Robert F. Meenan

18.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
70 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

Robert F. Meenan is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Rehabilitation and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert F. Meenan has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Rheumatology, 12 papers in Rehabilitation and 11 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Robert F. Meenan's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (38 papers), Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation (12 papers) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (11 papers). Robert F. Meenan is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (38 papers), Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation (12 papers) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (11 papers). Robert F. Meenan collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Robert F. Meenan's co-authors include Jennifer J. Anderson, Lewis E. Kazis, John H. Mason, David T. Felson, Paul M. Gertman, A Naimark, William P. Castelli, Andrew A. Guccione, Saralynn Allaire and Edward H. Yelin and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Robert F. Meenan

70 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Effect Sizes for Interpreting Changes in Health Status

1989 2.1k citations Lewis E. Kazis, Jennifer J. Anderson et al. profile →
The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis in the elderly. the framingham osteoarthritis study

1987 1.3k citations David T. Felson, A Naimark et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
Measuring health status in arthritis

1980 1.0k citations Robert F. Meenan, John H. Mason et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
AIMS2. The Content and Properties of a Revised and Expanded Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales Health Status Questionnaire

1992 735 citations Robert F. Meenan, John H. Mason et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
The arthritis impact measurement scales. further investigations of a health status measure

1982 337 citations Robert F. Meenan, John H. Mason et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert F. Meenan United States	39	4.9k	1.9k	1.4k	1.4k	1.2k	70	9.5k
John Kirwan United Kingdom	58	8.0k 1.6×	2.4k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	2.5k 1.8×	1.0k 0.9×	292	13.3k
John M. Esdaile Canada	63	6.6k 1.4×	2.1k 1.1×	2.5k 1.7×	1.7k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	272	13.6k
Edward H. Yelin United States	64	5.1k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 0.9×	946 0.8×	234	13.2k
Leigh F. Callahan United States	56	6.2k 1.3×	1.6k 0.8×	2.0k 1.4×	1.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	298	12.0k
Ingemar F. Petersson Sweden	50	4.8k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	909 0.8×	196	8.2k
Rowland W. Chang United States	47	2.8k 0.6×	2.1k 1.1×	1000 0.7×	666 0.5×	827 0.7×	152	8.0k
Frederick Wolfe United States	27	9.3k 1.9×	1.9k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	3.0k 2.2×	1.0k 0.9×	39	13.6k
Patricia W. Spitz United States	20	5.4k 1.1×	1.0k 0.6×	853 0.6×	2.1k 1.5×	642 0.5×	25	8.1k
T. P. M. Vliet Vlieland Netherlands	48	3.7k 0.8×	2.7k 1.5×	1.1k 0.8×	1.8k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	437	10.0k
Elizabeth M. Badley Canada	58	3.1k 0.6×	3.0k 1.6×	2.3k 1.6×	576 0.4×	1.6k 1.4×	271	11.3k

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LaValley, Michael P., Stephen R. Evans, George O'connor, et al.. (1999). Evidence for decline in disability and improved health among persons aged 55 to 70 years: the Framingham Heart Study.. American Journal of Public Health. 89(11). 1678–1683. 61 indexed citations

Meenan, Robert F., Leigh F. Callahan, & Charles G. Helmick. (1999). The National Arthritis Action Plan: A public health strategy for a looming epidemic. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 12(2). 79–79. 1 indexed citations

Lanes, Stephan, Lee L. Lanza, Paul W. Radensky, et al.. (1997). Resource utilization and cost of care for rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis in a managed care setting. The importance of drug and surgery costs. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 40(8). 1475–1481. 157 indexed citations

Allaire, Saralynn, et al.. (1994). The Costs of Rheumatoid Arthritis. PharmacoEconomics. 6(6). 513–522. 74 indexed citations

Felson, David T., Jennifer J. Anderson, & Robert F. Meenan. (1994). The efficacy and toxicity of combination therapy in rheumatoid arthritis. a meta‐analysis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 37(10). 1487–1491. 87 indexed citations

Meenan, Robert F.. (1993). Epidemiology and health services research Editorial overview. Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 5(2). 129–131. 2 indexed citations

Meenan, Robert F.. (1992). Looking back and looking ahead. Five years of the american college of rheumatology. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 35(3). 249–254. 4 indexed citations

Felson, David T., Jennifer J. Anderson, & Robert F. Meenan. (1992). Use of short‐term efficacy/toxicity tradeoffs to select second‐line drugs in rheumatoid arthritis. A metaanalysis of published clinical trials. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 35(10). 1117–1125. 192 indexed citations

Meenan, Robert F., John H. Mason, Jennifer J. Anderson, Andrew A. Guccione, & Lewis E. Kazis. (1992). AIMS2. The Content and Properties of a Revised and Expanded Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales Health Status Questionnaire. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 35(1). 1–10. 735 indexed citations breakdown →

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Meenan, Robert F., et al.. (1991). The clinical and health status of patients with recent‐onset rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 34(6). 761–765. 43 indexed citations

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Anderson, Jennifer J., David T. Felson, & Robert F. Meenan. (1991). Secular Changes in Published Clinical Trials of Second‐Line Agents in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 34(10). 1304–1309. 20 indexed citations

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Felson, David T., Jennifer J. Anderson, & Robert F. Meenan. (1990). Time for changes in the design, analysis, and reporting of rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 33(1). 140–149. 42 indexed citations

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Felson, David T., Joseph Anderson, A Naimark, William B. Kannel, & Robert F. Meenan. (1989). The prevalence of chondrocalcinosis in the elderly and its association with knee osteoarthritis: the Framingham Study.. PubMed. 16(9). 1241–5. 178 indexed citations

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Anderson, Jennifer J., et al.. (1989). Which traditional measures should be used in rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials?. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 32(9). 1093–1099. 126 indexed citations

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Rubenstein, Lisa V., David R. Calkins, Sheldon Greenfield, et al.. (1989). Health Status Assessment for Elderly Patients. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 37(6). 562–569. 144 indexed citations

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Felson, David T., Jennifer J. Anderson, A Naimark, et al.. (1989). Does smoking protect against osteoarthritis?. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 32(2). 166–172. 128 indexed citations

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Williams, H. James, Stephen L. Dahl, John Ward, et al.. (1988). One‐year experience in patients treated with auranofin following completion of a parallel, controlled trial comparing auranofin, gold sodium thiomalate, and placebo. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 31(1). 9–14. 9 indexed citations

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Meenan, Robert F.. (1987). Health Status Assessment in Pediatric Rheumatology. Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America. 13(1). 133–140. 6 indexed citations

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Felson, David T., L. Adrienne Cupples, & Robert F. Meenan. (1984). Misuse of statistical methods in arthritis and rheumatism. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 27(9). 1018–1022. 33 indexed citations

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Altman, Roy D., Robert F. Meenan, & Marc C. Hochberg. (1983). An approach to developing criteria for the clinical diagnosis and classification of osteoarthritis: a status report of the American Rheumatism Association Diagnostic Subcommittee on Osteoarthritis.. PubMed. 10(2). 180–3. 22 indexed citations

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