Sidney Cobb

14.6k total citations · 5 hit papers
66 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Sidney Cobb is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Social Psychology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Sidney Cobb has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Rheumatology, 7 papers in Social Psychology and 7 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Sidney Cobb's work include Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (19 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (11 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (6 papers). Sidney Cobb is often cited by papers focused on Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies (19 papers), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research (11 papers) and Hepatitis C virus research (6 papers). Sidney Cobb collaborates with scholars based in United States and Norway. Sidney Cobb's co-authors include Stanislav V. Kasl, Ralph F. Jacox, Granville A. Bennett, Ralph A. Jessar, Marian W. Ropes, Walter Bauer, John R. P. French, Robert D. Caplan, Susan Gore and Edith Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Sidney Cobb

65 papers receiving 9.2k citations

Hit Papers

Social Support as a Moderator of Life Stress 1953 2026 1977 2001 1976 1959 1982 1959 1953 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. Social Support as a Moderator of Life Stress
    1976 4.7k citations Sidney Cobb profile →
  2. 1958 Revision of diagnostic criteria for rheumatoid arthritis
    1959 1.9k citations Sidney Cobb et al. Arthritis & Rheumatism profile →
  3. Health, stress and coping
    1982 500 citations Sidney Cobb profile →
  4. 1958 Revision of Diagnostic Criteria for Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1959 487 citations Sidney Cobb et al. profile →
  5. Length of Life and Cause of Death in Rheumatoid Arthritis
    1953 300 citations Sidney Cobb 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
Sidney Cobb United States 27 2.9k 2.1k 2.0k 1.7k 1.7k 66 10.8k
Richard P. Moser United States 59 3.0k 1.1× 768 0.4× 1.2k 0.6× 1.7k 1.0× 784 0.5× 258 12.3k
Mirjam A. G. Sprangers Netherlands 73 4.2k 1.5× 1.5k 0.7× 905 0.5× 1.9k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 378 25.2k
Christina Lee Australia 44 1.1k 0.4× 1.3k 0.6× 580 0.3× 1.1k 0.6× 719 0.4× 262 7.9k
John B. McKinlay United States 76 3.2k 1.1× 2.7k 1.3× 2.1k 1.1× 1.3k 0.7× 635 0.4× 274 24.9k
Howard B. Kaplan United States 51 1.5k 0.5× 2.8k 1.3× 199 0.1× 2.3k 1.3× 2.0k 1.2× 190 9.5k
Robert M. Kaplan United States 80 6.0k 2.1× 2.2k 1.1× 439 0.2× 1.7k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 404 22.2k
Myfanwy Morgan United Kingdom 53 3.4k 1.2× 1.5k 0.7× 732 0.4× 1.0k 0.6× 799 0.5× 243 12.8k
Jenny Donovan United Kingdom 78 4.3k 1.5× 2.1k 1.0× 5.3k 2.7× 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 437 23.6k
M. Robin DiMatteo United States 51 6.5k 2.3× 2.6k 1.2× 321 0.2× 2.0k 1.1× 2.8k 1.6× 120 20.4k
J.C.J.M. de Haes Netherlands 46 5.0k 1.8× 794 0.4× 433 0.2× 1.6k 0.9× 665 0.4× 113 22.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Sidney Cobb

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sidney Cobb

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sidney Cobb

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Barker, William H., et al.. (1981). Development of a competency-based approach to teaching preventive medicine. Preventive Medicine. 10(6). 726–735. 10 indexed citations
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Fulton, John P, et al.. (1980). ELECTRICAL WIRING CONFIGURATIONS AND CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA IN RHODE ISLAND. American Journal of Epidemiology. 111(3). 292–296. 190 indexed citations
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Caplan, Robert D., Sidney Cobb, & John R. P. French. (1979). White collar work load and cortisol: Disruption of a circadian rhythm by job stress?. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 23(3). 181–192. 77 indexed citations
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Shaver, Phillip R., John R. P. French, & Sidney Cobb. (1970). BIRTH ORDER OF MEDICAL STUDENTS AND THE OCCUPATIONAL AMBITIONS OF THEIR PARENTS. International Journal of Psychology. 5(3). 197–207. 5 indexed citations
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Cobb, Sidney, William J. Schull, Ernest Harburg, & Stanislav V. Kasl. (1969). The intrafamilial transmission of rheumatoid arthritis—VIII. Journal of Chronic Diseases. 22(4). 295–296. 9 indexed citations
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Cobb, Sidney, et al.. (1969). The intrafamilial transmission of rheumatoid arthritis—VII. Journal of Chronic Diseases. 22(4). 279–293. 11 indexed citations
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Schull, William J. & Sidney Cobb. (1969). The intrafamilial transmission of rheumatoid arthritis—III. Journal of Chronic Diseases. 22(4). 217–222. 20 indexed citations
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McFarland, David D. & Sidney Cobb. (1967). Causal interpretations from cross-sectional data. Journal of Chronic Diseases. 20(6). 393–406. 9 indexed citations
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Kasl, Stanislav V. & Sidney Cobb. (1967). Effects of parental status incongruence and discrepancy on physical and mental health of adult offspring.. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 7(2, Pt.2). 1–15. 25 indexed citations
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Cobb, Sidney. (1966). Birth Order Among Medical Students. JAMA. 195(4). 312–312. 19 indexed citations
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Kasl, Stanislav V. & Sidney Cobb. (1966). Health Behavior, Illness Behavior and Sick Role behavior. Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal. 12(2). 246–266. 448 indexed citations
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Kasl, Stanislav V. & Sidney Cobb. (1966). Health Behavior, Illness Behavior, and Sick-Role Behavior. Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal. 12(4). 531–541. 303 indexed citations
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Cobb, Sidney, et al.. (1965). Some psychological and social characteristics of patients hospitalized for rheumatoid arthritis, hypertension, and duodenal ulcer. Journal of Chronic Diseases. 18(12). 1259–1278. 18 indexed citations
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Brooks, George W. & Sidney Cobb. (1963). Studies in latex agglutination: An approach to the determination of optimum conditions for discrimination between rheumatoids and normals. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 6(3). 198–207. 6 indexed citations
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Cobb, Sidney. (1962). A method for the Epidemiologic Study of Remittent Disease. American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health. 52(7). 1119–1125. 13 indexed citations
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Beall, Geoffrey & Sidney Cobb. (1961). The frequency distribution of episodes of rheumatoid arthritis as shown by periodic examination. Journal of Chronic Diseases. 14(3). 291–310. 24 indexed citations
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Cobb, Sidney, et al.. (1959). On the relationship between divorce and rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2(5). 414–418. 25 indexed citations
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Cobb, Sidney, Joseph E. Warren, William R. Merchant, & Donovan J. Thompson. (1957). An estimate of the prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis. Journal of Chronic Diseases. 5(6). 636–643. 55 indexed citations
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Cobb, Sidney, et al.. (1956). The use of interview data for the detection of associations in field studies. Journal of Chronic Diseases. 4(3). 253–266. 48 indexed citations
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Cobb, Sidney, et al.. (1956). A comparison of specific symptom data obtained by nonmedical interviewers and by physicians. Journal of Chronic Diseases. 4(3). 245–252. 25 indexed citations

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