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Jiska Cohen-Mansfield

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield

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Social Sciences and Humanities
Israel
2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
89
Citations
42858
World Ranking
207
National Ranking
1

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jiska Cohen-Mansfield sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 365 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Jiska Cohen-Mansfield D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jiska Cohen-Mansfield sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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

  • Dementia prevention, intervention, and care

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

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

    Jiska Cohen-Mansfield

  • A description of agitation in a nursing home.

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

  • Agitated Behaviors in the Elderly: I. A Conceptual Review

    Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Nathan Billig

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

    Jiska Cohen-Mansfield

  • 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

  • Assessment and treatment of pain in people with dementia

    Anne Corbett;Bettina Husebo;Marzia Malcangio;Amelia Staniland

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

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

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

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

  • Nonpharmacological Treatment of Agitation: A Controlled Trial of Systematic Individualized Intervention

    Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Alexander Libin;Marcia S Marx

  • Management of Verbally Disruptive Behaviors in Nursing Home Residents

    Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Perla Werner

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

    Jiska Cohen-Mansfield

  • 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

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

    Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Perla Werner

  • 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

  • Multilingualism and cognitive state in the oldest old.

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

  • Interventions for alleviating loneliness among older persons: a critical review

    Jiska Cohen-Mansfield;Rotem Perach

  • 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

  • Therapeutic robocat for nursing home residents with dementia: Preliminary inquiry

    Alexander Libin;Jiska Cohen-Mansfield

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Perla Werner
Perla Werner University of Haifa
Dov Shmotkin
Dov Shmotkin Tel Aviv University
Jack M. Guralnik
Jack M. Guralnik University of Maryland, Baltimore
Clive Ballard
Clive Ballard University of Exeter
Dag Aarsland
Dag Aarsland King's College London
Suzanne G. Leveille
Suzanne G. Leveille University of Massachusetts Boston
Stefano Volpato
Stefano Volpato University of Ferrara
Gill Livingston
Gill Livingston University College London
Leonard W. Poon
Leonard W. Poon University of Georgia
Lon S. Schneider
Lon S. Schneider University of Southern California

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