Karen S. Lyons

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
152 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Karen S. Lyons is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Oncology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen S. Lyons has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in General Health Professions, 37 papers in Oncology and 35 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Karen S. Lyons's work include Cancer survivorship and care (37 papers), Family Support in Illness (27 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (25 papers). Karen S. Lyons is often cited by papers focused on Cancer survivorship and care (37 papers), Family Support in Illness (27 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (25 papers). Karen S. Lyons collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Karen S. Lyons's co-authors include Christopher S. Lee, Aline G. Sayer, Carol J. Whitlatch, Steven H. Zarit, Lyndsey Miller, Kerri M. Winters‐Stone, Shirin O. Hiatt, Jill A. Bennett, Julie T. Bidwell and Barbara J. Stewart and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

Karen S. Lyons

142 papers receiving 4.1k citations

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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.

The Theory of Dyadic Illness Management

2018 262 citations Karen S. Lyons, Christopher S. Lee profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karen S. Lyons United States	37	1.1k	864	810	731	640	152	4.3k
Geertrudis A.M. van den Bos Netherlands	30	997 0.9×	1.0k 1.2×	570 0.7×	819 1.1×	545 0.9×	38	4.4k
Jill I. Cameron Canada	34	1.0k 1.0×	668 0.8×	921 1.1×	1.1k 1.5×	256 0.4×	116	4.3k
Tone Rustøen Norway	40	760 0.7×	291 0.3×	553 0.7×	606 0.8×	823 1.3×	188	5.4k
Michael T. Weaver United States	34	912 0.9×	267 0.3×	448 0.6×	556 0.8×	306 0.5×	162	3.8k
Eric van Sonderen Netherlands	35	860 0.8×	385 0.4×	828 1.0×	520 0.7×	240 0.4×	60	4.7k
Michael Belyea United States	37	1.2k 1.1×	602 0.7×	778 1.0×	406 0.6×	661 1.0×	108	4.1k
Gerd Ahlström Sweden	38	1.6k 1.5×	553 0.6×	999 1.2×	823 1.1×	194 0.3×	214	5.0k
Lisa Fredman United States	38	1.4k 1.3×	1.2k 1.4×	773 1.0×	925 1.3×	209 0.3×	93	4.7k
Karen L. Weihs United States	39	726 0.7×	713 0.8×	1.3k 1.6×	923 1.3×	823 1.3×	111	5.3k
David Victorson United States	39	517 0.5×	403 0.5×	587 0.7×	672 0.9×	728 1.1×	171	4.4k

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Davison, Kirsten K., et al.. (2025). Fathers’ Adverse Childhood Experiences, Behavioral Health, and Fathering Stress and Satisfaction. Academic Pediatrics. 25(7). 102860–102860. 1 indexed citations

Winters‐Stone, Kerri M., Sydnee Stoyles, Nathan F. Dieckmann, et al.. (2025). Suffering in Silence: Loneliness Among Men with Prostate Cancer and the Potential for Exercise as Connection. European Urology Oncology. 8(3). 792–795.

Lyons, Karen S., et al.. (2024). Incongruence in Perceptions of Pain: Associations with Mental Health in Couples Living with Fibromyalgia. Social Work. 69(4). 367–375. 1 indexed citations

Lyons, Karen S., Kerri M. Winters‐Stone, Mary E. Medysky, et al.. (2024). Preliminary effects of a yoga intervention for lung cancer dyads: benefits for care partners. Supportive Care in Cancer. 32(7). 447–447.

Halvorsen, Cal, et al.. (2024). Unemployed, Immigrant, and Older Asian Workers in a U.S.-Based Job-Training Program: Their Experiences and Well-Being, and Strategies for Reaching This Important Population. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 67(7). 938–954. 1 indexed citations

Lyons, Karen S., et al.. (2023). Taking Care of Us© (TCU) study protocol: feasibility and acceptability of a dyadic intervention for couples living with heart failure. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 9(1). 16–16. 5 indexed citations

Stewart, Barbara J., Karen S. Lyons, Mark C. Hornbrook, et al.. (2023). How Concurrent Services Obscured Detection of Intervention Benefits: Part 2: Secondary Analysis of the PREP Trial for Frail Older Adults and Family Caregivers. Research in Gerontological Nursing. 16(2). 71–83. 2 indexed citations

Lyons, Karen S., et al.. (2023). Evaluating the Dyadic Benefits of Early-Phase Behavioral Interventions: An Exemplar Using Data From Couples Living With Parkinson’s Disease. The Gerontologist. 64(7). 1 indexed citations

Lyons, Karen S., et al.. (2023). Improvement in problematic feeding symptoms for infants with lip-tie and tongue-tie after frenotomy. Journal of Neonatal Nursing. 30(1). 77–82. 2 indexed citations

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Berridge, Clara, Karen I. Fredriksen‐Goldsen, Karen S. Lyons, et al.. (2023). Preliminary Efficacy of Let’s Talk Tech: Technology Use Planning for Dementia Care Dyads. Innovation in Aging. 7(3). igad018–igad018. 5 indexed citations

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Matarese, Maria, Karen S. Lyons, Michela Piredda, & Maria Grazia De Marinis. (2022). Disease‐related knowledge in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and their informal caregivers: A multilevel modelling analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 32(13-14). 3543–3556. 7 indexed citations

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Wilson, Stephanie J., Josh R. Novak, Jeremy B. Yorgason, Lynn M. Martire, & Karen S. Lyons. (2022). New Opportunities for Advancing Dyadic Health Science in Gerontology. The Gerontologist. 64(1). 10 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Michael J., et al.. (2020). Interpersonal relationship challenges among stroke survivors and family caregivers. Social Work in Health Care. 59(2). 91–107. 26 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Michael J., et al.. (2020). Feasibility of the Hand in Hand Relationship Intervention for Stroke Survivor–Caregiver Dyads: A Randomized Trial. Research on Social Work Practice. 31(1). 75–89. 3 indexed citations

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Iovino, Paolo, Karen S. Lyons, Maddalena De Maria, et al.. (2020). Patient and caregiver contributions to self-care in multiple chronic conditions: A multilevel modelling analysis. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 116. 103574–103574. 50 indexed citations

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Chan, June M., Erin L. Van Blarigan, Crystal S. Langlais, et al.. (2020). Feasibility and Acceptability of a Remotely Delivered, Web-Based Behavioral Intervention for Men With Prostate Cancer: Four-Arm Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 22(12). e19238–e19238. 31 indexed citations

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Hansen, Lissi, Michael F. Chang, Christopher S. Lee, et al.. (2020). Physical and Mental Quality of Life in Patients With End-Stage Liver Disease and Their Informal Caregivers. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 19(1). 155–161.e1. 24 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Michael J., et al.. (2019). Development and validation of a quality of relationship intervention for stroke survivor-family caregiver dyads. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. 27(4). 305–315. 13 indexed citations

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Winters‐Stone, Kerri M., Stacey A. Kenfield, Erin L. Van Blarigan, et al.. (2018). Effect of Increasing Levels of Web-Based Behavioral Support on Changes in Physical Activity, Diet, and Symptoms in Men With Prostate Cancer: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 7(11). e11257–e11257. 9 indexed citations

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Henry, J. A., Martin A. Schechter, Tara L. Zaugg, et al.. (2006). Clinical trial to compare tinnitus masking and tinnitus retraining therapy. Acta Oto-Laryngologica. 126(sup556). 64–69. 85 indexed citations

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