Neil K. Aaronson

66.4k total citations · 22 hit papers
463 papers, 47.4k citations indexed

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Neil K. Aaronson is a scholar working on Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil K. Aaronson has authored 463 papers receiving a total of 47.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 234 papers in Oncology, 111 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 90 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Neil K. Aaronson's work include Cancer survivorship and care (191 papers), Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (84 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (79 papers). Neil K. Aaronson is often cited by papers focused on Cancer survivorship and care (191 papers), Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life (84 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (79 papers). Neil K. Aaronson collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. Neil K. Aaronson's co-authors include Mirjam A. G. Sprangers, Monika Bullinger, Marianne Sullivan, Peter Fayers, M. Groenvold, Stein Kaasa, Barbara Gandek, Kristin Bjordal, Andrew Bottomley and Alain Leplège and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Neil K. Aaronson

459 papers receiving 45.9k citations

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Cross-Validation of Item Selection and Scoring for the SF-12 Health Survey in Nine Countries

1998 2.4k citations Neil K. Aaronson et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
EORTC QLQ-C30 Scoring Manual

1995 2.1k citations Peter Fayers, Neil K. Aaronson et al. profile →
Translation, Validation, and Norming of the Dutch Language Version of the SF-36 Health Survey in Community and Chronic Disease Populations

1998 1.9k citations Neil K. Aaronson, Mirjam A. G. Sprangers et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
Randomized Phase III Study of Temozolomide Versus Dacarbazine in the Treatment of Patients With Advanced Metastatic Malignant Melanoma

2000 936 citations Neil K. Aaronson et al. profile →
Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in Ovarian Cancer

2018 919 citations Willemien J. van Driel, Simone N. Koole et al. profile →
The role of health care providers and significant others in evaluating the quality of life of patients with chronic disease: A review

1992 902 citations Mirjam A. G. Sprangers, Neil K. Aaronson Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer breast cancer-specific quality-of-life questionnaire module: first results from a three-country field study.

1996 892 citations Mirjam A. G. Sprangers, M. Groenvold et al. profile →
Health-Related Quality-of-Life Assessments and Patient-Physician Communication

2002 806 citations Neil K. Aaronson et al. profile →
Translating Health Status Questionnaires and Evaluating Their Quality

1998 759 citations Neil K. Aaronson et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
The EORTC QLQ-LC13: a modular supplement to the EORTC core quality of life questionnaire (QLQ-C30) for use in lung cancer clinical trials

1994 710 citations Neil K. Aaronson et al. European Journal of Cancer profile →
Health-related quality of life associated with chronic conditions in eight countries: Results from the International Quality of Life Assessment (IQOLA) Project

2004 645 citations Neil K. Aaronson et al. Quality of Life Research profile →
Implementing patient-reported outcomes assessment in clinical practice: a review of the options and considerations

2011 593 citations Neil K. Aaronson et al. Quality of Life Research profile →
The Factor Structure of the SF-36 Health Survey in 10 Countries

1998 553 citations Neil K. Aaronson et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
Impact of Late Treatment-Related Toxicity on Quality of Life Among Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Treated With Radiotherapy

2008 522 citations Neil K. Aaronson et al. profile →
International quality of life assessment (IQOLA) project

1992 512 citations Neil K. Aaronson et al. Quality of Life Research profile →
Literature Review of Methods to Translate Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaires for Use in Multinational Clinical Trials

2008 511 citations Neil K. Aaronson et al. profile →
Cognitive and radiological effects of radiotherapy in patients with low-grade glioma: long-term follow-up

2009 509 citations Neil K. Aaronson, Jaap C. Reijneveld et al. profile →
The Equivalence of SF-36 Summary Health Scores Estimated Using Standard and Country-Specific Algorithms in 10 Countries

1998 500 citations Neil K. Aaronson et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
Effect of Low-Intensity Physical Activity and Moderate- to High-Intensity Physical Exercise During Adjuvant Chemotherapy on Physical Fitness, Fatigue, and Chemotherapy Completion Rates: Results of the PACES Randomized Clinical Trial

2015 451 citations Hanna van Waart, Martijn M. Stuiver et al. profile →
Replication and validation of higher order models demonstrated that a summary score for the EORTC QLQ-C30 is robust

2015 315 citations Johannes M. Giesinger, Jacobien M. Kieffer et al. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →
General population normative data for the EORTC QLQ-C30 health-related quality of life questionnaire based on 15,386 persons across 13 European countries, Canada and the Unites States

2018 275 citations Sandra Nolte, Gregor Liegl et al. European Journal of Cancer profile →
Quality of life of early-stage breast cancer patients treated with radical mastectomy or breast-conserving procedures: results of EORTC trial 10801

