Karen McElrath

101 total papers · 1.5k total citations
45 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Karen McElrath is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Sociology and Political Science and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen McElrath has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Epidemiology, 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 14 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Karen McElrath's work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (18 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (16 papers) and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (13 papers). Karen McElrath is often cited by papers focused on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (18 papers), HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (16 papers) and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (13 papers). Karen McElrath collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. Karen McElrath's co-authors include Julie Harris, Gary Kleck, Kieran McEvoy, Dale D. Chitwood, Mary Comerford, Darren K. Griffin, Marie Claire Van Hout, Paul Cromwell, Kathryn Higgins and Peter Shirlow and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Public Health, Social Forces and The Journal of Higher Education.

In The Last Decade

Karen McElrath

43 papers receiving 981 citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Karen McElrath 479 318 262 255 214 45 1.1k
Marsha Rosenbaum 635 1.3× 284 0.9× 281 1.1× 305 1.2× 408 1.9× 39 1.2k
Joseph Wislar 310 0.6× 200 0.6× 209 0.8× 195 0.8× 187 0.9× 22 1.1k
Sheila Macdonald 238 0.5× 227 0.7× 191 0.7× 143 0.6× 136 0.6× 59 975
Duane C. McBride 817 1.7× 487 1.5× 329 1.3× 240 0.9× 400 1.9× 73 1.3k
Caroline Rutherford 297 0.6× 211 0.7× 267 1.0× 247 1.0× 187 0.9× 44 1.1k
Barry Spunt 711 1.5× 507 1.6× 405 1.5× 245 1.0× 193 0.9× 34 1.3k
Robert C. Freeman 396 0.8× 177 0.6× 241 0.9× 114 0.4× 320 1.5× 38 986
David F. Musto 318 0.7× 295 0.9× 185 0.7× 168 0.7× 162 0.8× 37 997
Kristin E. Schneider 652 1.4× 200 0.6× 177 0.7× 593 2.3× 178 0.8× 94 1.2k
Mance E. Buttram 440 0.9× 212 0.7× 158 0.6× 260 1.0× 226 1.1× 60 937

Countries citing papers authored by Karen McElrath

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Fields of papers citing papers by Karen McElrath

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karen McElrath

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Karen McElrath. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Karen McElrath 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 McElrath. Karen McElrath is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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