John C. Beck

14.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
185 papers, 10.5k citations indexed

About

John C. Beck is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Geriatrics and Gerontology. According to data from OpenAlex, John C. Beck has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 10.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in General Health Professions, 35 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 33 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology. Recurrent topics in John C. Beck's work include Frailty in Older Adults (31 papers), Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (21 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (20 papers). John C. Beck is often cited by papers focused on Frailty in Older Adults (31 papers), Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (21 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (20 papers). John C. Beck collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Switzerland. John C. Beck's co-authors include Andreas E. Stuck, Christophe Büla, Gerhard Gillmann, Thorsten Nikolaus, Christoph Hohmann, Steve Iliffe, Eva Blozik, Christoph E. Minder, Matthias Egger and David B. Reuben and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

John C. Beck

176 papers receiving 9.7k citations

Hit Papers

Risk factors for function... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1999 2006 1997 1983 2002 400 800 1.2k
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.

  1. Risk factors for functional status decline in community-living elderly people: a systematic literature review
    1999 1.5k citations Andreas E. Stuck, Thorsten Nikolaus et al. profile →
  2. Performance of an Abbreviated Version of the Lubben Social Network Scale Among Three European Community-Dwelling Older Adult Populations
    2006 1.4k citations Eva Blozik, Gerhard Gillmann et al. The Gerontologist profile →
  3. Pendred syndrome is caused by mutations in a putative sulphate transporter gene (PDS)
    1997 866 citations John C. Beck, Val C. Sheffield et al. profile →
  4. Active Life Expectancy
    1983 620 citations John C. Beck et al. profile →
  5. Home Visits to Prevent Nursing Home Admission and Functional Decline in Elderly People
    2002 512 citations Andreas E. Stuck, Christoph E. Minder et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
John C. Beck 3.4k 2.2k 2.2k 1.5k 1.3k 185 10.5k
Carol Jagger 4.4k 1.3× 3.8k 1.7× 2.3k 1.1× 2.2k 1.5× 3.4k 2.7× 333 16.2k
Ian McDowell 2.8k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 1.0k 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 1.7k 1.4× 122 12.4k
Christina Wolfson 1.5k 0.4× 933 0.4× 2.3k 1.1× 1.8k 1.2× 2.2k 1.8× 253 12.8k
Seppo Koskinen 3.2k 0.9× 2.8k 1.2× 580 0.3× 1.6k 1.1× 1.7k 1.3× 299 11.8k
Kyriakos S. Markides 3.5k 1.0× 4.3k 1.9× 2.7k 1.3× 1.7k 1.1× 3.7k 3.0× 311 15.2k
Michael Dewey 3.0k 0.9× 2.9k 1.3× 967 0.4× 1.4k 0.9× 1.6k 1.2× 265 16.7k
Martijn Huisman 3.2k 1.0× 3.7k 1.7× 1.0k 0.5× 712 0.5× 1.6k 1.2× 239 9.7k
Catharine R. Galé 1.5k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 1.9k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 4.1k 3.3× 264 18.9k
Julie Byles 2.6k 0.8× 2.1k 0.9× 819 0.4× 1.3k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 409 10.4k
Jacobijn Gussekloo 1.4k 0.4× 1.0k 0.5× 1.8k 0.9× 2.3k 1.6× 2.1k 1.7× 331 13.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fink, Arlène, et al.. (2016). Assessing the Usability of Web-Based Alcohol Education for Older Adults: A Feasibility Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 5(1). e11–e11. 5 indexed citations
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Holsboer‐Trachsler, Edith, John C. Beck, Serge Brand, et al.. (2010). Die somatische Behandlung der unipolaren depressiven Störungen. Teil 1. Swiss Medical Forum ‒ Schweizerisches Medizin-Forum. 10(46). 4 indexed citations
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Clough‐Gorr, Kerri M., Eva Blozik, Gerhard Gillmann, et al.. (2008). The Self-Administered 24-Item Geriatric Pain Measure (GPM-24-SA): Psychometric Properties in Three European Populations of Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Pain Medicine. 9(6). 695–709. 11 indexed citations
