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Citations
118229
World Ranking
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208

Wayne Katon 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 Wayne Katon sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 643 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wayne Katon 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 Wayne Katon sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 183 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award

Overview

Wayne Katon was affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States during their academic career. Their work was associated with this institution, reflecting the environment in which their research activities were conducted.

There are no recorded recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, book publications, fields of study, subfields, or main topics of work provided in the available data. Additionally, no award information has been noted.

The absence of detailed publication and research topic information prevents a more extensive overview of their scientific contributions or specific areas of expertise.

The scientist is deceased, and all references to their career are made in the past tense to reflect this status.

Best Publications

  • Depression and pain comorbidity: a literature review.

    Matthew J. Bair;Rebecca L. Robinson;Wayne Katon;Kurt Kroenke

  • Collaborative Care Management of Late-Life Depression in the Primary Care Setting: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Jürgen Unützer;Wayne Katon;Christopher M. Callahan;John W. Williams

  • Depression and diabetes: impact of depressive symptoms on adherence, function, and costs.

    Paul S. Ciechanowski;Wayne J. Katon;Joan E. Russo

  • Collaborative Care for Patients with Depression and Chronic Illnesses

    Wayne J. Katon;Elizabeth H.B. Lin;Michael Von Korff;Paul Ciechanowski

  • Collaborative management to achieve treatment guidelines : impact on depression in primary care

    Wayne Katon;Michael Von Korff;Elizabeth Lin;Edward Walker

  • Clinical and health services relationships between major depression, depressive symptoms, and general medical illness

    Wayne J Katon

  • Anxiety disorders and comorbid medical illness

    Peter P. Roy-Byrne;Karina W. Davidson;Ronald C. Kessler;Gordon J.G. Asmundson

  • Relationship of depression and diabetes self-care, medication adherence, and preventive care.

    Elizabeth H.B. Lin;Wayne Katon;Michael Von Korff;Carolyn Rutter

  • Mood disorders in the medically ill: scientific review and recommendations.

    Dwight L. Evans;Dennis S. Charney;Dennis S. Charney;Lydia Lewis;Robert N. Golden

  • The association of depression and anxiety with medical symptom burden in patients with chronic medical illness.

    Wayne Katon;Elizabeth H.B. Lin;Kurt Kroenke

  • A Multifaceted Intervention to Improve Treatment of Depression in Primary Care

    Wayne Katon;Patricia Robinson;Michael Von Korff;Elizabeth Lin

  • Depression and chronic medical illness.

    Wayne Katon;Mark D. Sullivan

  • Epidemiology of depression in primary care.

    Wayne Katon;Herbert C. Schulberg

  • Depressive Symptoms and the Cost of Health Services in HMO Patients Aged 65 Years and Older: A 4-Year Prospective Study

    Jürgen Unützer;Donald L. Patrick;Greg Simon;David Grembowski

  • The Pathways Study: a randomized trial of collaborative care in patients with diabetes and depression

    Wayne J. Katon;Michael Von Korff;Elizabeth H. B. Lin;Greg Simon

  • Bullying, psychosocial adjustment, and academic performance in elementary school.

    Gwen M. Glew;Ming Yu Fan;Wayne Katon;Frederick P. Rivara

  • Adult health status of women with histories of childhood abuse and neglect

    Edward A Walker;Ann Gelfand;Wayne J Katon;Mary P Koss

  • The Association of Comorbid Depression With Mortality in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

    Wayne J. Katon;Carolyn Rutter;Greg Simon;Elizabeth H.B. Lin

  • Stepped Collaborative Care for Primary Care Patients With Persistent Symptoms of Depression: A Randomized Trial

    Wayne Katon;Michael Von Korff;Elizabeth Lin;Greg Simon

  • Collaborative care for depression : A cumulative meta-analysis and review of longer-term outcomes. Commentary

    Wayne Katon;Jürgen Unützer;Simon Gilbody;Peter Bower

Frequent Co-Authors

Joan Russo
Joan Russo University of Washington
Edward A. Walker
Edward A. Walker University of Washington
Michael Von Korff
Michael Von Korff Kaiser Permanente
Evette J. Ludman
Evette J. Ludman Kaiser Permanente
Jürgen Unützer
Jürgen Unützer University of Washington
Elizabeth H. B. Lin
Elizabeth H. B. Lin Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Peter Roy-Byrne
Peter Roy-Byrne University of Washington
Gregory E. Simon
Gregory E. Simon Kaiser Permanente
Laura P. Richardson
Laura P. Richardson University of Washington
Elizabeth McCauley
Elizabeth McCauley University of Washington

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