William L. Gekoski

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

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William L. Gekoski is a scholar working on Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Social Psychology and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, William L. Gekoski has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, 9 papers in Social Psychology and 8 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in William L. Gekoski's work include Aging and Gerontology Research (11 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (4 papers) and Mental Health Treatment and Access (3 papers). William L. Gekoski is often cited by papers focused on Aging and Gerontology Research (11 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (4 papers) and Mental Health Treatment and Access (3 papers). William L. Gekoski collaborates with scholars based in Canada and United States. William L. Gekoski's co-authors include V. Jane Knox, Corey S. Mackenzie, Edward Johnson, Charles M. Butter, Naida Silverthorn, Marilyn T. Zivian, Klaus F. Riegel, J. Jacobson, Kenneth R. Evans and Kate Evans and has published in prestigious journals such as Child Development, The Gerontologist and The American Journal of Psychology.

In The Last Decade

William L. Gekoski

27 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

Age, gender, and the underutilization of mental health services: The influence of help-seeking attitudes

2006 644 citations Corey S. Mackenzie, William L. Gekoski et al. Aging & Mental Health profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
William L. Gekoski Canada	14	604	539	288	250	207	30	1.3k
V. Jane Knox Canada	14	614 1.0×	556 1.0×	285 1.0×	248 1.0×	206 1.0×	25	1.4k
Leslie D. Frazier United States	20	366 0.6×	386 0.7×	188 0.7×	298 1.2×	152 0.7×	41	1.2k
Sheryl Zika New Zealand	7	724 1.2×	414 0.8×	234 0.8×	197 0.8×	294 1.4×	7	1.2k
Dominique L. Debats Netherlands	13	487 0.8×	361 0.7×	195 0.7×	145 0.6×	255 1.2×	16	1.0k
Julie Hakim‐Larson Canada	20	388 0.6×	653 1.2×	147 0.5×	304 1.2×	135 0.7×	34	1.1k
James C. Crumbaugh United States	10	917 1.5×	698 1.3×	314 1.1×	275 1.1×	446 2.2×	20	1.8k
Edward J. Peacock Canada	15	565 0.9×	1.1k 2.0×	223 0.8×	785 3.1×	214 1.0×	22	1.8k
Enrico DiTommaso Canada	13	660 1.1×	495 0.9×	200 0.7×	368 1.5×	409 2.0×	27	1.3k
Kamel Gana France	17	356 0.6×	230 0.4×	237 0.8×	195 0.8×	211 1.0×	62	1.0k
Diane Holmberg Canada	16	610 1.0×	323 0.6×	175 0.6×	327 1.3×	206 1.0×	37	1.2k

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Mackenzie, Corey S., William L. Gekoski, & V. Jane Knox. (2006). Age, gender, and the underutilization of mental health services: The influence of help-seeking attitudes. Aging & Mental Health. 10(6). 574–582. 644 indexed citations breakdown →

Mackenzie, Corey S., William L. Gekoski, & V. Jane Knox. (1999). Do family physicians treat older patients with mental disorders differently from younger patients?. PubMed. 45. 1219–24. 20 indexed citations

Knox, V. Jane, et al.. (1998). Women's Views of Institutional Versus Community-Based Long-Term Care. Research on Aging. 20(2). 218–245. 7 indexed citations

Gekoski, William L.. (1996). Dena Schenk and W. Andrew Achenbaum (eds.). Changing Perceptions of Aging and the Aged. New York: Springer, 1994.. Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. 15(3). 477–479. 2 indexed citations

Silverthorn, Naida & William L. Gekoski. (1995). Social desirability effects on measures of adjustment to university, independence from parents, and self-efficacy. Journal of Clinical Psychology. 51(2). 244–251. 22 indexed citations

Gekoski, William L., et al.. (1995). Gender differences in relating life events and well-being in elderly individuals. Social Indicators Research. 35(1). 1–25. 15 indexed citations

Zivian, Marilyn T., et al.. (1994). Psychotherapy for the elderly: Public opinion.. Psychotherapy. 31(3). 492–502. 14 indexed citations

Knox, V. Jane, et al.. (1992). Confounding as a problem in relating life events to health status in elderly individuals. American Journal of Community Psychology. 20(2). 243–252. 11 indexed citations

Zivian, Marilyn T., et al.. (1992). Psychotherapy for the elderly: Psychotherapists' preferences.. Psychotherapy. 29(4). 668–674. 16 indexed citations

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Gekoski, William L. & V. Jane Knox. (1990). Ageism or Healthism?. Journal of Aging and Health. 2(1). 15–27. 40 indexed citations

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Knox, V. Jane & William L. Gekoski. (1989). The Effect of Judgment Context on Assessments of Age Groups. Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. 8(3). 244–254. 6 indexed citations

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Knox, V. Jane, et al.. (1988). Perceived Cognitive Ability of Young and Old Targets. Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. 7(3). 192–203. 11 indexed citations

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Knox, V. Jane, et al.. (1987). Age-Related Humor as an Indicator of Attitudes and Perceptions. The Journal of Social Psychology. 127(3). 245–250. 5 indexed citations

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Gekoski, William L., V. Jane Knox, Edward Johnson, & Kenneth R. Evans. (1984). Sex of Target and Sex of Subject Effects on the Perception of 25, 45, 65, and 85 Year Olds. Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. 3(4). 155–164. 7 indexed citations

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Gekoski, William L.. (1980). Language acquisition context and language organization in bilinguals. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research. 9(5). 429–449. 15 indexed citations

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Gekoski, William L., et al.. (1976). Interactive and Categorical Grouping Strategies and the Syntagmatic-Paradigmatic Shift. Child Development. 47(4). 1116–1116. 9 indexed citations

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Gekoski, William L., et al.. (1976). Interactive and Categorical Grouping Strategies and the Syntagmatic-Paradigmatic Shift. Child Development. 47(4). 1116–1121. 11 indexed citations

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Gekoski, William L.. (1968). Stability of the Michigan Free and Restricted Association Norms. The American Journal of Psychology. 81(3). 347–347. 1 indexed citations

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Gekoski, William L.. (1968). Associative And Translation Habits Of Bilinguals As A Function Of Language Acquisition Contexts.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 1 indexed citations

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Butter, Charles M. & William L. Gekoski. (1966). Alterations in pattern equivalence following inferotemporal and lateral striate lesions in rhesus monkeys.. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 61(2). 309–312. 27 indexed citations

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