Leighton Chan

13.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
166 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Leighton Chan is a scholar working on Epidemiology, General Health Professions and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Leighton Chan has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Epidemiology, 41 papers in General Health Professions and 33 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Leighton Chan's work include Traumatic Brain Injury Research (24 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (23 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (18 papers). Leighton Chan is often cited by papers focused on Traumatic Brain Injury Research (24 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (23 papers) and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (18 papers). Leighton Chan collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Sweden. Leighton Chan's co-authors include Mary M. Rodgers, Paolo Bonato, Shyamal Patel, Hyung Park, Richard A. Deyo, Yves-Marie Vincent, Janna Friedly, L. Gary Hart, David C. Goodman and Marcia A. Ciol and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Leighton Chan

162 papers receiving 8.7k citations

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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 review of wearable sensors and systems with application in rehabilitation

2012 1.5k citations Shyamal Patel, Hyung Park et al. Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation profile →
Incidence, Prevalence, Costs, and Impact on Disability of Common Conditions Requiring Rehabilitation in the United States: Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Limb Loss, and Back Pain

2014 643 citations Leighton Chan et al. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation profile →
A Systematic Review of the Incidence, Prevalence, Costs, and Activity and Work Limitations of Amputation, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Back Pain, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, and Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: A 2019 Update

2020 247 citations Leighton Chan et al. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leighton Chan

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Serum NfL and GFAP as biomarkers of progressive neurodegeneration in TBI 2024 ·Alzheimer s & Dementia ·Pashtun Shahim, Dzung L. Pham, (unknown), Brian Moore, Yi‐Yu Chou, Sara M. Lippa, Kimbra Kenney, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, Leighton Chan	9
2	Information Extraction Framework for Disability Determination Using a Mental Functioning Use-Case 2022 ·JMIR Medical Informatics ·Ayah Zirikly, Bart Desmet, (unknown), Elizabeth Marfeo, Christine M. McDonough, Howard H. Goldman, Leighton Chan	5
3	Neurofilament light as a biomarker in traumatic brain injury 2020 ·Neurology ·Pashtun Shahim, Adam Politis, André van der Merwe, Brian Moore, Yi‐Yu Chou, Dzung L. Pham, John A. Butman, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, Jessica Gill, David L. Brody, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Leighton Chan	161
4	Current Evidence From the Randomized Controlled Trials Rehabilitation Checklist (RCTRACK) Reporting Guideline Project 2020 ·American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ·Stefano Négrini, Leighton Chan, Giorgio Ferriero, Walter R. Frontera, Allen W. Heinemann	3
5	Time course and diagnostic utility of NfL, tau, GFAP, and UCH-L1 in subacute and chronic TBI 2020 ·Neurology ·Pashtun Shahim, Adam Politis, André van der Merwe, Brian Moore, Vindhya Ekanayake, Sara M. Lippa, Yi‐Yu Chou, Dzung L. Pham, John A. Butman, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, Henrik Zetterberg, Kaj Blennow, Jessica Gill, David L. Brody, Leighton Chan	156
6	Oxygen uptake on-kinetics before and after aerobic exercise training in individuals with traumatic brain injury 2018 ·Disability and Rehabilitation ·Lisa M. K. Chin, Leighton Chan, Bart Drinkard, Randall E. Keyser	3
7	Psychometric Evaluation of the Improved Work-Disability Functional Assessment Battery 2018 ·Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ·Mark Meterko, Molly Marino, Pengsheng Ni, Elizabeth Marfeo, Christine M. McDonough, Alan M. Jette, (unknown), Elizabeth K. Rasch, D. Brandt, Leighton Chan	2
8	Diagnosis isn't enough: Understanding the connections between high health care utilization, chronic conditions and disabilities among U.S. working age adults 2015 ·Disability and health journal ·Amanda Reichard, Stephen P. Gulley, Elizabeth K. Rasch, Leighton Chan	30
9	Work-related measures of physical and behavioral health function: Test-retest reliability 2015 ·Disability and health journal ·Molly Marino, Mark Meterko, Elizabeth Marfeo, Christine M. McDonough, Alan M. Jette, Pengsheng Ni, (unknown), Elizabeth K. Rasch, D. Brandt, Leighton Chan	8
10	Combining agreement and frequency rating scales to optimize psychometrics in measuring behavioral health functioning 2014 ·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ·Elizabeth Marfeo, Pengsheng Ni, Leighton Chan, Elizabeth K. Rasch, Alan M. Jette	14
11	Conceptualizing disability in US national surveys: application of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) framework 2014 ·Quality of Life Research ·D. Brandt, Pei‐Shu Ho, Leighton Chan, Elizabeth K. Rasch	36
12	Elevating the Quality of Disability and Rehabilitation Research: Mandatory Use of the Reporting Guidelines 2014 ·American Journal of Occupational Therapy ·Leighton Chan, Allen W. Heinemann, Jason A. Roberts	13
13	A review of wearable sensors and systems with application in rehabilitation breakdown → 2012 ·Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation ·Shyamal Patel, Hyung Park, Paolo Bonato, Leighton Chan, Mary M. Rodgers	1532
14	Use of Emergency Departments among Working Age Adults with Disabilities: A Problem of Access and Service Needs 2012 ·Health Services Research ·Elizabeth K. Rasch, Stephen P. Gulley, Leighton Chan	26
15	The Complex Web of Health: Relationships among Chronic Conditions, Disability, and Health Services 2011 ·Public Health Reports ·Stephen P. Gulley, Elizabeth K. Rasch, Leighton Chan	61
16	Building a Research Program in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2009 ·American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ·Michael L. Boninger, John Whyte, Joel A. DeLisa, Ross Zafonte, Leighton Chan	5
17	A Longitudinal Evaluation of Persons With Disabilities: Does a Longitudinal Definition Help Define Who Receives Necessary Care? 2008 ·Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ·Leighton Chan, Marcia A. Ciol, Anne Shumway‐Cook, Kathryn M. Yorkston, Brian J. Dudgeon, Steven M. Asch, Jeanne M. Hoffman	23
18	Rehabilitation Medicine Summit 2006 ·Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation ·Walter R. Frontera, Marcus J. Führer, Alan M. Jette, Leighton Chan, Rory A. Cooper, Pamela W. Duncan, John D. Kemp, Kenneth J. Ottenbacher, P. Hunter Peckham, Elliot J. Roth, Denise G. Tate	9
19	Rehabilitation Medicine Summit 2005 ·American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation ·Walter R. Frontera, Marcus J. Führer, Alan M. Jette, Leighton Chan, Rory A. Cooper, Pamela W. Duncan, John D. Kemp, Kenneth J. Ottenbacher, P. Hunter Peckham, Elliot J. Roth, Denise G. Tate	20
20	Do medicare patients with disabilities receive preventive services? A population-based study 1999 ·Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ·Leighton Chan, Jason N. Doctor, Richard F. MacLehose, Herschel W. Lawson, Roger A. Rosenblatt, Laura–Mae Baldwin, Amitabh Jha	153

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