Roland J. Thorpe

15.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
433 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Roland J. Thorpe is a scholar working on Health, General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Roland J. Thorpe has authored 433 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 201 papers in Health, 169 papers in General Health Professions and 95 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Roland J. Thorpe's work include Health disparities and outcomes (180 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (54 papers) and Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (49 papers). Roland J. Thorpe is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (180 papers), Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (54 papers) and Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (49 papers). Roland J. Thorpe collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Australia. Roland J. Thorpe's co-authors include Thomas A. LaVeist, Sarah L. Szanton, Darrell J. Gaskin, Janice Bowie, Frank R. Lin, Luigi Ferrucci, Caryn N. Bell, Sandra Gordon‐Salant, Kelly M. Bower and Marino A. Bruce and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, PLoS ONE and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

Roland J. Thorpe

398 papers receiving 10.5k citations

Hit Papers

Hearing Loss Prevalence and Risk Factors Among Older Adul... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2018 2013 2022 2021 200 400 600
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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. Hearing Loss Prevalence and Risk Factors Among Older Adults in the United States
    2011 659 citations Roland J. Thorpe et al. profile →
  2. The Epidemiology of Social Isolation: National Health and Aging Trends Study
    2018 398 citations Thomas Cudjoe, Sarah L. Szanton et al. profile →
  3. Disparities in Diabetes: The Nexus of Race, Poverty, and Place
    2013 312 citations Roland J. Thorpe, Thomas A. LaVeist et al. profile →
  4. What Structural Racism Is (or Is Not) and How to Measure It: Clarity for Public Health and Medical Researchers
    2022 120 citations Roland J. Thorpe et al. profile →
  5. Poverty, Racism, and the Public Health Crisis in America
    2021 115 citations Roland J. Thorpe, Marino A. Bruce et al. profile →
  6. Social isolation and 9‐year dementia risk in community‐dwelling Medicare beneficiaries in the United States
    2023 56 citations Roland J. Thorpe, Thomas Cudjoe 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
Roland J. Thorpe United States 54 3.4k 3.3k 1.9k 1.9k 1.2k 433 10.8k
Jenny Head United Kingdom 66 2.9k 0.9× 7.0k 2.1× 1.7k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 1.3× 215 14.6k
Seppo Koskinen Finland 57 2.8k 0.8× 3.2k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 981 0.5× 1.7k 1.4× 299 11.8k
Christina Victor United Kingdom 62 4.3k 1.3× 4.8k 1.4× 1.7k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 2.0k 1.7× 406 13.7k
Elena M. Andresen United States 40 2.9k 0.9× 3.0k 0.9× 1.7k 0.9× 2.1k 1.1× 2.9k 2.4× 115 13.2k
David L. Roth United States 72 2.6k 0.8× 4.7k 1.4× 1.9k 1.0× 3.0k 1.6× 3.2k 2.7× 333 17.0k
Linda C. Gallo United States 59 2.6k 0.8× 2.9k 0.9× 2.3k 1.2× 1.9k 1.0× 2.7k 2.3× 435 13.3k
Eero Lahelma Finland 64 4.1k 1.2× 7.6k 2.3× 2.5k 1.3× 1.2k 0.6× 910 0.8× 315 13.1k
Sijmen A. Reijneveld Netherlands 58 1.6k 0.5× 4.1k 1.2× 2.3k 1.2× 1.5k 0.8× 4.5k 3.7× 623 13.8k
Sarah Stewart‐Brown United Kingdom 61 1.9k 0.6× 3.6k 1.1× 2.3k 1.2× 1.3k 0.7× 5.5k 4.6× 192 14.7k
James Nazroo United Kingdom 55 3.3k 1.0× 3.8k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 4.0k 2.2× 3.2k 2.6× 190 11.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Thorpe, Roland J., Vasiliki Michopoulos, Sandra B. Dunbar, et al.. (2025). Effect of Early Life Trauma Exposure on Vascular Dysfunction in Black Men and Women. Journal of the American Heart Association. 14(5). e036498–e036498.
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Thorpe, Roland J., et al.. (2025). Health Disparities at the Intersection of Racism, Social Determinants of Health, and Downstream Biological Pathways. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 22(5). 703–703. 2 indexed citations
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Thorpe, Roland J., et al.. (2025). Race, Age, and Allostatic Load Among Men in the Nashville Stress and Health Study. American Journal of Men s Health. 19(1). 1054226791–1054226791.
