Ad Appels

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Ad Appels is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, General Health Professions and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ad Appels has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 18 papers in General Health Professions and 3 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ad Appels's work include Cardiac Health and Mental Health (24 papers), Workplace Health and Well-being (13 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (12 papers). Ad Appels is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Health and Mental Health (24 papers), Workplace Health and Well-being (13 papers) and Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control (12 papers). Ad Appels collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Japan. Ad Appels's co-authors include Andrew Steptoe, Paul Mulder, Frits W. Bär, Willem J. Kop, P. R. J. Falger, E.G. Schouten, Carlos F. Mendes de Leon, Antanas Goštautas, F. Sturmans and Vilius Jonas Grabauskas and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Science & Medicine, European Heart Journal and Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Ad Appels

41 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Stress, personal control and health. 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 100 200 300 400
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Stress, personal control and health.
    1989 499 citations Andrew Steptoe, Ad Appels John Wiley & Sons eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ad Appels Netherlands 25 1.3k 1.1k 394 354 322 42 2.9k
Lucy A. Mead United States 21 844 0.7× 486 0.4× 175 0.4× 139 0.4× 489 1.5× 31 3.5k
Hermann Nabi France 34 818 0.6× 594 0.5× 450 1.1× 500 1.4× 378 1.2× 102 3.7k
Bruce S. Jonas United States 18 773 0.6× 318 0.3× 253 0.6× 254 0.7× 202 0.6× 28 2.2k
Nina Rieckmann Germany 25 1.1k 0.9× 530 0.5× 356 0.9× 198 0.6× 209 0.6× 76 2.6k
Kristina Orth‐Gomér Sweden 40 2.0k 1.5× 2.2k 2.0× 823 2.1× 1.2k 3.4× 655 2.0× 118 5.6k
Eric B. Loucks United States 38 739 0.6× 877 0.8× 471 1.2× 1.0k 2.9× 559 1.7× 118 4.7k
Nicholas W.J. Wainwright United Kingdom 29 368 0.3× 601 0.5× 274 0.7× 445 1.3× 260 0.8× 52 2.3k
Heather S. Lett United States 13 1.5k 1.2× 542 0.5× 402 1.0× 295 0.8× 244 0.8× 14 2.6k
Thomas L. Haney United States 25 1.5k 1.1× 600 0.5× 554 1.4× 331 0.9× 317 1.0× 41 2.9k
Katherine Warren United States 18 443 0.3× 879 0.8× 270 0.7× 124 0.4× 225 0.7× 40 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Ad Appels

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ad Appels

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ad Appels

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ad Appels. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ad Appels based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ad Appels. Ad Appels is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pedersen, Susanne S., Elisabeth J. Martens, Johan Denollet, & Ad Appels. (2007). Poor Health-Related Quality of Life Is a Predictor of Early, But Not Late, Cardiac Events After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Psychosomatics. 48(4). 331–337. 40 indexed citations
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Kwaijtaal, Martijn, André van der Ven, Rob van Diest, et al.. (2007). Exhaustion is Associated With Low Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Expression in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. Psychosomatic Medicine. 69(1). 68–73. 7 indexed citations
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Appels, Ad, Thérèse van Elderen, Frits W. Bär, et al.. (2006). Effects of a behavioural intervention on quality of life and related variables in angioplasty patients. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 61(1). 1–7. 42 indexed citations
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Schurgers, Leon J., Kirsten J. F. Teunissen, Marjo H.J. Knapen, et al.. (2005). Novel Conformation-Specific Antibodies Against Matrix γ-Carboxyglutamic Acid (Gla) Protein. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 25(8). 1629–1633. 239 indexed citations
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Appels, Ad. (2004). Exhaustion and coronary heart disease: the history of a scientific quest. Patient Education and Counseling. 55(2). 223–229. 56 indexed citations
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Diest, Rob van, Martijn Kwaijtaal, & Ad Appels. (2004). 115-THE IMPACT OF A BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM ON HEART RATE VARIABILITY IN CORONARY PATIENTS: THE EXHAUSTION INTERVENTION TRIAL (EXIT). Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 56(6). 604–604. 1 indexed citations
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Dinant, Geert‐Jan, et al.. (2004). Assessment of Vital Exhaustion and Identification of Subjects at Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction in General Practice. Psychosomatics. 45(5). 414–418. 59 indexed citations
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Appels, Ad. (2002). Depression and cardiac disease. Current Opinion in Psychiatry. 15(1). 59–62. 1 indexed citations
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Appels, Ad, et al.. (2000). Inflammation, Depressive Symptomatology, and Coronary Artery Disease. Psychosomatic Medicine. 62(5). 601–605. 224 indexed citations
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Appels, Ad, et al.. (2000). Behavioral risk factors of sudden cardiac arrest. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 48(4-5). 463–469. 23 indexed citations
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Kop, Willem J., et al.. (1998). Relationship of Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis to Vital Exhaustion. Psychosomatic Medicine. 60(3). 352–358. 72 indexed citations
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Kop, Willem J., Ad Appels, Carlos F. Mendes de Leon, & Frits W. Bär. (1996). The relationship between severity of coronary artery disease and vital exhaustion. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 40(4). 397–405. 53 indexed citations
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Appels, Ad, Willem J. Kop, Frits W. Bär, Hans de Swart, & Carlos F. Mendes de Leon. (1995). Vital exhaustion, extent of atherosclerosis, and the clinical course after successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. European Heart Journal. 16(12). 1880–1885. 41 indexed citations
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Kop, Willem J., Ad Appels, Carlos F. Mendes de Leon, Hans de Swart, & Frits W. Bär. (1993). The effect of successful coronary angioplasty on feelings of exhaustion. International Journal of Cardiology. 42(3). 269–276. 7 indexed citations
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Appels, Ad. (1991). Behavioral observations in cardiovascular research. 8 indexed citations
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Steptoe, Andrew & Ad Appels. (1989). Stress, personal control and health.. John Wiley & Sons eBooks. 499 indexed citations breakdown →
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Appels, Ad & Paul Mulder. (1989). Fatigue and heart disease. The association between ‘vital exhaustion’ and past, present and future coronary heart disease. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 33(6). 727–738. 146 indexed citations
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Appels, Ad & Paul Mulder. (1988). Excess fatigue as a precursor of myocardial infarction. European Heart Journal. 9(7). 758–764. 317 indexed citations
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Appels, Ad. (1986). Culture and disease. Social Science & Medicine. 23(5). 477–483. 4 indexed citations

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