Melissa Pielech

1.2k total citations
35 papers, 850 citations indexed

About

Melissa Pielech is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pharmacology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Pielech has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 850 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 12 papers in Pharmacology and 8 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Melissa Pielech's work include Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (16 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (11 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (6 papers). Melissa Pielech is often cited by papers focused on Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (16 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (11 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (6 papers). Melissa Pielech collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Melissa Pielech's co-authors include Laura E. Simons, Kevin E. Vowles, Christine B. Sieberg, Deirdre E. Logan, Navil F. Sethna, Karen J. Kaczynski, Matthew T. White, Alyssa Lebel, Rikard K. Wicksell and Nathalie Erpelding and has published in prestigious journals such as American Psychologist, Pain and Drug and Alcohol Dependence.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Pielech

28 papers receiving 839 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melissa Pielech United States 14 445 336 149 140 138 35 850
Ester Solé Spain 18 345 0.8× 355 1.1× 81 0.5× 75 0.5× 196 1.4× 51 933
Katelynn E. Boerner Canada 15 346 0.8× 164 0.5× 94 0.6× 38 0.3× 131 0.9× 44 715
Caitlin B. Murray United States 19 523 1.2× 279 0.8× 53 0.4× 68 0.5× 288 2.1× 44 1.1k
Shreela Palit United States 16 108 0.2× 382 1.1× 267 1.8× 141 1.0× 126 0.9× 60 836
David H. Bradshaw United States 16 93 0.2× 222 0.7× 162 1.1× 133 0.9× 86 0.6× 31 778
Brenda L. Stoelb United States 13 119 0.3× 354 1.1× 136 0.9× 49 0.3× 137 1.0× 16 811
Jinrun Gao United States 14 85 0.2× 318 0.9× 193 1.3× 69 0.5× 201 1.5× 28 757
Daniel E. Schoth United Kingdom 16 227 0.5× 453 1.3× 93 0.6× 27 0.2× 140 1.0× 37 837
Jennifer Scott‐Sutherland United States 8 157 0.4× 230 0.7× 168 1.1× 48 0.3× 49 0.4× 11 682
Travis L. Osborne United States 15 114 0.3× 343 1.0× 143 1.0× 57 0.4× 259 1.9× 22 1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Pielech

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All Works

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Pielech, Melissa, et al.. (2025). Optimizing psychological treatments for pediatric chronic pain to enhance outcomes, availability, and accessibility. Current Opinion in Psychology. 64. 102038–102038.
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Rogers, Andrew H., Melissa Pielech, Tyler G. Ketterl, & Tonya M. Palermo. (2025). Mental Health Consequences of Opioid Pain Medication Use Behaviors and Motives Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer: Results From a National Survey. Psycho-Oncology. 34(1). e70082–e70082.
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Pielech, Melissa, Crosby A. Modrowski, Melissa A. Clark, et al.. (2024). Provider perceptions of systems-level barriers and facilitators to utilizing family-based treatment approaches in adolescent and young adult opioid use disorder treatment. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice. 19(1). 20–20. 2 indexed citations
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Pielech, Melissa, et al.. (2024). Clinical considerations for adolescents with eating disorders who use nicotine. The Brown University Child and Adolescent Behavior Letter. 40(2). 1–6.
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Merrill, Jennifer E., Hannah Doucette, Melissa Pielech, et al.. (2023). Adolescents’ perceptions of alcohol portrayals in the media and their impact on cognitions and behaviors.. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 37(6). 758–770. 6 indexed citations
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Meisel, Samuel N., Hayley Treloar Padovano, Melissa Pielech, Kimberly Goodyear, & Robert Miranda. (2023). Peer‐elicited alcohol craving in adolescents and emerging adults: Bridging the laboratory and natural environment. Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research. 47(5). 975–985.
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Meisel, Samuel N., et al.. (2023). A test of competing mediators linking trouble sleeping to cannabis use in adolescents and emerging adults.. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology. 32(3). 316–328. 3 indexed citations
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Meisel, Samuel N., et al.. (2022). Mechanisms of behavior change in adolescent substance use treatment: A systematic review of treatment mediators and recommendations for advancing future research.. Clinical Psychology Science and Practice. 31(2). 154–173. 6 indexed citations
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Pielech, Melissa, et al.. (2020). Comorbid chronic pain and opioid misuse in youth: Knowns, unknowns, and implications for behavioral treatment.. American Psychologist. 75(6). 811–824. 26 indexed citations
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Vowles, Kevin E., Melissa Pielech, Karlyn A. Edwards, Mindy L. McEntee, & Robert W. Bailey. (2019). A Comparative Meta-Analysis of Unidisciplinary Psychology and Interdisciplinary Treatment Outcomes Following Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adults with Chronic Pain. Journal of Pain. 21(5-6). 529–545. 29 indexed citations
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Becker, Sara J., et al.. (2019). User-centered design of contingency management for implementation in opioid treatment programs: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research. 19(1). 466–466. 16 indexed citations
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Vowles, Kevin E., Katie Witkiewitz, Melissa Pielech, et al.. (2018). Alcohol and Opioid Use in Chronic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Examination of Differences in Functioning Based on Misuse Status. Journal of Pain. 19(10). 1181–1188. 33 indexed citations
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Pielech, Melissa, et al.. (2018). Parent Responses to Child Pain During Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment and 1-Year Follow-Up. Journal of Pain. 19(11). 1275–1284. 16 indexed citations
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Erpelding, Nathalie, Laura E. Simons, Alyssa Lebel, et al.. (2014). Rapid treatment-induced brain changes in pediatric CRPS. Brain Structure and Function. 221(2). 1095–1111. 75 indexed citations
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Simons, Laura E., Melissa Pielech, Nathalie Erpelding, et al.. (2014). The responsive amygdala: Treatment-induced alterations in functional connectivity in pediatric complex regional pain syndrome. Pain. 155(9). 1727–1742. 89 indexed citations
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Sieberg, Christine B., Laura E. Simons, Maria DeAngelis, et al.. (2013). Pain Prevalence and Trajectories Following Pediatric Spinal Fusion Surgery. Journal of Pain. 14(12). 1694–1702. 121 indexed citations
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Simons, Laura E., Christine B. Sieberg, Melissa Pielech, Caitlin Conroy, & Deirdre E. Logan. (2012). What Does It Take? Comparing Intensive Rehabilitation to Outpatient Treatment for Children With Significant Pain-Related Disability. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 38(2). 213–223. 76 indexed citations

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