Vera Nierkens

1.2k total citations
48 papers, 877 citations indexed

About

Vera Nierkens is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Vera Nierkens has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 877 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in General Health Professions, 18 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 15 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Vera Nierkens's work include Diabetes Management and Education (14 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (11 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (11 papers). Vera Nierkens is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes Management and Education (14 papers), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (11 papers) and Obesity and Health Practices (11 papers). Vera Nierkens collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Canada. Vera Nierkens's co-authors include Karien Stronks, Mary Nicolaou, Irene G. M. van Valkengoed, Karen Hosper, Barend JC Middelkoop, Marieke A. Hartman, Nanné K. de Vries, Henriëtte Dijkshoorn, Erik Beune and Hein de Vries and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, BMC Public Health and Preventive Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Vera Nierkens

45 papers receiving 836 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Vera Nierkens Netherlands	18	324	303	227	200	152	48	877
Lisa Hanna Australia	16	372 1.1×	232 0.8×	147 0.6×	249 1.2×	81 0.5×	45	936
Sharon A. Denham United States	20	384 1.2×	181 0.6×	96 0.4×	160 0.8×	195 1.3×	48	962
Sandra Headen United States	9	201 0.6×	111 0.4×	145 0.6×	204 1.0×	85 0.6×	11	616
Stacy A. Gore United States	7	197 0.6×	447 1.5×	171 0.8×	109 0.5×	193 1.3×	8	907
Marita Poskiparta Finland	17	321 1.0×	335 1.1×	181 0.8×	113 0.6×	88 0.6×	50	1.0k
Barbara Velsor‐Friedrich United States	14	341 1.1×	159 0.5×	181 0.8×	66 0.3×	246 1.6×	51	876
Karen Hosper Netherlands	12	162 0.5×	249 0.8×	143 0.6×	35 0.2×	128 0.8×	19	522
Janneke Noordman Netherlands	17	627 1.9×	306 1.0×	74 0.3×	66 0.3×	71 0.5×	65	1.0k
Dyann Matson Koffman United States	11	410 1.3×	308 1.0×	206 0.9×	30 0.1×	89 0.6×	16	789
Helena Fonseca Portugal	17	364 1.1×	526 1.7×	123 0.5×	33 0.2×	368 2.4×	88	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vera Nierkens

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20 of 20 papers shown

Büchner, Frederike L., et al.. (2024). Perceptions and beliefs of general practitioners on their role in the cancer screening programmes in the Netherlands: a mixed-methods study. BMC Primary Care. 25(1). 129–129.

Nierkens, Vera, et al.. (2022). General practice residents’ perspectives on their professional identity formation: a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 12(7). e059691–e059691. 9 indexed citations

Büchner, Frederike L., Mathilde R. Crone, Job van Exel, et al.. (2022). Perspectives on cancer screening participation in a highly urbanized region: a Q-methodology study in The Hague, the Netherlands. BMC Public Health. 22(1). 1925–1925. 3 indexed citations

Nierkens, Vera, et al.. (2021). Unprofessional behaviour of GP residents and its remediation: a qualitative study among supervisors and faculty. BMC Family Practice. 22(1). 249–249. 6 indexed citations

Nierkens, Vera, et al.. (2017). The impact of a social network based intervention on self-management behaviours among patients with type 2 diabetes living in socioeconomically deprived neighbourhoods: a mixed methods approach. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. 45(6). 569–583. 25 indexed citations

Nierkens, Vera, et al.. (2017). Development of the Social Network-Based Intervention “Powerful Together with Diabetes” Using Intervention Mapping. Frontiers in Public Health. 5. 334–334. 9 indexed citations

Benson, Fiona E., et al.. (2014). Wanting to attend isn’t just wanting to quit: why some disadvantaged smokers regularly attend smoking cessation behavioural therapy while others do not: a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 14(1). 695–695. 15 indexed citations

Hartman, Marieke A., et al.. (2014). Is channel segmentation necessary to reach a multiethnic population with weight-related health promotion? An analysis of use and perception of communication channels. Ethnicity and Health. 20(2). 194–208. 3 indexed citations

Nierkens, Vera, Marieke A. Hartman, Mary Nicolaou, et al.. (2013). Effectiveness of Cultural Adaptations of Interventions Aimed at Smoking Cessation, Diet, and/or Physical Activity in Ethnic Minorities. A Systematic Review. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e73373–e73373. 121 indexed citations

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Hartman, Marieke A., et al.. (2013). A process evaluation: Does recruitment for an exercise program through ethnically specific channels and key figures contribute to its reach and receptivity in ethnic minority mothers?. BMC Public Health. 13(1). 768–768. 8 indexed citations

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Nicolaou, Mary, et al.. (2013). Development of a diabetes prevention program for Surinamese South Asians in the Netherlands. Health Promotion International. 29(4). 680–691. 20 indexed citations

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Admiraal, Wanda M., Vera Nierkens, F. Holleman, et al.. (2013). Intensive Lifestyle Intervention in General Practice to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes among 18 to 60-Year-Old South Asians: 1-Year Effects on the Weight Status and Metabolic Profile of Participants in a Randomized Controlled Trial. PLoS ONE. 8(7). e68605–e68605. 50 indexed citations

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Valkengoed, Irene G. M. van, et al.. (2012). Feasibility and effectiveness of a targeted diabetes prevention program for 18 to 60-year-old South Asian migrants: design and methods of the DH!AAN study. BMC Public Health. 12(1). 371–371. 24 indexed citations

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Nierkens, Vera, et al.. (2012). The DISC (Diabetes in Social Context) Study-evaluation of a culturally sensitive social network intervention for diabetic patients in lower socioeconomic groups: a study protocol. BMC Public Health. 12(1). 199–199. 11 indexed citations

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Nierkens, Vera, Karien Stronks, Barend JC Middelkoop, et al.. (2011). DiAlert: a lifestyle education programme aimed at people with a positive family history of type 2 diabetes and overweight, study protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 11(1). 751–751. 17 indexed citations

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Hosper, Karen, Mary Nicolaou, Irene G. M. van Valkengoed, Vera Nierkens, & Karien Stronks. (2011). Social and cultural factors underlying generational differences in overweight: a cross-sectional study among ethnic minorities in the Netherlands. BMC Public Health. 11(1). 105–105. 8 indexed citations

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Middelkoop, Barend JC, et al.. (2011). Changing the odds. What do we learn from prevention studies targeted at people with a positive family history of type 2 diabetes?. Primary care diabetes. 5(4). 215–221. 19 indexed citations

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Hosper, Karen, Vera Nierkens, Irene G. M. van Valkengoed, & Karien Stronks. (2008). Motivational factors mediating the association between acculturation and participation in sport among young Turkish and Moroccan women in the Netherlands. Preventive Medicine. 47(1). 95–100. 32 indexed citations

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Hosper, Karen, Vera Nierkens, Mary Nicolaou, & Karien Stronks. (2007). Behavioural risk factors in two generations of non-Western migrants: do trends converge towards the host population?. European Journal of Epidemiology. 22(3). 163–172. 90 indexed citations

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Nierkens, Vera, Nanné K. de Vries, & Karien Stronks. (2006). Smoking in immigrants: do socioeconomic gradients follow the pattern expected from the tobacco epidemic?. Tobacco Control. 15(5). 385–391. 56 indexed citations

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