Merle H. Mishel

9.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
75 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Merle H. Mishel is a scholar working on Oncology, General Health Professions and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Merle H. Mishel has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Oncology, 22 papers in General Health Professions and 21 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Merle H. Mishel's work include Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (19 papers), Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (19 papers) and Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (19 papers). Merle H. Mishel is often cited by papers focused on Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (19 papers), Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (19 papers) and Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (19 papers). Merle H. Mishel collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Merle H. Mishel's co-authors include Carrie Jo Braden, Barbara B. Germino, Michael Belyea, James L. Mohler, Janet L. Stewart, Donald E. Bailey, Laura S. Porter, Karen M. Gil, Alice J. Longman and Margaret F. Clayton and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychoneuroendocrinology.

In The Last Decade

Merle H. Mishel

73 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Uncertainty in Illness

1988 1.0k citations Merle H. Mishel Image the Journal of Nursing Scholarship profile →
Reconceptualization of the Uncertainty in Illness Theory

1990 764 citations Merle H. Mishel Image the Journal of Nursing Scholarship profile →
The Measurement of Uncertainty in Illness

1981 591 citations Merle H. Mishel Nursing Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Merle H. Mishel United States	42	2.0k	2.0k	1.9k	1.5k	1.4k	75	7.1k
Barbara Curbow United States	33	1.3k 0.6×	2.6k 1.3×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	104	5.8k
Susan Yount United States	32	976 0.5×	1.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	839 0.6×	1000 0.7×	79	7.8k
Amy H. Peterman United States	36	906 0.4×	2.8k 1.4×	1.5k 0.8×	894 0.6×	1.9k 1.3×	69	7.8k
Michael A. Diefenbach United States	39	1.6k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	738 0.4×	975 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	167	6.9k
Jamie S. Ostroff United States	51	1.2k 0.6×	3.6k 1.8×	1.6k 0.9×	2.2k 1.5×	1.5k 1.0×	231	8.1k
Joan R. Bloom United States	37	1.4k 0.7×	3.1k 1.5×	1.5k 0.8×	1.7k 1.1×	828 0.6×	110	5.8k
Penelope Schofield Australia	45	2.2k 1.1×	2.6k 1.3×	1.3k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	2.3k 1.6×	209	6.2k
Hermann Faller Germany	41	1.2k 0.6×	2.6k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.9×	182	6.3k
Carol Estwing Ferrans United States	38	2.3k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	974 0.5×	888 0.6×	1.3k 0.9×	110	8.0k
Adelita V. Ranchor Netherlands	41	1.0k 0.5×	1.4k 0.7×	973 0.5×	982 0.7×	719 0.5×	199	6.3k

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Allott, Emma H., Laura Farnan, Susan E. Steck, et al.. (2016). Statin Use and Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness: Results from the Population-Based North Carolina–Louisiana Prostate Cancer Project. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 25(4). 670–677. 17 indexed citations

Moore, Angelo D., Jill B. Hamilton, George J. Knafl, et al.. (2013). The Influence of Mistrust, Racism, Religious Participation, and Access to Care on Patient Satisfaction for African American Men: The North Carolina-Louisiana Prostate Cancer Project. Journal of the National Medical Association. 105(1). 59–68. 61 indexed citations

Song, Lixin, Merle H. Mishel, Jeannette T. Bensen, et al.. (2011). How does health literacy affect quality of life among men with newly diagnosed clinically localized prostate cancer?. Cancer. 118(15). 3842–3851. 93 indexed citations

Lin, Lin, Chao-Hsing Yeh, & Merle H. Mishel. (2010). Evaluation of a conceptual model based on Mishel's theories of uncertainty in illness in a sample of Taiwanese parents of children with cancer: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 47(12). 1510–1524. 39 indexed citations

Stewart, Janet L., Mary R. Lynn, & Merle H. Mishel. (2010). Psychometric Evaluation of a New Instrument to Measure Uncertainty in Children and Adolescents With Cancer. Nursing Research. 59(2). 119–126. 24 indexed citations

Stewart, Janet L., Merle H. Mishel, Mary R. Lynn, & Lauren Terhorst. (2010). Test of a conceptual model of uncertainty in children and adolescents with cancer. Research in Nursing & Health. 33(3). 179–191. 44 indexed citations

Bailey, Donald E., Julie Barroso, Andrew J. Muir, et al.. (2010). Patients with chronic hepatitis C undergoing watchful waiting: Exploring trajectories of illness uncertainty and fatigue. Research in Nursing & Health. 33(5). 465–473. 17 indexed citations

Carpenter, William R., Paul A. Godley, Jack A. Clark, et al.. (2009). Racial differences in trust and regular source of patient care and the implications for prostate cancer screening use. Cancer. 115(21). 5048–5059. 91 indexed citations

Mishel, Merle H., et al.. (2009). Managing uncertainty about treatment decision making in early stage prostate cancer: A randomized clinical trial. Patient Education and Counseling. 77(3). 349–359. 100 indexed citations

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Spector, Denise, Merle H. Mishel, Celette Sugg Skinner, et al.. (2009). Breast Cancer Risk Perception and Lifestyle Behaviors Among White and Black Women With a Family History of the Disease. Cancer Nursing. 32(4). 299–308. 50 indexed citations

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Clayton, Margaret F., Merle H. Mishel, & Michael Belyea. (2006). Testing a model of symptoms, communication, uncertainty, and well-being, in older breast cancer survivors. Research in Nursing & Health. 29(1). 18–39. 83 indexed citations

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Porter, Laura S., Margaret F. Clayton, Michael Belyea, et al.. (2006). Predicting negative mood state and personal growth in African American and white long-term breast cancer survivors. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 31(3). 195–204. 52 indexed citations

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Gil, Karen M., Merle H. Mishel, Michael Belyea, et al.. (2006). Benefits of the uncertainty management intervention for African American and white older breast cancer survivors: 20-Month Outcomes. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 13(4). 286–294. 74 indexed citations

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Mishel, Merle H., Barbara B. Germino, Karen M. Gil, et al.. (2005). Benefits from an uncertainty management intervention for African–American and Caucasian older long‐term breast cancer survivors. Psycho-Oncology. 14(11). 962–978. 186 indexed citations

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Mishel, Merle H., Barbara B. Germino, Michael Belyea, et al.. (2003). Moderators of an Uncertainty Management Intervention. Nursing Research. 52(2). 89–97. 57 indexed citations

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Badger, Terry A., Carrie Jo Braden, & Merle H. Mishel. (2001). Depression burden, self-help interventions, and side effect experience in women receiving treatment for breast cancer.. PubMed. 28(3). 567–74. 92 indexed citations

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Stewart, Janet L. & Merle H. Mishel. (2000). Uncertainty in Childhood Illness: A Synthesis of the Parent and Child Literature. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice. 14(4). 299–319. 104 indexed citations

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Mishel, Merle H.. (1990). Reconceptualization of the Uncertainty in Illness Theory. Image the Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 22(4). 256–262. 764 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mishel, Merle H. & Carolyn Murdaugh. (1987). Family Adjustment To Heart Transplantation. Nursing Research. 36(6). 332???338–332???338. 102 indexed citations

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Mishel, Merle H., et al.. (1984). Predictors of psychosocial adjustment in patients newly diagnosed with gynecological cancer. Cancer Nursing. 7(4). 291???300–291???300. 141 indexed citations

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