2026 Paul B. Jacobsen: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	116	4381	4107	2394	2216	517	46102

Overview

Paul B. Jacobsen is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and has concentrated their research on the field of Medicine, with a predominant focus on Oncology.

Their work has explored several subfields including Oncology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, as well as Economics and Econometrics.

The main topics in Paul B. Jacobsen's research encompass:

Cancer survivorship and care
Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
Frailty in Older Adults
Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment

Their recent papers include:

"Survivorship for Individuals Living With Advanced and Metastatic Cancers: National Cancer Institute Meeting Report" (2021), published in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
"Deficit Accumulation Frailty Trajectories of Older Breast Cancer Survivors and Non-Cancer Controls: The Thinking and Living With Cancer Study" (2021), published in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
"Follow-Up Care for Breast and Colorectal Cancer Across the Globe: Survey Findings From 27 Countries" (2020), published in JCO Global Oncology
"Elevated C-Reactive Protein and Subsequent Patient-Reported Cognitive Problems in Older Breast Cancer Survivors: The Thinking and Living With Cancer Study" (2022), published in Journal of Clinical Oncology
"An examination of the relationship of patient modifiable and non-modifiable characteristics with fear of cancer recurrence among colorectal cancer survivors" (2020), published in Supportive Care in Cancer

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Paul B. Jacobsen include:

Heather S.L. Jim
Brent J. Small
Tim A. Ahles
James C. Root
Deena Graham

Common venues for their publications are:

Psycho-Oncology
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
UNC Libraries
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Cancer

Best Publications

Screening for psychologic distress in ambulatory cancer patients

Paul B. Jacobsen;Kristine A. Donovan;Peter C. Trask;Stewart B. Fleishman

1121
Citations
Measurement of depressive symptoms in cancer patients: evaluation of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D).

Danette Hann;Kristin Winter;Paul Jacobsen

1118
Citations
Cancer-Related Fatigue, Version 2.2015

Ann Malone Berger;Kathi Mooney;Amy Alvarez-Perez;William S. Breitbart

951
Citations
Breakthrough pain: characteristics and impact in patients with cancer pain

Russell K. Portenoy;David Payne;Paul Jacobsen

925
Citations
A Double-Blind Trial of Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine, and Lorazepam in the Treatment of Delirium in Hospitalized AIDS Patients

William Breitbart;Rocco Marotta;Meredith M. Platt;Henry Weisman

803
Citations
Screening, Assessment, and Management of Fatigue in Adult Survivors of Cancer: An American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Adaptation

Julienne E. Bower;Kate Bak;Ann Berger;William Breitbart

769
Citations
Randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for survivors of breast cancer

Cecile A. Lengacher;Versie Johnson-Mallard;Janice Post-White;Manolete S. Moscoso

706
Citations
Measurement of fatigue in cancer patients: development and validation of the Fatigue Symptom Inventory.

D. M. Hann;P. B. Jacobsen;L. M. Azzarello;S. C. Martin

704
Citations
NCCN Practice Guidelines for Cancer-Related Fatigue.

V. Mock;A. Atkinson;A. Barsevick;D. Cella

681
Citations
Characteristics and correlates of fatigue after adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer.

Jo Ann Broeckel;Paul B Jacobsen;John Horton;Lodovico Balducci

646
Citations
Effects and moderators of exercise on quality of life and physical function in patients with cancer : An individual patient data meta-analysis of 34 RCTs

Laurien M. Buffart;Joeri Kalter;Maike G. Sweegers;Kerry S. Courneya

641
Citations
A New Psychosocial Screening Instrument for Use With Cancer Patients

James Zabora;Karlynn Brintzenhofeszoc;Karlynn Brintzenhofeszoc;Paul Jacobsen;Paul Jacobsen;Barbara Curbow;Barbara Curbow

567
Citations
Progress toward guidelines for the management of fatigue.

Cella D;Peterman A;Passik S;Jacobsen P

567
Citations
Predictors of Posttraumatic Growth Following Bone Marrow Transplantation for Cancer

Michelle R. Widows;Paul B. Jacobsen;Margaret Booth-Jones;Karen K. Fields

559
Citations
The Caregiver Quality of Life Index–Cancer (CQOLC) scale: development and validation of an instrument to measure quality of life of the family caregiver of patients with cancer

M. A. Weitzner;P. B. Jacobsen;H. Wagner;J. Friedland

551
Citations
Fatigue in Women Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: Characteristics, Course, and Correlates

Paul B Jacobsen;Danette M Hann;Lora M Azzarello;John Horton

493
Citations
Psychosocial Interventions for Anxiety and Depression in Adult Cancer Patients: Achievements and Challenges†

Paul B. Jacobsen;Heather S. Jim

492
Citations
A Multidimensional Measure of Fatigue for Use with Cancer Patients

Kevin D. Stein;Staci C. Martin;Danette M. Hann;Paul B. Jacobsen

466
Citations
Physician Referral for Fertility Preservation in Oncology Patients: A National Study of Practice Behaviors

Gwendolyn P. Quinn;Susan T. Vadaparampil;Ji Hyun Lee;Paul B. Jacobsen

465
Citations
Further validation of the multidimensional fatigue symptom inventory-short form

Kevin D Stein;Paul B Jacobsen;Chris M Blanchard;Christina Thors

453
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Brent J. Small University of South Florida

Michael A. Andrykowski University of Kentucky

David Cella Northwestern University

Tim A. Ahles Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

William H. Redd Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jeanne S. Mandelblatt Georgetown University

Andrew J. Saykin Indiana University

Arti Hurria City Of Hope National Medical Center

Jimmie C. Holland Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Stephanie J. Lee Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

External Links

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