Laura Esmail

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 874 citations indexed

About

Laura Esmail is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Laura Esmail has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 874 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 7 papers in General Health Professions and 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Laura Esmail's work include Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (9 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (6 papers) and Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy (5 papers). Laura Esmail is often cited by papers focused on Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (9 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (6 papers) and Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy (5 papers). Laura Esmail collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and South Africa. Laura Esmail's co-authors include Alison Rein, Emily Moore, Scott D. Ramsey, David L. Veenstra, Patricia A. Deverka, Sean Tunis, Priyanka Desai, Danielle C. Lavallee, Jillian Clare Köhler and Mamuka Djibuti and has published in prestigious journals such as Medical Care, Journal of General Internal Medicine and Qualitative Health Research.

In The Last Decade

Laura Esmail

17 papers receiving 848 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.

Evaluating patient and stakeholder engagement in research: moving from theory to practice

2015 331 citations Laura Esmail, Emily Moore et al. Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Laura Esmail United States	12	601	198	168	86	68	17	874
Cynthia Vinson United States	14	770 1.3×	171 0.9×	286 1.7×	67 0.8×	58 0.9×	35	1.1k
Bec Hanley United Kingdom	15	790 1.3×	115 0.6×	235 1.4×	88 1.0×	48 0.7×	25	1.0k
Kathryn Paez United States	14	535 0.9×	284 1.4×	168 1.0×	138 1.6×	67 1.0×	25	1.0k
Richard J. Baron United States	17	530 0.9×	190 1.0×	201 1.2×	67 0.8×	48 0.7×	39	960
Liz Gill Australia	16	478 0.8×	201 1.0×	67 0.4×	121 1.4×	115 1.7×	29	966
Callie Walsh‐Bailey United States	17	966 1.6×	254 1.3×	119 0.7×	43 0.5×	50 0.7×	35	1.2k
Sara Ackerman United States	20	505 0.8×	124 0.6×	218 1.3×	124 1.4×	99 1.5×	75	1.1k
Janet Weiner United States	12	570 0.9×	416 2.1×	217 1.3×	76 0.9×	60 0.9×	45	1.3k
Anne Martin United Kingdom	14	468 0.8×	309 1.6×	137 0.8×	47 0.5×	33 0.5×	24	850
Teresa Finlay United Kingdom	10	710 1.2×	81 0.4×	370 2.2×	79 0.9×	48 0.7×	22	1.1k

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17 of 17 papers shown

Esmail, Laura, et al.. (2020). Improving Comparative Effectiveness Research of Complex Health Interventions: Standards from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Journal of General Internal Medicine. 35(S2). 875–881. 25 indexed citations

Heckert, Andrea, Laura P. Forsythe, Kristin L. Carman, et al.. (2020). Researchers, patients, and other stakeholders’ perspectives on challenges to and strategies for engagement. Research Involvement and Engagement. 6(1). 60–60. 61 indexed citations

Hemphill, Rachel C., Laura P. Forsythe, Andrea Heckert, et al.. (2019). What motivates patients and caregivers to engage in health research and how engagement affects their lives: Qualitative survey findings. Health Expectations. 23(2). 328–336. 36 indexed citations

Vandermause, Roxanne, et al.. (2016). Qualitative Methods in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research. Qualitative Health Research. 27(3). 434–442. 20 indexed citations

Esmail, Laura, Emily Moore, & Alison Rein. (2015). Evaluating patient and stakeholder engagement in research: moving from theory to practice. Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. 4(2). 133–145. 331 indexed citations breakdown →

Carlson, Josh J., Julie R. Gralow, N. Lynn Henry, et al.. (2013). Value-of-Information Analysis within a Stakeholder-Driven Research Prioritization Process in a US Setting: An Application in Cancer Genomics. Medical Decision Making. 33(4). 463–471. 26 indexed citations

Wong, William B., Josh J. Carlson, Louis P. Garrison, et al.. (2012). Prioritization in Comparative Effectiveness Research. Medical Care. 50(5). 388–393. 15 indexed citations

Esmail, Laura & Jillian Clare Köhler. (2012). The politics behind the implementation of the WTO Paragraph 6 Decision in Canada to increase global drug access. Globalization and Health. 8(1). 7–7. 6 indexed citations

Esmail, Laura, et al.. (2012). Getting our priorities straight: a novel framework for stakeholder-informed prioritization of cancer genomics research. Genetics in Medicine. 15(2). 115–122. 11 indexed citations

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Deverka, Patricia A., Danielle C. Lavallee, Priyanka Desai, et al.. (2012). Stakeholder participation in comparative effectiveness research: defining a framework for effective engagement. Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research. 1(2). 181–194. 228 indexed citations

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Carlson, Josh J., Scott D. Ramsey, Patricia A. Deverka, et al.. (2011). PCN9 VALUE OF RESEARCH ANALYSES IN RESEARCH PRIORITIZATION OF CANCER GENOMIC APPLICATIONS. Value in Health. 14(3). A156–A156. 1 indexed citations

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Hirsch, Bradford R., et al.. (2011). Informatics in Action. The Cancer Journal. 17(4). 235–238. 8 indexed citations

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Esmail, Laura, et al.. (2010). Framing access to medicines in developing countries: an analysis of media coverage of Canada's Access to Medicines Regime. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 10(1). 1–1. 21 indexed citations

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Djibuti, Mamuka, et al.. (2009). The role of supportive supervision on immunization program outcome - a randomized field trial from Georgia. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 9(S1). S11–S11. 59 indexed citations

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Esmail, Laura, et al.. (2007). Canada's implementation of the Paragraph 6 Decision: is it sustainable public policy?. Globalization and Health. 3(1). 12–12. 9 indexed citations

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Esmail, Laura, et al.. (2007). Human resource management in the Georgian National Immunization Program: a baseline assessment. Human Resources for Health. 5(1). 20–20. 14 indexed citations

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Esmail, Laura, et al.. (2007). Scientific misconduct, the pharmaceutical industry, and the tragedy of institutions.. PubMed. 26(3). 431–46. 3 indexed citations

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