R. Sean Morrison

23.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
227 papers, 16.6k citations indexed

About

R. Sean Morrison is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Sean Morrison has authored 227 papers receiving a total of 16.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 168 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 76 papers in General Health Professions and 53 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in R. Sean Morrison's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (162 papers), Patient Dignity and Privacy (46 papers) and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (43 papers). R. Sean Morrison is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (162 papers), Patient Dignity and Privacy (46 papers) and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (43 papers). R. Sean Morrison collaborates with scholars based in United States, Ireland and United Kingdom. R. Sean Morrison's co-authors include Diane E. Meier, Amy S. Kelley, Albert L. Siu, Melissa Carlson, Ula Hwang, Lynne D. Richardson, Qingling Du, Melissa M. Garrido, Sylvan Wallenstein and Charles Normand and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

R. Sean Morrison

218 papers receiving 15.9k 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.

Methods for Constructing and Assessing Propensity Scores

2014 650 citations Melissa M. Garrido, Amy S. Kelley et al. profile →
Cost Savings Associated With US Hospital Palliative Care Consultation Programs

2008 593 citations R. Sean Morrison profile →
Relationship Between Pain and Opioid Analgesics on the Development of Delirium Following Hip Fracture

2003 565 citations R. Sean Morrison, Albert L. Siu et al. profile →
Palliative Care for the Seriously Ill

2015 510 citations Amy S. Kelley, R. Sean Morrison New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Palliative Care Consultation Teams Cut Hospital Costs For Medicaid Beneficiaries

2011 344 citations R. Sean Morrison, Diane E. Meier et al. profile →
The Growth of Palliative Care in U.S. Hospitals: A Status Report

2015 291 citations Tamara Dumanovsky, Maggie Rogers et al. Journal of Palliative Medicine profile →
What’s Wrong With Advance Care Planning?

2021 237 citations R. Sean Morrison, Diane E. Meier et al. profile →

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Sean Morrison

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Sean Morrison

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Early Specialist Palliative Care in Patients with Metastatic Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study 2025 ·Journal of Pain and Symptom Management ·(unknown), Thomas W. LeBlanc, Cardinale B. Smith, R. Sean Morrison, May Hua	0
2	Representation of Older Adults and Women in Randomized Trials of Noninvasive Imaging for Chest Pain 2025 ·Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging ·(unknown), (unknown), Leslee J. Shaw, Laura P. Gelfman, Annetine C. Gelijns, (unknown), Emilia Bagiella, Fay Y. Lin, Deepak L. Bhatt, Gregg W. Stone, R. Sean Morrison, David J. Cohen, Michael G. Nanna, Karen P. Alexander, Krishna Patel	0
3	Association between Specialist Palliative Care Use and End-of-Life Care in Patients with Metastatic Cancer (RP321) 2024 ·Journal of Pain and Symptom Management ·May Hua, (unknown), Caleb Ing, (unknown), Shuang Wang, R. Sean Morrison	0
4	How many people will live and die with serious illness in Ireland to 2040? Estimated needs and costs using microsimulation 2024 ·The Journal of the Economics of Ageing ·Peter May, Charles Normand, Samantha Smith, Frank Moriarty, M.D. Ward, Karen Ryan, Bridget Johnston, Román Romero‐Ortuño, (unknown), R. Sean Morrison, Bryan Tysinger	0
5	Spatiotemporal Patterns of Hospitalizations Among Older Adults With Co-Presence of Cancer and Dementia in US Counties: 2013–2018 2023 ·Journal of Applied Gerontology ·Weixin Li, Lihua Li, Katherine Ornstein, R. Sean Morrison, Bian Liu	2
6	Hospital Characteristics Associated with Palliative Care Program Prevalence 2020 ·Journal of Palliative Medicine ·Maggie Rogers, Diane E. Meier, R. Sean Morrison, (unknown), Melissa D. Aldridge	14
7	Palliative Care as Essential to a Hospital System's Pandemic Preparedness Planning: How to Get Ready for the Next Wave 2020 ·Journal of Palliative Medicine ·Laura P. Gelfman, R. Sean Morrison, (unknown), Emily Chai	12
8	Factors Associated with the Adoption and Closure of Hospital Palliative Care Programs in the United States 2020 ·Journal of Palliative Medicine ·Maggie Rogers, Diane E. Meier, R. Sean Morrison, (unknown), Melissa D. Aldridge	3
9	Evaluation of a Novel Educational Intervention to Improve Conversations About Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators Management in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure 2020 ·Journal of Palliative Medicine ·(unknown), (unknown), Karen McKendrick, Laura P. Gelfman, Mathew D. Hutchinson, Rachel Lampert, (unknown), Daniel D. Matlock, Keith M. Swetz, Jill Kalman, Sean Pinney, R. Sean Morrison, Nathan E. Goldstein	5
10	The National Palliative Care Registry: A Decade of Supporting Growth and Sustainability of Palliative Care Programs 2019 ·Journal of Palliative Medicine ·Maggie Rogers, Diane E. Meier, (unknown), Melissa D. Aldridge, Lynn Spragens, Amy S. Kelley, (unknown), R. Sean Morrison	32
11	Improving Communication in Heart Failure Patient Care 2019 ·Journal of the American College of Cardiology ·Nathan E. Goldstein, (unknown), Karen McKendrick, Laura P. Gelfman, Mathew D. Hutchinson, Rachel Lampert, (unknown), Daniel D. Matlock, Jacob J. Strand, Keith M. Swetz, Jill Kalman, Jean S. Kutner, Sean Pinney, R. Sean Morrison	23
12	The National Palliative Care Research Center: Ten Years of Promoting and Developing Research in Palliative Care 2018 ·Journal of Palliative Medicine ·R. Sean Morrison, Melissa D. Aldridge, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Corey Morrison, Diane E. Meier	2
13	Characteristics of Hospitalized Cancer Patients Referred for Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation 2017 ·Journal of Palliative Medicine ·Joan D. Penrod, Melissa M. Garrido, Karen McKendrick, Peter May, Melissa D. Aldridge, Diane E. Meier, Katherine Ornstein, R. Sean Morrison	15
14	TNF-α and sTNF-RII Are Associated with Pain Following Hip Fracture Surgery in Older Adults 2017 ·Pain Medicine ·Fred Ko, (unknown), Eric J. Lee, Albert L. Siu, R. Sean Morrison	10
15	A National Palliative Care Strategy for Canada 2017 ·Journal of Palliative Medicine ·R. Sean Morrison	51
16	The Growth of Palliative Care in U.S. Hospitals: A Status Report breakdown → 2015 ·Journal of Palliative Medicine ·Tamara Dumanovsky, (unknown), Maggie Rogers, (unknown), Diane E. Meier, R. Sean Morrison	291
17	The Palliative Care Model for Emergency Department Patients with Advanced Illness 2011 ·Journal of Palliative Medicine ·Corita R. Grudzen, Susan Stone, R. Sean Morrison	94
18	Center for Policy Research 2010 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·R. Sean Morrison	5
19	Center to Advance Palliative Care Palliative Care Clinical Care and Customer Satisfaction Metrics Consensus Recommendations 2009 ·Journal of Palliative Medicine ·David E. Weissman, R. Sean Morrison, Diane E. Meier	31
20	“We Don't Carry That” — Failure of Pharmacies in Predominantly Nonwhite Neighborhoods to Stock Opioid Analgesics 2000 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·R. Sean Morrison, Sylvan Wallenstein, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	336

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