Susan M. Alferi

2.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
10 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Susan M. Alferi is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Oncology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan M. Alferi has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 4 papers in Oncology and 3 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Susan M. Alferi's work include Cancer survivorship and care (4 papers), Family Support in Illness (4 papers) and Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response (3 papers). Susan M. Alferi is often cited by papers focused on Cancer survivorship and care (4 papers), Family Support in Illness (4 papers) and Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response (3 papers). Susan M. Alferi collaborates with scholars based in United States. Susan M. Alferi's co-authors include Michael H. Antoni, Charles S. Carver, A. Boyers, Bonnie A. McGregor, Jenifer L. Culver, Patricia L. Arena, Susan Yount, Alicia Price, Jessica M. Lehman and Suzanne D. Harris and has published in prestigious journals such as Health Psychology, Psychosomatic Medicine and Journal of Psychosomatic Research.

In The Last Decade

Susan M. Alferi

10 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Cognitive-behavioral stress management intervention decre... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 2001 200 400 600
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. Cognitive-behavioral stress management intervention decreases the prevalence of depression and enhances benefit finding among women under treatment for early-stage breast cancer.
    2001 719 citations Michael H. Antoni, Jessica M. Lehman et al. Health Psychology profile →
  2. Cognitive-behavioral stress management intervention decreases the prevalence of depression and enhances benefit finding among women under treatment for early-stage breast cancer.
    2001 653 citations Michael H. Antoni, Jessica M. Lehman et al. Health Psychology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Susan M. Alferi United States 10 1.1k 780 682 625 426 10 2.2k
A. Boyers United States 7 997 0.9× 775 1.0× 586 0.9× 643 1.0× 459 1.1× 12 2.1k
Patricia L. Arena United States 10 1.1k 1.0× 721 0.9× 709 1.0× 552 0.9× 354 0.8× 10 2.1k
Jessica M. Lehman United States 6 961 0.9× 684 0.9× 587 0.9× 471 0.8× 401 0.9× 7 1.8k
Alicia Price United States 6 834 0.8× 603 0.8× 510 0.7× 566 0.9× 367 0.9× 7 1.9k
Jenifer L. Culver United States 14 835 0.8× 646 0.8× 579 0.8× 631 1.0× 333 0.8× 19 2.1k
Kristin Kilbourn United States 20 821 0.8× 613 0.8× 527 0.8× 477 0.8× 261 0.6× 47 2.0k
Melissa Chan Hong Kong 9 1.2k 1.1× 584 0.7× 496 0.7× 697 1.1× 130 0.3× 16 2.3k
Sigrun Vehling Germany 22 960 0.9× 473 0.6× 362 0.5× 485 0.8× 184 0.4× 50 1.8k
F I Fawzy United States 11 729 0.7× 481 0.6× 317 0.5× 260 0.4× 161 0.4× 13 1.6k
Hayley Pessin United States 25 862 0.8× 617 0.8× 332 0.5× 1.0k 1.7× 397 0.9× 50 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Susan M. Alferi

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susan M. Alferi

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All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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McGregor, Bonnie A., Michael H. Antoni, A. Boyers, et al.. (2004). Cognitive–behavioral stress management increases benefit finding and immune function among women with early-stage breast cancer. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 56(1). 1–8. 199 indexed citations
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Alferi, Susan M., Charles S. Carver, Michael H. Antoni, Sharlene Weiss, & Ron E. Durán. (2001). An exploratory study of social support, distress, and life disruption among low-income hispanic women under treatment for early stage breast cancer.. Health Psychology. 20(1). 41–46. 140 indexed citations
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Alferi, Susan M., Michael H. Antoni, Gail Ironson, Kristin Kilbourn, & Charles S. Carver. (2001). Factors predicting the use of complementary therapies in a multi-ethnic sample of early-stage breast cancer patients.. PubMed. 56(3). 120–3, 126. 45 indexed citations
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Antoni, Michael H., Jessica M. Lehman, A. Boyers, et al.. (2001). Cognitive-behavioral stress management intervention decreases the prevalence of depression and enhances benefit finding among women under treatment for early-stage breast cancer.. Health Psychology. 20(1). 20–32. 719 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cruess, Dean G., Michael H. Antoni, Mahendra Kumar, et al.. (2001). Effects of stress management on testosterone levels in women with early-stage breast cancer. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 8(3). 194–207. 17 indexed citations
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Antoni, Michael H., Jessica M. Lehman, Kristin Kilbourn, et al.. (2001). Cognitive-behavioral stress management intervention decreases the prevalence of depression and enhances benefit finding among women under treatment for early-stage breast cancer.. Health Psychology. 20(1). 20–32. 653 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alferi, Susan M., Charles S. Carver, Michael H. Antoni, Sharlene Weiss, & Ron E. Durán. (2001). An exploratory study of social support, distress, and life disruption among low-income hispanic women under treatment for early stage breast cancer.. Health Psychology. 20(1). 41–46. 124 indexed citations
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Cruess, Dean G., Michael H. Antoni, Bonnie A. McGregor, et al.. (2000). Cognitive-Behavioral Stress Management Reduces Serum Cortisol By Enhancing Benefit Finding Among Women Being Treated for Early Stage Breast Cancer. Psychosomatic Medicine. 62(3). 304–308. 244 indexed citations
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Alferi, Susan M., Jenifer L. Culver, Charles S. Carver, Patricia L. Arena, & Michael H. Antoni. (1999). Religiosity, Religious Coping, and Distress. Journal of Health Psychology. 4(3). 343–356. 76 indexed citations
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Malow, Robert M., et al.. (1997). Psychosocial predictors of HIV risk among adolescent offenders who abuse drugs. Psychiatric Services. 48(2). 185–187. 13 indexed citations

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