Virginia Pate

7.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
105 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Virginia Pate is a scholar working on Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Geriatrics and Gerontology. According to data from OpenAlex, Virginia Pate has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Surgery, 20 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 17 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology. Recurrent topics in Virginia Pate's work include Diabetes Treatment and Management (17 papers), Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (15 papers) and Pelvic floor disorders treatments (9 papers). Virginia Pate is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes Treatment and Management (17 papers), Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (15 papers) and Pelvic floor disorders treatments (9 papers). Virginia Pate collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and United Kingdom. Virginia Pate's co-authors include Michele Jönsson Funk, Jennifer L. Lund, Jennifer M. Wu, Til Stürmer‎, Mitchell M. Conover, Catherine A. Matthews, Robert S. Sandler, Deborah A. Winegar, Anne F. Peery and Todd H. Baron and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Virginia Pate

95 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Burden and Cost of Gastrointestinal, Liver, and Pancreati... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2018 2014 2021 2018 2023 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. Burden and Cost of Gastrointestinal, Liver, and Pancreatic Diseases in the United States: Update 2018
    2018 1.1k citations Anne F. Peery, Caitlin C. Murphy et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  2. Lifetime Risk of Stress Urinary Incontinence or Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery
    2014 720 citations Jennifer M. Wu, Virginia Pate et al. Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →
  3. Burden and Cost of Gastrointestinal, Liver, and Pancreatic Diseases in the United States: Update 2021
    2021 476 citations Anne F. Peery, Caitlin C. Murphy et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  4. Trends in Incidence of ACL Reconstruction and Concomitant Procedures Among Commercially Insured Individuals in the United States, 2002-2014
    2018 216 citations Jennifer L. Lund, Virginia Pate et al. profile →
  5. Incidence, Prevalence, and Racial and Ethnic Distribution of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the United States
    2023 152 citations James D. Lewis, Lauren E. Parlett et al. Gastroenterology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Virginia Pate United States 29 3.0k 1.0k 647 610 476 105 4.9k
Peter C. Minneci United States 34 2.2k 0.7× 251 0.2× 247 0.4× 717 1.2× 168 0.4× 227 4.4k
Ross Dierkhising United States 40 2.2k 0.7× 218 0.2× 627 1.0× 2.7k 4.5× 933 2.0× 181 5.6k
Patompong Ungprasert United States 46 1.3k 0.4× 1.1k 1.1× 388 0.6× 1.7k 2.7× 404 0.8× 309 7.1k
Erzsébet Horváth–Puhó Denmark 39 1.4k 0.5× 308 0.3× 599 0.9× 1.2k 2.0× 135 0.3× 215 7.0k
J. Michael Paterson Canada 41 1.3k 0.4× 887 0.9× 179 0.3× 816 1.3× 74 0.2× 175 6.1k
Kristin C. Mara United States 37 1.4k 0.5× 223 0.2× 418 0.6× 1.5k 2.4× 108 0.2× 275 4.4k
Kia Saeian United States 40 2.2k 0.7× 308 0.3× 344 0.5× 2.8k 4.7× 572 1.2× 133 5.2k
Ann Cranney Canada 51 2.9k 1.0× 591 0.6× 2.4k 3.7× 1.7k 2.8× 1.4k 2.9× 113 9.3k
Laura E. Targownik Canada 44 2.5k 0.9× 137 0.1× 791 1.2× 2.1k 3.4× 1.7k 3.5× 222 6.4k
Egil Arnesen Norway 33 1.1k 0.4× 1.5k 1.4× 195 0.3× 478 0.8× 73 0.2× 52 4.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Virginia Pate

