Bruce A. Ferrell

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Bruce A. Ferrell is a scholar working on Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pharmacology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Bruce A. Ferrell has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, 14 papers in Pharmacology and 10 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Bruce A. Ferrell's work include Pain Management and Opioid Use (20 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (13 papers) and Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (10 papers). Bruce A. Ferrell is often cited by papers focused on Pain Management and Opioid Use (20 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (13 papers) and Pediatric Pain Management Techniques (10 papers). Bruce A. Ferrell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. Bruce A. Ferrell's co-authors include Betty R. Ferrell, Dan Osterweil, Wendy M. Stein, Solomon Liao, Betty Ferrell, John C. Beck, Michelle Rhiner, David B. Reuben, Ming Lee and Karen Josephson and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Bruce A. Ferrell

40 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Pain in the Nursing Home 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 100 200 300 400
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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. Pain in the Nursing Home
    1990 470 citations Bruce A. Ferrell, Betty R. Ferrell et al. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bruce A. Ferrell United States 24 1.1k 724 618 617 349 41 2.4k
Huda Huijer Abu‐Saad Netherlands 34 629 0.6× 1.1k 1.5× 246 0.4× 802 1.3× 216 0.6× 80 3.2k
Dan Osterweil United States 29 397 0.4× 241 0.3× 285 0.5× 507 0.8× 194 0.6× 59 2.8k
Paula R. Mobily United States 17 638 0.6× 457 0.6× 645 1.0× 201 0.3× 90 0.3× 32 1.6k
Peter B. Polatin United States 30 393 0.3× 195 0.3× 2.5k 4.0× 452 0.7× 98 0.3× 71 3.4k
Ann L. Horgas United States 25 549 0.5× 326 0.5× 343 0.6× 310 0.5× 80 0.2× 70 2.0k
Roger Goucke Australia 20 420 0.4× 176 0.2× 772 1.2× 303 0.5× 96 0.3× 46 1.6k
Joan Crook Canada 22 418 0.4× 298 0.4× 1.4k 2.3× 192 0.3× 59 0.2× 35 2.1k
Margo McCaffery United States 30 2.3k 2.0× 2.1k 2.9× 811 1.3× 912 1.5× 56 0.2× 160 4.5k
April Hazard Vallerand United States 25 893 0.8× 735 1.0× 692 1.1× 763 1.2× 28 0.1× 68 2.5k
Judy Watt‐Watson Canada 28 842 0.7× 674 0.9× 404 0.7× 605 1.0× 35 0.1× 79 2.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bruce A. Ferrell

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Anderson, Wendy G., Kathleen Puntillo, Susan Barbour, et al.. (2015). ICU Bedside Nurses' Involvement in Palliative Care Communication: A Multicenter Survey. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 51(3). 589–596.e2. 45 indexed citations
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Clough‐Gorr, Kerri M., Eva Blozik, Gerhard Gillmann, et al.. (2008). The Self-Administered 24-Item Geriatric Pain Measure (GPM-24-SA): Psychometric Properties in Three European Populations of Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Pain Medicine. 9(6). 695–709. 11 indexed citations
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Chodosh, Joshua, et al.. (2007). Quality Indicators for Pain Management in Vulnerable Elders. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 55(s2). S403–8. 23 indexed citations
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Blozik, Eva, Andreas E. Stuck, Steffen Niemann, et al.. (2007). Geriatric Pain Measure Short Form: Development and Initial Evaluation. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 55(12). 2045–2050. 23 indexed citations
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Chodosh, Joshua, David H. Solomon, Carol P. Roth, et al.. (2004). The Quality of Medical Care Provided to Vulnerable Older Patients with Chronic Pain. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 52(5). 756–761. 76 indexed citations
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Unützer, Jürgen, Bruce A. Ferrell, Elizabeth Lin, & Tonya Marmon. (2004). Pharmacotherapy of Pain in Depressed Older Adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 52(11). 1916–1922. 22 indexed citations
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Lee, Ming, LuAnn Wilkerson, David B. Reuben, & Bruce A. Ferrell. (2004). Development and Validation of a Geriatric Knowledge Test for Medical Students. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 52(6). 983–988. 30 indexed citations
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Wilkerson, LuAnn, et al.. (2004). University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Academic Medicine. 79(Supplement). S17–S20.
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Simmons, Sandra F., Bruce A. Ferrell, & John F. Schnelle. (2002). Effects of a Controlled Exercise Trial on Pain in Nursing Home Residents. Clinical Journal of Pain. 18(6). 380–385. 27 indexed citations
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Ferrell, Bruce A., et al.. (2000). Pressure Ulcers Among Patients Admitted To Home Care. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 48(9). 1042–1047. 76 indexed citations
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Ferrell, Bruce A., Wendy M. Stein, & John C. Beck. (2000). The Geriatric Pain Measure: Validity, Reliability and Factor Analysis. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 48(12). 1669–1673. 125 indexed citations
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Ferrell, Bruce A., et al.. (1997). A randomized trial of walking versus physical methods for chronic pain management. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 9(1-2). 99–105. 48 indexed citations
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Ferrell, Betty & Bruce A. Ferrell. (1996). Pain in the elderly : a report of the Task Force on Pain in the Elderly of the International Association for the Study of Pain. 19 indexed citations
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Ferrell, Bruce A., et al.. (1995). The Sessing Scale for Assessment of Pressure Ulcer Healing. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 43(1). 37–40. 46 indexed citations
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Ferrell, Bruce A., et al.. (1995). Cost-Effectiveness of Low-Air-Loss Beds for Treatment of Pressure Ulcers. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 50A(3). M141–M146. 24 indexed citations
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Coluzzi, Paul, et al.. (1995). Survey of the provision of supportive care services at National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 13(3). 756–764. 63 indexed citations
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Ferrell, Betty R., Michelle Rhiner, & Bruce A. Ferrell. (1993). Development and implementation of a pain education program. Cancer. 72(S11). 3426–3432. 104 indexed citations
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Ferrell, Bruce A., et al.. (1991). Pain Management at Home. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 7(4). 765–776. 24 indexed citations
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Ferrell, Bruce A.. (1991). Pain Management in Elderly People. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 39(1). 64–73. 263 indexed citations
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Ferrell, Bruce A., et al.. (1989). Effects of controlled-released morphine on quality of life for cancer pain.. PubMed. 16(4). 521–6. 75 indexed citations

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