Kathryn Betts Adams

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Kathryn Betts Adams is a scholar working on Health, General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathryn Betts Adams has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Health, 15 papers in General Health Professions and 14 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Kathryn Betts Adams's work include Health disparities and outcomes (17 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (11 papers) and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (11 papers). Kathryn Betts Adams is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (17 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (11 papers) and Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (11 papers). Kathryn Betts Adams collaborates with scholars based in United States, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Kathryn Betts Adams's co-authors include Heehyul Moon, Sara Sanders, Holly C. Matto, Amy Restorick Roberts, P. Devane, Moon Ki Choi, Donna Harrington, McKee J. McClendon, Kathleen A. Smyth and Craig Winston LeCroy and has published in prestigious journals such as Hepatology, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and The Gerontologist.

In The Last Decade

Kathryn Betts Adams

47 papers receiving 2.3k 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.

A critical review of the literature on social and leisure activity and wellbeing in later life

2010 545 citations Kathryn Betts Adams, Heehyul Moon et al. Ageing and Society profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kathryn Betts Adams United States	24	790	715	582	509	501	49	2.4k
Mélanie Levasseur Canada	31	1.5k 2.0×	1.3k 1.8×	432 0.7×	617 1.2×	428 0.9×	149	3.7k
Sanna Read United Kingdom	23	554 0.7×	530 0.7×	319 0.5×	153 0.3×	542 1.1×	52	2.0k
Megan E. O’Connell Canada	26	380 0.5×	736 1.0×	325 0.6×	783 1.5×	326 0.7×	164	2.3k
Briony Dow Australia	24	469 0.6×	717 1.0×	408 0.7×	511 1.0×	450 0.9×	141	2.1k
Isabel Leal Portugal	30	320 0.4×	710 1.0×	1.2k 2.1×	496 1.0×	648 1.3×	314	3.4k
Amanda Botticello United States	23	614 0.8×	384 0.5×	436 0.7×	194 0.4×	342 0.7×	68	1.8k
Tim D. Windsor Australia	35	1.3k 1.6×	759 1.1×	849 1.5×	381 0.7×	516 1.0×	101	3.9k
Lena Dahlberg Sweden	21	1.0k 1.3×	756 1.1×	320 0.5×	111 0.2×	464 0.9×	60	1.9k
Karen A. Ertel United States	23	379 0.5×	427 0.6×	597 1.0×	223 0.4×	454 0.9×	36	2.1k
Stephen Gallagher Ireland	37	564 0.7×	577 0.8×	1.8k 3.1×	553 1.1×	558 1.1×	165	3.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kathryn Betts Adams

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Xanthakos, Stavra A., Samar H. Ibrahim, Kathryn Betts Adams, et al.. (2025). AASLD Practice Statement on the evaluation and management of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease in children. Hepatology. 82(5). 1352–1394. 10 indexed citations

Adams, Kathryn Betts, et al.. (2022). The Risk for Loneliness and Major Depression among Solo Agers. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 42(5). 962–971. 7 indexed citations

Adams, Kathryn Betts, et al.. (2021). The Impact of an Interactive Vaulting Equine Program on Executive Function and Group Participation of Children with Disabilities: A Mixed Methods Pilot Study. Alternative and Complementary Therapies. 27(4). 187–195. 1 indexed citations

Choi, Moon Ki, Kathryn Betts Adams, & Esther Kahana. (2012). The Impact of Transportation Support on Driving Cessation Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 67B(3). 392–400. 55 indexed citations

Adams, Kathryn Betts. (2011). Do the GDS and the GDS-15 adequately capture the range of depressive symptoms among older residents in congregate housing?. International Psychogeriatrics. 23(6). 950–960. 7 indexed citations

Choi, Moon Ki, Kathryn Betts Adams, & Briana Mezuk. (2011). Examining the aging process through the stress-coping framework: application to driving cessation in later life. Aging & Mental Health. 16(1). 75–83. 35 indexed citations

Adams, Kathryn Betts, et al.. (2010). Improving the Well‐Being of Couples Facing Cancer: A Review of Couples‐Based Psychosocial Interventions. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. 37(2). 250–266. 55 indexed citations

Adams, Kathryn Betts & Sara Sanders. (2010). Measurement of Developmental Change in Late Life: A Validation Study of the Change in Activities and Interests Index. Clinical Gerontologist. 33(2). 92–108. 11 indexed citations

Adams, Kathryn Betts & Amy Restorick Roberts. (2010). Reported Coping Strategies and Depressive Symptoms Among African American and White Residents of Congregate Housing. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 53(6). 473–494. 9 indexed citations

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Devane, P., et al.. (2010). Highly Crosslinked Polyethylene Reduces Wear in Total Hip Arthroplasty at 5 Years. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 468(12). 3228–3233. 68 indexed citations

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Adams, Kathryn Betts, et al.. (2010). A critical review of the literature on social and leisure activity and wellbeing in later life. Ageing and Society. 31(4). 683–712. 545 indexed citations breakdown →

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Adams, Kathryn Betts & Heehyul Moon. (2009). Subthreshold depression: Characteristics and risk factors among vulnerable elders. Aging & Mental Health. 13(5). 682–692. 51 indexed citations

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Lerner, Alan J., et al.. (2008). Factors Affecting Usage Patterns of Memantine in Alzheimer Disease. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders. 22(2). 137–143. 16 indexed citations

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Calvert, George T., P. Devane, Jann Fielden, Kathryn Betts Adams, & J. G. Horne. (2008). A Double-Blind, Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Highly Cross-Linked and Conventional Polyethylene in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 24(4). 505–510. 62 indexed citations

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Adams, Kathryn Betts. (2007). Specific effects of caring for a spouse with dementia: differences in depressive symptoms between caregiver and non-caregiver spouses. International Psychogeriatrics. 20(3). 508–520. 57 indexed citations

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Adams, Kathryn Betts. (2006). The Transition to Caregiving. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 47(3-4). 3–29. 105 indexed citations

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Adams, Kathryn Betts, Holly C. Matto, & Sara Sanders. (2004). Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Geriatric Depression Scale. The Gerontologist. 44(6). 818–826. 103 indexed citations

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Adams, Kathryn Betts, et al.. (1996). BOOK REVIEWS. Clinical Gerontologist. 16(2). 83–88.

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Adams, Kathryn Betts, et al.. (1994). Holocaust Survivors in a Jewish Nursing Home. Clinical Gerontologist. 14(3). 99–118. 13 indexed citations

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Thomas, Edwin J., et al.. (1990). Unilateral relationship enhancement in the treatment of spouses of uncooperative alcohol abusers. American Journal of Family Therapy. 18(4). 334–344. 16 indexed citations

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