Michael S. Spencer

10.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
185 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Michael S. Spencer is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Catalysis and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael S. Spencer has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in General Health Professions, 34 papers in Catalysis and 33 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Michael S. Spencer's work include Diabetes Management and Education (28 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (28 papers) and Catalysts for Methane Reforming (27 papers). Michael S. Spencer is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes Management and Education (28 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (28 papers) and Catalysts for Methane Reforming (27 papers). Michael S. Spencer collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Michael S. Spencer's co-authors include G.C. Chinchen, Juan Chen, David T. Takeuchi, Michele Heisler, Gilbert C. Gee, P.J. Denny, K.C. Waugh, Gloria Palmisano, David A. Whan and Edith C. Kieffer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Michael S. Spencer

175 papers receiving 7.5k 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.

Synthesis of Methanol

1988 513 citations Michael S. Spencer et al. profile →
Mechanism of methanol synthesis from CO2/CO/H2 mixtures over copper/zinc oxide/alumina catalysts: use of14C-labelled reactants

1987 431 citations Michael S. Spencer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael S. Spencer United States	42	2.2k	2.1k	1.7k	1.5k	1.5k	185	8.0k
John Spencer United Kingdom	57	695 0.3×	377 0.2×	497 0.3×	1.8k 1.2×	328 0.2×	376	14.0k
Wolfgang Hoffmann Germany	46	460 0.2×	240 0.1×	462 0.3×	2.2k 1.4×	715 0.5×	528	9.8k
François Béland Canada	46	1.4k 0.6×	188 0.1×	731 0.4×	2.2k 1.4×	282 0.2×	246	8.1k
Alan Simpson United Kingdom	42	176 0.1×	217 0.1×	730 0.4×	1.6k 1.1×	2.6k 1.8×	210	5.0k
Patrícia A. Russo United States	38	1.1k 0.5×	189 0.1×	309 0.2×	188 0.1×	519 0.4×	117	5.2k
John P. Elder United States	65	433 0.2×	34 0.0×	1.4k 0.9×	4.3k 2.8×	2.0k 1.3×	449	16.9k
Kyung Hee Lee South Korea	37	825 0.4×	304 0.1×	122 0.1×	977 0.6×	184 0.1×	247	4.5k
Akizumi Tsutsumi Japan	43	107 0.0×	59 0.0×	465 0.3×	3.5k 2.2×	561 0.4×	257	6.5k
Paul Gellert Germany	31	6.1k 2.7×	35 0.0×	248 0.2×	704 0.5×	313 0.2×	142	11.5k
Liang Chen China	27	1.1k 0.5×	821 0.4×	940 0.6×	118 0.1×	458 0.3×	124	3.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael S. Spencer

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Spencer, Michael S., et al.. (2025). Structured Happenstance: Pathways Toward Upward Mobility Among First-Generation Latine College Students. Social Sciences. 14(11). 629–629.

Carlin, Kristen, et al.. (2024). The social drivers of health for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth in the United States. Preventive Medicine Reports. 39. 102658–102658.

Haggerty, Kevin P., et al.. (2023). Community-Based Child Labor Trafficking Prevention in Ghana: A Rights-Based Approach. Journal of Human Trafficking. 1–18. 1 indexed citations

Jones, Tiffany M., et al.. (2023). The role of colorblind racism and white fragility in maintaining racist bullying in middle school. Psychology in the Schools. 60(10). 3858–3877. 2 indexed citations

Hawkins, Jaclynn, Edith C. Kieffer, Brandy Sinco, et al.. (2022). Using Path Analysis and Linear Regression to Test for Gender and Participation: Effects in a Culturally Tailored Diabetes Intervention for Latino Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(19). 11982–11982. 2 indexed citations

Huh, David, et al.. (2022). Examining Employment Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Pasifika Communities. Health Equity. 6(1). 564–573. 2 indexed citations

LeBrón, Alana M. W., Edith C. Kieffer, Brandy Sinco, et al.. (2021). Using path analysis to model the process of change in HbA1c among African Americans and Latinos in a community health worker diabetes intervention. Patient Education and Counseling. 105(7). 2166–2173. 3 indexed citations

Ye, Wen, Shihchen Kuo, Edith C. Kieffer, et al.. (2020). Cost-Effectiveness of a Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Intervention Led by Community Health Workers and Peer Leaders: Projections From the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health Detroit Trial. Diabetes Care. 44(5). 1108–1115. 14 indexed citations

Spencer, Michael S., et al.. (2020). Environmental Justice, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, and Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders. Human Biology. 92(1). 45–45. 24 indexed citations

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Spencer, Michael S., et al.. (2012). A DIY Campus Preservation Plan: Lessons Learned at the University of Mary Washington. Planning for higher education. 40(2). 5–12. 1 indexed citations

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Spencer, Michael S., Kathryn E. Gunter, & Giuseppe Palmisano. (2010). Community Health Workers and Their Value to Social Work. Social Work. 55(2). 169–180. 41 indexed citations

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Rosland, Ann‐Marie, Edith C. Kieffer, Barbara A. Israel, et al.. (2008). When Is Social Support Important? The Association of Family Support and Professional Support with Specific Diabetes Self-management Behaviors. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 23(12). 1992–1999. 183 indexed citations

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Gee, Gilbert C., Michael S. Spencer, Juan Chen, Tiffany Yip, & David T. Takeuchi. (2007). The Association between Self-Reported Discrimination and 12-month DSM-IV Mental Disorders among Asian Americans Nationwide. 3 indexed citations

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Banks, Kira Hudson, Laura P. Kohn‐Wood, & Michael S. Spencer. (2006). An Examination of the African American Experience of Everyday Discrimination and Symptoms of Psychological Distress. Community Mental Health Journal. 42(6). 555–570. 276 indexed citations

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Spencer, Michael S., Edith C. Kieffer, Brandy Sinco, et al.. (2006). Diabetes-Specific Emotional Distress among African Americans and Hispanics with Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 17(2). 88–105. 67 indexed citations

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Rosen, Daniel, Michael S. Spencer, Richard M. Tolman, David R. Williams, & James S. Jackson. (2003). Psychiatric Disorders and Substance Dependence among Unmarried Low-Income Mothers. Health & Social Work. 28(2). 157–165. 17 indexed citations

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McQuillan, Regina, et al.. (1996). Improving analgesic prescribing in a general teaching hospital. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 11(3). 172–180. 16 indexed citations

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Spencer, Michael S.. (1995). On the activation energies of the forward and reverse water-gas shift reaction. Catalysis Letters. 32(1-2). 9–13. 69 indexed citations

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Spencer, Michael S.. (1985). Models of strong metal-support interaction (SMSI) in Pt on TiO2 catalysts. Journal of Catalysis. 93(2). 216–223. 92 indexed citations

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Spencer, Michael S., et al.. (1969). Novel Electrolytic Cells. Sodium Dithionite Production at Wiped Solid Metal Cathodes. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design and Development. 8(2). 191–196. 5 indexed citations

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