To cite HCUPtools in publications use:

Vikrant Dev Rathore (2026). “HCUPtools: An R package for streamlined access to healthcare cost and utilization project resources.” SoftwareX, 35, 102860. doi:10.1016/j.softx.2026.102860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2026.102860.

Vikrant Dev Rathore (2026). HCUPtools: Access and Work with HCUP Resources and Datasets. R package version 1.0.2, https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=HCUPtools.

Corresponding BibTeX entries:

  @Article{,
    title = {HCUPtools: An R package for streamlined access to
      healthcare cost and utilization project resources},
    author = {{Vikrant Dev Rathore}},
    journal = {SoftwareX},
    year = {2026},
    volume = {35},
    pages = {102860},
    doi = {10.1016/j.softx.2026.102860},
    url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2026.102860},
  }

  @Manual{,
    title = {HCUPtools: Access and Work with HCUP Resources and
      Datasets},
    author = {{Vikrant Dev Rathore}},
    year = {2026},
    note = {R package version 1.0.2},
    url = {https://CRAN.R-project.org/package=HCUPtools},
  }