2026 Catherine A. Chesla: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	46	3564	3282	1711	1549	124	10948

Overview

Catherine A. Chesla is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with a focus on interdisciplinary aspects of health care, particularly involving geriatric populations and chronic disease management.

Their recent publications address a variety of topics, reflecting ongoing contributions to nursing and health sciences. Recent papers include:

Managing the tension between caring and charting: Labor and delivery nurses' experiences of the electronic health record (2021, Research in Nursing & Health)
The Lived Experience of Older Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetes-Related Distress (2020, Journal of Gerontological Nursing)
Predictors of Psychological Distress Among Rural Family/Friend Caregivers of People Living With Dementia in the United States: Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic (2023, The Journals of Gerontology Series B)
Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Among Midlife Women: A Feasibility Study Comparing a Combined Sleep and Lifestyle Intervention With a Standard Lifestyle Intervention (2020, The Diabetes Educator)
Managing Type 2 Diabetes: Beliefs and Daily Practices in First Generation Asian Indians in the United States (2022, SAGE Open Nursing)

The scientist has coauthored multiple works with several frequent collaborators. Notable frequent co-authors include:

Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson
Veronica Yank
Kenneth E. Covinsky
Elizabeth Macias Romo
Kate Lorig

Publication venues with multiple works by this researcher include:

Alzheimer's & Dementia
The Journals of Gerontology Series B
Research in Nursing & Health
Journal of Gerontological Nursing
The Diabetes Educator

The main fields of study are Medicine and Health Professions, supported by research in these subfields:

General Health Professions
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Pharmacy
Sociology and Political Science

The scientist's topics of research largely focus on:

Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Diabetes Management and Education
Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
Obesity and Health Practices
Health Disparities and Outcomes
Electronic Health Records Systems

Best Publications

Expertise in Nursing Practice: Caring, Clinical Judgment and Ethics

Patricia E. Benner;Christine A. Tanner;Catherine A. Chesla

2112
Citations
Barriers to diabetes management: patient and provider factors.

Soohyun Nam;Catherine Chesla;Nancy A. Stotts;Lisa Kroon

910
Citations
From beginner to expert: gaining a differentiated clinical world in critical care nursing.

Patricia Benner;Christine Tanner;Catherine Chesla

806
Citations
The Phenomenology of Knowing the Patient

Christine A. Tanner;Patricia Benner;Catherine Chesla;Deborah R. Gordon

731
Citations
Expertise in Nursing Practice

Patricia Benner;Christine A. Tanner;Catherine A. Chesla

502
Citations
Revisiting Confucianism as a conceptual framework for Asian family study.

Mijung Park;Catherine Chesla

412
Citations
The family and disease management in Hispanic and European-American patients with type 2 diabetes

L Fisher;C A Chesla;M M Skaff;C Gilliss

262
Citations
The family and type 2 diabetes: a framework for intervention.

La Wrence Fisher;Catherine A. Chesla;Robert J. Bartz;Catherine Gilliss

240
Citations
Contributors to Depression in Latino and European-American Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Lawrence Fisher;Catherine A. Chesla;Joseph T. Mullan;Marilyn M. Skaff

234
Citations
Do Family Interventions Improve Health

Catherine A. Chesla

195
Citations
The lived body in dementia

Alison Phinney;Catherine A Chesla

186
Citations
Cultural and Family Challenges to Managing Type 2 Diabetes In Immigrant Chinese Americans

Catherine A. Chesla;Kevin M. Chun;Christine M.L. Kwan

186
Citations
Hermeneutic Phenomenology: An Approach to Understanding Families

Catherine A. Chesla

175
Citations
The dilemmas of parents of adolescents and young adults with congenital heart disease.

Patricia S.A. Sparacino;Elizabeth M. Tong;DeAnne K.H. Messias;Dru Foote

146
Citations
Growing up with congenital heart disease : the dilemmas of adolescents and young adults

Elizabeth M. Tong;Patricia S.A. Sparacino;DeAnne K.H. Messias;Dru Foote

143
Citations
Family and Disease Management in African-American Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Catherine A. Chesla;Lawrence Fisher;Joseph T. Mullan;Marilyn M. Skaff

132
Citations
"So We Adapt Step by Step": Acculturation experiences affecting diabetes management and perceived health for Chinese American immigrants.

Kevin M. Chun;Catherine A. Chesla;Christine M.L. Kwan

128
Citations
Relational Patterns of Couples Living With Chronic Pelvic Pain From Endometriosis

Frances Strzempko Butt;Catherine Chesla

120
Citations
Factors Associated with Psychological Insulin Resistance in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes

Soohyun Nam;Catherine Chesla;Nancy A. Stotts;Lisa Kroon

113
Citations
Family Predictors of Disease Management Over One year in Latino and European American Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Catherine A. Chesla;Lawrence Fisher;Marilyn M. Skaff;Joseph T. Mullan

106
Citations
The electronic health record's impact on nurses' cognitive work: An integrative review.

Kirsten Wisner;Audrey Lyndon;Catherine A. Chesla

100
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence Fisher University of California, San Francisco

Joseph T. Mullan University of California, San Francisco

Patricia Benner University of California, San Francisco

Lisa A. Strycker Oregon Research Institute

Judith T. Moskowitz Northwestern University

Betty Davies University of Victoria

Sandra J. Weiss University of California, San Francisco

Janice Humphreys Duke University

Ruth E. Malone University of California, San Francisco

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