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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Medicine D-index 87 Citations 28,667 266 World Ranking 6815 National Ranking 3754

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Awards & Achievements

2008 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Cancer
  • Internal medicine
  • Health care

Breast cancer, Family medicine, Psychological intervention, Gynecology and Public health are her primary areas of study. Barbara K. Rimer has included themes like Randomized controlled trial, Family history and Oncology in her Breast cancer study. Her Family medicine research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in National Health Interview Survey, Health care, Socioeconomic status and Genetic testing.

Barbara K. Rimer interconnects Intervention, Systematic review, Mammography and Mass screening in the investigation of issues within Psychological intervention. Her Public health research integrates issues from Gerontology, Public relations and Behavior change. Barbara K. Rimer has researched Behavior change in several fields, including Persuasion, Environmental health, Health policy, Health psychology and Health communication.

Her most cited work include:

  • Health behavior and health education : theory, research, and practice (6087 citations)
  • Health Behavior and Health Education (2097 citations)
  • Trust and sources of health information: the impact of the Internet and its implications for health care providers: findings from the first Health Information National Trends Survey. (1087 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Barbara K. Rimer focuses on Family medicine, Mammography, Breast cancer, Psychological intervention and Cancer. Her Family medicine research incorporates elements of Cancer screening and Nursing, Health care, Health education, Public health. As a part of the same scientific study, Barbara K. Rimer usually deals with the Health education, concentrating on Health promotion and frequently concerns with Behavior change and Health policy.

Her Mammography research incorporates themes from Demography, Health maintenance, Gerontology and Mass screening. The Breast cancer study combines topics in areas such as Gynecology, Randomized controlled trial, Oncology and Family history. Her Psychological intervention study which covers Intervention that intersects with Physical therapy.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Family medicine (33.55%)
  • Mammography (27.04%)
  • Breast cancer (27.04%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2005-2021)?

  • Family medicine (33.55%)
  • Psychological intervention (19.54%)
  • Breast cancer (27.04%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Her primary areas of study are Family medicine, Psychological intervention, Breast cancer, Mammography and Public health. Her research integrates issues of Hpv vaccination, Human papillomavirus, Gynecology and Vaccination in her study of Family medicine. Within one scientific family, Barbara K. Rimer focuses on topics pertaining to Mass screening under Mammography, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Sigmoidoscopy.

Barbara K. Rimer works mostly in the field of Public health, limiting it down to concerns involving Gerontology and, occasionally, Cancer prevention. Her research in Health promotion intersects with topics in Health equity and Behavior change. Her work on International health as part of general Health education study is frequently linked to Virginity test, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.

Between 2005 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Health behavior and health education : theory, research, and practice (6087 citations)
  • Advancing Tailored Health Communication: A Persuasion and Message Effects Perspective (351 citations)
  • Effectiveness of interventions to increase screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers: nine updated systematic reviews for the guide to community preventive services. (293 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Cancer
  • Internal medicine
  • Health care

Her main research concerns Breast cancer, Psychological intervention, Fecal occult blood, Mass screening and Family medicine. Her Breast cancer study is concerned with Cancer in general. Her Mass screening study incorporates themes from Physical therapy and Mammography.

Her Family medicine research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Cancer risk, Relative risk, Actuarial science and Perception. As a member of one scientific family, she mostly works in the field of Public health, focusing on Cancer prevention and, on occasion, Gerontology. Her Gerontology research integrates issues from Environmental health, International health, Health education, Health policy and Global health.

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Best Publications

Health behavior and health education : theory, research, and practice

Karen Glanz;Barbara K. Rimer;K. Viswanath.
e - BOOK STIKES - POLTEKKES MAJAPAHIT (2008)

10663 Citations

Health Behavior and Health Education

Karen. Glanz;Frances Marcus. Lewis;Barbara K. Rimer.
(1990)

3478 Citations

Trust and sources of health information: the impact of the Internet and its implications for health care providers: findings from the first Health Information National Trends Survey.

Bradford W. Hesse;David E. Nelson;Gary L. Kreps;Robert T. Croyle.
JAMA Internal Medicine (2005)

1733 Citations

Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory, Research, and Practice

Karen Glanz;Frances Marcus Lewis;Barbara K. Rimer.
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (1991)

1652 Citations

General performance on a numeracy scale among highly educated samples.

Isaac M. Lipkus;Greg Samsa;Barbara K. Rimer.
Medical Decision Making (2001)

1550 Citations

Report of the International Workshop on Screening for Breast Cancer

Suzanne W. Fletcher;William Black;Russell P Harris;Barbara K Rimer.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute (1993)

1157 Citations

Progress in cancer screening practices in the United States: results from the 2000 National Health Interview Survey.

Judith Swan;Nancy Breen;Ralph J. Coates;Barbara K. Rimer.
Cancer (2003)

1130 Citations

Health behavior : theory, research, and practice

Karen Glanz;Barbara K. Rimer;K. Viswanath.
(2015)

784 Citations

Tailoring Health Messages: Customizing Communication With Computer Technology

David W. Farrell;Barbara K. Rimer;Laura Olevitch;Laura K. Brennan.
(1999)

728 Citations

Psychological side effects of breast cancer screening.

Caryn Lerman;Bruce Trock;Barbara K. Rimer;Christopher Jepson.
Health Psychology (1991)

616 Citations

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