2026 Kenneth J. Ottenbacher: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	91	11682	10988	5988	5541	545	33430

Overview

Kenneth J. Ottenbacher is affiliated with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of medicine and health professions, with significant contributions to geriatrics and gerontology, psychiatry and mental health, surgery, and epidemiology.

The main topics of their work include:

Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
Frailty in Older Adults
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Chronic Disease Management Strategies
Emergency and Acute Care Studies
Hip and Femur Fractures
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Recent papers authored by Kenneth J. Ottenbacher demonstrate this scope, including:

Trajectories of Frailty and Cognitive Decline Among Older Mexican Americans, 2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series A
Clinical Performance Measures for Stroke Rehabilitation: Performance Measures From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, 2021, Stroke
Changes in Health Care Use by Mexican American Medicare Beneficiaries Before and After a Diagnosis of Dementia, 2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series A
Impact of Diabetes on 90-Day Episodes of Care After Elective Total Joint Arthroplasty Among Medicare Beneficiaries, 2020, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Readmissions Reduction Program: Mortality and Readmissions for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2020, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with this scientist include:

Yong-Fang Kuo
Brian Downer
Allen Haas
Chih-Ying Li
Soham Al Snih

Kenneth J. Ottenbacher has published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent publication venues being:

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
Innovation in Aging
PLoS ONE
American Journal of Occupational Therapy

The scientist's substantial output includes 87 publications in medicine and 32 in health professions, highlighting an active engagement across general health professions as well as specialized fields such as geriatrics and gerontology and mental health.

Best Publications

Guidelines for Adult Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

Carolee J. Winstein;Joel Stein;Ross Arena;Barbara Bates

3217
Citations
The effects of exercise training on elderly persons with cognitive impairment and dementia: A meta-analysis

Patricia Heyn;Beatriz C. Abreu;Kenneth J. Ottenbacher

1821
Citations
The reliability of the functional independence measure: A quantitative review

Kenneth J. Ottenbacher;Yungwen Hsu;Carl V. Granger;Roger C. Fiedler

1546
Citations
Rehabilitation of persons with traumatic brain injury

K. T. Ragnarsson;W. R. Clarke;J. R. Daling;S. L. Garber

710
Citations
The functional independence measure: Tests of scaling assumptions, structure, and reliability across 20 diverse impairment categories

Margaret G. Stineman;Judy A. Shea;Alan Jette;Charles J. Tassoni

638
Citations
Effectiveness of assistive technology and environmental interventions in maintaining independence and reducing home care costs for the frail elderly. A randomized controlled trial.

William C. Mann;Kenneth J. Ottenbacher;Linda Fraas;Machiko Tomita

633
Citations
THE COMMUNITY INTEGRATION QUESTIONNAIRE: A Comparative Examination

B. Willer;Kenneth Ottenbacher;M. L. Coad

599
Citations
Evaluating Clinical Change: Strategies for Occupational and Physical Therapists

Kenneth J. Ottenbacher

530
Citations
The Results of Clinical Trials in Stroke Rehabilitation Research

Kenneth J. Ottenbacher;Sylvie Jannell

522
Citations
Assessing walking speed in clinical research: a systematic review.

James E. Graham;Glenn V. Ostir;Steven R. Fisher;Kenneth J. Ottenbacher

484
Citations
The effect of obesity on disability vs mortality in older Americans.

Soham Al Snih al snih;Kenneth Ottenbacher;Kyriakos Markides;Yong Fang Kuo

422
Citations
Trends in Androgen Prescribing in the United States, 2001 to 2011

Jacques Baillargeon;Randall J. Urban;Kenneth J. Ottenbacher;Karen S. Pierson

401
Citations
Hand grip strength and incident ADL disability in elderly Mexican Americans over a seven-year period

Soham Al Snih al snih;Kyriakos Markides;Kenneth Ottenbacher;Mukaila Raji

382
Citations
Handgrip Strength and Cognitive Decline in Older Mexican Americans

Ana Alfaro-Acha;Soham Al Snih al snih;Mukaila Raji;Yong Fang Kuo

349
Citations
Onset of frailty in older adults and the protective role of positive affect.

Glenn V. Ostir;Kenneth J. Ottenbacher;Kyriakos S. Markides

316
Citations
Trends in length of stay, living setting, functional outcome, and mortality following medical rehabilitation.

Kenneth J. Ottenbacher;Pam M. Smith;Santira B. Illig;Richard T. Linn

302
Citations
Task performance in virtual environments used for cognitive rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury

Charles Christiansen;Beatriz Abreu;Kenneth Ottenbacher;Kenneth Huffman

269
Citations
Frailty in older Mexican Americans

Kenneth J. Ottenbacher;Glenn V. Ostir;M. Kristen Peek;Soham Al Snih

264
Citations
A virtual reality environment for evaluation of a daily living skill in brain injury rehabilitation: reliability and validity.

Ling Zhang;Beatriz C Abreu;Beatriz C Abreu;Gary S Seale;Brent Masel

255
Citations
Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Older Men Receiving Testosterone Therapy

Jacques Baillargeon;Randall J. Urban;Yong Fang Kuo;Kenneth J. Ottenbacher

244
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Yong Fang Kuo The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Kyriakos S. Markides The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

James S. Goodwin The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Walter R. Frontera University of Puerto Rico

Alan M. Jette MGH Institute of Health Professions

Pamela W. Duncan Wake Forest University

P. Hunter Peckham Case Western Reserve University

M. Kristen Peek The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Rory A. Cooper University of Pittsburgh

Karl Eschbach The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

External Links

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