Ruth Piers

2.7k total citations
57 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Ruth Piers is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Piers has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 21 papers in General Health Professions and 14 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Ruth Piers's work include Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (43 papers), Patient Dignity and Privacy (13 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (13 papers). Ruth Piers is often cited by papers focused on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (43 papers), Patient Dignity and Privacy (13 papers) and Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (13 papers). Ruth Piers collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United Kingdom. Ruth Piers's co-authors include Nele Van Den Noortgate, Dominique Benoît, Let Dillen, Lieve Van den Block, Els Steeman, Mieke Grypdonck, Erwin J. O. Kompanje, Gwenda Albers, Paul Vanden Berghe and Joni Gilissen and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, CHEST Journal and Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Piers

53 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ruth Piers Belgium 17 921 620 283 275 146 57 1.2k
Lara Pivodic Belgium 19 1.1k 1.2× 782 1.3× 281 1.0× 401 1.5× 193 1.3× 57 1.4k
Lisa Jane Brighton United Kingdom 18 667 0.7× 384 0.6× 181 0.6× 223 0.8× 157 1.1× 42 1.1k
Tinne Smets Belgium 23 1.1k 1.2× 735 1.2× 203 0.7× 449 1.6× 163 1.1× 79 1.3k
Julie C. Lima United States 21 816 0.9× 924 1.5× 138 0.5× 325 1.2× 139 1.0× 45 1.4k
Jennifer Kapo United States 18 861 0.9× 433 0.7× 147 0.5× 310 1.1× 267 1.8× 43 1.2k
Jo Hockley United Kingdom 22 1.0k 1.1× 799 1.3× 200 0.7× 368 1.3× 166 1.1× 68 1.4k
Praewpannarai Buddadhumaruk United States 14 839 0.9× 319 0.5× 593 2.1× 316 1.1× 196 1.3× 22 1.1k
Felicia Cohn United States 19 1.2k 1.3× 763 1.2× 304 1.1× 286 1.0× 480 3.3× 41 1.6k
Tammie E. Quest United States 22 964 1.0× 269 0.4× 314 1.1× 376 1.4× 287 2.0× 83 1.3k
Kristen M. Coppola United States 12 962 1.0× 534 0.9× 193 0.7× 324 1.2× 258 1.8× 24 1.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ruth Piers

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Piers, Ruth, Sophie Pautex, Isabelle De Brauwer, et al.. (2025). Goals of care discussions and treatment limitation decisions in European acute geriatric units: a one-day cross-sectional study. Age and Ageing. 54(2).
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Jensen, Hanne Irene, Hans‐Henrik Bülow, Stijn Vansteelandt, et al.. (2025). Perceptions of ethical decision-making climate among clinicians working in European and US ICUs: differences between religious and non-religious healthcare professionals. BMC Medical Ethics. 26(1). 21–21. 1 indexed citations
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Dillen, Let, et al.. (2024). Relatives' needs in terms of bereavement care throughout euthanasia processes: A qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 33(8). 3259–3272.
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Theou, Olga, et al.. (2024). Agreement and predictive value of the clinical frailty scale in hospitalized older patients. European Geriatric Medicine. 15(5). 1339–1345. 2 indexed citations
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Piers, Ruth, Valerie Banner‐Goodspeed, Eva Åkerman, et al.. (2023). Outcomes in Patients Perceived as Receiving Excessive Care by ICU Physicians and Nurses. CHEST Journal. 164(3). 656–666. 1 indexed citations
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Bruchem-Visser, Rozemarijn L van, Hana Vaňková, Lourdes Rexach, et al.. (2022). Scope of treatment and clinical-decision making in the older patient with COVID-19 infection, a European perspective. European Geriatric Medicine. 14(1). 43–50. 2 indexed citations
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Piers, Ruth, Isabelle De Brauwer, Hilde Baeyens, et al.. (2021). Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool prognostic value in older hospitalised patients: a prospective multicentre study. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 14(e2). e1928–e1935. 21 indexed citations
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Piers, Ruth, et al.. (2021). Flemish healthcare providers’ attitude towards tiredness of life and euthanasia: a survey study. Aging & Mental Health. 26(1). 205–211. 4 indexed citations
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Piers, Ruth, Eva Van Braeckel, Dominique Benoît, & Nele Van Den Noortgate. (2021). Early resuscitation orders in hospitalized oldest-old with COVID-19: A multicenter cohort study. Palliative Medicine. 35(7). 1288–1294. 6 indexed citations
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Piers, Ruth, Bregje D. Onwuteaka‐Philipsen, Sheila Payne, et al.. (2021). Hospitalisation in the last month of life and in-hospital death of nursing home residents: a cross-sectional analysis of six European countries. BMJ Open. 11(8). e047086–e047086. 14 indexed citations
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Druwé, Patrick, et al.. (2021). The outcome of in- and out-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest in the older population: a scoping review. European Geriatric Medicine. 12(4). 695–723. 29 indexed citations
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Schlögl, Mathias, Florian Riese, Milta O. Little, et al.. (2020). Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Cognitive Impairment and Institutional Care. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 23(11). 1525–1531.
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Noortgate, Nele Van Den, Luc Deliëns, Tinne Smets, et al.. (2020). Opioid underuse in terminal care of long-term care facility residents with pain and/or dyspnoea: A cross-sectional PACE-survey in six European countries. Palliative Medicine. 34(6). 784–794. 9 indexed citations
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Piers, Ruth, et al.. (2018). Interprofessional teamwork, quality of care and turnover intention in geriatric care: A cross-sectional study in 55 acute geriatric units. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 91. 94–100. 31 indexed citations
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Piers, Ruth, Gwenda Albers, Joni Gilissen, et al.. (2018). Advance care planning in dementia: recommendations for healthcare professionals. BMC Palliative Care. 17(1). 88–88. 167 indexed citations
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Noortgate, Nele Van Den, et al.. (2016). Prescription and Deprescription of Medication During the Last 48 Hours of Life: Multicenter Study in 23 Acute Geriatric Wards in Flanders, Belgium. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 51(6). 1020–1026. 22 indexed citations
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Dillen, Let, Ruth Piers, Myriam Deveugele, et al.. (2015). Tightrope walkers suffering in silence: A qualitative study into the experiences of older parents who have an adult child with cancer. International Journal of Nursing Studies. 52(9). 1445–1453. 7 indexed citations
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Piers, Ruth. (2011). Perceptions of Appropriateness of Care Among European and Israeli Intensive Care Unit Nurses and Physicians. JAMA. 306(24). 2694–2694. 237 indexed citations
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Piers, Ruth, et al.. (2010). Moral distress and burn-out in nurses on acute geriatric wards. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2 indexed citations

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