2026 Michael K. Paasche-Orlow: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	70	764	666	362	309	280	21732

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

1978
Citations
The Prevalence of Limited Health Literacy

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

1823
Citations
The causal pathways linking health literacy to health outcomes.

Michael K. Paasche-Orlow;Michael S. Wolf

1498
Citations
Readability standards for informed-consent forms as compared with actual readability.

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

892
Citations
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

520
Citations
Health Literacy Measurement: An Inventory and Descriptive Summary of 51 Instruments

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

490
Citations
The mechanisms linking health literacy to behavior and health status.

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

440
Citations
Tailored Education May Reduce Health Literacy Disparities in Asthma Self-Management

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

363
Citations
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

343
Citations
Health literacy and 30-day postdischarge hospital utilization.

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

339
Citations
A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Automated Exercise Coach for Older Adults

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

335
Citations
Health literacy: an overlooked factor in understanding HIV health disparities.

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

316
Citations
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

300
Citations
Health literacy not race predicts end-of-life care preferences.

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

288
Citations
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

270
Citations
Health Literacy, Health Inequality and a Just Healthcare System

Angelo E. Volandes;Michael K. Paasche-Orlow

257
Citations
Response to a relational agent by hospital patients with depressive symptoms

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

235
Citations
Promoting health literacy research to reduce health disparities

Michael K. Paasche-Orlow;Michael S. Wolf

232
Citations
Assessing Health Literacy in Deaf American Sign Language Users

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

230
Citations
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

215
Citations
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

215
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Nancy R. Kressin Boston University

Michael Winter Boston University

Yuchiao Chang Harvard University

Alexander L. Greninger University of Washington

Holly A. Taylor Tufts University

Helen Y. Chu University of Washington

Joshua T. Schiffer Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Rima E. Rudd Harvard University

External Links

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