John W. Rowe

29.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
232 papers, 21.0k citations indexed

About

John W. Rowe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, General Health Professions and Health. According to data from OpenAlex, John W. Rowe has authored 232 papers receiving a total of 21.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Molecular Biology, 40 papers in General Health Professions and 29 papers in Health. Recurrent topics in John W. Rowe's work include Health disparities and outcomes (29 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (21 papers) and Biological Activity of Diterpenoids and Biflavonoids (19 papers). John W. Rowe is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (29 papers), Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (21 papers) and Biological Activity of Diterpenoids and Biflavonoids (19 papers). John W. Rowe collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. John W. Rowe's co-authors include Robert L. Kahn, Teresa E. Seeman, Burton H. Singer, Bruce S. McEwen, Kenneth L. Minaker, Johanna A. Pallotta, Lewis Landsberg, N. W. Shock, Lisa Berkman and James B. Young and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

John W. Rowe

227 papers receiving 19.6k citations

Hit Papers

Successful Aging 1976 2026 1992 2009 1997 1987 2001 1981 1976 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. Successful Aging
    1997 2.6k citations John W. Rowe, Robert L. Kahn The Gerontologist profile →
  2. Human Aging: Usual and Successful
    1987 2.2k citations John W. Rowe, Robert L. Kahn profile →
  3. Allostatic load as a marker of cumulative biological risk: MacArthur studies of successful aging
    2001 1.0k citations John W. Rowe et al. profile →
  4. Effect of Insulin and Glucose Infusions on Sympathetic Nervous System Activity in Normal Man
    1981 995 citations John W. Rowe, Kenneth L. Minaker et al. profile →
  5. The Effect of Age on Creatinine Clearance in Men: A Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Study
    1976 834 citations John W. Rowe et al. profile →
  6. Differences In Life Expectancy Due To Race And Educational Differences Are Widening, And Many May Not Catch Up
    2012 459 citations S. Jay Olshansky, Toni C. Antonucci et al. Health Affairs profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
John W. Rowe 4.2k 3.7k 3.1k 2.9k 2.4k 232 21.0k
Denis A. Evans 8.6k 2.1× 3.7k 1.0× 3.6k 1.2× 1.1k 0.4× 1.9k 0.8× 248 29.0k
Dorly J. H. Deeg 5.2k 1.2× 7.6k 2.1× 6.0k 1.9× 2.5k 0.9× 2.2k 0.9× 444 29.6k
Nancy L. Pedersen 7.9k 1.9× 2.6k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 1.1k 0.4× 1.9k 0.8× 652 37.5k
Kenneth M. Langa 3.4k 0.8× 4.8k 1.3× 6.0k 1.9× 1.1k 0.4× 2.0k 0.8× 416 29.0k
Kaarin J. Anstey 4.1k 1.0× 3.4k 0.9× 2.6k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 1.5k 0.6× 603 25.0k
Margaret Gatz 3.7k 0.9× 3.2k 0.9× 3.0k 1.0× 2.1k 0.7× 919 0.4× 373 21.7k
Alan B. Zonderman 4.5k 1.1× 2.2k 0.6× 1.8k 0.6× 939 0.3× 2.3k 1.0× 450 27.0k
Henry Brodaty 5.8k 1.4× 2.6k 0.7× 9.1k 2.9× 1.0k 0.4× 1.8k 0.7× 822 41.7k
Carol Brayne 13.4k 3.2× 5.3k 1.4× 6.6k 2.1× 1.8k 0.6× 3.1k 1.3× 731 55.9k
Ingmar Skoog 6.1k 1.5× 2.5k 0.7× 2.9k 0.9× 647 0.2× 3.3k 1.4× 432 22.9k

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All Works

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Chen, Cynthia, John Beard, John W. Rowe, et al.. (2024). A global analysis of adaptation to societal aging across low-, middle- and high-income countries using the Global Aging Society Index. Nature Aging. 5(1). 113–121. 8 indexed citations
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Cesari, Matteo, Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan, Antonio Cherubini, et al.. (2024). Defining the role and reach of a geriatrician. The Lancet Healthy Longevity. 5(11). 100644–100644. 6 indexed citations
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Fried, Linda P., et al.. (2023). Public Health 4.0: Creating Health for Longer Lives. Public Policy & Aging Report. 33(3). 86–91. 2 indexed citations
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Richardson, Robin, et al.. (2023). Societal Adaptation to Aging and Prevalence of Depression Among Older Adults: Evidence From 20 Countries. Milbank Quarterly. 101(2). 426–456. 2 indexed citations
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Pagán, José A., H. Shelton Brown, John W. Rowe, et al.. (2020). Genetic Variant Reinterpretation: Economic and Population Health Management Challenges. Population Health Management. 24(3). 310–313. 5 indexed citations
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Berndt, Ernst R., Dana P. Goldman, & John W. Rowe. (2018). Introduction to "Economic Dimensions of Personalized and Precision Medicine". NBER Chapters. 1–7. 1 indexed citations
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Carr, Dawn, Ben Lennox Kail, & John W. Rowe. (2017). The Relation of Volunteering and Subsequent Changes in Physical Disability in Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 73(3). 511–521. 34 indexed citations
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Baldwin, Matthew R., M. Carrington Reid, John W. Rowe, et al.. (2014). The feasibility of measuring frailty to predict disability and mortality in older medical intensive care unit survivors. Journal of Critical Care. 29(3). 401–408. 64 indexed citations
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Goldman, Dana P., David Cutler, John W. Rowe, et al.. (2013). Substantial Health And Economic Returns From Delayed Aging May Warrant A New Focus For Medical Research. Health Affairs. 32(10). 1698–1705. 203 indexed citations
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Rowe, John W.. (2009). Facts and Fictions about an Aging America. Cadmus - EUI Research Repository (European University Institute). 8. 10 indexed citations
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Rowe, John W., et al.. (1999). The future of aging.. PubMed. 22(2). 36–8, 40, 42. 35 indexed citations
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Rowe, John W. & Robert L. Kahn. (1999). Successful Aging. Nursing Administration Quarterly. 23(2). 90–90. 36 indexed citations
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Rowe, John W. & Robert L. Kahn. (1997). Successful Aging. The Gerontologist. 37(4). 433–440. 2582 indexed citations breakdown →
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Meneilly, Graydon S., Kenneth L. Minaker, Dariush Elahi, & John W. Rowe. (1988). Somatostatin infusion enhances hepatic glucose production during hyperglucagonemia. Metabolism. 37(3). 252–256. 5 indexed citations
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Fukagawa, Naomi K., Kenneth L. Minaker, John W. Rowe, et al.. (1988). Glucose and amino acid metabolism in aging man: Differential effects of insulin. Metabolism. 37(4). 371–377. 47 indexed citations
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Conner, Anthony H., et al.. (1980). Tall oil precursors and turpentine in black and white spruce. 13(2). 111–116. 4 indexed citations
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Conner, Anthony H., et al.. (1980). Tall oil precursors and turpentine in jack and eastern white pine.. 12(4). 194–200. 8 indexed citations
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Conner, Anthony H., et al.. (1980). Tall oil precursors in three western pines: ponderosa, lodgepole, and limber pine.. 12(3). 183–191. 7 indexed citations

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