2026 Sheldon Greenfield: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	91	11504	10816	5897	5455	307	54284

Sheldon Greenfield 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 Sheldon Greenfield sits on this spectrum.

101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 307 publications — 18th percentile

18% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sheldon Greenfield 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 Sheldon Greenfield sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

1996 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Sheldon Greenfield is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a notable focus on subfields such as Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Economics and Econometrics, Oncology, Surgery, and General Health Professions.

The main topics of Greenfield's work include:

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
Healthcare Policy and Management

Their recent influential papers are as follows:

Patient-Reported Outcomes Through 5 Years for Active Surveillance, Surgery, Brachytherapy, or External Beam Radiation With or Without Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer, 2020, JAMA
Association of Treatment Modality, Functional Outcomes, and Baseline Characteristics With Treatment-Related Regret Among Men With Localized Prostate Cancer, 2021, JAMA Oncology
Patient-Reported Financial Toxicity Associated with Contemporary Treatment for Localized Prostate Cancer, 2020, The Journal of Urology
Development and Internal Validation of a Web-based Tool to Predict Sexual, Urinary, and Bowel Function Longitudinally After Radiation Therapy, Surgery, or Observation, 2020, European Urology
Radiotherapy after radical prostatectomy: Effect of timing of postprostatectomy radiation on functional outcomes, 2020, Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated extensively with Greenfield include:

Sherrie H. Kaplan
David F. Penson
Zhiguo Zhao
Li-Ching Huang
Ann S. Hamilton

Greenfield's work has been published repeatedly in several key venues, notably:

The Journal of Urology
Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases
Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations
BJUI Compass
Annals of Oncology

In recognition of their contributions, Sheldon Greenfield was named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 1996.

Best Publications

The functioning and well-being of depressed patients. Results from the Medical Outcomes Study

Kenneth B. Wells;Anita L. Stewart;Ron D. Hays;M. Audrey Burnam

4315
Citations
Functional status and well-being of patients with chronic conditions. Results from the Medical Outcomes Study.

Anita L. Stewart;Sheldon Greenfield;Ron D. Hays;Kenneth Wells

3093
Citations
Assessing the effects of physician-patient interactions on the outcomes of chronic disease.

Sherrie H. Kaplan;Sheldon Greenfield;John E. Ware Jr.

3004
Citations
From cancer patient to cancer survivor : lost in transition

Maria Elizabeth Hewitt;Sheldon Greenfield;Ellen Stovall

2787
Citations
Clinical Practice Guidelines We Can Trust

Robin Graham;Michelle Mancher;Dianne Miller Wolman

2558
Citations
Expanding patient involvement in care. Effects on patient outcomes.

Sheldon Greenfield;Sherrie H. Kaplan;John E. Ware Jr.

2066
Citations
The Medical Outcomes Study. An application of methods for monitoring the results of medical care

Alvin R. Tarlov;John E. Ware;Sheldon Greenfield;Eugene C. Nelson

1850
Citations
Patients' participation in medical care: effects on blood sugar control and quality of life in diabetes.

Sheldon Greenfield;Sherrie H. Kaplan;John E. Ware;Elizabeth Martin Yano

1629
Citations
The Functioning and Well-Being of Depressed Patients

Kenneth B. Wells;Anita Stewart;Ron D. Hays;M. Audrey Burnam

1477
Citations
Functional Status and Well-Being of Patients with Chronic Conditions

Anita Stewart;Sheldon Greenfield;Ron D. Hays;Kenneth B. Wells

1312
Citations
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.

867
Citations
Characteristics of Physicians with Participatory Decision-Making Styles

Sherrie H. Kaplan;Sheldon Greenfield;Barbara Gandek;William H. Rogers

860
Citations
Patient and visit characteristics related to physicians' participatory decision-making style. Results from the Medical Outcomes Study.

Sherrie H. Kaplan;Barbara Gandek;Sheldon Greenfield;William H. Rogers

781
Citations
Effectiveness of Remote Patient Monitoring After Discharge of Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure: The Better Effectiveness After Transition–Heart Failure (BEAT-HF) Randomized Clinical Trial

Michael K. Ong;Michael K. Ong;Patrick S. Romano;Sarah Edgington;Harriet U. Aronow

766
Citations
Patterns of care related to age of breast cancer patients

Sheldon Greenfield;Dolores M. Blanco;Robert M. Elashoff;Patricia A. Ganz

719
Citations
Better Physician-Patient Relationships Are Associated with Higher Reported Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients with HIV Infection

John Schneider;Sherrie H. Kaplan;Sheldon Greenfield;Wenjun Li

714
Citations
The Unreliability of Individual Physician “Report Cards” for Assessing the Costs and Quality of Care of a Chronic Disease

Timothy P. Hofer;Rodney A. Hayward;Sheldon Greenfield;Edward H. Wagner

695
Citations
The importance of co-existent disease in the occurrence of postoperative complications and one-year recovery in patients undergoing total hip replacement. Comorbidity and outcomes after hip replacement.

Sheldon Greenfield;Giovanni Apolone;Barbara J. McNeil;Paul D. Cleary

689
Citations
Expanding Patient Involvement in Care

Sheldon Greenfield;Sherrie Kaplan;John E. Ware

644
Citations
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

616
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David F. Penson Vanderbilt University Medical Center

John E. Ware University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Ann S. Hamilton University of Southern California

Matthew R. Cooperberg University of California, San Francisco

William H. Rogers Tufts Medical Center

Mia Hashibe University of Utah

Fabio Pellegrini Biogen (United States)

Mark S. Litwin University of California, Los Angeles

Antonio Nicolucci Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research

Gianni Tognoni University of Milan

External Links

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