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Michael K. Paasche-Orlow

Michael K. Paasche-Orlow

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
70
Citations
21732
World Ranking
764
National Ranking
362

Michael K. Paasche-Orlow publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael K. Paasche-Orlow sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 280 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Michael K. Paasche-Orlow D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michael K. Paasche-Orlow sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 70 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael K. Paasche-Orlow is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Health Professions, with extensive publications in subfields including General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Infectious Diseases, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics reflecting a focus on clinical and public health challenges. Main topics of research include:

  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Antibiotic Use and Resistance
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Patient Dignity and Privacy
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Michael K. Paasche-Orlow has contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications, with recent papers including:

  • "Hydroxychloroquine as Postexposure Prophylaxis to Prevent Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection," 2020, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • "Effect of Ivermectin vs Placebo on Time to Sustained Recovery in Outpatients With Mild to Moderate COVID-19," 2022, JAMA
  • "Trajectory of Viral RNA Load Among Persons With Incident SARS-CoV-2 G614 Infection (Wuhan Strain) in Association With COVID-19 Symptom Onset and Severity," 2022, JAMA Network Open
  • "Natural Language Processing to Identify Advance Care Planning Documentation in a Multisite Pragmatic Clinical Trial," 2021, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • "Effect of Higher-Dose Ivermectin for 6 Days vs Placebo on Time to Sustained Recovery in Outpatients With COVID-19," 2023, JAMA

Their frequent co-authors include Angelo E. Volandes, Ruanne V. Barnabas, Helen C. Stankiewicz Karita, Lori Henault, and Barbara W. Trautner. Collaboration with these researchers spans multiple studies, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Publications by Michael K. Paasche-Orlow have been frequently featured in several academic venues, such as:

  • HLRP Health Literacy Research and Practice
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Journal of General Internal Medicine
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • JAMA

Best Publications

  • A Reengineered Hospital Discharge Program to Decrease Rehospitalization: A Randomized Trial

    Brian W. Jack;Veerappa K. Chetty;David Anthony;Jeffrey L. Greenwald

  • The Prevalence of Limited Health Literacy

    Michael K. Paasche-Orlow;Ruth M. Parker;Julie A. Gazmararian;Lynn T. Nielsen-Bohlman

  • The causal pathways linking health literacy to health outcomes.

    Michael K. Paasche-Orlow;Michael S. Wolf

  • Readability standards for informed-consent forms as compared with actual readability.

    Michael K. Paasche-Orlow;Holly A. Taylor;Frederick L. Brancati

  • Health Literacy and Cardiovascular Disease: Fundamental Relevance to Primary and Secondary Prevention: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Jared W. Magnani;Mahasin S. Mujahid;Herbert D. Aronow;Crystal W. Cené

  • Health Literacy Measurement: An Inventory and Descriptive Summary of 51 Instruments

    Jolie N Haun;Melissa A Valerio;Lauren A McCormack;Kristine Sørensen

  • The mechanisms linking health literacy to behavior and health status.

    Chandra Y Osborn;Michael K Paasche-Orlow;Stacy Cooper Bailey;Michael S Wolf

  • Tailored Education May Reduce Health Literacy Disparities in Asthma Self-Management

    Michael K. Paasche-Orlow;Kristin A. Riekert;Andrew Bilderback;Arjun Chanmugam

  • Video decision support tool for advance care planning in dementia: randomised controlled trial

    Angelo E Volandes;Michael K Paasche-Orlow;Michael J Barry;Muriel R Gillick

  • Health literacy and 30-day postdischarge hospital utilization.

    Suzanne E. Mitchell;Ekaterina Sadikova;Brian W. Jack;Michael K. Paasche-Orlow

  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Automated Exercise Coach for Older Adults

    Timothy W. Bickmore;Rebecca A. Silliman;Kerrie Nelson;Debbie M. Cheng

  • Health literacy: an overlooked factor in understanding HIV health disparities.

    Chandra Y. Osborn;Michael K. Paasche-Orlow;Terry C. Davis;Michael S. Wolf

  • How health care systems can begin to address the challenge of limited literacy

    Michael K. Paasche-Orlow;Dean Schillinger;Sarah M. Greene;Edward H. Wagner

  • Health literacy not race predicts end-of-life care preferences.

    Angelo E. Volandes;Michael Paasche-Orlow;Muriel R. Gillick;E.F. Cook

  • Usability of conversational agents by patients with inadequate health literacy: evidence from two clinical trials.

    Timothy W. Bickmore;Laura M. Pfeifer;Donna Byron;Shaula Forsythe

  • Health Literacy, Health Inequality and a Just Healthcare System

    Angelo E. Volandes;Michael K. Paasche-Orlow

  • Response to a relational agent by hospital patients with depressive symptoms

    Timothy W. Bickmore;Suzanne E. Mitchell;Brian W. Jack;Michael K. Paasche-Orlow

  • Promoting health literacy research to reduce health disparities

    Michael K. Paasche-Orlow;Michael S. Wolf

  • Assessing Health Literacy in Deaf American Sign Language Users

    Michael M. McKee;Michael K. Paasche-Orlow;Paul C. Winters;Kevin Fiscella

  • Impact of health literacy on depressive symptoms and mental health-related: quality of life among adults with addiction.

    Alisa Lincoln;Michael K. Paasche-Orlow;Debbie M. Cheng;Christine Lloyd-Travaglini

  • Persistent pain is associated with substance use after detoxification: a prospective cohort analysis.

    Mary Jo Larson;Michael Paasche-Orlow;Debbie M. Cheng;Christine Lloyd-Travaglini

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy Bickmore
Timothy Bickmore Northeastern University
Michael S. Wolf
Michael S. Wolf Northwestern University
Nancy R. Kressin
Nancy R. Kressin Boston University
Howard Cabral
Howard Cabral Boston University
Michael Winter
Michael Winter Boston University
Yuchiao Chang
Yuchiao Chang Harvard University
Michael J. Barry
Michael J. Barry Harvard University
Jennifer S. Temel
Jennifer S. Temel Harvard University
Susan L. Mitchell
Susan L. Mitchell Harvard University
Alexander L. Greninger
Alexander L. Greninger University of Washington

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