1998 272 citations Neil K. Aaronson et al. European Journal of Cancer profile →

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1	The use of EORTC QLQ-C30 Summary Score in cancer research and its performance as compared with the EORTC QLQ-C30 Global Health/Quality of Life scale: A systematic review and comparative analysis of effect sizes 2025 ·European Journal of Cancer ·(unknown), Mogens Grønvold, Johannes M. Giesinger, Linda Dirven, (unknown), Vesna Bjelic‐Radisic, Corneel Coens, (unknown), Charalampia Kyriakou, (unknown), Jammbe Musoro, Morten Aagaard Petersen, Cecilia Pompili, Elke Rammant, Jan W. Schoones, Nazım Serdar Turhal, Erik W. van Zwet, Neil K. Aaronson, Martin Taphoorn, Johan A F Koekkoek	0
2	270MO An international update of the EORTC questionnaire for assessing quality of life in breast cancer patients: Results of the validation study phase IV EORTC QLQ-BR42 2024 ·ESMO Open ·Vesna Bjelic‐Radisic, Fátima Cardoso, Joachim Weis, (unknown), David Cameron, Étienne Brain, (unknown), EC Inwald, Monica Pinto, Katarzyna Pogoda, (unknown), Eveline M. A. Bleiker, (unknown), (unknown), Omar Shamieh, (unknown), Elfriede Greimel, Andrew Bottomley, M. A. G. Sprangers, Neil K. Aaronson	1
3	Eight-year follow-up of patient-reported outcomes in patients with breast cancer participating in exercise studies during chemotherapy 2024 ·Journal of Cancer Survivorship ·(unknown), (unknown), Wim G Groen, Neil K. Aaronson, Anouk E. Hiensch, Wim H. van Harten, Martijn M. Stuiver, Anne M. May	3
4	PERSPECTIVEs on supervised exercise programs in people with metastatic breast cancer- a qualitative study in four European countries 2023 ·Supportive Care in Cancer ·(unknown), Maike G. Sweegers, Neil K. Aaronson, Yvonne Wengström, Malin Backman, Juan Ignacio Arrarás, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Anne M. May, Karen Steindorf, Martijn M. Stuiver	10
5	A Bayesian-adaptive decision-theoretic approach can reduce the sample sizes for multiarm exercise oncology trials 2023 ·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ·Laurien M. Buffart, (unknown), Martijn M. Stuiver, Neil K. Aaronson, Gabe S. Sonke, Johannes Berkhof, Peter M. van de Ven	1
6	Updated normative data for the EORTC QLQ-C30 in the general Dutch population by age and sex: a cross-sectional panel research study 2023 ·Quality of Life Research ·Kelly M. de Ligt, Neil K. Aaronson, Gregor Liegl, Sandra Nolte, (unknown)	15
7	Translating Evidence from Dutch Exercise Oncology Trials in Patients with Breast Cancer into Clinical Practice Using the RE-AIM Framework 2023 ·European Journal of Cancer Care ·(unknown), Martijn M. Stuiver, Caroline S. Kampshoff, Rosalie J. Huijsmans, Neil K. Aaronson, Miranda J. Velthuis, Roxanne Gal, Hanna van Waart, Anne M. May, Laurien M. Buffart	0
8	Factors associated with health-related quality of life (HRQoL) deterioration in glioma patients during the progression-free survival period 2022 ·Neuro-Oncology ·Marijke B Coomans, Linda Dirven, Neil K. Aaronson, Brigitta G. Baumert, Martin J. van den Bent, Andrew Bottomley, Alba A. Brandes, Olivier Chinot, Corneel Coens, Thierry Gorlia, Ulrich Herrlinger, Florence Keime-Guibert, Annika Malmström, Francesca Martinelli, Roger Stupp, Andrea Talacchi, Michael Weller, Wolfgang Wick, Jaap C. Reijneveld, Martin Taphoorn	13
9	Content validity of the EORTC quality of life questionnaire QLQ-C30 for use in cancer 2022 ·European Journal of Cancer ·Kim Cocks, (unknown), Colin A. Johnson, Heike Schmidt, Michael Koller, Simone Oerlemans, Galina Velikova, Monica Pinto, Krzysztof A. Tomaszewski, Neil K. Aaronson, (unknown), (unknown), Deborah Fitzsimmons, Laura Grant, Mogens Grøenvold, Chloe Tolley, Sally Wheelwright, Andrew Bottomley	69
10	Impact of Blinding on Patient-Reported Outcome Differences Between Treatment Arms in Cancer Randomized Controlled Trials 2021 ·JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute ·Fabio Efficace, David Cella, Neil K. Aaronson, Melanie Calvert, Francesco Cottone, Massimo Di Maïo, Francesco Perrone, (unknown), Eva‐Maria Gamper, Marco Vignetti, Johannes M. Giesinger	20
11	Characteristics of Participants and Nonparticipants in a Blended Internet-Based Physical Activity Trial for Breast and Prostate Cancer Survivors: Cross-sectional Study 2021 ·JMIR Cancer ·(unknown), Martijn M. Stuiver, Anne M. May, S. van Grinsven, (unknown), Neil K. Aaronson, Hester S. A. Oldenburg, Henk G. van der Poel, Wim H. van Harten, Wim G Groen	5
12	Measuring change in health-related quality of life: the impact of different analytical methods on the interpretation of treatment effects in glioma patients 2020 ·Neuro-Oncology Practice ·Marijke B Coomans, Martin Taphoorn, Neil K. Aaronson, Brigitta G. Baumert, Martin J. van den Bent, Andrew Bottomley, Alba A. Brandes, Olivier Chinot, Corneel Coens, Thierry Gorlia, Ulrich Herrlinger, Florence Keime-Guibert, Annika Malmström, Francesca Martinelli, Roger Stupp, Andrea Talacchi, Michael Weller, Wolfgang Wick, Jaap C. Reijneveld, Linda Dirven	8
13	The association between preoperative fatigue and instrumental activities in daily living with complications and length of hospital stay in patients undergoing colorectal surgery 2019 ·Aging Clinical and Experimental Research ·Carla Agasi-Idenburg, Cornelis J.A. Punt, Neil K. Aaronson, Martijn M. Stuiver	4
14	The “Psychosocial Aspects in Hereditary Cancer” questionnaire in women attending breast cancer genetic clinics: Psychometric validation across French‐, German‐ and Spanish‐language versions 2019 ·European Journal of Cancer Care ·Anne Brédart, Amélie Anota, (unknown), Alejandra Cano, Antoine De Pauw, Jean‐Luc Kop, Neil K. Aaronson, Eveline M. A. Bleiker, Joan Brunet, Peter Devilee, Dominique Stoppa‐Lyonnet, (unknown), Sylvie Dolbeault	3
15	Consistency matters: measurement invariance of the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire in patients with hematologic malignancies 2019 ·Quality of Life Research ·Kathrin Sommer, Francesco Cottone, Neil K. Aaronson, Peter Fayers, Paola Fazi, Gianantonio Rosti, Emanuele Angelucci, Gianluca Gaïdano, Adriano Venditti, Maria Teresa Voso, Michele Baccarani, Marco Vignetti, Fabio Efficace	16
16	Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in Ovarian Cancer 2018 ·Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey ·Willemien J. van Driel, Simone N. Koole, Karolina Sikorska, Jules H. Schagen van Leeuwen, Henk W.R. Schreuder, Ralph H.M. Hermans, Ignace H. J. T. de Hingh, Jacobus van der Velden, Henriëtte J.G. Arts, Leon F.A.G. Massuger, Arend G. J. Aalbers, Victor J. Verwaal, Jacobien M. Kieffer, Koen Van de Vijver, Harm van Tinteren, Neil K. Aaronson, Gabe S. Sonke	30
17	General population normative data for the EORTC QLQ-C30 health-related quality of life questionnaire based on 15,386 persons across 13 European countries, Canada and the Unites States breakdown → 2018 ·European Journal of Cancer ·Sandra Nolte, Gregor Liegl, Morten Aagaard Petersen, Neil K. Aaronson, Anna Costantini, Peter Fayers, M. Groenvold, Bernhard Holzner, C. Daniel Johnson, Georg Kemmler, K Tomaszewski, Annika Waldmann, T. Young, Matthias Rose	275
18	Replication and validation of higher order models demonstrated that a summary score for the EORTC QLQ-C30 is robust breakdown → 2015 ·Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ·Johannes M. Giesinger, Jacobien M. Kieffer, Peter Fayers, Mogens Grøenvold, Morten Aagaard Petersen, Neil Scott, Mirjam A. G. Sprangers, Galina Velikova, Neil K. Aaronson	315
19	Incidentie van baarmoederhalskanker naar geboorteland bij vrouwen in Noord-Holland in 1988-1998 [Incidence of cervical cancer in women in North-Holland by country of birth from 1988-1998]: 2003 ·TNO Repository ·Otto Visser, (unknown), Flora E. van Leeuwen, Neil K. Aaronson, Ferko Öry	2
20	Effect of a Protein and Energy Dense N-3 Fatty Acid Enriched Oral Supplement on Loss of Weight and Lean Tissue in Cancer Cachexia: A Randomised Double Blind Trial 2003 ·Neil K. Aaronson, Matthew D. Barber, Judith Bauer, Ken Fearon, (unknown), Dirk J. Gouma, Alastair G.W. Moses, (unknown), M J Tisdale, (unknown), A Van Gossum, (unknown), Anne Voss	5

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