Sandra Brouwer

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
174 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Sandra Brouwer is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Pharmacology and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandra Brouwer has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in General Health Professions, 46 papers in Pharmacology and 28 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Sandra Brouwer's work include Workplace Health and Well-being (92 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (46 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (41 papers). Sandra Brouwer is often cited by papers focused on Workplace Health and Well-being (92 papers), Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (46 papers) and Employment and Welfare Studies (41 papers). Sandra Brouwer collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Canada. Sandra Brouwer's co-authors include Johan W. Groothoff, Michiel F. Reneman, Jac J. L. van der Klink, Ute Bültmann, Alex Burdorf, Jan H. B. Geertzen, Suzan JW Robroek, Rogier M. van Rijn, Michiel R. de Boer and Pieter U. Dijkstra and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Spine and International Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Sandra Brouwer

158 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Influence of poor health on exit from paid employment: a ... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2021 100 200 300
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.

  1. Influence of poor health on exit from paid employment: a systematic review
    2013 340 citations Rogier M. van Rijn, Suzan JW Robroek et al. Occupational and Environmental Medicine profile →
  2. Loneliness, worries, anxiety, and precautionary behaviours in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal analysis of 200,000 Western and Northern Europeans
    2021 183 citations Tibor V. Varga, Feifei Bu et al. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sandra Brouwer Netherlands 33 2.0k 1.2k 614 564 474 174 4.2k
Gunnel Hensing Sweden 38 2.9k 1.4× 884 0.7× 711 1.2× 327 0.6× 629 1.3× 207 4.9k
Mikko Laaksonen Finland 48 3.4k 1.7× 668 0.5× 524 0.9× 870 1.5× 349 0.7× 198 6.7k
Richard Peter Germany 39 3.4k 1.7× 703 0.6× 1.1k 1.7× 349 0.6× 401 0.8× 147 5.8k
Debra Lerner United States 32 2.7k 1.3× 926 0.7× 1000 1.6× 232 0.4× 484 1.0× 79 6.2k
Cécile R. L. Boot Netherlands 33 1.9k 0.9× 605 0.5× 557 0.9× 597 1.1× 170 0.4× 182 3.8k
F. J. H. van Dijk Netherlands 35 2.0k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 832 1.4× 210 0.4× 322 0.7× 109 4.7k
Monique A. M. Gignac Canada 45 2.3k 1.1× 1.2k 0.9× 365 0.6× 446 0.8× 1.3k 2.8× 195 6.6k
Hermann Burr Denmark 43 3.3k 1.6× 1.1k 0.9× 1.3k 2.1× 395 0.7× 335 0.7× 142 5.5k
William S. Shaw United States 42 2.4k 1.2× 2.7k 2.2× 548 0.9× 250 0.4× 913 1.9× 141 5.4k
Tuula Oksanen Finland 43 3.1k 1.5× 424 0.3× 844 1.4× 618 1.1× 301 0.6× 176 5.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Sandra Brouwer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sandra Brouwer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandra Brouwer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sandra Brouwer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sandra Brouwer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sandra Brouwer. Sandra Brouwer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Gademan, Maaike G. J., Sander K. R. van Zon, Rob G. H. H. Nelissen, et al.. (2023). Time to return to work by occupational class after total hip or knee arthroplasty. The Bone & Joint Journal. 105-B(9). 977–984. 2 indexed citations
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Ballering, Aranka, et al.. (2023). A longitudinal study on symptom profiles and risk factors in patients with post COVID-19 condition. European Journal of Public Health. 33(Supplement_2).
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Brouwer, Sandra, et al.. (2023). How do hospitals deal with nursing shortages? Insights from the northern German-Dutch border region. European Journal of Public Health. 33(Supplement_2). 1 indexed citations
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Ooijen, Raun van, et al.. (2023). Disability-related policies and practices and sustained employment: A survey and register data study. European Journal of Public Health. 33(Supplement_2).
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Visser, Annemieke, Manna Alma, Stephan J. L. Bakker, et al.. (2022). Employment and ability to work after kidney transplantation in the Netherlands: The impact of preemptive versus non‐preemptive kidney transplantation. Clinical Transplantation. 36(9). e14757–e14757. 6 indexed citations
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Alma, Manna, Sijrike F. van der Mei, Sandra Brouwer, et al.. (2022). Sustained employment, work disability and work functioning in CKD patients: a cross-sectional survey study. Journal of Nephrology. 36(3). 731–743. 14 indexed citations
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Stevens, Martin, et al.. (2022). Influence of social support on return to work after total hip or total knee arthroplasty: a prospective multicentre cohort study. BMJ Open. 12(5). e059225–e059225. 16 indexed citations
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Robroek, Suzan JW, Karen M Oude Hengel, Sander K. R. van Zon, et al.. (2022). Associations of within-individual changes in working conditions, health behaviour and BMI with work ability and self-rated health: a fixed effects analysis among Dutch workers. BMJ Open. 12(4). e058574–e058574. 4 indexed citations
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Varga, Tibor V., Feifei Bu, Agnete Skovlund Dissing, et al.. (2021). Loneliness, worries, anxiety, and precautionary behaviours in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal analysis of 200,000 Western and Northern Europeans. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 2. 100020–100020. 183 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abma, Femke I., et al.. (2021). Exploring the concept inability to work fulltime in the context of work disability assessments: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 1853–1853. 1 indexed citations
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Hoekstra, Tialda, et al.. (2021). Residual work capacity and (in)ability to work fulltime among a year cohort of cancer survivors who claim a disability benefit. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 17(3). 860–870. 1 indexed citations
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Klink, Jac JL van der, Ute Bültmann, Alex Burdorf, et al.. (2015). Sustainable employability – definition, conceptualization, and implications: A perspective based on the capability approach. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 42(1). 71–79. 189 indexed citations
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Holwerda, Anja, Jac J. L. van der Klink, Michiel R. de Boer, Johan W. Groothoff, & Sandra Brouwer. (2013). Predictors of sustainable work participation of young adults with developmental disorders. Research in Developmental Disabilities. 34(9). 2753–2763. 29 indexed citations
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Rijn, Rogier M. van, Suzan JW Robroek, Sandra Brouwer, & Alex Burdorf. (2013). Influence of poor health on exit from paid employment: a systematic review. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 71(4). 295–301. 340 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brouwer, Sandra, Boudien Krol, Michiel F. Reneman, et al.. (2009). Behavioral Determinants as Predictors of Return to Work After Long-Term Sickness Absence: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior. Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation. 19(2). 166–174. 100 indexed citations

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