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Clough-Gorr, K.M., Gerhard Gillmann, Wolfgang von Renteln‐Kruse, et al.. (2008). Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment: Back to the Future Preclinical Disability as a Risk Factor for Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 63(3). 314–320. 30 indexed citations
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Suárez-Merino, Blanca, Samantha Ward, Kim Phipps, et al.. (2008). Real‐time quantitative PCR analysis of pediatric ependymomas identifies novel candidate genes including TPR at 1q25 and CHIBBY at 22q12‐q13. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 47(11). 1005–1022. 31 indexed citations
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Fink, Arlène, et al.. (2005). An Evaluation of an Intervention to Assist Primary Care Physicians in Screening and Educating Older Patients Who Use Alcohol. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 53(11). 1937–1943. 65 indexed citations
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Morcuende, José A., Lori A. Dolan, Jeff Stevens, et al.. (2003). Allelic Variants of Human Melatonin 1A Receptor in Patients with Familial Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. Spine. 28(17). 2025–2028. 54 indexed citations
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Schnelle, John F., Cathy Alessi, Sandra F. Simmons, et al.. (2002). Translating Clinical Research into Practice: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Exercise and Incontinence Care with Nursing Home Residents. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 50(9). 1476–1483. 197 indexed citations
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Oishi, Sabine, Sally C. Morton, Alison Moore, et al.. (2001). USING DATA TO ENHANCE THE EXPERT PANEL PROCESS. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 17(1). 125–136. 15 indexed citations
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Stuck, Andreas E., Christoph E. Minder, Gerhard Gillmann, et al.. (2000). A Randomized Trial of In-Home Visits for Disability Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older People at Low and High Risk for Nursing Home Admission. Archives of Internal Medicine. 160(7). 977–977. 167 indexed citations
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Stuck, Andreas E., Ulrike Dapp, Thorsten Nikolaus, et al.. (2000). Präventive Hausbesuche im Alter: Entwicklung und Pilottestung eines multidimensionalen Abklärungsinstruments. Zeitschrift für Gerontologie und Geriatrie. 33(1). 44–51. 5 indexed citations
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Büla, Christophe, Andreas E. Stuck, Cathy Alessi, et al.. (1999). Effectiveness of Preventive In‐Home Geriatric Assessment in Well Functioning, Community‐Dwelling Older People: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 47(4). 389–395. 68 indexed citations
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Steiner, Andrea, Kolja Raube, Andreas E. Stuck, et al.. (1996). Measuring Psychosocial Aspects of Weil-Being in Older Community Residents: Performance of Four Short Scales. The Gerontologist. 36(1). 54–62. 56 indexed citations
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Beck, John C., et al.. (1995). The Change of a Lifetime: Employment Patterns Among Japan's Managerial Elite.. Pacific Affairs. 68(2). 272–272. 1 indexed citations
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Beck, John C., John Burton, Samuel Goldstein, et al.. (1994). The year book of geriatrics and gerontology. 1 indexed citations
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Reuben, David B., Jack Zwanziger, Thomas B. Bradley, & John C. Beck. (1994). Is Geriatrics a Primary Care or Subspecialty Discipline?. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 42(4). 363–367. 8 indexed citations
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Harber, Philip, et al.. (1992). Upper extremity symptoms in supermarket workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 22(6). 873–884. 19 indexed citations
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Beers, Mark H., Arlène Fink, & John C. Beck. (1991). Screening recommendations for the elderly.. American Journal of Public Health. 81(9). 1131–1140. 16 indexed citations
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Beck, John C., et al.. (1952). [Observations in unilaterally deaf twins].. PubMed. 31(4). 188–95. 1 indexed citations

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