Lisa Berkman

82.2k citations

388 papers · 57.0k indexed · 21 hit papers · h-index 108

Impact in

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology top 0.01%
- Aging and Gerontology Research
Health top 0.01%
- Health disparities and outcomes

Papers in

Health 169
- Health disparities and outcomes 162
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 27
- Aging and Gerontology Research 27

Co-authors: S. Leonard Syme Teresa E. Seeman Thomas A. Glass Jack M. Guralnik Robert B. Wallace Dan G. Blazer Luigi Ferrucci Paul A. Scherr
Journals: American Journal of Epidemiology (21 papers)American Journal of Public Health (20 papers)Social Science & Medicine (20 papers)The Journals of Gerontology Series B (15 papers)Psychosomatic Medicine (11 papers)
Partner nations: United States South Africa United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Lisa Berkman

381 papers receiving 53.8k citations

Hit Papers

15 papers align trajectories log scale

Measuring Sleep: Accuracy, Sensitivity, and Specificity of Wrist Actigraphy Compared to Polysomnography 2013 · 770 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2013 SLEEP
2012 Health Affairs
2005 American Journal of Epidemiology
2003 JAMA
2001 Circulation
2001 Health Psychology
2000 The Journals of Gerontology Series B
2000 Social Science & Medicine
2000 The Journals of Gerontology Series A
1999 Annals of Internal Medicine
1999 BMJ
1995 Psychosomatic Medicine
1994 Journal of Gerontology
1994 New England Journal of Medicine
1993 Journal of Aging and Health
1993 American Journal of Epidemiology
1992 Annals of Internal Medicine
1986 American Journal of Epidemiology
1983 Medical Entomology and Zoology
1979 American Journal of Epidemiology
1976 American Journal of Epidemiology

