Robert H. Brook

35.8k total citations · 11 hit papers
493 papers, 26.4k citations indexed

About

Robert H. Brook is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert H. Brook has authored 493 papers receiving a total of 26.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 205 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 192 papers in General Health Professions and 53 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Robert H. Brook's work include Healthcare Policy and Management (158 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (101 papers) and Primary Care and Health Outcomes (64 papers). Robert H. Brook is often cited by papers focused on Healthcare Policy and Management (158 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (101 papers) and Primary Care and Health Outcomes (64 papers). Robert H. Brook collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Robert H. Brook's co-authors include Jacqueline Kosecoff, Arlène Fink, Elizabeth A. McGlynn, M R Chassin, Ron D. Hays, Alexander Fink, Kathleen N Lohr, Paul G Shekelle, Allyson Ross Davies and Mark R. Chassin and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Robert H. Brook

479 papers receiving 24.0k citations

Hit Papers

Consensus methods: characteristics and guidelines for use. 1978 2026 1994 2010 1984 1995 1998 2000 1998 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Consensus methods: characteristics and guidelines for use.
    1984 1.5k citations Jacqueline Kosecoff, Robert H. Brook et al. profile →
  2. Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Men Treated for Localized Prostate Cancer
    1995 857 citations Mark S. Litwin, Ron D. Hays et al. JAMA profile →
  3. The UCLA Prostate Cancer Index
    1998 710 citations Mark S. Litwin, Ron D. Hays et al. profile →
  4. The Public Release of Performance Data
    2000 677 citations Paul G Shekelle, Robert H. Brook et al. JAMA profile →
  5. How Good Is the Quality of Health Care in the United States?
    1998 641 citations Robert H. Brook et al. profile →
  6. A Method for the Detailed Assessment of the Appropriateness of Medical Technologies
    1986 600 citations Robert H. Brook, Mark R. Chassin et al. profile →
  7. Conceptualization and Measurement of Health for Adults in the Health Insurance Study
    1978 549 citations Robert H. Brook, Allyson Ross Davies et al. profile →
  8. Variations in the Use of Medical and Surgical Services by the Medicare Population
    1986 535 citations Mark R. Chassin, Robert H. Brook et al. profile →
  9. Factors Affecting Physician Professional Satisfaction and Their Implications for Patient Care, Health Systems, and Health Policy.
    2014 529 citations Robert H. Brook et al. PubMed profile →
  10. Does Free Care Improve Adults' Health?
    1983 513 citations Robert H. Brook, Emmett B. Keeler et al. profile →
  11. The functional status questionnaire
    1986 411 citations Lisa V. Rubenstein, Arlène Fink et al. Journal of General Internal Medicine profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert H. Brook United States 74 10.3k 8.4k 3.7k 3.1k 3.0k 493 26.4k
Mark Sculpher United Kingdom 77 5.6k 0.5× 10.6k 1.3× 2.3k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 4.4k 1.5× 361 27.3k
David L. Sackett Canada 63 10.9k 1.1× 4.8k 0.6× 7.0k 1.9× 4.8k 1.6× 4.5k 1.5× 197 36.9k
Robert L Kane United States 90 12.4k 1.2× 4.2k 0.5× 3.7k 1.0× 1.6k 0.5× 4.4k 1.5× 629 33.0k
Andrew Briggs United Kingdom 81 5.8k 0.6× 11.5k 1.4× 2.8k 0.8× 3.6k 1.2× 4.6k 1.5× 422 31.9k
Amiram Gafni Canada 75 11.1k 1.1× 5.1k 0.6× 5.5k 1.5× 1.3k 0.4× 2.3k 0.8× 472 23.7k
Kathleen N Lohr United States 80 8.5k 0.8× 4.3k 0.5× 8.5k 2.3× 1.6k 0.5× 2.4k 0.8× 367 32.5k
Jerry Avorn United States 102 5.2k 0.5× 11.1k 1.3× 3.6k 1.0× 1.8k 0.6× 4.0k 1.3× 517 38.6k
Robert M. Kaplan United States 80 6.0k 0.6× 3.9k 0.5× 3.0k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.4× 404 22.2k
E. John Orav United States 95 8.0k 0.8× 4.8k 0.6× 3.4k 0.9× 1.8k 0.6× 4.8k 1.6× 446 33.5k
Albert W. Wu United States 87 8.5k 0.8× 3.6k 0.4× 7.3k 2.0× 2.1k 0.7× 2.6k 0.9× 434 32.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dawes, Aaron J., Greg D. Sacks, Jack Needleman, et al.. (2019). Injury-specific variables improve risk adjustment and hospital quality assessment in severe traumatic brain injury. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 87(2). 386–392. 8 indexed citations
