Louise C. Walter

15.9k citations

145 papers · 10.7k indexed · 8 hit papers · h-index 46

Geriatrics and Gerontology top 0.1%
- Frailty in Older Adults 31
Oncology top 0.2%
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening 40
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection 34
Nephrology top 0.5%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine top 0.5%
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment 10
General Health Professions top 0.5%
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes 10
Rheumatology
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments 17
Economics and Econometrics
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life 17
Physiology
- Nutrition and Health in Aging 11

Co-authors: Kenneth E. Covinsky Robert A. Smith Timothy R. Church Ya‐Chen Tina Shih Kevin C. Oeffinger Elizabeth T. H. Fontham Andrew M. D. Wolf Ruth Etzioni
Cited by: Geriatrics and Gerontology Oncology Nephrology
Journals: JAMA (8 papers)Journal of Clinical Oncology (4 papers)Annals of Internal Medicine (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Louise C. Walter

142 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

2023 CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
2020 CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
2018 CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
2015 JAMA
2013 CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
2007 Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
2001 JAMA
2001 JAMA

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1	Self‐collected vaginal specimens for human papillomavirus testing and guidance on screening exit: An update to the American Cancer Society cervical cancer screening guideline CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians ·Rebecca B. Perkins,Andrew M. D. Wolf,Timothy R. Church,Elena B. Elkin,Steven J. Skates,Ruth Etzioni,(unknown),Abbe Herzig,Richard M. Hoffman,Kevin C. Oeffinger,Sana Raoof,Ya‐Chen Tina Shih,Louise C. Walter,Charnita Zeigler‐Johnson,Deana Manassaram‐Baptiste,Robert A. Smith	2025	1
2	Understanding frailty and the role of patient-centered care for older adults with gynecologic cancer Gynecologic Oncology ·Stephanie Cham,Amanika Kumar,Louise C. Walter,Stuart M. Lichtman,William P. Tew	2025	0
3	Risk factors and associated outcomes of postoperative delirium after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair Journal of Vascular Surgery ·Richard D. Gutierrez,Eric Smith,Zachary A. Matthay,Warren J. Gasper,Jade S. Hiramoto,Michael S. Conte,Emily Finlayson,Louise C. Walter,James C. Iannuzzi	2023	2
4	Association of Life Expectancy With Surveillance Colonoscopy Findings and Follow-up Recommendations in Older Adults JAMA Internal Medicine ·Audrey H. Calderwood,Tor D. Tosteson,Qianfei Wang,Tracy Onega,Louise C. Walter	2023	7
5	Cognitive Impairment is Common in a Veterans Affairs Population with Peripheral Arterial Disease Annals of Vascular Surgery ·Eric Smith,Warren J. Gasper,Peter A. Schneider,Emily Finlayson,Louise C. Walter,Ken Covinsky,Michael S. Conte,James C. Iannuzzi	2022	2
6	“You have to be sure that the patient has the full picture”: Adaptation of the Best Case/Worst Case communication tool for geriatric oncology Journal of Geriatric Oncology ·Melisa L. Wong,Francesca Nicosia,Alexander K. Smith,Louise C. Walter,Vivian Lam,Harvey Jay Cohen,Kah Poh Loh,Supriya G. Mohile,Carling Ursem,Margaret L. Schwarze	2022	17
7	Function-related Indicators and Outcomes of Screening Mammography in Older Women: Evidence from the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium Cohort Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Dongyu Zhang,Linn Abraham,Joshua Demb,Diana L. Miglioretti,Shailesh Advani,Brian L. Sprague,Louise M. Henderson,Tracy Onega,Karen J. Wernli,Louise C. Walter,Karla Kerlikowske,John T. Schousboe,Ellen S. O’Meara,Dejana Braithwaite	2021	5
8	Cervical cancer screening for individuals at average risk: 2020 guideline update from the American Cancer Societybreakdown → CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians ·Elizabeth T. H. Fontham,Andrew M. D. Wolf,Timothy R. Church,Ruth Etzioni,Christopher R. Flowers,Abbe Herzig,Carmen E. Guerra,Kevin C. Oeffinger,Ya‐Chen Tina Shih,Louise C. Walter,Jane J. Kim,Kimberly Andrews,Carol DeSantis,Stacey A. Fedewa,Deana Manassaram‐Baptiste,Debbie Saslow,Richard C. Wender,Robert A. Smith	2020	606
