Robert B. Wallace

88.6k total citations · 18 hit papers
729 papers, 57.2k citations indexed

About

Robert B. Wallace is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert B. Wallace has authored 729 papers receiving a total of 57.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 127 papers in Surgery, 123 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 110 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Robert B. Wallace's work include Health disparities and outcomes (63 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (50 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (44 papers). Robert B. Wallace is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (63 papers), Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments (50 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (44 papers). Robert B. Wallace collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Robert B. Wallace's co-authors include Jack M. Guralnik, Luigi Ferrucci, Lisa Berkman, Dan G. Blazer, Robert J. Glynn, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Paul A. Scherr, E. M. Simonsick, Marcel E. Salive and A. Regula Herzog and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Robert B. Wallace

714 papers receiving 54.3k citations

Hit Papers

A Short Physical Performance Battery Assessing Lower Extr... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1994 1995 2000 2003 2007 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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.

  1. A Short Physical Performance Battery Assessing Lower Extremity Function: Association With Self-Reported Disability and Prediction of Mortality and Nursing Home Admission
    1994 7.4k citations Jack M. Guralnik, Luigi Ferrucci et al. profile →
  2. Lower-Extremity Function in Persons over the Age of 70 Years as a Predictor of Subsequent Disability
    1995 3.2k citations Jack M. Guralnik, Luigi Ferrucci et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  3. Lower Extremity Function and Subsequent Disability: Consistency Across Studies, Predictive Models, and Value of Gait Speed Alone Compared With the Short Physical Performance Battery
    2000 2.3k citations Jack M. Guralnik, Luigi Ferrucci et al. profile →
  4. Estrogen Plus Progestin and the Incidence of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Postmenopausal Women
    2003 1.5k citations Robert B. Wallace, Judith K. Ockene et al. profile →
  5. Prevalence of Dementia in the United States: The Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study
    2007 1.4k citations Steven G. Heeringa, Robert B. Wallace et al. profile →
  6. Associations of elevated Interleukin-6 and C-Reactive protein levels with mortality in the elderly
    1999 1.2k citations Luigi Ferrucci, Robert B. Wallace et al. The American Journal of Medicine profile →
  7. Sleep Complaints Among Elderly Persons: An Epidemiologic Study of Three Communities
    1995 1.2k citations Eleanor M. Simonsick, Robert B. Wallace et al. profile →
  8. Cardiovascular mortality and noncontraceptive use of estrogen in women: results from the Lipid Research Clinics Program Follow-up Study.
    1987 1.1k citations Robert B. Wallace et al. profile →
  9. Effects of Continuing or Stopping Alendronate After 5 Years of Treatment
    2006 1.0k citations Robert B. Wallace et al. profile →
  10. Serum IL‐6 Level and the Development of Disability in Older Persons
    1999 651 citations Luigi Ferrucci, Jack M. Guralnik et al. profile →
  11. Implementation of the women's health initiative study design
    2003 597 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Robert B. Wallace et al. profile →
  12. A Revised CES-D Measure of Depressive Symptoms and a DSM-Based Measure of Major Depressive Episodes in the Elderly
    1999 583 citations Robert B. Wallace et al. profile →
  13. Inflammatory Biomarkers, Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Incident Coronary Heart Disease
    2002 543 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Robert B. Wallace et al. profile →
  14. Maintaining Mobility in Late Life. I. Demographic Characteristics and Chronic Conditions
    1993 486 citations Jack M. Guralnik, Lisa Berkman et al. profile →
  15. A Platelet-Inhibitor-Drug Trial in Coronary-Artery Bypass Operations
    1982 429 citations Lila R. Elveback, James R. Pluth et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  16. Effect of Dipyridamole and Aspirin on Late Vein-Graft Patency after Coronary Bypass Operations
    1984 400 citations Lila R. Elveback, James R. Pluth et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  17. Trends in Adherence to the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans for Aerobic Activity and Time Spent on Sedentary Behavior Among US Adults, 2007 to 2016
    2019 267 citations Linda Snetselaar, Robert B. Wallace et al. profile →
  18. Trends in obesity and adiposity measures by race or ethnicity among adults in the United States 2011-18: population based study
    2021 206 citations Linda Snetselaar, Robert B. Wallace et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert B. Wallace United States 106 11.7k 7.6k 7.4k 7.3k 7.2k 729 57.2k
Eleanor M. Simonsick United States 102 15.3k 1.3× 5.3k 0.7× 7.6k 1.0× 3.8k 0.5× 4.2k 0.6× 503 45.1k
Jean Woo Hong Kong 99 12.9k 1.1× 3.8k 0.5× 3.4k 0.5× 4.3k 0.6× 6.6k 0.9× 998 43.1k
Cathy D. Sherbourne United States 73 6.6k 0.6× 5.3k 0.7× 11.3k 1.5× 11.5k 1.6× 9.8k 1.4× 270 82.3k
Stephen B. Kritchevsky United States 111 26.0k 2.2× 7.0k 0.9× 5.3k 0.7× 5.3k 0.7× 5.2k 0.7× 636 52.7k
Linda P. Fried United States 111 26.8k 2.3× 10.9k 1.4× 8.1k 1.1× 7.7k 1.1× 8.7k 1.2× 424 72.2k
Gregory L. Burke United States 102 13.6k 1.2× 21.6k 2.8× 3.3k 0.4× 8.2k 1.1× 5.8k 0.8× 347 57.6k
John E. Ware United States 65 6.6k 0.6× 5.1k 0.7× 10.6k 1.4× 11.2k 1.5× 8.6k 1.2× 132 76.0k
Brenda W.J.H. Penninx Netherlands 138 11.7k 1.0× 8.7k 1.1× 10.5k 1.4× 2.0k 0.3× 5.3k 0.7× 989 74.1k
Teresa E. Seeman United States 114 14.7k 1.3× 6.0k 0.8× 6.3k 0.8× 2.9k 0.4× 4.0k 0.6× 463 64.7k
Tamara B. Harris United States 102 17.4k 1.5× 4.6k 0.6× 3.8k 0.5× 3.8k 0.5× 4.7k 0.7× 286 39.7k

