Robert D. Abbott

52.6k total citations · 12 hit papers
317 papers, 38.0k citations indexed

About

Robert D. Abbott is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Education and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert D. Abbott has authored 317 papers receiving a total of 38.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 74 papers in Education and 62 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Robert D. Abbott's work include Reading and Literacy Development (79 papers), Writing and Handwriting Education (58 papers) and Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (37 papers). Robert D. Abbott is often cited by papers focused on Reading and Literacy Development (79 papers), Writing and Handwriting Education (58 papers) and Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (37 papers). Robert D. Abbott collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and South Korea. Robert D. Abbott's co-authors include Philip A. Wolf, W B Kannel, William B. Kannel, Virginia W. Berninger, Helen Petrovitch, Patricia McNamara, Daniel D. Savage, Kamal Masaki, Richard F. Catalano and Lon R. White and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Robert D. Abbott

310 papers receiving 35.7k citations

Hit Papers

Atrial fibrillation as an independent risk factor for str... 1982 2026 1996 2011 1991 1986 1982 2004 1984 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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. Atrial fibrillation as an independent risk factor for stroke: the Framingham Study.
    1991 5.4k citations Robert D. Abbott et al. profile →
  2. Incidence of coronary heart disease and lipoprotein cholesterol levels. The Framingham Study.
    1986 1.9k citations Robert D. Abbott, William B. Kannel et al. profile →
  3. Epidemiologic Features of Chronic Atrial Fibrillation
    1982 1.7k citations William B. Kannel, Robert D. Abbott et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  4. Early Social Attention Impairments in Autism: Social Orienting, Joint Attention, and Attention to Distress.
    2004 969 citations Géraldine Dawson, Robert D. Abbott et al. profile →
  5. Incidence and Prognosis of Unrecognized Myocardial Infarction
    1984 710 citations William B. Kannel, Robert D. Abbott New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  6. Prevalence of Parkinson’s disease across North America
    2018 674 citations Connie Marras, James C. Beck et al. npj Parkinson s Disease profile →
  7. Contributions of morphology beyond phonology to literacy outcomes of upper elementary and middle-school students.
    2006 645 citations Virginia W. Berninger, Robert D. Abbott et al. Journal of Educational Psychology profile →
  8. Parenting stress and psychological functioning among mothers of preschool children with autism and developmental delay
    2009 614 citations Annette Estes, Jeffrey Munson et al. profile →
  9. Frequency of bowel movements and the future risk of Parkinson’s disease
    2001 606 citations Robert D. Abbott, Helen Petrovitch et al. profile →
  10. Exploring the effects of age of alcohol use initiation and psychosocial risk factors on subsequent alcohol misuse.
    1997 562 citations Robert D. Abbott et al. profile →
  11. Walking and Dementia in Physically Capable Elderly Men
    2004 545 citations Robert D. Abbott JAMA profile →
  12. Association of olfactory dysfunction with risk for future Parkinson's disease
    2007 530 citations G. Webster Ross, Helen Petrovitch et al. Annals of Neurology 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 D. Abbott United States 98 11.1k 7.0k 6.2k 4.6k 3.9k 317 38.0k
Ian J. Deary United Kingdom 131 4.2k 0.4× 2.7k 0.4× 2.2k 0.4× 3.9k 0.8× 10.8k 2.8× 1.3k 72.0k
Aaron T. Beck United States 97 3.8k 0.3× 3.3k 0.5× 2.9k 0.5× 6.1k 1.3× 14.3k 3.7× 363 108.0k
Susan E. Folstein United States 68 4.3k 0.4× 3.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.2× 5.9k 1.3× 24.6k 6.3× 140 86.9k
Jaakko Kaprio Finland 117 3.7k 0.3× 1.1k 0.2× 1.0k 0.2× 5.9k 1.3× 5.2k 1.3× 1.2k 61.3k
Andrew Steptoe United Kingdom 130 11.2k 1.0× 930 0.1× 1.2k 0.2× 3.3k 0.7× 3.2k 0.8× 935 71.8k
Janet B. W. Williams United States 54 4.8k 0.4× 981 0.1× 1.7k 0.3× 8.0k 1.7× 6.7k 1.7× 118 89.7k
Jos W. R. Twisk Netherlands 94 4.8k 0.4× 1.6k 0.2× 481 0.1× 3.4k 0.7× 1.7k 0.4× 801 36.9k
Dorret I. Boomsma Netherlands 105 2.1k 0.2× 2.2k 0.3× 2.6k 0.4× 2.6k 0.6× 9.9k 2.5× 1.0k 47.4k
Edward McAuley United States 99 3.1k 0.3× 3.1k 0.4× 778 0.1× 1.6k 0.3× 5.2k 1.3× 473 41.3k
Pim Cuijpers Netherlands 145 3.1k 0.3× 1.6k 0.2× 2.4k 0.4× 3.7k 0.8× 5.0k 1.3× 1.1k 82.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Marras, Connie, James C. Beck, James H. Bower, et al.. (2018). Prevalence of Parkinson’s disease across North America. npj Parkinson s Disease. 4(1). 21–21. 674 indexed citations breakdown →
