Clifford Qualls

15.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
296 papers, 11.6k citations indexed

About

Clifford Qualls is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Clifford Qualls has authored 296 papers receiving a total of 11.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Rheumatology, 43 papers in Epidemiology and 43 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Clifford Qualls's work include Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (24 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (24 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (16 papers). Clifford Qualls is often cited by papers focused on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (24 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (24 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (16 papers). Clifford Qualls collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and United Kingdom. Clifford Qualls's co-authors include Rebecca G. Rogers, Harriet O. Smith, Dorothy Kammerer-Doak, Dennis T. Villareal, Reina Armamento‐Villareal, Nicola Napoli, Kimberly W. Coates, David R. Sinacore, Charles R. Key and Wilmer L. Sibbitt and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Clifford Qualls

291 papers receiving 11.2k citations

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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.

Weight Loss, Exercise, or Both and Physical Function in Obese Older Adults

2011 794 citations Dennis T. Villareal, Reina Armamento‐Villareal et al. profile →
Outcomes of Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Primary Care Providers

2011 789 citations Sanjeev Arora, Karla Thornton et al. profile →
A short form of the Pelvic Organ Prolapse/Urinary Incontinence Sexual Questionnaire (PISQ-12)

2003 610 citations Rebecca G. Rogers, Dorothy Kammerer-Doak et al. profile →
The Rising Incidence of Adenocarcinoma Relative to Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix in the United States—A 24-Year Population-Based Study

2000 544 citations Harriet O. Smith, Clifford Qualls et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Clifford Qualls United States	51	2.3k	2.3k	2.0k	2.0k	1.3k	296	11.6k
F. Javier Nieto United States	56	2.1k 0.9×	1.7k 0.7×	1.7k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	106	12.6k
Jacqueline C.M. Witteman Netherlands	69	2.2k 1.0×	1.1k 0.5×	2.3k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	2.0k 1.5×	170	16.2k
Stephen K. Van Den Eeden United States	52	1.7k 0.8×	2.0k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	873 0.4×	812 0.6×	218	10.6k
Quanhe Yang United States	48	1.3k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	896 0.5×	2.8k 2.1×	136	10.1k
Tom Wilsgaard Norway	63	2.4k 1.0×	698 0.3×	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	2.0k 1.5×	360	13.5k
John Norrie United Kingdom	47	4.2k 1.8×	1.0k 0.4×	2.5k 1.3×	808 0.4×	1.4k 1.1×	311	14.4k
Chia‐Hung Kao Taiwan	51	3.5k 1.5×	1.1k 0.5×	2.4k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	737 0.6×	987	16.4k
Ηλίας Ζιντζαράς Greece	48	1.3k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	985 0.5×	1.6k 0.8×	604 0.5×	213	8.3k
David T. Redden United States	52	2.8k 1.2×	2.6k 1.1×	1.4k 0.7×	2.4k 1.2×	2.6k 1.9×	259	12.0k
David A. Hanley Canada	53	2.8k 1.2×	666 0.3×	1.7k 0.9×	2.4k 1.2×	2.4k 1.8×	197	18.6k

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Celli, Alessandra, Reina Armamento‐Villareal, Georgia Colleluori, et al.. (2025). Testosterone Modulation of Muscle Transcriptomic Profile During Lifestyle Therapy in Older Men with Obesity and Hypogonadism. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle. 16(1). e13697–e13697.

