Kenneth Heller

8.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
118 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Kenneth Heller is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth Heller has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in General Health Professions, 21 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 19 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Kenneth Heller's work include Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (19 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (18 papers) and Science Education and Pedagogy (16 papers). Kenneth Heller is often cited by papers focused on Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (19 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (18 papers) and Science Education and Pedagogy (16 papers). Kenneth Heller collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Hong Kong. Kenneth Heller's co-authors include Mary E. Procidano, Mark G. Thompson, John Monahan, Ralph Swindle, Arnold P. Goldstein, Margaret Gatz, Bob G. Knight, Merril Silverstein, Xuan Chen and Lee Sechrest and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and American Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth Heller

113 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Measures of perceived social support from friends and fro... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Measures of perceived social support from friends and from family: Three validation studies
    1983 1.7k citations Kenneth Heller et al. American Journal of Community Psychology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kenneth Heller United States 32 1.9k 1.4k 1.3k 1.2k 963 118 5.7k
Anders Holm Denmark 35 543 0.3× 1.0k 0.7× 541 0.4× 1.9k 1.6× 719 0.7× 122 6.9k
B. J. Thompson United States 53 2.6k 1.3× 823 0.6× 2.1k 1.6× 981 0.8× 283 0.3× 201 14.7k
Paul B. Perrin United States 42 1.9k 1.0× 779 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 1.0k 0.9× 906 0.9× 471 8.1k
Sing Lee Hong Kong 38 5.9k 3.1× 2.0k 1.5× 3.0k 2.3× 1.4k 1.2× 898 0.9× 105 12.6k
Ian Rees Jones United Kingdom 41 850 0.4× 1.4k 1.1× 533 0.4× 720 0.6× 501 0.5× 202 6.1k
David J. Klein United States 51 1.7k 0.9× 3.1k 2.3× 1.1k 0.8× 1.4k 1.2× 914 0.9× 228 8.1k
Stephen Kulis United States 38 1.5k 0.8× 1.6k 1.2× 417 0.3× 1.5k 1.2× 491 0.5× 146 4.2k
Linda E. Carlson Canada 67 12.4k 6.4× 2.0k 1.5× 4.3k 3.3× 1.9k 1.6× 691 0.7× 253 23.6k
Mark W. Roosa United States 45 3.8k 2.0× 1.3k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 2.1k 1.8× 547 0.6× 120 6.0k
Kenneth E. Miller United States 31 2.9k 1.5× 1.4k 1.0× 512 0.4× 1.9k 1.6× 218 0.2× 110 5.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Kenneth Heller

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Heller, Kenneth, Richard J. Viken, & Ralph Swindle. (2012). What do network members know? Network members as reporters of depression among Caucasian-American and African-American older women. Aging & Mental Health. 17(2). 215–225. 2 indexed citations
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Heller, Kenneth, Richard J. Viken, & Ralph Swindle. (2010). Screening for depression in African American and Caucasian older women. Aging & Mental Health. 14(3). 339–346. 8 indexed citations
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Heller, Kenneth. (2007). Retreat from Nuremberg: The Leadership Requirement in the Crime of Aggression. European Journal of International Law. 18(3). 477–497. 13 indexed citations
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Henderson, Charles, et al.. (2002). Students Learning Problem Solving in Introductory Physics - Forming an Initial Hypothesis of Instructors' Beliefs. The Physics Video Demonstration Database (Cornell University). 3 indexed citations
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Heller, Kenneth, et al.. (2002). Teaching Students Problem Solving in Introductory Physics: Forming an Initial Hypothesis of Instructors' Beliefs. The Physics Video Demonstration Database (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations
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Heller, Patricia, et al.. (2001). Instructors� Beliefs and Values about Learning Problem Solving. The Physics Video Demonstration Database (Cornell University). 9 indexed citations
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Heller, Kenneth, et al.. (2001). Instructors' Ideas about Problem Solving - Grading. The Physics Video Demonstration Database (Cornell University). 4 indexed citations
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Henderson, Charles, et al.. (2001). Instructors� Ideas about Problem Solving � Setting Goals. The Physics Video Demonstration Database (Cornell University). 12 indexed citations
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Heller, Kenneth, et al.. (2000). Responses to nervous breakdowns in America over a 40-year period: Mental health policy implications.. American Psychologist. 55(7). 740–749. 71 indexed citations
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Heller, Kenneth. (1996). Spin and high energy hyperon production, results and prospects. Prepared for. 23–30. 2 indexed citations
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Thompson, Mark G. & Kenneth Heller. (1993). Distinction between quality and quantity of problem-solving responses among depressed older women.. Psychology and Aging. 8(3). 347–359. 9 indexed citations
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Lawrenz, Frances, et al.. (1992). Training the TA. The journal of college science teaching. 22. 106–109. 5 indexed citations
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Heller, Kenneth, et al.. (1991). Support interventions for older adults: Confidante relationships, perceived family support, and meaningful role activity. American Journal of Community Psychology. 19(1). 139–146. 24 indexed citations
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Heller, Kenneth, et al.. (1991). Peer support telephone dyads for elderly women: Was this the wrong intervention?. American Journal of Community Psychology. 19(1). 53–74. 129 indexed citations
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Thompson, Mark G. & Kenneth Heller. (1990). Facets of support related to well-being: Quantitative social isolation and perceived family support in a sample of elderly women.. Psychology and Aging. 5(4). 535–544. 114 indexed citations
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Heller, Kenneth. (1989). High-energy spin physics : Eighth International Symposium, Minneapolis, MN 1988. American Institute of Physics eBooks.
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Heller, Kenneth. (1989). Ethical dilemmas in community intervention. American Journal of Community Psychology. 17(3). 367–378. 11 indexed citations
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Heller, Kenneth. (1989). The return to community. American Journal of Community Psychology. 17(1). 1–15. 158 indexed citations
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Lakey, Brian & Kenneth Heller. (1988). Social support from a friend, perceived support, and social problem solving. American Journal of Community Psychology. 16(6). 811–824. 69 indexed citations
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Fondacaro, Mark R. & Kenneth Heller. (1983). Social support factors and drinking among college student males. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 12(4). 285–299. 40 indexed citations

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