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Table 3 Top 10 palliative oncology studies published between 1995 and 2016 as determined by number of citations per year

From: Characteristics and impact of the most-cited palliative oncology studies from 1995 to 2016

Rank

Citations/Year

First Author

Senior Author

Title

Year

Journal

Institution

Country

1

362.1

Temel, J.S.

Lynch, T.J.

Early palliative care for patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer

2010

New England Journal of Medicine

Massachusetts General Hospital

United States

2

107.8

Wright, A.A.

Prigerson, H.G.

Associations between end-of-life discussions, patient mental health, medical care near death, and caregiver bereavement adjustment

2008

Journal of the American Medical Association

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

United States

3a

80.6

Bakitas, M.A.

Ahles, T.A.

Early Versus Delayed Initiation of Concurrent Palliative Oncology Care: Patient Outcomes in the ENABLE III Randomized Controlled Trial

2015

Journal of Clinical Oncology

University of Alabama- Birmingham

United States

4

49.1

Zhang, B.

Prigerson, H.G.

Health care costs in the last week of life associations with end-of-life conversations

2009

Archives of Internal Medicine

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

United States

5

41.0

Wolfe, J.

Weeks, J.C.

Symptoms and suffering at the end of life in children with cancer

2000

New England Journal of Medicine

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

United States

6a

40.4

Greer, J.A.

Temel, J.S.

Effect of early palliative care on chemotherapy use and end-of-life care in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer

2012

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Massachusetts General Hospital

United States

6

40.4

Earle, C.C.

Weeks, J.C.

Trends in the aggressiveness of cancer care near the end of life

2004

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

United States

8

39.6

Balboni T.A.

Prigerson H.G.

Religiousness and spiritual support among advanced cancer patients and associations with end-of-life treatment preferences and quality of life

2007

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

United States

9

39.5

Temel, J.S.

Pirl, W.F.

Longitudinal perceptions of prognosis and goals of therapy in patients with metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: Results of a randomized study of early palliative care

2011

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center

United States

10

38.7

Wright, A.A.

Prigerson, H.G.

Place of death: Correlations with quality of life of patients with cancer and predictors of bereaved caregivers’ mental health

2010

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

United States

  1. aDid not appear in top 10 most-cited palliative oncology studies of 2006–2016