Alan J. Gow

17.3k citations

148 papers · 8.0k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 47

Impact in

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology top 0.1%
- Aging and Gerontology Research
Health top 0.5%
- Health disparities and outcomes

Papers in

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 28
- Aging and Gerontology Research 28
Health 26
- Health disparities and outcomes 23

Co-authors: Ian J. Deary John M. Starr Janie Corley Eleftheria Vaportzis Joanna M. Wardlaw Mark E. Bastin Maria Giatsi Clausen Alison Pattie
Journals: Neurobiology of Aging (11 papers)Behavior Genetics (6 papers)Intelligence (6 papers)PLoS ONE (6 papers)Ageing Research Reviews (5 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Nigeria

In The Last Decade

Alan J. Gow

143 papers receiving 7.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Older Adults Perceptions of Technology and Barriers to Interacting with Tablet Computers: A Focus Group Study 2017 · 556 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2017 Frontiers in Psychology
2009 British Medical Bulletin

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1	Exploring the impact of real-world interventions on healthy older adults’ physical health, psychological wellbeing, and social connections: A systematic review Rüyal Tan, R Pismennyy, Lauren M. Potter, Alan J. Gow	2024	0
2	Perceptions of risk and coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic among women and older adults PLoS ONE ·W He, Alan J. Gow, 英正冨士谷, 徐榮濟, Маргарита Юрьевна Арчимаева, วันชัย วงค์เทียนชัย, Rozainee Khairudin, Wee‐Yeap Lau, أنور حموده البنا, J. H. van den Bosch, 誠鈴木	2024	1
3	Longitudinal associations of volunteering, grandparenting, and family care with processing speed: A gender perspective on prosocial activity and cognitive aging in the second half of life. Psychology and Aging ·Georg Henning, Wujiayan, Alan J. Gow, A Atawia, Graciela Muñiz‐Terrera	2023	2
4	Assessing Emotional Expressions During a Cycling-Based Initiative for Older Care Home Residents Using Video-Based Recordings Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine ·게하르트 미켈스, Mark Jarman, Alan J. Gow	2022	2
5	A Decade Later on How to “Use It” So We Don’t “Lose It”: An Update on the Unanswered Questions about the Influence of Activity Participation on Cognitive Performance in Older Age Gerontology ·Allison A. M. Bielak, Alan J. Gow	2022	22
6	Cerebral small vessel disease burden and longitudinal cognitive decline from age 73 to 82: the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 Translational Psychiatry ·Olivia KL Hamilton, Simon R. Cox, Judith A. Okely, Rechtsanwalt Prof, Lucia Ballerini, Mark E. Bastin, Janie Corley, Adele M. Taylor, Danielle Page, Alan J. Gow, Susana Muñoz Maniega, Paul Redmond, María Valdés Hernández, Joanna M. Wardlaw, Ian J. Deary	2021	31
7	Reaction time variability and brain white matter integrity. Neuropsychology ·Tom Booth, Dominika Dykiert, Janie Corley, Alan J. Gow, Zoë Morris, Susana Muñoz Maniega, Natalie A. Royle, María Valdés Hernández, John M. Starr, Lars Penke, Mark E. Bastin, Joanna M. Wardlaw, Ian J. Deary	2019	10
8	Older Adults Perceptions of Technology and Barriers to Interacting with Tablet Computers: A Focus Group Study Frontiers in Psychology ·Eleftheria Vaportzis, Maria Giatsi Clausen, Alan J. Gow Hit paper breakdown →	2017	556
9	Disentangling wording and substantive factors in the Spiritual Well-Being Scale. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality ·Aja Louise Murray, Wendy Johnson, Alan J. Gow, Ian J. Deary	2014	6
10	Brain white matter tract integrity and cognitive abilities in community-dwelling older people: The Lothian Birth Cohort, 1936. Neuropsychology ·Tom Booth, Mark E. Bastin, Lars Penke, Susana Muñoz Maniega, Catherine Murray, Natalie A. Royle, Alan J. Gow, Janie Corley, C. Pennington, María del C. Valdés Hernández, John M. Starr, Joanna M. Wardlaw, Ian J. Deary	2013	28
