Marcella Kwan

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

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Marcella Kwan is a scholar working on Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Psychiatry and Mental health and Rehabilitation. According to data from OpenAlex, Marcella Kwan has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, 15 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 7 papers in Rehabilitation. Recurrent topics in Marcella Kwan's work include Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (15 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (13 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (7 papers). Marcella Kwan is often cited by papers focused on Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (15 papers), Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (13 papers) and Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (7 papers). Marcella Kwan collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Marcella Kwan's co-authors include Stephen R. Lord, Anne Tiedemann, Hylton B. Menz, Mark D. Latt, Jacqueline Close, William W. N. Tsang, Catherine Sherrington, Sang-I Lin, Rebecca J. Traub and Helle Bielefeldt‐Ohmann and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and The Journals of Gerontology Series A.

In The Last Decade

Marcella Kwan

25 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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Reliability of the GAITRite® walkway system for the quantification of temporo-spatial parameters of gait in young and older people

2003 555 citations Hylton B. Menz, Mark D. Latt et al. Gait & Posture profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marcella Kwan Australia	19	889	667	304	299	256	25	1.7k
Jennifer Nitz Australia	21	915 1.0×	630 0.9×	289 1.0×	219 0.7×	256 1.0×	77	1.8k
Patricia A. Hageman United States	21	876 1.0×	524 0.8×	186 0.6×	426 1.4×	283 1.1×	47	1.9k
Fabio Feldman Canada	22	1.4k 1.5×	693 1.0×	302 1.0×	309 1.0×	259 1.0×	51	2.1k
Yijian Yang Hong Kong	18	879 1.0×	433 0.6×	181 0.6×	257 0.9×	133 0.5×	55	1.3k
Nancy Low Choy Australia	22	735 0.8×	554 0.8×	262 0.9×	110 0.4×	239 0.9×	58	1.5k
Koutatsu Nagai Japan	29	824 0.9×	510 0.8×	235 0.8×	340 1.1×	233 0.9×	103	2.3k
Renata Noce Kirkwood Brazil	23	404 0.5×	379 0.6×	197 0.6×	526 1.8×	344 1.3×	81	1.6k
Barbara J. de Lateur United States	20	780 0.9×	641 1.0×	384 1.3×	379 1.3×	282 1.1×	32	2.1k
Michael E. Rogers United States	27	789 0.9×	410 0.6×	288 0.9×	228 0.8×	545 2.1×	87	2.2k
Maarit Piirtola Finland	17	682 0.8×	408 0.6×	146 0.5×	110 0.4×	267 1.0×	41	1.6k

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Kwan, Marcella, Srinivas Kondalsamy‐Chennakesavan, Maree Toombs, et al.. (2019). Mortality in hospital patients with and without mental disorders: A data-linkage cohort study. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 111. 104–109. 9 indexed citations

Nasir, Bushra, et al.. (2018). Developing an Internship Preparedness Program for Final Year Medical Students. MedEdPublish. 7. 219–219. 1 indexed citations

Kwan, Marcella, et al.. (2018). Factors associated with appointment non‐attendance at a medical imaging department in regional Australia: a retrospective cohort analysis. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences. 65(3). 192–199. 19 indexed citations

Black, Emma, et al.. (2018). Body image as a predictor of nonsuicidal self-injury in women: A longitudinal study. Comprehensive Psychiatry. 88. 83–89. 26 indexed citations

Kwan, Marcella, et al.. (2017). Effect of Exercise and Cognitive Training on Falls and Fall-Related Factors in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 98(10). 2079–2096. 55 indexed citations

Kwan, Marcella, Srinivas Kondalsamy‐Chennakesavan, Geetha Ranmuthugala, Maree Toombs, & Geoffrey C. Nicholson. (2017). The rural pipeline to longer-term rural practice: General practitioners and specialists. PLoS ONE. 12(7). e0180394–e0180394. 55 indexed citations

Nagel, R, Rebecca J. Traub, Richard J. N. Allcock, Marcella Kwan, & Helle Bielefeldt‐Ohmann. (2016). Comparison of faecal microbiota in Blastocystis-positive and Blastocystis-negative irritable bowel syndrome patients. Microbiome. 4(1). 47–47. 78 indexed citations

Fu, Siu Ngor, et al.. (2015). Effectiveness of Exergaming Training in Reducing Risk and Incidence of Falls in Frail Older Adults With a History of Falls. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 96(12). 2096–2102. 83 indexed citations

Nagel, R, Rebecca J. Traub, Marcella Kwan, & Helle Bielefeldt‐Ohmann. (2015). Blastocystis specific serum immunoglobulin in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) versus healthy controls. Parasites & Vectors. 8(1). 453–453. 14 indexed citations

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Kwan, Marcella, et al.. (2013). Increased Concern Is Protective for Falls in Chinese Older People: The Chopstix Fall Risk Study. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 68(8). 946–953. 39 indexed citations

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Kwan, Marcella, William W. N. Tsang, Jacqueline Close, & Stephen R. Lord. (2012). Development and validation of a Chinese version of the Falls Efficacy Scale International. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 56(1). 169–174. 57 indexed citations

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Kwan, Marcella, Sang-I Lin, Ching-Huey Chen, Jacqueline Close, & Stephen R. Lord. (2011). Sensorimotor function, balance abilities and pain influence Timed Up and Go performance in older community-living people. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 23(3). 196–201. 57 indexed citations

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Kwan, Marcella, Sang-I Lin, Ching-Huey Chen, Jacqueline Close, & Stephen R. Lord. (2011). Minimal Chair Height Standing Ability Is Independently Associated With Falls in Taiwanese Older People. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 92(7). 1080–1085. 10 indexed citations

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Kwan, Marcella, et al.. (2011). Falls Incidence, Risk Factors, and Consequences in Chinese Older People: A Systematic Review. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 59(3). 536–543. 213 indexed citations

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Haran, Mark J, Ian D. Cameron, Rebecca Ivers, et al.. (2010). Effect on falls of providing single lens distance vision glasses to multifocal glasses wearers: VISIBLE randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 340(may25 1). c2265–c2265. 96 indexed citations

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Haran, Mark J, Stephen R. Lord, Ian D. Cameron, et al.. (2009). Preventing falls in older multifocal glasses wearers by providing single-lens distance glasses: the protocol for the VISIBLE randomised controlled trial. BMC Geriatrics. 9(1). 10–10. 20 indexed citations

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Schurr, Karl, et al.. (2007). A novel weight-bearing strengthening program during rehabilitation of older people is feasible and improves standing up more than a non-weight-bearing strengthening program: a randomised trial. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy. 53(3). 147–153. 28 indexed citations

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Menz, Hylton B., et al.. (2006). Foot pain in community-dwelling older people: an evaluation of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index. Lara D. Veeken. 45(7). 863–867. 119 indexed citations

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Menz, Hylton B., Mark D. Latt, Anne Tiedemann, Marcella Kwan, & Stephen R. Lord. (2003). Reliability of the GAITRite® walkway system for the quantification of temporo-spatial parameters of gait in young and older people. Gait & Posture. 20(1). 20–25. 555 indexed citations breakdown →

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Menz, Hylton B., Anne Tiedemann, Marcella Kwan, et al.. (2003). Reliability of Clinical Tests of Foot and Ankle Characteristics in Older People. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association. 93(5). 380–387. 71 indexed citations

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