2026 Leif I. Solberg: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	76	18757	17623	9344	8632	315	22052

Overview

Leif I. Solberg is affiliated with HealthPartners in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Medicine and Health Professions. Their work spans various subfields, including General Health Professions, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Economics and Econometrics.

The topics addressed in their research cover multiple areas related to healthcare delivery and outcomes. These include Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Chronic Disease Management Strategies, Health Policy Implementation Science, Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare, Clinical Practice Guidelines Implementation, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment.

Leif I. Solberg has contributed to numerous publications, with a notable presence in several specific academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews
The Annals of Family Medicine
American Journal of Medical Quality
Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Their recent papers reflect ongoing research interests and collaborations. Selected papers are:

"Comparing Pharmacist-Led Telehealth Care and Clinic-Based Care for Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure: The Hyperlink 3 Pragmatic Cluster-Randomized Trial," 2022, Hypertension
"Cultural And Structural Features Of Zero-Burnout Primary Care Practices," 2021, Health Affairs
"A Taxonomy for External Support for Practice Transformation," 2021, The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
"Is the Promise of PROMs Being Realized? Implementation Experience in a Large Orthopedic Practice," 2022, American Journal of Medical Quality
"Is Shared Decision-making Associated with Better Patient-reported Outcomes? A Longitudinal Study of Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty," 2021, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Leif I. Solberg's research collaborations include frequent co-authorship with:

Jeanette Y. Ziegenfuss
Anna R. Bergdall
Robin R. Whitebird
Christine Norton
Steven P. Dehmer

Best Publications

The Use of Computed Tomography in Pediatrics and the Associated Radiation Exposure and Estimated Cancer Risk

Diana L. Miglioretti;Diana L. Miglioretti;Eric Johnson;Andrew Williams;Robert T. Greenlee

1444
Citations
A conceptual model of emergency department crowding

Brent R. Asplin;David J. Magid;Karin V. Rhodes;Leif I. Solberg

1259
Citations
Use of Diagnostic Imaging Studies and Associated Radiation Exposure for Patients Enrolled in Large Integrated Health Care Systems, 1996-2010

Rebecca Smith-Bindman;Diana L. Miglioretti;Eric Johnson;Choonsik Lee

976
Citations
Priorities Among Effective Clinical Preventive Services : Results of a Systematic Review and Analysis

Michael V. Maciosek;Ashley B. Coffield;Nichol M. Edwards;Thomas J. Flottemesch

838
Citations
Health Care Contacts in the Year Before Suicide Death

Brian K. Ahmedani;Gregory E. Simon;Christine Stewart;Arne Beck

666
Citations
Does the Chronic Care Model Serve Also as a Template for Improving Prevention

Russell E. Glasgow;C. Tracy Orleans;Edward H. Wagner;Susan J. Curry

618
Citations
Primary care intervention to reduce alcohol misuse ranking its health impact and cost effectiveness.

Leif I. Solberg;Michael V. Maciosek;Nichol M. Edwards

380
Citations
Lessons from Experienced Guideline Implementers: Attend to Many Factors and Use Multiple Strategies

Leif I. Solberg;Milo L. Brekke;Charles J. Fazio;Jinnet Fowles

354
Citations
Comparing costs and quality of care at retail clinics with that of other medical settings for 3 common illnesses.

Ateev Mehrotra;Hangsheng Liu;John L. Adams;Margaret C. Wang

325
Citations
Severity of Depression and Magnitude of Productivity Loss

Arne Beck;A. Lauren Crain;Leif I. Solberg;Jürgen Unützer

324
Citations
A practice change model for quality improvement in primary care practice.

Deborah Cohen;Reuben R McDaniel;Benjamin F Crabtree;Mary C Ruhe

311
Citations
Greater Use Of Preventive Services In U.S. Health Care Could Save Lives At Little Or No Cost

Michael V. Maciosek;Ashley B. Coffield;Thomas J. Flottemesch;Nichol M. Edwards

310
Citations
The Three Faces of Performance Measurement: Improvement, Accountability, and Research

Leif I. Solberg;Gordon Mosser;Sharon McDonald

303
Citations
Predictors of health care costs in adults with diabetes

Todd P. Gilmer;Patrick J. O’Connor;William A. Rush;A. Lauren Crain

301
Citations
Context Matters: The Experience of 14 Research Teams in Systematically Reporting Contextual Factors Important for Practice Change

Andrada Tomoaia-Cotisel;Andrada Tomoaia-Cotisel;Andrada Tomoaia-Cotisel;Debra L. Scammon;Norman J. Waitzman;Peter F. Cronholm

274
Citations
A randomized trial to increase smoking intervention by physicians. Doctors Helping Smokers, Round I.

Thomas E. Kottke;Milo L. Brekke;Leif I. Solberg;John R. Hughes

267
Citations
Emergency department crowding: consensus development of potential measures.

Leif I. Solberg;Brent R. Asplin;Brent R. Asplin;Robin M. Weinick;David J. Magid

258
Citations
A framework for improving the quality of cancer care: the case of breast and cervical cancer screening.

Jane G. Zapka;Stephen H. Taplin;Leif I. Solberg;M. Michele Manos

258
Citations
Making "Time" for Preventive Services

Thomas E. Kottke;Milo L. Brekke;Leif I. Solberg

253
Citations
Challenges of Change: A Qualitative Study of Chronic Care Model Implementation

Mary C. Hroscikoski;Leif I. Solberg;JoAnn M. Sperl-Hillen;Peter G. Harper

221
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick J. O'Connor HealthPartners

Benjamin F. Crabtree Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Jürgen Unützer University of Washington

Karen L. Margolis HealthPartners

Russell E. Glasgow University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Nancy A. Rigotti Harvard University

Kurt C. Stange Case Western Reserve University

Diana L. Miglioretti University of California, Davis

Stephen H. Taplin National Institutes of Health

Barbara P. Yawn University of Minnesota

External Links

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