Kevin G. Volpp

8.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
96 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Kevin G. Volpp is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Kevin G. Volpp has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in General Health Professions, 42 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 17 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Kevin G. Volpp's work include Healthcare Policy and Management (35 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (19 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (14 papers). Kevin G. Volpp is often cited by papers focused on Healthcare Policy and Management (35 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (19 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (14 papers). Kevin G. Volpp collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Kevin G. Volpp's co-authors include George Loewenstein, David A. Asch, Andrea B. Troxel, Mitesh S. Patel, Troyen A. Brennan, Laurie Norton, Jingsan Zhu, Meredith A. Case, Leslie K. John and David Grande and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Kevin G. Volpp

90 papers receiving 5.7k 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.

Financial Incentive–Based Approaches for Weight Loss

2008 678 citations Kevin G. Volpp, Leslie K. John et al. JAMA profile →
A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation

2009 602 citations Kevin G. Volpp, Andrea B. Troxel et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Accuracy of Smartphone Applications and Wearable Devices for Tracking Physical Activity Data

2015 510 citations Meredith A. Case, Kevin G. Volpp et al. JAMA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kevin G. Volpp United States	35	2.2k	1.5k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	96	6.0k
Kevin G. Volpp United States	51	2.9k 1.3×	2.0k 1.3×	1.6k 1.4×	986 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	248	8.7k
Jingsan Zhu United States	34	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	793 0.7×	895 0.8×	787 0.7×	114	4.5k
Ann Louise Kinmonth United Kingdom	33	2.0k 0.9×	471 0.3×	1.3k 1.1×	879 0.8×	972 0.9×	79	5.6k
Silvia Evers Netherlands	48	2.2k 1.0×	2.5k 1.7×	975 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	713 0.6×	437	10.1k
Martin Tusler United States	25	3.5k 1.6×	1.0k 0.7×	708 0.6×	216 0.2×	386 0.4×	36	6.8k
Justin Presseau Canada	38	2.5k 1.1×	543 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	463 0.4×	1.0k 0.9×	204	5.9k
Derek King United Kingdom	40	1.8k 0.8×	827 0.5×	845 0.7×	3.4k 3.0×	361 0.3×	130	9.6k
Scott D. Halpern United States	54	2.3k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	3.9k 3.4×	619 0.6×	328 0.3×	318	10.9k
Lyndal Trevena Australia	42	6.4k 2.9×	1.3k 0.9×	3.0k 2.5×	268 0.2×	583 0.5×	169	10.4k
Henry A. Glick United States	44	1.6k 0.7×	2.4k 1.6×	936 0.8×	657 0.6×	282 0.3×	131	7.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kevin G. Volpp

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Klaiman, Tamar, et al.. (2025). Using a human-centered design framework and behavioral economic interventions to increase fruit and vegetable purchases in an online grocery store: Study design and methodologies. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 153. 107921–107921.

Delgado, M. Kit, Jeffrey P. Ebert, Ruiying Xiong, et al.. (2024). Feedback and Financial Incentives for Reducing Cell Phone Use While Driving. JAMA Network Open. 7(7). e2420218–e2420218. 2 indexed citations

Petimar, Joshua, Nandita Mitra, Christina A. Roberto, et al.. (2023). Philadelphia Beverage Tax and Association With Prices, Purchasing, and Individual-Level Substitution in a National Pharmacy Chain. JAMA Network Open. 6(7). e2323200–e2323200. 3 indexed citations

Lei, Victor, Edward H. Kennedy, Xinwei Chen, et al.. (2019). Model Performance Metrics in Assessing the Value of Adding Intraoperative Data for Death Prediction: Applications to Noncardiac Surgery. Studies in health technology and informatics. 264. 223–227. 4 indexed citations

Beidas, Rinad S., Kevin G. Volpp, Alison M. Buttenheim, et al.. (2018). Transforming Mental Health Delivery Through Behavioral Economics and Implementation Science: Protocol for Three Exploratory Projects. JMIR Research Protocols. 8(2). e12121–e12121. 16 indexed citations

Doshi, Jalpa A., et al.. (2017). Synchronized prescription refills and medication adherence: a retrospective claims analysis.. PubMed. 23(2). 98–104. 12 indexed citations

Shea, Judy A., Kevin G. Volpp, Andrea B. Troxel, et al.. (2017). Patients' views of a behavioral intervention including financial incentives.. PubMed. 23(6). 366–371. 6 indexed citations

Halpern, Scott D., Benjamin French, Dylan S. Small, et al.. (2016). Heterogeneity in the Effects of Reward- and Deposit-based Financial Incentives on Smoking Cessation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 194(8). 981–988. 15 indexed citations

Gabler, Nicole B., Elizabeth Cooney, Dylan S. Small, et al.. (2016). Default options in advance directives: study protocol for a randomised clinical trial. BMJ Open. 6(6). e010628–e010628. 7 indexed citations

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Halpern, Scott D., Benjamin French, Dylan S. Small, et al.. (2015). Randomized Trial of Four Financial-Incentive Programs for Smoking Cessation. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 70(9). 566–567. 3 indexed citations

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Halpern, Scott D., Benjamin French, Dylan S. Small, et al.. (2015). Randomized Trial of Four Financial-Incentive Programs for Smoking Cessation. New England Journal of Medicine. 372(22). 2108–2117. 277 indexed citations

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Mehta, Shivan J., Daniel Polsky, Jingsan Zhu, et al.. (2015). ACA-mandated elimination of cost sharing for preventive screening has had limited early impact.. PubMed. 21(7). 511–7. 43 indexed citations

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Case, Meredith A., et al.. (2015). Accuracy of Smartphone Applications and Wearable Devices for Tracking Physical Activity Data. JAMA. 313(6). 625–625. 510 indexed citations breakdown →

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Loewenstein, George, Joëlle Y. Friedman, John Beshears, et al.. (2013). Consumers’ misunderstanding of health insurance. Journal of Health Economics. 32(5). 850–862. 173 indexed citations

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Kimmel, Stephen E., Andrea B. Troxel, George Loewenstein, et al.. (2012). Randomized trial of lottery-based incentives to improve warfarin adherence. American Heart Journal. 164(2). 268–274. 86 indexed citations

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Madison, Kristin M., Kevin G. Volpp, & Scott D. Halpern. (2011). The Law, Policy, and Ethics of Employers' Use of Financial Incentives to Improve Health. The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics. 39(3). 450–468. 35 indexed citations

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Volpp, Kevin G., Leslie K. John, George Loewenstein, Andrea B. Troxel, & Laurie Norton. (2010). Financial Incentives for Longer-Term Weight Loss: A Randomized Controlled Trial. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

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Doshi, Jalpa A., Jingsan Zhu, Bruce Y. Lee, Stephen E. Kimmel, & Kevin G. Volpp. (2009). Impact of a Prescription Copayment Increase on Lipid-Lowering Medication Adherence in Veterans. Circulation. 119(3). 390–397. 128 indexed citations

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Sochalski, Julie, R. Tamara Konetzka, Jingsan Zhu, & Kevin G. Volpp. (2008). Will Mandated Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios Lead to Better Patient Outcomes?. Medical Care. 46(6). 606–613. 46 indexed citations

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Volpp, Kevin G. & Edward G. Buckley. (2004). The effect of increases in HMO penetration and changes in payer mix on in-hospital mortality and treatment patterns for acute myocardial infarction.. PubMed. 10(7 Pt 2). 505–12. 13 indexed citations

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