Melissa Carlson

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Melissa Carlson is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Carlson has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in General Health Professions, 25 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 18 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Melissa Carlson's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (23 papers), Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (16 papers) and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (9 papers). Melissa Carlson is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (23 papers), Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (16 papers) and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (9 papers). Melissa Carlson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Greece. Melissa Carlson's co-authors include R. Sean Morrison, Elizabeth H. Bradley, Elizabeth H. Bradley, Qingling Du, R Hemingway, Amanda Ferland, Diane U. Jette, Emily Cherlin, Colleen L. Barry and Rosemary Johnson‐Hürzeler and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, American Journal of Psychiatry and The American Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Carlson

49 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Evidence-Based Practice: Beliefs, Attitudes, Knowledge, and Behaviors of Physical Therapists
    2003 560 citations Melissa Carlson et al. profile →

Peers

Melissa Carlson
Janet Harris United Kingdom
Lucylynn Lizarondo Australia
A.J.E. de Veer Netherlands
Kader Parahoo United Kingdom
Arminée Kazanjian Canada
Marion E. Broome United States
Judith Haber United States
Susan K. Grove United States
Nancy Burns United States
Geri LoBiondo‐Wood United States
Janet Harris United Kingdom
Melissa Carlson
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Countries citing papers authored by Melissa Carlson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melissa Carlson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Carlson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Melissa Carlson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Melissa Carlson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Melissa Carlson. Melissa Carlson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Carlson, Melissa, et al.. (2025). Parent Perspectives on Youth Cannabis Use and Mental Health: Impacts, Challenges, and Recommendations. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. 52(2). 249–262.
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Linos, Katerina, et al.. (2021). How Do Disadvantaged Groups Seek Information About Public Services? A Randomized Controlled Trial of Communication Technologies. Public Administration Review. 82(4). 708–720. 27 indexed citations
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Moore, Kathleen A., et al.. (2021). Direct-Care Staff Perceptions of Patient Engagement and Treatment Planning in Detox. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. 48(4). 566–582. 3 indexed citations
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Linos, Katerina, et al.. (2020). Fundraising for Stigmatized Groups: A Text Message Donation Experiment. American Political Science Review. 115(1). 14–30. 11 indexed citations
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Carlson, Melissa, et al.. (2020). Letting the sun shine on patient voices: Perspectives about medications for opioid use disorder in Florida. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 123. 108247–108247. 8 indexed citations
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Carlson, Melissa, et al.. (2018). Refugees Misdirected: How Information, Misinformation, and Rumors Shape Refugees' Access to Fundamental Rights. Berkley Law Scholarship Repository (University of California, Berkeley). 57. 539. 8 indexed citations
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Linos, Katerina & Melissa Carlson. (2017). Qualitative Methods for Law Review Writing. The University of Chicago Law Review. 84(1). 213. 17 indexed citations
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Stover, Carla Smith, et al.. (2017). Integrating intimate partner violence and parenting intervention into residential substance use disorder treatment for fathers. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 81. 35–43. 18 indexed citations
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Carlson, Melissa. (2015). Finding Health and Happiness the Write Way: Blogging as Self-Care Within Student Affairs and Higher Education. ScholarWorks -A service of University of Vermont Libraries (University of Vermont). 36(1). 5. 1 indexed citations
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Barry, Colleen L., Melissa Carlson, Jennifer Thompson, et al.. (2012). Caring for Grieving Family Members. Medical Care. 50(7). 578–584. 29 indexed citations
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Flannelly, Kevin J., Linda L. Emanuel, George Handzo, et al.. (2012). A national study of chaplaincy services and end-of-life outcomes. BMC Palliative Care. 11(1). 10–10. 63 indexed citations
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Carlson, Melissa, Colleen L. Barry, Mark Schlesinger, et al.. (2011). Quality of Palliative Care at US Hospices. Medical Care. 49(9). 803–809. 27 indexed citations
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Chen, Jersey, Joseph S. Ross, Melissa Carlson, et al.. (2011). Skilled Nursing Facility Referral and Hospital Readmission Rates after Heart Failure or Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal of Medicine. 125(1). 100.e1–100.e9. 57 indexed citations
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Carlson, Melissa, et al.. (2010). Strategies and Innovative Models for Delivering Palliative Care in Nursing Homes. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 12(2). 91–98. 40 indexed citations
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Schulman‐Green, Dena, Emily Cherlin, Ruth McCorkle, et al.. (2009). Benefits and Challenges in Use of a Standardized Symptom Assessment Instrument in Hospice. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 13(2). 155–159. 17 indexed citations
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Carlson, Melissa, Jeph Herrin, Qingling Du, et al.. (2009). Hospice Characteristics and the Disenrollment of Patients with Cancer. Health Services Research. 44(6). 2004–2021. 50 indexed citations
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Carlson, Melissa, Mark Schlesinger, Theodore R. Holford, R. Sean Morrison, & Elizabeth H. Bradley. (2008). Regulating Palliative Care: The Case of Hospice. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 36(2). 107–116. 11 indexed citations
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Kris, Alison E., Emily Cherlin, Holly G. Prigerson, et al.. (2006). Length of Hospice Enrollment and Subsequent Depression in Family Caregivers: 13-Month Follow-Up Study. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 14(3). 264–269. 72 indexed citations
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Bradley, Elizabeth H., Holly G. Prigerson, Melissa Carlson, et al.. (2004). Depression Among Surviving Caregivers: Does Length of Hospice Enrollment Matter?. American Journal of Psychiatry. 161(12). 2257–2262. 103 indexed citations

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