD. The Gerontologist. 55(Suppl_2). 451–451. 1 indexed citations
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Naylor, Mary D., Linda H. Aiken, Ellen T. Kurtzman, Danielle Olds, & Karen B. Hirschman. (2011). The Importance Of Transitional Care In Achieving Health Reform. Health Affairs. 30(4). 746–754. 549 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lingler, Jennifer H., Karen B. Hirschman, Linda Garand, et al.. (2008). Frequency and Correlates of Advance Planning Among Cognitively Impaired Older Adults. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 16(8). 643–649. 38 indexed citations
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Hirschman, Karen B., Jennifer Kapo, & Jason Karlawish. (2008). Identifying the Factors That Facilitate or Hinder Advance Planning by Persons With Dementia. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders. 22(3). 293–298. 64 indexed citations
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Hirschman, Karen B., Jennifer Kapo, & Jason Karlawish. (2006). Why Doesn't a Family Member of a Person With Advanced Dementia Use a Substituted Judgment When Making a Decision for That Person?. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 14(8). 659–667. 65 indexed citations
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Hirschman, Karen B., et al.. (2005). Would Caregivers of Alzheimer Disease Patients Involve Their Relative in a Decision to Use an AD-Slowing Medication?. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 13(11). 1014–1021. 17 indexed citations
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Casarett, David, et al.. (2002). How Should Clinicians Discuss Hospice for Patients with Dementia? Anticipating Caregivers' Preconceptions and Meeting Their Information Needs. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders. 16(2). 116–122. 21 indexed citations
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Casarett, David, Jason Karlawish, Pamela Sankar, Karen B. Hirschman, & David A. Asch. (2001). Designing Pain Research From the Patient's Perspective: What Trial End Points Are Important to Patients With Chronic Pain?. Pain Medicine. 2(4). 309–316. 89 indexed citations
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Hirschman, Karen B.. (2001). Sick role theory and breast cancer : an exploration of the impact of the sick role on women with breast cancer. UMI Dissertation Services eBooks. 133(17). 1798–1798. 1 indexed citations
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Karlawish, Jason, et al.. (2001). Open Label Extension Studies and the Ethical Design of Clinical Trials. ScholarlyCommons (University of Pennsylvania). 1 indexed citations

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