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D-Index
115
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44097
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4588
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2493

Robert M. Arnold publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert M. Arnold sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 825 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Robert M. Arnold D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert M. Arnold sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 115 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Robert M. Arnold is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on medicine and health professions, with a particular emphasis on public health, environmental and occupational health, general health professions, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, radiological and ultrasound technology, and oncology.

The scientist's notable research topics include:

  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Patient Dignity and Privacy
  • Ethics in medical practice
  • Cancer survivorship and care

Significant recent papers authored or coauthored include:

  • "What's Wrong With Advance Care Planning?" (2021, JAMA)
  • "Communication Skills in the Age of COVID-19" (2020, Annals of Internal Medicine)
  • "Perspectives on Telephone and Video Communication in the Intensive Care Unit during COVID-19" (2020, Annals of the American Thoracic Society)
  • "Association Between Palliative Care and Patient and Caregiver Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis" (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • "The Association Between Area Deprivation Index and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Advanced Cancer" (2021, Health Equity)

Frequent coauthors working with Robert M. Arnold include:

  • Yael Schenker
  • Douglas B. White
  • Andrew D. Althouse
  • Dio Kavalieratos
  • Edward Chu

The scientist has a consistent publication record in several key venues, including:

  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (66 publications)
  • Journal of Palliative Medicine (38 publications)
  • JAMA (5 publications)
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature (5 publications)
  • JAMA Network Open (4 publications)

Robert M. Arnold has contributed to academic literature through book publications, including a work published by Cambridge University Press titled Navigating Communication with Seriously Ill Patients (2024), which has accrued citations.

Best Publications

  • Association Between Palliative Care and Patient and Caregiver Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

    Dio Kavalieratos;Jennifer Corbelli;Di Zhang;J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom

  • Efficacy of communication skills training for giving bad news and discussing transitions to palliative care.

    Anthony L. Back;Robert M. Arnold;Walter F. Baile;Kelly A. Fryer-Edwards

  • Factors Influencing Families' Consent for Donation of Solid Organs for Transplantation

    Laura A. Siminoff;Nahida Gordon;Joan Hewlett;Robert M. Arnold

  • Decision Making in Advanced Heart Failure A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Larry A. Allen;Lynne W. Stevenson;Kathleen L. Grady;Nathan E. Goldstein

  • Approaching difficult communication tasks in oncology.

    Anthony L. Back;Robert M. Arnold;Walter F. Baile;James A. Tulsky

  • Prevalence, Severity, and Importance of Physical and Emotional Symptoms in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

    Steven D. Weisbord;Linda F. Fried;Robert M. Arnold;Michael J. Fine

  • Consensus statement on the live organ donor.

    M Abecassis;M Adams;P Adams;R M Arnold

  • Oncologist Communication About Emotion During Visits With Patients With Advanced Cancer

    Kathryn I. Pollak;Robert M. Arnold;Amy S. Jeffreys;Stewart C. Alexander

  • Opening the black box: how do physicians communicate about advance directives?

    James A. Tulsky;Gary S. Fischer;Mary R. Rose;Robert M. Arnold

  • Absolutely relative: how research results are summarized can affect treatment decisions.

    Lachlan Forrow;William C. Taylor;Robert M. Arnold

  • Posttraumatic Stress and Complicated Grief in Family Members of Patients in the Intensive Care Unit

    Wendy G. Anderson;Robert M. Arnold;Derek C. Angus;Cindy L. Bryce

  • A Randomized Trial of a Family-Support Intervention in Intensive Care Units.

    Douglas B. White;Derek C. Angus;Anne-Marie Shields;Praewpannarai Buddadhumaruk

  • Hope for the best, and prepare for the worst

    Anthony L. Back;Robert M. Arnold;Timothy E. Quill

  • Discussing religious and spiritual issues at the end of life: a practical guide for physicians.

    Bernard Lo;Delaney Ruston;Laura W. Kates;Robert M. Arnold

  • Consensus statement: Palliative and supportive care in advanced heart failure.

    Sarah J. Goodlin;Paul J. Hauptman;Robert Arnold;Kathleen Grady

  • Doctors' emotional reactions to recent death of a patient: cross sectional study of hospital doctors.

    Ellen M Redinbaugh;Amy M Sullivan;Susan D Block;Nina M Gadmer

  • Fostering coping and nurturing hope when discussing the future with terminally ill cancer patients and their caregivers.

    Josephine M. Clayton;Josephine M. Clayton;Phyllis N. Butow;Robert M. Arnold;Martin H. N. Tattersall

  • Renal Provider Recognition of Symptoms in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

    Steven D. Weisbord;Linda F. Fried;Maria K. Mor;Abby L. Resnick

  • Development of a symptom assessment instrument for chronic hemodialysis patients: the dialysis symptom index

    Steven D Weisbord;Linda F Fried;Robert M Arnold;Armando J Rotondi

  • Ethical Incentives — Not Payment — For Organ Donation

    Francis L. Delmonico;Robert Arnold;Nancy Scheper-Hughes;Laura A. Siminoff

Frequent Co-Authors

James A. Tulsky
James A. Tulsky Harvard University
Michael J. Fine
Michael J. Fine United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Susan D. Block
Susan D. Block Harvard Medical School
Derek C. Angus
Derek C. Angus University of Pittsburgh
Peter A. Ubel
Peter A. Ubel Duke University
Charles W. Lidz
Charles W. Lidz University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Judith R. Lave
Judith R. Lave University of Pittsburgh
Thomas J. Smith
Thomas J. Smith Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Chris Feudtner
Chris Feudtner Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Charles F. Reynolds
Charles F. Reynolds University of Pittsburgh

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