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James F. Fries

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
123
Citations
128790
World Ranking
3257
National Ranking
1797

James F. Fries publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James F. Fries sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 408 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

James F. Fries D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where James F. Fries sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 123 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

James F. Fries is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields, primarily within medicine and economics.

The main fields of study associated with their work include:

  • Medicine
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Within these broader domains, subfields addressed include:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Social Psychology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Pharmacology

Their research topics cover several areas, reflecting a diverse scholarly focus:

  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
  • Memory Processes and Influences
  • Deception detection and forensic psychology
  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging

Several recent papers illustrate these interests with work published predominantly in 2020, including:

  • The Potential Perils of Informed Consent, McGill Journal of Medicine
  • PROMIS measures of pain, fatigue, negative affect, physical function, and social function demonstrated clinical validity across a range of chronic conditions, UNC Libraries
  • The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) developed and tested its first wave of adult self-reported health outcome item banks: 2005-2008, UNC Libraries
  • Validation of the PROMIS physical function measures in a diverse US population-based cohort of cancer patients, UNC Libraries
  • Upper-Extremity and Mobility Subdomains From the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Adult Physical Functioning Item Bank, UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors collaborating with James F. Fries include:

  • Dagmar Amtmann
  • Darren A. DeWalt
  • Bryce B. Reeve
  • David Cella
  • Mark R. Schmitt

Publications are often found in specific venues, with the most frequent including:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Value in Health
  • McGill Journal of Medicine
  • Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Best Publications

  • The American Rheumatism Association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis.

    Frank C. Arnett;Steven M. Edworthy;Daniel A. Bloch;Dennis J. Mcshane

  • The 1982 revised criteria for the classification of systemic lupus erythematosus

    Eng M. Tan;Alan S. Cohen;James F. Fries;Alfonse T. Masi

  • Derivation of the SLEDAI. A disease activity index for lupus patients. The Committee on Prognosis Studies in SLE.

    C. Bombardier;D. D. Gladman;M. B. Urowitz;D. Caron

  • Measurement of patient outcome in arthritis.

    James F. Fries;Patricia Spitz;R. Guy Kraines;Halsted R. Holman

  • The patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) developed and tested its first wave of adult self-reported health outcome item banks: 2005-2008

    David Cella;William Riley;Arthur Stone;Nan Rothrock

  • Preliminary criteria for the classification of systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). Subcommittee for scleroderma criteria of the American Rheumatism Association Diagnostic and Therapeutic Criteria Committee.

    C Leroy;RD Altman;J.B. Kirsner

  • Aging, natural death, and the compression of morbidity.

    James F. Fries

  • Osteoarthritis: New Insights Part 1: The Disease and Its Risk Factors

    D. T. Felson;R. C. Lawrence;P. A. Dieppe;R. Hirsch

  • The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS): progress of an NIH Roadmap cooperative group during its first two years.

    David Cella;Susan Yount;Susan Yount;Nan Rothrock;Richard Gershon;Richard Gershon

  • The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of Wegener's granulomatosis.

    Randi Y. Leavitt;Randi Y. Leavitt;Anthony S. Fauci;Anthony S. Fauci;Daniel A. Bloch;Daniel A. Bloch;Beat A. Michel

  • The dimensions of health outcomes: the health assessment questionnaire, disability and pain scales.

    J F Fries;P W Spitz;D Y Young

  • The mortality of rheumatoid arthritis

    Frederick Wolfe;Donald M. Mitchell;John T. Sibley;James F. Fries

  • Pathologic observations in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma). A study of fifty-eight autopsy cases and fifty-eight matched controls

    William A. D'Angelo;James F. Fries;Alfonse T. Masi.;Lawrence E. Shulman

  • Measurement of health status in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

    Gurkirpal Singh;Balu H. Athreya;James F. Fries;Donald P. Goldsmith

  • The Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire: a review of its history, issues, progress, and documentation.

    Bonnie Bruce;James F Fries

  • The Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire: dimensions and practical applications.

    Bonnie Bruce;James F Fries

  • The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of vasculitis. Introduction.

    Gene G. Hunder;William P. Arend;William P. Arend;Daniel A. Bloch;Leonard H. Calabrese;Leonard H. Calabrese

  • Aging, health risks, and cumulative disability

    Anthony J. Vita;Richard B. Terry;Helen B. Hubert;James F. Fries

  • The American College of Rheumatology 1990 criteria for the classification of vasculitis: Summary

    James F. Fries;James F. Fries;Gene G. Hunder;Gene G. Hunder;Daniel A. Bloch;Daniel A. Bloch;Beat A. Michel

  • Clinical history as a screening test for ankylosing spondylitis.

    Andrei Calin;Jean Porta;James F. Fries;David J. Schurman

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel A. Bloch
Daniel A. Bloch Stanford University
Matthias Rose
Matthias Rose Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Alfonse T. Masi
Alfonse T. Masi University of Illinois at Chicago
Deborah P. Lubeck
Deborah P. Lubeck University of California, San Francisco
J. Paul Leigh
J. Paul Leigh University of California, Davis
David Cella
David Cella Northwestern University
Gene G. Hunder
Gene G. Hunder Mayo Clinic
Kiang Liu
Kiang Liu Northwestern University
Martha L. Daviglus
Martha L. Daviglus University of Illinois at Chicago
William P. Arend
William P. Arend University of Colorado Denver

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