Carmen Houben

969 total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 660 citations indexed

About

Carmen Houben is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Radiological and Ultrasound Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Carmen Houben has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 660 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 5 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 5 papers in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology. Recurrent topics in Carmen Houben's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (7 papers), Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (5 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (5 papers). Carmen Houben is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (7 papers), Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (5 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (5 papers). Carmen Houben collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Australia and Germany. Carmen Houben's co-authors include Daisy J.A. Janssen, Emiel F.�M. Wouters, Martijn A. Spruit, Miriam Groenen, Jos M. G. A. Schols, Geertjan Wesseling, Jacques P.H.M. Creemers, Hans Luyten, Martin R. Langer and Herman-Jan Pennings and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, CHEST Journal and Thorax.

In The Last Decade

Carmen Houben

10 papers receiving 641 citations

Hit Papers

Efficacy of Advance Care Planning: A Systematic Review an... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Efficacy of Advance Care Planning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    2014 528 citations Carmen Houben, Martijn A. Spruit et al. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association profile →

Peers

Carmen Houben
Ebun Abarshi Netherlands
Gunnar Duttge Germany
Marieke Zwakman Netherlands
Latifat Apatira United States
Mathilde Hutchings United States
V. Curiale Italy
Carolyn Tayler Canada
Kim Beernaert Belgium
Amy Tan Canada
Robert L. Fine United States
Ebun Abarshi Netherlands
Carmen Houben
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carmen Houben

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

All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Houben, Carmen, Martijn A. Spruit, Hans Luyten, et al.. (2019). Cluster-randomised trial of a nurse-led advance care planning session in patients with COPD and their loved ones. Thorax. 74(4). 328–336. 55 indexed citations
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Houben, Carmen, Martijn A. Spruit, Hans Luyten, et al.. (2018). Late Breaking Abstract - A cluster-randomized trial of a nurse-led advance care planning session in patients with COPD and their loved ones. OA5194–OA5194. 2 indexed citations
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Houben, Carmen, Martijn A. Spruit, Jos M. G. A. Schols, Emiel F.�M. Wouters, & Daisy J.A. Janssen. (2016). Instability of Willingness to Accept Life-Sustaining Treatments in Patients With Advanced Chronic Organ Failure During 1 Year. CHEST Journal. 151(5). 1081–1087. 13 indexed citations
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Houben, Carmen, Martijn A. Spruit, Emiel F.�M. Wouters, et al.. (2016). Preferences for end-of-life care in patients with COPD. PA1620–PA1620. 1 indexed citations
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Houben, Carmen, Martijn A. Spruit, Jos M. G. A. Schols, Emiel F.�M. Wouters, & Daisy J.A. Janssen. (2015). Patient-Clinician Communication About End-of-Life Care in Patients With Advanced Chronic Organ Failure During One Year. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 49(6). 1109–1115. 21 indexed citations
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Houben, Carmen, Martijn A. Spruit, Miriam Groenen, Emiel F.�M. Wouters, & Daisy J.A. Janssen. (2014). Efficacy of Advance Care Planning: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 15(7). 477–489. 528 indexed citations breakdown →
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Houben, Carmen, Martijn A. Spruit, Emiel F.�M. Wouters, & Daisy J.A. Janssen. (2014). A randomised controlled trial on the efficacy of advance care planning on the quality of end-of-life care and communication in patients with COPD: the research protocol. BMJ Open. 4(1). e004465–e004465. 26 indexed citations
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Houben, Carmen, et al.. (2007). Antenatal Ovarian Torsion: a “Free-Floating” Cyst. Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound. 29(3). 311–313. 1 indexed citations
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Houben, Carmen, et al.. (2005). Survival of foraminifera in the gut of holothuroids from Elba Island (Mediterranean Sea). Revue de Micropaléontologie. 48(3). 169–174. 7 indexed citations
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Houben, Carmen. (2003). Die Wirbeltierfauna aus dem letzten Interglazial von Lehringen (Niedersachsen, Deutschland). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 52(1). 25–39. 6 indexed citations

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