Karl Pillemer

16.7k total citations · 6 hit papers
257 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Karl Pillemer is a scholar working on Demography, Sociology and Political Science and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Karl Pillemer has authored 257 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 125 papers in Demography, 94 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 84 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Karl Pillemer's work include Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (78 papers), Elder Abuse and Neglect (77 papers) and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (46 papers). Karl Pillemer is often cited by papers focused on Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (78 papers), Elder Abuse and Neglect (77 papers) and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (46 papers). Karl Pillemer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Spain. Karl Pillemer's co-authors include J. Jill Suitor, Mark S. Lachs, David Finkelhor, David Burnes, M. Carrington Reid, Charles Henderson, Catherine Riffin, David W. Moore, Megan Gilligan and Jori Sechrist and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Karl Pillemer

247 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Prevalence of Elder Abuse: A Random Sample Survey

1988 689 citations Karl Pillemer et al. The Gerontologist profile →
Intergenerational Ambivalence: A New Approach to the Study of Parent-Child Relations in Later Life

1998 554 citations Karl Pillemer et al. profile →
Elder Abuse: Global Situation, Risk Factors, and Prevention Strategies

2016 445 citations Karl Pillemer, Mark S. Lachs et al. The Gerontologist profile →
Interventions to Reduce Ageism Against Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2019 402 citations Charles Henderson, Karl Pillemer et al. profile →
Management of chronic pain in older adults

2015 276 citations M. Carrington Reid, Karl Pillemer et al. profile →
Elder Abuse

2015 255 citations Mark S. Lachs, Karl Pillemer profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karl Pillemer United States	57	6.4k	4.7k	3.8k	3.4k	2.9k	257	11.3k
Merril Silverstein United States	55	5.5k 0.8×	8.1k 1.7×	4.6k 1.2×	1.1k 0.3×	1.8k 0.6×	192	10.9k
Iris Chi United States	52	1.7k 0.3×	2.8k 0.6×	3.6k 0.9×	2.2k 0.6×	2.8k 1.0×	349	9.7k
Toni C. Antonucci United States	58	2.4k 0.4×	4.8k 1.0×	6.1k 1.6×	2.5k 0.7×	3.3k 1.1×	195	12.5k
Kenneth F. Ferraro United States	55	1.3k 0.2×	5.3k 1.1×	5.2k 1.4×	2.0k 0.6×	4.0k 1.4×	174	12.0k
Emily Grundy United Kingdom	48	2.7k 0.4×	2.9k 0.6×	3.5k 0.9×	521 0.2×	2.9k 1.0×	207	7.9k
Catherine E. Ross United States	59	1.6k 0.3×	5.7k 1.2×	6.0k 1.6×	2.7k 0.8×	5.6k 2.0×	102	14.6k
John Mirowsky United States	60	1.7k 0.3×	5.7k 1.2×	6.0k 1.6×	2.7k 0.8×	5.7k 2.0×	97	14.5k
Robert Joseph Taylor United States	63	1.2k 0.2×	6.7k 1.4×	6.5k 1.7×	4.4k 1.3×	3.5k 1.2×	237	13.4k
James Nazroo United Kingdom	55	860 0.1×	4.0k 0.9×	3.3k 0.9×	3.2k 0.9×	3.8k 1.3×	190	11.9k
Mark D. Hayward United States	46	1.7k 0.3×	1.8k 0.4×	3.9k 1.0×	743 0.2×	3.6k 1.2×	112	7.1k

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Pillemer, Karl, et al.. (2025). Prescription Pain Medication Misuse Among Family Caregivers: A Call to Action. The Gerontologist. 65(7).

Mindlis, Irina, et al.. (2024). Caregiving Challenges From Persistent Pain Among Family Caregivers to People With Dementia. The Gerontologist. 65(2). 2 indexed citations

Pillemer, Karl, et al.. (2023). EXPANDING THE ENGAGEMENT OF OLDER PERSONS IN CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION. Innovation in Aging. 7(Supplement_1). 209–210.

Lai, Daniel W. L., Sheung‐Tak Cheng, Timothy Kwok, et al.. (2023). Staff Turnover Intention at Long-Term Care Facilities: Implications of Resident Aggression, Burnout, and Fatigue. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 25(3). 396–402. 8 indexed citations

Rosen, Tony, Hao Zhang, Katherine Wen, et al.. (2023). Emergency Department and Hospital Utilization Among Older Adults Before and After Identification of Elder Mistreatment. JAMA Network Open. 6(2). e2255853–e2255853. 9 indexed citations

Pillemer, Karl, et al.. (2023). Prevalence Estimates of Arthritis and Activity-Limiting Pain Among Family Caregivers to Older Adults. The Gerontologist. 64(5). 5 indexed citations

Henderson, Charles, et al.. (2022). Which Pain Treatment Goals Are Important to Community-Dwelling Older Adults?. Pain Medicine. 23(8). 1401–1408. 1 indexed citations

Trevino, Kelly M., Peter Martin, Beverly Canin, et al.. (2018). Improving implementation of psychological interventions to older adult patients with cancer: Convening older adults, caregivers, providers, researchers. Journal of Geriatric Oncology. 9(5). 423–429. 12 indexed citations

Gallego‐Alberto, Laura, Andrés Losada‐Baltar, Carlos Vara‐García, et al.. (2017). Psychosocial Predictors of Anxiety in Nursing Home Staff. Clinical Gerontologist. 41(4). 282–292. 10 indexed citations

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Pillemer, Karl & J. Jill Suitor. (2013). Who Provides Care? A Prospective Study of Caregiving Among Adult Siblings. The Gerontologist. 54(4). 589–598. 79 indexed citations

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Hamilton, Stephen F., Emily Chen, Karl Pillemer, & Rhoda Meador. (2013). Research Use by Cooperative Extension Educators in New York State. Journal of Extension. 51(3). 8 indexed citations

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Parker, Samantha, et al.. (2012). Participatory Adaptation of an Evidence-Based, Arthritis Self-Management Program. Family & Community Health. 35(3). 236–245. 15 indexed citations

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Lauterbach, Wolfgang & Karl Pillemer. (2012). Social structure and the familiy: a United States - Germany comparison of residential proxmity between parents and adult children. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4 indexed citations

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Pillemer, Karl, et al.. (2011). Practitioners' Views on Elder Mistreatment Research Priorities: Recommendations From a Research-to-Practice Consensus Conference. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect. 23(2). 115–126. 30 indexed citations

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Reid, M. Carrington, Maria Papaleontiou, Anthony D. Ong, et al.. (2008). Self-Management Strategies to Reduce Pain and Improve Function among Older Adults in Community Settings: A Review of the Evidence. Pain Medicine. 9(4). 409–424. 76 indexed citations

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Pillemer, Karl & J. Jill Suitor. (2004). Ambivalence and the Study of Intergenerational Relations. 24. 3. 4 indexed citations

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Pillemer, Karl & Mark S. Lachs. (2001). The Crisis in the Long-Term Care Workforce. DigitalGeorgetown (Georgetown University Library). 4(2). 294. 3 indexed citations

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Pillemer, Karl. (2000). Social Integration in the Second Half of Life. Johns Hopkins University Press eBooks. 41 indexed citations

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Pillemer, Karl, et al.. (1998). Learning to lead.. PubMed. 21(2). 48–55. 1 indexed citations

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Suitor, J. Jill, et al.. (1995). When Experience Counts: The Effects of Experiential and Structural Similarity on Patterns of Support and Interpersonal Stress. Social Forces. 73(4). 1573–1573. 58 indexed citations

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