| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Assessment of Older People: Self-Maintaining and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living | Gerontologist, The | 1969 | 14,702 |
| 2 | Assessment of older people: self-maintaining and instrumental activities of daily living | Gerontologist, The | 1969 | 4,813 |
| 3 | 9/Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) | Clinical Gerontologist | 1986 | 4,551 |
| 4 | Relatives of the Impaired Elderly: Correlates of Feelings of Burden | Gerontologist, The | 1980 | 4,374 |
| 5 | Caregiving and the Stress Process: An Overview of Concepts and Their Measures | Gerontologist, The | 1990 | 3,529 |
| 6 | Progress in Development of the Index of ADL | Gerontologist, The | 1970 | 3,470 |
| 7 | Successful Aging | Gerontologist, The | 1997 | 3,070 |
| 8 | Two Shorter Forms of the CES-D Depression Symptoms Index | Journal of Aging and Health | 1993 | 1,864 |
| 9 | What can “thematic analysis” offer health and wellbeing researchers? | International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being | 2014 | 1,615 |
| 10 | Psychiatric and Physical Morbidity Effects of Dementia Caregiving: Prevalence, Correlates, and Causes | Gerontologist, The | 1995 | 1,559 |
| 11 | An epigenetic biomarker of aging for lifespan and healthspan | Aging | 2018 | 1,552 |
| 12 | Subjective Burden of Husbands and Wives as Caregivers: A Longitudinal Study | Gerontologist, The | 1986 | 1,521 |
| 13 | Age-Ism: Another Form of Bigotry | Gerontologist, The | 1969 | 1,374 |
| 14 | Caregiver Weil-Being: A Multidimensional Examination of Family Caregivers of Demented Adults | Gerontologist, The | 1986 | 1,320 |
| 15 | Cumulative Advantage/Disadvantage and the Life Course: Cross-Fertilizing Age and Social Science Theory | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | 2003 | 1,318 |
| 16 | Screening Tests for Geriatric Depression | Clinical Gerontologist | 1982 | 1,308 |
| 17 | Development and Validation of a Functional Fitness Test for Community-Residing Older Adults | Journal of Aging and Physical Activity | 1999 | 1,307 |
| 18 | Performance of an Abbreviated Version of the Lubben Social Network Scale Among Three European Community-Dwelling Older Adult Populations | Gerontologist, The | 2006 | 1,252 |
| 19 | A Continuity Theory of Normal Aging | Gerontologist, The | 1989 | 1,247 |
| 20 | Clinical Dementia Rating: A Reliable and Valid Diagnostic and Staging Measure for Dementia of the Alzheimer Type | International Psychogeriatrics | 1997 | 1,190 |
| 21 | The Meaning of "Aging in Place" to Older People | Gerontologist, The | 2012 | 1,156 |
| 22 | The Zarit Burden Interview | Gerontologist, The | 2001 | 1,140 |
| 23 | Caregivers of the Frail Elderly: A National Profile | Gerontologist, The | 1987 | 1,135 |
| 24 | DNA methylation GrimAge strongly predicts lifespan and healthspan | Aging | 2019 | 1,128 |
| 25 | What is resilience? A review and concept analysis | Reviews in Clinical Gerontology | 2011 | 1,049 |
| 26 | Apoptosis as anticancer mechanism: function and dysfunction of its modulators and targeted therapeutic strategies | Aging | 2016 | 1,014 |
| 27 | Does comorbidity increase the risk of patients with COVID-19: evidence from meta-analysis | Aging | 2020 | 965 |
| 28 | An Inventory to Assess Activities of Daily Living for Clinical Trials in Alzheimerʼs Disease | Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders | 1997 | 961 |
| 29 | How Effective Are Interventions With Caregivers? An Updated Meta-Analysis | Gerontologist, The | 2002 | 941 |
| 30 | The Impact of Hearing Loss on Quality of Life in Older Adults | Gerontologist, The | 2003 | 895 |
| 31 | Application of a Multidimensional Caregiver Burden Inventory | Gerontologist, The | 1989 | 886 |
| 32 | Designing the National Resident Assessment Instrument for Nursing Homes | Gerontologist, The | 1990 | 864 |
| 33 | Gender Differences in Caregiver Stressors, Social Resources, and Health: An Updated Meta-Analysis | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | 2006 | 844 |
| 34 | Associations of Stressors and Uplifts of Caregiving With Caregiver Burden and Depressive Mood: A Meta-Analysis | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | 2003 | 843 |
| 35 | Towards a Theory of Dementia Care: Personhood and Well-being | Ageing and Society | 1992 | 838 |
