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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
Psychology D-index 70 Citations 21,187 270 World Ranking 1569 National Ranking 962
Medicine D-index 78 Citations 31,198 359 World Ranking 12656 National Ranking 6592

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Awards & Achievements

1996 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Disease

Robert D. Kerns spends much of his time researching Chronic pain, Physical therapy, Clinical psychology, Psychiatry and Pain catastrophizing. In his research, Robert D. Kerns performs multidisciplinary study on Chronic pain and Spouse. His Physical therapy research incorporates elements of Clinical trial, Analgesic, Randomized controlled trial, Mental health and Low back pain.

His work carried out in the field of Clinical psychology brings together such families of science as Psychological intervention, Rehabilitation, Cognitive behavioral therapy and Vulvodynia. His Psychiatry study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Outcome assessment, Practice patterns and Healthcare system. Robert D. Kerns has included themes like Perception, Marital status, Mood, Developmental psychology and Anger in his Pain catastrophizing study.

His most cited work include:

  • Interpreting the Clinical Importance of Treatment Outcomes in Chronic Pain Clinical Trials: IMMPACT Recommendations (1888 citations)
  • The West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI) (1763 citations)
  • Explaining high rates of depression in chronic pain: A diathesis-stress framework. (627 citations)

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

Robert D. Kerns mainly focuses on Chronic pain, Physical therapy, Clinical psychology, Psychiatry and Veterans Affairs. His work in Chronic pain covers topics such as Intervention which are related to areas like Comorbidity. His studies in Physical therapy integrate themes in fields like Low back pain, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Randomized controlled trial and Clinical trial.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Pain management and Cognition. The concepts of his Psychiatry study are interwoven with issues in Medical prescription and Social support. The study incorporates disciplines such as Nursing and Family medicine in addition to Veterans Affairs.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Chronic pain (60.56%)
  • Physical therapy (42.75%)
  • Clinical psychology (25.70%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Chronic pain (60.56%)
  • Physical therapy (42.75%)
  • Intervention (6.36%)

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

Robert D. Kerns focuses on Chronic pain, Physical therapy, Intervention, Psychological intervention and Clinical trial. His Chronic pain study incorporates themes from Internal medicine, Public health, Clinical psychology, Veterans health and Low back pain. His work on PsycINFO expands to the thematically related Clinical psychology.

His Physical therapy study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Self-management, Cognitive behavioral therapy, Randomized controlled trial, Anxiety and National Health Interview Survey. His research investigates the connection between Intervention and topics such as Comorbidity that intersect with problems in Social cognitive theory. His Psychological intervention research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Depression and Referral.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Prevalence of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain Among Adults — United States, 2016 (459 citations)
  • International Stakeholder Community of Pain Experts and Leaders Call for an Urgent Action on Forced Opioid Tapering. (41 citations)
  • Racial disparities in discontinuation of long-term opioid therapy following illicit drug use among black and white patients (21 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Internal medicine
  • Psychiatry
  • Disease

Robert D. Kerns mostly deals with Chronic pain, Physical therapy, Emergency medicine, Medical prescription and Cohort study. His research integrates issues of Psychological intervention, Internal medicine, Logistic regression, Clinical trial and Pain assessment in his study of Chronic pain. His Psychological intervention research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Quality of life, Activities of daily living, Mental health, Response rate and Depression.

Robert D. Kerns works on Physical therapy which deals in particular with Pain coping. Robert D. Kerns interconnects Health services research and Confidence interval in the investigation of issues within Emergency medicine. Robert D. Kerns works mostly in the field of Randomized controlled trial, limiting it down to topics relating to Reimbursement and, in certain cases, Veterans Affairs, as a part of the same area of interest.

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Best Publications

Topical Review and RecommendationsCore outcome measures for chronic pain clinical trials: IMMPACT recommendations

Robert H. Dworkin;Dennis C. Turk;John T. Farrar;Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite.
Pain (2005)

3625 Citations

The West Haven-Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI)

Robert D. Kerns;Dennis C. Turk;Thomas E. Rudy.
Pain (1985)

2863 Citations

Interpreting the Clinical Importance of Treatment Outcomes in Chronic Pain Clinical Trials: IMMPACT Recommendations

Robert H. Dworkin;Dennis C. Turk;Kathleen W. Wyrwich;Dorcas Beaton.
The Journal of Pain (2008)

2753 Citations

Prevalence of Chronic Pain and High-Impact Chronic Pain Among Adults - United States, 2016.

James Dahlhamer;Jacqueline Lucas;Carla Zelaya;Richard Nahin.
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (2018)

1325 Citations

Explaining high rates of depression in chronic pain: A diathesis-stress framework.

Sara M. Banks;Robert D. Kerns.
Psychological Bulletin (1996)

1156 Citations

Meta-analysis of psychological interventions for chronic low back pain.

Benson M. Hoffman;Rebecca K. Papas;David K. Chatkoff;Robert D. Kerns.
Health Psychology (2007)

1077 Citations

Systematic review: opioid treatment for chronic back pain: prevalence, efficacy, and association with addiction.

Bridget A. Martell;Patrick G. O'Connor;Robert D. Kerns;William C. Becker.
Annals of Internal Medicine (2007)

928 Citations

Prevalence of chronic pain, posttraumatic stress disorder, and persistent postconcussive symptoms in OIF/OEF veterans: polytrauma clinical triad.

Henry L. Lew;John D. Otis;Carlos Tun;Robert D. Kerns.
Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development (2009)

681 Citations

Chronic pain and depression: toward a cognitive-behavioral mediation model

Thomas E. Rudy;Robert D. Kerns;Dennis C. Turk.
Pain (1988)

633 Citations

THE ROLE OF SPOUSE REINFORCEMENT, PERCEIVED PAIN, AND ACTIVITY LEVELS OF CHRONIC PAIN PATIENTS

Herta Flor;Herta Flor;Robert D. Kerns;Dennis C. Turk.
Journal of Psychosomatic Research (1987)

491 Citations

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