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Rachael Powell

Health Professions · Indiana University

Established · publishing since 1996

Publications

106

Citations

2,699

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

31

Publishing since 1996

Research summary
AI-generated

Rachael Powell conducts health-related research that combines clinical trials with qualitative studies exploring patient and clinician perspectives. Much of the recent work focuses on joint replacement surgery (hip, knee, and shoulder), including how surgical recommendations are put into practice and how conditions like osteoarthritis affect patients' daily lives. The research also touches on physical activity, behavior change, and the implementation of health policy.

Joint replacement surgery outcomesImplementation science in healthcareQualitative health researchPhysical activity and behavior changeHealth policy implementation

Publication activity has been steady across the decade with year-to-year fluctuation, averaging about 6 papers per year over the last five years and a notable spike in 2026 (though some entries are repeated versions of the same studies).

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

In context
Among 261 established Health Professions PIs within our index
Citations: 2,699cohort median 1,725
h-index: 24cohort median 21
Publications / year (recent): 6.6cohort median 3.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~7 · 23% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 42 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 6.6/year recently
2017: 7 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 9 publications202021: 5 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 7 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 18 publications1826
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Figshare×14
  • European Health Psychologist×4
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester)×3
  • British Journal of Health Psychology×2
  • BMC Cancer×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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