Peter S. Houts

5.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Peter S. Houts is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter S. Houts has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 18 papers in Clinical Psychology and 16 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Peter S. Houts's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (14 papers), Family Support in Illness (12 papers) and Problem Solving Skills Development (8 papers). Peter S. Houts is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (14 papers), Family Support in Illness (12 papers) and Problem Solving Skills Development (8 papers). Peter S. Houts collaborates with scholars based in United States, India and Netherlands. Peter S. Houts's co-authors include Matthew Loscalzo, Cecilia C. Doak, Leonard G. Doak, Arthur M. Nezu, Christine Maguth Nezu, Rudolf H. Moos, Julia A. Bucher, Karolynn Siegel, Vincent Mor and Victoria H. Raveis and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, American Journal of Psychiatry and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Peter S. Houts

72 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Hit 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 role of pictures in improving health communication: A review of research on attention, comprehension, recall, and adherence

2005 1.2k citations Peter S. Houts, Cecilia C. Doak et al. Patient Education and Counseling profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter S. Houts United States	32	1.5k	1.1k	885	789	669	73	4.4k
Jacqueline Fawcett United States	36	1.8k 1.2×	1.1k 1.0×	751 0.8×	356 0.5×	813 1.2×	240	4.9k
Brenda M. DeVellis United States	39	1.8k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	780 0.9×	506 0.6×	895 1.3×	113	6.2k
William N. Dudley United States	45	1.5k 1.0×	975 0.9×	615 0.7×	1.4k 1.8×	735 1.1×	122	5.6k
Alfred C. Marcus United States	37	2.0k 1.3×	1.2k 1.1×	757 0.9×	1.8k 2.2×	378 0.6×	85	5.5k
Jo Anne Earp United States	38	2.2k 1.4×	859 0.8×	852 1.0×	988 1.3×	776 1.2×	102	5.1k
Somnath Saha United States	36	1.6k 1.0×	1.3k 1.2×	841 1.0×	824 1.0×	732 1.1×	130	6.9k
Bernadette P. Hungler United States	8	2.2k 1.5×	1.2k 1.1×	923 1.0×	223 0.3×	1.1k 1.6×	13	6.5k
Carina Berterö Sweden	33	994 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	729 0.8×	511 0.6×	694 1.0×	161	3.5k
Charles E. Basch United States	47	2.0k 1.3×	2.1k 1.9×	974 1.1×	637 0.8×	651 1.0×	191	6.7k
Lu Ann Aday United States	33	3.2k 2.2×	779 0.7×	770 0.9×	421 0.5×	720 1.1×	79	6.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter S. Houts

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Peter S. Houts's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Peter S. Houts with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Peter S. Houts more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Peter S. Houts

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Peter S. Houts. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Peter S. Houts. The network helps show where Peter S. Houts may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter S. Houts

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter S. Houts. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter S. Houts 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 Peter S. Houts. Peter S. Houts is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Gross, Robert, Scarlett L. Bellamy, Jennifer Chapman, et al.. (2014). The Effects of a Problem Solving-Based Intervention on Depressive Symptoms and HIV Medication Adherence Are Independent. PLoS ONE. 9(1). e84952–e84952. 8 indexed citations

Gross, Robert, Scarlett L. Bellamy, Jennifer Chapman, et al.. (2013). Managed Problem Solving for Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence. JAMA Internal Medicine. 173(4). 300–300. 57 indexed citations

Shankar, S., Ann C. Klassen, Elizabeth Garrett‐Mayer, et al.. (2006). Evaluation of a nutrition education intervention for women residents of Washington, DC, public housing communities. Health Education Research. 22(3). 425–437. 24 indexed citations

Houts, Peter S., Cecilia C. Doak, Leonard G. Doak, & Matthew Loscalzo. (2005). The role of pictures in improving health communication: A review of research on attention, comprehension, recall, and adherence. Patient Education and Counseling. 61(2). 173–190. 1159 indexed citations breakdown →

Houts, Peter S. & Julia A. Bucher. (2003). Caregiving : a step-by-step resource for caring for the person with cancer at home. 1 indexed citations

Nezu, Arthur M., Christine Maguth Nezu, Stephanie H. Felgoise, Kelly S. McClure, & Peter S. Houts. (2003). Project Genesis: Assessing the Efficacy of Problem-Solving Therapy for Distressed Adult Cancer Patients.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 71(6). 1036–1048. 238 indexed citations

Bansal, Vivek, et al.. (2002). Viatical Settlements. Cancer Practice. 10(6). 293–296.

Bucher, Julia A., Matthew Loscalzo, James Zabora, et al.. (2001). Problem‐Solving Cancer Care Education for Patients and Caregivers. Cancer Practice. 9(2). 66–70. 75 indexed citations

Houts, Peter S., et al.. (2001). Using pictographs to enhance recall of spoken medical instructions II. Patient Education and Counseling. 43(3). 231–242. 149 indexed citations

10.

Hopper, Kenneth D., et al.. (1996). Take-Home Informed Consent for Intravenous Contrast Media. Investigative Radiology. 31(2). 109–113. 14 indexed citations

11.

Houts, Peter S.. (1994). Home care guide for cancer : for family and friends giving care at home. 1 indexed citations

12.

Hopper, K D, et al.. (1994). Interactive method of informing patients of the risks of intravenous contrast media.. Radiology. 192(1). 67–71. 45 indexed citations

13.

Heitjan, Daniel F., Peter S. Houts, & Harold A. Harvey. (1992). A decision‐theoretic evaluation of early stopping rules. Statistics in Medicine. 11(5). 673–683. 8 indexed citations

14.

Hopper, Kenneth D., et al.. (1992). Patients?? Attitudes toward Informed Consent for Intravenous Contrast Media. Investigative Radiology. 27(5). 362–366. 15 indexed citations

15.

Houts, Peter S., et al.. (1991). Information needs of families of cancer patients: A literature review and recommendations. Journal of Cancer Education. 6(4). 255–261. 59 indexed citations

16.

Houts, Peter S., et al.. (1991). Effect of pregnancy during TMI crisis on mothers' mental health and their child's development.. American Journal of Public Health. 81(3). 384–386. 14 indexed citations

17.

Siegel, Karolynn, Victoria H. Raveis, Vincent Mor, & Peter S. Houts. (1991). The relationship of spousal caregiver burden to patient disease and treatment-related conditions. Annals of Oncology. 2(7). 511–516. 51 indexed citations

18.

Houts, Peter S., Harold A. Harvey, Arthur J. Hartz, et al.. (1988). Unmet needs of persons with cancer in pennsylvania during the period of terminal care. Cancer. 62(3). 627–634. 101 indexed citations

19.

Houts, Peter S., et al.. (1988). Effects of informing workers of their health risks from exposure to toxic materials. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 13(2). 271–279. 24 indexed citations

20.

Houts, Peter S.. (1988). A comparison of problems reported by persons with cancer and their same sex siblings. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 41(9). 875–881. 1 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact