Richard Grol

39.7k citations

486 papers · 28.4k indexed · 9 hit papers · h-index 79

Impact in

Family Practice top 0.05%
General Health Professions top 0.01%
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare

Papers in

Family Practice 47
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills 41
Medical Terminology 3

Co-authors: Michel Wensing Jeremy Grimshaw Marlies Hulscher Trudy van der Weijden Glyn Elwyn Rosella Hermens Adrian Edwards Marije Bosch
Journals: Family Practice (21 papers)Patient Education and Counseling (21 papers)Implementation Science (16 papers)BMC Family Practice (13 papers)Medical Education (13 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands United Kingdom United States

In The Last Decade

Richard Grol

473 papers receiving 26.6k citations

Hit Papers

9 papers align trajectories log scale

Knowledge translation in health: how implementation science could contribute more 2019 · 221 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.

2019 BMC Medicine
2008 BMJ
2007 Milbank Quarterly
2005 Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
2004 The Medical Journal of Australia
2003 The Lancet
2001 Medical Care
2000 PubMed
1997 BMJ

Peers

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Michel Wensing Netherlands

Albert W. Wu United States

Elizabeth A. McGlynn United States

David W. Baker United States

Mary Ann O’Brien Canada

Mark V. Williams United States

Glyn Elwyn United Kingdom

France Légaré Canada

Neil R. Powe United States

Johanna Westbrook Australia

Richard Grol relative to Michel Wensing Netherlands Michel Wensing's profile →

Citations per field

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×1.8 2k/869

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×1.7 582/352

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×1.3 2k/1k

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×2.3 673/287

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside Richard Grol, 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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All Works