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All Works

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Prentice, Ross L., Aaron K. Aragaki, Cheng Zheng, et al.. (2024). Biomarker-assessed total energy intake and its cohort study association with all-cause mortality in postmenopausal females. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 119(5). 1329–1337. 2 indexed citations
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Edwards, Robert J., Mary Geda, Diana J. Burgess, et al.. (2024). Achieving two-part harmony: standardizing pain-related phenotypes and outcomes. Pain Medicine. 25(Supplement_1). S7–S10. 1 indexed citations
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Melough, Melissa M., Shaowei Wu, Wenqing Li, et al.. (2019). Citrus Consumption and Risk of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma in the Women’s Health Initiative. Nutrition and Cancer. 72(4). 568–575. 10 indexed citations
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Lisi, Anthony J., Stacie A. Salsbury, Cheryl Hawk, et al.. (2018). Chiropractic Integrated Care Pathway for Low Back Pain in Veterans: Results of a Delphi Consensus Process. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. 41(2). 137–148. 23 indexed citations
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Al‐Rousan, Tala, Jeffrey A. Sparks, Mary Pettinger, et al.. (2018). Menopausal hormone therapy and the incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome in postmenopausal women: Findings from the Women’s Health Initiative. PLoS ONE. 13(12). e0207509–e0207509. 19 indexed citations
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Liu, Zhe, Kristin J. Meyers, Elizabeth J. Johnson, et al.. (2015). Exposure to Lutein in Infancy via Breast Milk and Later Life Macular Pigment Optical Density. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 56(7). 192–192. 4 indexed citations
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Freedman, Vicki A., Judith D. Kasper, Brenda C. Spillman, et al.. (2013). Behavioral Adaptation and Late-Life Disability: A New Spectrum for Assessing Public Health Impacts. American Journal of Public Health. 104(2). e88–e94. 84 indexed citations
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Cirillo, Dominic J. & Robert B. Wallace. (2012). Restless legs syndrome and functional limitations among American elders in the Health and Retirement Study. BMC Geriatrics. 12(1). 39–39. 22 indexed citations
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Millen, Amy E., Robert B. Wallace, Gregory S. Hageman, et al.. (2009). Relationships Between Vitamin D status and Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) in the Carotenoids and Age-Related Eye Disease Study, an Ancillary Study of the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study (WHIOS). Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 50(13). 277–277. 1 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Miho J., Brian Gryzlak, M. Bridget Zimmerman, Nicole Nisly, & Robert B. Wallace. (2008). Patterns of natural herb use by Asian and Pacific Islanders. Ethnicity and Health. 13(2). 93–108. 15 indexed citations
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Freund, Karen M., Alicia Sato, Ana Mariá López, et al.. (2008). Are Depressive Symptoms Associated with Cancer Screening and Cancer Stage at Diagnosis among Postmenopausal Women? The Women's Health Initiative Observational Cohort. Journal of Women s Health. 17(8). 1353–1361. 38 indexed citations
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Wallace, Robert B., et al.. (2008). Wallace/Maxcy-Rosenau-Last public health & preventive medicine. 11 indexed citations
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Hsia, Judith, Aaron K. Aragaki, Michael J. Bloch, Andrea Z. LaCroix, & Robert B. Wallace. (2004). Predictors of angina pectoris versus myocardial infarction from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study. The American Journal of Cardiology. 93(6). 673–678. 29 indexed citations
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Bonnie, Richard J., et al.. (2003). Screening and Case Identification in Clinical Settings. The American Journal of Medicine. 8(2). 246–54. 1 indexed citations
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Zwerling, Craig, Paul Whitten, Nancy L. Sprince, et al.. (2003). Workplace Accommodations for People with Disabilities: National Health Interview Survey Disability Supplement, 1994–1995. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 45(5). 517–525. 64 indexed citations
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Guralnik, Jack M., Luigi Ferrucci, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Marcel E. Salive, & Robert B. Wallace. (1995). Lower-Extremity Function in Persons over the Age of 70 Years as a Predictor of Subsequent Disability. New England Journal of Medicine. 332(9). 556–562. 3210 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bonaparte, Rudolph, et al.. (1987). Background document on proposed liner and leak-detection rule. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 24(1). 115–31. 2 indexed citations
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Cornoni‐Huntley, Joan, Daniel J. Foley, Lon R. White, et al.. (1985). Epidemiology of Disability in the Oldest Old: Methodologic Issues and Preliminary Findings. The Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly Health and Society. 63(2). 350–350. 90 indexed citations
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Wallace, Robert B., et al.. (1978). Menstrual cycle patterns and breast cancer risk factors.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 38(11 Pt 2). 4021–4. 42 indexed citations
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Elveback, Lila R., et al.. (1977). Survival Predictors in Coronary Artery Disease. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 52(2). 85–90.

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