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Lisa Berkman, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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1	Sensory impairment and dementia risk among older adults in rural South Africa Alzheimer s & Dementia ·Muqi Guo, Darina T. Bassil, Meagan T. Farrell, Ryan G. Wagner, Brent Tipping, Nomsa Mahlalela, David A. Kapaon, (unknown), Lisa Berkman	2025	0
2	Effect of a cash transfer intervention on memory decline and dementia probability in older adults in rural South Africa Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Molly Rosenberg, Erika T. Beidelman, Xiwei Chen, Chodziwadziwa Kabudula, Audrey Pettifor, Darina T. Bassil, Lisa Berkman, Kathleen Kahn, Stephen Tollman, Lindsay C. Kobayashi	2024	2
3	Genome-wide association study of population-standardised cognitive performance phenotypes in a rural South African community Communications Biology ·Cassandra Claire Soo, Jean‐Tristan Brandenburg, Almut Nebel, Stephen Tollman, Lisa Berkman, Michèle Ramsay, Ananyo Choudhury	2023	4
4	Quantifying the Contribution of Work Characteristics to Educational Disparities in Health-Induced Work Limitations The Journals of Gerontology Series B ·Leah Abrams, Lisa Berkman	2023	1
5	Towards a consensus definition of allostatic load: a multi-cohort, multi-system, multi-biomarker individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis Psychoneuroendocrinology ·Cathal McCrory, Sineád McLoughlin, Richard Layte, Cliona NiCheallaigh, Aisling O’Halloran, Henrique Barros, Lisa Berkman, Murielle Bochud, Eileen M. Crimmins, Meagan T. Farrell, Sílvia Fraga, Emily Grundy, Michelle Kelly‐Irving, Dušan Petrović, Teresa E. Seeman, Silvia Stringhini, Peter Vollenveider, Rose Anne Kenny	2023	34
6	The effect on women’s health of extending parental leave: a quasi-experimental registry-based cohort study International Journal of Epidemiology ·Émilie Courtin, Andreas Rieckmann, Jessica Bengtsson, Vahé Nafilyan, Maria Melchior, Lisa Berkman, Naja Hulvej Rod	2022	4
7	Organisational- and group-level workplace interventions and their effect on multiple domains of worker well-being: A systematic review Work & Stress ·Kimberly Fox, Sydney T. Johnson, Lisa Berkman, Marjaana Sianoja, Yenee Soh, Laura D. Kubzansky, Erin L. Kelly	2021	112
8	Concordance between fasting plasma glucose and HbA _1c in the diagnosis of diabetes in black South African adults: a cross-sectional study BMJ Open ·Alisha N. Wade, Nigel J. Crowther, Shafika Abrahams‐Gessel, Lisa Berkman, Jaya A. George, F. Xavier Gómez‐Olivé, Jennifer Manne‐Goehler, Joshua A. Salomon, Ryan G. Wagner, Thomas A. Gaziano, Stephen Tollman, Anne Rentoumis Cappola	2021	11
9	You Say Tomato, I Say Radish: Can Brief Cognitive Assessments in the U.S. Health Retirement Study Be Harmonized With Its International Partner Studies? The Journals of Gerontology Series B ·Lindsay C. Kobayashi, Alden L. Gross, Laura E. Gibbons, Doug Tommet, R. Elizabeth Sanders, Seo‐Eun Choi, Shubhabrata Mukherjee, M. Maria Glymour, Jennifer J. Manly, Lisa Berkman, Paul K. Crane, Dan Mungas, Richard N. Jones	2020	28
10	Age and Gender Differences in Social Network Composition and Social Support Among Older Rural South Africans: Findings From the HAALSI Study The Journals of Gerontology Series B ·Guy Harling, Katherine Morris, Lenore Manderson, Jessica M. Perkins, Lisa Berkman	2018	53
11	Caring for the elderly at work and home: Can a randomized organizational intervention improve psychological health? Journal of Occupational Health Psychology ·Ellen Ernst Kossek, Rebecca J. Thompson, Katie M. Lawson, Todd Bodner, Matthew B. Perrigino, Leslie B. Hammer, Orfeu M. Buxton, David M. Almeida, Phyllis Moen, David Hurtado, Brad Wipfli, Lisa Berkman, Jeremy W. Bray	2017	41
12	Intervention effects on safety compliance and citizenship behaviors: Evidence from the work, family, and health study. Journal of Applied Psychology ·Leslie B. Hammer, Ryan C. Johnson, Tori L. Crain, Todd Bodner, Ellen Ernst Kossek, Kelly D. Davis, Erin L. Kelly, Orfeu M. Buxton, Georgia Karuntzos, L. Casey Chosewood, Lisa Berkman	2015	85
13	Managers' practices related to work–family balance predict employee cardiovascular risk and sleep duration in extended care settings. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology ·Lisa Berkman, Orfeu M. Buxton, Karen A. Ertel, Cassandra A. Okechukwu	2010	101
14	Heart Rate Turbulence, Depression, and Survival After Acute Myocardial Infarction Psychosomatic Medicine ·Robert M. Carney, William B. Howells, James A. Blumenthal, Kenneth E. Freedland, Phyllis K. Stein, Lisa Berkman, Lana L. Watkins, Susan M. Czajkowski, Brian C. Steinmeyer, Junichiro Hayano, Peter P. Domitrovich, Matthew M. Burg, Allan S. Jaffe	2006	44
15	Low Perceived Social Support and Post–Myocardial Infarction Prognosis in the Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Clinical Trial: The Effects of Treatment Psychosomatic Medicine ·Matthew M. Burg, John C. Barefoot, Lisa Berkman, Diane Catellier, Susan M. Czajkowski, Patrice G. Saab, Marc Huber, Vicki DeLillo, Pamela H. Mitchell, Judy Skala, C. Barr Taylor	2005	89
16	A Short Social Support Measure for Patients Recovering From Myocardial Infarction Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation ·Pamela H. Mitchell, Lynda H. Powell, James A. Blumenthal, Jennifer Norten, Gail Ironson, Carol Rogers Pitula, Erika Sivarajan Froelicher, Susan M. Czajkowski, Marston Youngblood, Marc Huber, Lisa Berkman	2003	452
17	Consequences of Driving Cessation RePEc: Research Papers in Economics ·Richard A. Marottoli, Carlos F. Mendes de Leon, Thomas A. Glass, Christopher S. Williams, Leo M. Cooney, Lisa Berkman	2000	21
18	Risk factors for heart failure in the elderly: a prospective community-based study The American Journal of Medicine ·Ya-Ting Chen, Viola Vaccarino, Christopher S. Williams, Javed Butler, Lisa Berkman, Harlan M. Krumholz	1999	198
19	Social Networks and Disability Transitions Across Eight Intervals of Yearly Data in the New Haven EPESE The Journals of Gerontology Series B ·Carlos F. Mendes de Leon, Thomas A. Glass, Laurel Beckett, Teresa E. Seeman, D. A. Evans, Lisa Berkman	1999	195
20	Stressful Life Events, Social-Support Networks, and Gerontological Health Health Services Research ·Lisa Berkman	1984	25

About Lisa Berkman

Lisa Berkman is a scholar working on Health, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, General Health Professions, Geriatrics and Gerontology and Demography, having authored 388 papers that have together received 57.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Health disparities and outcomes (162 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (62 papers), Workplace Health and Well-being (40 papers), Global Health Care Issues (38 papers), Cardiac Health and Mental Health (32 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (30 papers), Aging and Gerontology Research (27 papers) and Retirement, Disability, and Employment (27 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology (3.6k citations), Health (18.5k citations), Geriatrics and Gerontology (4.4k citations), Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation (4.4k citations) and General Health Professions (16.0k citations). Lisa Berkman has collaborated with scholars based in United States, South Africa and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include S. Leonard Syme, Teresa E. Seeman, Thomas A. Glass, Jack M. Guralnik, Robert B. Wallace, Dan G. Blazer, Luigi Ferrucci, Paul A. Scherr, Robert J. Glynn and E. M. Simonsick. Their work appears in journals such as American Journal of Epidemiology, American Journal of Public Health, Social Science & Medicine, The Journals of Gerontology Series B and Psychosomatic Medicine.

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