Ryan D. McMahan

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
23 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Ryan D. McMahan is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Ryan D. McMahan has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 11 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 10 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Ryan D. McMahan's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (19 papers), Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (10 papers) and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (9 papers). Ryan D. McMahan is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (19 papers), Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (10 papers) and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (9 papers). Ryan D. McMahan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Canada. Ryan D. McMahan's co-authors include Rebecca L. Sudore, Deborah E. Barnes, Mariko Feuz, Sara J. Knight, Christine S. Ritchie, Jean S. Kutner, Daniel D. Matlock, Joan M. Teno, Judy Thomas and Ida J. Korfage and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and Journal of General Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Ryan D. McMahan

21 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Defining Advance Care Planning for Adults: A Consensus De... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2020 250 500 750 1000
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. Defining Advance Care Planning for Adults: A Consensus Definition From a Multidisciplinary Delphi Panel
    2017 1.0k citations Rebecca L. Sudore, Hillary D. Lum et al. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management profile →
  2. Deconstructing the Complexities of Advance Care Planning Outcomes: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go? A Scoping Review
    2020 279 citations Ryan D. McMahan, Rebecca L. Sudore et al. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ryan D. McMahan United States 16 2.1k 977 821 542 473 23 2.2k
Karen Detering Australia 20 2.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.1× 890 1.1× 602 1.1× 750 1.6× 67 2.8k
Elizabeth L. Nielsen United States 22 1.9k 0.9× 669 0.7× 1.3k 1.6× 453 0.8× 787 1.7× 41 2.4k
Bernard J. Hammes United States 19 1.7k 0.8× 876 0.9× 598 0.7× 492 0.9× 431 0.9× 37 1.8k
Arianne Brinkman‐Stoppelenburg Netherlands 11 1.3k 0.6× 512 0.5× 326 0.4× 332 0.6× 431 0.9× 27 1.4k
Jeroen Hasselaar Netherlands 26 1.8k 0.9× 734 0.8× 251 0.3× 412 0.8× 448 0.9× 81 2.1k
Lara Pivodic Belgium 19 1.1k 0.5× 782 0.8× 281 0.3× 193 0.4× 401 0.8× 57 1.4k
Dirk Houttekier Belgium 30 3.3k 1.6× 1.7k 1.7× 778 0.9× 776 1.4× 1.2k 2.5× 57 3.7k
Judy Thomas United States 7 1.0k 0.5× 496 0.5× 381 0.5× 247 0.5× 256 0.5× 16 1.1k
Eduardo Garralda Spain 21 1.3k 0.6× 429 0.4× 202 0.2× 406 0.7× 375 0.8× 52 1.5k
Liliana De Lima United States 27 1.8k 0.9× 487 0.5× 237 0.3× 628 1.2× 444 0.9× 104 2.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McMahan, Ryan D., Susan E. Hickman, & Rebecca L. Sudore. (2024). What Clinicians and Researchers Should Know About the Evolving Field of Advance Care Planning: a Narrative Review. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 39(4). 652–660. 19 indexed citations
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Gilissen, Joni, Aiesha Volow, Ying Shi, et al.. (2024). Action plans increase advance care planning documentation and engagement among English and Spanish‐speaking older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 72(12). 3833–3839.
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McMahan, Ryan D. & Rebecca L. Sudore. (2024). Making advance care planning easier for adults with kidney disease and their clinicians. Nature Reviews Nephrology. 20(9). 564–565.
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Feuz, Mariko, et al.. (2022). Surrogate Decision Makers Need Better Preparation for Their Role: Advice from Experienced Surrogates. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 25(6). 857–863. 25 indexed citations
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McMahan, Ryan D., Deborah E. Barnes, Christine S. Ritchie, et al.. (2020). Anxious, Depressed, and Planning for the Future: Advance Care Planning in Diverse Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 68(11). 2638–2642. 8 indexed citations
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Feuz, Mariko, Mary Katen, Aiesha Volow, et al.. (2019). Leveraging In-Home Supportive Services Programs to Engage People in Advance Care Planning: Input from Staff, Providers, and Client Stakeholders. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 22(11). 1430–1438. 2 indexed citations