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Frndak, Seth, Thomas Cudjoe, Roland J. Thorpe, et al.. (2024). Social cohesion as a modifier of joint air pollution exposure and incident dementia. The Science of The Total Environment. 949. 175149–175149. 2 indexed citations
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Adams, Leslie B., Emily E. Haroz, Johannes Thrul, et al.. (2024). Acceptability and Feasibility of a Smartphone-Based Real-Time Assessment of Suicide Among Black Men: Mixed Methods Pilot Study. JMIR Formative Research. 8. e48992–e48992. 6 indexed citations
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Kim, Boeun, Laura Samuel, Roland J. Thorpe, Deidra C. Crews, & Sarah L. Szanton. (2023). Food Insecurity and Cognitive Trajectories in Community-Dwelling Medicare Beneficiaries 65 Years and Older. JAMA Network Open. 6(3). e234674–e234674. 10 indexed citations
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Taylor, Janiece, et al.. (2023). A protocol for a wait list control trial of an intervention to improve pain and depressive symptoms among middle-aged and older African American women. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 132. 107299–107299. 1 indexed citations
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Cobb, Ryon J., Violeta J. Rodriguez, Tyson H. Brown, et al.. (2022). Attribution for everyday discrimination typologies and mortality risk among older black adults: Evidence from the health and retirement study. Social Science & Medicine. 316. 115166–115166. 11 indexed citations
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Bell, Caryn N., et al.. (2022). Allostatic Load, Income, and Race Among Black and White Men in the United States. American Journal of Men s Health. 16(2). 1024001986–1024001986. 13 indexed citations
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Golestaneh, Ladan, Angelo Karaboyas, Kerri L. Cavanaugh, et al.. (2020). The Role of Place in Disparities Affecting Black Men Receiving Hemodialysis. Kidney International Reports. 6(2). 357–365. 10 indexed citations
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Bell, Caryn N., Janice Bowie, & Roland J. Thorpe. (2017). Race and “Hotspots” of Preventable Hospitalizations. Digital Scholarship - UNLV (University of Nevada Reno). 10(3). 5. 2 indexed citations
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Cary, Michael P., Roland J. Thorpe, Janiece L. Walker, et al.. (2016). The Effects of Social Support on Physical Functioning in Older African Americans: Longitudinal Results from the Baltimore Study of Black Aging. Journal of the National Medical Association. 108(4). 195–200. 4 indexed citations
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Thorpe, Roland J., Eleanor M. Simonsick, Alan B. Zonderman, & Michele K. Evans. (2016). Association between Race, Poverty Status and Grip Strength in Middle to Old Age Adults.. Ethnicity & Disease. 26(4). 493–493. 36 indexed citations
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Thorpe, Roland J., et al.. (2016). Relationship Between Chronic Conditions and Disability in African American Men and Women. Journal of the National Medical Association. 108(1). 90–98. 20 indexed citations
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Thorpe, Roland J., et al.. (2014). Racial Disparities in Disability Among Older Adults. Journal of Aging and Health. 26(8). 1261–1279. 18 indexed citations
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Nuru‐Jeter, Amani, Roland J. Thorpe, & Esme Fuller‐Thomson. (2011). Black-White Differences in Self-Reported Disability Outcomes in the U.S.: Early Childhood to Older Adulthood. Public Health Reports. 126(6). 834–843. 34 indexed citations
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Szanton, Sarah L., Roland J. Thorpe, & Keith E. Whitfield. (2010). Life-course financial strain and health in African–Americans. Social Science & Medicine. 71(2). 259–265. 113 indexed citations
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Juon, Hee‐Soon, Kerry M. Green, Kate E. Fothergill, et al.. (2009). Welfare Receipt Trajectories of African-American Women Followed for 30 Years. Journal of Urban Health. 87(1). 76–94. 10 indexed citations
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Thorpe, Roland J., et al.. (2006). Classroom Climate Workshops for Graduate Teaching Assistants: Two Years of Results. 1 indexed citations
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Hoogenveen, Rudolf T., Hendriek C. Boshuizen, Mark Woodward, et al.. (2006). Overweight and obesity increase the risk of coronary heart disease: A pooled analysis of 30 prospective studies. European Journal of Epidemiology. 21. 107–107. 2 indexed citations

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