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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Medicine D-index 92 Citations 28,515 463 World Ranking 7064 National Ranking 217

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Disease
  • Psychiatry

Osvaldo P. Almeida focuses on Internal medicine, Gerontology, Dementia, Psychiatry and Depression. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Internal medicine, Morning is strongly linked to Endocrinology. Osvaldo P. Almeida focuses mostly in the field of Gerontology, narrowing it down to topics relating to Cohort study and, in certain cases, Risk factor.

The various areas that Osvaldo P. Almeida examines in his Dementia study include Alzheimer's disease, Physical therapy, Homocysteine and Cognition. In Psychiatry, he works on issues like Clinical psychology, which are connected to Caregiver burden. His study looks at the intersection of Depression and topics like Cross-sectional study with Comorbidity.

His most cited work include:

  • Effect of physical activity on cognitive function in older adults at risk for Alzheimer disease: a randomized trial. (1190 citations)
  • Short versions of the Geriatric Depression Scale: A study of their validity for the diagnosis of a Major Depressive Episode according to ICD-10 and DSM-IV (862 citations)
  • Efficacy of estradiol for the treatment of depressive disorders in perimenopausal women: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. (536 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Internal medicine, Psychiatry, Depression, Dementia and Gerontology. His Internal medicine research incorporates elements of Placebo and Endocrinology. His work deals with themes such as Disease and Clinical psychology, which intersect with Psychiatry.

The concepts of his Depression study are interwoven with issues in Cross-sectional study, Physical therapy, Epidemiology and Cohort study. The Dementia study combines topics in areas such as Alzheimer's disease, Cognition and Pediatrics. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Body mass index, Longitudinal study, Quality of life, Public health and Cohort.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Internal medicine (49.17%)
  • Psychiatry (44.55%)
  • Depression (48.24%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2016-2021)?

  • Internal medicine (49.17%)
  • Dementia (35.49%)
  • Hazard ratio (22.00%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Internal medicine, Dementia, Hazard ratio, Depression and Cohort study. Osvaldo P. Almeida frequently studies issues relating to Endocrinology and Internal medicine. His Dementia research incorporates themes from Longitudinal study, Psychiatry, Mood, Hearing loss and Risk factor.

His studies in Hazard ratio integrate themes in fields like Stroke, Lower risk and Quartile. His Depression research includes elements of Intervention, Anxiety and Confidence interval. His studies deal with areas such as Epidemiology, Gerontology, Delusional disorder, Age of onset and Pediatrics as well as Cohort study.

Between 2016 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Depression as a modifiable factor to decrease the risk of dementia (69 citations)
  • Depression as a modifiable factor to decrease the risk of dementia (69 citations)
  • Depression as a modifiable factor to decrease the risk of dementia (69 citations)

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Best Publications

Effect of physical activity on cognitive function in older adults at risk for Alzheimer disease: a randomized trial.

Nicola T Lautenschlager;Kay L Cox;Leon Flicker;Jonathan K Foster.
JAMA (2008)

2074 Citations

Short versions of the Geriatric Depression Scale: A study of their validity for the diagnosis of a Major Depressive Episode according to ICD-10 and DSM-IV

Osvaldo P. Almeida;Shirley A. Almeida.
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (1999)

1433 Citations

Confiabilidade da versão brasileira da Escala de Depressão em Geriatria (GDS) versão reduzida

Osvaldo P. Almeida;Shirley A. Almeida.
Arquivos De Neuro-psiquiatria (1999)

1084 Citations

Efficacy of estradiol for the treatment of depressive disorders in perimenopausal women: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

Cláudio de Novaes Soares;Osvaldo P. Almeida;Hadine Joffe;Lee S. Cohen.
Archives of General Psychiatry (2001)

854 Citations

Association between alcohol and cardiovascular disease:Mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

Michael V Holmes;Michael V Holmes;Caroline E Dale;Luisa Zuccolo;Richard J Silverwood.
BMJ (2014)

713 Citations

The Mini-Mental State Examination and the Diagnosis of Dementia in Brazil

Osvaldo P. Almeida.
Arquivos De Neuro-psiquiatria (1998)

528 Citations

Reliability of the Brazilian version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) short form

Osvaldo P. Almeida;Shirley A. Almeida.
Arquivos De Neuro-psiquiatria (1999)

508 Citations

The assessment of insight in psychosis.

Anthony David;Alec Buchanan;Alison Reed;Osvaldo Almeida.
British Journal of Psychiatry (1992)

484 Citations

A systematic review of the association between the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia and burden of care.

Warwick Black;Osvaldo P. Almeida.
International Psychogeriatrics (2004)

399 Citations

Effect modification by population dietary folate on the association between MTHFR genotype, homocysteine, and stroke risk: a meta-analysis of genetic studies and randomised trials.

Michael V. Holmes;Paul Newcombe;Paul Newcombe;Jaroslav A. Hubacek;Reecha Sofat.
The Lancet (2011)

370 Citations

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