Sheila Decker

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Sheila Decker is a scholar working on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sheila Decker has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 5 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 4 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Sheila Decker's work include Pain Management and Opioid Use (7 papers), Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (5 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (4 papers). Sheila Decker is often cited by papers focused on Pain Management and Opioid Use (7 papers), Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (5 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (4 papers). Sheila Decker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Germany. Sheila Decker's co-authors include Keela Herr, Karen Bjøro, Carmen R. Green, Karen O. Anderson, Roger B. Fillingim, Lisa C. Campbell, Raymond C. Tait, Knox H. Todd, Tamara A. Baker and April Hazard Vallerand and has published in prestigious journals such as FEBS Letters, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management and Pain Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sheila Decker

10 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Unequal Burden of Pain: Confronting Racial and Ethnic... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 250 500 750
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. The Unequal Burden of Pain: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pain
    2003 913 citations Carmen R. Green, Karen O. Anderson et al. Pain 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
Sheila Decker United States 9 542 469 427 363 245 10 1.4k
Raymond C. Tait United States 12 500 0.9× 468 1.0× 608 1.4× 421 1.2× 340 1.4× 17 1.7k
Tamara A. Baker United States 16 501 0.9× 470 1.0× 640 1.5× 441 1.2× 349 1.4× 27 1.7k
Catherine A. Niven United Kingdom 23 295 0.5× 343 0.7× 345 0.8× 329 0.9× 183 0.7× 57 1.4k
Karen S. Feldt United States 15 556 1.0× 344 0.7× 178 0.4× 299 0.8× 311 1.3× 28 1.3k
Allen Lebovits United States 21 346 0.6× 319 0.7× 173 0.4× 245 0.7× 176 0.7× 60 1.4k
Norman Buckley Canada 21 307 0.6× 368 0.8× 216 0.5× 200 0.6× 254 1.0× 63 1.4k
Edgar H. Adams United States 21 425 0.8× 189 0.4× 326 0.8× 553 1.5× 148 0.6× 32 1.4k
Sophie Pautex Switzerland 20 326 0.6× 408 0.9× 185 0.4× 924 2.5× 375 1.5× 122 1.7k
M. Gabrielle Pagé Canada 28 467 0.9× 786 1.7× 687 1.6× 377 1.0× 187 0.8× 126 2.4k
Staja Q. Booker United States 20 202 0.4× 222 0.5× 555 1.3× 195 0.5× 224 0.9× 93 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Sheila Decker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sheila Decker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sheila Decker

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

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Wardell, Diane Wind, Sheila Decker, & Joan Engebretson. (2012). Healing Touch for Older Adults With Persistent Pain. Holistic Nursing Practice. 26(4). 194–202. 8 indexed citations
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Decker, Sheila, Diane Wind Wardell, & Stanley G. Cron. (2012). Using a Healing Touch Intervention in Older Adults With Persistent Pain. Journal of Holistic Nursing. 30(3). 205–213. 14 indexed citations
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Decker, Sheila. (2009). Behavioral Indicators of Postoperative Pain in Older Adults With Delirium. Clinical Nursing Research. 18(4). 336–347. 8 indexed citations
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Decker, Sheila, Kennith Culp, & Pamela Z. Cacchione. (2008). Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Pain Management Practices in Rural Nursing Homes Compared with Evidence-Based Criteria. Pain Management Nursing. 10(2). 58–64. 16 indexed citations
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Herr, Keela, Karen Bjøro, & Sheila Decker. (2006). Tools for Assessment of Pain in Nonverbal Older Adults with Dementia: A State-of-the-Science Review. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 31(2). 170–192. 324 indexed citations
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Herr, Keela & Sheila Decker. (2004). Assessment of pain in older adults with severe cognitive impairment. Iowa Research Online (University of Iowa). 12(4). 46–52. 21 indexed citations
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Cacchione, Pamela Z. & Sheila Decker. (2004). Caring for the incontinent elder: advanced practice nursing concepts. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 20(3). 489–497. 3 indexed citations
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Decker, Sheila & Anne Griffin Perry. (2003). The development and testing of the PATCOA to assess pain in confused older adults. Pain Management Nursing. 4(2). 77–86. 25 indexed citations
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Green, Carmen R., Karen O. Anderson, Tamara A. Baker, et al.. (2003). The Unequal Burden of Pain: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pain. Pain Medicine. 4(3). 277–294. 913 indexed citations breakdown →
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Häussinger, Dieter, C Hallbrucker, Stephan vom Dahl, et al.. (1991). Cell volume is a major determinant of proteolysis control in liver. FEBS Letters. 283(1). 70–72. 71 indexed citations

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