Most cited papers in Health disparities and outcomes

Health disparities and outcomes

What are the most cited papers in Health disparities and outcomes?

The most cited paper in Health disparities and outcomes is "Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework" (Hilary Arksey, Lisa O’Malley, 2005), with 37,445 citations. Next come "The MOS 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36). I. Conceptual framework and item selection." (33,990) and "The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)" (30,226).

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Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 2,575 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	Scoping studies: towards a methodological framework Hilary Arksey, Lisa O’Malley · International Journal of Social Research Methodology Open access	Feb 2005	37,445
2	The MOS 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36). I. Conceptual framework and item selection. John E. Ware, Cathy Donald Sherbourne · PubMed	Jun 1992	33,990
3	The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) John E. Ware, Cathy Donald Sherbourne · Medical Care	Jun 1992	30,226
4	Stress, social support, and the buffering hypothesis. Sheldon Cohen, Thomas A. Wills · Psychological Bulletin	Sep 1985	17,584
5	A 12-Item Short-Form Health Survey John E. Ware, Mark R. Kosinski, Susan Keller · Medical Care	Mar 1996	17,385
6	Development and validation of a geriatric depression screening scale: A preliminary report Jerome Albert Yesavage, T. L. Brink, Terence L. Rose et al. · Journal of Psychiatric Research Open access	1982	15,217
7	Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 Spencer Lewis James et al. · The Lancet Open access990 authors	Nov 2018	14,263
8	Depression and Quality of Life in Older Persons: A Review Heidi Sivertsen, Guro Hanevold Bjørkløf, Knut Engedal et al. · Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders	2015	14,132
9	The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support Gregory D. Zimet, Nancy Wray Dahlem, Sara Goodman Zimet et al. · Journal of Personality Assessment Open access	Mar 1988	13,379
10	A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Stephen S Lim et al. · The Lancet Open access209 authors	Dec 2012	12,027
11	Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 Christopher J L Murray et al. · The Lancet Open access362 authors	Dec 2012	9,055
12	Self-Rated Health and Mortality: A Review of Twenty-Seven Community Studies Ellen L. Idler, Yael Benyamini · Journal of Health and Social Behavior	Mar 1997	8,690
13	An Ecological Perspective on Health Promotion Programs Kenneth R. McLeroy, Daniel L. Bibeau, Allan Steckler et al. · Health Education Quarterly	Dec 1988	8,568
14	Closing the gap in a generation: health equity through action on the social determinants of health Michael Gideon Marmot, Sharon Friel, Ruth Bell et al. · The Lancet	Nov 2008	7,997
15	Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review Julianne Holt‐Lunstad, Timothy B. Smith, J. Bradley Layton · PLoS Medicine Open access	27 Jul 2010	7,360
16	Social Relationships and Health James S. House, Karl R. Landis, Debra Umberson · Science	29 Jul 1988	7,086
17	Alternative projections of mortality and disability by cause 1990–2020: Global Burden of Disease Study Christopher J L Murray, Alan D López · The Lancet	May 1997	7,055
18	Social Support as a Moderator of Life Stress Sidney Cobb · Psychosomatic Medicine	Sep 1976	6,924
19	Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015 Haidong Wang et al. · The Lancet Open access772 authors	Oct 2016	6,750
20	The MOS social support survey Cathy Donald Sherbourne, Anita L. Stewart · Social Science & Medicine	1991	6,738
21	The MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) Colleen A. McHorney, WARE JOHNE, RACZEK ANASTASIAE · Medical Care	Mar 1993	6,711
22	Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Theo Vos et al. · The Lancet Open access679 authors	7 Jun 2015	6,558
23	Loneliness and Social Isolation as Risk Factors for Mortality Julianne Holt‐Lunstad, Timothy B. Smith, Mark Douglas Baker et al. · Perspectives on Psychological Science	Mar 2015	6,020
24	UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3): Reliability, Validity, and Factor Structure Daniel Wayne Russell · Journal of Personality Assessment	Feb 1996	5,898
25	Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness Richard V. Adkisson · The Social Science Journal	24 Nov 2008	5,678
