Karen E. Lasser

8.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
93 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Karen E. Lasser is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen E. Lasser has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in General Health Professions, 36 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 16 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Karen E. Lasser's work include Healthcare Policy and Management (31 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (20 papers) and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (12 papers). Karen E. Lasser is often cited by papers focused on Healthcare Policy and Management (31 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (20 papers) and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (12 papers). Karen E. Lasser collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Luxembourg. Karen E. Lasser's co-authors include Steffie Woolhandler, David U. Himmelstein, David H. Bor, Danny McCormick, J. Wesley Boyd, Andrew P. Wilper, J. Wesley Boyd, John Z. Ayanian, Robert H. Fletcher and Jennifer Murillo and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Karen E. Lasser

87 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.

Smoking and Mental Illness

2000 2.0k citations Karen E. Lasser, J. Wesley Boyd et al. JAMA profile →
Timing of New Black Box Warnings and Withdrawals for Prescription Medications

2002 708 citations Karen E. Lasser JAMA profile →
The Health and Health Care of US Prisoners: Results of a Nationwide Survey

2009 533 citations Steffie Woolhandler, Karen E. Lasser et al. profile →
Access to Care, Health Status, and Health Disparities in the United States and Canada: Results of a Cross-National Population-Based Survey

2006 442 citations Karen E. Lasser, David U. Himmelstein et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karen E. Lasser United States	30	2.0k	1.5k	1.1k	1.0k	937	93	6.4k
Danny McCormick United States	35	2.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	113	6.9k
Gbenga Ogedegbe United States	51	1.7k 0.9×	1.1k 0.7×	670 0.6×	518 0.5×	1.6k 1.7×	201	11.2k
Gbenga Ogedegbe United States	45	2.3k 1.2×	948 0.6×	635 0.6×	1.3k 1.3×	1.7k 1.8×	145	11.1k
David H. Bor United States	36	2.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	988 0.9×	1.1k 1.1×	1.5k 1.6×	80	6.6k
Kate L. Lapane United States	60	3.2k 1.6×	1.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.6×	975 1.0×	2.1k 2.2×	428	12.9k
Richard Sloane United States	47	1.4k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	856 0.8×	457 0.4×	1.0k 1.1×	204	7.8k
Michelle A. Albert United States	42	1.4k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	770 0.8×	2.4k 2.5×	115	15.6k
Darrell J. Gaskin United States	39	2.5k 1.3×	762 0.5×	1.4k 1.4×	500 0.5×	1.3k 1.4×	136	7.2k
Lisa M. LaVange United States	37	717 0.4×	1.1k 0.7×	663 0.6×	658 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	86	7.5k
Usha Sambamoorthi United States	43	1.7k 0.9×	392 0.3×	1.0k 0.9×	772 0.8×	774 0.8×	325	6.9k

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Ellis, Randall P., Jeffrey J. Siracuse, Tzu‐Chun Kuo, et al.. (2024). A Novel Machine Learning Algorithm for Creating Risk-Adjusted Payment Formulas. JAMA Health Forum. 5(4). e240625–e240625. 3 indexed citations

Cole, Megan B., et al.. (2024). Medicaid Expansion and Preventable Emergency Department Use by Race/Ethnicity. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 66(6). 989–998. 1 indexed citations

Rose, Scott W., Olivia Gilbert, Karen E. Lasser, et al.. (2024). Disparities by Sex, Race, and Ethnicity in Use of Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Heart Transplants Among Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(2). e031021–e031021. 10 indexed citations

Vega, Pablo Buitron de la, et al.. (2023). A novel pharmacy liaison program to address health-related social needs at an urban safety-net hospital. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 80(16). 1071–1081. 1 indexed citations

Kathuria, Hasmeena, et al.. (2022). Hospitalization as an opportunity to engage underserved individuals in shared decision-making for lung cancer screening: results from two randomized pilot trials. Cancer Causes & Control. 33(11). 1373–1380. 5 indexed citations

Sanchez, Sabrina E., Amy K. Rosen, Gregory Patts, et al.. (2021). Disparities in Utilization of Ambulatory Cholecystectomy: Results From Three States. Journal of Surgical Research. 266. 373–382. 10 indexed citations

Lasser, Karen E., Pablo Buitron de la Vega, Ziming Xuan, et al.. (2020). A pharmacy liaison-patient navigation intervention to reduce inpatient and emergency department utilization among primary care patients in a Medicaid accountable care organization: A pragmatic trial protocol.. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 94. 106046–106046. 2 indexed citations

Quintiliani, Lisa M., et al.. (2019). Process evaluation of counseling delivered by a patient navigator in an efficacious smoking cessation intervention among low-income primary care patients. Addictive Behaviors Reports. 9. 100176–100176. 1 indexed citations

Kathuria, Hasmeena, Elisa Koppelman, Belinda Borrelli, et al.. (2018). Patient–Physician Discussions on Lung Cancer Screening: A Missed Teachable Moment to Promote Smoking Cessation. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 22(3). 431–439. 23 indexed citations

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Lasser, Karen E., Karsten Lunze, Debbie M. Cheng, et al.. (2018). Depression and smoking characteristics among HIV-positive smokers in Russia: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE. 13(2). e0189207–e0189207. 7 indexed citations

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Liebschutz, Jane M., et al.. (2018). Communication between nurse care managers and patients who take opioids for chronic pain: Strategies for exploring aberrant behavior. Journal of Opioid Management. 14(3). 191–202. 5 indexed citations

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Lasser, Karen E., et al.. (2017). A Hepatitis C Treatment Program Based in a Safety-Net Hospital Patient-Centered Medical Home. The Annals of Family Medicine. 15(3). 258–261. 24 indexed citations

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Lasser, Karen E., et al.. (2015). Variability in opioid prescription monitoring and evidence of aberrant medication taking behaviors in urban safety-net clinics. Pain. 156(2). 335–340. 17 indexed citations

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Quintiliani, Lisa M., Zlatka Russinova, Philippe Bloch, et al.. (2015). Patient navigation and financial incentives to promote smoking cessation in an underserved primary care population: A randomized controlled trial protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 45(Pt B). 449–457. 15 indexed citations

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Lasser, Karen E., Christopher W. Shanahan, Victoria A. Parker, et al.. (2015). A Multicomponent Intervention to Improve Primary Care Provider Adherence to Chronic Opioid Therapy Guidelines and Reduce Opioid Misuse: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 60. 101–109. 31 indexed citations

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Hanchate, Amresh, Karen E. Lasser, Alok Kapoor, et al.. (2012). Massachusetts Reform and Disparities in Inpatient Care Utilization. Medical Care. 50(7). 569–577. 33 indexed citations

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Lasser, Karen E., et al.. (2011). Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Ethnically Diverse, Low-Income Patients. Archives of Internal Medicine. 171(10). 906–12. 172 indexed citations

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Zallman, Leah, Jun Ma, Lan Xiao, & Karen E. Lasser. (2010). Quality of US Primary Care Delivered by Resident and Staff Physicians. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 25(11). 1193–1197. 30 indexed citations

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Lasser, Karen E., et al.. (2008). Barriers to colorectal cancer screening in community health centers: A qualitative study. BMC Family Practice. 9(1). 15–15. 99 indexed citations

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Lasser, Karen E., J. Wesley Boyd, Steffie Woolhandler, et al.. (2000). Smoking and Mental Illness. JAMA. 284(20). 2606–2606. 1995 indexed citations breakdown →

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