Louis A. Healey

21.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 17.8k citations indexed

About

Louis A. Healey is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Nephrology. According to data from OpenAlex, Louis A. Healey has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 17.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Rheumatology, 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 3 papers in Nephrology. Recurrent topics in Louis A. Healey's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (6 papers), Vasculitis and related conditions (4 papers) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (3 papers). Louis A. Healey is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (6 papers), Vasculitis and related conditions (4 papers) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (3 papers). Louis A. Healey collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Louis A. Healey's co-authors include Jane G. Schaller, Frank C. Arnett, Harvinder S. Luthra, John T. Sharp, Donald M. Mitchell, Ronald L. Wilder, David H. Neustadt, Thomas A. Medsger, Dennis J. McShane and Norman S. Cooper and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Louis A. Healey

15 papers receiving 17.2k citations

Hit Papers

The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k
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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. The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis
    1988 17.0k citations Frank C. Arnett, Steven M. Edworthy et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →

Peers

Louis A. Healey
Stephen R. Kaplan United States
Norman S. Cooper United States
David H. Neustadt United States
Robert S. Pinals United States
Donald M. Mitchell United States
Harvinder S. Luthra United States
Joachim R. Kalden Germany
Graham R.V. Hughes United Kingdom
Ferdinand C. Breedveld Netherlands
Steven M. Edworthy Canada
Stephen R. Kaplan United States
Louis A. Healey
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Fields of papers citing papers by Louis A. Healey

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Louis A. Healey

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Louis A. Healey. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Louis A. Healey based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Louis A. Healey. Louis A. Healey is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Wilske, Kenneth R. & Louis A. Healey. (1993). THE NEED FOR AGGRESSIVE THERAPY OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America. 19(1). 153–161. 10 indexed citations
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Nepom, Gerald T., Patricia Byers, Christine E. Seyfried, et al.. (1989). HLA Genes associated with rheumatoid Arthritis. Identification of susceptibility alleles using specific oligonucleotide probes. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 32(1). 15–21. 277 indexed citations
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Arnett, Frank C., Steven M. Edworthy, D. Blöch, et al.. (1988). The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 31(3). 315–324. 16957 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hansen, John A., Louis A. Healey, & Kenneth R. Wilske. (1985). Association between giant cell (temporal) arteritis and HLA-Cw3. Human Immunology. 13(3). 193–198. 17 indexed citations
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Healey, Louis A.. (1984). Long-term follow-up of polymyalgia rheumatica: Evidence for synovitis. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism. 13(4). 322–328. 228 indexed citations
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Healey, Louis A.. (1983). Polymyalgia rheumatica and the american rheumatism association criteria for rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 26(12). 1417–1418. 26 indexed citations
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Healey, Louis A. & Kenneth R. Wilske. (1980). Presentation of occult giant cell arteritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 23(6). 641–643. 79 indexed citations
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Spence, Alexander M., et al.. (1980). Cerebral embolism in Libman‐Sacks endocarditis. Neurology. 30(5). 487–487. 39 indexed citations
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Healey, Louis A.. (1977). A Description of Rheumatology Practice. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 20(6). 1278–1281. 19 indexed citations
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Schaller, Jane G., et al.. (1968). Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis persisting into adulthood. The American Journal of Medicine. 45(3). 419–434. 43 indexed citations
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Healey, Louis A., Kenneth R. Wilske, & Richard W. Sagebiel. (1967). Rheumatoid Nodules Simulating Basal-Cell Carcinoma. New England Journal of Medicine. 277(1). 7–9. 7 indexed citations
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Healey, Louis A.. (1966). Serum Uric Acid and Obesity in Hawaiians. JAMA. 196(4). 364–364. 31 indexed citations
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Healey, Louis A., et al.. (1966). Ethnic variations in serum uric acid I. Filipino hyperuricemia in a controlled environment. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 9(2). 288–294. 21 indexed citations
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Healey, Louis A., et al.. (1965). Uricosuric Effect of Chlorprothixene. New England Journal of Medicine. 272(10). 526–527. 9 indexed citations
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Demartini, Felix E., et al.. (1962). Effect of chlorothiazide on the renal excretion of uric acid. The American Journal of Medicine. 32(4). 572–577. 67 indexed citations

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