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Nouri, Sarah, Deborah E. Barnes, Aiesha Volow, et al.. (2019). Health Literacy Matters More Than Experience for Advance Care Planning Knowledge Among Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 67(10). 2151–2156. 47 indexed citations
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Katen, Mary, Mariko Feuz, Ryan D. McMahan, et al.. (2018). Symptom Assessment Solutions for In-Home Supportive Services and Diverse Older Adults: A Roadmap for Change. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 21(10). 1486–1493. 3 indexed citations
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Petrillo, Laura A., Ryan D. McMahan, Victoria Tang, Daniel Dohan, & Rebecca L. Sudore. (2018). Older Adult and Surrogate Perspectives on Serious, Difficult, and Important Medical Decisions. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 66(8). 1515–1523. 18 indexed citations
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David, Daniel, Deborah E. Barnes, Ryan D. McMahan, et al.. (2018). Patient Activation: A Key Component of Successful Advance Care Planning. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 21(12). 1778–1782. 15 indexed citations
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Walker, Evan J., Ryan D. McMahan, Deborah E. Barnes, et al.. (2017). Advance Care Planning Documentation Practices and Accessibility in the Electronic Health Record: Implications for Patient Safety. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 55(2). 256–264. 58 indexed citations
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Sudore, Rebecca L., Hillary D. Lum, John J. You, et al.. (2017). Defining Advance Care Planning for Adults: A Consensus Definition From a Multidisciplinary Delphi Panel. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 53(5). 821–832.e1. 1039 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sudore, Rebecca L., John Boscardin, Mariko Feuz, et al.. (2017). Effect of the PREPARE Website vs an Easy-to-Read Advance Directive on Advance Care Planning Documentation and Engagement Among Veterans. JAMA Internal Medicine. 177(8). 1102–1102. 162 indexed citations
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Lakin, Joshua R., et al.. (2016). Emergency Physicians' Experience with Advance Care Planning Documentation in the Electronic Medical Record: Useful, Needed, and Elusive. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 19(6). 632–638. 37 indexed citations
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Sudore, Rebecca L., Gem M. Le, Ryan D. McMahan, et al.. (2015). The advance care planning PREPARE study among older Veterans with serious and chronic illness: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 16(1). 42–42. 26 indexed citations
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Chiu, Catherine, Mariko Feuz, Ryan D. McMahan, Yinghui Miao, & Rebecca L. Sudore. (2015). “Doctor, Make My Decisions”: Decision Control Preferences, Advance Care Planning, and Satisfaction With Communication Among Diverse Older Adults. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 51(1). 33–40. 59 indexed citations
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Sudore, Rebecca L., Sara J. Knight, Mariko Feuz, et al.. (2014). A Novel Website to Prepare Diverse Older Adults for Decision Making and Advance Care Planning: A Pilot Study (S763). Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 47(2). 504–505. 1 indexed citations
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Sudore, Rebecca L., Anita L. Stewart, Sara J. Knight, et al.. (2013). Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Detect Behavior Change in Multiple Advance Care Planning Behaviors. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e72465–e72465. 117 indexed citations
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Sudore, Rebecca L., Sara J. Knight, Ryan D. McMahan, et al.. (2013). A Novel Website to Prepare Diverse Older Adults for Decision Making and Advance Care Planning: A Pilot Study. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 47(4). 674–686. 145 indexed citations
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McMahan, Ryan D., Sara J. Knight, Terri R. Fried, & Rebecca L. Sudore. (2012). Advance Care Planning Beyond Advance Directives: Perspectives From Patients and Surrogates. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 46(3). 355–365. 143 indexed citations

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