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D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Psychology D-index 81 Citations 28,351 317 World Ranking 972 National Ranking 625
Medicine D-index 83 Citations 30,437 349 World Ranking 10330 National Ranking 5432

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer
  • Psychiatry

His primary scientific interests are in Psychiatry, Palliative care, Depression, Psychological intervention and Physical therapy. His Psychiatry research includes themes of Suicidal ideation, Social support and Rating scale. The study incorporates disciplines such as Assisted suicide, Psychological well-being, Spirituality and Suicide prevention in addition to Palliative care.

His study in Depression is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Psychosocial and Anxiety. His Psychological intervention study combines topics in areas such as Group psychotherapy, Quality of life, Randomized controlled trial, Distress and Feeling. His Physical therapy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Cancer, Quality of life, Cancer-related fatigue, Ambulatory and Internal medicine.

His most cited work include:

  • Impact of Cancer-Related Fatigue on the Lives of Patients: New Findings From the Fatigue Coalition (944 citations)
  • Depression, hopelessness, and desire for hastened death in terminally ill patients with cancer. (809 citations)
  • Patient, caregiver, and oncologist perceptions of cancer-related fatigue: results of a tripart assessment survey. The Fatigue Coalition. (682 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

William Breitbart spends much of his time researching Psychiatry, Palliative care, Cancer, Depression and Delirium. His study of Psychological intervention is a part of Psychiatry. He focuses mostly in the field of Palliative care, narrowing it down to matters related to Existentialism and, in some cases, Meaning.

His work carried out in the field of Cancer brings together such families of science as Psychotherapist, Physical therapy and Pediatrics. His work in Depression addresses subjects such as Anxiety, which are connected to disciplines such as Distress. The Delirium study combines topics in areas such as Complication, Anesthesia and Dementia.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Psychiatry (29.69%)
  • Palliative care (26.04%)
  • Cancer (21.35%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Randomized controlled trial (10.42%)
  • Cancer (21.35%)
  • Internal medicine (14.32%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

William Breitbart focuses on Randomized controlled trial, Cancer, Internal medicine, Depression and MEDLINE. His Randomized controlled trial research includes elements of Group psychotherapy, Distress, Clinical psychology, Intervention and Quality of life. His Clinical psychology research incorporates themes from Advanced cancer, Palliative care, Quality of life and Personal development.

His Cancer study incorporates themes from Psychotherapist, Safety net, Delirium and Rapid response team. The various areas that William Breitbart examines in his MEDLINE study include Psychiatry, Existentialism and Intensive care medicine. His study on Comorbid psychopathology is often connected to World trade center as part of broader study in Psychiatry.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Distress management, version 3.2019 (79 citations)
  • Individual meaning-centered psychotherapy for the treatment of psychological and existential distress: A randomized controlled trial in patients with advanced cancer. (62 citations)
  • Why is Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy (MCGP) effective? Enhanced sense of meaning as the mechanism of change for advanced cancer patients. (24 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer
  • Psychiatry

William Breitbart mainly focuses on Randomized controlled trial, Internal medicine, MEDLINE, Psychotherapist and Clinical psychology. His Randomized controlled trial research integrates issues from Group psychotherapy, Delirium, Intervention, Quality of life and Chlorpromazine. His Internal medicine study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Context and Oncology.

The concepts of his MEDLINE study are interwoven with issues in Psychiatry, Wish and Family medicine. His study looks at the intersection of Psychotherapist and topics like Cancer with Chemotherapy. His work deals with themes such as Palliative care, Personal development and Quality of life, which intersect with Clinical psychology.

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Best Publications

Impact of Cancer-Related Fatigue on the Lives of Patients: New Findings From the Fatigue Coalition

Gregory A. Curt;William Breitbart;David Cella;Jerome E. Groopman.
Oncologist (2000)

1575 Citations

Depression, hopelessness, and desire for hastened death in terminally ill patients with cancer.

William Breitbart;Barry Rosenfeld;Hayley Pessin;Monique Kaim.
JAMA (2000)

1358 Citations

Patient, caregiver, and oncologist perceptions of cancer-related fatigue: results of a tripart assessment survey. The Fatigue Coalition.

Vogelzang Nj;Breitbart W;Cella D;Curt Ga.
Seminars in Hematology (1997)

1127 Citations

Effect of spiritual well-being on end-of-life despair in terminally-ill cancer patients

Colleen S McClain;Barry Rosenfeld;William Breitbart.
The Lancet (2003)

1126 Citations

The memorial delirium assessment scale

William Breitbart;Barry Rosenfeld;Andrew Roth;Mark J. Smith.
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (1997)

857 Citations

A Double-Blind Trial of Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine, and Lorazepam in the Treatment of Delirium in Hospitalized AIDS Patients

William Breitbart;Rocco Marotta;Meredith M. Platt;Henry Weisman.
FOCUS (2005)

795 Citations

Cancer-Related Fatigue: Prevalence of Proposed Diagnostic Criteria in a United States Sample of Cancer Survivors

David Cella;Kimberly Davis;William Breitbart;Gregory Curt.
Journal of Clinical Oncology (2001)

782 Citations

Meaning-centered group psychotherapy for patients with advanced cancer: a pilot randomized controlled trial

William Breitbart;Barry Rosenfeld;Christopher Gibson;Hayley Pessin.
Psycho-oncology (2010)

740 Citations

A double-blind trial of haloperidol, chlorpromazine, and lorazepam in the treatment of delirium in hospitalized AIDS patients.

W Breitbart;R Marotta;M M Platt;H Weisman.
American Journal of Psychiatry (1996)

712 Citations

Effect of dignity therapy on distress and end-of-life experience in terminally ill patients: a randomised controlled trial

Harvey Max Chochinov;Linda J Kristjanson;Linda J Kristjanson;Linda J Kristjanson;William Breitbart;Susan McClement.
Lancet Oncology (2011)

694 Citations

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