9	Development of a patient decision aid for the management of superficial basal cell carcinoma (BCC) in adults with a limited life expectancy BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making ·Alexandra Junn,Neha Shukla,L. Morrison,Meghan C. Halley,Mary‐Margaret Chren,Louise C. Walter,Dominick L. Frosch,Daniel D. Matlock,Jeanette S. Torres,Eleni Linos	2020	8
10	Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Average Risk Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey ·Kevin C. Oeffinger,Elizabeth T. H. Fontham,Ruth Etzioni,Abbe Herzig,James Michaelson,Ya‐Chen Tina Shih,Louise C. Walter,Timothy R. Church,Christopher R. Flowers,Samuel J. LaMonte,Andrew M. D. Wolf,Carol DeSantis,Joannie Lortet‐Tieulent,Kimberly Andrews,Deana Manassaram‐Baptiste,Debbie Saslow,Robert A. Smith,Otis W. Brawley,Richard C. Wender	2016	5
11	Treatment patterns for older veterans with localized prostate cancer Cancer Epidemiology ·Richard M. Hoffman,Ying Shi,Stephen J. Freedland,Nancy L. Keating,Louise C. Walter	2015	10
12	Organizational Predictors of Colonoscopy Follow-up for Positive Fecal Occult Blood Test Results: An Observational Study Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Melissa R. Partin,Diana J. Burgess,James Burgess,Amy Gravely,David A. Haggstrom,Sarah E. Lillie,Sean Nugent,Adam A. Powell,Aasma Shaukat,Louise C. Walter,David Nelson	2014	34
13	Every Patient Is an Individual: Clinicians Balance Individual Factors When Discussing Prognosis with Diverse Frail Elderly Adults Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ·Julie Thai,Louise C. Walter,Catherine Eng,Alexander K. Smith	2013	22
14	Quality Indicators for Older Adults JAMA ·Sei J. Lee,Louise C. Walter	2011	30
15	Clinical Significance of Postvoid Residual Volume in Older Ambulatory Women Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ·Alison J. Huang,Jeanette S. Brown,Edward J. Boyko,Elya E. Moore,Delia Scholes,Louise C. Walter,Feng Lin,Eric Vittinghoff,Stephan D. Fihn	2011	32
16	Prevalence and Risk Factors for Depressive Symptoms in Persons with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Journal of General Internal Medicine ·Rebecca E. Schane,Louise C. Walter,Alexis Dinno,Ken Covinsky,Prescott G. Woodruff	2008	18
17	Age Affects Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Diseasebreakdown → Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ·Ann M. O’Hare,Andy I. Choi,Daniel Bertenthal,Peter Bacchetti,Amit X. Garg,James S. Kaufman,Louise C. Walter,Kala M. Mehta,Michael A. Steinman,Michael Allon,William M. McClellan,C. Seth Landefeld	2007	505
18	When to refer patients with chronic kidney disease for vascular access surgery: Should age be a consideration? Kidney International ·Ann M. O’Hare,Daniel Bertenthal,Louise C. Walter,Amit X. Garg,Kenneth E. Covinsky,James S. Kaufman,R.A. Rodriguez,Michael Allon	2007	100
19	Prediction of Mortality in Community‐Living Frail Elderly People with Long‐Term Care Needs Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ·Elise C. Carey,Kenneth E. Covinsky,Li‐Yung Lui,Catherine Eng,Laura P. Sands,Louise C. Walter	2007	137
20	Health Care Screening and Older Adults: For How Long and on Whom? Joan M. Teno,Mary K. Goldstein,Louise C. Walter	2004	1

About Louise C. Walter

Louise C. Walter is a scholar working on Geriatrics and Gerontology, Oncology and Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, having authored 145 papers that have together received 10.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (40 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (34 papers), Frailty in Older Adults (31 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (17 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (17 papers), Nutrition and Health in Aging (11 papers), Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes (10 papers) and Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geriatrics and Gerontology (1.3k citations), Oncology (4.8k citations) and Nephrology (756 citations). Louise C. Walter has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Kenneth E. Covinsky, Robert A. Smith, Timothy R. Church, Ya‐Chen Tina Shih, Kevin C. Oeffinger, Elizabeth T. H. Fontham, Andrew M. D. Wolf, Ruth Etzioni, Richard C. Wender and Christopher R. Flowers. Their work appears in journals such as JAMA, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Annals of Internal Medicine.

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