2026 Jiska Cohen-Mansfield: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	89	207	174	1	1	365	42858

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Israel Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Israel Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Israel Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Israel Leader Award
1994 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield is affiliated with Tel Aviv University in Israel and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, health professions, and social sciences, with a primary focus on geriatric care and dementia-related topics. Their scholarly output spans 32 publications in medicine, 26 in health professions, and 23 within social sciences, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to health and aging.

Their research covers several subfields including general health professions, public health, environmental and occupational health, psychiatry and mental health, clinical psychology, and broader health studies. The scientist's main topics of focus include geriatric care and nursing homes, palliative care and end-of-life issues, health disparities and outcomes, dementia and cognitive impairment research, intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving, grief, bereavement and mental health, as well as patient dignity and privacy.

Frequent publication venues for their work include International Psychogeriatrics with 14 publications, Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (3), Journal of Medical Internet Research (2), International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2), and Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology (2).

They have collaborated regularly with several co-authors, notably Gill Livingston, Liat Ayalon, Naaheed Mukadam, Dilip V. Jeste, and Henry Brodaty, with at least 11 joint publications with each of these researchers.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Jiska Cohen-Mansfield include:

Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission (2020), published in The Lancet
Adequacy of Web-Based Activities as a Substitute for In-Person Activities for Older Persons During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survey Study (2020), Journal of Medical Internet Research
Long-term care settings in the times of COVID-19: challenges and future directions (2020), International Psychogeriatrics
Direct and Indirect Effects of COVID-19 on Long-Term Care Residents and Their Family Members (2022), Gerontology
The Rights of Persons With Dementia and Their Meanings (2021), Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

In recognition of contributions to psychology, Jiska Cohen-Mansfield was named a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1994.

Best Publications

Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission.

Gill Livingston;Gill Livingston;Jonathan Huntley;Andrew Sommerlad;Andrew Sommerlad;David Ames

9625
Citations
Dementia prevention, intervention, and care

Gill Livingston;Gill Livingston;Andrew Sommerlad;Vasiliki Orgeta;Sergi G Costafreda;Sergi G Costafreda

6374
Citations
Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Inappropriate Behaviors in Dementia: A Review, Summary, and Critique

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield

1803
Citations
A description of agitation in a nursing home.

Jiska Cohen-mansfield;Marcia S. Marx;Alvin S. Rosenthal

1799
Citations
Agitated Behaviors in the Elderly: I. A Conceptual Review

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Nathan Billig

1107
Citations
Agitated Behaviors in the Elderly: II. Preliminary Results in the Cognitively Deteriorated

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield

908
Citations
Correlates and predictors of loneliness in older-adults: a review of quantitative results informed by qualitative insights.

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Haim Hazan;Yaffa Lerman;Vera Shalom

735
Citations
Assessment and treatment of pain in people with dementia

Anne Corbett;Bettina Husebo;Marzia Malcangio;Amelia Staniland

423
Citations
Motivators and Barriers to Exercise in an Older Community-Dwelling Population

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Marcia S. Marx;Jack M. Guralnik

418
Citations
Neuropsychiatric signs and symptoms of Alzheimer's disease: New treatment paradigms

Krista L. Lanctôt;Joan Amatniek;Sonia Ancoli-Israel;Steven E. Arnold

393
Citations
Nonpharmacological Treatment of Agitation: A Controlled Trial of Systematic Individualized Intervention

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Alexander Libin;Marcia S Marx

366
Citations
Management of Verbally Disruptive Behaviors in Nursing Home Residents

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Perla Werner

358
Citations
Conceptualization of Agitation: Results Based on the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory and the Agitation Behavior Mapping Instrument

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield

324
Citations
Engagement in Persons With Dementia : The Concept and Its Measurement

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Maha Dakheel-Ali;Marcia S. Marx

322
Citations
The Effects of an Enhanced Environment on Nursing Home Residents Who Pace

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Perla Werner

304
Citations
Elderly Patients with Dementia-Related Symptoms of Severe Agitation and Aggression: Consensus Statement on Treatment Options, Clinical Trials Methodology, and Policy

Carl Salzman;Dilip V. Jeste;Roger E. Meyer;Jiska Cohen-Mansfield

303
Citations
Multilingualism and cognitive state in the oldest old.

Gitit Kavé;Nitza Eyal;Aviva Shorek;Jiska Cohen-Mansfield

299
Citations
Interventions for alleviating loneliness among older persons: a critical review

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Rotem Perach

296
Citations
Which unmet needs contribute to behavior problems in persons with advanced dementia

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Maha Dakheel-Ali;Marcia S. Marx;Khin Thein

290
Citations
Therapeutic robocat for nursing home residents with dementia: Preliminary inquiry

Alexander Libin;Jiska Cohen-Mansfield

287
Citations
Dementia and agitation in nursing home residents: How are they related?

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Marcia S. Marx;Alvin S. Rosenthal

266
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Perla Werner University of Haifa

Dov Shmotkin Tel Aviv University

Dag Aarsland King's College London

Leonard W. Poon University of Georgia

Jean Woo Chinese University of Hong Kong

Karl Grammer University of Vienna

Lars-Göran Nilsson Stockholm University

Alistair Burns University of Manchester

Gina M. Geffen University of Queensland

Lars Bäckman Karolinska Institute

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