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Karen Schmidt

Medicine · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1970
Colorectal Cancer Screening and DetectionPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesCancer survivorship and carePatient-Provider Communication in HealthcareGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening

Publications

75

Citations

792

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

57

Publishing since 1970

Research summary
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Karen Schmidt's work spans a broad range of medical and health topics, including palliative and end-of-life care, cancer survivorship, patient-provider communication, and public health interventions. Recent projects have addressed diverse areas such as maternal health support in Tanzania, social determinants of health, driving safety among people with diabetes, and behavioral therapy for cancer-related sleep problems. The publication record reflects wide-ranging, applied health research rather than a single narrow specialty.

Palliative and end-of-life careCancer survivorship and supportive carePublic health and behavioral interventionsPatient-centered care and communicationMaternal and global health

Publication activity peaked around 2018-2019 and has slowed in recent years, averaging under two papers per year over the last five years.

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

In context
Among 5,055 established Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 792cohort median 2,516
h-index: 17cohort median 24
Publications / year (recent): 1.8cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~7 · 29% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 12 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.8/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 6 publications182019: 11 publications11192020: 5 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 2 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Medical Decision Making×3
  • Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society×3
  • Author eBooks×3
  • Palliative & Supportive Care×2
  • Patient Education and Counseling×2
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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