Stephen B. Soumerai

25.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
242 papers, 19.5k citations indexed

About

Stephen B. Soumerai is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions and Geriatrics and Gerontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen B. Soumerai has authored 242 papers receiving a total of 19.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 65 papers in General Health Professions and 56 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology. Recurrent topics in Stephen B. Soumerai's work include Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (66 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (66 papers) and Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (55 papers). Stephen B. Soumerai is often cited by papers focused on Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (66 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (66 papers) and Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (55 papers). Stephen B. Soumerai collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Stephen B. Soumerai's co-authors include Dennis Ross‐Degnan, Jerry Avorn, Anita K. Wagner, F. Zhang, Alyce S. Adams, Jerry H. Gurwitz, Niteesh K. Choudhry, Robert H. Fletcher, Fang Zhang and Thomas McLaughlin and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Stephen B. Soumerai

239 papers receiving 18.5k 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.

Segmented regression analysis of interrupted time series studies in medication use research

2002 2.4k citations Stephen B. Soumerai, Dennis Ross‐Degnan et al. profile →
Systematic Review: The Relationship between Clinical Experience and Quality of Health Care

2005 1.0k citations Stephen B. Soumerai et al. profile →
Improving Drug-Therapy Decisions through Educational Outreach

1983 697 citations Stephen B. Soumerai et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Reducing Antibiotic Use in Children: A Randomized Trial in 12 Practices

2001 562 citations Stephen B. Soumerai et al. profile →
Evidence of self-report bias in assessing adherence to guidelines

1999 535 citations Alyce S. Adams, Stephen B. Soumerai et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stephen B. Soumerai United States	71	6.4k	5.4k	3.1k	2.7k	2.6k	242	19.5k
Dennis Ross‐Degnan United States	64	5.9k 0.9×	4.2k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	2.4k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	311	16.9k
William H. Shrank United States	64	5.2k 0.8×	3.5k 0.6×	3.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.6×	4.6k 1.8×	252	14.3k
Troyen A. Brennan United States	72	5.0k 0.8×	6.8k 1.3×	1.8k 0.6×	3.7k 1.3×	3.4k 1.3×	314	22.6k
Jeffrey Johnson Canada	78	4.6k 0.7×	4.1k 0.8×	2.8k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	531	24.1k
Morris Weinberger United States	65	3.3k 0.5×	4.8k 0.9×	4.1k 1.3×	2.1k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	321	17.4k
Jerry H. Gurwitz United States	83	4.5k 0.7×	3.6k 0.7×	6.1k 2.0×	2.3k 0.8×	2.3k 0.9×	426	23.8k
Sebastian Schneeweiß United States	98	9.1k 1.4×	2.5k 0.5×	3.2k 1.1×	2.2k 0.8×	2.3k 0.9×	564	35.1k
Niteesh K. Choudhry United States	61	4.0k 0.6×	2.5k 0.5×	1.9k 0.6×	1.7k 0.6×	3.6k 1.4×	291	13.5k
Jerry Avorn United States	102	11.1k 1.7×	5.2k 1.0×	5.4k 1.8×	3.6k 1.3×	4.0k 1.5×	517	38.6k
Robyn Tamblyn Canada	57	2.2k 0.3×	2.7k 0.5×	3.0k 1.0×	2.8k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	256	13.7k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bruce, Susan, et al.. (2023). Ayres Sensory Integration Therapy for a Child With Rett Syndrome: A Case Report. PubMed. 17. 193440715–193440715.

