Ruth Purtilo

1.1k total citations
62 papers, 807 citations indexed

About

Ruth Purtilo is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Ruth Purtilo has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 807 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in General Health Professions, 26 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 8 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Ruth Purtilo's work include Ethics in medical practice (32 papers), Patient Dignity and Privacy (9 papers) and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (9 papers). Ruth Purtilo is often cited by papers focused on Ethics in medical practice (32 papers), Patient Dignity and Privacy (9 papers) and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues (9 papers). Ruth Purtilo collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. Ruth Purtilo's co-authors include James H. Sorrell, Owen S. Surman, Robert H. Meier, Gail M. Jensen, Charlotte Brasic Royeen, D. F. Mahoney, Shirley Ann Becker, Frank M. Webbe, Majd Alwan and Ashok J. Bharucha and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

In The Last Decade

Ruth Purtilo

59 papers receiving 698 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ruth Purtilo United States	15	446	284	98	90	85	62	807
Mollie Gilchrist United Kingdom	15	505 1.1×	305 1.1×	27 0.3×	181 2.0×	25 0.3×	30	1.0k
Marina Zambon Orpinelli Coluci Brazil	9	377 0.8×	116 0.4×	91 0.9×	49 0.5×	17 0.2×	10	1.1k
Deborah A. Raines United States	18	198 0.4×	183 0.6×	90 0.9×	79 0.9×	77 0.9×	75	943
Robin Ray Australia	18	256 0.6×	327 1.2×	59 0.6×	245 2.7×	23 0.3×	72	925
Marta Lima‐Serrano Spain	15	243 0.5×	166 0.6×	137 1.4×	182 2.0×	18 0.2×	78	738
Shannon Griffin-Blake United States	9	203 0.5×	180 0.6×	55 0.6×	110 1.2×	17 0.2×	10	907
Rajesh S. Mangrulkar United States	16	555 1.2×	824 2.9×	30 0.3×	46 0.5×	31 0.4×	48	1.7k
Helle Ploug Hansen Denmark	16	293 0.7×	225 0.8×	17 0.2×	139 1.5×	23 0.3×	86	977
Richard G. Tiberius Canada	16	223 0.5×	571 2.0×	30 0.3×	43 0.5×	12 0.1×	43	1.0k
Areti Stavropoulou Greece	12	295 0.7×	142 0.5×	35 0.4×	147 1.6×	20 0.2×	63	763

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Blanton, Sarah, Bruce Greenfield, Gail M. Jensen, et al.. (2020). Can Reading Tolstoy Make Us Better Physical Therapists? The Role of the Health Humanities in Physical Therapy. Physical Therapy. 100(6). 885–889. 10 indexed citations

Corless, Inge B., et al.. (2009). Educating Health Professions Students About the Issues Involved in Communicating Effectively: A Novel Approach. Journal of Nursing Education. 48(7). 367–373. 12 indexed citations

Surman, Owen S., et al.. (2008). The Market of Human Organs: A Window Into a Poorly Understood Global Business. Transplantation Proceedings. 40(2). 491–493. 4 indexed citations

Mahoney, D. F., Ruth Purtilo, Frank M. Webbe, et al.. (2007). In‐home monitoring of persons with dementia: Ethical guidelines for technology research and development. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 3(3). 217–226. 69 indexed citations

Robinson, Ellen M., et al.. (2006). Complexities in Decision Making for Persons with Disabilities Nearing End of Life. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation. 13(4). 54–67. 8 indexed citations

Purtilo, Ruth. (2000). Rethinking the ethics of confidentiality and health care teams.. PubMed. 14(3-4). 23–7. 2 indexed citations

Dougherty, Charles J. & Ruth Purtilo. (1995). Physicians' Duty of Compassion. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. 4(4). 426–433. 13 indexed citations

Purtilo, Ruth. (1995). What kind of a good is a donor liver anyway, and why should we care?. Liver Transplantation and Surgery. 1(1). 75–80. 3 indexed citations

Purtilo, Ruth. (1994). Rehabilitation and technology: ethical considerations.. PubMed. 4(2). 163–70. 4 indexed citations

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Purtilo, Ruth, et al.. (1992). Ostomies and continent diversions : nursing management. 43 indexed citations

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Surman, Owen S. & Ruth Purtilo. (1992). Reevaluation of Organ Transplantation Criteria. Psychosomatics. 33(2). 202–212. 27 indexed citations

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Purtilo, Ruth. (1992). Whom to Treat First, and How Much is Enough?: Ethical Dilemmas that Physical Therapists Confront as They Compare Individual Patients' Needs for Treatment. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 8(1). 26–34. 9 indexed citations

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Sim, Julius & Ruth Purtilo. (1991). An Ethical Analysis of Physical Therapists' Duty to Treat Persons Who Have AIDS: Homosexual Patients as a Test Case. Physical Therapy. 71(9). 650–655. 10 indexed citations

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Purtilo, Ruth. (1987). Codes of ethics in physiotherapy: a retrospective view and look ahead. 3(1). 28–34. 5 indexed citations

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Ellwein, Leon B., David T. Purtilo, & Ruth Purtilo. (1986). DECISION ANALYSIS OF THE HTLV-III SCREENING TEST FOR BLOOD DONORS. PubMed. 2(1). 5–17. 1 indexed citations

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Purtilo, Ruth. (1984). Ethics Consultations in the Hospital. New England Journal of Medicine. 311(15). 983–986. 54 indexed citations

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Purtilo, Ruth. (1983). Ethical Issues in Cancer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 1(1). 3–15. 3 indexed citations

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Purtilo, Ruth. (1981). Justice in the Distribution of Health Care Resources. Physical Therapy. 61(11). 1594–1600. 3 indexed citations

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Purtilo, Ruth. (1974). Understanding Ethical Issues: The Physical Therapist as Ethicist. Physical Therapy. 54(3). 239–243. 11 indexed citations

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Purtilo, Ruth. (1972). Don’t Mention It: The Physical Therapist in a Death-Denying Society. Physical Therapy. 52(10). 1031–1035. 3 indexed citations

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