Willard L. Rodgers

10.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
71 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

Willard L. Rodgers is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Health and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, Willard L. Rodgers has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 18 papers in Health and 10 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in Willard L. Rodgers's work include Health disparities and outcomes (11 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (7 papers) and Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (7 papers). Willard L. Rodgers is often cited by papers focused on Health disparities and outcomes (11 papers), Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (7 papers) and Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (7 papers). Willard L. Rodgers collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and South Korea. Willard L. Rodgers's co-authors include Robert Boguslaw, Angus Campbell, A. Regula Herzog, Philip E. Converse, Richard M. Cohn, Angus Campbell, Greg J. Duncan, Robert B. Wallace, Mary Beth Ofstedal and James R. Burke and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Statistical Association and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Willard L. Rodgers

69 papers receiving 6.8k citations

Hit Papers

The Quality of American Life: Perceptions, Evaluations, a... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 2007 1977 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. The Quality of American Life: Perceptions, Evaluations, and Satisfactions.
    1977 1.6k citations Willard L. Rodgers et al. profile →
  2. Prevalence of Dementia in the United States: The Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study
    2007 1.4k citations Brenda L. Plassman, Kenneth M. Langa et al. Neuroepidemiology profile →
  3. The Quality of American Life: Perceptions, Evaluations, and Satisfactions.
    1977 1.0k citations Willard L. Rodgers et al. profile →

Peers

Willard L. Rodgers
M. Powell Lawton United States
A. Regula Herzog United States
David Dooley United States
Robert N. Butler United States
Kee‐Lee Chou Hong Kong
Richard. D. Cohen United States
Sally A. Shumaker United States
Gwenith G. Fisher United States
Jeanne A. Teresi United States
John Bond United Kingdom
M. Powell Lawton United States
Willard L. Rodgers
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Willard L. Rodgers

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rodgers, Willard L.. (2011). Effects of increasing the incentive size in a longitudinal study. Journal of Official Statistics. 27(2). 279–299. 5 indexed citations
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Plassman, Brenda L., Kenneth M. Langa, Gwenith G. Fisher, et al.. (2007). Prevalence of Dementia in the United States. Journal of Endodontics. 29(1). 28–30. 105 indexed citations
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Plassman, Brenda L., Kenneth M. Langa, Gwenith G. Fisher, et al.. (2007). Prevalence of Dementia in the United States: The Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study. Neuroepidemiology. 29(1-2). 125–132. 1390 indexed citations breakdown →
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Peterson, Christopher, et al.. (2006). Differential Effects of Faith-Based Coping on Physical and Mental Fatigue in Middle-Aged and Older Cardiac Patients. The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. 36(3). 351–365. 8 indexed citations
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Langa, Kenneth M., Brenda L. Plassman, Robert B. Wallace, et al.. (2005). The Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study: Study Design and Methods. Neuroepidemiology. 25(4). 181–191. 326 indexed citations
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Ai, Amy L., Christopher Peterson, Steven F. Bolling, & Willard L. Rodgers. (2005). Depression, faith-based coping, and short-term postoperative global functioning in adult and older patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 60(1). 21–28. 46 indexed citations
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Ai, Amy L., Christopher Peterson, Willard L. Rodgers, & Terrence N. Tice. (2005). Effects of faith and secular factors on locus of control in middle-aged and older cardiac patients. Aging & Mental Health. 9(5). 470–481. 29 indexed citations
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Rodgers, Willard L., Mary Beth Ofstedal, & A. Regula Herzog. (2003). Trends in Scores on Tests of Cognitive Ability in the Elderly U.S. Population, 1993-2000. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 58(6). S338–S346. 72 indexed citations
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Youngblut, JoAnne M., Dorothy Brooten, Lynn T. Singer, et al.. (2001). Effects of Maternal Employment and Prematurity on Child Outcomes in Single Parent Families. Nursing Research. 50(6). 346–355. 21 indexed citations
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Soldo, Beth J., Michael Hurd, Willard L. Rodgers, & Robert B. Wallace. (1997). Asset and Health Dynamics Among the Oldest Old: An Overview of the AHEAD Study. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 52B(Special). 1–20. 274 indexed citations
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Youngblut, JoAnne M., et al.. (1997). Mother, Child, and Family Factors Related to Employment of Single Mothers With LBW Preschoolers. Psychology of Women Quarterly. 21(2). 247–263. 7 indexed citations
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Bachman, Jerald G., Patrick M. O’Malley, Lloyd D. Johnston, Willard L. Rodgers, & John E. Schulenberg. (1992). Changes in drug use during the post-high school years. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 6 indexed citations
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Herzog, A. Regula & Willard L. Rodgers. (1989). Age differences in memory performance and memory ratings as measured in a sample survey.. Psychology and Aging. 4(2). 173–182. 6 indexed citations
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Herzog, A. Regula & Willard L. Rodgers. (1989). Age differences in memory performance and memory ratings as measured in a sample survey.. Psychology and Aging. 4(2). 173–182. 41 indexed citations
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Rodgers, Willard L., A. Regula Herzog, & Frank M. Andrews. (1988). Interviewing older adults: Validity of self-reports of satisfaction.. Psychology and Aging. 3(3). 264–272. 19 indexed citations
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Thornton, Arland & Willard L. Rodgers. (1987). The influence of individual and historical time on marital dissolution. Demography. 24(1). 1–22. 98 indexed citations
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Herzog, A. Regula, Willard L. Rodgers, & J. R. Woodworth. (1982). Subjective Well-Being Among Different Age Groups. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 77 indexed citations
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Rodgers, Willard L.. (1982). An Application of James-Stein Estimation to Survey Data. Sociological Methods & Research. 10(4). 463–483. 2 indexed citations
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Herzog, A. Regula & Willard L. Rodgers. (1981). The Structure of Subjective Well-Being in Different Age Groups. Journal of Gerontology. 36(4). 472–479. 47 indexed citations
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Rodgers, Willard L.. (1980). Residential Satisfaction in Relationship to Size of Place. Social Psychology Quarterly. 43(4). 436–436. 17 indexed citations

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