# Optum (United States)

**Type:** Institutions  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/institutions/optum-united-states/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Avg h-index | 18.1 |
| Citations | 129,918 |
| City | Eden Prairie |
| Country | US |
| Description | Optum (United States) is a research organisation in Eden Prairie, US. OpenAlex records 3,195 works and 129,918 citations for it. 892 researchers list it as their most recent affiliation. |
| Homepage | https://www.optum.com/ |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/I4210124242 |
| Region | Minnesota |
| Researchers | 892 |
| ROR ID | https://ror.org/0370sjj75 |
| Type | company |
| Works | 3,195 |

## University papers

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- [Comparative Effectiveness of Different Treatment Pathways for Opioid Use Disorder](https://scholariq.org/papers/comparative-effectiveness-of-different-treatment-pathways-for-opioid-use/)
- [Relationship of Alcohol Consumption to All-Cause, Cardiovascular, and Cancer-Related Mortality in U.S. Adults](https://scholariq.org/papers/relationship-of-alcohol-consumption-to-all-cause-cardiovascular-and-cancer/)
- [Recommended physical activity and all cause and cause specific mortality in US adults: prospective cohort study](https://scholariq.org/papers/recommended-physical-activity-and-all-cause-and-cause-specific-mortality-in-us/)
- [Uncontrolled hypertension increases risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality in US adults: the NHANES III Linked Mortality Study](https://scholariq.org/papers/uncontrolled-hypertension-increases-risk-of-all-cause-and-cardiovascular-disease/)
- [Health Care Costs for Patients With Cancer at the End of Life](https://scholariq.org/papers/health-care-costs-for-patients-with-cancer-at-the-end-of-life/)
- [Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Adults](https://scholariq.org/papers/diagnosis-and-management-of-asthma-in-adults/)
- [Beneficial associations of low and large doses of leisure time physical activity with all-cause, cardiovascular disease and cancer mortality: a national cohort study of 88,140 US adults](https://scholariq.org/papers/beneficial-associations-of-low-and-large-doses-of-leisure-time-physical-activity/)
- [The effects of coronary artery calcium screening on behavioral modification, risk perception, and medication adherence among asymptomatic adults: A systematic review](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-effects-of-coronary-artery-calcium-screening-on-behavioral-modification-risk/)
- [Economic Burden of Illness Among Patients with Severe Asthma in a Managed Care Setting](https://scholariq.org/papers/economic-burden-of-illness-among-patients-with-severe-asthma-in-a-managed-care/)
- [Medical chart validation of an algorithm for identifying multiple sclerosis relapse in healthcare claims](https://scholariq.org/papers/medical-chart-validation-of-an-algorithm-for-identifying-multiple-sclerosis/)
- [Impact of Medication Adherence and Persistence on Clinical and Economic Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Treated with Liraglutide: A Retrospective Cohort Study](https://scholariq.org/papers/impact-of-medication-adherence-and-persistence-on-clinical-and-economic-outcomes/)
- [Worldwide Never-Smoking Youth Susceptibility to Smoking](https://scholariq.org/papers/worldwide-never-smoking-youth-susceptibility-to-smoking/)

## University researchers

- [Sreenivas P. Veeranki](https://scholariq.org/researchers/sreenivas-p-veeranki/)
- [Benjamin Chastek](https://scholariq.org/researchers/benjamin-chastek/)
- [Jeffrey McPheeters](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jeffrey-mcpheeters/)
- [Erin Buysman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/erin-buysman/)
- [Erin Hulbert](https://scholariq.org/researchers/erin-hulbert/)
- [A. Crossman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/a-crossman/)
- [G. Krishnaswamy](https://scholariq.org/researchers/g-krishnaswamy/)
- [A. Bonagura](https://scholariq.org/researchers/a-bonagura/)

## University top topics

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- [Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-systems-economic-evaluations-quality-of-life/)
- [Diabetes Treatment and Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/diabetes-treatment-and-management/)
- [Medication Adherence and Compliance](https://scholariq.org/topics/medication-adherence-and-compliance/)
- [Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer](https://scholariq.org/topics/economic-and-financial-impacts-of-cancer/)
- [Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-copd-research/)
- [Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies](https://scholariq.org/topics/rheumatoid-arthritis-research-and-therapies/)
- [Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/atrial-fibrillation-management-and-outcomes/)
- [Healthcare Policy and Management](https://scholariq.org/topics/healthcare-policy-and-management/)

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Source: ScholarIQ — public research metadata, principally OpenAlex. See https://scholariq.org/sources/ for provenance and https://scholariq.org/methodology/ for what these figures mean.