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1	OVERHEIDSTOEZICHT DOOR DE INSPECTIE VOOR DE GEZONDHEIDSZORG Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) ·Paul Robben, Roland Bal, Richard Grol	2012	3
2	Wensing M, Ludt S, Campbell S, Van Lieshout , Volbracht E, Grol R. European Practice Assessment of Cardiovascular risk management (EPA Cardio): protocol of an international observational study in primary care Implementation Science ·Michel Wensing, Sabine Ludt, Stephen Campbell, Van Lieshout, Eckhard Volbracht, Richard Grol	2009	12
3	Patient-oriented intervention in addition to centrally organised checkups improves diabetic patient outcome in primary care BMJ Quality & Safety ·Marianne Meulepas, Jozé Braspenning, Wim JC De Grauw, Annelies Lucas, D. Wijkel, Richard Grol	2008	9
4	Planning and Studying Improvement in Patient Care: The Use of Theoretical Perspectives Milbank Quarterly ·Richard Grol, Marije Bosch, Marlies Hulscher, Martin Eccles, Michel Wensing Hit paper breakdown →	2007	663
5	Reasons for ordering spinal x-ray investigations: how they influence general practitioners' management. PubMed ·P. H. H. Houben, Trudy van der Weijden, Jildou Sijbrandij, Richard Grol, Ron Winkens	2006	3
6	Understanding variation in quality of antibiotic use for community-acquired pneumonia: effect of patient, professional and hospital factors Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy ·Jeroen Schouten, Marlies Hulscher, Bart Jan Kullberg, Anton Cox, Inge C. Gyssens, J W van der Meer, Richard Grol	2005	37
7	Lessons learnt from applying and innovative, small group quality improvement strategy on test ordering in general practice. Quality in primary care ·Wim Verstappen, G.D.E.M. van der Weijden, W. Dubois, Ivo Smeele, Meulepas, Richard Grol	2004	1
8	Feasibility, appreciation and costs of a tailored continuing professional development approach for general practitioners Quality in primary care ·Sjoerd Hobma, Paul Ram, Frits van Merode, Cees van der Vleuten, Richard Grol	2004	1
9	Implementatie van richtlijnen in de geestelijke gezondheidszorg: welk (on)mogelijkeheden zien hulpverleners in de praktijk? Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) ·G.C. Franx, M. van Karsbergen, A. Eland, H. Verburg, Richard Grol	2004	2
10	Understanding laboratory testing in diagnostic uncertainty: a qualitative study in general practice. PubMed ·Trudy van der Weijden, Marloes Amantia van Bokhoven, Geert-Jan Dinant, Cathelijne M. van Hasselt, Richard Grol	2002	112
11	Gebruiken huisartsen toetsen voor kwaliteitsverbetering Huisarts en Wetenschap ·Sjoerd Hobma, Paul Ram, Cees van der Vleuten, Richard Grol	2002	1
12	CAMDEX, can it be more efficient? observational study on the contribution of four screening measures to the diagnosis of dementia by a memory clinic team Pure Amsterdam UMC ·Hein PJ Van Hout, Saskia Teunisse, M.M.A. Derix, P.J.E. Poels, Yolande Kuin, Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, Richard Grol, Willibrord Hoefnagels	2001	2
13	Optimal Methods for Guideline Implementation Medical Care ·Peter Groß, Sheldon Greenfield, Shan Cretin, J. Scott Ferguson, Jeremy Grimshaw, Richard Grol, Niek Klazinga, W. Lorenz, Gregg S. Meyer, Charles A. Riccobono, Stephen C. Schoenbaum, Paul M. Schyve, C. Shaw	2001	125
14	Integrale toetsing: de voorspellende waarde van een simulatiespreekuur en kennistoetsen voor de kwaliteit van het dagelijkse handelen Huisarts en Wetenschap ·Paul Ram, J.J. Rethans, Richard Grol, Cees van der Vleuten, Sjoerd Hobma, K. Aretz	2000	1
15	Negen jaar influenzavaccinatie in de huisartspraktijk Huisarts en Wetenschap ·Margot Tacken, Jozé Braspenning, J. van Paassen, H.J.M. van den Hoogen, D.H. de Bakker, Richard Grol	2000	8
16	Videotoetsing van consulten van huisartsen in de eigen praktijk. Een onderzoek naar validiteit, betrouwbaarheid en haalbaarheid. Huisarts en Wetenschap ·Paul Ram, Richard Grol, J.J. Rethans, C.J.M. van der Vleuten	1999	4
17	Implementatie van de CARA-standaarden in de huisartspraktijk: een gecontroleerd vergelijkend onderzoek naar de effectiviteit van een monitoring-feedbacksysteem en deskundigheidsbevordering van huisartsen Nederlandsch tijdschrift voor geneeskunde/Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde/NTvG-databank ·Ivo Smeele, Richard Grol, C.P. van Schayck, W.J.H.M. van den Bosch, H.J.M. van den Hoogen, Jean Muris	1998	1
18	De uitrusting van de huisarts(praktijk) Huisarts en Wetenschap ·Pieter van den Hombergh, Richard Grol, H.J.M. van den Hoogen, W.J.H.M. van den Bosch	1997	2
19	Knelpunten in de zorg voor volwassen CARA-patienten Huisarts en Wetenschap ·I.J.M. Smeele, Richard Grol, W.J.H.M. van den Bosch, C.P. van Schayck, A.F.M. Haverkort, J. Molema	1996	1
20	Ondersteuning bij cardiovasculaire zorg in de huisartspraktijk: twee experimenten Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) ·Claudia M. Lobo, Marlies Hulscher, Bernard D. Frijling, Johannes C. van der Wouden, B.B. van Drenth, Henk Mokkink, J.C.C. Braspenning, A. Prins, A.W. Hoes, Richard Grol	1996	0

About Richard Grol

Richard Grol is a scholar working on Family Practice, Medical Terminology, General Health Professions, Health Information Management and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, having authored 486 papers that have together received 28.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Primary Care and Health Outcomes (112 papers), Clinical practice guidelines implementation (108 papers), Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare (64 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (59 papers), Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare (50 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (47 papers), Health Policy Implementation Science (45 papers) and Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills (41 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Family Practice (1.5k citations), General Health Professions (15.9k citations), Issues, ethics and legal aspects (582 citations), Health Information Management (1.6k citations) and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (673 citations). Richard Grol has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Michel Wensing, Jeremy Grimshaw, Marlies Hulscher, Trudy van der Weijden, Glyn Elwyn, Rosella Hermens, Adrian Edwards, Marije Bosch, Hub Wollersheim and Miranda Laurant. Their work appears in journals such as Family Practice, Patient Education and Counseling, Implementation Science, BMC Family Practice and Medical Education.

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