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Susan D. Block

Active 1994–2025

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Susan D Block
110
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23,923
Citations
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Citations

Citations per year for Susan D. Block1954: 1 citations1995: 4 citations1996: 5 citations1997: 7 citations1998: 6 citations1999: 2 citations2000: 24 citations2001: 12 citations2002: 24 citations2003: 26 citations2004: 42 citations2005: 56 citations2006: 47 citations2007: 67 citations2008: 125 citations2009: 115 citations2010: 131 citations2011: 182 citations2012: 143 citations2013: 165 citations2014: 160 citations2015: 217 citations2016: 141 citations2017: 177 citations2018: 151 citations2019: 825 citations2020: 793 citations2021: 645 citations2022: 453 citations2023: 276 citations2024: 453 citations2025: 120 citations2026: 6 citations1955–1994: no citations, so these years are not shown

Citation sources

Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 2,092 citing papers, 41% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 378 citing papers, 7.4% of this breakdownCanada: 331 citing papers, 6.5% of this breakdownAustralia: 245 citing papers, 4.8% of this breakdownNetherlands: 241 citing papers, 4.7% of this breakdownGermany: 162 citing papers, 3.2% of this breakdownItaly: 115 citing papers, 2.3% of this breakdownChina: 109 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdownJapan: 98 citing papers, 1.9% of this breakdownSwitzerland: 92 citing papers, 1.8% of this breakdownBelgium: 84 citing papers, 1.7% of this breakdownSpain: 78 citing papers, 1.5% of this breakdown
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Institutions

Fields

  • Medicine67.7%
  • Psychology13.5%
  • Health Professions8.8%
  • Social Sciences6.6%
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.2%
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.7%
  • Other1.5%

Topics

  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues20.6%
  • Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health6.7%
  • Cancer survivorship and care6.5%
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life5.1%
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare4.4%
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units3.2%
  • Other53.5%

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  1. Communication About Serious Illness Care Goals

    Authors: Rachelle Bernacki, Susan D. Block - JAMA Internal Medicine 2014 cited by 1,388

  2. Prolonged Grief Disorder: Psychometric Validation of Criteria Proposed for DSM-V and ICD-11

    Authors: Holly G. Prigerson, Mardi J. Horowitz, Selby Jacobs, Colin Murray Parkes, Mihaela Aslan, Karl Goodkin, Beverley Raphael, Samuel J. Marwit, Camille B. Wortman, Robert A. Neimeyer, George A. Bonanno, Susan D. Block, David W. Kissane, Paul A. Boelen, And re as Maercker, Brett T. Litz, Jeffrey G. Johnson, Michael B. First, Paul K. Maciejewski - PLoS Medicine 2009 cited by 1,846

  3. Effect of the Serious Illness Care Program in Outpatient Oncology

    Authors: Rachelle Bernacki, Joanna Paladino, Bridget A. Neville, Mathilde Hutchings, Jane Kavanagh, Olaf P. Geerse, Joshua R. Lakin, Justin J. Sanders, Kate Miller, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Atul A. Gawande, Susan D. Block - JAMA Internal Medicine 2019 cited by 389

  4. Development of the Serious Illness Care Program: a randomised controlled trial of a palliative care communication intervention

    Authors: Rachelle Bernacki, Mathilde Hutchings, Judith B. Vick, Grant Smith, Joanna Paladino, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Atul A. Gawande, Susan D. Block - BMJ Open 2015 cited by 452

  5. Evaluating an Intervention to Improve Communication Between Oncology Clinicians and Patients With Life-Limiting Cancer

    Authors: Joanna Paladino, Rachelle Bernacki, Bridget A. Neville, Jane Kavanagh, Stephen P. Miranda, Marissa Palmor, Joshua R. Lakin, Meghna Desai, Daniela Lamas, Justin J. Sanders, Jonathon D Gass, Natalie Henrich, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Erik K. Fromme, Atul A. Gawande, Susan D. Block - JAMA Oncology 2019 cited by 328

  6. Identifying Potential Indicators of the Quality of End-of-Life Cancer Care From Administrative Data

    Authors: Craig C. Earle, Elyse R. Park, Bonnie E. Lai, Jane C. Weeks, John Z. Ayanian, Susan D. Block - Journal of Clinical Oncology 2003 cited by 897

  7. Patient and clinician experience of a serious illness conversation guide in oncology: A descriptive analysis

    Authors: Joanna Paladino, Luca Koritsanszky, Lauren Nisotel, Bridget A. Neville, Kate Miller, Justin J. Sanders, Evan M. Benjamin, Erik K. Fromme, Susan D. Block, Rachelle Bernacki - Cancer Medicine 2020 cited by 129

  8. Health Care Costs in the Last Week of Life

    Authors: Baohui Zhang, Alexi A. Wright, Haiden A. Huskamp, Matthew Nilsson, Matthew L. Maciejewski, Craig C. Earle, Susan D. Block, Paul K. Maciejewski, Holly G. Prigerson - Archives of Internal Medicine 2009 cited by 900

  9. Place of Death: Correlations With Quality of Life of Patients With Cancer and Predictors of Bereaved Caregivers' Mental Health

    Authors: Alexi A. Wright, Nancy L. Keating, Tracy A. Balboni, Ursula A. Matulonis, Susan D. Block, Holly G. Prigerson - Journal of Clinical Oncology 2010 cited by 790

