John C. Cassel

10.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
61 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

John C. Cassel is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Epidemiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, John C. Cassel has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in General Health Professions, 8 papers in Epidemiology and 8 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in John C. Cassel's work include Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (7 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (7 papers) and Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (7 papers). John C. Cassel is often cited by papers focused on Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (7 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (7 papers) and Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (7 papers). John C. Cassel collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and United Kingdom. John C. Cassel's co-authors include Berton H. Kaplan, Barbara S. Hulka, Lawrence L. Kupper, Susan Gore, Herman A. Tyroler, James P. Henry, Stephen J. Zyzanski, Curtis G. Hames, Shirley Thompson and Siegfried Heyden and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, PEDIATRICS and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

John C. Cassel

61 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT TO HOST RESIST... 1972 2026 1990 2008 1976 1995 1977 1972 1974 400 800 1.2k
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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. THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT TO HOST RESISTANCE1
    1976 1.3k citations John C. Cassel American Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  2. THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT TO HOST RESISTANCE: THE FOURTH WADE HAMPTON FROST LECTURE1
    1995 914 citations John C. Cassel American Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  3. Social Support and Health
    1977 644 citations Berton H. Kaplan, John C. Cassel et al. Medical Care profile →
  4. PSYCHOSOCIAL ASSETS, LIFE CRISIS AND THE PROGNOSIS OF PREGNANCY12
    1972 627 citations John C. Cassel, Berton H. Kaplan et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  5. Psychosocial Processes and “Stress”: Theoretical Formulation
    1974 360 citations John C. Cassel International Journal of Health Services profile →
  6. Communication, compliance, and concordance between physicians and patients with prescribed medications.
    1976 359 citations Barbara S. Hulka, John C. Cassel et al. American Journal of Public Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John C. Cassel United States 35 3.2k 2.0k 1.4k 1.0k 1.0k 61 7.1k
Barbara Strudler Wallston United States 21 2.3k 0.7× 785 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 773 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 47 6.5k
Karen A. Matthews United States 39 1.9k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 951 0.9× 1.3k 1.3× 77 7.8k
Ronald W. Manderscheid United States 25 2.3k 0.7× 1.0k 0.5× 2.7k 1.9× 737 0.7× 2.0k 2.0× 134 7.0k
Antti Uutela Finland 48 2.5k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 983 0.7× 1.4k 1.4× 564 0.6× 160 7.2k
Sherman A. James United States 60 4.2k 1.3× 2.7k 1.4× 2.0k 1.5× 2.9k 2.8× 1.1k 1.1× 148 11.1k
Karen L. Soeken United States 49 2.2k 0.7× 2.5k 1.3× 2.7k 2.0× 1.2k 1.2× 518 0.5× 127 8.0k
Brenda M. DeVellis United States 39 1.8k 0.6× 594 0.3× 895 0.6× 1.2k 1.2× 657 0.7× 113 6.2k
Erica Frank United States 51 4.4k 1.4× 998 0.5× 1.8k 1.3× 3.5k 3.4× 903 0.9× 195 10.6k
Leo S. Morales United States 39 3.8k 1.2× 1.3k 0.6× 1.6k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 474 0.5× 108 8.8k
Marı́a Victoria Zunzunegui Canada 47 2.1k 0.7× 2.7k 1.4× 938 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 475 0.5× 231 7.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kark, Sidney L. & John C. Cassel. (2002). The Pholela Health Centre: A Progress Report. American Journal of Public Health. 92(11). 1743–1747. 8 indexed citations
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Cassel, John C.. (1995). THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT TO HOST RESISTANCE: THE FOURTH WADE HAMPTON FROST LECTURE1. American Journal of Epidemiology. 141(9). 798–814. 914 indexed citations breakdown →
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Szczeklik, Andrzej, Patricia C. Dischinger, Friedrich Kueppers, et al.. (1980). Blood fibrinolytic activity, social class and habitual physical activity—II. A study of black and white men in Southern Georgia. Journal of Chronic Diseases. 33(5). 291–299. 18 indexed citations
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Kaplan, Berton H., John C. Cassel, & Susan Gore. (1977). Social Support and Health. Medical Care. 15(Supplement). 47–58. 644 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heyman, Albert, H A Tyroler, John C. Cassel, et al.. (1976). Geographic differences in mortality from stroke in North Caroline. 1. Analysis of death certificates.. Stroke. 7(1). 41–45. 9 indexed citations
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Hulka, Barbara S., et al.. (1976). Communication, compliance, and concordance between physicians and patients with prescribed medications.. American Journal of Public Health. 66(9). 847–853. 359 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hulka, Barbara S., et al.. (1975). Correlates of Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction with Medical Care: A Community Perspective. Medical Care. 13(8). 648–649. 126 indexed citations
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Deubner, David C., H A Tyroler, John C. Cassel, Curtis G. Hames, & Claudia Becker. (1975). Attributable risk, population attributable risk, and population attributable fraction of death associated with hypertension in a biracial population.. Circulation. 52(5). 901–908. 34 indexed citations
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Tyroler, Herman A., Curtis G. Hames, I Krishan, et al.. (1975). Black-white differences in serum lipids and lipoproteins in Evans County. Preventive Medicine. 4(4). 541–549. 126 indexed citations
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Cassel, John C.. (1974). Psychosocial Processes and “Stress”: Theoretical Formulation. International Journal of Health Services. 4(3). 471–482. 360 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cassel, John C.. (1974). Comment Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease in Migrants: A Potential Source of Clues?. International Journal of Epidemiology. 3(3). 204–206. 22 indexed citations
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Hulka, Barbara S. & John C. Cassel. (1973). The AAFP-UNC study of the organization, utilization, and assessment of primary medical care.. American Journal of Public Health. 63(6). 494–501. 44 indexed citations
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Cassel, John C., Kyuya Kogure, Raul Busto, Chang‐Yong Kim, & Donald R. Harkness. (1973). The Effect on Cerebral Energy Metabolites of the Cyanate Produced Shift of the Oxygen Saturation Curve. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 319–324. 3 indexed citations
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Tyroler, Herman A., et al.. (1971). SOCIAL DISORGANIZATION AND STROKE MORTALITY IN THE BLACK POPULATION OF NORTH CAROLINA1. American Journal of Epidemiology. 93(3). 166–175. 49 indexed citations
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Cassel, John C.. (1971). Summary of Major Findings of the Evans County Cardiovascular Studies. Archives of Internal Medicine. 128(6). 887–887. 44 indexed citations
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Henry, James P. & John C. Cassel. (1969). PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION RECENT EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND ANIMAL EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE1. American Journal of Epidemiology. 90(3). 171–200. 232 indexed citations
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Cassel, John C.. (1964). Social Science Theory as a Source of Hypotheses in Epidemiological Research. American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health. 54(9). 1482–1488. 74 indexed citations
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Cassel, John C.. (1963). The use of medical records: opportunity for epidemiological studies.. PubMed. 5. 185–90. 5 indexed citations
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Cassel, John C.. (1963). SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONSIDERATIONS IN HEALTH INNOVATIONS. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 107(2). 739–747. 4 indexed citations
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Cassel, John C.. (1957). Social and Cultural Implications of Food and Food Habits. American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health. 47(6). 732–740. 29 indexed citations

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