Bert Garssen

8.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
94 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Bert Garssen is a scholar working on Oncology, Clinical Psychology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Bert Garssen has authored 94 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Oncology, 31 papers in Clinical Psychology and 20 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Bert Garssen's work include Cancer survivorship and care (29 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (20 papers) and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (17 papers). Bert Garssen is often cited by papers focused on Cancer survivorship and care (29 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (20 papers) and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (17 papers). Bert Garssen collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and China. Bert Garssen's co-authors include E.M.A. Smets, J.C.J.M. de Haes, B. Bonke, Anja Visser, Adriaan Visser, JCJM de Haes, Marije L. van der Lee, Karl Goodkin, Grieteke Pool and Hellen Hornsveld and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Social Science & Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Bert Garssen

91 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

The multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI) psychometric... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. The multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI) psychometric qualities of an instrument to assess fatigue
    1995 2.8k citations Bert Garssen et al. Journal of Psychosomatic Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bert Garssen Netherlands 34 1.8k 1.6k 954 939 935 94 6.0k
Dag Neckelmann Norway 20 2.0k 1.1× 1.1k 0.7× 1.5k 1.6× 1.9k 2.0× 945 1.0× 30 9.8k
Tone Tangen Haug Norway 19 1.9k 1.0× 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 1.2× 2.1k 2.2× 945 1.0× 24 9.5k
Guy H. Montgomery United States 43 857 0.5× 1.5k 1.0× 538 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 1.4k 1.5× 143 6.9k
Nan Rothrock United States 44 1.2k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 406 0.4× 1.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.2× 96 9.0k
Keith G. Wilson Canada 44 1.2k 0.7× 875 0.5× 1.2k 1.3× 1.6k 1.7× 702 0.8× 101 6.2k
Susan Yount United States 32 846 0.5× 1.8k 1.1× 364 0.4× 1.2k 1.2× 1.4k 1.5× 79 7.8k
David M. Clarke Australia 38 849 0.5× 1.6k 1.0× 441 0.5× 1.5k 1.6× 941 1.0× 151 5.7k
Janet S. Carpenter United States 50 911 0.5× 2.5k 1.6× 1.7k 1.8× 876 0.9× 1.2k 1.3× 205 9.5k
Dana H. Bovbjerg United States 54 670 0.4× 2.6k 1.6× 647 0.7× 910 1.0× 1.7k 1.8× 241 8.7k
Karen L. Weihs United States 39 923 0.5× 823 0.5× 534 0.6× 1.3k 1.3× 516 0.6× 111 5.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bert Garssen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bert Garssen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Garssen, Bert, et al.. (2019). Proceedings of the Ninth Conference of the International Society for the Study of Argumentation. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 10 indexed citations
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Garssen, Bert, et al.. (2016). Characteristics of patients in routine psycho-oncological care, and changes in outcome variables during and after their treatment. Psychology and Health. 31(10). 1237–1254. 12 indexed citations
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Garssen, Bert, et al.. (2014). How Spirituality Helps Cancer Patients with the Adjustment to their Disease. Journal of Religion and Health. 54(4). 1249–1265. 59 indexed citations
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Garssen, Bert, et al.. (2012). Measuring Spirituality as a Universal Human Experience: A Review of Spirituality Questionnaires. 10 indexed citations
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Garssen, Bert, Martijn F. Boomsma, Eltica de Jager Meezenbroek, et al.. (2012). Stress management training for breast cancer surgery patients. Psycho-Oncology. 22(3). 572–580. 63 indexed citations
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Eemeren, Frans H. van, et al.. (2011). Iconicity in Visual and Verbal Argumentation. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 7 indexed citations
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Garssen, Bert, Petra J.E. Vos, Eltica de Jager Meezenbroek, Cora de Klerk, & Adriaan Visser. (2010). Analyzing differences between psychotherapy groups and social support groups for breast cancer patients: Development of an assessment method using video recordings. Patient Education and Counseling. 82(3). 377–383. 2 indexed citations
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Visser, Adriaan, et al.. (2008). Mindfulness-based stress reduction training for oncology patients: Patients’ appraisal and changes in well-being. Patient Education and Counseling. 72(3). 436–442. 71 indexed citations
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Garssen, Bert, et al.. (2007). Convergent operations in empirical ad hominem research. UvA-DARE (University of Amsterdam). 2 indexed citations
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Garssen, Bert. (2007). Repression: Finding Our Way in the Maze of Concepts. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 30(6). 471–481. 40 indexed citations
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Tiersma, E. Stella M., Marije L. van der Lee, Bert Garssen, et al.. (2005). Psychosocial factors and the course of cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia: A prospective study. Gynecologic Oncology. 97(3). 879–886. 21 indexed citations
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Garssen, Bert. (2004). Psychological factors and cancer development: Evidence after 30 years of research. Clinical Psychology Review. 24(3). 315–338. 167 indexed citations
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Vos, Petra J.E., Bert Garssen, Adriaan Visser, Hugo J. Duivenvoorden, & Hanneke C.J.M. de Haes. (2004). Psychosocial Intervention for Women with Primary, Non-Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Comparison between Participants and Non-Participants. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 73(5). 276–285. 42 indexed citations
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Tiersma, E. Stella M., Marije L. van der Lee, Alexander A.W. Peters, et al.. (2003). Psychosocial factors and the grade of cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia: a semi-prospective study. Gynecologic Oncology. 92(2). 603–610. 17 indexed citations
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Rutgers, Emiel J., J.W.R. Nortier, M.K. Tuut, et al.. (2002). CBO-richtlijn 'behandeling van het mammacarcinoom'. Nederlandsch tijdschrift voor geneeskunde/Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde/NTvG-databank. 146(45). 2144–2151. 38 indexed citations
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Hornsveld, Hellen & Bert Garssen. (1996). The low specificity of the Hyperventilation Provocation Test. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 41(5). 435–449. 24 indexed citations
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Beurs, Edwin de, et al.. (1994). Continuous monitoring of panic. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 90(1). 38–45. 40 indexed citations
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Garssen, Bert, et al.. (1993). Fatigue in cancer patients. British Journal of Cancer. 68(2). 220–224. 279 indexed citations

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