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Lawrence Fisher publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Lawrence Fisher sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 212 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Lawrence Fisher D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1959 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1938 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Lawrence Fisher is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on diabetes, with numerous publications exploring clinical, behavioral, and emotional aspects of diabetes management and care.

Their recent notable papers include:

  • The early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes: A national cohort study, 2020, Journal of Diabetes and its Complications
  • A new perspective on diabetes distress using the type 2 diabetes distress assessment system (T2-DDAS): Prevalence and change over time, 2022, Journal of Diabetes and its Complications

Frequent collaborators of Lawrence Fisher include William H. Polonsky, Danielle Hessler, Lisa A. Strycker, Magaly Perez-Nieves, and Umesh Masharani. These coauthors appear consistently across multiple studies, indicating ongoing collaborative research efforts within the field of diabetes management.

Lawrence Fisher's work is published predominantly in venues such as:

  • Diabetes
  • Diabetic Medicine
  • Journal of Diabetes and its Complications
  • Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology
  • Diabetes Care

Their main field of study is Medicine, with a specific emphasis on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Additional subfields include Epidemiology, General Health Professions, Genetics, and Speech and Hearing.

Research topics frequently addressed by Lawrence Fisher involve:

  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Diabetes Management and Education
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients

Their work illustrates attention to both the physiological and emotional dimensions of diabetes, contributing to the understanding of diabetes distress and behavioral outcomes over time. Several of their studies specifically assess the impact of stress and management strategies on diabetes control.

Lawrence Fisher has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) twice, an honor indicating peer recognition in their scientific field.

Best Publications

  • Assessing psychosocial distress in diabetes: development of the diabetes distress scale.

    William H. Polonsky;Lawrence Fisher;Jay Edward Earles;R. James Dudl

  • Is self-efficacy associated with diabetes self-management across race/ethnicity and health literacy?

    Urmimala Sarkar;Lawrence Fisher;Dean Schillinger

  • Diabetes distress but not clinical depression or depressive symptoms is associated with glycemic control in both cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses.

    Lawrence Fisher;Joseph T Mullan;Patricia A Areán;Russell E. Glasgow

  • Psychological insulin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes: the scope of the problem.

    William H. Polonsky;Lawrence Fisher;Susan Guzman;Leonel Villa-Caballero

  • When Is Diabetes Distress Clinically Meaningful?: Establishing cut points for the Diabetes Distress Scale

    Lawrence Fisher;Danielle M. Hessler;William H. Polonsky;Joseph Mullan

  • A longitudinal study of affective and anxiety disorders, depressive affect and diabetes distress in adults with Type 2 diabetes

    L. Fisher;M. M. Skaff;J. T. Mullan;P. Arean

  • Clinical Depression Versus Distress Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: Not Just a Question of Semantics

    Lawrence Fisher;Marilyn M. Skaff;Joseph T. Mullan;Patricia Arean

  • Development of a Brief Diabetes Distress Screening Instrument

    Lawrence Fisher;Russell E. Glasgow;Joseph T. Mullan;Marilyn M. Skaff

  • Structured self-monitoring of blood glucose significantly reduces A1C levels in poorly controlled, noninsulin-treated type 2 diabetes: results from the Structured Testing Program study.

    William H. Polonsky;Lawrence Fisher;Charles H. Schikman;Deborah A. Hinnen

  • Psychosocial Therapies in Diabetes: Report of the Psychosocial Therapies Working Group

    Alan M. Delamater;Alan M. Jacobson;Barbara Anderson;Daniel Cox

  • The confusing tale of depression and distress in patients with diabetes: a call for greater clarity and precision.

    L. Fisher;J. S. Gonzalez;J. S. Gonzalez;W. H. Polonsky

  • The continuing HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men

    Joseph A. Catania;Dennis Osmond;Ronald D. Stall;Lance Pollack

  • Understanding the sources of diabetes distress in adults with type 1 diabetes

    Lawrence Fisher;William H. Polonsky;Danielle M. Hessler;Umesh Masharani

  • The Relationship between Diabetes Distress and Clinical Depression With Glycemic Control Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

    Lawrence Fisher;Russell E. Glasgow;Lisa A. Strycker

  • Depression in Diabetes: Have We Been Missing Something Important?

    Jeffrey S. Gonzalez;Lawrence Fisher;William H. Polonsky

  • REDEEM: A Pragmatic Trial to Reduce Diabetes Distress

    Lawrence Fisher;Danielle Hessler;Russell E. Glasgow;Patricia A. Arean

  • PREDICTING DIABETES DISTRESS in PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY

    Lawrence Fisher;Joseph T. Mullan;Marilyn M. Skaff;Russell E. Glasgow

  • The family and disease management in Hispanic and European-American patients with type 2 diabetes

    L Fisher;C A Chesla;M M Skaff;C Gilliss

  • The Impact of Chronic Illness on the Health and Well-Being of Family Members

    Morton A. Lieberman;Lawrence Fisher

  • The family and type 2 diabetes: a framework for intervention.

    La Wrence Fisher;Catherine A. Chesla;Robert J. Bartz;Catherine Gilliss

  • Addressing diabetes distress in clinical care: a practical guide.

    L. Fisher;W. H. Polonsky;D. Hessler

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph T. Mullan
Joseph T. Mullan University of California, San Francisco
Russell E. Glasgow
Russell E. Glasgow University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Lisa A. Strycker
Lisa A. Strycker Oregon Research Institute
Catherine A. Chesla
Catherine A. Chesla University of California, San Francisco
Patricia A. Areán
Patricia A. Areán University of Washington
Morton A. Lieberman
Morton A. Lieberman University of California, San Francisco
Frank J. Snoek
Frank J. Snoek University of Amsterdam
Anne L. Peters
Anne L. Peters University of Southern California
David C. Mohr
David C. Mohr Northwestern University
Karen L. Weihs
Karen L. Weihs University of Arizona

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