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Kathleen M. Foley publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kathleen M. Foley sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 260 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Kathleen M. Foley D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kathleen M. Foley sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Kathleen M. Foley is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the United States. Their research covers a range of topics primarily within Medicine and Health Professions, with notable contributions to the subfields of General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Clinical Psychology.

Their work spans several main topics including Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Patient Dignity and Privacy, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life, Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, Interprofessional Education and Collaboration, and Public Health Policies and Education.

Among the recent publications are:

  • "Redefining Palliative Care-A New Consensus-Based Definition," 2020, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • "Six Key Approaches in Open Society Foundations' Support for Global Palliative Care Development," 2022, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • "Evaluating an Integrated Local System Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Case Study of East Toronto Health Partners," 2023, International Journal of Integrated Care
  • "Understanding Opioid Actions, Pain and Analgesia: A Tribute to Dr. Gavril Pasternak," 2021, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
  • "Leveraging Sociodemographic Data to Address Health Equity by Identifying Individuals at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes," 2022, Canadian Journal of Diabetes

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kathleen M. Foley include Anne Wojtak, Mary Callaway, Catherine Yu, Lucy Lau, and Laurie Bourne.

Kathleen M. Foley's publications have appeared most frequently in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Integrated Care
  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology
  • Canadian Journal of Diabetes
  • EDULEARN proceedings

Best Publications

  • Pain measurement: an overview

    C. R. Chapman;K. L. Casey;R. Dubner;K. M. Foley

  • Alleviating the access abyss in palliative care and pain relief—an imperative of universal health coverage: the Lancet Commission report

    Felicia Marie Knaul;Paul E Farmer;Eric L Krakauer;Eric L Krakauer;Liliana De Lima

  • The treatment of cancer pain.

    Kathleen M. Foley

  • Chronic use of opioid analgesics in non-malignant pain: Report of 38 cases

    Russell K. Portenoy;Kathleen M. Foley

  • Redefining Palliative Care—A New Consensus-Based Definition

    Lukas Radbruch;Liliana De Lima;Felicia Knaul;Roberto Wenk

  • The nature of opioid responsiveness and its implications for neuropathic pain: new hypotheses derived from studies of opioid infusions.

    Russell K. Portenoy;Kathleen M. Foley;Kathleen M. Foley;Charles E. Inturrisi

  • Character of terminal illness in the advanced cancer patient: pain and other symptoms during the last four weeks of life.

    Nessa Coyle;Jean Adelhardt;Kathleen M. Foley;Russell K. Portenoy

  • The Public Health Strategy for Palliative Care

    Jan Stjernswärd;Kathleen M. Foley;Frank D. Ferris

  • Central nervous system excitatory effects of meperidine in cancer patients

    Robert F. Kaiko;Robert F. Kaiko;Kathleen M. Foley;Kathleen M. Foley;Patricia Y. Grabinski;George Heidrich

  • Brachial plexus lesions in patients with cancer: 100 cases

    Shashidhar H. Kori;Kathleen M. Foley;Jerome B. Posner

  • The Memorial Pain Assessment Card. A valid instrument for the evaluation of cancer pain.

    Baruch Fishman;Sara Pasternak;Stanley L. Wallenstein;Raymond W. Houde

  • Attitudes and Practices Among Pediatric Oncologists Regarding End-of-Life Care: Results of the 1998 American Society of Clinical Oncology Survey

    Joanne M. Hilden;Ezekiel J. Emanuel;Diane L. Fairclough;Michael P. Link

  • Pain syndromes in patients with cancer.

    Kathleen M. Foley

  • Improving Palliative Care for Cancer

    Kathleen M. Foley;Hellen Gelband

  • Treatment of opioid-induced constipation with oral naloxone: a pilot study.

    Joan A Culpepper-Morgan;Joan A Culpepper-Morgan;Joan A Culpepper-Morgan;Charles E Inturrisi;Charles E Inturrisi;Charles E Inturrisi;Russell K Portenoy;Russell K Portenoy;Russell K Portenoy;Kathleen Foley;Kathleen Foley;Kathleen Foley

  • Sublingual absorption of selected opioid analgesics.

    David S Weinberg;Charles E Inturrisi;Bruce Reidenberg;Dwight E Moulin

  • Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of methadone in patients with chronic pain

    Charles E Inturrisi;Wayne A Colburn;Robert F Kaiko;Raymond W Houde

  • Suffering in the advanced cancer patient: a definition and taxonomy.

    NI Cherny;N Coyle;KM Foley

  • PATTERNS OF NARCOTIC DRUG USE IN A CANCER PAIN CLINIC

    Ronald M. Kanner;Kathleen M. Foley

  • Pain syndromes in multiple sclerosis

    Dwight E. Moulin;Kathleen M. Foley;George C. Ebers

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell K. Portenoy
Russell K. Portenoy Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Eduardo Bruera
Eduardo Bruera The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jerome B. Posner
Jerome B. Posner Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Irene J Higginson
Irene J Higginson King's College London
Edmund D. Pellegrino
Edmund D. Pellegrino Georgetown University
Richard Harding
Richard Harding King's College London
Mary Jeanne Kreek
Mary Jeanne Kreek Rockefeller University
Lukas Radbruch
Lukas Radbruch University Hospital Bonn
Howard T. Thaler
Howard T. Thaler Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Susan D. Block
Susan D. Block Harvard Medical School

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