John E. Ware

67.6k total citations · 14 hit papers
183 papers, 57.0k citations indexed

About

John E. Ware is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Economics and Econometrics and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, John E. Ware has authored 183 papers receiving a total of 57.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in General Health Professions, 29 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 17 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in John E. Ware's work include Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (21 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (17 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (15 papers). John E. Ware is often cited by papers focused on Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (21 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (17 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (15 papers). John E. Ware collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Germany. John E. Ware's co-authors include Cathy D. Sherbourne, Sheldon Greenfield, Barbara Gandek, Sherrie H. Kaplan, Mark Kosinski, Allyson Ross Davies, Ron D. Hays, William H. Rogers, Jakob Bue Bjørner and Mary K. Snyder and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, Annals of Internal Medicine and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

John E. Ware

178 papers receiving 54.2k citations

Hit Papers

The MOS 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36). I. Conc... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1992 1994 1998 1989 1983 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k 20.0k 25.0k
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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 MOS 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36). I. Conceptual framework and item selection.
    1992 29.2k citations John E. Ware, Cathy D. Sherbourne profile →
  2. SF-36 physical and mental health summary scales : a user's manual
    1994 3.7k citations John E. Ware profile →
  3. Cross-Validation of Item Selection and Scoring for the SF-12 Health Survey in Nine Countries
    1998 2.4k citations Barbara Gandek, John E. Ware et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
  4. Assessing the Effects of Physician-Patient Interactions on the Outcomes of Chronic Disease
    1989 1.6k citations Sherrie H. Kaplan, Sheldon Greenfield et al. Medical Care profile →
  5. Defining and measuring patient satisfaction with medical care
    1983 1.0k citations John E. Ware, Allyson Ross Davies et al. profile →
  6. Patients’ participation in medical care
    1988 940 citations Sheldon Greenfield, Sherrie H. Kaplan et al. Journal of General Internal Medicine profile →
  7. The functioning and well-being of depressed patients. Results from the Medical Outcomes Study.
    1989 693 citations William H. Rogers, Sheldon Greenfield et al. profile →
  8. Functional status and well-being of patients with chronic conditions. Results from the Medical Outcomes Study.
    1989 580 citations Sheldon Greenfield, William H. Rogers et al. profile →
  9. The Primary Care Assessment Survey
    1998 577 citations Mark Kosinski, William H. Rogers et al. Medical Care profile →
  10. Methods for Testing Data Quality, Scaling Assumptions, and Reliability
    1998 533 citations John E. Ware, Barbara Gandek Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
  11. A Health Status Questionnaire Using 30 Items From The Medical Outcomes Study
    1991 509 citations Albert W. Wu, Haya R. Rubin et al. Medical Care profile →
  12. Methods For Measuring Patient Satisfaction With Specific Medical Encounters
    1988 501 citations John E. Ware et al. Medical Care profile →
  13. The Equivalence of SF-36 Summary Health Scores Estimated Using Standard and Country-Specific Algorithms in 10 Countries
    1998 500 citations John E. Ware, Barbara Gandek et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
  14. The PROMIS Physical Function item bank was calibrated to a standardized metric and shown to improve measurement efficiency
    2014 323 citations Jakob Bue Bjørner, Barbara Gandek et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John E. Ware United States 73 14.2k 8.3k 7.6k 6.6k 6.2k 183 57.0k
Donald L. Patrick United States 98 9.5k 0.7× 6.9k 0.8× 6.7k 0.9× 5.2k 0.8× 5.6k 0.9× 429 48.7k
John E. Ware United States 65 16.2k 1.1× 11.2k 1.4× 10.6k 1.4× 8.6k 1.3× 8.2k 1.3× 132 76.0k
Ron D. Hays United States 129 18.7k 1.3× 5.9k 0.7× 9.2k 1.2× 9.1k 1.4× 10.6k 1.7× 937 70.4k
Cathy D. Sherbourne United States 73 16.3k 1.1× 11.5k 1.4× 11.3k 1.5× 9.8k 1.5× 6.6k 1.0× 270 82.3k
David Cella United States 151 8.9k 0.6× 9.7k 1.2× 7.8k 1.0× 8.0k 1.2× 8.9k 1.4× 1.3k 95.1k
Jordi Alonso Spain 105 10.8k 0.8× 4.6k 0.6× 8.4k 1.1× 5.1k 0.8× 4.9k 0.8× 465 54.4k
Peter Tugwell Canada 114 10.4k 0.7× 13.2k 1.6× 4.9k 0.6× 5.5k 0.8× 7.0k 1.1× 798 73.8k
Jan P. Vandenbroucke Netherlands 93 10.2k 0.7× 21.8k 2.6× 5.9k 0.8× 15.5k 2.4× 5.2k 0.8× 439 111.3k
Theo Vos Australia 85 8.3k 0.6× 3.8k 0.5× 5.8k 0.8× 6.2k 0.9× 3.0k 0.5× 303 51.0k
Paul Glasziou Australia 110 12.2k 0.9× 10.5k 1.3× 4.7k 0.6× 8.2k 1.3× 7.2k 1.2× 647 68.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ware, John E.. (2025). Improved Items for Estimating SF-36 Profile and Summary Component Scores. Medical Care. 63(4). 300–310.