Calder, Abigail E., et al.. (2024). The Hallucinogen Rating Scale: Updated Factor Structure in a Large, Multistudy Sample. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science. 5(2). 100436–100436. 3 indexed citations

Qeadan, Fares, et al.. (2019). <p>Project ECHO Revisited: Propensity Score Analysis And HCV Treatment Outcomes</p>. PubMed. Volume 11. 149–152. 7 indexed citations

Aguirre, Lina, Georgia Colleluori, Richard I. Dorin, et al.. (2019). Bone and body composition response to testosterone therapy vary according to polymorphisms in the CYP19A1 gene. Endocrine. 65(3). 692–706. 11 indexed citations

Más, Francisco Soto, et al.. (2018). Impact of Health Care and Socioeconomic Needs on Health Care Utilization and Disease Management: The University of New Mexico Hospital Care One Program. Population Health Management. 22(2). 113–119. 10 indexed citations

Colleluori, Georgia, Lina Aguirre, Clifford Qualls, et al.. (2018). Adipocytes ESR1 Expression, Body Fat and Response to Testosterone Therapy in Hypogonadal Men Vary According to Estradiol Levels. Nutrients. 10(9). 1226–1226. 11 indexed citations

Mamik, Mamta M., Danielle D. Antosh, Dena White, et al.. (2014). Risk Factors of Lower Urinary Tract Injury at the Time of Hysterectomy for Benign Reasons. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 69(5). 254–255. 2 indexed citations

Gallagher, Kelly, et al.. (2014). Impact of Nulliparous Women's Body Mass Index or Excessive Weight Gain in Pregnancy on Genital Tract Trauma at Birth. Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health. 59(1). 54–59. 9 indexed citations

Rogers, Ronald C., et al.. (2014). Do Measurements of External Genitalia Correlate with Body Image among Women with Pelvic Floor Dysfunction?. Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology. 21(2). S10–S11. 1 indexed citations

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Assad, Nour, Clifford Qualls, Lewis J. Smith, et al.. (2013). Body Mass Index Is a Stronger Predictor than the Metabolic Syndrome for Future Asthma in Women. The Longitudinal CARDIA Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 188(3). 319–326. 47 indexed citations

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Sood, Anil K., Clifford Qualls, Mark Schuyler, et al.. (2012). Low Serum Adiponectin Predicts Future Risk for Asthma in Women. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 186(1). 41–47. 41 indexed citations

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Smith, Harriet O., Clifford Qualls, Tao Wang, et al.. (2012). The clinical significance of inflammatory cytokines in primary cell culture in endometrial carcinoma. Molecular Oncology. 7(1). 41–54. 51 indexed citations

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Arias‐Pulido, Hugo, et al.. (2012). Tumor stromal vascular endothelial growth factor A is predictive of poor outcome in inflammatory breast cancer. BMC Cancer. 12(1). 298–298. 37 indexed citations

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Arias‐Pulido, Hugo, et al.. (2011). Molecular and epidemiological characteristics of inflammatory breast cancer in Algerian patients. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 131(2). 437–444. 24 indexed citations

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Huang, Gloria S., Jurriaan Brouwer‐Visser, Christine H. Kim, et al.. (2010). Insulin-like Growth Factor 2 Expression Modulates Taxol Resistance and Is a Candidate Biomarker for Reduced Disease-Free Survival in Ovarian Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 16(11). 2999–3010. 77 indexed citations

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Rogers, Rebecca G., Dorothy Kammerer-Doak, Ambre L. Olsen, et al.. (2004). A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled comparison of the effect of nitrofurantoin monohydrate macrocrystals on the development of urinary tract infections after surgery for pelvic organ prolapse and/or stress urinary incontinence with suprapubic catheterization. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 191(1). 182–187. 47 indexed citations

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Burge, Mark R., et al.. (2001). Effect of Short-Term Glucose Control on Glycemic Thresholds for Epinephrine and Hypoglycemic Symptoms. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 86(11). 5471–5478. 15 indexed citations

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Temes, R. Thomas, et al.. (1999). Lung biopsy: Is it necessary?. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 118(6). 1097–1100. 15 indexed citations

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Qualls, Clifford, et al.. (1973). A law of iterated logarithm for stationary Gaussian processes. Transactions of the American Mathematical Society. 181(0). 185–193. 14 indexed citations

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Qualls, Clifford, et al.. (1973). A Law of Iterated Logarithm for Stationary Gaussian Processes. Transactions of the American Mathematical Society. 181. 185–185. 2 indexed citations

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