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Ting Guan

Medicine · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1998Rising activity
Cancer survivorship and carePalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesSocial Work Education and PracticeFamily Support in IllnessChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life

Publications

77

Citations

1,023

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1998

Research summary
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Ting Guan studies the psychological and social dimensions of serious illness, particularly cancer, focusing on quality of life, illness uncertainty, and support for patients and their family caregivers. A major strand of the work examines the role of social work in healthcare settings, including palliative care, opioid use treatment, and integrated behavioral health. The research combines survey and interview methods with studies of the healthcare workforce.

Cancer survivorship and caregiver quality of lifeIllness uncertainty and copingPalliative and end-of-life careSocial work practice in healthcareBehavioral health and opioid use treatment

Publication activity has grown steadily over the last decade, rising from a handful of papers per year to roughly 12-14 in recent years.

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

In context
Among 5,073 established Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 1,023cohort median 2,525
h-index: 17cohort median 24
Publications / year (recent): 8.6cohort median 4.8

Typically publishes in teams of ~6 · 14% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 41 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 8.6/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 4 publications182019: 2 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 6 publications222023: 10 publications232024: 12 publications242025: 14 publications14252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • UNC Libraries×14
  • Psycho-Oncology×3
  • Supportive Care in Cancer×3
  • Social Work in Health Care×3
  • Journal of Cancer Survivorship×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 Jul 27, 2026.

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