Vilma Varvo

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Vilma Varvo is a scholar working on General Health Professions, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vilma Varvo has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in General Health Professions, 4 papers in Surgery and 2 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Vilma Varvo's work include Health, psychology, and well-being (5 papers), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (4 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (2 papers). Vilma Varvo is often cited by papers focused on Health, psychology, and well-being (5 papers), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (4 papers) and Microscopic Colitis (2 papers). Vilma Varvo collaborates with scholars based in Italy. Vilma Varvo's co-authors include Cosimo Prantera, Maria Lia Scribano, Eva Berto, Arnaldo Andreoli, C Luzi, S. Levenstein, Susan Levenstein, Massimo Arcà, Adriana Marcheggiano and Giustina Milite and has published in prestigious journals such as The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Journal of Psychosomatic Research and Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Vilma Varvo

7 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Development of the perceived stress questionnaire: A new tool for psychosomatic research

1993 747 citations S. Levenstein, Cosimo Prantera et al. Journal of Psychosomatic Research profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Vilma Varvo	309	252	243	236	190	7	1.3k
S. Levenstein	263 0.9×	254 1.0×	240 1.0×	214 0.9×	131 0.7×	15	1.2k
Eva Berto	309 1.0×	250 1.0×	490 2.0×	438 1.9×	209 1.1×	14	1.6k
Susan Levenstein	402 1.3×	260 1.0×	353 1.5×	371 1.6×	333 1.8×	33	1.8k
C Luzi	294 1.0×	250 1.0×	596 2.5×	510 2.2×	205 1.1×	10	1.7k
Tone Tangen	203 0.7×	275 1.1×	89 0.4×	71 0.3×	65 0.3×	28	1.1k
Maria Carolina Hardoy	253 0.8×	713 2.8×	78 0.3×	166 0.7×	87 0.5×	52	2.0k
Sandra L. Bailey	197 0.6×	143 0.6×	151 0.6×	89 0.4×	27 0.1×	41	2.3k
Kalle Romanov	293 0.9×	228 0.9×	415 1.7×	182 0.8×	20 0.1×	26	1.7k
Kylie J. Smith	246 0.8×	232 0.9×	59 0.2×	97 0.4×	87 0.5×	89	2.3k
Andreas Hiemisch	100 0.3×	386 1.5×	55 0.2×	201 0.9×	26 0.1×	71	1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Levenstein, Susan, Cosimo Prantera, Vilma Varvo, et al.. (2000). Stress and Exacerbation in Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective Study of Patients Enrolled in Remission. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 95(5). 1213–1220. 343 indexed citations

Levenstein, Susan, et al.. (1996). Psychologic Predictors of Duodenal Ulcer Healing. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 22(2). 84–89. 22 indexed citations

Levenstein, Susan, Cosimo Prantera, Vilma Varvo, et al.. (1996). Long-term symptom patterns in duodenal ulcer: Psychosocial factors. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 41(5). 465–472. 17 indexed citations

Levenstein, Susan, et al.. (1995). Patterns of Biologic and Psychologic Risk Factors in Duodenal Ulcer Patients. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 21(2). 110–117. 20 indexed citations

Levenstein, S., Cosimo Prantera, Vilma Varvo, et al.. (1994). Psychological stress and disease activity in ulcerative colitis: a multidimensional cross-sectional study.. PubMed. 89(8). 1219–25. 143 indexed citations

Levenstein, S., Cosimo Prantera, Vilma Varvo, et al.. (1993). Development of the perceived stress questionnaire: A new tool for psychosomatic research. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 37(1). 19–32. 747 indexed citations breakdown →

Levenstein, Susan, et al.. (1992). Life Events, Personality, and Physical Risk Factors in Recent-Onset Duodenal Ulcer. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 14(3). 203–210. 11 indexed citations

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