  10. Evaluating claims-based indicators of the intensity of end-of-life cancer care

    Authors: Craig C. Earle, Bridget A. Neville, Mary Beth Landrum, Jeffrey M. Souza, Jane C. Weeks, Susan D. Block, Eva Grunfeld, John Z. Ayanian - International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2005 cited by 397

  11. End-of-Life Discussions, Goal Attainment, and Distress at the End of Life: Predictors and Outcomes of Receipt of Care Consistent With Preferences

    Authors: Jennifer W. Mack, Jane C. Weeks, Alexi A. Wright, Susan D. Block, Holly G. Prigerson - Journal of Clinical Oncology 2010 cited by 824

  12. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Advance Care Planning Among Patients With Cancer: Impact of Terminal Illness Acknowledgment, Religiousness, and Treatment Preferences

    Authors: Alexander K. Smith, Ellen P. McCarthy, Elizabeth Paulk, Tracy A. Balboni, Paul K. Maciejewski, Susan D. Block, Holly G. Prigerson - Journal of Clinical Oncology 2008 cited by 268

  13. Trends in the Aggressiveness of Cancer Care Near the End of Life

    Authors: Craig C. Earle, Bridget A. Neville, Mary Beth Landrum, John Z. Ayanian, Susan D. Block, Jane C. Weeks - Journal of Clinical Oncology 2004 cited by 995

  14. Advance Care Planning Documentation in Electronic Health Records: Current Challenges and Recommendations for Change

    Authors: Daniela Lamas, Natalie Panariello, Natalie Henrich, Bernard Hammes, Laura C. Hanson, Diane E. Meier, Nancy Guinn, Janet M. Corrigan, Sean Hubber, Hannah Luetke-Stahlman, Susan D. Block - Journal of Palliative Medicine 2018 cited by 101

  15. An Empirical Examination of the Stage Theory of Grief

    Authors: Paul K. Maciejewski, Baohui Zhang, Susan D. Block, Holly G. Prigerson - JAMA 2007 cited by 600

  16. Tracheostomy in the COVID-19 era: global and multidisciplinary guidance

    Authors: Brendan McGrath, Michael Brenner, Stephen Warrillow, Vinciya Pandian, Asit Arora, Tanis S. Cameron, José M. Añón, Gonzalo Hernández Martínez, Robert D. Truog, Susan D. Block, Grace Lui, Christine F. McDonald, Christopher H. Rassekh, Joshua H. Atkins, Li Qiang, S. Vergèz, Pavel Dulguerov, Johannes Zenk, Massimo Antonelli, Paolo Pelosi, Brian K Walsh, Erin Ward, You Shang, Stefano Gasparini, Abele Donati, Mervyn Singer, Peter Openshaw, Neil Tolley, Howard Markel, David Feller‐Kopman - The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2020 cited by 463

  17. Psychiatric disorders in advanced cancer

    Authors: Michael Miovic, Susan D. Block - Cancer 2007 cited by 371

  18. Serious Illness Conversations in ESRD

    Authors: Ernest I. Mandel, Rachelle Bernacki, Susan D. Block - Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2016 cited by 147

  19. Quality Measurement of Serious Illness Communication: Recommendations for Health Systems Based on Findings from a Symposium of National Experts

    Authors: Justin J. Sanders, Joanna Paladino, Erica Reaves, Hannah Luetke-Stahlman, Rebecca Anhang Price, Karl Lorenz, Laura C. Hanson, J. Randall Curtis, Diane E. Meier, Erik K. Fromme, Susan D. Block - Journal of Palliative Medicine 2019 cited by 60

  20. Improving Communication About Serious Illness in Primary Care

    Authors: Joshua R. Lakin, Susan D. Block, J. Andrew Billings, Luca Koritsanszky, Rebecca Cunningham, Lisa Wichmann, Doreen Harvey, Jan Lamey, Rachelle Bernacki - JAMA Internal Medicine 2016 cited by 163

  21. Goals-of-Care Conversations for Older Adults With Serious Illness in the Emergency Department: Challenges and Opportunities

    Authors: Kei Ouchi, Naomi George, Jeremiah D. Schuur, Emily L. Aaronson, Charlotta Lindvall, Edward Bernstein, Rebecca L. Sudore, Mara A. Schonberg, Susan D. Block, James A. Tulsky - Annals of Emergency Medicine 2019 cited by 147

  22. A randomized controlled trial of an internet-based therapist-assisted indicated preventive intervention for prolonged grief disorder

    Authors: Brett T. Litz, Yonit Schorr, Eileen Delaney, Teresa Au, Anthony Papa, Annie B. Fox, Sue E. Morris, Angela Nickerson, Susan D. Block, Holly G. Prigerson - Behaviour Research and Therapy 2014 cited by 145

  23. A Qualitative Study of Serious Illness Conversations in Patients with Advanced Cancer

    Authors: Olaf P. Geerse, Daniela Lamas, Justin J. Sanders, Joanna Paladino, Jane Kavanagh, Natalie Henrich, Annette J. Berendsen, Thijo J.N. Hiltermann, Erik K. Fromme, Rachelle Bernacki, Susan D. Block - Journal of Palliative Medicine 2019 cited by 104

  24. Religiousness and Spiritual Support Among Advanced Cancer Patients and Associations With End-of-Life Treatment Preferences and Quality of Life

    Authors: Tracy A. Balboni, Lauren C. Vanderwerker, Susan D. Block, M. Elizabeth Paulk, Christopher S. Lathan, John R. Peteet, Holly G. Prigerson - Journal of Clinical Oncology 2007 cited by 946