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Virginia Pate

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All Works

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Peery, Anne F., Caitlin C. Murphy, Chelsea Anderson, et al.. (2025). Burden and Cost of Gastrointestinal, Liver, and Pancreatic Diseases in the United States: Update 2024. Gastroenterology. 168(5). 1000–1024. 14 indexed citations
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Brensinger, Colleen, Virginia Pate, Shazia Mehmood Siddique, et al.. (2025). Association of Race and Ethnicity With Healthcare Utilization for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the United States: A Retrospective Cohort Study. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 121(1). 195–204.
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Wang, Tiansheng, Virginia Pate, Dae Hyun Kim, et al.. (2025). Developing a novel algorithm to identify incident and prevalent dementia in Medicare claims—the ARIC Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 194(12). 3537–3548.
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Niznik, Joshua D., et al.. (2024). Validating claims‐based definitions for deprescribing: Bridging the gap between clinical and administrative data. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 33(4). e5784–e5784. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Tiansheng, Virginia Pate, Richard Wyss, et al.. (2024). High-dimensional iterative causal forest (hdiCF) for subgroup identification using health care claims data. American Journal of Epidemiology. 194(7). 2085–2097. 2 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiandong, Oluwasolape Olawore, Virginia Pate, et al.. (2023). Cardiovascular Outcomes of α-Blockers vs 5-α Reductase Inhibitors for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. JAMA Network Open. 6(11). e2343299–e2343299. 4 indexed citations
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Young, Jessica C., Nabarun Dasgupta, Til Stürmer‎, Virginia Pate, & Michele Jönsson Funk. (2022). Considerations for observational study design: Comparing the evidence of opioid use between electronic health records and insurance claims. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 31(8). 913–920. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Jeff Y., Jennifer L. Lund, Virginia Pate, & Michael D. Kappelman. (2022). Utilization of Colonoscopy Following Treatment Initiation in U.S. Commercially Insured Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease, 2013-2019. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 29(5). 735–743. 5 indexed citations
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Gaber, Charles, Alan C. Kinlaw, Jessie K. Edwards, et al.. (2021). Comparative Effectiveness and Harms of Antibiotics for Outpatient Diverticulitis. Annals of Internal Medicine. 174(6). 737–746. 12 indexed citations
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Young, Jessica C., Nabarun Dasgupta, Til Stürmer‎, et al.. (2021). Day-of-Surgery Gabapentinoids and Prolonged Opioid Use: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Medicare Patients Using Electronic Health Records. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 133(5). 1119–1128. 3 indexed citations
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Stuebe, Alison M., Christine Tucker, Renée M. Ferrari, et al.. (2021). Perinatal morbidity and health utilization among mothers of medically fragile infants. Journal of Perinatology. 42(2). 169–176. 1 indexed citations
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Kochar, Bharati, Virginia Pate, Michael D. Kappelman, et al.. (2021). Vedolizumab Is Associated With a Lower Risk of Serious Infections Than Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Agents in Older Adults. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 20(6). 1299–1305.e5. 29 indexed citations
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Yang, Jeff Y., Tiansheng Wang, Virginia Pate, John B. Buse, & Til Stürmer‎. (2020). Real-world evidence on sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor use and risk of Fournier’s gangrene. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 8(1). e000985–e000985. 23 indexed citations
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Venkatesh, Kartik K., Virginia Pate, Kim Boggess, et al.. (2020). Trends in Opioid and Psychotropic Prescription in Pregnancy in the United States From 2001 to 2015 in a Privately Insured Population. Annals of Internal Medicine. 173(11_Supplement). S19–S28. 9 indexed citations
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Willis‐Gray, Marcella G., Jessica C. Young, Virginia Pate, Michele Jönsson Funk, & Jennifer M. Wu. (2020). Perioperative opioid prescriptions associated with stress incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse surgery. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 223(6). 894.e1–894.e9. 10 indexed citations
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Yang, Jeff Y., Tiansheng Wang, Virginia Pate, et al.. (2019). Sodium‐glucose co‐transporter‐2 inhibitor use and risk of lower‐extremity amputation: Evolving questions, evolving answers. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 21(5). 1223–1236. 28 indexed citations
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Wu, Jennifer M., Alexis A. Dieter, Virginia Pate, & Michele Jönsson Funk. (2017). Cumulative Incidence of a Subsequent Surgery After Stress Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse Procedure. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 129(6). 1124–1130. 27 indexed citations
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Bushnell, Greta, Til Stürmer‎, Alice White, et al.. (2016). Predicting persistence to antidepressant treatment in administrative claims data: Considering the influence of refill delays and prior persistence on other medications. Journal of Affective Disorders. 196. 138–147. 22 indexed citations
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Funk, Michele Jönsson, Anthony G. Visco, Alison C. Weidner, Virginia Pate, & Jennifer M. Wu. (2013). Long-term outcomes of vaginal mesh versus native tissue repair for anterior vaginal wall prolapse. International Urogynecology Journal. 24(8). 1279–1285. 33 indexed citations

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