Alarcos Cieza

27.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
343 papers, 18.8k citations indexed

About

Alarcos Cieza is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Epidemiology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alarcos Cieza has authored 343 papers receiving a total of 18.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 194 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 63 papers in Epidemiology and 52 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in Alarcos Cieza's work include Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (159 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (52 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (44 papers). Alarcos Cieza is often cited by papers focused on Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (159 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (52 papers) and Chronic Disease Management Strategies (44 papers). Alarcos Cieza collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Alarcos Cieza's co-authors include Gerold Stucki, Somnath Chatterji, Nenad Kostanjsek, Szilvia Geyh, Thomas Ewert, Kaloyan Kamenov, Bedirhan Üstün, Theo Vos, Kate Causey and Sarah Wulf Hanson and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Alarcos Cieza

336 papers receiving 17.9k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. Global estimates of the need for rehabilitation based on the Global Burden of Disease study 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
    2020 1.6k citations Alarcos Cieza, Kaloyan Kamenov et al. profile →
  2. ICF linking rules: an update based on lessons learned
    2005 1.1k citations Alarcos Cieza, Nenad Kostanjsek et al. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine profile →
  3. Linking Health-Status Measurements to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
    2002 683 citations Alarcos Cieza, Gerold Stucki et al. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine profile →
  4. Refinements of the ICF Linking Rules to strengthen their potential for establishing comparability of health information
    2016 412 citations Alarcos Cieza, Nora Fayed et al. Disability and Rehabilitation profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Alarcos Cieza 8.7k 3.2k 2.9k 2.7k 2.4k 343 18.8k
Gerold Stucki 8.5k 1.0× 3.2k 1.0× 3.2k 1.1× 4.0k 1.5× 1.8k 0.8× 445 23.3k
Alan M. Jette 5.6k 0.6× 2.7k 0.8× 3.0k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 364 25.1k
Sarah E Lamb 7.1k 0.8× 3.6k 1.1× 3.5k 1.2× 3.5k 1.3× 1.4k 0.6× 440 28.6k
Catherine Sherrington 8.7k 1.0× 2.5k 0.8× 5.0k 1.7× 2.3k 0.8× 1.2k 0.5× 416 28.3k
Allen W. Heinemann 4.1k 0.5× 4.5k 1.4× 3.8k 1.3× 961 0.4× 1.6k 0.7× 518 14.9k
Lidwine B. Mokkink 3.7k 0.4× 2.0k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 2.7k 1.0× 2.6k 1.1× 114 22.5k
Kenneth J. Ottenbacher 5.6k 0.6× 3.9k 1.2× 4.8k 1.6× 1.4k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 469 19.9k
Marcel W. M. Post 5.5k 0.6× 2.5k 0.8× 4.9k 1.7× 1.1k 0.4× 2.4k 1.0× 461 16.0k
Nenad Kostanjsek 4.6k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 1.2k 0.4× 1.7k 0.7× 90 10.6k
Françis Guillemin 3.1k 0.4× 3.9k 1.2× 1.7k 0.6× 3.8k 1.4× 3.0k 1.3× 457 33.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alarcos Cieza

