Kelly Shaffer: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Kelly Shaffer's h-index is 28 (46 i10-index, 2,462+ total citations across 5+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of May 2026. Kelly Shaffer is affiliated with Associate Professor, University of Virginia School of Medicine.
Kelly Shaffer is a researcher affiliated with Associate Professor, University of Virginia School of Medicine, specializing in Psycho-Oncology, Health Psychology, Behavioral Medicine. Their work has been cited 2,462 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Kelly Shaffer's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 5 indexed publications. Of these, 4 are original research articles — the rest are literature highlights, conference abstracts or theses.
- H-Index
- 28
- i10-Index
- 46
- Total Citations
- 2,462
- Citing Countries
- 10
As of May 2026.
Kelly Shaffer has an h-index of 28 and 2,462 total citations across 5 publications, with research cited by institutions in 10 countries.
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Digital health and telehealth in cancer care: a scoping review of reviews
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The researcher established that cancer caregiving predicts physical impairments, highlighting the roles of earlier stress and spousal status, and extended this to interdependent distress in incurable cases.
The researcher established a longitudinal framework for identifying predictors of depressive symptoms in cancer caregivers five years post-diagnosis, addressing critical gaps in long-term psychosocial support literature.
The researcher established a foundational link between physical symptom burden and psychological distress in breast cancer patients, as evidenced by a seminal 2018 publication.
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