Melody S. Goodman

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
172 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Melody S. Goodman is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Melody S. Goodman has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in General Health Professions, 36 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 34 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Melody S. Goodman's work include Health Policy Implementation Science (26 papers), BRCA gene mutations in cancer (24 papers) and Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (19 papers). Melody S. Goodman is often cited by papers focused on Health Policy Implementation Science (26 papers), BRCA gene mutations in cancer (24 papers) and Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (19 papers). Melody S. Goodman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Botswana. Melody S. Goodman's co-authors include Kimberly A. Kaphingst, Vetta L. Sanders Thompson, Bertha Hidalgo, Naa Oyo A. Kwate, Jewel D. Stafford, Richard T. Griffey, Carolyn M. Gallagher, Melvin Blanchard, Nicole Ackermann and Cassandra Arroyo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Melody S. Goodman

155 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

The science of stakeholder engagement in research: classi... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 50 100 150 200
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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. The science of stakeholder engagement in research: classification, implementation, and evaluation
    2017 220 citations Melody S. Goodman, Vetta L. Sanders Thompson Translational Behavioral Medicine 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 S. Goodman United States 32 1.4k 613 571 401 348 172 3.3k
Erika A. Waters United States 31 940 0.7× 381 0.6× 842 1.5× 416 1.0× 327 0.9× 125 3.3k
Heather Orom United States 30 1.0k 0.7× 602 1.0× 651 1.1× 146 0.4× 351 1.0× 97 3.1k
Sarah Gehlert United States 30 969 0.7× 855 1.4× 310 0.5× 253 0.6× 287 0.8× 109 3.1k
Whitney R. Robinson United States 28 588 0.4× 679 1.1× 469 0.8× 152 0.4× 528 1.5× 116 3.0k
Felicity Boardman United Kingdom 19 1.2k 0.9× 837 1.4× 461 0.8× 201 0.5× 272 0.8× 61 4.3k
Alison Chapple United Kingdom 31 1.2k 0.9× 757 1.2× 659 1.2× 152 0.4× 266 0.8× 71 3.5k
John Van Hoewyk United States 15 573 0.4× 468 0.8× 607 1.1× 218 0.5× 282 0.8× 17 2.8k
Parisa Tehranifar United States 26 1.0k 0.7× 508 0.8× 509 0.9× 226 0.6× 965 2.8× 88 3.7k
Sharon J. Rolnick United States 30 731 0.5× 816 1.3× 271 0.5× 490 1.2× 267 0.8× 79 3.3k
Kimberly A. Kaphingst United States 38 1.7k 1.2× 881 1.4× 690 1.2× 1.6k 3.9× 487 1.4× 185 4.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Goodman, Melody S., Guilherme Del Fiol, Rachel Hess, et al.. (2025). Social vulnerability and genetic service utilization among unaffected BRIDGE trial patients with inherited cancer susceptibility. BMC Cancer. 25(1). 180–180. 1 indexed citations
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Rouhani, Saba, et al.. (2025). Racial Discrimination and Substance Use: Results from a 2023 Survey of Racism and Public Health in the United States. Substance Use & Misuse. 60(14). 2225–2234.
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Goodman, Melody S., et al.. (2025). A comparison of methods for coding race in linear and logistic regression models. Annals of Epidemiology. 112. 15–22. 1 indexed citations
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Cuevas, Adolfo G., et al.. (2024). Associations between perceived discrimination over the life course, subjective social status, and health literacy: A racial/ethnic stratification analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100334–100334. 3 indexed citations
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Han, Larry, et al.. (2024). Detecting univariate, bivariate, and overall effects of drug mixtures using Bayesian kernel machine regression. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 50(5). 623–630. 1 indexed citations
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Rabin, Borsika A., Justin D. Smith, Emily V. Dressler, et al.. (2024). Designing for data sharing: Considerations for advancing health equity in data management and dissemination. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 14(11). 637–642.
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Kaphingst, Kimberly A., et al.. (2024). Racial Composition of Social Environments Over the Life Course Using the Pictorial Racial Composition Measure: Development and Validation Study. JMIR Public Health and Surveillance. 10. e55461–e55461. 3 indexed citations
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Bradshaw, Richard L., Kensaku Kawamoto, Melody S. Goodman, et al.. (2023). Enhanced family history-based algorithms increase the identification of individuals meeting criteria for genetic testing of hereditary cancer syndromes but would not reduce disparities on their own. Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 149. 104568–104568. 3 indexed citations
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Plepys, Christine M., et al.. (2023). Racial and Ethnic Composition of Students, Graduates, and Faculty in Environmental Health Sciences, 2011 to 2021. Environmental Health Insights. 17. 1427859936–1427859936. 3 indexed citations
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Goodman, Melody S., et al.. (2023). Racial segregation and genomics-related knowledge, self-efficacy, perceived importance, and communication among medically underserved patients. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2. 100844–100844. 5 indexed citations
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Mozersky, Jessica, et al.. (2023). Barriers to Using Legally Authorized Representatives in Clinical Research with Older Adults. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease Reports. 7(1). 135–149. 2 indexed citations
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Goodman, Melody S., et al.. (2022). Racial and Ethnic Diversity Among Students, Graduates, and Faculty in Biostatistics and Epidemiology, 2010-2020. Public Health Reports. 138(3). 546–554. 7 indexed citations
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Solomon, Erin D., et al.. (2021). Understanding the Use of Optimal Formatting and Plain Language When Presenting Key Information in Clinical Trials. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics. 17(1-2). 177–192. 10 indexed citations
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Goodman, Melody S., et al.. (2020). Reaching Consensus on Principles of Stakeholder Engagement in Research. Progress in community health partnerships. 14(1). 117–127. 31 indexed citations
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Goodman, Melody S., et al.. (2018). Training Community Members in Public Health Research: Development and Implementation of a Community Participatory Research Pilot Project. Health Equity. 2(1). 282–287. 14 indexed citations
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Goodman, Melody S., et al.. (2018). Adaptation, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Public Health Research Methods Training for Youth. Health Equity. 2(1). 349–355. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Ying, Melody S. Goodman, Shumei Yun, et al.. (2016). Comparing treatment and outcomes of ductal carcinoma in situ among women in Missouri by race. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 160(3). 563–572. 11 indexed citations
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Ackermann, Nicole, Melody S. Goodman, Keon L. Gilbert, Cassandra Arroyo, & Michele Pagano. (2015). Race, law, and health: Examination of ‘Stand Your Ground’ and defendant convictions in Florida. Social Science & Medicine. 142. 194–201. 24 indexed citations

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