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Franklin, Patricia D., et al.. (2019). 膝損傷および変形性関節症転帰スコア(K00S-12)の12項目短形:信頼性,妥当性および反応性の試験【JST・京大機械翻訳】. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 27(5). 762–770. 17 indexed citations
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Gandek, Barbara, Ewa M. Roos, Patricia D. Franklin, & John E. Ware. (2018). A 12-item short form of the Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS-12): tests of reliability, validity and responsiveness. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 27(5). 754–761. 71 indexed citations
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Kushida, Clete A., Marie C. Martin, Bonnie Blaisdell, et al.. (2007). Burden of restless legs syndrome on health-related quality of life. Quality of Life Research. 16(4). 617–24. 109 indexed citations
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Kazis, Lewis E., Donald R. Miller, Jack A. Clark, et al.. (2004). Improving the Response Choices on the Veterans SF-36 Health Survey Role Functioning Scales. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management. 27(3). 263–280. 181 indexed citations
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Bjørner, Jakob Bue, Mark Kosinski, & John E. Ware. (2003). Calibration of an item pool for assessing the burden of headaches: An application of item response theory to the Headache Impact Test (HIT™). Quality of Life Research. 12(8). 913–933. 161 indexed citations
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Ware, John E.. (2003). Conceptualization and measurement of health-related quality of life: Comments on an evolving field. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 84(4 Suppl 2). S43–S51. 205 indexed citations
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Keller, Susan, John E. Ware, Hind T. Hatoum, & Sheldon X. Kong. (1999). The SF-36 Arthritis-Specific Health Index (ASHI). Medical Care. 37(SUPPLEMENT). MS51–MS60. 37 indexed citations
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Ware, John E. & Barbara Gandek. (1998). Methods for Testing Data Quality, Scaling Assumptions, and Reliability. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 51(11). 945–952. 533 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gandek, Barbara, John E. Ware, Neil K. Aaronson, et al.. (1998). Cross-Validation of Item Selection and Scoring for the SF-12 Health Survey in Nine Countries. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 51(11). 1171–1178. 2398 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gandek, Barbara & John E. Ware. (1998). Methods for Validating and Norming Translations of Health Status Questionnaires. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 51(11). 953–959. 274 indexed citations
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Bousquet, Jean, Jalel Knani, H. Dhivert, et al.. (1994). Quality of Life in Asthma. I. Internal Consistency and Validity of the SF-36 Questionnaire. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 149(2). 371–375. 328 indexed citations
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Ware, John E., Cathy D. Sherbourne, & Allyson Ross Davies. (1992). Developing and Testing the MOS 20-Item Short-Form Health Survey. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 564(2). 355–7. 13 indexed citations
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Harris, Wendy J., et al.. (1992). Methods for Assessing Condition-Specific and Generic Functional Status Outcomes After Total Knee Replacement. Medical Care. 30(Supplement). MS240–MS252. 213 indexed citations
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Wu, Albert W., Haya R. Rubin, William C. Mathews, et al.. (1991). A Health Status Questionnaire Using 30 Items From The Medical Outcomes Study. Medical Care. 29(8). 786–798. 509 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ware, John E., Mark Kosinski, & Susan Keller. (1990). The SF-36 Health Survey. Inorganic Chemistry. 48(15). 7165–73. 276 indexed citations
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Greenfield, Sheldon, Sherrie H. Kaplan, John E. Ware, Elizabeth M. Yano, & Harrison J.L. Frank. (1988). Patients’ participation in medical care. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 3(5). 448–457. 940 indexed citations breakdown →
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Davies, Allyson Ross, John E. Ware, Robert H. Brook, Jane Peterson, & Joseph P. Newhouse. (1986). Consumer Acceptance of Prepaid and Fee-for-Service Medical Care.
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Marsh, Herbert W. & John E. Ware. (1982). Effects of expressiveness, content coverage, and incentive on multidimensional student rating scales: New interpretations of the Dr. Fox effect.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 74(1). 126–134. 74 indexed citations
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Ware, John E., Allyson Ross Davies, & Anita Stewart. (1977). The Measurement and Meaning of Patient Satisfaction: A Review of the Literature. RAND Corporation eBooks. 66 indexed citations

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