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46
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Catherine A. Chesla 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 Catherine A. Chesla sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 124 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Catherine A. Chesla 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 Catherine A. Chesla sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • Barriers to diabetes management: patient and provider factors.

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

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

    Patricia Benner;Christine Tanner;Catherine Chesla

  • The Phenomenology of Knowing the Patient

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

  • Expertise in Nursing Practice

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

  • Revisiting Confucianism as a conceptual framework for Asian family study.

    Mijung Park;Catherine Chesla

  • 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

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

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

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

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

  • Do Family Interventions Improve Health

    Catherine A. Chesla

  • The lived body in dementia

    Alison Phinney;Catherine A Chesla

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

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

  • Hermeneutic Phenomenology: An Approach to Understanding Families

    Catherine A. Chesla

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • "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

  • Relational Patterns of Couples Living With Chronic Pelvic Pain From Endometriosis

    Frances Strzempko Butt;Catherine Chesla

  • Factors Associated with Psychological Insulin Resistance in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes

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

  • 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

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

    Kirsten Wisner;Audrey Lyndon;Catherine A. Chesla

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence Fisher
Lawrence Fisher University of California, San Francisco
Joseph T. Mullan
Joseph T. Mullan University of California, San Francisco
Patricia Benner
Patricia Benner University of California, San Francisco
Lisa A. Strycker
Lisa A. Strycker Oregon Research Institute
Neil R. Powe
Neil R. Powe University of California, San Francisco
Alka M. Kanaya
Alka M. Kanaya University of California, San Francisco
Betty Davies
Betty Davies University of Victoria
Janice Humphreys
Janice Humphreys Duke University
Judith T. Moskowitz
Judith T. Moskowitz Northwestern University
Sandra J. Weiss
Sandra J. Weiss University of California, San Francisco

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