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Carma L. Bylund 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 Carma L. Bylund sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 216 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Carma L. Bylund 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 Carma L. Bylund sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 45 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Carma L. Bylund is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with significant contributions in General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Additional subfields include Sociology and Political Science, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, as well as Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their main research topics focus extensively on Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Family Support in Illness, Empathy and Medical Education, and the quality of life among Childhood Cancer Survivors. Other important areas of study include Health Literacy and Information Accessibility and Patient Dignity and Privacy.

Bylund has contributed articles to a number of academic journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Patient Education and Counseling
  • PEC Innovation
  • Journal of Cancer Education
  • Translational Behavioral Medicine
  • Supportive Care in Cancer

Among their recent papers are:

  • Using ChatGPT to evaluate cancer myths and misconceptions: artificial intelligence and cancer information, 2023, published in JNCI Cancer Spectrum
  • Cancer Misinformation and Harmful Information on Facebook and Other Social Media: A Brief Report, 2021, published in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • International barriers to parent-child communication about sexual and reproductive health topics: a qualitative systematic review, 2020, published in Sex Education
  • Oncology Care Provider Training in Empathic Communication Skills to Reduce Lung Cancer Stigma, 2020, published in CHEST Journal
  • Educational programs to teach shared decision making to medical trainees: A systematic review, 2020, published in Patient Education and Counseling

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Carla L. Fisher, Elisa S. Weiss, Maria Sae-Hau, Easton N. Wollney, and Jordan M. Alpert, contributing to a wide range of multidisciplinary work across their areas of research.

Best Publications

  • Patient preferences for shared decisions: A systematic review

    Betty Chewning;Carma L. Bylund;Bupendra Shah;Neeraj K. Arora

  • The Effects of Race and Racial Concordance on Patient-Physician Communication: A Systematic Review of the Literature.

    Megan Johnson Shen;Emily B. Peterson;Rosario Costas-Muñiz;Migda Hunter Hernandez

  • Family Communication: Cohesion and Change

    Kathleen M. Galvin;Dawn O. Braithwaite;Paul Schrodt;Carma L. Bylund

  • Empathic communication and gender in the physician–patient encounter

    Carma L Bylund;Gregory Makoul

  • Communication Skills Training for Oncology Professionals

    David W. Kissane;Carma L. Bylund;Smita C. Banerjee;Philip A. Bialer

  • Impact of communication training on physician expression of empathy in patient encounters

    Kathleen A. Bonvicini;Michael J. Perlin;Carma L. Bylund;Gregory Carroll

  • Impact of provider-patient communication on cancer screening adherence: A systematic review.

    Emily B. Peterson;Jamie S. Ostroff;Katherine N. DuHamel;Thomas A. D'Agostino

  • Communication skills training: describing a new conceptual model.

    Richard F. Brown;Carma L. Bylund

  • Examining Empathy in Medical Encounters: An Observational Study Using the Empathic Communication Coding System

    Carma L Bylund;Gregory Makoul

  • Provider-patient dialogue about Internet health information: an exploration of strategies to improve the provider-patient relationship.

    Carma L. Bylund;Jennifer A. Gueguen;Christina M. Sabee;Rebecca S. Imes

  • Cancer Misinformation and Harmful Information on Facebook and Other Social Media: A Brief Report.

    Skyler B Johnson;Skyler B Johnson;Matthew Parsons;Tanya Dorff;Tanya Dorff;Meena S Moran

  • Oncology nurses' communication challenges with patients and families: A qualitative study.

    Smita C. Banerjee;Ruth Manna;Nessa Coyle;Megan Johnson Shen

  • A practitioner's guide to interpersonal communication theory: An overview and exploration of selected theories

    Carma L. Bylund;Emily B. Peterson;Kenzie A. Cameron

  • Responding empathically to patients: Development, implementation, and evaluation of a communication skills training module for oncology nurses

    Cassandra Pehrson;Smita C. Banerjee;Ruth Manna;Megan Johnson Shen

  • The Impact of Patient Participation in Health Decisions Within Medical Encounters A Systematic Review

    Marla L. Clayman;Carma L. Bylund;Betty Chewning;Gregory Makoul

  • Training faculty to facilitate communication skills training: development and evaluation of a workshop.

    Carma L. Bylund;Richard F. Brown;Barbara Lubrano di Ciccone;Tomer T. Levin

  • The implementation and assessment of a comprehensive communication skills training curriculum for oncologists

    Carma L. Bylund;Richard Brown;Jennifer A. Gueguen;Catherine Diamond

  • The implementation and evaluation of a communication skills training program for oncology nurses

    Smita C. Banerjee;Ruth Manna;Nessa Coyle;Stacey Penn

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  • Discussing Death, Dying, and End-of-Life Goals of Care: A Communication Skills Training Module for Oncology Nurses.

    Nessa Coyle;Ruth Manna;Megan Johnson Shen;Smita C. Banerjee

  • Family Communication Environments and Rule-Based Social Control of Adolescents' Healthy Lifestyle Choices

    Leslie A. Baxter;Carma L. Bylund;Rebecca S. Imes;Denise M. Scheive

  • Developing and Implementing an Advanced Communication Training Program in Oncology at a Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Carma L. Bylund;Richard F. Brown;Philip A. Bialer;Tomer T. Levin

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Kissane
David W. Kissane University of Notre Dame Australia
Yuelin Li
Yuelin Li Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jamie S. Ostroff
Jamie S. Ostroff Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Paul Schrodt
Paul Schrodt Texas Christian University
Howard Leventhal
Howard Leventhal Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Richard A. Brown
Richard A. Brown The University of Texas at Austin
Kevin B. Wright
Kevin B. Wright George Mason University
Gary E. Rosenthal
Gary E. Rosenthal Wake Forest University
Leslie A. Baxter
Leslie A. Baxter University of Iowa
Phyllis Butow
Phyllis Butow University of Sydney

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