Robert M. Hartley

950 total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 728 citations indexed

About

Robert M. Hartley is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert M. Hartley has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 728 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in General Health Professions, 8 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 2 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Robert M. Hartley's work include Healthcare Policy and Management (7 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (5 papers) and Healthcare cost, quality, practices (4 papers). Robert M. Hartley is often cited by papers focused on Healthcare Policy and Management (7 papers), Primary Care and Health Outcomes (5 papers) and Healthcare cost, quality, practices (4 papers). Robert M. Hartley collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Africa. Robert M. Hartley's co-authors include Jerry Avorn, Conrad M. Harris, Arnold M. Epstein, B Jarman, John Charlton, Edward J. Cumella, John Z. Ayanian, Colin B. Begg, Robert S. Stern and Janet Tognetti and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, American Journal of Public Health and The American Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Robert M. Hartley

13 papers receiving 646 citations

Hit Papers

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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. Scientific versus commercial sources of influence on the prescribing behavior of physicians
    1982 442 citations Jerry Avorn, Robert M. Hartley et al. The American Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers

Robert M. Hartley
Shantanu Agrawal United States
Sandra Feibelmann United States
Colette DeJong United States
T. Donald Rucker United States
Frank Davidoff United States
Niall Brennan United States
Genevieve P. Kanter United States
Brett Montgomery Australia
David Hutchins United States
Joann Baril United States
Shantanu Agrawal United States
Robert M. Hartley
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Countries citing papers authored by Robert M. Hartley

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert M. Hartley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert M. Hartley

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

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Brent, Andrew & Robert M. Hartley. (2010). An unusual cause of recurrent falls in an older gentleman: Figure 1. BMJ Case Reports. 2010. bcr0420102910–bcr0420102910. 4 indexed citations
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Hartley, Robert M., et al.. (1989). The expense of testing in a teaching hospital: the predominant role of high-cost tests.. American Journal of Public Health. 79(10). 1389–1391. 2 indexed citations
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Epstein, Arnold M., Robert S. Stern, Janet Tognetti, et al.. (1988). The Association of Patients' Socioeconomic Characteristics with the Length of Hospital Stay and Hospital Charges within Diagnosis-Related Groups. New England Journal of Medicine. 318(24). 1579–1585. 116 indexed citations
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Hartley, Robert M., John Charlton, Conrad M. Harris, & B Jarman. (1987). Patterns of physicians' use of medical resources in ambulatory settings.. American Journal of Public Health. 77(5). 565–567. 35 indexed citations
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Hartley, Robert M., Arnold M. Epstein, Conrad M. Harris, & Barbara J. McNeil. (1987). Differences in ambulatory test ordering in England and America. Role of doctors' beliefs and attitudes. The American Journal of Medicine. 82(3). 513–517. 24 indexed citations
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Liang, Matthew H., et al.. (1987). Social and Health Policy Issues in Total Joint Replacement Surgery. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 3(3). 387–395. 2 indexed citations
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Hartley, Robert M.. (1986). ‘IMAGINE YOU'RE CLEVER’. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 27(3). 383–398. 7 indexed citations
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Hartley, Robert M., Matthew H. Liang, & Karen E. Cullen. (1985). Impact of diagnosis‐related group‐based reimbursement for treatment of rheumatic diseases in a teaching hospital. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 28(8). 846–852. 5 indexed citations
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Hartley, Robert M., John Charlton, B Jarman, & Conrad M. Harris. (1985). Case History Questionnaires in the Study of Doctors?? Use of Resources. Medical Care. 23(10). 1163–1170. 23 indexed citations
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Hartley, Robert M., et al.. (1984). Influence of patient characteristics on test ordering in general practice.. BMJ. 289(6447). 735–738. 22 indexed citations
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Hartley, Robert M., Matthew H. Liang, Barbara N. Weissman, et al.. (1984). The value of conventional views and radiographic magnification in evaluating early rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 27(7). 744–751. 19 indexed citations
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Hartley, Robert M., et al.. (1983). Confirming the diagnosis of mild hypertension.. BMJ. 286(6361). 287–289. 27 indexed citations
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Avorn, Jerry, et al.. (1982). Scientific versus commercial sources of influence on the prescribing behavior of physicians. The American Journal of Medicine. 73(1). 4–8. 442 indexed citations breakdown →

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