Melody Chavez

548 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 344 citations indexed

About

Melody Chavez is a scholar working on Oncology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Melody Chavez has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 344 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Oncology, 9 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 4 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Melody Chavez's work include COVID-19 and healthcare impacts (6 papers), Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (5 papers) and Cancer survivorship and care (5 papers). Melody Chavez is often cited by papers focused on COVID-19 and healthcare impacts (6 papers), Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (5 papers) and Cancer survivorship and care (5 papers). Melody Chavez collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Melody Chavez's co-authors include Khary K. Rigg, Shannon M. Monnat, Lauri Wright, Tina M. Mason, Dinorah Martinez Tyson, Dinorah Martinez‐Tyson, Susan T. Vadaparampil, Paige Lake, Ana Gutiérrez and Cornelia M. Ulrich and has published in prestigious journals such as Patient Education and Counseling, Annals of Behavioral Medicine and Supportive Care in Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Melody Chavez

19 papers receiving 338 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. Opioid-related mortality in rural America: Geographic heterogeneity and intervention strategies
    2018 220 citations Khary K. Rigg, Shannon M. Monnat et al. International Journal of Drug Policy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melody Chavez United States 7 219 126 97 63 42 21 344
Jennifer Villani United States 13 263 1.2× 177 1.4× 205 2.1× 59 0.9× 40 1.0× 31 505
Jamie L. Pomeranz United States 12 118 0.5× 65 0.5× 57 0.6× 38 0.6× 44 1.0× 34 376
Ginetta Salvalaggio Canada 14 208 0.9× 199 1.6× 252 2.6× 29 0.5× 25 0.6× 35 451
Madeline C. Frost United States 13 237 1.1× 245 1.9× 123 1.3× 44 0.7× 13 0.3× 41 454
William J. Parish United States 11 216 1.0× 125 1.0× 109 1.1× 61 1.0× 9 0.2× 24 388
Thomas Ylioja United States 10 125 0.6× 49 0.4× 81 0.8× 21 0.3× 13 0.3× 21 334
Alex K. Gertner United States 12 213 1.0× 149 1.2× 151 1.6× 47 0.7× 7 0.2× 24 454
Amanda Fallin‐Bennett United States 11 146 0.7× 104 0.8× 117 1.2× 86 1.4× 9 0.2× 43 443
Robert Lutz United States 7 201 0.9× 162 1.3× 40 0.4× 50 0.8× 6 0.1× 9 281
A. Taylor Kelley United States 11 127 0.6× 103 0.8× 127 1.3× 38 0.6× 6 0.1× 32 299

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melody Chavez

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All Works

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Tometich, Danielle B., Melody Chavez, Aasha I. Hoogland, et al.. (2024). Patient reported outcomes and patient experiences of immune checkpoint modulators for advanced or recurrent melanoma: a mixed methods study. Supportive Care in Cancer. 32(6). 330–330. 1 indexed citations
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Hugar, Lee A., et al.. (2023). Exploring knowledge, perspectives, and misperceptions of palliative care: A mixed methods analysis. Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations. 41(7). 327.e19–327.e26. 3 indexed citations
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Chavez, Melody, Laura A. Szalacha, Shannon M. Christy, et al.. (2022). Cancer Screening Among Rural and Urban Clinics During COVID-19: A Multistate Qualitative Study. JCO Oncology Practice. 18(6). e1045–e1055. 16 indexed citations
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Mason, Tina M., et al.. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 on Oncology Healthcare Providers. Cancer Nursing. 45(2). E407–E416. 5 indexed citations
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Fuzzell, Lindsay, Jennifer García, Edmondo Robinson, et al.. (2022). Development of a Patient Activation Toolkit for Hepatitis C Virus Testing. Journal of Cancer Education. 38(3). 931–939. 1 indexed citations
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Chavez, Melody, et al.. (2022). Barriers to Adequate Pain Control and Opioid Use Among Cancer Survivors: Implications for Nursing Practice. Cancer Nursing. 46(5). 386–393. 2 indexed citations
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Chavez, Melody, Laura B. Oswald, Dana Ketcher, et al.. (2022). “I Beat Cancer to Feel Sick:” Qualitative Experiences of Sleep Disturbance in Black Breast Cancer Survivors and Recommendations for Culturally Targeted Sleep Interventions. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 56(11). 1110–1115. 4 indexed citations
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Turner, Kea, Amir Alishahi Tabriz, Young‐Rock Hong, et al.. (2022). Rapid adaptation of cancer screening practices during COVID-19: A multi-state qualitative study. PubMed. 2653–2653. 2 indexed citations
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Chavez, Melody, Dinorah Martinez Tyson, Paige Lake, et al.. (2022). ‘They say you can get addicted’: Exploring factors that fuel the fear of addiction to prescription opioids among cancer survivors. European Journal of Cancer Care. 31(3). e13582–e13582. 3 indexed citations
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Tyson, Dinorah Martinez, Melody Chavez, Paige Lake, et al.. (2021). Understanding Cancer Survivors’ Educational Needs About Prescription Opioid Medications: Implications for Cancer Education and Health Literacy. Journal of Cancer Education. 36(2). 215–224. 3 indexed citations
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Tyson, Dinorah Martinez, Melody Chavez, Paige Lake, et al.. (2021). Perceptions of prescription opioid medication within the context of cancer survivorship and the opioid epidemic. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 15(4). 585–596. 12 indexed citations
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Chavez, Melody, Dana Ketcher, Dana E. Rollison, et al.. (2021). Improving Electronic Survey Response Rates Among Cancer Center Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mixed Methods Pilot Study. JMIR Cancer. 7(3). e30265–e30265. 11 indexed citations
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Tyson, Dinorah Martinez, Melody Chavez, Paige Lake, et al.. (2021). Correction to: Understanding Cancer Survivors’ Educational Needs about Prescription Opioid Medications: Implications for Cancer Education and Health Literacy. Journal of Cancer Education. 36(4). 893–893. 1 indexed citations
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Chavez, Melody, et al.. (2021). Emergency preparedness during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Perceptions of oncology professionals and implications for nursing management from a qualitative study. Journal of Nursing Management. 29(6). 1375–1384. 6 indexed citations
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Chavez, Melody & Khary K. Rigg. (2020). Nutritional implications of opioid use disorder: A guide for drug treatment providers.. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 34(6). 699–707. 21 indexed citations
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Rigg, Khary K., Shannon M. Monnat, & Melody Chavez. (2018). Opioid-related mortality in rural America: Geographic heterogeneity and intervention strategies. International Journal of Drug Policy. 57. 119–129. 220 indexed citations breakdown →

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