David R. Weir

38.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
153 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

David R. Weir is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, David R. Weir has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 26 papers in Health and 25 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in David R. Weir's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (26 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (25 papers) and Historical Economic and Social Studies (10 papers). David R. Weir is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (26 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (25 papers) and Historical Economic and Social Studies (10 papers). David R. Weir collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Norway. David R. Weir's co-authors include Kenneth M. Langa, Mary Beth Ofstedal, Jessica D. Faul, Eileen M. Crimmins, Amanda Sonnega, J. W. Phillips, Brenda L. Plassman, Robert B. Wallace, Robert J. Willis and Jin‐Kyung Kim and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

David R. Weir

141 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Cohort Profile: the Health and Retirement Study (HRS)

2014 1.4k citations Amanda Sonnega, Jessica D. Faul et al. profile →
Prevalence of Dementia in the United States: The Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study

2007 1.4k citations Kenneth M. Langa, David R. Weir et al. Neuroepidemiology profile →
Assessment of Cognition Using Surveys and Neuropsychological Assessment: The Health and Retirement Study and the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study

2011 733 citations Eileen M. Crimmins, Kenneth M. Langa et al. The Journals of Gerontology Series B profile →
A Comparison of the Prevalence of Dementia in the United States in 2000 and 2012

2016 597 citations Kenneth M. Langa, Eileen M. Crimmins et al. profile →
Estimating the Prevalence of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in the US

2022 242 citations Jennifer J. Manly, Richard N. Jones et al. profile →
Epigenetic-based age acceleration in a representative sample of older Americans: Associations with aging-related morbidity and mortality

2023 99 citations Jessica D. Faul, Jung Ki Kim et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David R. Weir

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol: What makes an HCAP an HCAP? An adaptive architecture for measuring cognitive aging around the world 2025 ·The Journals of Gerontology Series B ·Alden L. Gross, (unknown), David R. Weir, Emily M. Briceño, Miguel Arce Rentería, Emma Nichols, Richard N. Jones, (unknown), Kenneth M. Langa, (unknown), Jinkook Lee, Lindsay C. Kobayashi	1
2	Educational Attainment and Later-Life Cognitive Function in High- and Middle-Income Countries: Evidence From the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol 2024 ·The Journals of Gerontology Series B ·Yuan S Zhang, Brendan O’Shea, Xuexin Yu, (unknown), (unknown), Jasdeep S. Kler, Kenneth M. Langa, David R. Weir, Alden L. Gross, Lindsay C. Kobayashi	10
3	The association of blood‐based biomarkers of neuropathology with cognitive performance and dementia in a diverse, population‐based sample of US adults 2023 ·Alzheimer s & Dementia ·Jessica D. Faul, Eileen M. Crimmins, Bharat Thyagarajan, Jung Ki Kim, Jonathan King, David R. Weir, Kenneth M. Langa	0
4	Lifetime occupational skill and later‐life cognitive function among older adults in the United States, Mexico, India, and South Africa 2023 ·Alzheimer s & Dementia ·Lindsay C. Kobayashi, Brendan O’Shea, (unknown), Richard N. Jones, Kenneth M. Langa, David R. Weir, Jinkook Lee, Rebeca Wong, Alden L. Gross	7
5	Factor structure of the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol neuropsychological battery in the Health and Retirement Study 2023 ·Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society ·Richard N. Jones, Jennifer J. Manly, Kenneth M. Langa, Lindsay H. Ryan, Deborah A. Levine, Ryan J. McCammon, David R. Weir	18
6	A cultural neuropsychological approach to harmonization of cognitive data across culturally and linguistically diverse older adult populations. 2022 ·Neuropsychology ·Emily M. Briceño, Miguel Arce Rentería, Alden L. Gross, Richard N. Jones, Christopher Gonzalez, Rebeca Wong, David R. Weir, Kenneth M. Langa, Jennifer J. Manly	22
7	The Health and Retirement Study Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol Project: Study Design and Methods 2019 ·Neuroepidemiology ·Kenneth M. Langa, Lindsay H. Ryan, Ryan J. McCammon, Richard N. Jones, Jennifer J. Manly, Deborah A. Levine, Amanda Sonnega, Madeline Farron, David R. Weir	118
8	Validation of Blood-Based Assays Using Dried Blood Spots for Use in Large Population Studies 2014 ·Biodemography and Social Biology ·Eileen M. Crimmins, Jung Ki Kim, Heather McCreath, Jessica D. Faul, David R. Weir, Teresa E. Seeman	68
9	Proxy interviews and bias in cognition measures due to non-response in longitudinal studies: a comparison of HRS and ELSA 2011 ·Longitudinal and Life Course Studies ·David R. Weir, Jessica D. Faul, Kenneth M. Langa	75
10	Take-Up of Medicare Part D: Results from the Health and Retirement Study 2009 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Helen Levy, David R. Weir	2
11	Does Physician Communication Influence Older Patients' Diabetes Self-Management and Glycemic Control? Results From the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) 2007 ·The Journals of Gerontology Series A ·Michele Heisler, (unknown), David R. Weir, Eve A. Kerr, Richard Hayward	123
12	Out-of-Pocket Health Care Expenditures Among Older Americans with Dementia 2004 ·Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders ·Kenneth M. Langa, Eric B. Larson, Robert B. Wallace, A. Mark Fendrick, Norman L. Foster, Mohammed U. Kabeto, David R. Weir, Robert J. Willis, A. Regula Herzog	25
13	The Economic Consequences of a Husband's Death: Evidence from the HRS and AHEAD 2003 ·Purvi Sevak, David R. Weir, Robert J. Willis	54
14	Prospects for Widow Poverty 1998 ·Scholarly Commons (University of Pennsylvania) ·David R. Weir, Robert J. Willis	22
15	Economic Welfare and Physical Well-Being in France, 1750-1990 1997 ·NBER Chapters ·David R. Weir	38
16	STRUCTURAL CHANGE IN LIFE CYCLE FERTILITY DURING THE FERTILITY TRANSITION: FRANCE BEFORE AND AFTER THE REVOLUTION 1988 ·RePEc: Research Papers in Economics ·Thomas A. Mroz, David R. Weir	1
17	Cities in modern Britain 1975 ·(unknown), David R. Weir	2
18	Problems in the Evaluation of Nutritional Status in Chronic Illness 1963 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·David R. Weir, Harold B. Houser	8
19	DECREASED AMOUNTS OF DESOXYRIBOSE NUCLEIC ACID (DNA) IN MALE GERM CELLS AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF HUMAN MALE INFERTILITY 1956 ·Human Heredity ·Cecilie Leuchtenberger, David R. Weir, Franz Schräder, Rudolf Leuchtenberger	6
20	Leukocyte Production in Pantothenic Acid-Deficient Mice 1953 ·Journal of Nutrition ·David R. Weir	3

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