Melinda A. Lee

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Melinda A. Lee is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melinda A. Lee has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 12 papers in General Health Professions and 7 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Melinda A. Lee's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (13 papers), Ethics in medical practice (9 papers) and Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints (5 papers). Melinda A. Lee is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (13 papers), Ethics in medical practice (9 papers) and Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints (5 papers). Melinda A. Lee collaborates with scholars based in United States and Switzerland. Melinda A. Lee's co-authors include Linda Ganzini, Susan W. Tolle, Douglas T. Golenbock, Mason W. Freeman, Harry Björkbacka, Darien S. Fenn, Wendy Johnston, Bentson H. McFarland, Terry K. Means and Kathryn J. Moore and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Medicine and American Journal of Psychiatry.

In The Last Decade

Melinda A. Lee

20 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Reduced atherosclerosis in MyD88-null mice links elevated serum cholesterol levels to activation of innate immunity signaling pathways

2004 503 citations Harry Björkbacka, Vidya Kunjathoor et al. Nature Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melinda A. Lee United States	13	764	550	478	464	223	21	1.8k
Ann‐Charlotte Iversen Norway	26	231 0.3×	438 0.8×	244 0.5×	645 1.4×	159 0.7×	62	2.0k
Angela Green United States	21	223 0.3×	103 0.2×	146 0.3×	164 0.4×	289 1.3×	88	1.8k
Henry C. Lin United States	23	473 0.6×	148 0.3×	137 0.3×	270 0.6×	164 0.7×	83	2.1k
Lin Su China	21	506 0.7×	186 0.3×	84 0.2×	136 0.3×	260 1.2×	73	2.2k
Gregg Warshaw United States	22	287 0.4×	226 0.4×	539 1.1×	114 0.2×	67 0.3×	60	1.5k
Dana Ben‐Ami Shor Israel	19	437 0.6×	295 0.5×	119 0.2×	64 0.1×	164 0.7×	39	1.7k
Yifei Hu China	17	166 0.2×	97 0.2×	173 0.4×	158 0.3×	161 0.7×	94	1.4k
Francesça Chiaffarino Italy	33	536 0.7×	303 0.6×	78 0.2×	45 0.1×	211 0.9×	108	3.1k
Theodore M. King United States	22	602 0.8×	144 0.3×	123 0.3×	105 0.2×	85 0.4×	113	1.8k

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Björkbacka, Harry, Vidya Kunjathoor, Kathryn J. Moore, et al.. (2004). Reduced atherosclerosis in MyD88-null mice links elevated serum cholesterol levels to activation of innate immunity signaling pathways. Nature Medicine. 10(4). 416–421. 503 indexed citations breakdown →

Björkbacka, Harry, Katherine A. Fitzgerald, François Huet, et al.. (2004). The induction of macrophage gene expression by LPS predominantly utilizes Myd88-independent signaling cascades. Physiological Genomics. 19(3). 319–330. 243 indexed citations

Lee, Melinda A., et al.. (2000). Physician Orders for Life‐Sustaining Treatment (POLST): Outcomes in a PACE Program. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 48(10). 1219–1225. 81 indexed citations

Ganzini, Linda, et al.. (2000). Physicians' Experiences with the Oregon Death with Dignity Act. New England Journal of Medicine. 342(8). 557–563. 205 indexed citations

Ganzini, Linda, Wendy Johnston, Bentson H. McFarland, Susan W. Tolle, & Melinda A. Lee. (1998). Attitudes of Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Their Care Givers toward Assisted Suicide. New England Journal of Medicine. 339(14). 967–973. 240 indexed citations

Lee, Melinda A., David M. Smith, Darien S. Fenn, & Linda Ganzini. (1998). Do Patients’ Treatment Decisions Match Advance Statements of Their Preferences?. The Journal of Clinical Ethics. 9(3). 258–262. 19 indexed citations

Joos, Sandra K., et al.. (1997). Use of the Diagnosis “Failure to Thrive” in Older Veterans. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 45(9). 1113–1117. 10 indexed citations

Tilden, Virginia P. & Melinda A. Lee. (1997). Oregon's Physician-Assisted Suicide Legislation: Troubling Issues for Families. Journal of Family Nursing. 3(2). 120–129. 3 indexed citations

Ganzini, Linda, David M. Smith, Darien S. Fenn, & Melinda A. Lee. (1997). Depression and Mortality in Medically Ill Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 45(3). 307–312. 84 indexed citations

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Lee, Melinda A.. (1997). The Oregon Death With Dignity Act: implementation issues.. PubMed. 166(6). 398–401. 2 indexed citations

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Lee, Melinda A., Heidi D Nelson, Virginia P. Tilden, et al.. (1996). Legalizing Assisted Suicide — Views of Physicians in Oregon. New England Journal of Medicine. 334(5). 310–315. 165 indexed citations

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Tilden, Virginia P., Susan W. Tolle, Melinda A. Lee, & Christine Nelson. (1996). Oregon's physician-assisted suicide vote: Its effect on palliative care. Nursing Outlook. 44(2). 80–83. 12 indexed citations

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Schmidt, Terri A., Andrew D. Zechnich, Virginia P. Tilden, et al.. (1996). Oregon Emergency Physicians' Experiences with, Attitudes toward, and Concerns about Physician‐assisted Suicide. Academic Emergency Medicine. 3(10). 938–945. 33 indexed citations

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Ganzini, Linda, Darien S. Fenn, Melinda A. Lee, Ronald T. Heintz, & Joseph D. Bloom. (1996). Attitudes of Oregon psychiatrists toward physician-assisted suicide. American Journal of Psychiatry. 153(11). 1469–1475. 113 indexed citations

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Ganzini, Linda, Melinda A. Lee, Ronald T. Heintz, Joseph D. Bloom, & Darien S. Fenn. (1995). Dr. Ganzini and Colleagues Reply. American Journal of Psychiatry. 152(12). 1836–b. 1 indexed citations

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Lee, Melinda A., Linda Ganzini, & Ronald A. Heintz. (1993). The PSDA and treatment refusal by a depressed older patient committed to the state mental hospital. HEC Forum. 5(5). 289–301. 2 indexed citations

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Ganzini, Linda & Melinda A. Lee. (1993). Authenticity, Autonomy, and Mental Disorders. The Journal of Clinical Ethics. 4(1). 58–61. 6 indexed citations

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Lee, Melinda A. & Linda Ganzini. (1992). Depression in the Elderly: Effect on Patient Attitudes toward Life‐Sustaining Therapy. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 40(10). 983–988. 81 indexed citations

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Lee, Melinda A., et al.. (1991). Abuse of Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care: Case Report. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 39(8). 806–809. 12 indexed citations

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Lee, Melinda A.. (1990). Depression and Refusal of Life Support in Older People An Ethical Dilemma. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 38(6). 710–714. 17 indexed citations

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