Galbraith, Alison, Becky A. Briesacher, Fang Zhang, et al.. (2020). Cost-related Medication Nonadherence and Its Risk Factors Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Medical Care. 59(1). 13–21. 26 indexed citations

Bruce, Susan, et al.. (2019). Sensory Integration and Functional Reaching in Children With Rett Syndrome/Rett-Related Disorders. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 13. 3881567696–3881567696. 9 indexed citations

Burns, Marguerite, Haiden A. Huskamp, Jessica C. Smith, Jeanne M. Madden, & Stephen B. Soumerai. (2016). The Effects of the Transition From Medicaid to Medicare on Health Care Use for Adults With Mental Illness. Medical Care. 54(9). 868–877. 14 indexed citations

Naci, Huseyin, Stephen B. Soumerai, Dennis Ross‐Degnan, et al.. (2014). Persistent Medication Affordability Problems Among Disabled Medicare Beneficiaries After Part D, 2006–2011. Medical Care. 52(11). 951–956. 7 indexed citations

Blanchard, Janice, et al.. (2013). The Relationship Between Emergency Department Use and Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence Among Medicare Beneficiaries. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 62(5). 475–485. 31 indexed citations

Calderwood, Michael S., Ken Kleinman, Stephen B. Soumerai, et al.. (2013). Impact of Medicare's Payment Policy on Mediastinitis Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in US Hospitals. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 35(2). 144–151. 23 indexed citations

Wharam, J. Frank, Amy J. Graves, Fang Zhang, et al.. (2012). Two-year Trends in Cancer Screening Among Low Socioeconomic Status Women in an HMO-based High-deductible Health Plan. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 27(9). 1112–1119. 21 indexed citations

Wharam, J. Frank, et al.. (2011). High-deductible insurance: two-year emergency department and hospital use.. PubMed. 17(10). e410–8. 17 indexed citations

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Madden, Jeanne M., Amy J. Graves, Dennis Ross‐Degnan, Becky A. Briesacher, & Stephen B. Soumerai. (2009). Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence After Implementation of Medicare Part D, 2006-2007. JAMA. 302(16). 1755–1755. 42 indexed citations

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Adams, Alyce S., Fang Zhang, Robert F. LeCates, et al.. (2009). Prior Authorization for Antidepressants in Medicaid. Archives of Internal Medicine. 169(8). 750–750. 33 indexed citations

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Zerzan, Judy, Nancy E. Morden, Stephen B. Soumerai, et al.. (2006). Trends and Geographic Variation of Opiate Medication Use in State Medicaid Fee-For-Service Programs, 1996 to 2002. Medical Care. 44(11). 1005–1010. 118 indexed citations

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Soumerai, Stephen B., Fang Zhang, Dennis Ross‐Degnan, et al.. (2006). Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence Among Elderly and Disabled Medicare Beneficiaries. Archives of Internal Medicine. 166(17). 1829–1829. 210 indexed citations

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Elliott, Rachel, Sumit R. Majumdar, Muriel R. Gillick, & Stephen B. Soumerai. (2005). Benefits and Consequences for the Poor and the Disabled. New England Journal of Medicine. 353(26). 2739–2741. 24 indexed citations

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Pearson, Sallie‐Anne, et al.. (2003). Changing medication use in managed care: a critical review of the available evidence.. PubMed. 9(11). 715–31. 25 indexed citations

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Soumerai, Stephen B.. (2003). Unintended outcomes of medicaid drug cost-containment policies on the chronically mentally ill.. PubMed. 64 Suppl 17. 19–22. 24 indexed citations

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Soumerai, Stephen B., Alyce S. Adams, & Dennis Ross‐Degnan. (2001). Medicare Prescription Coverage and Congressional Gridlock: Time for Compromise. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 16(12). 864–866. 1 indexed citations

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Gelfand, Alan E., et al.. (2000). Conditional categorical response models with application to treatment of acute myocardial infarction. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics). 49(2). 171–186. 4 indexed citations

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Soumerai, Stephen B., Thomas McLaughlin, Jerry H. Gurwitz, et al.. (1999). Effect of Local Medical Opinion Leaders on Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Survey of Anesthesiology. 43(5). 256–257. 36 indexed citations

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Ross‐Degnan, Dennis, Stephen B. Soumerai, Eric E. Fortess, & Jerry H. Gurwitz. (1993). Examining product risk in context. Market withdrawal of zomepirac as a case study.. PubMed. 270(16). 1937–42. 64 indexed citations

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