Bob Woods

28.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
369 papers, 17.1k citations indexed

About

Bob Woods is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Bob Woods has authored 369 papers receiving a total of 17.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 189 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 129 papers in General Health Professions and 65 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Bob Woods's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (183 papers), Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (82 papers) and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (43 papers). Bob Woods is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (183 papers), Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (82 papers) and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (43 papers). Bob Woods collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and Italy. Bob Woods's co-authors include Linda Clare, Martin Orrell, Aimee Spector, Elisa Aguirre, Lene Thorgrimsen, Esme Moniz‐Cook, Gill Windle, Catherine Quinn, Alex Bahar‐Fuchs and Lindsay Royan and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Bob Woods

357 papers receiving 16.1k 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.

Efficacy of an evidence-based cognitive stimulation therapy programme for people with dementia

2003 586 citations Aimee Spector, Bob Woods et al. profile →
Cognitive stimulation to improve cognitive functioning in people with dementia

2012 562 citations Bob Woods, Elisa Aguirre et al. profile →
Reminiscence therapy for dementia

2018 262 citations Bob Woods, Aimee Spector et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Bob Woods United Kingdom	69	9.7k	5.9k	2.6k	2.5k	1.8k	369	17.1k
Linda Clare United Kingdom	71	10.1k 1.0×	4.4k 0.7×	2.4k 0.9×	1.8k 0.7×	3.8k 2.1×	431	17.3k
Gill Livingston United Kingdom	74	8.5k 0.9×	6.3k 1.1×	4.5k 1.7×	2.8k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	403	18.1k
Laura N. Gitlin United States	55	6.6k 0.7×	6.4k 1.1×	2.8k 1.1×	2.2k 0.9×	519 0.3×	373	13.9k
David L. Roth United States	72	4.3k 0.5×	4.7k 0.8×	3.2k 1.2×	3.0k 1.2×	1.2k 0.6×	333	17.0k
Alex J. Mitchell United Kingdom	80	8.9k 0.9×	2.7k 0.5×	4.9k 1.9×	2.2k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	249	25.2k
Michael Dewey United Kingdom	73	6.6k 0.7×	3.0k 0.5×	3.5k 1.3×	1.3k 0.5×	1.0k 0.5×	265	16.7k
Scott B. Patten Canada	84	8.9k 0.9×	5.7k 1.0×	6.7k 2.5×	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	762	31.9k
Steffi G. Riedel‐Heller Germany	77	6.9k 0.7×	6.4k 1.1×	5.2k 2.0×	1.8k 0.7×	2.0k 1.1×	829	23.3k
Fiona E. Matthews United Kingdom	76	8.0k 0.8×	3.4k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	957 0.4×	3.1k 1.7×	370	24.6k
Per Bech Denmark	76	7.8k 0.8×	3.9k 0.7×	6.4k 2.4×	1.4k 0.6×	2.2k 1.2×	467	25.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Bob Woods

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bob Woods

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bob Woods

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Jeon, Yun‐Hee, Judy M. Simpson, Judith Fethney, et al.. (2025). Effectiveness of the Interdisciplinary Home-bAsed Reablement Programme (I-HARP) on improving functional independence of people living with dementia: a multicentre, pragmatic, randomised, open-label, controlled trial. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 96(7). 705–715. 3 indexed citations

Gonçalves‐Pereira, Manuel, Maria J. Marques, Regina Alves, et al.. (2024). Sense of coherence, subjective burden, and anxiety and depression symptoms in caregivers of people with dementia: Causal dynamics unveiled by a longitudinal cohort study in Europe. Journal of Affective Disorders. 373. 1–11. 3 indexed citations

Marques, Maria J., Manuel Gonçalves‐Pereira, Marjolein de Vugt, Frans R.J. Verhey, & Bob Woods. (2023). The quality of family relationships in dementia: Mixed methods to unravel mixed feelings. Dementia. 23(2). 210–233. 4 indexed citations

Henley, Josie, Alexandra Hillman, Ian Rees Jones, et al.. (2021). ‘We're happy as we are’: the experience of living with possible undiagnosed dementia. Ageing and Society. 43(9). 2041–2066. 7 indexed citations

