2026 Wendy Levinson: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	91	11612	10920	471	445	293	36827

Overview

Wendy Levinson is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of health professions, medicine, and economics, econometrics, and finance, with specific attention to healthcare cost, quality, and practices.

The scientist's extensive work addresses key themes such as healthcare cost, quality, and practices; health systems, economic evaluations, and quality of life; climate change and health impacts; innovations in medical education; COVID-19 and healthcare impacts; healthcare policy and management; and medical malpractice and liability issues.

Levinson's research output includes contributions in several prominent publication venues. Frequent journals where their work appears are:

BMJ Quality & Safety
BMJ evidence-based medicine
BMJ
Canadian Medical Association Journal
JAMA Network Open

Co-author collaborations form an important part of Levinson's research activity. Common collaborators include Karen Born, Andrea M. Patey, Jeremy Grimshaw, Jerome A. Leis, and Eve A. Kerr.

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Levinson are:

"De-implementing wisely: developing the evidence base to reduce low-value care" (2020, BMJ Quality & Safety)
"Inappropriate use of clinical practices in Canada: a systematic review" (2022, Canadian Medical Association Journal)
"Association of Low-Value Testing With Subsequent Health Care Use and Clinical Outcomes Among Low-risk Primary Care Outpatients Undergoing an Annual Health Examination" (2020, JAMA Internal Medicine)
"Cost of contact: redesigning healthcare in the age of COVID" (2020, BMJ Quality & Safety)
"Choosing Wisely and the climate crisis: a role for clinicians" (2023, BMJ Quality & Safety)

The scientist's work spans numerous subfields such as general health professions, economics and econometrics, public health, environmental and occupational health, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, and epidemiology.

Levinson's interdisciplinary approach integrates health professions and economic evaluations, reflecting a focus on the practical management and policy dimensions of healthcare systems alongside clinical quality and safety.

Best Publications

A Study of Sexuality and Health among Older Adults in the United States

Stacy Tessler Lindau;L. Philip Schumm;Edward O. Laumann;Wendy Levinson

2823
Citations
Physician-Patient Communication: The Relationship With Malpractice Claims Among Primary Care Physicians and Surgeons

Wendy Levinson;Debra L. Roter;John P. Mullooly;Valerie T. Dull

2380
Citations
Informed decision making in outpatient practice: time to get back to basics.

Clarence H. Braddock;Kelly A. Edwards;Nicole M. Hasenberg;Tracy L. Laidley

1559
Citations
Not all patients want to participate in decision making. A national study of public preferences.

Wendy Levinson;Audiey Kao;Alma Kuby;Ronald A. Thisted

1408
Citations
Patients' and physicians' attitudes regarding the disclosure of medical errors

Thomas H. Gallagher;Amy D. Waterman;Alison G. Ebers;Victoria J. Fraser

1238
Citations
Critically appraising qualitative research

Ayelet Kuper;Lorelei Lingard;Wendy Levinson

1127
Citations
Grounded theory, mixed methods, and action research.

Lorelei Lingard;Mathieu Albert;Wendy Levinson

957
Citations
Developing physician communication skills for patient-centered care

Wendy Levinson;Cara S. Lesser;Ronald M. Epstein

918
Citations
A Study of Patient Clues and Physician Responses in Primary Care and Surgical Settings

Wendy Levinson;Rita Gorawara-Bhat;Jennifer Lamb

910
Citations
An introduction to reading and appraising qualitative research

Ayelet Kuper;Scott Reeves;Wendy Levinson

746
Citations
The emotional impact of medical errors on practicing physicians in the United States and Canada.

Amy D. Waterman;Jane Garbutt;Erik Hazel;William Claiborne Dunagan

612
Citations
Surgeons' tone of voice: a clue to malpractice history

Nalini Ambady;Debi LaPlante;Thai Nguyen;Robert Rosenthal

595
Citations
‘Choosing Wisely’: a growing international campaign

Wendy Levinson;Marjon Kallewaard;R Sacha Bhatia;Daniel Wolfson

584
Citations
Teaching quality improvement and patient safety to trainees: a systematic review.

Brian M. Wong;Edward E. Etchells;Ayelet Kuper;Wendy Levinson

538
Citations
The heart of darkness: the impact of perceived mistakes on physicians.

John F. Christensen;Wendy Levinson;Wendy Levinson;Patrick M. Dunn;Patrick M. Dunn

528
Citations
Disclosing Harmful Medical Errors to Patients

Thomas H. Gallagher;David Studdert;Wendy Levinson

501
Citations
Impact of interpreter services on delivery of health care to limited-English-proficient patients.

Elizabeth A. Jacobs;Diane S. Lauderdale;David Meltzer;Jeanette M. Shorey

495
Citations
Physician-Patient Communication: A Key to Malpractice Prevention

Wendy Levinson

489
Citations
How Doctors and Patients Discuss Routine Clinical Decisions: Informed Decision Making in the Outpatient Setting

Clarence H. Braddock;Stephan D. Fihn;Wendy Levinson;Albert R. Jonsen

472
Citations
Effect of clinician communication skills training on patient satisfaction. A randomized, controlled trial.

Jonathan Betz Brown;Myde Boles;John P. Mullooly;Wendy Levinson

447
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard M. Frankel Washington University in St. Louis

Stephen W. Hwang University of Toronto

Victoria J. Fraser Washington University in St. Louis

Debra L. Roter Johns Hopkins University

Lorelei Lingard University of Western Ontario

Donald A. Redelmeier University of Toronto

Richard H. Glazier University of Toronto

Shiphra Ginsburg University of Toronto

Peter C. Austin University of Toronto

Ayelet Kuper University of Toronto

External Links

Wikipedia of Wendy Levinson Personal website of Wendy Levinson

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