Bárbara Riegel

83.8k total citations · 9 hit papers
495 papers, 26.4k citations indexed

About

Bárbara Riegel is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology and Family Practice. According to data from OpenAlex, Bárbara Riegel has authored 495 papers receiving a total of 26.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 301 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 90 papers in Epidemiology and 87 papers in Family Practice. Recurrent topics in Bárbara Riegel's work include Heart Failure Treatment and Management (227 papers), Cardiac Health and Mental Health (121 papers) and Medication Adherence and Compliance (87 papers). Bárbara Riegel is often cited by papers focused on Heart Failure Treatment and Management (227 papers), Cardiac Health and Mental Health (121 papers) and Medication Adherence and Compliance (87 papers). Bárbara Riegel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Australia. Bárbara Riegel's co-authors include Victoria Vaughan Dickson, Beverly Carlson, Christopher S. Lee, Debra K. Moser, Tiny Jaarsma, Anna Strömberg, Ercole Vellone, Debra K. Moser, Dale Glaser and Terry A. Lennie and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Bárbara Riegel

478 papers receiving 25.3k citations

Hit Papers

ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with ac... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 2009 2012 2012 1999 400 800 1.2k
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. ACC/AHA guidelines for the management of patients with acute myocardial infarction
    1996 1.4k citations Bárbara Riegel et al. profile →
  2. State of the Science
    2009 765 citations Bárbara Riegel, Susan J. Pressler et al. Circulation profile →
  3. A Middle-Range Theory of Self-Care of Chronic Illness
    2012 686 citations Bárbara Riegel, Tiny Jaarsma et al. profile →
  4. Decision Making in Advanced Heart Failure
    2012 554 citations Bárbara Riegel et al. Circulation profile →
  5. 1999 Update: ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Executive Summary and Recommendations
    1999 550 citations Bárbara Riegel et al. Circulation profile →
  6. Reducing Delay in Seeking Treatment by Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome and Stroke
    2006 503 citations Debra K. Moser, Laura P. Kimble et al. Circulation profile →
  7. An Update on the Self-care of Heart Failure Index
    2009 489 citations Bárbara Riegel, Victoria Vaughan Dickson et al. profile →
  8. The Situation-Specific Theory of Heart Failure Self-Care
    2015 455 citations Bárbara Riegel, Victoria Vaughan Dickson et al. profile →
  9. Self‐Care for the Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
    2017 388 citations Bárbara Riegel, Victoria Vaughan Dickson et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bárbara Riegel United States 84 16.6k 4.4k 4.2k 3.6k 2.8k 495 26.4k
Tiny Jaarsma Sweden 75 15.4k 0.9× 3.2k 0.7× 3.0k 0.7× 2.5k 0.7× 1.6k 0.6× 530 23.5k
Kathleen Dracup United States 67 10.7k 0.6× 2.9k 0.7× 1.7k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 1.6k 0.6× 297 17.0k
Nick Freemantle United Kingdom 80 11.8k 0.7× 4.6k 1.1× 2.4k 0.6× 1.1k 0.3× 3.2k 1.2× 498 29.3k
David J. Magid United States 66 7.6k 0.5× 2.8k 0.6× 1.6k 0.4× 2.1k 0.6× 2.5k 0.9× 238 17.9k
Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb United States 46 10.4k 0.6× 2.7k 0.6× 2.3k 0.6× 738 0.2× 3.6k 1.3× 245 22.5k
Simon Stewart Australia 71 15.6k 0.9× 2.6k 0.6× 3.5k 0.8× 1.5k 0.4× 1.7k 0.6× 489 22.1k
Debra K. Moser United States 63 9.4k 0.6× 2.1k 0.5× 1.6k 0.4× 2.2k 0.6× 569 0.2× 358 13.9k
Monika M. Safford United States 68 6.4k 0.4× 2.8k 0.7× 4.0k 1.0× 700 0.2× 2.8k 1.0× 640 21.0k
John S. Rumsfeld United States 82 16.4k 1.0× 2.7k 0.6× 3.1k 0.8× 2.8k 0.8× 5.1k 1.9× 288 24.6k
Brenda R. Hemmelgarn Canada 85 5.5k 0.3× 3.8k 0.9× 3.4k 0.8× 539 0.2× 3.6k 1.3× 569 29.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jaarsma, Tiny, Bárbara Riegel, & Anna Strömberg. (2025). Self-care: a well-known but yet elusive concept. A discussion of theories, concepts, interventions, and measurement. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 24(1). 160–164. 2 indexed citations
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Yu, Doris Sau Fung, et al.. (2024). Effects of dyadic care interventions for heart failure on patients' and caregivers' outcomes: A systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 157. 104829–104829. 11 indexed citations
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Lee, Solim, Julie Guérin, Lea Ann Matura, et al.. (2024). The symptom perception processes of monitoring, awareness, and evaluation in patients with heart failure: a qualitative descriptive study. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 23(5). 521–531. 1 indexed citations
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Maria, Maddalena De, et al.. (2024). Generic and disease‐specific self‐care instruments in older patients affected by multiple chronic conditions: A descriptive study. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 34(6). 2203–2216. 4 indexed citations
