Robbert Gobbens

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

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Robbert Gobbens is a scholar working on Geriatrics and Gerontology, Economics and Econometrics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robbert Gobbens has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Geriatrics and Gerontology, 41 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 36 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Robbert Gobbens's work include Frailty in Older Adults (49 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (41 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (36 papers). Robbert Gobbens is often cited by papers focused on Frailty in Older Adults (49 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (41 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (36 papers). Robbert Gobbens collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Belgium and Poland. Robbert Gobbens's co-authors include Katrien Luijkx, Jos M. G. A. Schols, Marcel A. L. M. van Assen, M.Th. Wijnen-Sponselee, Izabella Uchmanowicz, Tiago Coelho, Constança Paúl, Lia Fernandes, Anna Mulasso and Emanuela Rabaglietti and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Advanced Nursing, The Gerontologist and Quality of Life Research.

In The Last Decade

Robbert Gobbens

57 papers receiving 3.7k citations

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The Tilburg Frailty Indicator: Psychometric Properties

2010 729 citations Robbert Gobbens, Marcel A. L. M. van Assen et al. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robbert Gobbens Netherlands	29	3.1k	2.2k	1.8k	923	337	61	3.8k
Elsa Dent Australia	32	3.1k 1.0×	2.6k 1.2×	1.2k 0.7×	736 0.8×	275 0.8×	75	4.3k
Gotaro Kojima United Kingdom	33	4.0k 1.3×	3.2k 1.5×	1.8k 1.0×	1.0k 1.1×	349 1.0×	62	5.5k
Samuel D. Searle Canada	14	2.6k 0.9×	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	501 0.5×	206 0.6×	30	3.3k
Jeffrey D. Williamson United States	7	2.0k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	949 0.5×	605 0.7×	270 0.8×	8	3.2k
K. Rockwood Canada	7	2.3k 0.8×	1.7k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	411 0.4×	94 0.3×	14	3.0k
Kenneth Rockwood Canada	16	1.5k 0.5×	978 0.4×	731 0.4×	392 0.4×	158 0.5×	21	2.2k
M.Th. Wijnen-Sponselee Netherlands	8	1.6k 0.5×	1.2k 0.5×	882 0.5×	440 0.5×	155 0.5×	14	1.9k
G. Darryl Wieland United States	16	1.7k 0.6×	586 0.3×	747 0.4×	1.4k 1.5×	237 0.7×	23	3.2k
Brian Buta United States	15	1.7k 0.6×	1.2k 0.6×	772 0.4×	300 0.3×	81 0.2×	32	2.3k
Darryl Rolfson Canada	24	2.5k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	1.0k 0.6×	479 0.5×	80 0.2×	48	3.6k

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Gobbens, Robbert, et al.. (2025). Tensions experienced by student and care professionals in a learning and innovation network: a responsive evaluation using storytelling. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances. 9. 100360–100360.

Szczepanowski, Remigiusz, Izabella Uchmanowicz, Janusz Sobecki, et al.. (2024). Application of machine learning in predicting frailty syndrome in patients with heart failure. Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine. 33(3). 309–315. 5 indexed citations

Gobbens, Robbert, et al.. (2024). Multidimensional frailty assessment: Development and validation of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator-Indonesia version. Geriatric Nursing. 59. 614–622. 1 indexed citations

Vos, Annemarie de, Romke van Balen, Robbert Gobbens, & T. J. E. M. Bakker. (2017). Geriatrische Revalidatiezorg: De juiste dingen goed doen. Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie. 49(1). 12–21. 3 indexed citations

Gobbens, Robbert & Marcel A. L. M. van Assen. (2017). Associations between multidimensional frailty and quality of life among Dutch older people. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 73. 69–76. 52 indexed citations

Mulasso, Anna, Mattia Roppolo, Robbert Gobbens, & Emanuela Rabaglietti. (2015). La valutazione della fragilità nella popolazione anziana: traduzione e adattamento cross-culturale del Tilburg Frailty Indicator al contesto italiano. Giornale italiano di psicologia. 42(3). 593–615. 2 indexed citations

Coelho, Tiago, Constança Paúl, Robbert Gobbens, & Lia Fernandes. (2015). Multidimensional Frailty and Pain in Community Dwelling Elderly. Pain Medicine. 18(4). 693–701. 41 indexed citations

Andreasen, Jane, Hans Lund, Mette Aadahl, Robbert Gobbens, & Erik Elgaard Sørensen. (2015). Content validation of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator from the perspective of frail elderly. A qualitative explorative study. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 61(3). 392–399. 20 indexed citations

Gobbens, Robbert, et al.. (2015). Validation of an integral conceptual model of frailty in older residents of assisted living facilities. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 61(3). 400–410. 29 indexed citations

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Uchmanowicz, Izabella, et al.. (2014). Cross-cultural adaptation and reliability testing of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator for optimizing care of Polish patients with frailty syndrome. Clinical Interventions in Aging. 9. 997–997. 65 indexed citations

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Gobbens, Robbert, Marcel A. L. M. van Assen, & René Schalk. (2014). The prediction of disability by self-reported physical frailty components of the Tilburg Frailty Indicator (TFI). Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 59(2). 280–287. 33 indexed citations

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Gobbens, Robbert & Marcel A. L. M. van Assen. (2014). The prediction of quality of life by physical, psychological and social components of frailty in community-dwelling older people. Quality of Life Research. 23(8). 2289–2300. 128 indexed citations

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Santiago, Lívia Maria, et al.. (2013). Psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the Tilburg frailty indicator (TFI). Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics. 57(1). 39–45. 54 indexed citations

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Gobbens, Robbert, Marcel A. L. M. van Assen, Katrien Luijkx, M.Th. Wijnen-Sponselee, & Jos M. G. A. Schols. (2012). Fragiliteit bij jonge ouderen: meting met de Tilburg Frailty Indicator. Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie. 43(6). 296–307. 9 indexed citations

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Gobbens, Robbert, Marcel A. L. M. van Assen, Katrien Luijkx, & Jos M. G. A. Schols. (2011). Testing an integral conceptual model of frailty. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 68(9). 2047–2060. 119 indexed citations

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Gobbens, Robbert. (2010). Frail elderly. Towards an integral approach (Doctoral Dissertation). Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 25(3). 21–24. 1 indexed citations

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Gobbens, Robbert. (2010). Frail elderly: Towards an integral approach. Tijdschrift voor Gerontologie en Geriatrie. 41(4). 174–176. 5 indexed citations

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Luijkx, Katrien, Robbert Gobbens, M.Th. Wijnen-Sponselee, & Jos M. G. A. Schols. (2010). Frailty: Beyond the figures (abstract). Journal of Clinical Nursing. 19(1). 31–32. 1 indexed citations

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Gobbens, Robbert, Katrien Luijkx, M.Th. Wijnen-Sponselee, & Jos M. G. A. Schols. (2010). In Search of an Integral Conceptual Definition of Frailty: Opinions of Experts. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association. 11(5). 338–343. 261 indexed citations

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Gobbens, Robbert, Katrien Luijkx, M.Th. Wijnen-Sponselee, & Jos M. G. A. Schols. (2010). Towards an integral conceptual model of frailty. The journal of nutrition health & aging. 14(3). 175–181. 308 indexed citations

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