Robert Galvin

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Robert Galvin is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Galvin has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 21 papers in General Health Professions and 4 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Robert Galvin's work include Healthcare Policy and Management (19 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (10 papers) and Healthcare cost, quality, practices (8 papers). Robert Galvin is often cited by papers focused on Healthcare Policy and Management (19 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (10 papers) and Healthcare cost, quality, practices (8 papers). Robert Galvin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Qatar. Robert Galvin's co-authors include Kevin G. Volpp, David A. Asch, Arnold Milstein, Jingsan Zhu, Andrea B. Troxel, Elizabeth L. Corbett, Janet Audrain‐McGovern, Andrea Puig, Henry A. Glick and Janet Weiner and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Medical Care.

In The Last Decade

Robert Galvin

36 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Financial Incentives fo... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 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. A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation
    2009 602 citations Kevin G. Volpp, Andrea B. Troxel et al. New England Journal of Medicine 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 Galvin United States 13 531 401 239 235 218 38 1.3k
Janet Weiner United States 12 570 1.1× 416 1.0× 197 0.8× 171 0.7× 217 1.0× 45 1.3k
Kei Long Cheung Netherlands 16 344 0.6× 225 0.6× 178 0.7× 131 0.6× 145 0.7× 52 1.1k
Marcel Bilger Singapore 20 490 0.9× 272 0.7× 236 1.0× 144 0.6× 439 2.0× 47 1.3k
Joachim Marti Switzerland 22 311 0.6× 356 0.9× 219 0.9× 64 0.3× 308 1.4× 82 1.2k
Alexander Persoskie United States 20 233 0.4× 90 0.2× 580 2.4× 352 1.5× 339 1.6× 37 1.4k
Eileen Sutton United Kingdom 20 429 0.8× 403 1.0× 130 0.5× 33 0.1× 273 1.3× 49 1.3k
Fiona Dobbie United Kingdom 20 238 0.4× 126 0.3× 397 1.7× 130 0.6× 211 1.0× 82 1.2k
John Caloyeras United States 12 848 1.6× 219 0.5× 97 0.4× 73 0.3× 277 1.3× 28 1.6k
Nathan Doogan United States 20 395 0.7× 64 0.2× 768 3.2× 203 0.9× 364 1.7× 58 1.6k
W. David Bradford United States 23 528 1.0× 432 1.1× 47 0.2× 92 0.4× 501 2.3× 77 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Galvin

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Galvin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Robert Galvin. 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 Robert Galvin. The network helps show where Robert Galvin may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Galvin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Galvin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Galvin 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 Robert Galvin. Robert Galvin 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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Galvin, Robert. (2020). Crime Scene Documentation. 2 indexed citations
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Galvin, Robert. (2016). How Employers Are Responding to the ACA. New England Journal of Medicine. 374(7). 604–606. 2 indexed citations
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Kim, Annice, Jeanette M. Renaud, Jingsan Zhu, et al.. (2012). Application of the RE-AIM Framework to Evaluate the Impact of a Worksite-Based Financial Incentive Intervention for Smoking Cessation. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 54(5). 610–614. 24 indexed citations
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Volpp, Kevin G., David A. Asch, Robert Galvin, & George Loewenstein. (2011). Redesigning Employee Health Incentives — Lessons from Behavioral Economics. New England Journal of Medicine. 365(5). 388–390. 162 indexed citations
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Galvin, Robert. (2010). Thinking clearly about payment reform.. PubMed. 16(2). 89–91. 2 indexed citations
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Donelan, Karen, et al.. (2010). Experience with Health Coach-Mediated Physician Referral in an Employed Insured Population. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 25(10). 1071–1077. 3 indexed citations
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Volpp, Kevin G., Andrea B. Troxel, Mark V. Pauly, et al.. (2009). A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation. New England Journal of Medicine. 360(7). 699–709. 602 indexed citations breakdown →
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Galvin, Robert. (2008). Still in the Game — Harnessing Employer Inventiveness in U.S. Health Care Reform. New England Journal of Medicine. 359(14). 1421–1423. 2 indexed citations
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Caplan, Arthur L., Karen Davis, Susan Dentzer, et al.. (2008). Health of the Nation — Coverage for All Americans. New England Journal of Medicine. 359(8). 777–780. 5 indexed citations
10.
Evans, Melanie, Robert Galvin, & Paul Β. Ginsburg. (2007). Transparent challenges. Leaders see value in reporting of price, quality data, but effects may be marginal.. PubMed. 37(46). 20–3. 1 indexed citations
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Galvin, Robert. (2006). Pay-For-Performance: Too Much Of A Good Thing? A Conversation With Martin Roland. Health Affairs. 25(Suppl1). W412–W419. 32 indexed citations
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Galvin, Robert & Suzanne Delbanco. (2006). Between A Rock And A Hard Place: Understanding The Employer Mind-Set. Health Affairs. 25(6). 1548–1555. 23 indexed citations
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Galvin, Robert, et al.. (2005). Has The Leapfrog Group Had An Impact On The Health Care Market?. Health Affairs. 24(1). 228–233. 64 indexed citations
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Brantes, François de, Raymond Fabius, & Robert Galvin. (2004). Transparency Is a Prerequisite of Pay for Performance. The American Heart Hospital Journal. 2(3). 170–174. 2 indexed citations
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Galvin, Robert & Elizabeth A. McGlynn. (2003). Using Performance Measurement to Drive Improvement. Medical Care. 41(Supplement). I–48. 5 indexed citations
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Bohmer, Richard M.J., Ingrid M. Nembhard, & Robert Galvin. (2003). Bridges to Excellence: Bringing Quality Health Care to Life. 1 indexed citations
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Galvin, Robert. (2003). Purchasing Health Care: An Opportunity For A Public-Private Partnership. Health Affairs. 22(2). 191–195. 7 indexed citations
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Galvin, Robert & Arnold Milstein. (2002). Large Employers' New Strategies in Health Care. New England Journal of Medicine. 347(12). 939–942. 85 indexed citations
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Galvin, Robert, et al.. (2001). Creating, connecting and supporting active consumers. Journal of Medical Marketing Device Diagnostic and Pharmaceutical Marketing. 2(1). 73–80. 6 indexed citations
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Galvin, Robert. (1993). Physician payment in Canada, Germany, and the United States.. PubMed. 19(3). 22–8.

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