Olivia Carter‐Pokras

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Olivia Carter‐Pokras is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Olivia Carter‐Pokras has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in General Health Professions, 20 papers in Clinical Psychology and 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Olivia Carter‐Pokras's work include Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (18 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (17 papers) and Global Health Workforce Issues (11 papers). Olivia Carter‐Pokras is often cited by papers focused on Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (18 papers), Migration, Health and Trauma (17 papers) and Global Health Workforce Issues (11 papers). Olivia Carter‐Pokras collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Olivia Carter‐Pokras's co-authors include Claudia R. Baquet, Ross E. Andersen, Carlos J. Crespo, Ellen Smit, Ruth Enid Zambrana, Barbara E. Ainsworth, Alexander N. Ortega, Peter J. Gergen, Steven P. Wallace and Hai Fang and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Olivia Carter‐Pokras

68 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Race/ethnicity, social class and their relation to physic... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Race/ethnicity, social class and their relation to physical inactivity during leisure time: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988–1994
    2000 517 citations Olivia Carter‐Pokras et al. profile →

Peers

Olivia Carter‐Pokras
Marielena Lara United States
Karen Hacker United States
Rima Afifi Lebanon
Namratha R. Kandula United States
Steven S. Fu United States
Elizabeth Waters Australia
Stella M. Yu United States
Sophia Siu Chee Chan Hong Kong
Francesca Gany United States
Saharnaz Nedjat Iran
Marielena Lara United States
Olivia Carter‐Pokras
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Fields of papers citing papers by Olivia Carter‐Pokras

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Olivia Carter‐Pokras

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Olivia Carter‐Pokras. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Olivia Carter‐Pokras based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Olivia Carter‐Pokras. Olivia Carter‐Pokras is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Furr-Holden, Debra, Olivia Carter‐Pokras, Mary Kimmel, & Charles P. Mouton. (2020). Access to Care During a Global Health Crisis. Health Equity. 4(1). 150–157. 4 indexed citations
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Carter‐Pokras, Olivia, Sonja S. Hutchins, James A. Gaudino, et al.. (2020). The role of epidemiology in informing United States childhood immunization policy and practice. Annals of Epidemiology. 62. 100–114. 4 indexed citations
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Fisher, Jared A., Robin Puett, Francine Laden, et al.. (2019). Case-crossover analysis of short-term particulate matter exposures and stroke in the health professionals follow-up study. Environment International. 124. 153–160. 43 indexed citations
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Bocanegra, Heike Thiel de, Olivia Carter‐Pokras, David Ingleby, et al.. (2017). Addressing refugee health through evidence-based policies: a case study. Annals of Epidemiology. 28(6). 411–419. 14 indexed citations
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Carter‐Pokras, Olivia, et al.. (2016). Association of child maltreatment and depressive symptoms among Puerto Rican youth. Child Abuse & Neglect. 58. 63–71. 6 indexed citations
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Carter‐Pokras, Olivia, et al.. (2016). Association of Types of Life Events with Depressive Symptoms among Puerto Rican Youth. PLoS ONE. 11(10). e0164852–e0164852. 8 indexed citations
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Kanamori, Mariano, Olivia Carter‐Pokras, Sangeetha Madhavan, et al.. (2015). Associations Between Orphan and Vulnerable Child Caregiving, Household Wealth Disparities, and Women’s Overweight Status in Three Southern African Countries Participating in Demographic Health Surveys. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 19(8). 1662–1671. 1 indexed citations
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Kanamori, Mariano, Olivia Carter‐Pokras, Sangeetha Madhavan, et al.. (2015). Overweight status of the primary caregivers of orphan and vulnerable children in 3 Southern African countries: a cross sectional study. BMC Public Health. 15(1). 757–757. 1 indexed citations
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Goode, Tawara D., et al.. (2014). Parallel Tracks. Medical Care. 52(Supplement 3). S3–S8. 22 indexed citations
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Lie, Désirée, et al.. (2012). What Do Health Literacy and Cultural Competence Have in Common? Calling for a Collaborative Health Professional Pedagogy. Journal of Health Communication. 17(sup3). 13–22. 64 indexed citations
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Carter‐Pokras, Olivia, et al.. (2011). Lost opportunities for smoking cessation among adults with diabetes in Florida (2007) and Maryland (2006).. PubMed. 8(3). A51–A51. 3 indexed citations
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Bustamante, Arturo Vargas, Hai Fang, Jeremiah R. Garza, et al.. (2010). Variations in Healthcare Access and Utilization Among Mexican Immigrants: The Role of Documentation Status. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 14(1). 146–155. 233 indexed citations
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Carter‐Pokras, Olivia, Sylvia Bereknyei Merrell, Désirée Lie, & Clarence H. Braddock. (2010). Surmounting the Unique Challenges in Health Disparities Education: A Multi-Institution Qualitative Study. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 25(S2). 108–114. 9 indexed citations
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Beardsley, Robert S., et al.. (2009). Gastroenterologistsʼ prescribing of infliximab for Crohnʼs disease: A national survey. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 15(10). 1467–1475. 8 indexed citations
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Carter‐Pokras, Olivia, et al.. (2009). The Training of Epidemiologists and Diversity in Epidemiology: Findings from the 2006 Congress of Epidemiology Survey. Annals of Epidemiology. 19(4). 268–275. 12 indexed citations
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Martinez, Iveris L., Olivia Carter‐Pokras, & Pamela B. Brown. (2009). Addressing the Challenges of Latino Health Research: Participatory Approaches in an Emergent Urban Community. Journal of the National Medical Association. 101(9). 908–914. 19 indexed citations
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Carter‐Pokras, Olivia, et al.. (2007). The Environmental Health of Latino Children. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. 21(5). 307–314. 43 indexed citations
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Carter‐Pokras, Olivia, et al.. (2007). Emergency Preparedness: Knowledge and Perceptions of Latin American Immigrants. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. 18(2). 465–481. 84 indexed citations
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Ortega, Alexander N., Hai Fang, Víctor Pérez, et al.. (2007). Health Care Access, Use of Services, and Experiences Among Undocumented Mexicans and Other Latinos. Archives of Internal Medicine. 167(21). 2354–2354. 287 indexed citations
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Dogra, Nisha & Olivia Carter‐Pokras. (2005). Stakeholder views regarding cultural diversity teaching outcomes: a qualitative study. BMC Medical Education. 5(1). 37–37. 10 indexed citations

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