Ruben Van Zelm

940 total citations
26 papers, 654 citations indexed

About

Ruben Van Zelm is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Economics and Econometrics and Health Information Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruben Van Zelm has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 654 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 12 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 8 papers in Health Information Management. Recurrent topics in Ruben Van Zelm's work include Clinical practice guidelines implementation (17 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (12 papers) and Healthcare Quality and Management (8 papers). Ruben Van Zelm is often cited by papers focused on Clinical practice guidelines implementation (17 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (12 papers) and Healthcare Quality and Management (8 papers). Ruben Van Zelm collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Italy and Netherlands. Ruben Van Zelm's co-authors include Kris Vanhaecht, Walter Sermeus, Massimiliano Panella, H. E. M. Kerkkamp, Lidwien Lemmens, Ellen Coeckelberghs, Richard van Hillegersberg, Inne Borel Rinkes, Deborah Seys and Karen Zander and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, BMC Health Services Research and Qualitative Health Research.

In The Last Decade

Ruben Van Zelm

24 papers receiving 625 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ruben Van Zelm Belgium 12 399 208 195 136 125 26 654
Paolo Campanella Italy 9 111 0.3× 106 0.5× 216 1.1× 144 1.1× 101 0.8× 19 596
Nicolas Delvaux Belgium 12 169 0.4× 69 0.3× 230 1.2× 94 0.7× 90 0.7× 38 574
Holly Van Houten United States 17 116 0.3× 118 0.6× 236 1.2× 32 0.2× 126 1.0× 31 806
Rhonda Schoville United States 10 169 0.4× 70 0.3× 111 0.6× 110 0.8× 51 0.4× 21 408
Lawrence K. Gottlieb United States 11 158 0.4× 303 1.5× 139 0.7× 45 0.3× 199 1.6× 16 839
Ezequiel Silva United States 17 108 0.3× 231 1.1× 229 1.2× 75 0.6× 72 0.6× 75 801
Lorens A. Helmchen United States 14 88 0.2× 204 1.0× 247 1.3× 56 0.4× 50 0.4× 31 619
Saskia E. Drösler Germany 12 85 0.2× 72 0.3× 130 0.7× 177 1.3× 48 0.4× 22 497
J. Gray United Kingdom 11 101 0.3× 234 1.1× 269 1.4× 36 0.3× 97 0.8× 17 597
Patricia H. Parkerton United States 14 86 0.2× 165 0.8× 275 1.4× 81 0.6× 42 0.3× 20 543

Countries citing papers authored by Ruben Van Zelm

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ruben Van Zelm

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruben Van Zelm

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Walraven, Suzanna M. van, et al.. (2025). Health promotion for blood donors: A scoping review. Public Health in Practice. 9. 100604–100604.
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Zelm, Ruben Van, et al.. (2024). Integrated maternity care: A concept analysis. PLoS ONE. 19(8). e0306979–e0306979.
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Glind, Geurt van de, et al.. (2023). Competencies Emergency and Mental Health Nurses Need in Triage in Acute Mental Health Care: A Narrative Review. Journal of Emergency Nursing. 50(1). 55–71. 5 indexed citations
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Seys, Deborah, Ellen Coeckelberghs, Walter Sermeus, et al.. (2021). Overview on the target population and methods used in care pathway projects: A narrative review. International Journal of Clinical Practice. 75(10). e14565–e14565. 2 indexed citations
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Zelm, Ruben Van, Ellen Coeckelberghs, Walter Sermeus, et al.. (2021). A mixed methods multiple case study to evaluate the implementation of a care pathway for colorectal cancer surgery using extended normalization process theory. BMC Health Services Research. 21(1). 11–11. 8 indexed citations
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Zelm, Ruben Van, Ellen Coeckelberghs, Walter Sermeus, et al.. (2020). Effects of implementing a care pathway for colorectal cancer surgery in ten European hospitals: an international multicenter pre–post-test study. Updates in Surgery. 72(1). 61–71. 9 indexed citations
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Zelm, Ruben Van, et al.. (2018). Protocol for process evaluation of evidence-based care pathways. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare. 16(3). 145–153. 7 indexed citations
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Seys, Deborah, Luk Bruyneel, Svin Deneckere, et al.. (2017). Better organized care via care pathways: A multicenter study. PLoS ONE. 12(7). e0180398–e0180398. 30 indexed citations
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Zelm, Ruben Van, Ellen Coeckelberghs, Walter Sermeus, et al.. (2017). Variation in care for surgical patients with colorectal cancer: protocol adherence in 12 European hospitals. International Journal of Colorectal Disease. 32(10). 1471–1478. 42 indexed citations
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Sinnaeve, Peter, et al.. (2015). Lack of evidence and standardization in care pathway documents for patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 15(3). e45–e51. 8 indexed citations
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Vanhaecht, Kris, Ruben Van Zelm, Eva Van Gerven, et al.. (2011). The 3-blackboard method as consensus-development exercise for building care pathways. 15(2). 49–52. 6 indexed citations
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Vanhaecht, Kris, Massimiliano Panella, Ruben Van Zelm, & Walter Sermeus. (2010). An overview on the history and concept of care pathways as complex interventions. 14(3). 117–123. 132 indexed citations
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Zelm, Ruben Van, et al.. (2010). What competencies are needed by operational managers in managing care pathways?. 14(1). 15–22. 2 indexed citations
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Vanhaecht, Kris, Massimiliano Panella, Ruben Van Zelm, & Walter Sermeus. (2009). Is there a future for pathways? Five pieces of the puzzle. 13(2). 82–86. 27 indexed citations
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Lemmens, Lidwien, Ruben Van Zelm, Inne Borel Rinkes, Richard van Hillegersberg, & H. E. M. Kerkkamp. (2009). Clinical and Organizational Content of Clinical Pathways for Digestive Surgery: A Systematic Review. Digestive Surgery. 26(2). 91–99. 51 indexed citations
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Lemmens, Lidwien, Ruben Van Zelm, Kris Vanhaecht, & H. E. M. Kerkkamp. (2008). Systematic review: indicators to evaluate effectiveness of clinical pathways for gastrointestinal surgery. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 14(5). 880–887. 45 indexed citations
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Wimpenny, Peter & Ruben Van Zelm. (2007). Appraising and Comparing Pressure Ulcer Guidelines. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 4(1). 40–50. 12 indexed citations
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Vanhaecht, Kris, Karel De Witte, Ruben Van Zelm, et al.. (2007). Development and validation of a care process self-evaluation tool. Health Services Management Research. 20(3). 189–202. 46 indexed citations
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Vanhaecht, Kris, Karen Moody, Walter Sermeus, et al.. (2006). Prevalence and use of clinical pathways in 23 countries – an international survey by the European Pathway Association. 10(1). 28–34. 119 indexed citations
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