| Hospital nurse staffing and patient mortality, nurse burnout, and job dissatisfaction LH Aiken, SP Clarke, DM Sloane, J Sochalski, JH Silber Jama 288 (16), 1987-1993, 2002 | 8240 | 2002 |
| Educational levels of hospital nurses and surgical patient mortality LH Aiken, SP Clarke, RB Cheung, DM Sloane, JH Silber Jama 290 (12), 1617-1623, 2003 | 2926 | 2003 |
| Nurse staffing and education and hospital mortality in nine European countries: a retrospective observational study LH Aiken, DM Sloane, L Bruyneel, K Van den Heede, P Griffiths, R Busse, ... The lancet 383 (9931), 1824-1830, 2014 | 2921 | 2014 |
| Nurses’ reports on hospital care in five countries LH Aiken, SP Clarke, DM Sloane, JA Sochalski, R Busse, H Clarke, ... Health affairs 20 (3), 43-53, 2001 | 2909 | 2001 |
| Patient safety, satisfaction, and quality of hospital care: cross sectional surveys of nurses and patients in 12 countries in Europe and the United States LH Aiken, W Sermeus, K Van den Heede, DM Sloane, R Busse, M McKee, ... Bmj 344, 2012 | 2871 | 2012 |
| Hospital staffing, organization, and quality of care: cross-national findings LH Aiken, SP Clarke, DM Sloane, ... International Journal for quality in Health care 14 (1), 5-14, 2002 | 2072 | 2002 |
| Effects of hospital care environment on patient mortality and nurse outcomes LH Aiken, SP Clarke, DM Sloane, ET Lake, T Cheney JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration 39 (7/8), S45-S51, 2009 | 2002 | 2009 |
| Nurse burnout and patient satisfaction DC Vahey, LH Aiken, DM Sloane, SP Clarke, D Vargas Medical care 42 (2), II-57-II-66, 2004 | 1817 | 2004 |
| The working hours of hospital staff nurses and patient safety AE Rogers, WT Hwang, LD Scott, LH Aiken, DF Dinges Health affairs 23 (4), 202-212, 2004 | 1590 | 2004 |
| Lower Medicare mortality among a set of hospitals known for good nursing care LH Aiken, HL Smith, ET Lake Medical care 32 (8), 771-787, 1994 | 1510 | 1994 |
| Effects of nurse staffing and nurse education on patient deaths in hospitals with different nurse work environments LH Aiken, JP Cimiotti, DM Sloane, HL Smith, L Flynn, DF Neff Medical care 49 (12), 1047-1053, 2011 | 1496 | 2011 |
| Measuring organizational traits of hospitals: the Revised Nursing Work Index LH Aiken, PA Patrician Nursing research 49 (3), 146-153, 2000 | 1384 | 2000 |
| Nurses’ widespread job dissatisfaction, burnout, and frustration with health benefits signal problems for patient care MD McHugh, A Kutney-Lee, JP Cimiotti, DM Sloane, LH Aiken Health affairs 30 (2), 202-210, 2011 | 1243 | 2011 |
| Nurse staffing, burnout, and health care–associated infection JP Cimiotti, LH Aiken, DM Sloane, ES Wu American journal of infection control 40 (6), 486-490, 2012 | 1152 | 2012 |
| Nurses’ reports of working conditions and hospital quality of care in 12 countries in Europe LH Aiken, DM Sloane, L Bruyneel, K Van den Heede, W Sermeus, ... International journal of nursing studies 50 (2), 143-153, 2013 | 1126 | 2013 |
| The importance of transitional care in achieving health reform MD Naylor, LH Aiken, ET Kurtzman, DM Olds, KB Hirschman Health affairs 30 (4), 746-754, 2011 | 1080 | 2011 |
| Nursing skill mix in European hospitals: cross-sectional study of the association with mortality, patient ratings, and quality of care LH Aiken, D Sloane, P Griffiths, AM Rafferty, L Bruyneel, M McHugh, ... BMJ quality & safety 26 (7), 559-568, 2017 | 906 | 2017 |
| Nurse burnout and quality of care: Cross‐national investigation in six countries L Poghosyan, SP Clarke, M Finlayson, LH Aiken Research in nursing & health 33 (4), 288-298, 2010 | 830 | 2010 |
| Outcomes of variation in hospital nurse staffing in English hospitals: cross-sectional analysis of survey data and discharge records AM Rafferty, SP Clarke, J Coles, J Ball, P James, M McKee, LH Aiken International journal of nursing studies 44 (2), 175-182, 2007 | 820 | 2007 |
| Access to medical care for black and white Americans: a matter of continuing concern RJ Blendon, LH Aiken, HE Freeman, CR Corey Jama 261 (2), 278-281, 1989 | 790 | 1989 |