Ruth McCorkle

Ruth McCorkle 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 Ruth McCorkle sits on this spectrum.

Ruth McCorkle 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 Ruth McCorkle sits on this spectrum.

Research.com Recognitions

• 1990 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Best Publications

• The relationship of depression and stressors to immunological assays: a meta-analytic review.

  Eric P. Zorrilla;Lester Luborsky;James R. McKay;Robert Rosenthal

  1187
  Citations

• Development of a symptom distress scale.

  Ruth Mccorkle;Katherine Young

  1152
  Citations

• Self-management: Enabling and empowering patients living with cancer as a chronic illness†‡

  Ruth McCorkle;Elizabeth Ercolano;Mark Lazenby;Mark Lazenby;Dena Schulman-Green

  1061
  Citations

• Processes of Self-Management in Chronic Illness

  Dena Schulman-Green;Sarah Jaser;Faith Martin;Angelo Alonzo

  845
  Citations

• Fatigue and quality of life outcomes of exercise during cancer treatment.

  Victoria Mock;Mary Pickett;Mary E. Ropka;Esther Muscari Lin

  676
  Citations

• Psychosocial Care for Family Caregivers of Patients With Cancer

  Laurel Northouse;Anna-leila Williams;Barbara Given;Ruth McCorkle

  622
  Citations

• Exercise manages fatigue during breast cancer treatment: a randomized controlled trial

  Victoria Mock;Constantine Frangakis;Nancy E. Davidson;Mary E. Ropka

  543
  Citations

• Symptom distress, current concerns and mood disturbance after diagnosis of life-threatening disease.

  Ruth McCorkle;Jeanne Quint-Benoliel

  469
  Citations

• A specialized home care intervention improves survival among older post-surgical cancer patients.

  Ruth Mccorkle;Neville E. Strumpf;Isaac F. Nuamah;Diane C. Adler

  455
  Citations

• Impact of Financial Burden of Cancer on Survivors' Quality of Life?

  Kathleen M. Fenn;Suzanne B. Evans;Ruth McCorkle;Michael P. DiGiovanna

  440
  Citations

• Enhancing Patient-Provider Communication With the Electronic Self-Report Assessment for Cancer: A Randomized Trial

  Donna L. Berry;Brent A. Blumenstein;Barbara Halpenny;Seth Wolpin

  373
  Citations

• A randomized clinical trial of home nursing care for lung cancer patients

  Ruth McCorkle;Jeanne Q. Benoliel;Gary Donaldson;Fotini Georgiadou

  354
  Citations

• A framework for the study of self- and family management of chronic conditions

  Margaret Grey;Kathleen Knafl;Ruth McCorkle

  284
  Citations

• Effect of a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention on Reducing Symptom Severity During Chemotherapy

  Charles Given;Barbara Given;Mohammad Rahbar;Sangchoon Jeon

  241
  Citations

• Pain and fatigue management: results of a nursing randomized clinical trial.

  Barbara Given;Charles W. Given;Ruth McCorkle;Sharon Kozachik

  238
  Citations

• Cancer family caregivers during the palliative, hospice, and bereavement phases: a review of the descriptive psychosocial literature.

  Anna-Leila Williams;Ruth McCorkle

  232
  Citations

• Gender bias in the measurement properties of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D).

  Manfred Stommel;Barbara A. Given;Charles W. Given;Hripsime A. Kalaian

  220
  Citations

• Use of family proxies in quality of life research for cancer patients at the end of life: a literature review.

  Siew Tzuh Tang;Ruth McCorkle

  217
  Citations

• Nurse Navigators in Early Cancer Care: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

  Edward H. Wagner;Evette J. Ludman;Erin J. Aiello Bowles;Robert Penfold

  210
  Citations

• Goal setting as a shared decision making strategy among clinicians and their older patients

  Dena J. Schulman-Green;Aanand D. Naik;Elizabeth H. Bradley;Ruth McCorkle

  207
  Citations