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Adam G. Elshaug publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adam G. Elshaug sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 107 publications — 17th percentile

17% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Adam G. Elshaug D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adam G. Elshaug sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Adam G. Elshaug is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Health Professions and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with a focus on subfields such as General Health Professions and Economics and Econometrics.

Their work covers a range of topics including Healthcare cost, quality, practices, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Healthcare Policy and Management, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Healthcare Systems and Challenges, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection, and Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues.

Recent publications include:

  • Prevention of non-communicable disease: best buys, wasted buys, and contestable buys (2020) - BMJ
  • Assessment of Overuse of Medical Tests and Treatments at US Hospitals Using Medicare Claims (2021) - JAMA Network Open
  • Low value care is a health hazard that calls for patient empowerment (2021) - The Medical Journal of Australia
  • To Expand the Evidence Base About Harms from Tests and Treatments (2021) - Journal of General Internal Medicine
  • Overcoming silos in health care systems through meso-level organisations - a case study of health reforms in New South Wales, Australia (2024) - The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Kelsey Chalmers
  • Bruce E. Landon
  • Sallie-Anne Pearson
  • Valérie Gopinath
  • Susan J. Méndez

Elshaug's research has been published in various venues, with multiple contributions to the Australian Health Review, JAMA Network Open, The Medical Journal of Australia, Internal Medicine Journal, and BMJ.

Best Publications

  • Evidence for overuse of medical services around the world

    Shannon Brownlee;Kalipso Chalkidou;Jenny Doust;Adam G Elshaug

  • Measuring Low-Value Care in Medicare

    Aaron L. Schwartz;Bruce E. Landon;Bruce E. Landon;Adam G. Elshaug;Michael E. Chernew

  • A systematic review of economic analyses of telehealth services using real time video communication

    Victoria A Wade;Jonathan Karnon;Adam G Elshaug;Janet E Hiller

  • Levers for addressing medical underuse and overuse: achieving high-value health care

    Adam G Elshaug;Meredith B Rosenthal;John N Lavis;John N Lavis;Shannon Brownlee

  • Evidence for underuse of effective medical services around the world

    Paul Glasziou;Sharon Straus;Shannon Brownlee;Lyndal J. Trevena

  • The impact of electronic health record systems on clinical documentation times: A systematic review.

    Lisa Ann Baumann;Jannah Baker;Adam G. Elshaug

  • Drivers of poor medical care

    Vikas Saini;Sandra Garcia-Armesto;David Klemperer;Valerie Paris

  • Over 150 potentially low-value health care practices: an Australian study.

    Adam G Elshaug;Adam G Elshaug;Adam G Elshaug;Amber M Watt;Linda Mundy;Cameron D Willis;Cameron D Willis

  • Care for low back pain: can health systems deliver?

    Adrian C Traeger;Rachelle Buchbinder;Adam G Elshaug;Peter R Croft

  • Challenges in Australian policy processes for disinvestment from existing, ineffective health care practices

    Adam G Elshaug;Janet E Hiller;Sean R Tunis;John R Moss

  • Redefining success in airway surgery for obstructive sleep apnea: a meta analysis and synthesis of the evidence.

    Adam G Elshaug;John R Moss;Anne Marie Southcott;Janet E Hiller

  • Setting a research agenda for medical overuse

    Daniel J Morgan;Shannon Brownlee;Aaron L Leppin;Nancy Kressin

  • Addressing overuse and underuse around the world

    Vikas Saini;Shannon Brownlee;Adam G Elshaug;Paul Glasziou

  • Measuring the effect of Choosing Wisely: an integrated framework to assess campaign impact on low-value care

    R Sacha Bhatia;Wendy Levinson;Samuel Shortt;Ciara Pendrith

  • Identifying existing health care services that do not provide value for money

    Adam G Elshaug;John R Moss;Peter Littlejohns;Jonathan Karnon

  • High Cancer Drug Prices in the United States: Reasons and Proposed Solutions

    Hagop Kantarjian;David Steensma;Judit Rius Sanjuan;Adam Elshaug

  • The Value of Low-Value Lists

    Adam G. Elshaug;J. Michael McWilliams;Bruce E. Landon

  • Exploring policy-makers' perspectives on disinvestment from ineffective healthcare practices.

    Adam G. Elshaug;Janet E. Hiller;John R. Moss

  • Disinvestment and value-based purchasing strategies for pharmaceuticals: an international review

    Bonny Parkinson;Catherine Sermet;Fiona Clement;Steffan Crausaz

  • Countering cognitive biases in minimising low value care

    Ian A Scott;Jason Soon;Adam G Elshaug;Robyn Lindner

  • Developing indicators for measuring low-value care: mapping Choosing Wisely recommendations to hospital data

    Kelsey Chalmers;Kelsey Chalmers;Tim Badgery-Parker;Tim Badgery-Parker;Sallie-Anne Pearson;Jonathan Brett

Frequent Co-Authors

Craig I Coleman
Craig I Coleman University of Connecticut
Bruce E. Landon
Bruce E. Landon Harvard University
Paul Glasziou
Paul Glasziou Bond University
Christopher G. Maher
Christopher G. Maher University of Sydney
Peter Littlejohns
Peter Littlejohns King's College London
J. Michael McWilliams
J. Michael McWilliams Brigham and Women's Hospital
Yot Teerawattananon
Yot Teerawattananon Health Intervention and Technology Assessment Program
John N. Lavis
John N. Lavis McMaster University
Lyndal Trevena
Lyndal Trevena University of Sydney
Rachelle Buchbinder
Rachelle Buchbinder Monash University

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