Ulrich John

29.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
535 papers, 16.5k citations indexed

About

Ulrich John is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Epidemiology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ulrich John has authored 535 papers receiving a total of 16.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 153 papers in General Health Professions, 142 papers in Epidemiology and 131 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ulrich John's work include Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (118 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (103 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (86 papers). Ulrich John is often cited by papers focused on Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (118 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (103 papers) and Behavioral Health and Interventions (86 papers). Ulrich John collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Ulrich John's co-authors include Christian Meyer, Hans‐Jürgen Rumpf, Ulfert Hapke, Henry Völzke, Christian Schwahn, Gallus Bischof, Dietrich Alte, Christof Kessler, Thomas Kocher and Sven Barnow and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ulrich John

512 papers receiving 15.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Sex and the Risk of Restless Legs Syndrome in the General Population

2004 522 citations Jan Luedemann, Ulrich John et al. profile →
Screening for mental health: validity of the MHI-5 using DSM-IV Axis I psychiatric disorders as gold standard

2001 501 citations Hans‐Jürgen Rumpf, Christian Meyer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ulrich John Germany	66	3.7k	3.4k	2.9k	2.8k	2.1k	535	16.5k
Dennis A. Revicki United States	88	3.7k 1.0×	3.5k 1.0×	2.6k 0.9×	4.3k 1.5×	2.8k 1.3×	445	31.4k
Mark Kosinski United States	52	3.2k 0.9×	3.2k 0.9×	6.0k 2.1×	6.1k 2.2×	2.9k 1.4×	159	30.8k
Sheila Williams New Zealand	72	2.1k 0.6×	3.0k 0.9×	3.6k 1.2×	1.8k 0.6×	5.4k 2.5×	358	18.7k
Colleen A. McHorney United States	48	2.2k 0.6×	2.1k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	4.2k 1.5×	2.0k 0.9×	109	21.1k
Kristina Sundquist Sweden	74	4.2k 1.1×	3.0k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	2.5k 0.9×	2.8k 1.3×	944	24.2k
Neil Schneiderman United States	77	1.9k 0.5×	4.2k 1.2×	1.9k 0.6×	4.0k 1.4×	2.8k 1.3×	465	23.6k
Barbara Gandek United States	48	2.3k 0.6×	2.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.5×	3.7k 1.3×	1.8k 0.8×	70	17.8k
Alv A. Dahl Norway	63	1.7k 0.5×	4.9k 1.4×	1.3k 0.4×	3.4k 1.2×	2.6k 1.2×	318	22.4k
Tara W. Strine United States	51	1.8k 0.5×	3.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.5×	3.0k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	133	13.2k
Susan Keller United States	15	2.0k 0.5×	2.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	3.4k 1.2×	1.7k 0.8×	26	15.5k

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John, Ulrich, Hans‐Jürgen Rumpf, Monika Hanke, & Christian Meyer. (2025). Estimating mortality attributable to alcohol or tobacco – a cohort study from Germany. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy. 20(1). 5–5.

Richardson, Jonathan, Elizabeth McCoy, Robert M. Corrigan, et al.. (2025). Increasing rat numbers in cities are linked to climate warming, urbanization, and human population. Science Advances. 11(5). eads6782–eads6782. 2 indexed citations

Guertler, Diana, Sophie Baumann, Jennis Freyer‐Adam, et al.. (2025). E-health intervention for co-occurring at-risk alcohol use and depressive symptoms: Reach, adherence, and two-year effects of a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Affective Disorders. 382. 355–365.

Baumann, Sophie, et al.. (2023). Patient motivation and preferences in changing co-occurring health risk behaviors in general hospital patients. Patient Education and Counseling. 114. 107841–107841. 3 indexed citations

John, Ulrich, et al.. (2023). The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and Mortality 20 Years later. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 22(5). 2600–2612. 2 indexed citations

Ullrich, Antje, et al.. (2020). Do sociodemographic variables and cardiometabolic risk factors moderate the mere-measurement effect on physical activity and sedentary time?. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 20(1). 272–272. 1 indexed citations

Baumann, Sophie, Beate Gaertner, Christian Meyer, et al.. (2017). Does impaired mental health interfere with the outcome of brief alcohol intervention at general hospitals?. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 85(6). 562–573. 11 indexed citations

Block, Andrea, Sabine Schipf, Sandra Van der Auwera, et al.. (2016). Sex- and age-specific associations between major depressive disorder and metabolic syndrome in two general population samples in Germany. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. 70(8). 611–620. 20 indexed citations

John, Ulrich, Hans‐Jürgen Rumpf, Gallus Bischof, et al.. (2012). Excess Mortality of Alcohol‐Dependent Individuals After 14 Years and Mortality Predictors Based on Treatment Participation and Severity of Alcohol Dependence. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 37(1). 156–163. 45 indexed citations

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Baumann, Sophie, et al.. (2012). How well do TTM measures work among a sample of individuals with unhealthy alcohol use that is characterized by low readiness to change?. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 27(3). 573–583. 14 indexed citations

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Haug, Severin, Christian Meyer, & Ulrich John. (2011). Efficacy of an internet program for smoking cessation during and after inpatient rehabilitation treatment: a quasi-randomized controlled trial. Addictive Behaviors. 36(12). 1369–1372. 13 indexed citations

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Baumeister, Sebastian E., Henry Völzke, Paul Marschall, et al.. (2007). Impact of Fatty Liver Disease on Health Care Utilization and Costs in a General Population: A 5-Year Observation. Gastroenterology. 134(1). 85–94. 159 indexed citations

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Völzke, Henry, Dietrich Alte, Marcus Dörr, et al.. (2006). The association between subclinical hyperthyroidism and blood pressure in a population-based study. Journal of Hypertension. 24(10). 1947–1953. 39 indexed citations

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Völzke, Henry, et al.. (2006). The spectrum of thyroid disorders in adult type 1 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews. 23(3). 227–233. 18 indexed citations

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John, Ulrich, Monika Hanke, Hans‐Jürgen Rumpf, & Jochen René Thyrian. (2005). Smoking status, cigarettes per day, and their relationship to overweight and obesity among former and current smokers in a national adult general population sample. International Journal of Obesity. 29(10). 1289–1294. 92 indexed citations

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Völzke, Henry, Daniel M. Robinson, Jan Luedemann, et al.. (2004). Periodontal disease, but not edentulism, is independently associated with increased plasma fibrinogen levels. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 92(8). 244–252. 42 indexed citations

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John, Ulrich, Christian Meyer, Ulfert Hapke, Hans‐Jürgen Rumpf, & Anja Schümann. (2004). Nicotine dependence, quit attempts, and quitting among smokers in a regional population sample from a country with a high prevalence of tobacco smoking. Preventive Medicine. 38(3). 350–358. 76 indexed citations

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Mack, Florian, Philippe Mojon, Ejvind Budtz‐Jørgensen, et al.. (2004). Caries and periodontal disease of the elderly in Pomerania, Germany: results of the Study of Health in Pomerania. Gerodontology. 21(1). 27–36. 66 indexed citations

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John, Ulrich, et al.. (2003). The role of special agents in today's world: combining agent-based supply net simulation and constraint technology for highly efficient simulation of supply networks using APS systems. Winter Simulation Conference. 1765–1773. 1 indexed citations

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Schümann, Anja, Christian Meyer, Hans‐Jürgen Rumpf, Ulfert Hapke, & Ulrich John. (2002). Naturalistic Changes in the Readiness to Quit Tobacco Smoking in a German General Population Sample. Preventive Medicine. 35(4). 326–333. 24 indexed citations

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