Avron Spiro

22.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
309 papers, 16.3k citations indexed

About

Avron Spiro is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Avron Spiro has authored 309 papers receiving a total of 16.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 84 papers in Clinical Psychology, 73 papers in General Health Professions and 49 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in Avron Spiro's work include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (48 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (48 papers) and Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (31 papers). Avron Spiro is often cited by papers focused on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (48 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (48 papers) and Optimism, Hope, and Well-being (31 papers). Avron Spiro collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Avron Spiro's co-authors include Daniel K. Mroczek, Carolyn M. Aldwin, Paula P. Schnurr, David Sparrow, Lewis E. Kazis, Donald R. Miller, Pantel Vokonas, Michael R. Levenson, Laura D. Kubzansky and Scott T. Weiss and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

In The Last Decade

Avron Spiro

302 papers receiving 15.5k 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.

Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Served by the Department of Veterans Affairs

1998 519 citations Lewis E. Kazis, Donald R. Miller et al. profile →

Peers

Avron Spiro

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Rosana Norman Australia

Laura D. Kubzansky United States

Margaret Gatz United States

G. David Batty United Kingdom

Fiona Charlson Australia

Scott Weich United Kingdom

Jon Heron United Kingdom

Guy Faulkner Canada

Johannes H. Smit Netherlands

Linda C. Gallo United States

Rosana Norman Australia

Avron Spiro

5.3k ×1.2

2.6k ×0.9

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3.1k ×1.2

614 ×0.3

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1.7k ×0.9

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Citations per year, relative to Avron Spiro Avron Spiro (= 1×) peers Rosana Norman

Countries citing papers authored by Avron Spiro

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Fields of papers citing papers by Avron Spiro

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Avron Spiro

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Avron Spiro. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Avron Spiro 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 Avron Spiro. Avron Spiro is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Serier, Kelsey N., Kathryn M. Magruder, Avron Spiro, et al.. (2025). Posttraumatic stress disorder and hypertension in older adult Vietnam Era male and female veterans. Journal of Traumatic Stress. 38(4). 659–670.

Kaiser, Anica Pless, Jennifer S. Daks, Jennifer Moye, et al.. (2024). Enhancing social functioning in older veterans with PTSD: Rationale and design of an intervention and initial RCT. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 139. 107485–107485. 1 indexed citations

Qiu, Xinye, Mahdieh Danesh Yazdi, Cuicui Wang, et al.. (2024). Extracellular microRNAs associated with psychiatric symptoms in the Normative Aging Study. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 178. 270–277. 1 indexed citations

Marino, Victoria, Claudia Trudel‐Fitzgerald, Carolyn M. Aldwin, Avron Spiro, & Lewina O. Lee. (2024). The Costs of Coping: Long-Term Mortality Risk in Aging Men. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 79(4). 2 indexed citations

Krengel, Maxine, Clara G. Zundel, Timothy Heeren, et al.. (2022). Health symptom trajectories and neurotoxicant exposures in Gulf War veterans: the Ft. Devens cohort. Environmental Health. 21(1). 7–7. 12 indexed citations

Wang, Cuicui, Dawn L. DeMeo, Eric S. Kim, et al.. (2022). Epigenome-Wide Analysis of DNA Methylation and Optimism in Women and Men. Psychosomatic Medicine. 85(1). 89–97. 3 indexed citations

Kelly, Rachel S., Avron Spiro, Pantel Vokonas, et al.. (2020). Metabolomic signatures of lead exposure in the VA Normative Aging Study. Environmental Research. 190. 110022–110022. 22 indexed citations

Cahana-Amitay, Dalia, et al.. (2012). Effects of Hypertension and Diabetes on Sentence Comprehension in Aging. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 68(4). 513–521. 15 indexed citations

Selim, Alfredo J., Lewis E. Kazis, Shirley Qian, et al.. (2009). Differences in Risk-Adjusted Mortality Between Medicaid-Eligible Patients Enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans and Those Enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. 32(3). 232–240. 7 indexed citations

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Rajan, Pradeep, Karl T. Kelsey, Joel Schwartz, et al.. (2008). Interaction of the δ-Aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase Polymorphism and Lead Burden on Cognitive Function: The VA Normative Aging Study. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 50(9). 1053–1061. 21 indexed citations

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Rajan, Pradeep, Karl T. Kelsey, Joel Schwartz, et al.. (2007). Lead Burden and Psychiatric Symptoms and the Modifying Influence of the -Aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase (ALAD) Polymorphism: The VA Normative Aging Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 166(12). 1400–1408. 33 indexed citations

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Sloan, Kevin L., Maria E. Montez‐Rath, Avron Spiro, et al.. (2006). Development and Validation of a Psychiatric Case-Mix System. Medical Care. 44(6). 568–580. 27 indexed citations

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Weisskopf, Marc G., Susan P. Proctor, Robert O. Wright, et al.. (2006). Cumulative Lead Exposure and Cognitive Performance Among Elderly Men. Epidemiology. 18(1). 59–66. 125 indexed citations

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Selim, Alfredo J., Lewis E. Kazis, William H. Rogers, et al.. (2006). Risk-Adjusted Mortality as an Indicator of Outcomes. Medical Care. 44(4). 359–365. 34 indexed citations

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Fincke, B. Graeme, Jack A. Clark, Mark Linzer, et al.. (2005). Assessment of Long-term Complications due to Type 2 Diabetes Using Patient Self-report. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. 28(3). 262–273. 59 indexed citations

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Kazis, Lewis E., Donald R. Miller, Jack A. Clark, et al.. (2004). Improving the Response Choices on the Veterans SF-36 Health Survey Role Functioning Scales. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. 27(3). 263–280. 181 indexed citations

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Rosen, Amy K., Richard R. Owen, Avron Spiro, et al.. (2004). Monitoring Depression Care. Medical Care. 42(6). 522–531. 44 indexed citations

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Kazis, Lewis E., Donald R. Miller, Katherine M. Skinner, et al.. (2004). Patient-Reported Measures of Health. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. 27(1). 70–83. 162 indexed citations

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Rogers, William H., Lewis E. Kazis, Donald R. Miller, et al.. (2004). Comparing the Health Status of VA and Non-VA Ambulatory Patients. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. 27(3). 249–262. 104 indexed citations

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Niaura, Raymond, Sara Banks, Kenneth D. Ward, et al.. (2000). Hostility and the Metabolic Syndrome in Older Males: The Normative Aging Study. Psychosomatic Medicine. 62(1). 7–16. 93 indexed citations

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