26	Cohort Profile: The China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) Yaohui Zhao, Yisong Hu, James Patrick Smith et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology Open access	12 Dec 2012	5,486
27	Screening for Depression in Well Older Adults: Evaluation of a Short Form of the CES-D Elena M. Andresen, Judith April Malmgren, William B. Carter et al. · American Journal of Preventive Medicine Open access	Mar 1994	5,471
28	Socioeconomic Status and Child Development Robert H. Bradley, ROBERT FLYNN CORWYN · Annual Review of Psychology Review	Feb 2002	5,469
29	SOCIAL NETWORKS, HOST RESISTANCE, AND MORTALITY: A NINE-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF ALAMEDA COUNTY RESIDENTS Lisa F. Berkman, S. Leonard Syme · American Journal of Epidemiology	Feb 1979	5,396
30	Actual Causes of Death in the United States James Michael McGinnis · JAMA	10 Nov 1993	5,361
31	Structural racism and health inequities in the USA: evidence and interventions Zinzi Bailey, Nancy R Krieger, Madina Agénor et al. · The Lancet	Apr 2017	5,272
32	Actual Causes of Death in the United States, 2000 Ali H. Mokdad · JAMA	9 Mar 2004	5,270
33	The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): development and UK validation Ruth Tennant, Louise Hiller, Ruth Fishwick et al. · Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Open access	27 Nov 2007	5,237
34	The Spread of Obesity in a Large Social Network over 32 Years Nicholas A. Christakis, James H. Fowler · New England Journal of Medicine Open access	25 Jul 2007	5,103
35	The Mental Health Continuum: From Languishing to Flourishing in Life Corey L. M. Keyes · Journal of Health and Social Behavior	Jun 2002	5,075
36	Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 Alize J Ferrari et al. · The Lancet Open access1,328 authors	17 Apr 2024	4,996
37	A gradient of childhood self-control predicts health, wealth, and public safety Terrie E. Moffitt, Louise Arseneault, Daniel W. Belsky et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access	24 Jan 2011	4,916
38	Social Relationships and Health. Sheldon Cohen · American Psychologist	Nov 2004	4,890
39	A Short Scale for Measuring Loneliness in Large Surveys Mary Elizabeth Hughes, Linda J. Waite, Louise C. Hawkley et al. · Research on Aging Open access	20 Sep 2004	4,869
40	From social integration to health: Durkheim in the new millennium Lisa F. Berkman, Thomas A. Glass, Ian F. Brissette et al. · Social Science & Medicine	Sep 2000	4,864
41	Loneliness Matters: A Theoretical and Empirical Review of Consequences and Mechanisms Louise C. Hawkley, John T. Cacioppo · Annals of Behavioral Medicine Open access	21 Jul 2010	4,857
42	The World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative version of the World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI) Ronald C. Kessler, T. Bedirhan Üstün · International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research Open access	Jun 2004	4,854
43	Racial Differences in Physical and Mental Health David R. Williams, Yan Yu, James S. Jackson et al. · Journal of Health Psychology Open access	Jul 1997	4,834
44	The World Health Organization's WHOQOL-BREF quality of life assessment: Psychometric properties and results of the international field trial. A Report from the WHOQOL Group Suzanne M. Skevington, Mohamed Lotfy, Kathryn Ann O’Connell · Quality of Life Research	Mar 2004	4,737
45	Validating the SF-36 health survey questionnaire: new outcome measure for primary care. John Brazier, Robert Anthony Harper, Nev Jones et al. · BMJ Open access	18 Jul 1992	4,733
46	Interpretation of Changes in Health-related Quality of Life Geoffrey R. Norman, Jeff A. Sloan, Kathleen W. Wyrwich · Medical Care	May 2003	4,726
47	The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36): III. Tests of Data Quality, Scaling Assumptions, and Reliability Across Diverse Patient Groups Colleen A. McHorney, John E. Ware, Jing Lu et al. · Medical Care	1994	4,483
48	Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 Hmwe Hmwe Kyu et al. · The Lancet Open access980 authors	Nov 2018	4,225
49	Mechanisms Linking Social Ties and Support to Physical and Mental Health Peggy A. Thoits · Journal of Health and Social Behavior	Jun 2011	4,128
50	Adverse health effects of high-effort/low-reward conditions. Johannés Siegrist · Journal of Occupational Health Psychology	1996	4,110

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