Michael S. Wolf

27.0k total citations · 5 hit papers
411 papers, 19.3k citations indexed

About

Michael S. Wolf is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Family Practice and Geriatrics and Gerontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael S. Wolf has authored 411 papers receiving a total of 19.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 247 papers in General Health Professions, 76 papers in Family Practice and 59 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology. Recurrent topics in Michael S. Wolf's work include Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (183 papers), Medication Adherence and Compliance (73 papers) and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (69 papers). Michael S. Wolf is often cited by papers focused on Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (183 papers), Medication Adherence and Compliance (73 papers) and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications (69 papers). Michael S. Wolf collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Vietnam. Michael S. Wolf's co-authors include Michael K. Paasche‐Orlow, Terry C. Davis, David W. Baker, Ruth M. Parker, Laura M. Curtis, Stacy Cooper Bailey, Alex D. Federman, Julie A. Gazmararian, Cindy Brach and Sarah J. Shoemaker and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Michael S. Wolf

397 papers receiving 18.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The Causal Pathways Linking Health Literacy to Health Outcomes

2007 915 citations Michael S. Wolf et al. profile →
Development of the Patient Education Materials Assessment Tool (PEMAT): A new measure of understandability and actionability for print and audiovisual patient information

2014 738 citations Michael S. Wolf et al. Patient Education and Counseling profile →
Health Literacy and Functional Health Status Among Older Adults

2005 597 citations Michael S. Wolf, David W. Baker et al. profile →
The causal pathways linking health literacy to health outcomes.

2007 471 citations Michael S. Wolf et al. profile →
Awareness, Attitudes, and Actions Related to COVID-19 Among Adults With Chronic Conditions at the Onset of the U.S. Outbreak

2020 398 citations Michael S. Wolf, Marina Serper et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael S. Wolf United States	74	11.5k	2.1k	2.1k	2.1k	2.0k	411	19.3k
David W. Baker United States	70	14.8k 1.3×	1.7k 0.8×	2.4k 1.1×	2.9k 1.4×	2.6k 1.3×	250	24.5k
Mark V. Williams United States	59	14.3k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	3.2k 1.6×	3.2k 1.6×	245	26.5k
Terry C. Davis United States	61	8.6k 0.7×	1.3k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.8k 0.9×	185	13.7k
Ruth M. Parker United States	57	11.7k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	2.0k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	177	17.1k
William H. Rogers United States	76	10.2k 0.9×	1.1k 0.5×	1.4k 0.6×	2.4k 1.2×	2.2k 1.1×	293	25.5k
Hayden B. Bosworth United States	71	4.7k 0.4×	2.3k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	1.8k 0.8×	2.7k 1.3×	481	16.9k
John F. Steiner United States	65	4.7k 0.4×	2.5k 1.2×	937 0.4×	3.9k 1.9×	2.2k 1.1×	329	18.6k
M. Robin DiMatteo United States	51	6.5k 0.6×	3.6k 1.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.9k 0.9×	2.4k 1.2×	120	20.4k
Richard L. Kravitz United States	67	9.0k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	1.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	3.1k 1.5×	291	18.1k
Albert W. Wu United States	87	8.5k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	760 0.4×	4.6k 2.2×	7.3k 3.6×	434	32.4k

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Benavente, Julia Yoshino, et al.. (2025). MyCog Mobile smartphone-based cognitive screening system: a cross-sectional construct validation in a general population sample at multiple research facilities in the USA. BMJ Open. 15(8). e092063–e092063.

Hauner, Katherina, et al.. (2025). Psychometric Properties of MyCog 2.0: A Human‐Centered Cognitive Screening Tool for Older Adults. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research. 34(2). e70020–e70020.

Kim, Minjee, Lauren A. Rogers, Stephanie Batio, et al.. (2025). Trajectories of sleep disturbance and self-management of chronic conditions during COVID-19 among middle-aged and older adults. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 12324–12324.

