Holly Nelson-Becker

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Holly Nelson-Becker is a scholar working on Health, Clinical Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Holly Nelson-Becker has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Health, 26 papers in Clinical Psychology and 16 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Holly Nelson-Becker's work include Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (25 papers), Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (19 papers) and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (15 papers). Holly Nelson-Becker is often cited by papers focused on Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (25 papers), Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (19 papers) and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (15 papers). Holly Nelson-Becker collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Korea. Holly Nelson-Becker's co-authors include George Handzo, Christina M. Puchalski, Maryjo Prince‐Paul, Daniel P. Sulmasy, Janet Bull, Betty Ferrell, Shirley Otis‐Green, Rose Virani, Harvey Max Chochinov and Eunjeong Ko and has published in prestigious journals such as Sustainability, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management and Family Relations.

In The Last Decade

Holly Nelson-Becker

48 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care as a Dimension of... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 250 500 750
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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. Improving the Quality of Spiritual Care as a Dimension of Palliative Care: The Report of the Consensus Conference
    2009 978 citations Holly Nelson-Becker et al. profile →

Peers

Holly Nelson-Becker
Lindsay B. Carey Australia
Laura Tarzia Australia
Kathleen Galek United States
Bruce Rumbold Australia
Sara M. Moorman United States
Lori Burrell United States
Neil B. Guterman United States
Hind Khalifeh United Kingdom
Laura E. Miller‐Graff United States
Login S. George United States
Lindsay B. Carey Australia
Holly Nelson-Becker
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Countries citing papers authored by Holly Nelson-Becker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Holly Nelson-Becker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Holly Nelson-Becker

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

All Works

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Tanner, Denise, et al.. (2025). ‘Being that hopeful person’: The contribution of social workers to older people’s well-being. The British Journal of Social Work. 55(6). 2917–2936.
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Nelson-Becker, Holly, et al.. (2023). Adventure and Spiritual Restoration: Older Adult Motivations for Undertaking a Pilgrimage on El Camino de Santiago. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 66(6). 822–838. 4 indexed citations
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O’Mahony, Sean, et al.. (2020). Expanding the Interdisciplinary Palliative Medicine Workforce: A Longitudinal Education and Mentoring Program for Practicing Clinicians. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 60(3). 602–612. 7 indexed citations
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Spinelli, Gabriella, et al.. (2019). Consumer Competence Strategies, Spiritually Inspired Core Values and Locus of Control: What Are the Links?. Sustainability. 11(17). 4787–4787. 3 indexed citations
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Nelson-Becker, Holly, et al.. (2017). Remission from Depression in the DSM: Moving from Rhetoric to Restoration. Clinical Social Work Journal. 46(3). 220–227. 2 indexed citations
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Ko, Eunjeong, Jung Kwak, & Holly Nelson-Becker. (2015). What Constitutes a Good and Bad Death?: Perspectives of Homeless Older Adults. Death Studies. 39(7). 422–432. 59 indexed citations
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Nelson-Becker, Holly, et al.. (2013). Spirituality and Religion in End-of-Life Care Ethics: The Challenge of Interfaith and Cross-Generational Matters. The British Journal of Social Work. 45(1). 104–119. 16 indexed citations
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Ko, Eunjeong, et al.. (2012). End-of-Life Decision Making in Older Korean Adults: Concerns, Preferences, and Expectations. Educational Gerontology. 39(2). 71–81. 8 indexed citations
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Pickard, Joseph G. & Holly Nelson-Becker. (2011). Attachment and Spiritual Coping: Theory and Practice With Older Adults. Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health. 13(2). 138–155. 8 indexed citations
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Fukui, Sadaaki, et al.. (2011). Spiritual Well-Being of People with Psychiatric Disabilities: The Role of Religious Attendance, Social Network Size and Sense of Control. Community Mental Health Journal. 48(2). 202–211. 17 indexed citations
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Fukui, Sadaaki, Shinichi Okada, Yukio Nishimoto, & Holly Nelson-Becker. (2010). The Repeated Appeal to Return Home in Older Adults with Dementia: Developing a Model for Practice. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 26(1). 39–54. 10 indexed citations
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Nelson-Becker, Holly, et al.. (2009). Korean Older Intimate Partner Violence Survivors in North America: Cultural Considerations and Practice Recommendations. Journal of Women & Aging. 21(3). 213–228. 16 indexed citations
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Nelson-Becker, Holly. (2009). Robert C. Atchley. Spirituality and Aging. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins Press, 2009.. Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. 28(4). 404–405. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson-Becker, Holly & Edward R. Canda. (2008). Spirituality, Religion, and Aging Research in Social Work: State of the Art and Future Possibilities. Journal of Religion Spirituality & Aging. 20(3). 177–193. 16 indexed citations
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Nelson-Becker, Holly, et al.. (2007). Changing Aging Competency Following a GeroRich Intervention Initiative: Implications for Bachelor's and Master's Social Work Education. Educational Gerontology. 33(12). 1037–1052. 7 indexed citations
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Chapin, Rosemary Kennedy, et al.. (2007). Responding to the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Initiative. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 50(1-2). 59–74. 3 indexed citations
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Nelson-Becker, Holly. (2006). Voices of Resilience. Journal of Social Work in End-of-Life & Palliative Care. 2(3). 87–106. 32 indexed citations
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Nelson-Becker, Holly, et al.. (2005). Teaching Spirituality in the Classroom: Building Compassionate and Non-judgmental Conversations with Students. Loyola eCommons (Loyola University Chicago). 11(3). 1–13. 2 indexed citations
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Nelson-Becker, Holly. (2005). Religion and Coping in Older Adults. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 45(1-2). 51–67. 44 indexed citations
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Nelson-Becker, Holly. (2004). Spiritual, Religious, Nonspiritual, and Nonreligious Narratives in Marginalized Older Adults: A Typology of Coping Styles. Journal of Religion Spirituality & Aging. 17(1-2). 21–38. 8 indexed citations

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