Robert M. Arnold

33.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
654 papers, 22.8k citations indexed

About

Robert M. Arnold 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, Robert M. Arnold has authored 654 papers receiving a total of 22.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 439 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 258 papers in General Health Professions and 165 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Robert M. Arnold's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (356 papers), Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (124 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (101 papers). Robert M. Arnold is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (356 papers), Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (124 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (101 papers). Robert M. Arnold collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Robert M. Arnold's co-authors include James A. Tulsky, Anthony L. Back, Douglas B. White, Yael Schenker, Laura A. Siminoff, Keri L. Rodriguez, Steven D. Weisbord, Stuart J. Youngner, Walter F. Baile and Derek C. Angus and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Robert M. Arnold

618 papers receiving 21.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Association Between Palliative Care and Patient and Caregiver Outcomes

2016 723 citations Dio Kavalieratos, Jennifer Corbelli et al. profile →
Decision Making in Advanced Heart Failure

2012 554 citations Robert M. Arnold et al. profile →
Approaching Difficult Communication Tasks in Oncology

2005 468 citations Robert M. Arnold et al. profile →
A Randomized Trial of a Family-Support Intervention in Intensive Care Units

2018 304 citations Douglas B. White, Derek C. Angus et al. profile →
What’s Wrong With Advance Care Planning?

2021 237 citations Robert M. Arnold et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Robert M. Arnold	14.7k	7.8k	5.1k	3.9k	3.8k	654	22.8k
J. Randall Curtis	17.4k 1.2×	7.1k 0.9×	5.2k 1.0×	9.8k 2.5×	6.2k 1.6×	596	29.6k
Irene J Higginson	25.6k 1.7×	11.2k 1.4×	8.9k 1.7×	3.4k 0.9×	8.7k 2.3×	762	38.8k
James A. Tulsky	11.4k 0.8×	6.0k 0.8×	3.5k 0.7×	3.2k 0.8×	3.5k 0.9×	323	16.6k
R. Sean Morrison	9.9k 0.7×	4.4k 0.6×	3.9k 0.8×	2.2k 0.6×	2.7k 0.7×	227	16.6k
Vincent Mor	9.2k 0.6×	16.5k 2.1×	2.2k 0.4×	1.3k 0.3×	3.4k 0.9×	599	31.0k
Paul D. Cleary	5.1k 0.3×	13.8k 1.8×	1.9k 0.4×	635 0.2×	2.3k 0.6×	348	29.2k
Patricia M. Davidson	4.3k 0.3×	5.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.2×	1.3k 0.3×	2.4k 0.6×	786	18.2k
Dawn Stacey	6.6k 0.4×	11.4k 1.5×	1.9k 0.4×	546 0.1×	981 0.3×	343	17.3k
Sabina De Geest	2.9k 0.2×	3.4k 0.4×	2.1k 0.4×	658 0.2×	879 0.2×	423	16.9k
Diane L. Fairclough	4.3k 0.3×	2.2k 0.3×	4.1k 0.8×	549 0.1×	2.4k 0.6×	254	16.3k

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White, Douglas B., Bryan J. McVerry, Rebecca A. Grier, et al.. (2025). Surrogate Perspectives on the Communication and Support Processes That Enable Them as Active Decision-Makers Across Chronic Critical Illness. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 100220–100220.

Bell, Sarah, Andrew D. Althouse, Robert M. Arnold, et al.. (2024). Associations of Health Care Utilization and Therapeutic Alliance in Patients with Advanced Cancer. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 27(4). 515–520.

Andersen, Sarah K., et al.. (2023). Prevalence of long-term decision regret and associated risk factors in a large cohort of ICU surrogate decision makers. Critical Care. 27(1). 61–61. 17 indexed citations

Schell, Jane O., Yael Schenker, Gina M. Piscitello, et al.. (2023). Implementing a Serious Illness Risk Prediction Model: Impact on Goals of Care Documentation. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 66(6). 603–610.e3. 7 indexed citations

McDarby, Meghan, et al.. (2022). Empathic Communication in Specialty Palliative Care Encounters: An Analysis of Opportunities and Responses. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 25(11). 1622–1628. 11 indexed citations

Periyakoil, Vyjeyanthi S., et al.. (2022). Caught in a Loop with Advance Care Planning and Advance Directives: How to Move Forward?. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 25(3). 355–360. 27 indexed citations

Vergo, Maxwell T., et al.. (2022). Low-Cost, Low-Resource Training Model to Enhance and Sustain Serious Illness Conversation Skills for Internal Medicine Residents. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 25(11). 1708–1714. 4 indexed citations

Arnold, Robert M., et al.. (2022). Teaching Communication Skills in Real Time #438. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 25(5). 832–833. 2 indexed citations

Salem, Karim M., et al.. (2022). Improving Code Status Documentation Rates Using Communication Skills Training in Vascular Surgery: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 25(4). 628–635. 2 indexed citations

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Hinds, Pamela S., et al.. (2022). Vulnerability of Inexperience: A Qualitative Exploration of Physician Grief and Coping after Impactful Pediatric Patient Deaths. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 25(10). 1476–1483. 8 indexed citations

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Arnold, Robert M., et al.. (2021). Functional Status Assessment in Serious Illness #416. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 24(6). 946–948. 6 indexed citations

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Ernecoff, Natalie C., Andrew Bilderback, Johanna Bellon, et al.. (2021). Associations between Reason for Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation, Timing, and Cost Savings. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 24(10). 1525–1538. 12 indexed citations

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Vergo, Maxwell T., et al.. (2021). Getting Creative: Pilot Study of a Coached Writing Intervention in Patients with Advanced Cancer at a Rural Academic Medical Center. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 25(3). 472–478. 2 indexed citations

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Arnold, Robert M., et al.. (2021). Fecal Incontinence in Palliative Care Settings #424. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 24(10). 1570–1571. 5 indexed citations

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Childers, Julie, et al.. (2021). An Innovative Application of Online Learning for Hospice Education in Medicine Trainees. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 24(6). 919–923. 5 indexed citations

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Resick, Judith, Robert M. Arnold, Thomas W. LeBlanc, et al.. (2020). Primary Palliative Care for Patients with Advanced Hematologic Malignancies: A Pilot Trial of the SHARE Intervention. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 24(6). 820–829. 11 indexed citations

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October, Tessie W., Jane O. Schell, & Robert M. Arnold. (2020). There Is No I in Team: Building Health Care Teams for Goals of Care Conversations. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 23(8). 1002–1003. 3 indexed citations

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Ernecoff, Natalie C., J. Nicholas Dionne‐Odom, Camilla Zimmermann, et al.. (2019). Comparison of Palliative Care Interventions for Cancer versus Heart Failure Patients: A Secondary Analysis of a Systematic Review. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 22(8). 966–969. 12 indexed citations

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Kavalieratos, Dio, et al.. (2019). Coaching Palliative Care Conversations: Evaluating the Impact on Resident Preparedness and Goals-of-Care Conversations. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 23(2). 220–225. 15 indexed citations

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Ernecoff, Natalie C., Devon K. Check, Laura C. Hanson, et al.. (2019). Comparing Specialty and Primary Palliative Care Interventions: Analysis of a Systematic Review. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 23(3). 389–396. 55 indexed citations

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