Dorothy I. Baker

8.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
41 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

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Dorothy I. Baker is a scholar working on Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, General Health Professions and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Dorothy I. Baker has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 13 papers in General Health Professions and 13 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Dorothy I. Baker's work include Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (19 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (12 papers) and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (10 papers). Dorothy I. Baker is often cited by papers focused on Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (19 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (12 papers) and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (10 papers). Dorothy I. Baker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Dorothy I. Baker's co-authors include Mary E. Tinetti, Margaret Gottschalk, Carlos F. Mendes de Leon, Gail McAvay, Marie L. Koch, John T. Doucette, Ralph I. Horwitz, Elizabeth B. Claus, Kathryn M. Trainor and Sharon K. Inouye and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Clinical Infectious Diseases and Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

In The Last Decade

Dorothy I. Baker

41 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

A Multifactorial Intervention to Reduce the Risk of Falling among Elderly People Living in the Community

1994 1.6k citations Mary E. Tinetti, Dorothy I. Baker et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Fear of Falling and Fall-Related Efficacy in Relationship to Functioning Among Community-Living Elders

1994 825 citations Mary E. Tinetti, Carlos F. Mendes de Leon et al. Journal of Gerontology profile →
A Program to Prevent Functional Decline in Physically Frail, Elderly Persons Who Live at Home

2002 645 citations Thomas M. Gill, Dorothy I. Baker et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
MODELS OF GERIATRICS PRACTICE; The Hospital Elder Life Program: A Model of Care to Prevent Cognitive and Functional Decline in Older Hospitalized Patients

2000 583 citations Sharon K. Inouye, Dorothy I. Baker et al. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dorothy I. Baker United States	29	2.5k	1.9k	1.3k	1.2k	822	41	5.8k
Gail McAvay United States	42	1.4k 0.6×	1.8k 0.9×	959 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	765 0.9×	100	7.7k
Richard M. Allman United States	59	1.7k 0.7×	797 0.4×	1.4k 1.1×	1.8k 1.5×	963 1.2×	238	12.1k
Sirkka‐Liisa Kivelä Finland	46	1.2k 0.5×	1.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	1.5k 1.3×	875 1.1×	225	8.6k
Rowan Harwood United Kingdom	42	760 0.3×	2.3k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	2.4k 2.0×	989 1.2×	186	7.3k
Thorsten Nikolaus Germany	33	1.0k 0.4×	1.1k 0.6×	1.0k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	697 0.8×	77	4.7k
Angela Campbell New Zealand	42	2.8k 1.1×	2.1k 1.1×	894 0.7×	476 0.4×	944 1.1×	115	7.3k
Marieke J. Schuurmans Netherlands	51	1.2k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	2.0k 1.7×	823 1.0×	216	9.4k
Astrid Bergland Norway	42	1.4k 0.5×	1.6k 0.8×	745 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	702 0.9×	188	5.6k
Marco Inzitari Spain	31	905 0.4×	1.2k 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	774 0.7×	743 0.9×	130	5.2k
M. Clare Robertson New Zealand	24	4.7k 1.8×	3.1k 1.7×	971 0.8×	845 0.7×	1.2k 1.5×	42	8.3k

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Baker, Dorothy I., et al.. (2017). Intervention to Prevent Falls: Community-Based Clinics. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 38(7). 999–1010. 6 indexed citations

Juthani‐Mehta, Manisha, Peter H. Van Ness, Joanne M. McGloin, et al.. (2014). A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of a Multicomponent Intervention Protocol for Pneumonia Prevention Among Nursing Home Elders. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 60(6). 849–857. 51 indexed citations

Cone, David C., et al.. (2012). A Descriptive Study of the “Lift-Assist” Call. Prehospital Emergency Care. 17(1). 51–56. 30 indexed citations

Murphy, Terrence E., Dorothy I. Baker, Linda Leo‐Summers, et al.. (2012). Integration of Fall Prevention into State Policy in Connecticut. The Gerontologist. 53(3). 508–515. 8 indexed citations

Tinetti, Mary E., Peter Charpentier, Margaret Gottschalk, & Dorothy I. Baker. (2012). Effect of a Restorative Model of Posthospital Home Care on Hospital Readmissions. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 60(8). 1521–1526. 42 indexed citations

Ahluwalia, Sangeeta C., Thomas M. Gill, Dorothy I. Baker, & Terri R. Fried. (2010). Perspectives of Older Persons on Bathing and Bathing Disability: A Qualitative Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 58(3). 450–456. 29 indexed citations

Fortinsky, Richard H., et al.. (2008). Extent of Implementation of Evidence‐Based Fall Prevention Practices for Older Patients in Home Health Care. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 56(4). 737–743. 46 indexed citations

Tinetti, Mary E., Dorothy I. Baker, Mary D. King, et al.. (2008). Effect of Dissemination of Evidence in Reducing Injuries from Falls. New England Journal of Medicine. 359(3). 252–261. 191 indexed citations

Baker, Dorothy I.. (2006). The Science of Improving Function: Implications for Home Healthcare. Journal for Healthcare Quality. 28(1). 20–28. 5 indexed citations

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Bradley, Elizabeth H., Tashonna R. Webster, Dorothy I. Baker, Mark Schlesinger, & Sharon K. Inouye. (2005). After Adoption: Sustaining the Innovation A Case Study of Disseminating the Hospital Elder Life Program. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53(9). 1455–1461. 51 indexed citations

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Gill, Thomas M., Dorothy I. Baker, Margaret Gottschalk, et al.. (2004). A prehabilitation program for the prevention of functional decline: effect on higher-level physical function. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 85(7). 1043–1049. 107 indexed citations

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Bradley, Elizabeth H., Mark Schlesinger, Tashonna R. Webster, Dorothy I. Baker, & Sharon K. Inouye. (2004). Translating Research into Clinical Practice: Making Change Happen. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 52(11). 1875–1882. 70 indexed citations

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Gill, Thomas M., Dorothy I. Baker, Margaret Gottschalk, et al.. (2003). A prehabilitation program for physically frail community-living older persons. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 84(3). 394–404. 105 indexed citations

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Gill, Thomas M., Dorothy I. Baker, Margaret Gottschalk, et al.. (2002). A Program to Prevent Functional Decline in Physically Frail, Elderly Persons Who Live at Home. New England Journal of Medicine. 347(14). 1068–1074. 645 indexed citations breakdown →

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Baker, Dorothy I., et al.. (2001). The Design and Implementation of a Restorative Care Model for Home Care. The Gerontologist. 41(2). 257–263. 42 indexed citations

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Rizzo, John A., Dorothy I. Baker, Gail McAvay, & Mary E. Tinetti. (1996). The Cost-Effectiveness of a Multifactorial Targeted Prevention Program for Falls Among Community Elderly Persons. Medical Care. 34(9). 954–969. 156 indexed citations

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Baker, Dorothy I., et al.. (1995). Care or Control: Barriers to Service Use by Elderly People. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 14(3). 261–274. 8 indexed citations

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Tinetti, Mary E., Carlos F. Mendes de Leon, John T. Doucette, & Dorothy I. Baker. (1994). Fear of Falling and Fall-Related Efficacy in Relationship to Functioning Among Community-Living Elders. Journal of Gerontology. 49(3). M140–M147. 825 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tinetti, Mary E., et al.. (1993). Yale Ficsit: Risk Factor Abatement Strategy for Fall Prevention. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 41(3). 315–320. 114 indexed citations

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Molde, Susan & Dorothy I. Baker. (1985). Explaining Primary Care Visits. Image the Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 17(3). 72–76. 13 indexed citations

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