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Lawson, Elise H., Rachel Louie, David S. Zingmond, et al.. (2014). Using Both Clinical Registry and Administrative Claims Data to Measure Risk-adjusted Surgical Outcomes. Annals of Surgery. 263(1). 50–57. 37 indexed citations
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Brook, Robert H.. (2009). Disruption and Innovation in Health Care. JAMA. 302(13). 1465–1465. 12 indexed citations
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Lotstein, Debra, Moira Inkelas, Ron D. Hays, Neal Halfon, & Robert H. Brook. (2008). Access to Care for Youth with Special Health Care Needs in the Transition to Adulthood. Journal of Adolescent Health. 43(1). 23–29. 96 indexed citations
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Newhouse, Joseph P., Robert H. Brook, Naihua Duan, et al.. (2008). Attrition in the RAND Health Insurance Experiment: A Response to Nyman. Journal of Health Politics Policy and Law. 33(2). 295–308. 14 indexed citations
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Broder, Michael S., et al.. (2005). Measures of surgical quality: what will patients know by 2005?. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 11(3). 209–217. 3 indexed citations
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Chaudhry, Saima, Arlène Fink, Lillian Gelberg, & Robert H. Brook. (2003). Utilization of papanicolaou smears by South Asian women living in the United States. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 18(5). 377–384. 36 indexed citations
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Litwin, Mark S., Michael Steinberg, Jennifer Malin, et al.. (2000). Prostate Cancer Patient Outcomes and Choice of Providers: Development of an Infrastructure for Quality Assessment. RAND Corporation eBooks. 36 indexed citations
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Washington, Donna L., et al.. (2000). Safely directing patients to appropriate levels of care: Guideline-driven triage in the emergency service. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 36(1). 15–22. 40 indexed citations
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Shekelle, Paul G, Eric L. Hurwitz, Ian Coulter, et al.. (1995). The appropriateness of chiropractic spinal manipulation for low back pain: a pilot study.. PubMed. 18(5). 265–70. 14 indexed citations
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Vickrey, Barbara G., Ron D. Hays, Rebecca Rausch, et al.. (1993). Quality of life of epilepsy surgery patients compared to outpatients with hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and. 32(2). 2 indexed citations
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Rubin, Haya R., et al.. (1993). Watching the Doctor-Watchers. Survey of Anesthesiology. 37(2). 112–112. 4 indexed citations
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Radcliffe, Robert C., Robert H. Brook, & Haim Levy. (1992). Active Timing Decisions of Equity Mutual Funds. Financial Services Review. 2(1). 21–39. 1 indexed citations
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Brook, Robert H., Jacqueline Kosecoff, Rolla Edward Park, et al.. (1988). Diagnosis and Treatment of Coronary Disease. 17. 39–44. 3 indexed citations
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Kosecoff, Jacqueline, Arlène Fink, Robert H. Brook, & Mark R. Chassin. (1987). The appropriateness of using a medical procedure. Is information in the medical record valid?. PubMed. 25(3). 196–201. 42 indexed citations
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Newhouse, Joseph P., Willard G. Manning, Carl N. Morris, Larry L. Orr, & Robert H. Brook. (1985). Some Interim Results from a Controlled Trial in Health Insurance. 43(1). 1015–24. 3 indexed citations
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Brook, Robert H. & Kathleen N Lohr. (1981). The Definition of Quality and Approaches to Its Assessment. Health Services Research. 16(2). 236–237. 28 indexed citations
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Brook, Robert H., Kathleen N. Williams, & Allyson Ross Davies. (1976). Quality Assurance Today and Tomorrow. 52(34). 12130–12142. 1 indexed citations
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Brook, Robert H. & Kathleen N. Williams. (1976). Evaluation of the new mexico peer review system, 1971 to 1973.. PubMed. 14(12 Suppl). 1–122. 31 indexed citations

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