Robert B. Fetter

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Robert B. Fetter is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions and Health Information Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert B. Fetter has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 12 papers in General Health Professions and 8 papers in Health Information Management. Recurrent topics in Robert B. Fetter's work include Healthcare Policy and Management (13 papers), Medical Coding and Health Information (7 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (6 papers). Robert B. Fetter is often cited by papers focused on Healthcare Policy and Management (13 papers), Medical Coding and Health Information (7 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (6 papers). Robert B. Fetter collaborates with scholars based in United States and South Korea. Robert B. Fetter's co-authors include John D. Thompson, Richard F. Averill, J. L. Freeman, Yoonhee Shin, Jean L. Freeman, Martin Feldstein, John F. Muth, George S. Tolley, Herbert A. Simon and Charles C. Holt and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Academy of Management Review and Administrative Science Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Robert B. Fetter

49 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Case mix definition by diagnosis-related groups. 1962 2026 1983 2004 1980 1962 200 400 600
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.

  1. Case mix definition by diagnosis-related groups.
    1980 655 citations Robert B. Fetter, Yoonhee Shin et al. PubMed profile →
  2. Planning Production, Inventories, and Work Force
    1962 264 citations George S. Tolley, Charles C. Holt et al. Journal of Farm Economics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert B. Fetter United States 23 1.1k 768 368 299 286 50 2.4k
Gwyn Bevan United Kingdom 25 1.3k 1.2× 1.3k 1.7× 471 1.3× 226 0.8× 245 0.9× 103 3.2k
Ruth Boaden United Kingdom 30 569 0.5× 1.3k 1.7× 158 0.4× 236 0.8× 535 1.9× 117 3.0k
Craig M. Froehle United States 19 389 0.4× 705 0.9× 298 0.8× 169 0.6× 349 1.2× 34 2.5k
Paul Harper United Kingdom 30 1.0k 0.9× 482 0.6× 1.7k 4.5× 607 2.0× 296 1.0× 114 3.3k
Mats Brommels Sweden 29 558 0.5× 1.2k 1.6× 483 1.3× 213 0.7× 493 1.7× 121 3.5k
Martin Pitt United Kingdom 26 532 0.5× 281 0.4× 630 1.7× 197 0.7× 97 0.3× 67 2.6k
Paul E. Plsek United States 21 582 0.5× 1.6k 2.1× 589 1.6× 298 1.0× 77 0.3× 49 3.9k
Yaşar A. Özcan United States 34 2.2k 2.1× 972 1.3× 191 0.5× 1.9k 6.3× 143 0.5× 82 3.3k
Peter Kemper United States 31 780 0.7× 2.0k 2.6× 123 0.3× 167 0.6× 185 0.6× 151 3.7k
Thomas G. Rundall United States 34 939 0.9× 2.3k 3.0× 192 0.5× 195 0.7× 218 0.8× 99 4.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert B. Fetter

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fetter, Robert B.. (1999). Casemix classification systems. Australian Health Review. 22(2). 16–38. 17 indexed citations
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Freeman, Jean L., Robert B. Fetter, Hayoung Park, et al.. (1995). Diagnosis-Related Group Refinement with Diagnosis- and Procedure-Specific Comorbidities and Complications. Medical Care. 33(8). 806–827. 57 indexed citations
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Fetter, Robert B., et al.. (1991). DRGs : their design and development. 104 indexed citations
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Fetter, Robert B.. (1989). Conceptos de dirección de Case-Mix. Todo hospital. 43–50. 1 indexed citations
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Murtaugh, Christopher M., et al.. (1988). Nursing home reimbursement and the allocation of rehabilitation therapy resources.. PubMed. 23(4). 467–93. 23 indexed citations
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Schneider, Karen, Jean L. Freeman, Robert C. Newbold, et al.. (1988). Ambulatory visit groups. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. 11(3). 1–1. 18 indexed citations
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Fetter, Robert B., et al.. (1985). DRGs: how they evolved and are changing the way hospitals are managed.. PubMed. 39(6). 17–21. 15 indexed citations
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Fetter, Robert B., et al.. (1984). Ambulatory visit groups: a framework for measuring productivity in ambulatory care.. PubMed. 19(4). 415–37. 33 indexed citations
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Smits, Helen L., Robert B. Fetter, & Laurence F. McMahon. (1984). Variation in resource use within diagnosis-related groups: the severity issue.. PubMed. Suppl. 71–8. 32 indexed citations
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Fetter, Robert B., Yoonhee Shin, J. L. Freeman, Richard F. Averill, & John D. Thompson. (1980). Case mix definition by diagnosis-related groups.. PubMed. 18(2 Suppl). iii, 1–53. 655 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thompson, John D., Robert B. Fetter, & Yoonhee Shin. (1978). One strategy for controlling costs in university teaching hospitals. Academic Medicine. 53(3). 167–75. 11 indexed citations
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Fetter, Robert B., et al.. (1977). A COMPUTER LANGUAGE FOR MATHEMATICAL PROGRAM FORMULATION. Decision Sciences. 8(2). 427–444. 9 indexed citations
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Fetter, Robert B., et al.. (1975). Case mix and resource use.. PubMed. 12(4). 300–12. 46 indexed citations
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Fetter, Robert B.. (1967). The quality control system. 12 indexed citations
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Bowman, Edward H. & Robert B. Fetter. (1967). Analysis for production and operations management. 23 indexed citations
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Thompson, John D. & Robert B. Fetter. (1963). THE ECONOMICS OF THE MATERNITY SERVICE.. PubMed. 36. 91–103. 16 indexed citations
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Tolley, George S., Charles C. Holt, Franco Modigliani, et al.. (1962). Planning Production, Inventories, and Work Force. Journal of Farm Economics. 44(2). 650–650. 264 indexed citations breakdown →
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Belcher, David, Robert B. Fetter, Claude S. George, et al.. (1961). REPORT OF THE RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE.. Academy of Management Proceedings. 1961(1). 61–62. 1 indexed citations
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Fetter, Robert B., et al.. (1961). Decision Models in Inventory Management. OR. 12(3). 194–194. 26 indexed citations
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Fetter, Robert B. & Donald C. Johnson. (1952). Compensation and incentives for industrial executives. Indiana University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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