Virgil Hanson

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
59 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Virgil Hanson is a scholar working on Rheumatology, Hematology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Virgil Hanson has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Rheumatology, 18 papers in Hematology and 14 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Virgil Hanson's work include Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (15 papers), Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis (14 papers) and Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare (10 papers). Virgil Hanson is often cited by papers focused on Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (15 papers), Inflammatory Myopathies and Dermatomyositis (14 papers) and Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare (10 papers). Virgil Hanson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Philippines. Virgil Hanson's co-authors include James W. Varni, Karen Thompson, Bram Bernstein, Helen Kornreich, Bernhard H. Singsen, Joseph E. Levinson, Jane G. Schaller, Karen King, John Baum and Earl J. Brewer and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, Pain and The American Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Virgil Hanson

56 papers receiving 2.8k citations

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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.

Current proposed revision of JRA Criteria. JRA Criteria Subcommittee of the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Criteria Committee of the American Rheumatism Section of The Arthritis Foundation.

1977 551 citations Earl J. Brewer, John Baum et al. profile →
The Varni/Thompson Pediatrie Pain Questionnaire. I. Chronic musculoskeletal pain in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

1987 389 citations James W. Varni, Karen Thompson et al. Pain profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Virgil Hanson United States	28	1.2k	1.1k	557	503	476	59	3.1k
Barbara M. Ansell United Kingdom	34	1.0k 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	249 0.4×	448 0.9×	286 0.6×	143	3.4k
Balu H. Athreya United States	27	1.0k 0.9×	708 0.6×	332 0.6×	288 0.6×	550 1.2×	83	3.0k
Peter N. Malleson Canada	31	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 0.9×	328 0.6×	356 0.7×	607 1.3×	69	2.6k
Ilona S. Szer United States	26	822 0.7×	683 0.6×	772 1.4×	361 0.7×	634 1.3×	44	2.8k
Bram Bernstein United States	25	577 0.5×	768 0.7×	346 0.6×	246 0.5×	208 0.4×	36	2.0k
Abraham Gedalia United States	28	1.2k 1.0×	871 0.8×	280 0.5×	337 0.7×	420 0.9×	88	3.3k
Earl J. Brewer United States	23	1.6k 1.4×	872 0.8×	215 0.4×	131 0.3×	656 1.4×	45	2.4k
Murray H. Passo United States	41	2.1k 1.8×	1.5k 1.4×	728 1.3×	714 1.4×	951 2.0×	103	4.8k
David A. Cabral Canada	33	1.2k 1.1×	885 0.8×	248 0.4×	262 0.5×	553 1.2×	93	2.7k
Maria Odete Esteves Hilário Brazil	28	639 0.6×	676 0.6×	333 0.6×	314 0.6×	276 0.6×	131	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Virgil Hanson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Virgil Hanson

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All Works

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Walker, Sharyn M., Deborah McCurdy, Bracha Shaham, et al.. (1990). High prevalence of iga rheumatoid factor in severe polyarticular‐onset juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, but not in systemic‐onset or pauciarticular‐onset disease. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 33(2). 199–204. 14 indexed citations

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Varni, James W., Karen Thompson Wilcox, Virgil Hanson, & Riva Brik. (1988). Chronic musculoskeletal pain and functional status in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: an empirical model. Pain. 32(1). 1–7. 57 indexed citations

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Varni, James W., Karen Thompson Wilcox, & Virgil Hanson. (1988). Mediating effects of family social support on child psychological adjustment in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.. Health Psychology. 7(5). 421–431. 49 indexed citations

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Varni, James W., Karen Thompson Wilcox, & Virgil Hanson. (1988). Mediating effects of family social support on child psychological adjustment in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.. Health Psychology. 7(5). 421–431. 40 indexed citations

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Varni, James W., Karen Thompson, & Virgil Hanson. (1987). The Varni/Thompson Pediatrie Pain Questionnaire. I. Chronic musculoskeletal pain in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Pain. 28(1). 27–38. 389 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thompson, Karen, James W. Varni, & Virgil Hanson. (1987). Comprehensive Assessment of Pain in Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Empirical Model. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 12(2). 241–255. 77 indexed citations

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Spencer, Charles H., Virgil Hanson, Bernhard H. Singsen, et al.. (1984). Course of treated juvenile dermatomyositis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 105(3). 399–408. 88 indexed citations

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Lehman, Thomas J A, Bram Bernstein, Virgil Hanson, Helen Kornreich, & Karen King. (1981). Meningococcal infection complicating systemic lupus erythematosus. The Journal of Pediatrics. 99(1). 94–96. 16 indexed citations

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Singsen, Bernhard H., et al.. (1978). Spontaneous pneumothorax: A complication of juvenile dermatomyositis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 92(5). 771–774. 20 indexed citations

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Bernstein, Bram, Bernhard H. Singsen, Helen Kornreich, et al.. (1978). Reflex neurovascular dystrophy in childhood. The Journal of Pediatrics. 93(2). 211–215. 120 indexed citations

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Lehman, Thomas J A, Virgil Hanson, Helen Kornreich, Robert S. Peters, & Arthur D. Schwabe. (1978). HLA-B27-Negative Sacroiliitis: A Manifestation of Familial Mediterranean Fever in Childhood. PEDIATRICS. 61(3). 423–426. 21 indexed citations

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Levinson, Joseph E., John Baum, Earl J. Brewer, et al.. (1977). Comparison of tolmetin sodium and aspirin in the treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 91(5). 799–804. 71 indexed citations

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Bernstein, Bram, Deborah Forrester, Bernhard H. Singsen, et al.. (1977). Hip Joint Restoration in Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 20(5). 1099–1104. 42 indexed citations

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Singsen, Bernhard H., Keith Waters, Stuart E. Siegel, & Virgil Hanson. (1976). Lymphocytic leukemia, atypical dermatomyositis, and hyperlipidemia in a 4-year-old boy. The Journal of Pediatrics. 88(4). 602–604. 8 indexed citations

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Singsen, Bernhard H., Bram Bernstein, Karen King, & Virgil Hanson. (1976). Systemic lupus erythematosus in childhood: Correlations between changes in disease activity and serum complement levels. The Journal of Pediatrics. 89(3). 358–365. 23 indexed citations

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Kornreich, Helen & Virgil Hanson. (1974). The rheumatic diseases of childhood. Current Problems in Pediatrics. 4(6). 3–40. 10 indexed citations

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Kornreich, Helen, et al.. (1973). The Rheumatic Diseases in Adolescence. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 20(4). 911–931. 7 indexed citations

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Kornreich, Helen, Nadia N. Malouf, & Virgil Hanson. (1971). Acute hepatic dysfunction in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 79(1). 27–35. 32 indexed citations

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Kornreich, Helen, Kenneth N.F. Shaw, Richard Koch, & Virgil Hanson. (1968). Phenylketonuria and scleroderma. The Journal of Pediatrics. 73(4). 571–575. 19 indexed citations

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Hanson, Virgil, et al.. (1966). Scleroderma in childhood. The Journal of Pediatrics. 68(2). 243–256. 47 indexed citations

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