| 36 | Correlates of Physical Health of Informal Caregivers: A Meta-Analysis | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | 2007 | 832 |
| 37 | The Prevalence of Elder Abuse: A Random Sample Survey | Gerontologist, The | 1988 | 823 |
| 38 | Parent Care as a Normative Family Stress | Gerontologist, The | 1985 | 805 |
| 39 | Strain Among Caregivers: A Study of Experience in the United States | Gerontologist, The | 1983 | 792 |
| 40 | The Cognitive Abilities Screening Instrument (CASI): A Practical Test for Cross-Cultural Epidemiological Studies of Dementia | International Psychogeriatrics | 1994 | 787 |
| 41 | DNA methylation-based measures of biological age: meta-analysis predicting time to death | Aging | 2016 | 786 |
| 42 | Prevalence and Impact of Caregiving: A Detailed Comparison Between Dementia and Nondementia Caregivers | Gerontologist, The | 1999 | 781 |
| 43 | Walking Speed: The Functional Vital Sign | Journal of Aging and Physical Activity | 2015 | 770 |
| 44 | Physical activity in older age: perspectives for healthy ageing and frailty | Biogerontology | 2016 | 767 |
| 45 | Measurement of competence: reliability and validity of the TMIG Index of Competence | Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics | 1991 | 764 |
| 46 | Aging, Memory, and Mild Cognitive Impairment | International Psychogeriatrics | 1997 | 758 |
| 47 | The Uniform Data Set (UDS): Clinical and Cognitive Variables and Descriptive Data From Alzheimer Disease Centers | Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders | 2006 | 743 |
| 48 | Preventing social isolation and loneliness among older people: a systematic review of health promotion interventions | Ageing and Society | 2005 | 718 |
| 49 | Why does COVID-19 disproportionately affect older people? | Aging | 2020 | 708 |
| 50 | Self-Ratings of Health: Do they also Predict change in Functional Ability? | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | 1995 | 706 |
| 51 | Adipocyte tissue volume in bone marrow is increased with aging and in patients with osteoporosis | Biogerontology | 2001 | 706 |
| 52 | A measure of quality of life in early old age: The theory, development and properties of a needs satisfaction model (CASP-19) | Aging and Mental Health | 2003 | 692 |
| 53 | The Alzheimer's Disease Centers' Uniform Data Set (UDS) | Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders | 2009 | 684 |
| 54 | Predicting falls within the elderly community: comparison of postural sway, reaction time, the Berg balance scale and the Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale for comparing fallers and non-fallers | Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics | 2004 | 679 |
| 55 | Mind Matters: Cognitive and Physical Effects of Aging Self-Stereotypes | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | 2003 | 678 |
| 56 | Reliability Estimates for The Minimum Data Set for Nursing Home Resident Assessment and Care Screening (MDS) | Gerontologist, The | 1995 | 671 |
| 57 | The Australian Imaging, Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) study of aging: methodology and baseline characteristics of 1112 individuals recruited for a longitudinal study of Alzheimer's disease | International Psychogeriatrics | 2009 | 661 |
| 58 | Helping caregivers of persons with dementia: which interventions work and how large are their effects? | International Psychogeriatrics | 2006 | 657 |
| 59 | Missed and Delayed Diagnosis of Dementia in Primary Care | Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders | 2009 | 657 |
| 60 | Effects of Volunteering on the Well-Being of Older Adults | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | 2003 | 655 |
| 61 | The Family as a Social Support System in Old Age | Gerontologist, The | 1979 | 648 |
| 62 | Development and Validation of Criterion-Referenced Clinically Relevant Fitness Standards for Maintaining Physical Independence in Later Years | Gerontologist, The | 2013 | 648 |
| 63 | Aging and Cumulative Inequality: How Does Inequality Get Under the Skin? | Gerontologist, The | 2009 | 646 |
| 64 | 6/Use of the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale with Older Adults | Clinical Gerontologist | 1986 | 644 |
| 65 | Assistive social robots in elderly care: a review | Gerontechnology | 2009 | 643 |
| 66 | The Epidemiology of Depression in an Elderly Community Population | Gerontologist, The | 1987 | 641 |