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Richards, Todd L., Virginia W. Berninger, Kevin Yagle, Robert D. Abbott, & Daniel J. Peterson. (2017). Changes in DTI Diffusivity and fMRI Connectivity Cluster Coefficients for Students with and without Specific Learning Disabilities In Written Language: Brain's Response to Writing Instruction.. PubMed Central. 3(4). 14 indexed citations
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Ross, G. Webster, Randi Chen, Robert D. Abbott, et al.. (2015). Total and Differential White Blood Cell Counts in Late Life Predict 8‐Year Incident Stroke: The Honolulu Heart Program. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 63(3). 439–446. 21 indexed citations
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Herrenkohl, Leslie Rupert, et al.. (2014). Emotional Engagement in Agentive Science Learning Environments.. ICLS. 1 indexed citations
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Nolen, Susan Bobbitt, et al.. (2014). Designing for Engagement in Environmental Science: Becoming "Environmental Citizens".. ICLS. 1 indexed citations
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Inaba, Michiko, Lon R. White, Christina Bell, et al.. (2011). White Matter Lesions on Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan and 5‐Year Cognitive Decline: The Honolulu‐Asia Aging Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 59(8). 1484–1489. 40 indexed citations
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Sekikawa, Akira, Takashi Kadowaki, J. David Curb, et al.. (2010). Circulating Levels of 8 Cytokines and Marine n-3 Fatty Acids and Indices of Obesity in Japanese, White, and Japanese American Middle-Aged Men. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 30(7). 541–548. 17 indexed citations
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Turin, Tanvir Chowdhury, Yoshikuni Kita, Nahid Rumana, et al.. (2009). Morning surge in circadian periodicity of ischaemic stroke is independent of conventional risk factor status: findings from the Takashima Stroke Registry 1990-2003. European Journal of Neurology. 16(7). 843–851. 24 indexed citations
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Petrovitch, Helen, Robert D. Abbott, G. Webster Ross, et al.. (2008). Bowel movement frequency in late‐life and substantia nigra neuron density at death. Movement Disorders. 24(3). 371–376. 55 indexed citations
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Baik, Inkyung, et al.. (2008). Association of snoring with chronic bronchitis - Reply. JAMA Internal Medicine. 168(17). 11108–13.
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Dawson, Géraldine, Annette Estes, Jeffrey Munson, et al.. (2006). Quantitative Assessment of Autism Symptom-related Traits in Probands and Parents: Broader Phenotype Autism Symptom Scale. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 37(3). 523–536. 107 indexed citations
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Shin, Chol, Robert D. Abbott, Je Hyeong Kim, et al.. (2004). Respiratory Symptoms and Undiagnosed Airflow Obstruction in Middle-Aged Adults. CHEST Journal. 126(4). 1234–1240. 37 indexed citations
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Petrovitch, Helen, G. Webster Ross, Sandra C. Steinhorn, et al.. (2004). AD lesions and infarcts in demented and non‐demented Japanese‐American men. Annals of Neurology. 57(1). 98–103. 182 indexed citations
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Abbott, Robert D.. (2004). Walking and Dementia in Physically Capable Elderly Men. JAMA. 292(12). 1447–1447. 545 indexed citations breakdown →
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Berninger, Virginia W., et al.. (1994). Developmental skills related to writing and reading acquisition in the intermediate grades. Reading and Writing. 6(2). 161–196. 174 indexed citations
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Abbott, Robert D. & Virginia W. Berninger. (1993). Structural equation modeling of relationships among developmental skills and writing skills in primary- and intermediate-grade writers.. Journal of Educational Psychology. 85(3). 478–508. 23 indexed citations
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Eaker, Elaine D., Robert D. Abbott, & William B. Kannel. (1989). Frequency of uncomplicated angina pectoris in type A compared with type B persons (the Framingham study). The American Journal of Cardiology. 63(15). 1042–1045. 22 indexed citations
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Abbott, Robert D., et al.. (1988). Physical activity and coronary heart disease in middle-aged and elderly men: the Honolulu Heart Program.. American Journal of Public Health. 78(6). 683–685. 108 indexed citations
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Abbott, Robert D., Yin Yin, Dwayne Reed, & Katsuhiko Yano. (1986). Risk of Stroke in Male Cigarette Smokers. New England Journal of Medicine. 315(12). 717–720. 207 indexed citations
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Abbott, Robert D., et al.. (1979). National trends in bicycle accidents. Journal of Safety Research. 11(1). 20–27. 4 indexed citations

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