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1845
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Kurt Kroenke 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 Kurt Kroenke sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 544 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kurt Kroenke 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 Kurt Kroenke sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 137 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kurt Kroenke is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States and specializes in the field of Medicine, with a focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Psychiatry and Mental health, Pharmacology, and Oncology. Their research spans 201 publications primarily investigating areas related to musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, opioid use disorder treatment, pain management and opioid use, cancer survivorship and care, mental health treatment and access, childhood cancer survivors' quality of life, and palliative care and end-of-life issues.

Their notable recent papers include the following:

  • PHQ-9: global uptake of a depression scale, 2021, published in World Psychiatry
  • Minimally important differences and severity thresholds are estimated for the PROMIS depression scales from three randomized clinical trials, 2020, published in Journal of Affective Disorders

Other significant papers, while not solely authored by Kroenke, contribute to the relevant context of their field:

  • A Review of the Evidence and Recommendations on Communication Skills and the Patient-Provider Relationship: A Rome Foundation Working Team Report, 2021, Gastroenterology
  • Screening for perinatal depression with the Patient Health Questionnaire depression scale (PHQ-9): A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, General Hospital Psychiatry
  • Balancing the Risks and Benefits of Benzodiazepines, 2021, JAMA

Kroenke frequently collaborates with several coauthors including Patrick O. Monahan, Andrea Cheville, Kathryn J. Ruddy, Deirdre R. Pachman, and Sandra A. Mitchell, with counts of joint publications ranging from 14 to 20 each.

Their work is often published in journals such as:

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Journal of Pain
  • JAMA
  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • Journal of General Internal Medicine

The breadth of Kroenke's research addresses a combination of clinical and public health concerns, focusing on pain management, opioid-related treatments, and mental health assessments. This interdisciplinary approach integrates psychiatry, oncology, pharmacology, and general health professions to contribute to understanding complex health issues and improving patient outcomes.

Best Publications

  • The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure.

    Kurt Kroenke;Robert L. Spitzer;Janet B. W. Williams

  • A Brief Measure for Assessing Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The GAD-7

    RL Spitzer;K Kroenke;JB Williams;B Lowe

  • Validation and utility of a self-report version of PRIME-MD : The PHQ Primary Care Study

    Robert L. Spitzer;Kurt Kroenke;Janet B. W. Williams

  • The Patient Health Questionnaire-2: validity of a two-item depression screener.

    Kurt Kroenke;Robert L. Spitzer;Janet B. W. Williams

  • The PHQ-9: A new depression diagnostic and severity measure

    Kurt Kroenke;Robert L. Spitzer

  • The PHQ-8 as a measure of current depression in the general population

    Kurt Kroenke;Tara W. Strine;Robert L. Spitzer;Janet B.W. Williams

  • Anxiety Disorders in Primary Care: Prevalence, Impairment, Comorbidity, and Detection

    Kurt Kroenke;Robert L. Spitzer;Janet B.W. Williams;Patrick O. Monahan

  • The Patient Health Questionnaire Somatic, Anxiety, and Depressive Symptom Scales: a systematic review.

    Kurt Kroenke;Robert L. Spitzer;Janet B.W. Williams;Bernd Löwe

  • Depression and pain comorbidity: a literature review.

    Matthew J. Bair;Rebecca L. Robinson;Wayne Katon;Kurt Kroenke

  • The PHQ-15: validity of a new measure for evaluating the severity of somatic symptoms.

    Kurt Kroenke;Robert L. Spitzer;Janet B. W. Williams

  • An ultra-brief screening scale for anxiety and depression: the PHQ-4.

    Kurt Kroenke;Robert L. Spitzer;Janet B.W. Williams;Bernd Löwe

  • Utility of a New Procedure for Diagnosing Mental Disorders in Primary Care: The PRIME-MD 1000 Study

    Robert L. Spitzer;Janet B. W. Williams;Kurt Kroenke;Mark Linzer

  • Measuring depression outcome with a brief self-report instrument: sensitivity to change of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9).

    Bernd Löwe;Bernd Löwe;Kurt Kroenke;Wolfgang Herzog;Kerstin Gräfe

  • Detecting and monitoring depression with a two-item questionnaire (PHQ-2).

    Bernd Löwe;Bernd Löwe;Kurt Kroenke;Kerstin Gräfe

  • Monitoring depression treatment outcomes with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9

    Bernd Löwe;Jürgen Unützer;Christopher M Callahan;Anthony J Perkins

  • Common symptoms in ambulatory care: Incidence, evaluation, therapy, and outcome

    Kurt Kroenke;A.David Mangelsdorff

  • Comparative validity of three screening questionnaires for DSM-IV depressive disorders and physicians' diagnoses.

    Bernd Löwe;Robert L. Spitzer;Kerstin Gräfe;Kurt Kroenke

  • Predictors of patient satisfaction

    Jeffrey L Jackson;Judith Chamberlin;Kurt Kroenke

  • The association of depression and anxiety with medical symptom burden in patients with chronic medical illness.

    Wayne Katon;Elizabeth H.B. Lin;Kurt Kroenke

  • Health-Related Quality of Life in Primary Care Patients With Mental Disorders: Results From the PRIME-MD 1000 Study

    Robert L. Spitzer;Kurt Kroenke;Mark Linzer;Steven R. Hahn

Frequent Co-Authors

Janet B. W. Williams
Janet B. W. Williams Columbia University
Fredric D. Wolinsky
Fredric D. Wolinsky University of Iowa
Bernd Löwe
Bernd Löwe Universität Hamburg
William M. Tierney
William M. Tierney The University of Texas at Austin
Michael Sharpe
Michael Sharpe University of Oxford
Christopher M. Callahan
Christopher M. Callahan Indiana University
Wayne Katon
Wayne Katon University of Washington
Brian M. D’Onofrio
Brian M. D’Onofrio Indiana University
John W Williams
John W Williams Duke University
Catherine E. Mosher
Catherine E. Mosher Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

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