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Joan K. Austin

Medicine · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1980Rising activity
Epilepsy research and treatmentPharmacological Effects and Toxicity StudiesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life

Publications

240

Citations

11,257

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

46

Publishing since 1980

Research summary
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Joan K. Austin studies the wider effects of epilepsy and seizures, especially in children, looking at how conditions like sleep problems, thinking (cognitive) difficulties, and behavior develop over time after a seizure diagnosis. The research also examines how social and economic disadvantage shapes these outcomes, the stigma faced by people with epilepsy, and support tools for caregivers, such as those caring for stroke survivors.

Pediatric epilepsy and seizure outcomesCognitive and behavioral effects of childhood seizuresSleep disturbances in children with epilepsyEpilepsy-related stigma and social disadvantageCaregiver support interventions

Publication activity has been fairly steady over the past decade, averaging several papers per year with some year-to-year fluctuation and no clear upward or downward trend.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

No award with a current end date on record.

5 earlier awards
  • NIH T32NR007066Jul 1990 – Apr 2011 · $273k awarded

    Indiana University: Training in Behavioral Nursing

  • NIH R37NS022416Feb 1986 – Apr 2009 · $660k awarded

    CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY-- FACTORS AFFECTING ADAPTATION

  • NIH P30NR005035Feb 2000 – Jan 2006 · $314k awarded

    CENTER FOR ENHANCING QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHRONIC ILLNESS

  • NIH R01NR004536Sep 1997 – May 2005 · $322k awarded

    EPILEPSY OUTCOMES IN YOUTH--NEUROLOGICAL/FAMILY FACTORS

  • NIH R01NS022416Feb 1986 – Feb 2000 · $297k awarded

    CHILDHOOD EPILEPSY--FACTORS AFFECTING ADAPTATION

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 5,073 established Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 11,257cohort median 2,525
h-index: 60cohort median 24
Publications / year (recent): 3.6cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~8 · 24% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 20 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.6/year recently
2017: 6 publications172018: 7 publications7182019: 4 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 1 publication212022: 5 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 6 publications242025: 4 publications2526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 1 collaborator at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 1 collaborator at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 1 collaborator at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Epilepsia×8
  • Epilepsy & Behavior×8
  • Journal of Nursing Scholarship×3
  • Pediatric Neurology×3
  • Neurology×3
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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