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Iovino, Paolo, et al.. (2023). A Middle-Range Theory of Social Isolation in Chronic Illness. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(6). 4940–4940. 32 indexed citations
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Dunsiger, Shira, Emily C. Gathright, Emma Black, et al.. (2023). Mind Your Heart-II: Protocol for a behavioral randomized controlled trial of mindfulness training to promote self-care in patients with comorbid heart failure and cognitive impairment. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 126. 107094–107094. 2 indexed citations
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Aryal, Subhash, Nancy P. Blumenthal, Andrew Courtwright, et al.. (2023). Mismatch identified in symptom burden profiles in lung transplantation. Heart & Lung. 59. 165–172. 1 indexed citations
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Stawnychy, Michael A., Ercole Vellone, Valentina Zeffiro, et al.. (2022). Dyad Gender and Relationship Quality Influence Heart Failure Self-Care. Clinical Nursing Research. 32(1). 29–39. 6 indexed citations
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Iovino, Paolo, Paola Rebora, Valentina Zeffiro, et al.. (2021). Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing on Health-Service Use and Mortality: A Secondary Outcome Analysis of the MOTIVATE-HF Trial. ESC Heart Failure. 8(4). 2920–2927. 15 indexed citations
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Trout, Kimberly K., et al.. (2021). Sleep and hypoglycaemia symptom perception in adults with type‐1 diabetes mellitus: A mixed‐methods review. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 78(1). 14–25. 1 indexed citations
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Blewer, Audrey L, Mary Putt, Shaun K. McGovern, et al.. (2020). A pragmatic randomized trial of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for families of cardiac patients before hospital discharge using a mobile application. Resuscitation. 152. 28–35. 6 indexed citations
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Yu, Doris Sau Fung, Maddalena De Maria, Claudio Barbaranelli, et al.. (2020). Cross‐cultural applicability of the Self‐Care Self‐Efficacy Scale in a multi‐national study. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 77(2). 681–692. 74 indexed citations
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Riegel, Bárbara, Liming Huang, Mark E. Mikkelsen, et al.. (2018). Early Post‐Intensive Care Syndrome among Older Adult Sepsis Survivors Receiving Home Care. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 67(3). 520–526. 24 indexed citations
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Hjortswang, Henrik, et al.. (2018). Development of a self-care questionnaire for clinical assessment of self-care in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A psychometric evaluation. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 89. 1–7. 11 indexed citations
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Riegel, Bárbara, Sarah J. Ratcliffe, William S. Weintraub, et al.. (2012). Double Jeopardy: The Influence of Excessive Daytime Sleepiness and Impaired Cognition on Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults with Heart Failure. European Journal of Heart Failure. 14(7). 730–736. 20 indexed citations
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Carlson, Beverly, Melody Hertzog, Lani Zimmerman, Bárbara Riegel, & Bunny Pozehl. (2011). Abstract 11412: Predictors of Overall Perceived Health in Patients with Heart Failure. Circulation. 124(suppl_21).
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Dracup, Kathleen, Sharon McKinley, Bárbara Riegel, et al.. (2009). A Randomized Clinical Trial to Reduce Patient Prehospital Delay to Treatment in Acute Coronary Syndrome. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2(6). 524–532. 119 indexed citations
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Kimble, Laura P., Mark J. Alberts, Angelo Alonzo, et al.. (2006). Reducing delay in seeking treatment by patients with acute coronary syndrome and stroke: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Stroke Council. Research Bank (Australian Catholic University). 37 indexed citations
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Riegel, Bárbara, Sarah Nafziger, Mary Ann McBurnie, et al.. (2006). How Well are Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Skills Retained over Time? Results from the Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) Trial. Academic Emergency Medicine. 13(3). 254–263. 59 indexed citations
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Riegel, Bárbara, Sarah Nafziger, Mary Ann McBurnie, et al.. (2006). How Well are Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator Skills Retained over Time? Results from the Public Access Defibrillation (PAD) Trial. Academic Emergency Medicine. 13(3). 254–263. 33 indexed citations

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