Casey, Dympna, Declan Devane, Bob Woods, et al.. (2020). The feasibility of a Comprehensive Resilience-building psychosocial Intervention (CREST) for people with dementia in the community: protocol for a non-randomised feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 6(1). 177–177. 5 indexed citations

Marques, Maria J., Bob Woods, Louise Hopper, et al.. (2019). Relationship quality and sense of coherence in dementia: Results of a European cohort study. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 34(5). 745–755. 15 indexed citations

Øksnebjerg, Laila, et al.. (2019). A Tablet App Supporting Self-Management for People With Dementia: Explorative Study of Adoption and Use Patterns. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 8(1). e14694–e14694. 34 indexed citations

Clare, Linda, Aleksandra Kudlicka, Jan R. Oyebode, et al.. (2019). Individual goal‐oriented cognitive rehabilitation to improve everyday functioning for people with early‐stage dementia: A multicentre randomised controlled trial (the GREAT trial). International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 34(5). 709–721. 85 indexed citations

Kerpershoek, Liselot, Marjolein de Vugt, Claire Wolfs, et al.. (2019). Is there equity in initial access to formal dementia care in Europe? The Andersen Model applied to the Actifcare cohort. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 35(1). 45–52. 20 indexed citations

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Vernooij‐Dassen, Myrra, Esme Moniz‐Cook, Frans R.J. Verhey, et al.. (2019). Bridging the divide between biomedical and psychosocial approaches in dementia research: the 2019 INTERDEM manifesto. Aging & Mental Health. 25(2). 206–212. 50 indexed citations

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Clare, Linda, Aleksandra Kudlicka, Jan R. Oyebode, et al.. (2019). Goal-oriented cognitive rehabilitation for early-stage Alzheimer’s and related dementias: the GREAT RCT. Health Technology Assessment. 23(10). 1–242. 72 indexed citations

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Ballard, Clive, Anne Corbett, Martin Orrell, et al.. (2018). Impact of person-centred care training and person-centred activities on quality of life, agitation, and antipsychotic use in people with dementia living in nursing homes: A cluster-randomised controlled trial. PLoS Medicine. 15(2). e1002500–e1002500. 153 indexed citations

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Clare, Linda, Yu‐Tzu Wu, Catherine Macleod, et al.. (2017). Potentially modifiable lifestyle factors, cognitive reserve, and cognitive function in later life: A cross-sectional study. PLoS Medicine. 14(3). e1002259–e1002259. 227 indexed citations

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Rajkumar, Anto P., Clive Ballard, Jane Fossey, et al.. (2016). Apathy and Its Response to Antipsychotic Review and Nonpharmacological Interventions in People With Dementia Living in Nursing Homes: WHELD, a Factorial Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 17(8). 741–747. 15 indexed citations

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D’Amico, Francesco, Amritpal Rehill, Martín Knapp, et al.. (2014). Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy: An Economic Evaluation Within a Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 16(1). 63–70. 41 indexed citations

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Burrows, Roger, Nick Ellison, & Bob Woods. (2005). Neighbourhoods on the Net : the nature and impact of Internet-based neighbourhood information systems.. Durham Research Online (Durham University). 23 indexed citations

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Orrell, Martin, et al.. (2005). Reality orientation for dementia (Withdrawn Paper. 2000, art no. CD001119). UCL Discovery (University College London). 2 indexed citations

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Clare, Linda, Bob Woods, Esme Moniz‐Cook, Martin Orrell, & Aimee Spector. (2001). Cognitive rehabilitation interventions targeting memory functioning in early-stage Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. UCL Discovery (University College London). 9 indexed citations

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Orrell, Martin & Bob Woods. (1996). Tacrine and psychological therapies in dementia - No contest?. UCL Discovery (University College London).

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Lam, Dominic, Chris R. Brewin, Bob Woods, & Paul Bebbington. (1987). Cognition and social adversity in the depressed elderly.. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. 96(1). 23–26. 18 indexed citations

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