2026 Katrina Armstrong: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	85	14725	13869	7449	6897	347	23289

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2013 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Katrina Armstrong is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine, producing a total of 92 publications. Their scholarly work spans several subfields including Oncology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Genetics, and Infectious Diseases. The main topics addressed by Armstrong cover Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, Cancer Risks and Factors, Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, and Healthcare cost, quality, and practices.

Armstrong has contributed research to a variety of publication venues, significantly to JAMA with 107 publications, followed by Annals of Internal Medicine (10 publications), New England Journal of Medicine (5 publications), Journal of General Internal Medicine (4 publications), and JAMA Network Open (4 publications).

Among their recent papers are:

SARS-CoV-2 viral load is associated with increased disease severity and mortality, 2020, Nature Communications
The Need for More and Better Testing for COVID-19, 2020, JAMA
Relationship of established risk factors with breast cancer subtypes, 2021, Cancer Medicine
SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load is Associated with Increased Disease Severity and Mortality, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Continuation of Annual Screening Mammography and Breast Cancer Mortality in Women Older Than 70 Years, 2020, Annals of Internal Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Armstrong include Deborah Schrag, Michael Berkwits, Mary McDermott, Jody Zylke, and Annette Flanagin, each involved in over 100 joint publications.

Armstrong has been recognized by prestigious institutions, holding titles such as Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences awarded in 2020, Member of the National Academy of Medicine since 2013, and a Member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

Screening for Breast Cancer

Joann G. Elmore;Katrina Armstrong;Constance D. Lehman;Suzanne W. Fletcher

1187
Citations
SARS-CoV-2 viral load is associated with increased disease severity and mortality.

Jesse Fajnzylber;James Regan;Kendyll Coxen;Heather Corry

898
Citations
Recommendations from the EGAPP Working Group: genetic testing strategies in newly diagnosed individuals with colorectal cancer aimed at reducing morbidity and mortality from Lynch syndrome in relatives

Alfred O. Berg;Katrina Armstrong;Jeffrey Botkin;Ned Calonge

850
Citations
Racial Differences in the Use of BRCA1/2 Testing Among Women With a Family History of Breast or Ovarian Cancer

Katrina Armstrong;Ellyn Micco;Amy Carney;Jill Stopfer

558
Citations
Effect of Short-Term Hormone Replacement Therapy on Breast Cancer Risk Reduction After Bilateral Prophylactic Oophorectomy in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: The PROSE Study Group

Timothy R. Rebbeck;Tara Friebel;Theresa Wagner;Henry T. Lynch

554
Citations
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Physician Distrust in the United States

Katrina Armstrong;Karima L. Ravenell;Suzanne McMurphy;Mary Putt

554
Citations
Racial differences in trust in health care providers.

Chanita Hughes Halbert;Katrina Armstrong;Oscar H. Gandy;Lee Shaker

527
Citations
Assessing the risk of breast cancer.

Katrina Armstrong;Andrea Eisen;Barbara Weber

442
Citations
Survival Associated With Treatment vs Observation of Localized Prostate Cancer in Elderly Men

Yu Ning Wong;Nandita Mitra;Gary Hudes;Russell Localio

336
Citations
Development and testing of the health care system distrust scale.

Abigail Rose;Nikki Peters;Judy A. Shea;Katrina Armstrong

320
Citations
Distrust of the health care system and self-reported health in the United States.

Katrina Armstrong;Abigail Rose;Nikki Peters;Judith A Long

319
Citations
Prior experiences of racial discrimination and racial differences in health care system distrust.

Katrina Armstrong;Mary Putt;Chanita H. Halbert;David Grande

315
Citations
Screening mammography in women 40 to 49 years of age: a systematic review for the American College of Physicians.

Katrina Armstrong;Elizabeth Moye;Sankey Williams;Jesse A. Berlin

307
Citations
Differences in the Patterns of Health Care System Distrust Between Blacks and Whites

Katrina Armstrong;Suzanne McMurphy;Lorraine T. Dean;Ellyn Micco

304
Citations
Barriers to influenza immunization in a low-income urban population

Katrina Armstrong;Katrina Armstrong;Michelle Berlin;J.Sanford Schwartz;J.Sanford Schwartz;Kathleen Propert

288
Citations
Content of weblogs written by health professionals.

Tara Lagu;Elinore J. Kaufman;David A. Asch;David A. Asch;Katrina Armstrong

270
Citations
Differences in information seeking among breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer patients: Results from a population-based survey

Rebekah H. Nagler;Rebekah H. Nagler;Stacy W. Gray;Anca Romantan;Bridget J. Kelly

260
Citations
Nonfinancial Barriers and Access to Care for U.S. Adults

Jeffrey T. Kullgren;Catherine G. McLaughlin;Nandita Mitra;Katrina Armstrong

259
Citations
Cancer Information Scanning and Seeking in the General Population

Bridget Kelly;Robert Hornik;Anca Romantan;J. Sanford Schwartz

256
Citations
Symptom Burden Among Cancer Survivors: Impact of Age and Comorbidity

Jun J. Mao;Katrina Armstrong;Marjorie A. Bowman;Sharon X. Xie

252
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Sanford Schwartz University of Pennsylvania

Judy A. Shea University of Pennsylvania

Craig Evan Pollack Johns Hopkins University

David A. Asch University of Pennsylvania

Susan M. Domchek University of Pennsylvania

Robert C. Hornik University of Pennsylvania

Peter A. Ubel Duke University

Barbara L. Weber Tango Therapeutics

David Grande University of Pennsylvania

Daniel Polsky Johns Hopkins University

External Links

Personal website of Katrina Armstrong

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