2026 David W. Baker: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	89	12513	11773	6406	5924	247	36405

Overview

David W. Baker is affiliated with the Joint Commission in the United States. Their research in medicine spans primarily the field of cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, with additional work in epidemiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, surgery, and general health professions.

Their scholarly output is focused on topics related to congenital heart disease studies, cardiac valve diseases and treatments, cardiac arrhythmias and treatments, cardiovascular function and risk factors, coronary artery anomalies, cardiac structural anomalies and repair, and cardiovascular issues in pregnancy.

David W. Baker has authored several papers including:

Trust in Health Care in the Time of COVID-19 (2020), published in JAMA
Introducing CiteScore, Our Journal's Preferred Citation Index: Moving Beyond the Impact Factor (2020), published in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Their frequent coauthors include:

David S. Celermajer
Rachael Cordina
Calum Nicholson
Jason Chami
Craig S. Broberg

David W. Baker commonly publishes in venues such as:

The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
Heart Lung and Circulation
International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease
UNC Libraries
Heart

Best Publications

ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: Executive Summary A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1995 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure)

Sharon A Hunt;David W Baker;Marshall H Chin;Michael P Cinquegrani

2932
Citations
Deficits in communication and information transfer between hospital-based and primary care physicians: implications for patient safety and continuity of care.

Sunil Kripalani;Frank LeFevre;Christopher O. Phillips;Mark V. Williams

2481
Citations
ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: Executive Summary A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1995 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure): Developed in Collaboration With the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation; Endorsed by the Heart Failure Society of America.

Sharon A Hunt;David W Baker;Marshall H Chin;Michael P Cinquegrani

1970
Citations
Health literacy and functional health status among older adults.

Michael S. Wolf;Julie A. Gazmararian;David W. Baker

1013
Citations
Executive summary: HFSA 2006 comprehensive heart failure practice guideline

Kirkwood F. Adams;Jo Ann Lindenfeld;J. Malcolm O. Arnold;David W. Baker

1009
Citations
The effect of pneumonia on mortality among patients hospitalized for acute stroke

Irene L. Katzan;R. D. Cebul;S. H. Husak;N. V. Dawson

879
Citations
Low Literacy Impairs Comprehension of Prescription Drug Warning Labels

Terry C. Davis;Michael S. Wolf;Pat F. Bass;Mark Middlebrooks

580
Citations
Results of the Medications At Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Study: An Analysis of Medication Reconciliation Errors and Risk Factors at Hospital Admission

Kristine M. Gleason;Molly R. McDaniel;Molly R. McDaniel;Joseph Feinglass;David W. Baker

533
Citations
Interpreter Use and Satisfaction With Interpersonal Aspects of Care for Spanish-speaking Patients

David W. Baker;Risa Hayes;Julia Puebla Fortier

526
Citations
Limited English Proficiency and Latinos’ Use of Physician Services:

Kathryn Pitkin Derose;David William Baker

492
Citations
ACC/AHA guidelines for the evaluation and management of chronic heart failure in the adult: executive summary.

S. A. Hunt;D. W. Baker;M. H. Chin;M. P. Cinquegrani

427
Citations
HFSA 2006 comprehensive heart failure practice guideline

Kirkwood F. Adams;Jo Ann Lindenfeld;J. Malcolm O. Arnold;David W. Baker

378
Citations
Relationship between literacy, knowledge, self-care behaviors, and heart failure-related quality of life among patients with heart failure.

Aurelia Macabasco-O’Connell;Darren A. DeWalt;Kimberly A. Broucksou;Victoria Hawk

372
Citations
Disparities in Enrollment and Use of an Electronic Patient Portal

Mita Sanghavi Goel;Tiffany L. Brown;Adam Williams;Romana Hasnain-Wynia

370
Citations
Disparities in health care are driven by where minority patients seek care: examination of the hospital quality alliance measures.

Romana Hasnain-Wynia;David W. Baker;David Nerenz;Joe Feinglass

364
Citations
Lack of health insurance and decline in overall health in late middle age.

David W. Baker;Joseph J. Sudano;Jeffrey M. Albert;Elaine A. Borawski

361
Citations
Usual source of care and nonurgent emergency department use.

Joshua H. Sarver;Rita K. Cydulka;David W. Baker

331
Citations
Differences in Leisure-time, Household, and Work-related Physical Activity by Race, Ethnicity, and Education

Xiaoxing Z. He;David W. Baker

323
Citations
Health Literacy, Cognitive Abilities, and Mortality Among Elderly Persons

David W. Baker;Michael S. Wolf;Joseph Feinglass;Jason A. Thompson

291
Citations
Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults

Ruth M. Parker;David W. Baker;Mark V. Williams;Joanne R. Nurss

7
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael S. Wolf Northwestern University

Dean Schillinger University of California, San Francisco

Michael Pignone The University of Texas at Austin

Kenzie A. Cameron Northwestern University

Namratha R. Kandula Northwestern University

Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo University of California, San Francisco

Morris Weinberger University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Marvin A. Konstam Tufts Medical Center

Barry M. Massie University of California, San Francisco

Lynne W. Stevenson Vanderbilt University Medical Center

External Links

Personal website of David W. Baker

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