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.
The test of functional health literacy in adults
19951.6k citationsRuth M. Parker, David W. Baker et al.Journal of General Internal Medicineprofile →
Development of a brief test to measure functional health literacy
19991.3k citationsDavid W. Baker, Mark V. Williams et al.Patient Education and Counselingprofile →
Relationship of Functional Health Literacy to Patients' Knowledge of Their Chronic Disease
1998932 citationsMark V. Williams, David W. Baker et al.Archives of Internal Medicineprofile →
The relationship of patient reading ability to self-reported health and use of health services.
1997580 citationsDavid W. Baker, Ruth M. Parker et al.American Journal of Public Healthprofile →
Shame and health literacy: the unspoken connection
1996529 citationsNina S. Parikh, Ruth M. Parker et al.Patient Education and Counselingprofile →
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This network shows the impact of papers produced by Joanne R. Nurss. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Joanne R. Nurss. The network helps show where Joanne R. Nurss may publish in the future.
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Nurss, Joanne R., et al.. (1999). An Effective Staff Development Plan To Encourage Writing in the Transition Classroom..2 indexed citations
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Baker, David W., Mark V. Williams, Ruth M. Parker, Julie A. Gazmararian, & Joanne R. Nurss. (1999). Development of a brief test to measure functional health literacy. Patient Education and Counseling. 38(1). 33–42.1270 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nurss, Joanne R.. (1998). The Effects of Mother Tongue Literacy on South African Adults' Acquisition of English Literacy.. 8(2).3 indexed citations
Williams, Mark V., David W. Baker, Ruth M. Parker, & Joanne R. Nurss. (1998). Relationship of Functional Health Literacy to Patients' Knowledge of Their Chronic Disease. Archives of Internal Medicine. 158(2). 166–166.932 indexed citations breakdown →
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Baker, David W., Ruth M. Parker, Mark V. Williams, W. Scott Clark, & Joanne R. Nurss. (1997). The relationship of patient reading ability to self-reported health and use of health services.. American Journal of Public Health. 87(6). 1027–1030.580 indexed citations breakdown →
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Parikh, Nina S., Ruth M. Parker, Joanne R. Nurss, David W. Baker, & Mark V. Williams. (1996). Shame and health literacy: the unspoken connection. Patient Education and Counseling. 27(1). 33–39.529 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nurss, Joanne R.. (1995). Difficulties in Functional Health Literacy Screening in Spanish-Speaking Adults.. The Journal of Reading. 38(8).46 indexed citations
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Parker, Ruth M., David W. Baker, Mark V. Williams, & Joanne R. Nurss. (1995). The test of functional health literacy in adults. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 10(10). 537–541.1615 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nurss, Joanne R. & Nancy D. Chase. (1989). Workplace Literacy: A Tool for Recruitment.. 13(1). 16–23.1 indexed citations
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Nurss, Joanne R.. (1988). "I Can Read That": Using Logos in the Early Childhood Classroom.. Language arts journal of Michigan. 23(1). 6.2 indexed citations
Nurss, Joanne R.. (1980). Research in Review. Linguistic Awareness and Learning to Read.. Young children. 35(3). 57–66.3 indexed citations
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Nurss, Joanne R., et al.. (1970). Development of Grammatical Structures and Attributes in Pre-School Age Children. Final Report..
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Nurss, Joanne R.. (1969). Oral Reading Errors and Reading Comprehension.. The Reading Teacher.4 indexed citations
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Nurss, Joanne R.. (1966). CHILDREN'S READING--SYNTACTIC STRUCTURE AND COMPREHENSION DIFFICULTY. FINAL REPORT..
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