Karen Colorafi

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Karen Colorafi is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and Health Information Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Colorafi has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in General Health Professions, 6 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management and 4 papers in Health Information Management. Recurrent topics in Karen Colorafi's work include Healthcare Systems and Technology (6 papers), Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (5 papers) and Electronic Health Records Systems (4 papers). Karen Colorafi is often cited by papers focused on Healthcare Systems and Technology (6 papers), Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (5 papers) and Electronic Health Records Systems (4 papers). Karen Colorafi collaborates with scholars based in United States. Karen Colorafi's co-authors include Bronwynne C. Evans, David C. Kibbe, Nelma B. Crawford Shearer, Robert A. Greenes, Kenn B. Daratha, Molly R. Altman, Kimberly C. McKeirnan, Janice M. Morse, Frank Stetzer and Scott Adams and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Qualitative Health Research and Vaccines.

In The Last Decade

Karen Colorafi

25 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Qualitative Descriptive Methods in Health Science Research 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 250 500 750
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. Qualitative Descriptive Methods in Health Science Research
    2016 851 citations Karen Colorafi, Bronwynne C. Evans 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 Colorafi United States 10 377 241 192 152 120 26 1.1k
Romina Pace Canada 9 403 1.1× 301 1.2× 216 1.1× 143 0.9× 150 1.3× 18 1.2k
Oliver Rudolf Herber Germany 18 389 1.0× 235 1.0× 173 0.9× 160 1.1× 72 0.6× 38 1.3k
Giovanna Artioli Italy 16 369 1.0× 251 1.0× 222 1.2× 120 0.8× 103 0.9× 150 1.1k
Lorraine Hicking-Woodison 3 491 1.3× 221 0.9× 177 0.9× 95 0.6× 90 0.8× 5 1.0k
Helen Aveyard United Kingdom 18 426 1.1× 287 1.2× 181 0.9× 131 0.9× 97 0.8× 48 1.1k
Judith Carrier United Kingdom 14 490 1.3× 227 0.9× 159 0.8× 99 0.7× 111 0.9× 65 1.2k
Emma F. France United Kingdom 18 409 1.1× 259 1.1× 160 0.8× 182 1.2× 183 1.5× 35 1.2k
EunSeok Cha United States 15 388 1.0× 260 1.1× 227 1.2× 176 1.2× 86 0.7× 46 1.3k
Megan Prictor Australia 16 555 1.5× 411 1.7× 174 0.9× 114 0.8× 135 1.1× 44 1.2k
Wantana Maneesriwongul Thailand 8 353 0.9× 194 0.8× 245 1.3× 169 1.1× 102 0.8× 21 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Karen Colorafi

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karen Colorafi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen Colorafi

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Patterson, Angela, et al.. (2023). Relationships Between Perceived Importance of Chaplain Presence and Health Professionals’ Emotional Well-Being in the United States. Journal of Religion and Health. 62(3). 1546–1560. 7 indexed citations
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Singh, Rishabh, et al.. (2022). Empowering Nonprofit Organization to Reduce Donation Attrition with Machine Learning. 1–4. 1 indexed citations
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Colorafi, Karen, Bronwynne C. Evans, & Gerri Lamb. (2021). Engagement With the Plan of Care Among Older Adults With Multiple Cardiac Diagnoses. Qualitative Health Research. 31(7). 1234–1246. 1 indexed citations
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Colorafi, Karen, et al.. (2020). Perspectives of Aging Adults Who Frequently Seek Emergency Department Care. Pain Management Nursing. 22(2). 184–190. 2 indexed citations
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McKeirnan, Kimberly C., et al.. (2020). Study Behaviors Associated with Student Pharmacists’ Academic Success in an Active Classroom Pharmacy Curriculum. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 84(7). ajpe7695–ajpe7695. 10 indexed citations
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Colorafi, Karen, et al.. (2019). The Impact of Communication Surrounding Intrauterine Congenital Anomaly Diagnoses. The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing. 33(4). 301–311. 8 indexed citations
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Colorafi, Karen, et al.. (2019). Influencing outcomes with automated time zero for sepsis through statistical validation and process improvement. mHealth. 5. 36–36. 1 indexed citations
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McKeirnan, Kimberly C., et al.. (2019). Provider Education About Pneumococcal Vaccination Practices for Older Adults. The Senior Care Pharmacist. 34(7). 432–438. 3 indexed citations
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Colorafi, Karen, et al.. (2018). Preferences of older adults and their families for Meaningful Use clinical summaries. mHealth. 4. 8–8. 11 indexed citations
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Colorafi, Karen, et al.. (2018). Assessing Pneumococcal Vaccination Availability in Under-Vaccinated Rural Counties: A Pharmacy Perspective. The Consultant Pharmacist. 33(3). 163–170. 3 indexed citations
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Altman, Molly R., Karen Colorafi, & Kenn B. Daratha. (2018). The Reliability of Electronic Health Record Data Used for Obstetrical Research. Applied Clinical Informatics. 9(1). 156–162. 10 indexed citations
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Colorafi, Karen, et al.. (2018). Treating Anxiety and Depression in Primary Care: Reducing Barriers to Access.. PubMed. 24(4). 11–16. 15 indexed citations
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Colorafi, Karen, et al.. (2017). Assessing the value of the Meaningful Use Clinical Summary for patients and families with pediatric asthma. Journal of Asthma. 55(10). 1068–1076. 6 indexed citations
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Colorafi, Karen & Bronwynne C. Evans. (2017). Conducting Patient-Centered Research Using Qualitative Descriptive Design. 2 indexed citations
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Colorafi, Karen. (2016). Connected health: a review of the literature. mHealth. 2. 13–13. 15 indexed citations
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Colorafi, Karen, et al.. (2016). It’s Time for Innovation in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). JMIR Medical Informatics. 4(4). e34–e34. 7 indexed citations
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Colorafi, Karen, et al.. (2016). Using Narratives to Enhance Nursing Practice and Leadership: What Makes a Good Nurse?. Teaching and learning in nursing. 12(1). 28–31. 11 indexed citations
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Colorafi, Karen. (2014). Computer Use by Older Adults: A Review of the Literature. Journal of Gerontology & Geriatric Research. 3(4). 2 indexed citations
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Morse, Janice M., et al.. (2014). Awaiting Diagnosis of Breast Cancer: Strategies of Enduring for Preserving Self. Oncology nursing forum. 41(4). 350–359. 22 indexed citations
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Kibbe, David C., et al.. (2006). An introduction to personal health records.. PubMed. 13(5). 57–62. 42 indexed citations

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