Melody Wu

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 787 citations indexed

About

Melody Wu is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Pharmacology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Melody Wu has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 787 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in General Health Professions, 4 papers in Pharmacology and 4 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Melody Wu's work include Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (3 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (3 papers) and Smoking Behavior and Cessation (3 papers). Melody Wu is often cited by papers focused on Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research (3 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (3 papers) and Smoking Behavior and Cessation (3 papers). Melody Wu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Belgium. Melody Wu's co-authors include Renée D. Goodwin, Andrea H. Weinberger, Sandro Galea, June H. Kim, Christina W. Hoven, Lisa Dierker, Katarzyna Wyka, Sara L. Toomey, Mark A. Schuster and Alan M. Zaslavsky and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, PLoS ONE and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Melody Wu

16 papers receiving 772 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.

Trends in U.S. Depression Prevalence From 2015 to 2020: The Widening Treatment Gap

2022 272 citations Renée D. Goodwin, Lisa Dierker et al. American Journal of Preventive Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melody Wu United States	10	226	216	138	126	102	18	787
Daniel Falkstedt Sweden	18	209 0.9×	343 1.6×	127 0.9×	107 0.8×	101 1.0×	64	898
Yasuyuki Okumura Japan	20	303 1.3×	203 0.9×	69 0.5×	138 1.1×	130 1.3×	89	1.1k
Master Textbook	6	201 0.9×	182 0.8×	115 0.8×	121 1.0×	190 1.9×	39	748
Lisa M. McAndrew United States	20	253 1.1×	296 1.4×	79 0.6×	76 0.6×	102 1.0×	72	1.1k
Yeshambel T. Nigatu Canada	17	388 1.7×	339 1.6×	145 1.1×	229 1.8×	64 0.6×	41	895
Kristine Pape Norway	18	170 0.8×	381 1.8×	138 1.0×	69 0.5×	81 0.8×	47	832
Margrit Löbner Germany	19	318 1.4×	277 1.3×	75 0.5×	176 1.4×	187 1.8×	82	1.1k
Robin Dea United States	10	297 1.3×	166 0.8×	276 2.0×	131 1.0×	93 0.9×	11	830
Adele Ring United Kingdom	21	247 1.1×	387 1.8×	97 0.7×	126 1.0×	66 0.6×	39	1.4k
Sofía López-Roig Spain	20	197 0.9×	299 1.4×	343 2.5×	143 1.1×	146 1.4×	92	1.0k

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18 of 18 papers shown

Wu, Melody, Karin S. Coyne, Camilla A. Richmond, et al.. (2025). Understanding the adult and adolescent patient experience with cyclic vomiting syndrome: a concept elicitation study. BMC Gastroenterology. 25(1). 85–85.

Garvey, W. Timothy, Abhilasha Ramasamy, B. Gabriel Smolarz, et al.. (2023). Clinical and Cost Benefits of Anti-Obesity Medication for US Veterans Participating in the MOVE! Weight Management Program. Population Health Management. 26(1). 72–82. 3 indexed citations

Melsheimer, Richard, Rachel H. Bhak, Patrick Lefèbvre, et al.. (2022). Impact of switching to infliximab biosimilars on treatment patterns among US veterans receiving innovator infliximab. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 38(4). 613–627. 5 indexed citations

Krishnan, Sangeeta, et al.. (2022). Literature Review of Fatigue Scales and Association with Clinically Meaningful Improvements in Outcomes Among Patients With and Without Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria. Advances in Therapy. 39(5). 1959–1975. 5 indexed citations

Goodwin, Renée D., Lisa Dierker, Melody Wu, et al.. (2022). Trends in U.S. Depression Prevalence From 2015 to 2020: The Widening Treatment Gap. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 63(5). 726–733. 272 indexed citations breakdown →

Goodwin, Renée D., Ellen Carl, Alan J. Budney, et al.. (2022). Daily Cannabis Use Is a Barrier to Tobacco Cessation Among Tobacco Quitline Callers at 7-Month Follow-up. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 24(10). 1684–1688. 14 indexed citations

Weinberger, Andrea H., Katarzyna Wyka, June H. Kim, et al.. (2022). A difference‐in‐difference approach to examining the impact of cannabis legalization on disparities in the use of cigarettes and cannabis in the United States, 2004–17. Addiction. 117(6). 1768–1777. 31 indexed citations

Goodwin, Renée D., Melody Wu, & Larry Davidson. (2021). An empirical perspective on cigarette use in substance use recovery. Psychological Medicine. 51(14). 2299–2306. 4 indexed citations

Koschmieder, Steffen, Clemens Schulte, Lambert Busque, et al.. (2021). Characteristics of High-Risk Polycythemia Vera Patients with Suboptimal Response to First-Line Therapy Who Switched to Ruxolitinib Vs Those Who Did Not Switch: Findings from PV-Switch, a Multinational, Retrospective Chart Review Study. Blood. 138(Supplement 1). 3646–3646.

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Goodwin, Renée D., June H. Kim, Keely Cheslack‐Postava, et al.. (2021). Trends in cannabis use among adults with children in the home in the United States, 2004–2017: impact of state‐level legalization for recreational and medical use. Addiction. 116(10). 2770–2778. 36 indexed citations

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Wu, Melody, Stephanie Shiau, Renate Strehlau, et al.. (2021). Disclosure to South African children about their own HIV status over time. AIDS Care. 35(3). 334–340. 2 indexed citations

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Goodwin, Renée D., Jiaqi Zhu, Torri D. Metz, et al.. (2020). Cannabis use during pregnancy in the United States: The role of depression. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 210. 107881–107881. 30 indexed citations

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Wu, Melody, Chaorui Huang, Gretchen M. Culp, et al.. (2020). Community-setting pneumonia-associated hospitalizations by level of urbanization—New York City versus other areas of New York State, 2010–2014. PLoS ONE. 15(12). e0244367–e0244367. 3 indexed citations

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Moeller, Scott J., Jonathan Platt, Melody Wu, & Renée D. Goodwin. (2020). Perception of treatment need among adults with substance use disorders: Longitudinal data from a representative sample of adults in the United States. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 209. 107895–107895. 13 indexed citations

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Goodwin, Renée D., Andrea H. Weinberger, June H. Kim, Melody Wu, & Sandro Galea. (2020). Trends in anxiety among adults in the United States, 2008–2018: Rapid increases among young adults. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 130. 441–446. 235 indexed citations

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Toomey, Sara L., Marc N. Elliott, Alan M. Zaslavsky, et al.. (2018). Improving Response Rates and Representation of Hard-to-Reach Groups in Family Experience Surveys. Academic Pediatrics. 19(4). 446–453. 20 indexed citations

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Stockwell, David C., Christopher P. Landrigan, Sara L. Toomey, et al.. (2018). Adverse Events in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients. PEDIATRICS. 142(2). 62 indexed citations

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Toomey, Sara L., Marc N. Elliott, Alan M. Zaslavsky, et al.. (2017). Variation in Family Experience of Pediatric Inpatient Care As Measured by Child HCAHPS. PEDIATRICS. 139(4). e20163372–e20163372. 52 indexed citations

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