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Keel, Stuart & Alarcos Cieza. (2021). Universal eye health coverage: from global policy to country action. International Health. 14(Supplement_1). i3–i5. 4 indexed citations
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Moreno‐Agostino, Darío, Matthew Prina, Kia‐Chong Chua, et al.. (2021). Measuring functional ability in healthy ageing: a nationwide cross-sectional survey in the Philippine older population. BMJ Open. 11(10). e050827–e050827. 10 indexed citations
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Keel, Stuart, Jennifer Evans, Sandra S. Block, et al.. (2020). Strengthening the integration of eye care into the health system: methodology for the development of the WHO package of eye care interventions. BMJ Open Ophthalmology. 5(1). e000533–e000533. 26 indexed citations
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Diviani, Nicola, Claudia Zanini, Julia Amann, et al.. (2019). Awareness, attitudes, and beliefs about music-induced hearing loss: Towards the development of a health communication strategy to promote safe listening. Patient Education and Counseling. 102(8). 1506–1512. 10 indexed citations
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Mason, Catherine, et al.. (2017). Development of indicators for monitoring Community-Based Rehabilitation. PLoS ONE. 12(6). e0178418–e0178418. 11 indexed citations
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Twomey, Conal, et al.. (2015). A systematic review of the predictors of health service utilisation by adults with mental disorders in the UK. BMJ Open. 5(7). e007575–e007575. 59 indexed citations
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Coenen, Michaela, María Cabello, José Luís Ayuso‐Mateos, et al.. (2015). Psychosocial difficulties from the perspective of persons with neuropsychiatric disorders. Disability and Rehabilitation. 38(12). 1134–1145. 27 indexed citations
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Bostan, Cristina Maria, Cornelia Oberhauser, Gerold Stucki, Jerome Bickenbach, & Alarcos Cieza. (2015). Which environmental factors are associated with lived health when controlling for biological health? - a multilevel analysis. BMC Public Health. 15(1). 508–508. 8 indexed citations
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Bostan, Cristina Maria, Cornelia Oberhauser, Gerold Stucki, Jerome Bickenbach, & Alarcos Cieza. (2014). Which environmental factors are associated with performance when controlling for capacity?. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 46(8). 806–813. 12 indexed citations
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Kus, Sandra, et al.. (2013). ICF core sets der hand - aktueller stand zu entwicklung, validierung und implementierung. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 3 indexed citations
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Jobst, Andrea, Inge Kirchberger, Alarcos Cieza, Gerold Stucki, & Armin Stucki. (2013). Content Validity of the Comprehensive ICF Core Set for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: An International Delphi Survey. The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal. 7(1). 33–45. 21 indexed citations
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Tschiesner, Uta, Sebastian Strieth, Susanne Singer, et al.. (2013). Entwicklung eines ICF-basierten Leitfadens für die Beurteilung funktioneller Aspekte bei Kopf-Hals-Tumoren. Laryngo-Rhino-Otologie. 92(5). 314–325. 9 indexed citations
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Bickenbach, Jerome & Alarcos Cieza. (2011). The prospects for universal disability law and social policy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10 indexed citations
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Fayed, Nora, Alarcos Cieza, & Jerome Bickenbach. (2011). Illustrating Child-Specific Linking Issues Using the Child Health Questionnaire. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. 91(13). S189–S198. 21 indexed citations
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Castro, Shamyr Sulyvan de, Alarcos Cieza, & Chester Luiz Galvão César. (2010). Problems with accessibility to health services by persons with disabilities in São Paulo, Brazil. Disability and Rehabilitation. 33(17-18). 1693–1698. 9 indexed citations
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McDaid, David, Alarcos Cieza, & Ana Rico Gómez. (2009). Bridging knowledge: reflections on crossing the boundaries between long-term care and support. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Peyrin‐Biroulet, Laurent, Alarcos Cieza, William J. Sandborn, et al.. (2009). Disability in inflammatory bowel diseases: Developing ICF core sets for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases based on the international classification of functioning, disability, and health. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 16(1). 15–22. 69 indexed citations
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Kirchberger, Inge, et al.. (2009). Towards an outcome documentation in manual medicine: a first proposal of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) intervention categories for manual medicine based on a Delphi survey.. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 45(3). 415–26. 6 indexed citations
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Stucki, Gerold & Alarcos Cieza. (2004). Applying the ICF and ICF Core Sets in rheumatoid arthritis. ePrints Soton (University of Southampton). 1 indexed citations
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Cieza, Alarcos, Petra Maier, & Ernst Pöppel. (2003). [The effect of ginkgo biloba on healthy elderly subjects].. PubMed. 121(1). 5–10. 10 indexed citations

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