Larry Scherwitz

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Larry Scherwitz is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, General Health Professions and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Larry Scherwitz has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 10 papers in General Health Professions and 6 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Larry Scherwitz's work include Cardiac Health and Mental Health (12 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (4 papers) and Health Policy Implementation Science (3 papers). Larry Scherwitz is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Health and Mental Health (12 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (4 papers) and Health Policy Implementation Science (3 papers). Larry Scherwitz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Sri Lanka. Larry Scherwitz's co-authors include Dean Ornish, Shirley Brown, Thomas A. Ports, Richard Brand, W.T. Armstrong, K. Lance Gould, Deborah Hennrikus, Gwenda Hughes, Margaret A. Chesney and William B. Stiles and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Larry Scherwitz

42 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Can lifestyle changes reverse coronary heart disease?

1990 1.4k citations Dean Ornish, Shirley Brown et al. The Lancet profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Larry Scherwitz United States	22	937	587	581	484	403	43	3.0k
J.E.R. Frijters Netherlands	15	517 0.6×	1.0k 1.7×	348 0.6×	1.2k 2.4×	276 0.7×	32	3.9k
Hamidreza Roohafza Iran	31	692 0.7×	692 1.2×	557 1.0×	527 1.1×	793 2.0×	287	3.5k
Dean Ornish United States	32	1.5k 1.6×	1.5k 2.5×	726 1.2×	1.8k 3.6×	472 1.2×	80	6.0k
Arun Chockalingam Canada	23	735 0.8×	566 1.0×	339 0.6×	310 0.6×	231 0.6×	65	2.2k
Andrew Fenning Australia	23	551 0.6×	189 0.3×	451 0.8×	934 1.9×	808 2.0×	68	3.5k
P Kopelman United Kingdom	16	259 0.3×	1.2k 2.0×	507 0.9×	1.1k 2.2×	296 0.7×	23	3.1k
Valory Pavlik United States	30	1.2k 1.3×	524 0.9×	747 1.3×	484 1.0×	375 0.9×	87	3.7k
Richard B. Friedman United States	21	432 0.5×	267 0.5×	191 0.3×	183 0.4×	246 0.6×	76	3.0k
Sayeed Haque United Kingdom	31	470 0.5×	684 1.2×	432 0.7×	490 1.0×	362 0.9×	119	3.5k
Philip A. Merriam United States	32	330 0.4×	1.4k 2.4×	623 1.1×	1.3k 2.7×	355 0.9×	64	3.5k

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Pischke, Claudia R., Larry Scherwitz, Gerdi Weidner, & Dean Ornish. (2008). Long-term effects of lifestyle changes on well-being and cardiac variables among coronary heart disease patients.. Health Psychology. 27(5). 584–592. 47 indexed citations

Schulz, Ute, Claudia R. Pischke, Gerdi Weidner, et al.. (2008). Social support group attendance is related to blood pressure, health behaviours, and quality of life in the Multicenter Lifestyle Demonstration Project. Psychology Health & Medicine. 13(4). 423–437. 33 indexed citations

Pischke, Claudia R., Gerdi Weidner, Larry Scherwitz, et al.. (2006). Comparison of Coronary Risk Factors and Quality of Life in Coronary Artery Disease Patients With Versus Without Diabetes Mellitus. The American Journal of Cardiology. 97(9). 1267–1273. 50 indexed citations

Scherwitz, Larry, et al.. (2006). A Contemplative Care Approach to Training and Supporting Hospice Volunteers: A Prospective Study of Spiritual Practice, Well-Being, and Fear of Death. EXPLORE. 2(4). 304–313. 20 indexed citations

Scherwitz, Larry, et al.. (2005). Interactive Guided Imagery ^SM Therapy with Medical Patients: Predictors of Health Outcomes. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 11(1). 69–83. 10 indexed citations

Scherwitz, Larry, et al.. (2005). Seven Eating Styles Linked to Overeating, Overweight, and Obesity. Terra Economicus. 1(5). 342–359. 23 indexed citations

Scherwitz, Larry, et al.. (2004). A Descriptive Analysis of an Integrative Medicine Clinic. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 10(4). 651–659. 25 indexed citations

Weidner, Gerdi, Larry Scherwitz, Terri Merritt-Worden, et al.. (2003). Improvement in medical risk factors and quality of life in women and men with coronary artery disease in the Multicenter Lifestyle Demonstration Project. The American Journal of Cardiology. 91(11). 1316–1322. 137 indexed citations

Haney, Thomas L., et al.. (1996). Interpersonal Hostility Assessment Technique: Description and Validation Against the Criterion of Coronary Artery Disease. Journal of Personality Assessment. 66(2). 386–401. 27 indexed citations

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Scherwitz, Larry, et al.. (1992). Hostility and Health Behaviors in Young Adults: The CARDIA Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 136(2). 136–145. 161 indexed citations

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Gould, K. Lance, Dean Ornish, Richard L. Kirkeeide, et al.. (1992). Improved stenosis geometry by quantitative coronary arteriography after vigorous risk factor modification. The American Journal of Cardiology. 69(9). 845–853. 80 indexed citations

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Scherwitz, Larry, et al.. (1990). Speech characteristics and coronary heart disease incidence in the multiple risk factor intervention trial. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 13(1). 75–91. 11 indexed citations

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Ornish, Dean, Shirley Brown, Larry Scherwitz, et al.. (1990). Can lifestyle changes reverse coronary heart disease?. The Lancet. 336(8708). 129–133. 1383 indexed citations breakdown →

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Scherwitz, Larry, et al.. (1990). Selection, training, and quality control of Type A interviewers in a prospective study of young adults. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 13(5). 449–466. 6 indexed citations

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Scherwitz, Larry, et al.. (1987). Speech characteristics and behavior-type assessment in the multiple risk factor intervention trial (MRFIT) structured interviews. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 10(2). 173–195. 9 indexed citations

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Scherwitz, Larry, et al.. (1985). Self-involvement and the risk factors for coronary heart disease.. 10 indexed citations

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Scherwitz, Larry, et al.. (1982). Procedures and Discrepancies of Blood Pressure Measurements in Two Community Health Centers. Medical Care. 20(7). 727–738. 23 indexed citations

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Scherwitz, Larry. (1979). Coronary-Prone Behavior. Psychosomatic Medicine. 41(4). 346–347. 14 indexed citations

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Scherwitz, Larry, et al.. (1977). Type A Assessment and Interaction in the Behavior Pattern Interview. Psychosomatic Medicine. 39(4). 229–240. 66 indexed citations

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Andrulis, Dennis P., Ira Iscoe, & Larry Scherwitz. (1976). Community attitudes toward the Attica prison riot — a mini‐study. American Journal of Community Psychology. 4(2). 189–194. 1 indexed citations

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