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Jos W. R. Twisk

Jos W. R. Twisk

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Medicine
Netherlands
2023

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Medicine

D-Index
141
Citations
81150
World Ranking
1612
National Ranking
54

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Jos W. R. Twisk is affiliated with Amsterdam UMC in the Netherlands. Their work predominantly falls within the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on subfields including Psychiatry and Mental Health, Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Their research covers a variety of topics, highlighting work in areas such as Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Mental Health Research Topics, Advanced Causal Inference Techniques, and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, and Quality of Life.

Jos W. R. Twisk has contributed to several frequently appearing publication venues, including:

  • Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
  • Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Their recent papers encompass a range of topics and publication years:

  • Sleep characteristics across the lifespan in 1.1 million people from the Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
  • Mediation analysis methods used in observational research: a scoping review and recommendations, 2021, BMC Medical Research Methodology
  • Handling missing data in clinical research, 2022, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
  • Ignoring competing events in the analysis of survival data may lead to biased results: a nonmathematical illustration of competing risk analysis, 2020, Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
  • Fatigue in patients with chronic disease: results from the population-based Lifelines Cohort Study, 2021, Scientific Reports

The scientist collaborates frequently with several coauthors, notably:

  • Paul Knaapen
  • Ruurt Jukema
  • Ibrahim Danad
  • Martijn W. Heymans
  • Pepijn A. van Diemen

Best Publications

  • Tracking of childhood overweight into adulthood: a systematic review of the literature

    A. S. Singh;C. Mulder;J. W. R. Twisk;J. W. R. Twisk;W. Van Mechelen

  • A brief review on correlates of physical activity and sedentariness in youth

    Klazine Van Der Horst;Marijke J Chin A Paw;Jos W R Twisk;Willem Van Mechelen

  • Determinants of pulse wave velocity in healthy people and in the presence of cardiovascular risk factors: 'establishing normal and reference values'.

    Francesco U. S. Mattace-Raso;Albert Hofman;Germaine C. Verwoert;Jacqueline C. M. Witteman

  • Depression as a risk factor for the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus. A meta-analysis

    M J Knol;Jos W R Twisk;Jos W R Twisk;Aartjan T F Beekman;R. J. Heine

  • Intensity of leg and arm training after primary middle-cerebral-artery stroke: a randomised trial

    Gert Kwakkel;Robert C. Wagenaar;Jos W.R. Twisk;Gustaaf J. Lankhorst

  • Physical activity and performance at school: a systematic review of the literature including a methodological quality assessment.

    Amika Singh;Léonie Uijtdewilligen;Jos W. R. Twisk;Willem van Mechelen

  • Effect of bright light and melatonin on cognitive and noncognitive function in elderly residents of group care facilities: a randomized controlled trial.

    Rixt F. Riemersma-van der Lek;Dick F. Swaab;Jos Twisk;Elly M. Hol

  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for the onset of depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    A. Nouwen;Kirsty Winkley;J. Twisk;C. E. Lloyd

  • Increased urinary albumin excretion, endothelial dysfunction, and chronic low-grade inflammation in type 2 diabetes: Progressive, interrelated, and independently associated with risk of death

    Coen D.A. Stehouwer;Mari-Anne Gall;Jos W.R. Twisk;Elisabeth Knudsen

  • Development of antidrug antibodies against adalimumab and association with disease activity and treatment failure during long-term follow-up.

    Geertje M. Bartelds;Charlotte L. M. Krieckaert;Michael T. Nurmohamed;Pauline A. van Schouwenburg

  • The Effect of a Proprioceptive Balance Board Training Program for the Prevention of Ankle Sprains A Prospective Controlled Trial

    Evert Verhagen;Allard van der Beek;Jos Twisk;Lex Bouter

  • The effect of exercise training programs on bone mass: a meta-analysis of published controlled trials in pre- and postmenopausal women.

    I. Wolff;J. J. van Croonenborg;H. C. G. Kemper;P. J. Kostense

  • Efficacy and safety of procalcitonin guidance in reducing the duration of antibiotic treatment in critically ill patients: a randomised, controlled, open-label trial

    Evelien de Jong;Jos A. van Oers;Albertus Beishuizen;Albertus Beishuizen;Piet Vos

  • Efficacy of self-guided internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of depressive symptoms a meta-analysis of individual participant data

    Eirini Karyotaki;Heleen Riper;Jos W. Twisk;Adriaan Hoogendoorn

  • Comprehensive meta-analysis of excess mortality in depression in the general community versus patients with specific illnesses.

    Pim Cuijpers;Nicole Vogelzangs;Jos Twisk;Annet Kleiboer

  • Attrition in longitudinal studies. How to deal with missing data.

    Jos Twisk;Wieke de Vente

  • Impact of time on improvement of outcome after stroke

    Gert Kwakkel;Boudewijn Kollen;Jos Twisk

  • Weight-bearing activity during youth is a more important factor for peak bone mass than calcium intake

    D.C. Welten;H. C. G. Kemper;G.B. Post;W. van Mechelen

  • Standardizing the Definition of Hyperenhancement in the Quantitative Assessment of Infarct Size and Myocardial Viability Using Delayed Contrast-Enhanced CMR

    Olga Bondarenko;Aernout M. Beek;Mark B.M. Hofman;Harald P. Kühl

  • Effect on Survival of Androgen Deprivation Therapy Alone Compared to Androgen Deprivation Therapy Combined with Concurrent Radiation Therapy to the Prostate in Patients with Primary Bone Metastatic Prostate Cancer in a Prospective Randomised Clinical Trial: Data from the HORRAD Trial.

    Liselotte M.S. Boevé;Maarten C.C.M. Hulshof;André N. Vis;Aeilko H. Zwinderman

Frequent Co-Authors

Willem van Mechelen
Willem van Mechelen Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Coen D.A. Stehouwer
Coen D.A. Stehouwer Maastricht University
Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Corné A. M. Roelen
Corné A. M. Roelen Amsterdam UMC
Willem F. Lems
Willem F. Lems Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Anja C. Huizink
Anja C. Huizink Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Lex M. Bouter
Lex M. Bouter Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Joost Dekker
Joost Dekker University of Amsterdam
Philip Scheltens
Philip Scheltens Amsterdam UMC

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