Katherine R. Sterba

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
109 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Katherine R. Sterba is a scholar working on Oncology, General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Katherine R. Sterba has authored 109 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Oncology, 32 papers in General Health Professions and 29 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Katherine R. Sterba's work include Cancer survivorship and care (40 papers), Head and Neck Cancer Studies (24 papers) and Family Support in Illness (19 papers). Katherine R. Sterba is often cited by papers focused on Cancer survivorship and care (40 papers), Head and Neck Cancer Studies (24 papers) and Family Support in Illness (19 papers). Katherine R. Sterba collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Katherine R. Sterba's co-authors include Terry A. Day, Evan M. Graboyes, Graham Warren, Anthony J. Alberg, Chanita Hughes Halbert, Brian Nussenbaum, Dee W. Ford, Kent Armeson, Emily Brennan and Jane Zapka and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

In The Last Decade

Katherine R. Sterba

104 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Association of Treatment Delays With Survival for Patient... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150
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  1. Association of Treatment Delays With Survival for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer
    2018 192 citations Evan M. Graboyes, David M. Neskey et al. JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Katherine R. Sterba United States 26 757 503 417 395 304 109 1.8k
Eilís McCaughan United Kingdom 26 729 1.0× 492 1.0× 164 0.4× 594 1.5× 497 1.6× 70 1.8k
Mark R. Katz Canada 19 672 0.9× 411 0.8× 212 0.5× 357 0.9× 255 0.8× 28 1.7k
Cherith Semple United Kingdom 21 569 0.8× 317 0.6× 312 0.7× 260 0.7× 688 2.3× 75 1.6k
Stephanie Simonton United States 22 432 0.6× 274 0.5× 173 0.4× 220 0.6× 329 1.1× 34 1.4k
Meinir Krishnasamy Australia 27 1.2k 1.5× 897 1.8× 107 0.3× 444 1.1× 379 1.2× 114 2.2k
E. Ann Mohide Canada 18 427 0.6× 425 0.8× 142 0.3× 618 1.6× 166 0.5× 29 1.6k
Teresa L. Deshields United States 25 954 1.3× 593 1.2× 98 0.2× 659 1.7× 404 1.3× 49 2.3k
Patricia J. Hollen United States 23 806 1.1× 418 0.8× 111 0.3× 268 0.7× 324 1.1× 92 1.9k
Alyson B. Moadel United States 22 740 1.0× 466 0.9× 69 0.2× 314 0.8× 193 0.6× 41 2.1k
Marci L. Nilsen United States 20 340 0.4× 253 0.5× 253 0.6× 237 0.6× 62 0.2× 71 1.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Katherine R. Sterba

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kistner‐Griffin, Emily, Bhishamjit S. Chera, Chanita Hughes Halbert, et al.. (2025). Barriers and Timely Postoperative Radiation Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer. JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. 151(12). 1186–1186.
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Graboyes, Evan M., Katherine R. Sterba, Bhishamjit S. Chera, et al.. (2025). Randomized Trial of Enhanced Versus Standard Navigation to Promote Timely Initiation of Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer. JCO Oncology Practice. 21(8). 1153–1164. 2 indexed citations
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Sonawane, Kalyani, Yenan Zhu, Haluk Damgacioglu, et al.. (2024). Factors associated with parental human papillomavirus vaccination intentions among adolescents from socioeconomically advantaged versus deprived households: a nationwide, cross-sectional survey. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 31. 100694–100694. 9 indexed citations
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Nightingale, Chandylen L., Katherine R. Sterba, Kathryn E. Weaver, et al.. (2024). Recruitment of informal caregivers into community oncology research studies: results from the 2022 Landscape Assessment. The Oncologist. 29(12). e1790–e1793.
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Sanders, Justin J., Suzanne Mitchell, Katherine R. Sterba, et al.. (2024). Implementing the Serious Illness Care Program in Safety Net Health Systems: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 68(3). 214–222.e6.
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Graboyes, Evan M., Elizabeth G. Hill, Katherine R. Sterba, et al.. (2024). Efficacy of a Navigation-Based Intervention vs Usual Care for Decreasing Delays in Starting Guideline-Adherent Adjuvant Therapy for Patients with Head and Neck Cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 118(5). e91–e92. 1 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Shaun A., Emily Brennan, Bhisham Chera, et al.. (2024). Factors Associated with Head and Neck Cancer Postoperative Radiotherapy Delays: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis. Otolaryngology. 171(5). 1265–1282. 7 indexed citations
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Allen, Caitlin G., Chanita Hughes Halbert, Katherine R. Sterba, et al.. (2023). Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of family cancer history collection tools in oncology clinical practices. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 31(3). 631–639. 1 indexed citations
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Kirkland, Elizabeth B., et al.. (2023). Diabetes Remote Monitoring Program Implementation: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Delivery Strategies, Barriers and Facilitators. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 30–43. 3 indexed citations
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Nyitray, Alan G., James R. Roberts, Kenneth J. Ruggiero, et al.. (2023). Consumption of Health-Related Videos and Human Papillomavirus Awareness: Cross-Sectional Analyses of a US National Survey and YouTube From the Urban-Rural Context. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 26. e49749–e49749. 6 indexed citations
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Nguyen, Shaun A., Emily Brennan, Bhishamjit S. Chera, et al.. (2023). Delays Starting Postoperative Radiotherapy Among Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis. Otolaryngology. 170(2). 320–334. 13 indexed citations
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Johnson, Emily, et al.. (2023). Development of an Implementation Science Telehealth Toolkit to Promote Research Capacity in Evaluation of Telehealth Programs. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 286–291. 1 indexed citations
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Nightingale, Chandylen L., Anna C. Snavely, Laurie E. McLouth, et al.. (2023). Processes for identifying caregivers and screening for caregiver and patient distress in community oncology: results from WF-1803CD. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 116(2). 324–333. 5 indexed citations
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Toll, Benjamin A., et al.. (2022). Optimizing the Implementation of Tobacco Treatment for People with HIV: A Pilot Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(19). 12896–12896. 4 indexed citations
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Guille, Constance, et al.. (2022). A Pilot Study Examining Access to and Satisfaction with Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telemedicine. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 24–29. 8 indexed citations
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Graboyes, Evan M., Katherine R. Sterba, Hong Li, et al.. (2021). Development and Evaluation of a Navigation-Based, Multilevel Intervention to Improve the Delivery of Timely, Guideline-Adherent Adjuvant Therapy for Patients With Head and Neck Cancer. JCO Oncology Practice. 17(10). e1512–e1523. 26 indexed citations
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Macías, David, Brittany N. Hand, Patrik Pipkorn, et al.. (2021). Association of Inventory to Measure and Assess imaGe Disturbance – Head and Neck Scores With Clinically Meaningful Body Image-Related Distress Among Head and Neck Cancer Survivors. Frontiers in Psychology. 12. 794038–794038. 15 indexed citations
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Graboyes, Evan M., Yeonhee Park, James McElligott, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of a novel telemedicine‐based intervention to manage body image disturbance in head and neck cancer survivors. Psycho-Oncology. 29(12). 1988–1994. 25 indexed citations
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Sterba, Katherine R., Jane G. Zapka, Nancy R. LaPelle, Kent Armeson, & Marvella E. Ford. (2014). A Formative Study of Colon Cancer Surveillance Care: Implications for Survivor-Centered Interventions. Journal of Cancer Education. 30(4). 719–727. 9 indexed citations
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Carpenter, Matthew J., et al.. (2011). ‘Closet’ quit attempts: prevalence, correlates and association with outcome. Addiction. 106(12). 2214–2220. 5 indexed citations

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