Sideman, Alissa Bernstein, et al.. (2024). Introducing a brain health literacy framework to promote health equity for Latinos: A discussion paper. Patient Education and Counseling. 124. 108254–108254. 2 indexed citations

Benavente, Julia Yoshino, et al.. (2024). Protocol for a construct and clinical validation study of MyCog Mobile: a remote smartphone-based cognitive screener for older adults. BMJ Open. 14(4). e083612–e083612. 4 indexed citations

Graham, Eileen K, Olivia E. Atherton, Daniel K. Mroczek, et al.. (2024). Longitudinal Associations Between Multimorbidities and Patient-Reported Quality of Life. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 79(2). 3 indexed citations

Opsasnick, Lauren, Weiwei Huang, Stephanie Batio, et al.. (2024). Disparities in Patient Portal Use Among Adults With Chronic Conditions. JAMA Network Open. 7(2). e240680–e240680. 13 indexed citations

Serper, Marina, Minjee Kim, Sumeet K. Asrani, et al.. (2023). Cognitive function, self-management, and outcomes among liver transplant recipients: LivCog, a multicenter, prospective study. Hepatology Communications. 7(10). 4 indexed citations

Kim, Minjee, Mary Kwasny, Stacy Cooper Bailey, et al.. (2023). MidCog study: a prospective, observational cohort study investigating health literacy, self-management skills and cognitive function in middle-aged adults. BMJ Open. 13(2). e071899–e071899. 1 indexed citations

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Siwy, Justyna, Ralph Wendt, Kerstin Amann, et al.. (2023). Differentiating primary and secondary FSGS using non-invasive urine biomarkers. Clinical Kidney Journal. 17(2). sfad296–sfad296. 7 indexed citations

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Wolf, Michael S., et al.. (2021). Anisotropic neural deblurring for MRI acceleration. International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery. 17(2). 315–327. 3 indexed citations

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Bailey, Stacy Cooper, et al.. (2020). Evaluation of a Discussion Guide to Promote Patient Understanding of Menopause and Informed Treatment Decision-Making. Journal of Women s Health. 30(3). 445–451. 8 indexed citations

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Lank, Patrick M., Kenzie A. Cameron, Ryan McConnell, et al.. (2015). Emergency Department Patient Perspectives on the Risk of Addiction to Prescription Opioids. Pain Medicine. 17(1). 114–121. 21 indexed citations

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Kobayashi, Lindsay C., Samuel G. Smith, Rachel O’Conor, et al.. (2015). The role of cognitive function in the relationship between age and health literacy: a cross-sectional analysis of older adults in Chicago, USA. BMJ Open. 5(4). e007222–e007222. 34 indexed citations

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Morgan, Clinton D., Michael S. Wolf, Truc M. Le, et al.. (2015). Cerebral ventriculomegaly after the bidirectional Glenn (BDG) shunt: a single-institution retrospective analysis. Child s Nervous System. 31(11). 2131–2134. 9 indexed citations

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Wolf, Michael S.. (2012). Anforderungen an Einzelhandelsgutachten. Econstor (Econstor). 114–134. 1 indexed citations

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McCarthy, Danielle M., Katherine Waite, Laura M. Curtis, et al.. (2012). What Did the Doctor Say? Health Literacy and Recall of Medical Instructions. Medical Care. 50(4). 277–282. 156 indexed citations

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Wolf, Michael S., Terry C. Davis, Laura M. Curtis, et al.. (2010). Effect of Standardized, Patient-Centered Label Instructions to Improve Comprehension of Prescription Drug Use. Medical Care. 49(1). 96–100. 87 indexed citations

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Connor, Ulla, Michael S. Wolf, Terry C. Davis, et al.. (2007). To Err is Human: Patient Misinterpretations of Prescription Drug Label Instructions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 59 indexed citations

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Kuhlen, Rainer, et al.. (1994). Ein wissensbasiertes Entscheidungsunterstützungssystem für die Kreditwürdigkeitsprüfung von Unternehmensgründungen. WIRTSCHAFTSINFORMATIK. 36(1). 25–34. 1 indexed citations

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