Karen Lawson

2.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
67 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Karen Lawson is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Reproductive Medicine and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Lawson has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in General Health Professions, 13 papers in Reproductive Medicine and 11 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Karen Lawson's work include Reproductive Health and Technologies (12 papers), Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (7 papers) and Coaching Methods and Impact (6 papers). Karen Lawson is often cited by papers focused on Reproductive Health and Technologies (12 papers), Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (7 papers) and Coaching Methods and Impact (6 papers). Karen Lawson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Australia. Karen Lawson's co-authors include Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Jeff A. Sloan, Matthew R. Thomas, Paul J. Novotny, Tait D. Shanafelt, Jefrey L. Huntington, Roger A. Pierson, Mashele Huschka, Margaret Moore and Ruth Q. Wolever and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Medical Care and Journal of General Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Karen Lawson

62 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

How Do Distress and Well-being Relate to Medical Student Empathy? A Multicenter Study

2007 483 citations Matthew R. Thomas, Liselotte N. Dyrbye et al. Journal of General Internal Medicine profile →
Personal Life Events and Medical Student Burnout: A Multicenter Study

2006 475 citations Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Matthew R. Thomas et al. Academic Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karen Lawson Canada	21	1.0k	757	390	384	254	67	2.0k
Paula Cuccaro United States	21	503 0.5×	468 0.6×	196 0.5×	611 1.6×	278 1.1×	92	1.9k
Pierre‐André Michaud Switzerland	27	984 1.0×	536 0.7×	235 0.6×	851 2.2×	201 0.8×	121	2.6k
Catherine A. Lesesne United States	21	597 0.6×	247 0.3×	607 1.6×	562 1.5×	208 0.8×	45	1.8k
Melinda Forthofer United States	20	505 0.5×	312 0.4×	140 0.4×	482 1.3×	330 1.3×	47	1.6k
Christiane Brems United States	25	615 0.6×	270 0.4×	156 0.4×	797 2.1×	512 2.0×	125	2.1k
Kristen M. Swanson United States	23	675 0.7×	559 0.7×	135 0.3×	859 2.2×	181 0.7×	41	2.4k
Craig F. Garfield United States	29	434 0.4×	875 1.2×	194 0.5×	755 2.0×	244 1.0×	84	2.4k
Brett Scholz Australia	22	799 0.8×	197 0.3×	150 0.4×	323 0.8×	304 1.2×	94	1.3k
Pam Lowe United Kingdom	23	565 0.5×	277 0.4×	78 0.2×	340 0.9×	135 0.5×	55	1.8k
Jean Watson United States	22	854 0.8×	417 0.6×	192 0.5×	410 1.1×	191 0.8×	76	2.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Karen Lawson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karen Lawson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen Lawson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karen Lawson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karen Lawson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Karen Lawson. Karen Lawson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lawson, Karen, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of a volunteer transportation program that supports age-friendly rural communities. Journal of Transport & Health. 41. 101985–101985. 2 indexed citations

Lee, Delphine J., et al.. (2025). Physician Impairment: A Primer for Clinicians Treating Physicians. Psychiatric Annals. 55(3).

Lawson, Karen, et al.. (2023). Remotely and collaboratively evaluating a campus-based therapy dog program during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evaluation and Program Planning. 98. 102239–102239. 2 indexed citations

Bayly, Melanie, et al.. (2023). A Qualitative Exploration of Undergraduate Student Perspectives of Sexual Consent Within a Sexual Script Framework. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality.

Lawson, Karen, et al.. (2022). “ Expectation is Always that the Practitioner Might Not Be Okay with Queerness ”: Experiences of LGBTQ+ With the Healthcare System in Saskatchewan, Canada. Journal of Homosexuality. 71(1). 56–71. 10 indexed citations

Walsh, David, et al.. (2022). Increased Risks of Labor Exploitation in the UK following Brexit and the Covid-19 Pandemic: Perspectives of the Agri-food and Construction Sectors. Journal of Human Trafficking. 11(2). 154–169. 5 indexed citations

Lawson, Karen, et al.. (2020). Predicting Credentialed Evaluator Status: Characteristics, Comparisons, and Implications for the CE Program. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation. 35(1). 53–73. 3 indexed citations

Lawson, Karen, et al.. (2016). Evaluate This! A Case for Developing Evaluation Competencies. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation. 31(1). 82–90. 1 indexed citations

Wolever, Ruth Q., et al.. (2016). Advancing a new evidence-based professional in health care: job task analysis for health and wellness coaches. BMC Health Services Research. 16(1). 205–205. 35 indexed citations

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Jelinski, Murray, John Campbell, Jonathan Μ. Naylor, Karen Lawson, & Dena Derkzen. (2009). Demographic survey of veterinarians employed in western Canada.. PubMed. 50(6). 621–9. 8 indexed citations

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Jelinski, Murray, John Campbell, Jonathan Μ. Naylor, Karen Lawson, & Dena Derkzen. (2009). Factors associated with the career path choices of veterinarians in western Canada.. PubMed. 50(6). 630–6. 9 indexed citations

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Fontaine, P. & Karen Lawson. (2009). Classical Homeopathy Approach in the Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. EXPLORE. 5(6). 347–351. 1 indexed citations

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Kreitzer, Mary Jo, Victor S. Sierpina, & Karen Lawson. (2008). Health Coaching: Innovative Education and Clinical Programs Emerging. EXPLORE. 4(2). 154–155. 17 indexed citations

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Jelinski, Murray, John Campbell, Jonathan Μ. Naylor, Karen Lawson, & Dena Derkzen. (2008). Factors affecting the career path choices of graduates at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine.. PubMed. 49(2). 161–6. 22 indexed citations

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Thomas, Matthew R., Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Jefrey L. Huntington, et al.. (2007). How Do Distress and Well-being Relate to Medical Student Empathy? A Multicenter Study. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 22(2). 177–183. 483 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lawson, Karen, et al.. (2006). Maternal serum screening and psychosocial attachment to pregnancy. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 60(4). 371–378. 31 indexed citations

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Dyrbye, Liselotte N., Matthew R. Thomas, Jefrey L. Huntington, et al.. (2006). Personal Life Events and Medical Student Burnout: A Multicenter Study. Academic Medicine. 81(4). 374–384. 475 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lawson, Karen. (2006). New Employee Orientation Training. 4 indexed citations

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Lawson, Karen & Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos. (2003). The Pitfalls and the Potential of Early Evaluation Efforts: Lessons Learned from the Health Services Sector. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation. 17(3). 39–56. 2 indexed citations

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Lawson, Karen. (2001). Contemplating selective reproduction: The subjective appraisal of parenting a child with a disability. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. 19(1). 73–82. 20 indexed citations

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