World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
95
Citations
35454
World Ranking
10011
National Ranking
5152

Overview

Richard L. Kravitz is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their scholarly work spans several fields, primarily within Health Professions and Medicine. Within these, they have contributed extensively to General Health Professions, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Economics and Econometrics, Statistics and Probability, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The research of Richard L. Kravitz covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
  • Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Empathy and Medical Education
  • Meta-analysis and systematic reviews

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • "SPIRIT extension and elaboration for n-of-1 trials: SPENT 2019 checklist" (2020) published in BMJ
  • "Trust and shared decision-making among individuals with multiple myeloma: A qualitative study" (2021) published in Cancer Medicine
  • "Health Information Seeking From an Intelligent Web-Based Symptom Checker: Cross-sectional Questionnaire Study" (2022) published in Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • "A Useful and Sustainable Role for N-of-1 Trials in the Healthcare Ecosystem" (2021) published in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics
  • "Assessing the effectiveness of a narrative-based patient education video for promoting opioid tapering" (2020) published in Patient Education and Counseling

Richard L. Kravitz has collaborated frequently with several co-authors:

  • Stephen G. Henry
  • Christopher H. Schmid
  • Anne Elizabeth Clark White
  • Naihua Duan
  • Simon B. Ascher

Their work often appears in specific publication venues such as:

  • Journal of General Internal Medicine
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Patient Education and Counseling
  • Harvard Data Science Review
  • Journal of the American Heart Association

Best Publications

  • Health Information on the Internet: Accessibility, Quality, and Readability in English and Spanish

    Gretchen K. Berland;Marc N. Elliott;Leo S. Morales;Jeffrey I. Algazy;Jeffrey I. Algazy

  • Measuring patient-centered communication in patient-physician consultations: theoretical and practical issues.

    Ronald M. Epstein;Peter Franks;Kevin Fiscella;Cleveland G. Shields

  • Physicians' characteristics influence patients' adherence to medical treatment: Results from the Medical Outcomes Study.

    M. Robin DiMatteo;Cathy Donald Sherbourne;Ron D. Hays;Lynn Ordway

  • Mobile health technology evaluation: The mHealth evidence workshop

    Santosh Kumar;Wendy J. Nilsen;Amy Abernethy;Audie Atienza

  • Variations in Resource Utilization Among Medical Specialties and Systems of Care: Results From the Medical Outcomes Study

    Sheldon Greenfield;Eugene C. Nelson;Michael Zubkoff;Willard G. Manning Jr.

  • Antecedents of adherence to medical recommendations: results from the Medical Outcomes Study.

    C D Sherbourne;R D Hays;L Ordway;M R DiMatteo

  • Influence of Patients’ Requests for Direct-to-Consumer Advertised Antidepressants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Richard L Kravitz;Ronald M. Epstein;Mitchell D. Feldman;Carol E. Franz

  • Frequent overcrowding in U.S. emergency departments.

    Robert W. Derlet;John R. Richards;Richard L. Kravitz

  • Patient participation in medical consultations: why some patients are more involved than others.

    Richard L. Street;Howard S. Gordon;Michael M. Ward;Michael M. Ward;Edward Krupat

  • Nurse-patient ratios: a systematic review on the effects of nurse staffing on patient, nurse employee, and hospital outcomes.

    Thomas A Lang;Margaret Hodge;Valerie Olson;Patrick S Romano

  • Evidence‐Based Medicine, Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects, and the Trouble with Averages

    Richard L. Kravitz;Naihua Duan;Joel Braslow

  • Recall of recommendations and adherence to advice among patients with chronic medical conditions.

    Richard L. Kravitz;Ron D. Hays;Cathy Donald Sherbourne;M. Robin DiMatteo

  • Direct-to-consumer prescription drug advertising: trends, impact, and implications

    Michael S. Wilkes;Robert A. Bell;Richard L. Kravitz

  • Physician Communication When Prescribing New Medications

    Derjung M. Tarn;Debora A. Paterniti;Ron D. Hays

  • Patient trust in the physician: relationship to patient requests

    David H Thom;Richard L Kravitz;Robert A Bell;Edward Krupat

  • CONSORT extension for reporting N-of-1 trials (CENT) 2015 Statement

    Sunita Vohra;Larissa Shamseer;Margaret Sampson;Cecilia Bukutu

  • Physician career satisfaction across specialties.

    J. Paul Leigh;Richard L. Kravitz;Mike Schembri;Steven J. Samuels

  • How does direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) affect prescribing? A survey in primary care environments with and without legal DTCA

    Barbara Mintzes;Morris L. Barer;Richard L. Kravitz;Ken Bassett

  • Influence of direct to consumer pharmaceutical advertising and patients' requests on prescribing decisions: two site cross sectional survey

    Barbara Mintzes;Morris L Barer;Richard L Kravitz;Arminée Kazanjian

  • In the clinic. Depression.

    Tonya L Fancher;Richard L Kravitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Bell
Robert A. Bell University of California, Davis
Peter Franks
Peter Franks University of California, Davis
Ronald M. Epstein
Ronald M. Epstein University of Rochester Medical Center
Daniel J. Tancredi
Daniel J. Tancredi University of California, Davis
Paul R. Duberstein
Paul R. Duberstein Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Christopher H. Schmid
Christopher H. Schmid Brown University
Carol E. Franz
Carol E. Franz University of California, San Diego
Ron D. Hays
Ron D. Hays University of California, Los Angeles
Michael S Wilkes
Michael S Wilkes University of California, Davis
Kevin Fiscella
Kevin Fiscella University of Rochester Medical Center

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring the field of medicine isn’t limited to the traditional route of becoming a physician. Many students are turning to flexible online programs to fast-track their careers, specialize, or advance in healthcare administration. Understanding the options can help you choose a path that aligns with your goals, lifestyle, and budget.

For experienced nurses, online dnp programs without clinicals offer a convenient way to earn a terminal nursing degree, perfect for those balancing work and study. If you want to enter healthcare quickly, consider an accelerated lpn program — a fast and practical path to a rewarding nursing role.

Those interested in mental health can benefit from the fastest psych np program, allowing nurses to quickly train for advanced psychiatric-mental health positions online. Alternatively, administrative careers in hospitals and clinics are accessible with the cheapest mha programs online, making leadership roles in healthcare more attainable than ever.

No matter your aspirations, online degrees in medicine and healthcare deliver pathways for growth, flexibility, and career advancement.

Best Scientists Citing Richard L. Kravitz

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles