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Wendy Levinson

Wendy Levinson

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
36827
World Ranking
11612
National Ranking
471

Wendy Levinson 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 Wendy Levinson sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 293 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wendy Levinson 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 Wendy Levinson sits on this spectrum.

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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.

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

  • 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

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

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

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

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

  • Patients' and physicians' attitudes regarding the disclosure of medical errors

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

  • Critically appraising qualitative research

    Ayelet Kuper;Lorelei Lingard;Wendy Levinson

  • Grounded theory, mixed methods, and action research.

    Lorelei Lingard;Mathieu Albert;Wendy Levinson

  • Developing physician communication skills for patient-centered care

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

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

    Wendy Levinson;Rita Gorawara-Bhat;Jennifer Lamb

  • An introduction to reading and appraising qualitative research

    Ayelet Kuper;Scott Reeves;Wendy Levinson

  • 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

  • Surgeons' tone of voice: a clue to malpractice history

    Nalini Ambady;Debi LaPlante;Thai Nguyen;Robert Rosenthal

  • ‘Choosing Wisely’: a growing international campaign

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

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

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

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

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

  • Disclosing Harmful Medical Errors to Patients

    Thomas H. Gallagher;David Studdert;Wendy Levinson

  • 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

  • Physician-Patient Communication: A Key to Malpractice Prevention

    Wendy Levinson

  • 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

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard M. Frankel
Richard M. Frankel Washington University in St. Louis
Stephen W. Hwang
Stephen W. Hwang University of Toronto
Victoria J. Fraser
Victoria J. Fraser Washington University in St. Louis
Debra L. Roter
Debra L. Roter Johns Hopkins University
Lorelei Lingard
Lorelei Lingard University of Western Ontario
Donald A. Redelmeier
Donald A. Redelmeier University of Toronto
Richard H. Glazier
Richard H. Glazier University of Toronto
Shiphra Ginsburg
Shiphra Ginsburg University of Toronto
Peter C. Austin
Peter C. Austin University of Toronto
Ayelet Kuper
Ayelet Kuper University of Toronto

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