Maria T. Chao

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Maria T. Chao is a scholar working on Complementary and alternative medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria T. Chao has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine, 17 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 11 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Maria T. Chao's work include Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (28 papers), Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (12 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (9 papers). Maria T. Chao is often cited by papers focused on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (28 papers), Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies (12 papers) and Pain Management and Placebo Effect (9 papers). Maria T. Chao collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Canada. Maria T. Chao's co-authors include Ana F. Abraído‐Lanza, Karen R. Flórez, Christine Wade, Fredi Kronenberg, Debra Kalmuss, Linda F. Cushman, Larissa G. Duncan, Marilie D. Gammon, Michael Cohn and Nancy Bardacke and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Journal of Public Health and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Maria T. Chao

63 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Maria T. Chao United States	22	550	530	518	459	393	68	2.1k
Gwen Wyatt United States	25	407 0.7×	379 0.7×	412 0.8×	770 1.7×	599 1.5×	92	2.4k
Mahlagha Dehghan Iran	23	408 0.7×	588 1.1×	233 0.4×	200 0.4×	166 0.4×	197	1.8k
Sebahat Gözüm Türkiye	24	378 0.7×	240 0.5×	227 0.4×	280 0.6×	164 0.4×	111	1.7k
Maria Arman Sweden	23	589 1.1×	382 0.7×	160 0.3×	425 0.9×	257 0.7×	77	1.6k
Meghan Baruth United States	24	578 1.1×	239 0.5×	177 0.3×	652 1.4×	167 0.4×	77	2.0k
Emma Kirby Australia	26	806 1.5×	410 0.8×	159 0.3×	661 1.4×	257 0.7×	99	1.9k
Abbas Tavakoli United States	22	618 1.1×	317 0.6×	102 0.2×	458 1.0×	157 0.4×	77	2.0k
Helen Hall Australia	26	465 0.8×	483 0.9×	350 0.7×	819 1.8×	162 0.4×	101	2.3k
Fan‐Hao Chou Taiwan	25	368 0.7×	412 0.8×	58 0.1×	763 1.7×	206 0.5×	104	2.0k
Behice Erci Türkiye	18	358 0.7×	261 0.5×	69 0.1×	241 0.5×	150 0.4×	106	1.2k

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Thompson‐Lastad, Ariana, et al.. (2025). Evaluating Feasibility and Acceptability of a Telehealth Integrative Pain Management Program Among Primary Care Safety-Net Patients. PubMed. 14. 3994972276–3994972276.

Chao, Maria T., et al.. (2022). The Assessment and Treatment of Inpatient Cancer-Related Pain with Acupuncture: Development of a Manual. Medical Acupuncture. 34(1). 15–23. 2 indexed citations

Ho, Evelyn Y., Genevieve Leung, Maria T. Chao, et al.. (2021). Integrative Nutritional Counseling Combining Chinese Medicine and Biomedicine for Chinese Americans with Type 2 Diabetes: A Mixed-Methods Feasibility Study. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 27(8). 657–668. 2 indexed citations

Ho, Evelyn Y., et al.. (2021). Adaptations to Acupuncture and Pain Counseling Implementation in a Multisite Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 27(5). 398–406. 4 indexed citations

Ho, Evelyn Y., et al.. (2020). Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Integrative Nutritional Counseling Versus Standard Diabetes Self-Management Education for Chinese Americans with Type 2 Diabetes. Health Equity. 4(1). 410–420. 4 indexed citations

Harrison, James D., et al.. (2019). Implementing an Inpatient Acupuncture Service for Pain and Symptom Management: Identifying Opportunities and Challenges. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 25(5). 503–508. 13 indexed citations

Hurstak, Emily, et al.. (2019). Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of an Integrative Pain Management Program in a Primary Care Safety-Net Clinic. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 25(S1). S78–S85. 17 indexed citations

Befus, Deanna, et al.. (2019). Vulnerable Patients' Psychosocial Experiences in a Group-Based, Integrative Pain Management Program. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 25(7). 719–726. 18 indexed citations

Thompson‐Lastad, Ariana, et al.. (2019). Improving Access to Integrative Oncology Through Group Medical Visits: A Pilot Implementation Project. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 25(7). 733–739. 11 indexed citations

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Chao, Maria T., et al.. (2019). Improving Usability of Electronic Health Records for Whole Systems Integrative Medicine Practitioners. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 25(S1). S17–S18. 7 indexed citations

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Thompson‐Lastad, Ariana, Paula Gardiner, & Maria T. Chao. (2019). Integrative Group Medical Visits: A National Scoping Survey of Safety-Net Clinics. Health Equity. 3(1). 1–8. 24 indexed citations

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Dhruva, Anand, Chloé E. Atreya, & Maria T. Chao. (2018). Applying New Models of Care to Meet Patient Needs in Integrative Oncology. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 24(9-10). 1010–1011. 6 indexed citations

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Chao, Maria T. & Shelley R. Adler. (2018). Integrative Medicine and the Imperative for Health Justice. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 24(2). 101–103. 19 indexed citations

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Duncan, Larissa G., et al.. (2017). Benefits of preparing for childbirth with mindfulness training: a randomized controlled trial with active comparison. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 17(1). 140–140. 144 indexed citations

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Chang, Alexandra, et al.. (2015). Improving Patient-Centered Care: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Prior Use and Interest in Complementary and Integrative Health Approaches Among Hospitalized Oncology Patients. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 22(2). 160–165. 13 indexed citations

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Duncan, Larissa G., et al.. (2014). Mind in Labor: Effects of Mind/Body Training on Childbirth Appraisals and Pain Medication Use During Labor. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(5). A17–A17. 6 indexed citations

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Chao, Maria T., Margaret A. Handley, Judy Quan, et al.. (2014). Disclosure of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use Among Diverse Safety Net Patients with Diabetes. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(5). A126–A126. 1 indexed citations

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Chao, Maria T., Kimberly M Tippens, & Erin Connelly. (2012). Utilization of Group-Based, Community Acupuncture Clinics: A Comparative Study with a Nationally Representative Sample of Acupuncture Users. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 18(6). 561–566. 23 indexed citations

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Reiff, Marian, Christine Wade, Maria T. Chao, Fredi Kronenberg, & Linda F. Cushman. (2008). Health Practices and Vaginal Microbicide Acceptability among Urban Black Women. Journal of Women s Health. 17(8). 1345–1351. 12 indexed citations

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Chao, Maria T., Christine Wade, Fredi Kronenberg, Debra Kalmuss, & Linda F. Cushman. (2006). Women’s Reasons for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use: Racial/Ethnic Differences. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 12(8). 719–720. 61 indexed citations

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