2026 James F. Burgess: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	40	5392	2543	155	6273

Overview

James F. Burgess was affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research spanned multiple fields including Health Professions, Medicine, and Computer Science, with notable contributions in subfields such as General Health Professions, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Emergency Medical Services, Economics and Econometrics, and Biophysics.

Their work frequently addressed topics such as Patient Safety and Medication Errors, Healthcare Policy and Management, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare, Cell Image Analysis Techniques, Team Dynamics and Performance, and Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare.

James F. Burgess co-authored research with several frequent collaborators, including Matthew Jose, Laura Cuthbertson, Martin P. Charns, Meng-Yun Lin, and Amresh Hanchate.

The scientist's publications appeared in a variety of venues, demonstrating a multidisciplinary approach. These included:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Medicine
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Health Services Research

Some of their notable recent papers were:

"Applying a Model of Teamwork Processes to Emergency Medical Services" (2020), Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
"Do accountable care organizations differ according to physician-hospital integration?" (2021), Medicine
"Exploring the Association Between Organizational Culture and Large-Scale Adverse Events: Evidence from the Veterans Health Administration" (2020), The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
"Learning orientation-invariant representations enables accurate and robust morphologic profiling of cells and organelles" (2022), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
"Association between physician-hospital integration and inpatient care delivery in accountable care organizations: An instrumental variable analysis" (2024), Health Services Research

In addition to articles, James F. Burgess published a book under the Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology titled "THE BUDDHIST STUPAS OF AMARAVATI AND JAGGAYYAPETA IN THE KRISHNA DISTRICT, MADRAS PRESIDENCY, SURVEYED IN 1882" (2021).

Best Publications

A Re-conceptualization of Access for 21st Century Healthcare

John C. Fortney;James F. Burgess;James F. Burgess;Hayden B. Bosworth;Hayden B. Bosworth;Brenda M. Booth

381
Citations
Why We Should Not Be Indifferent to Specification Choices for Difference-in-Differences.

Andrew M. Ryan;James F. Burgess;M.P.H. Justin B. Dimick M.D.

363
Citations
Hospital-based palliative care consultation: effects on hospital cost.

Joan D. Penrod;Partha Deb;Cornelia Dellenbaugh;James F. Burgess

267
Citations
Hospital Ownership and Technical Inefficiency

James F. Burgess;Paul W. Wilson

218
Citations
Quality competition, welfare, and regulation

Ching-to Albert Ma;James F. Burgess

200
Citations
Adoption of Mobile Apps for Depression and Anxiety: Cross-Sectional Survey Study on Patient Interest and Barriers to Engagement

Jessica Lipschitz;Jessica Lipschitz;Christopher J Miller;Christopher J Miller;Timothy P Hogan;Timothy P Hogan;Katherine E Burdick;Katherine E Burdick

185
Citations
Employee turnover and operational performance: the moderating effect of group‐oriented organisational culture

David C. Mohr;Gary J. Young;James F. Burgess

166
Citations
Now trending: Coping with non-parallel trends in difference-in-differences analysis:

Andrew M Ryan;Evangelos Kontopantelis;Ariel Linden;James F Burgess

145
Citations
Variation In Inefficiency Among Us Hospitals

James F. Burgess;Paul W. Wilson

144
Citations
The effect of distance to VA facilities on the choice and level of utilization of VA outpatient services.

James F. Burgess;Donna Avery DeFiore

141
Citations
Decomposing hospital productivity changes, 1985–1988: A nonparametric Malmquist approach

James F. Burgess;Paul W. Wilson

139
Citations
Veteran-centered barriers to VA mental healthcare services use

Ann M. Cheney;Christopher J. Koenig;Christopher J. Miller;Christopher J. Miller;Kara Zamora

133
Citations
Medical profiling: improving standards and risk adjustments using hierarchical models.

James F. Burgess;Cindy L. Christiansen;Sarah E. Michalak;Carl N. Morris

127
Citations
The Early Effects of Medicare's Mandatory Hospital Pay-for-Performance Program

Andrew M. Ryan;James F. Burgess;Michael F. Pesko;M.P.H. William B. Borden M.D.

123
Citations
Effects of paying physicians based on their relative performance for quality.

Gary J. Young;Mark Meterko;Howard Beckman;Errol Baker

118
Citations
Are primary care services a substitute or complement for specialty and inpatient services

John C. Fortney;Diane E. Steffick;James F. Burgess;Matt L. Maciejewski

115
Citations
Use of Outpatient Care in Veterans Health Administration and Medicare among Veterans Receiving Primary Care in Community-Based and Hospital Outpatient Clinics

Chuan Fen Liu;Michael Chapko;Michael Chapko;Chris L. Bryson;Chris L. Bryson;James F. Burgess;James F. Burgess

106
Citations
Treatment options for Graves disease: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

Haejin In;Elizabeth N. Pearce;Arthur K. Wong;James F. Burgess

102
Citations
Specialty and full-service hospitals: a comparative cost analysis.

Kathleen Carey;James F. Burgess;Gary J. Young

99
Citations
Reliance on Veterans Affairs outpatient care by Medicare-eligible veterans.

Chuan Fen Liu;Willard G. Manning;James F. Burgess;Paul L. Hebert

97
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary J. Young Northeastern University

Mark Meterko Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center

Jeffrey M. Pyne University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Andrew M. Ryan University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Diana J. Burgess United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Joanne Spetz University of California, San Francisco

Partha Deb Hunter College

Nir Menachemi Indiana University

Willard G. Manning University of Chicago

Katherine E. Burdick Brigham and Women's Hospital

External Links

Personal website of James F. Burgess Google Scholar page

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