Wendy L. Nelson

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Wendy L. Nelson is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Applied Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wendy L. Nelson has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in General Health Professions, 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 5 papers in Applied Psychology. Recurrent topics in Wendy L. Nelson's work include Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (5 papers), Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (3 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (3 papers). Wendy L. Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (5 papers), Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (3 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (3 papers). Wendy L. Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Thailand. Wendy L. Nelson's co-authors include Paul K. J. Han, Valerie F. Reyna, Nathan F. Dieckmann, Joel N. Kuritsky, Michael Pignone, Janet B. Arrowsmith, Frederick T. Fraunfelder, John M. O’Brien, Alexander Persoskie and Erin Hennessy and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, American Psychologist and American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In The Last Decade

Wendy L. Nelson

24 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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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.

How numeracy influences risk comprehension and medical decision making.

2009 856 citations Valerie F. Reyna, Wendy L. Nelson et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wendy L. Nelson United States	17	478	394	219	207	196	25	1.9k
Erika A. Waters United States	31	940 2.0×	381 1.0×	842 3.8×	825 4.0×	175 0.9×	125	3.3k
Laura D. Scherer United States	29	925 1.9×	405 1.0×	683 3.1×	256 1.2×	117 0.6×	116	3.0k
Alan R. Ellis United States	26	868 1.8×	301 0.8×	126 0.6×	140 0.7×	52 0.3×	95	3.3k
Dafina Petrova Spain	21	234 0.5×	205 0.5×	187 0.9×	134 0.6×	104 0.5×	82	1.3k
Joel M. Moskowitz United States	27	816 1.7×	228 0.6×	280 1.3×	307 1.5×	14 0.1×	69	2.3k
Jennifer B. McClure United States	38	1.3k 2.8×	849 2.2×	451 2.1×	1.3k 6.3×	38 0.2×	143	4.5k
Mark Kutner United States	8	1.8k 3.7×	257 0.7×	213 1.0×	77 0.4×	13 0.1×	15	2.6k
Heather Orom United States	30	1.0k 2.1×	602 1.5×	651 3.0×	336 1.6×	28 0.1×	97	3.1k
Carissa Bonner Australia	30	1.1k 2.3×	566 1.4×	364 1.7×	192 0.9×	113 0.6×	131	2.8k
Victoria A. Shaffer United States	22	535 1.1×	237 0.6×	278 1.3×	131 0.6×	107 0.5×	65	1.5k

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Reyna, Valerie F., Wendy L. Nelson, Paul K. J. Han, & Michael Pignone. (2020). Decision making and cancer.. UNC Libraries.

Ellis, Erin M., Amber E. Barnato, Gretchen B. Chapman, et al.. (2019). Toward a Conceptual Model of Affective Predictions in Palliative Care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 57(6). 1151–1165. 13 indexed citations

Ellis, Erin M., Wendy L. Nelson, & Rebecca A. Ferrer. (2018). Trajectories of Current and Predicted Satisfaction With One’s Life Following a Cancer Diagnosis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 53(2). 158–168. 6 indexed citations

Ellis, Erin M., Glyn Elwyn, Wendy L. Nelson, et al.. (2018). Interventions to Engage Affective Forecasting in Health-Related Decision Making: A Meta-Analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 52(2). 157–174. 33 indexed citations

Persoskie, Alexander, Erin Hennessy, & Wendy L. Nelson. (2017). US Consumers’ Understanding of Nutrition Labels in 2013: The Importance of Health Literacy. Preventing Chronic Disease. 14. E86–E86. 71 indexed citations

Reyna, Valerie F., Wendy L. Nelson, Paul K. J. Han, & Michael Pignone. (2015). Decision making and cancer.. American Psychologist. 70(2). 105–118. 169 indexed citations

Persoskie, Alexander, Rebecca A. Ferrer, Wendy L. Nelson, & William M. P. Klein. (2014). Precancer risk perceptions predict postcancer subjective well-being.. Health Psychology. 33(9). 1023–1032. 8 indexed citations

Persoskie, Alexander & Wendy L. Nelson. (2013). Just Blowing Smoke? Social Desirability and Reporting of Intentions to Quit Smoking. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 15(12). 2088–2093. 23 indexed citations

Nelson, Wendy L. & Jerry Suls. (2013). New Approaches to Understand Cognitive Changes Associated With Chemotherapy for Non-Central Nervous System Tumors. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 46(5). 707–721. 41 indexed citations

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Nelson, Wendy L., Richard P. Moser, & Paul K. J. Han. (2012). Exploring Objective and Subjective Numeracy at a Population Level: Findings From the 2007 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). Journal of Health Communication. 18(2). 192–205. 23 indexed citations

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Reyna, Valerie F., Wendy L. Nelson, Paul K. J. Han, & Nathan F. Dieckmann. (2009). How numeracy influences risk comprehension and medical decision making.. Psychological Bulletin. 135(6). 943–973. 856 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nelson, Wendy L. & John M. O’Brien. (2007). The uterine sandwich for persistent uterine atony: combining the B-Lynch compression suture and an intrauterine Bakri balloon. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 196(5). e9–e10. 79 indexed citations

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Nelson, Wendy L., Paul K. J. Han, Angela Fagerlin, Michael Stefanek, & Peter A. Ubel. (2007). Rethinking the Objectives of Decision Aids: A Call for Conceptual Clarity. Medical Decision Making. 27(5). 609–618. 97 indexed citations

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Nelson, Wendy L.. (1990). Protective Efficacy of Haemophilus influenzae Type b Polysaccharide-Diphtheria Toxoid-Conjugate Vaccine. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 144(3). 292–292. 4 indexed citations

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Rotbart, Harley A., Wendy L. Nelson, Mary P. Glodé, et al.. (1988). Neonatal rotavirus-associated necrotizing enterocolitis: Case control study and prospective surveillance during an outbreak. The Journal of Pediatrics. 112(1). 87–93. 73 indexed citations

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Nelson, Wendy L., et al.. (1988). Outpatient systemic antiinfective use by children in the United States, 1977 to 1986. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 7(7). 505–509. 20 indexed citations

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Nelson, Wendy L. & Joel N. Kuritsky. (1987). Early Postmarketing Surveillance of Betaxolol Hydrochloride, September 1985–September 1986. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 103(4). 592–592. 31 indexed citations

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Nelson, Wendy L., et al.. (1986). Adverse Respiratory and Cardiovascular Events Attributed to Timolol Ophthalmic Solution, 1978–1985. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 102(5). 606–611. 204 indexed citations

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Strom, Brian L., Patricia L. Hibberd, Keith A. Soper, Paul D. Stolley, & Wendy L. Nelson. (1985). International variations in epidemiology of cancers of the extrahepatic biliary tract.. PubMed. 45(10). 5165–8. 26 indexed citations

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Rotbart, Harley A., et al.. (1985). Confirmatory testing of Rotazyme results in neonates. The Journal of Pediatrics. 107(2). 289–292. 12 indexed citations

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