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Carol Estwing Ferrans publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carol Estwing Ferrans sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 91 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Carol Estwing Ferrans D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carol Estwing Ferrans sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Carol Estwing Ferrans is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant emphasis on oncology.

Their recent publications include:

  • Impact of a Genomic Test on Treatment Decision in a Predominantly African American Population With Favorable-Risk Prostate Cancer: A Randomized Trial (2021, Journal of Clinical Oncology)
  • Advance Care Planning for African American Caregivers of Relatives With Dementias: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial (2020, American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®)
  • Prepregnancy Obesity Is Not Associated with Iron Utilization during the Third Trimester (2020, Journal of Nutrition)
  • Gender- and Race-Based Differences in Barriers and Facilitators to Early Detection of Colon Cancer (2020, Journal of Women's Health)
  • Quality of Life and Prolonged Symptoms in Korean Breast Cancer Survivors (2020, Cancer Nursing)

Frequent coauthors with whom Carol Estwing Ferrans has collaborated include:

  • Yamilé Molina
  • Leslie R. Carnahan
  • Eileen G. Collins
  • Alana Steffen
  • Chang Gi Park

Common publication venues for their work include:

  • Cancer Nursing
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • Supportive Care in Cancer

Their expertise spans several subfields of medicine, notably:

  • Oncology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • General Health Professions
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

The main research topics covered by Carol Estwing Ferrans include:

  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Best Publications

  • [Quality of life index: development and psychometric properties].

    Carol E Ferrans;Marjorie J Powers

  • Measuring stigma in people with HIV: Psychometric assessment of the HIV stigma scale

    Barbara E. Berger;Carol Estwing Ferrans;Felissa R. Lashley

  • Conceptual Model of Health-Related Quality of Life

    Carol Estwing Ferrans;Julie Johnson Zerwic;Jo Ellen Wilbur;Janet L. Larson

  • Psychometric assessment of the Quality of Life Index.

    Carol Estwing Ferrans;Marjorie J. Powers

  • The impact of measuring patient-reported outcomes in clinical practice: a systematic review of the literature.

    J. M. Valderas;A. Kotzeva;M. Espallargues;G. Guyatt

  • Development of a quality of life index for patients with cancer.

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  • Development of a conceptual model of quality of life.

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  • Quality of life : conceptual issues

    Carol Estwing Ferrans

  • Understanding African Americans' Views of the Trustworthiness of Physicians

    Elizabeth A. Jacobs;Italia Rolle;Carol Estwing Ferrans;Eric E. Whitaker

  • The quality of life of persons with chronic fatigue syndrome

    Jill S. Anderson;Carol Estwing Ferrans

  • Definitions and conceptual models of quality of life

    Carol Estwing Ferrans

  • Fatigue and physical activity in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant.

    Eileen Danaher Hacker;Carol E. Ferrans;Ellen Verlen;Farhad Ravandi

  • Topical Capsaicin in the Management of HIV-Associated Peripheral Neuropathy

    Judith A Paice;Carol Estwing Ferrans;Felissa R Lashley;Susan Shott

  • Vitamin D and Depression: Where is all the Sunshine?

    Sue Penckofer;Joanne Kouba;Mary Byrn;Carol Estwing Ferrans

  • Effects of Enhanced External Counterpulsation on Health-Related Quality of Life Continue 12 Months After Treatment: A Substudy of the Multicenter Study of Enhanced External Counterpulsation

    Rohit R. Arora;Tony M. Chou;Diwakar Jain;Bruce Fleishman

  • The psychological impact of living with diabetes: women's day-to-day experiences.

    Sue Penckofer;Carol Estwing Ferrans;Barbara Velsor-Friedrich;Suzanne Savoy

  • Caregiver role stress: when families become providers.

    Bonnie Teschendorf;Carolyn Schwartz;Carol Estwing Ferrans;Ann O'Mara

  • A community effort to reduce the black/white breast cancer mortality disparity in Chicago

    David Ansell;Paula Grabler;Steven Whitman;Carol Ferrans

  • Differences in What Quality-of-Life Instruments Measure

    Carol Estwing Ferrans

  • Breast Cancer Screening Practices Among First-Generation Immigrant Muslim Women

    Memoona Hasnain;Usha Menon;Carol Estwing Ferrans;Laura Szalacha

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard T. Campbell
Richard T. Campbell University of Illinois at Chicago
Amy E. Bonomi
Amy E. Bonomi Michigan State University
Jordi Alonso
Jordi Alonso Pompeu Fabra University
Ron D. Hays
Ron D. Hays University of California, Los Angeles
Peter C. Albertsen
Peter C. Albertsen University of Connecticut Health Center
Raymond R. Townsend
Raymond R. Townsend University of Pennsylvania
Diane L. Fairclough
Diane L. Fairclough University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Michael Fendrich
Michael Fendrich University of Connecticut
Alan S. Go
Alan S. Go Kaiser Permanente

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