11	Can we spot deleterious ageing in two waves of data? The Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 from ages 70 to 73 Longitudinal and Life Course Studies ·Wendy Johnson, Alan J. Gow, Janie Corley, Paul Redmond, C. Pennington, Catherine Murray, J.M. Starr, Ian J. Deary	2012	13
12	Genetic contributions to stability and change in intelligence from childhood to old age Nature ·Ian J. Deary, Jian Yang, Gail Davies, Sarah E. Harris, Albert Tenesa, David C. Liewald, Michelle Luciano, Lorna M. Lopez, Alan J. Gow, Janie Corley, Paul Redmond, Helen Fox, Suzanne J. Rowe, Paul Haggarty, Geraldine McNeill, Michael E. Goddard, David J. Porteous, Lawrence J. Whalley, John M. Starr, Peter M. Visscher	2012	169
13	Alcohol intake and cognitive abilities in old age: The Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 study. Neuropsychology ·Janie Corley, Xueli Jia, Caroline Brett, Alan J. Gow, John M. Starr, Janet A. M. Kyle, Geraldine McNeill, Ian J. Deary	2011	35
14	Is body mass index in old age related to cognitive abilities? The Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 Study. Psychology and Aging ·Janie Corley, Alan J. Gow, John M. Starr, Ian J. Deary	2010	32
15	Stability and change in intelligence from age 11 to ages 70, 79, and 87: The Lothian Birth Cohorts of 1921 and 1936. Psychology and Aging ·Alan J. Gow, Wendy Johnson, Alison Pattie, Caroline Brett, Beverly Roberts, John M. Starr, Ian J. Deary	2010	113
16	A General Factor of Brain White Matter Integrity Predicts Information Processing Speed in Healthy Older People Journal of Neuroscience ·Lars Penke, Susana Muñoz Maniega, Catherine Murray, Alan J. Gow, Maria C. Valdés Hernández, Jonathan D. Clayden, John M. Starr, Joanna M. Wardlaw, Mark E. Bastin, Ian J. Deary	2010	242
17	Age-associated cognitive decline British Medical Bulletin ·Ian J. Deary, Janie Corley, Alan J. Gow, SE Harris, Lorna M. Houlihan, Riccardo E. Marioni, Lars Penke, Snorri Björn Rafnsson, John M. Starr Hit paper breakdown →	2009	882
18	Cognitive ability at age 11 and 70 years, information processing speed, and APOE variation: The Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 study. Psychology and Aging ·Michelle Luciano, Alan J. Gow, Sarah E. Harris, Caroline Hayward, Mike Allerhand, John M. Starr, Peter M. Visscher, Ian J. Deary	2009	75
19	The Lothian Birth Cohort 1936: a study to examine influences on cognitive ageing from age 11 to age 70 and beyond BMC Geriatrics ·Ian J. Deary, Alan J. Gow, Michelle Taylor, Janie Corley, Caroline Brett, Valerie Wilson, Harry Campbell, Lawrence J. Whalley, Peter M. Visscher, David J. Porteous, John M. Starr	2007	334
20	Legislation and Accident Prevention: A Historical Review Medical History ·M. D. Kipling, Alan J. Gow	1966	1

About Alan J. Gow

Alan J. Gow is a scholar working on Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Health, Psychiatry and Mental health, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Aging, having authored 148 papers that have together received 8.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (31 papers), Aging and Gerontology Research (28 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (23 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (17 papers), Cognitive Abilities and Testing (17 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (15 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (15 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology (697 citations), Health (984 citations), Psychiatry and Mental health (1.7k citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (1.1k citations) and Cognitive Neuroscience (1.3k citations). Alan J. Gow has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Nigeria. Frequent co-authors include Ian J. Deary, John M. Starr, Janie Corley, Eleftheria Vaportzis, Joanna M. Wardlaw, Mark E. Bastin, Maria Giatsi Clausen, Alison Pattie, Lars Penke and Susana Muñoz Maniega. Their work appears in journals such as Neurobiology of Aging, Behavior Genetics, Intelligence, PLoS ONE and Ageing Research Reviews.

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