2026 Jerry H. Gurwitz: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	116	4361	4089	2382	2205	582	48142

Overview

Jerry H. Gurwitz is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Geriatrics and Gerontology.

Their work spans several subfields including:

Geriatrics and Gerontology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Economics and Econometrics
General Health Professions
Epidemiology

Key topics addressed in their research include:

Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
Frailty in Older Adults
Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
Medication Adherence and Compliance
Chronic Disease Management Strategies

Jerry H. Gurwitz has contributed to numerous recent publications. Some notable papers include:

"A Randomized Trial of a Multifactorial Strategy to Prevent Serious Fall Injuries," 2020, published in New England Journal of Medicine
"Polypharmacy, inappropriate prescribing, and deprescribing in older people: through a sex and gender lens," 2021, published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity
"Age, Multiple Chronic Conditions, and COVID-19: A Literature Review," 2020, published in The Journals of Gerontology Series A
"Roadmap to 2030 for Drug Evaluation in Older Adults," 2021, published in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
"The Paradoxical Decline of Geriatric Medicine as a Profession," 2023, published in JAMA

The researcher has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

Paula A. Rochon
Robert J. Goldberg
Kathleen M. Mazor
David D. McManus
Jane S. Saczynski

Jerry H. Gurwitz's work appears most often in the following publication venues:

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
European Geriatric Medicine
Journal of General Internal Medicine
The American Journal of Medicine
JAMA Cardiology

Best Publications

Incidence and Preventability of Adverse Drug Events Among Older Persons in the Ambulatory Setting

Jerry H. Gurwitz;Terry S. Field;Leslie R. Harrold;Jeffrey M. Rothschild

2326
Citations
Incidence of hospitalized rhabdomyolysis in patients treated with lipid-lowering drugs.

David J. Graham;Judy A. Staffa;Deborah Shatin;Susan E. Andrade

1074
Citations
Reduction of bacteriuria and pyuria after ingestion of cranberry juice.

Jerry Avorn;Mark Monane;Jerry H. Gurwitz;Robert J. Glynn

887
Citations
Incidence and preventability of adverse drug events in nursing homes.

Jerry H. Gurwitz;Terry S. Field;Jerry Avorn;Jerry Avorn;Danny McCormick

887
Citations
Temporal trends in cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction

Robert J. Goldberg;Navid A. Samad;Jorge L. Yarzebski;Jerry H. Gurwitz

809
Citations
Antipsychotic Drug Use and Mortality in Older Adults with Dementia

Sudeep S. Gill;Susan E. Bronskill;Sharon-Lise T. Normand;Geoffrey M. Anderson

791
Citations
Optimising drug treatment for elderly people: the prescribing cascade

Paula A Rochon;Jerry H Gurwitz

791
Citations
Prescription drug use in pregnancy.

Susan E. Andrade;Jerry H. Gurwitz;Robert L. Davis;K. Arnold Chan

738
Citations
The exclusion of the elderly and women from clinical trials in acute myocardial infarction.

Jerry H. Gurwitz;Nananda F. Col;Jerry Avorn

725
Citations
Inhibitors of Hydroxymethylglutaryl-Coenzyme A Reductase and Risk of Fracture Among Older Women

K. Arnold Chan;Susan E. Andrade;Myde Boles;Diana S. M. Buist

628
Citations
Effect of Local Medical Opinion Leaders on Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Stephen B. Soumerai;Thomas J. McLAUGHLIN;Jerry H. Gurwitz;Edward Guadagnoli

583
Citations
The incidence of adverse drug events in two large academic long-term care facilities

Jerry H. Gurwitz;Terry S. Field;James Judge;Paula A. Rochon

566
Citations
Risk factors for adverse drug events among nursing home residents.

Terry S. Field;Jerry H. Gurwitz;Jerry Avorn;Danny McCormick

550
Citations
Patients At-Risk for Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence: A Review of the Literature

Becky A. Briesacher;Jerry H. Gurwitz;Stephen B. Soumerai

456
Citations
The ambiguous relation between aging and adverse drug reactions.

Jerry H. Gurwitz;Jerry Avorn

447
Citations
A study of manufacturer-supported trials of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the treatment of arthritis

Paula A. Rochon;Jerry H. Gurwitz;Robert W. Simms;Paul R. Fortin

446
Citations
Atypical antipsychotic drugs and risk of ischaemic stroke: population based retrospective cohort study

Sudeep S. Gill;Paula A. Rochon;Nathan Herrmann;Philip E. Lee

414
Citations
The Effect of Computerized Physician Order Entry with Clinical Decision Support on the Rates of Adverse Drug Events: A Systematic Review

Jesse I. Wolfstadt;Jerry H. Gurwitz;Terry S. Field;Monica Lee

413
Citations
Risk factors for adverse drug events among older adults in the ambulatory setting.

Terry S. Field;Jerry H. Gurwitz;Leslie R. Harrold;Jeffrey Rothschild

401
Citations
The Effects of Initial Drug Choice and Comorbidity on Antihypertensive Therapy Compliance* Results From a Population-Based Study in the Elderly

Mark Monane;Rhonda L. Bohn;Jerry H. Gurwitz;Robert J. Glynn

400
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Goldberg University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Paula A. Rochon University of Toronto

Jerry Avorn Brigham and Women's Hospital

Joel M. Gore University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Stephen B. Soumerai Harvard University

Kathleen M. Mazor University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Richard Platt Harvard University

David J. Magid University of Colorado Denver

Alan S. Go Kaiser Permanente

Robert J. Glynn Harvard Medical School

External Links

Personal website of Jerry H. Gurwitz

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