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2025

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Medicine

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120
Citations
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World Ranking
3683
National Ranking
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  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Karina W. Davidson is affiliated with the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in the United States. Their scholarly output primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Oncology, and Clinical Psychology.

Davidson's recent publications include works addressing significant healthcare topics such as COVID-19 and cancer screening. Notable papers authored or coauthored by Davidson are:

  • Presenting Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes Among 5700 Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 in the New York City Area (2020, JAMA)
  • Screening for Colorectal Cancer (2021, JAMA)
  • Screening for Lung Cancer (2021, JAMA)
  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe (2021, European Heart Journal)
  • Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons (2021, JAMA)

They have coauthored frequently with several researchers, including Carol M. Mangione, Michael J. Barry, Lori Pbert, Martha Kubik, and Katrina E Donahue, indicating a collaborative approach across various facets of medical research.

Their publications are most commonly found in the journal JAMA, with additional contributions to UNC Libraries, BMJ Open, Health Psychology, and General Hospital Psychiatry. The distribution of publication venues reflects a broad engagement with both clinical and public health communities.

Davidson's main research topics cover diverse aspects of health and disease, such as:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Physical Activity and Health

The scope of Davidson's work integrates clinical, behavioral, and public health dimensions, appearing in multiple subfields to address complex health challenges. This multidisciplinary involvement is evident in research topics that link cardiovascular conditions with mental health and lifestyle factors, as well as responses to emerging public health threats like COVID-19.

Best Publications

  • Presenting Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes Among 5700 Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 in the New York City Area.

    Safiya Richardson;Safiya Richardson;Jamie S. Hirsch;Jamie S. Hirsch;Mangala Narasimhan;James M. Crawford

  • Screening for Colorectal Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

    Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo;David C. Grossman;Susan J. Curry;Karina W. Davidson

  • The epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management of psychosocial risk factors in cardiac practice: The emerging field of behavioral cardiology

    Alan Rozanski;James A. Blumenthal;Karina W. Davidson;Patrice G. Saab

  • Screening for Depression in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

    Albert L. Siu;Albert L. Siu;Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo;David C. Grossman;Linda Ciofu Baumann

  • Anxiety disorders and comorbid medical illness

    Peter P. Roy-Byrne;Karina W. Davidson;Ronald C. Kessler;Gordon J.G. Asmundson

  • Screening for Cervical Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

    US Preventive Services Task Force;Susan J Curry;Alex H Krist;Douglas K Owens;Douglas K Owens

  • World Health Organization cardiovascular disease risk charts: revised models to estimate risk in 21 global regions

    Stephen Kaptoge;Lisa Pennells;Dirk De Bacquer;Marie Therese Cooney

  • Screening for Lung Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

    US Preventive Services Task Force;Alex H Krist;Karina W Davidson;Carol M Mangione

  • Screening for Prostate Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

    David C. Grossman;Susan J. Curry;Douglas K. Owens;Douglas K. Owens;Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo

  • Core outcome domains and measures for pediatric acute and chronic/recurrent pain clinical trials: PedIMMPACT recommendations

    Patrick J. McGrath;Gary A. Walco;Dennis C. Turk;Robert H. Dworkin

  • Risk thresholds for alcohol consumption: combined analysis of individual-participant data for 599 912 current drinkers in 83 prospective studies

    Angela M. Wood;Stephen Kaptoge;Adam S. Butterworth;Peter Willeit

  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe

    Steven Hageman;Lisa Pennells

  • Association of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity With Mortality

    Emanuele Di Angelantonio;Stephen Kaptoge;David Wormser;Peter Willeit

  • Screening for obesity in children and adolescents us preventive services task force recommendation statement

    David C. Grossman;Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo;Susan J. Curry;Michael J. Barry

  • Losing life and livelihood: a systematic review and meta-analysis of unemployment and all-cause mortality.

    David J. Roelfs;Eran Shor;Karina W. Davidson;Joseph E. Schwartz

  • Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

    Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo;David C. Grossman;Susan J. Curry;Karina W. Davidson

  • Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement.

    US Preventive Services Task Force;Susan J Curry;Alex H Krist;Douglas K Owens;Douglas K Owens

  • Toward a causal model of cardiovascular responses to stress and the development of cardiovascular disease.

    Amy R. Schwartz;William Gerin;Karina W. Davidson;Thomas G. Pickering

  • Do Depression Symptoms Predict Early Hypertension Incidence in Young Adults in the CARDIA Study

    Karina Davidson;Bruce S. Jonas;Kim E. Dixon;Jerome H. Markovitz

  • Screening for High Blood Pressure in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

    Albert L. Siu;Albert L. Siu;Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo;David Grossman;Linda Ciofu Baumann

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex H. Krist
Alex H. Krist Virginia Commonwealth University
Joseph E. Schwartz
Joseph E. Schwartz Stony Brook University
Matthew M. Burg
Matthew M. Burg Yale University
Carol M. Mangione
Carol M. Mangione University of California, Los Angeles
Chyke A. Doubeni
Chyke A. Doubeni The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Susan J. Curry
Susan J. Curry University of Iowa
C. Seth Landefeld
C. Seth Landefeld University of Alabama at Birmingham
Michael J. Barry
Michael J. Barry Harvard University
Melissa A. Simon
Melissa A. Simon Northwestern University
Aaron B. Caughey
Aaron B. Caughey Oregon Health & Science University

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