| 67 | Ethnic Differences in Stressors, Resources, and Psychological Outcomes of Family Caregiving: A Meta-Analysis | Gerontologist, The | 2005 | 632 |
| 68 | Informal Caregiving and Its Impact on Health: A Reappraisal From Population-Based Studies | Gerontologist, The | 2015 | 631 |
| 69 | "Women in the Middle" and Family Help to Older People | Gerontologist, The | 1981 | 630 |
| 70 | The Process of Successful Ageing | Ageing and Society | 1996 | 625 |
| 71 | Loneliness and social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic | International Psychogeriatrics | 2020 | 625 |
| 72 | The Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly (IQCODE): a review | International Psychogeriatrics | 2004 | 623 |
| 73 | Development and validation of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory | International Psychogeriatrics | 2007 | 623 |
| 74 | Variability in Reaction Time Performance of Younger and Older Adults | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | 2002 | 618 |
| 75 | Successful Aging1 | Gerontologist, The | 1961 | 614 |
| 76 | The experience of dementia | Aging and Mental Health | 1997 | 614 |
| 77 | The Relation Between Everyday Activities and Successful Aging: A 6-Year Longitudinal Study | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | 2003 | 613 |
| 78 | Aging and Posture Control: Changes in Sensory Organization and Muscular Coordination | International Journal of Aging and Human Development | 1986 | 605 |
| 79 | Age, gender, and the underutilization of mental health services: The influence of help-seeking attitudes | Aging and Mental Health | 2006 | 605 |
| 80 | Issues of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Caregiving Research: A 20-Year Review (1980-2000) | Gerontologist, The | 2002 | 594 |
| 81 | Development of the Korean Version of the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Packet (CERAD-K): Clinical and Neuropsychological Assessment Batteries | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | 2002 | 589 |
| 82 | Conceptualization and Measurement of Quality of Life in Dementia: The Dementia Quality of Life Instrument (DQoL) | Gerontologist, The | 1999 | 587 |
| 83 | Social Network Typologies and Mental Health Among Older Adults | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | 2006 | 583 |
| 84 | Consequences of Driving Cessation: Decreased Out-of-Home Activity Levels | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | 2000 | 578 |
| 85 | Mobility in Older Adults: A Comprehensive Framework | Gerontologist, The | 2010 | 574 |
| 86 | Assessment of Cognition Using Surveys and Neuropsychological Assessment: The Health and Retirement Study and the Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | 2011 | 573 |
| 87 | Migration Patterns Among the Elderly: A Developmental Perspective | Gerontologist, The | 1987 | 569 |
| 88 | Relative Frequencies of Alzheimer Disease, Lewy Body, Vascular and Frontotemporal Dementia, and Hippocampal Sclerosis in the State of Florida Brain Bank | Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders | 2002 | 568 |
| 89 | Being alone in later life: loneliness, social isolation and living alone | Reviews in Clinical Gerontology | 2000 | 565 |
| 90 | Differential Benefits of Volunteering Across the Life Course | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | 2000 | 565 |
| 91 | Validity and Reliability of the Alzheimerʼs Disease Cooperative Study-Clinical Global Impression of Change | Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders | 1997 | 557 |
| 92 | Functional Fitness Normative Scores for Community-Residing Older Adults, Ages 60-94 | Journal of Aging and Physical Activity | 1999 | 557 |
| 93 | The National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) Database: The Uniform Data Set | Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders | 2007 | 557 |
| 94 | Aging-Associated Cognitive Decline | International Psychogeriatrics | 1994 | 554 |
| 95 | The Relation of Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Social Support to Disease Outcomes Among the Elderly | Journal of Aging and Health | 2006 | 548 |
| 96 | Financial Exploitation and Psychological Mistreatment Among Older Adults: Differences Between African Americans and Non-African Americans in a Population-Based Survey | Gerontologist, The | 2010 | 547 |
| 97 | Behavioral Treatment of Depression in Dementia Patients: A Controlled Clinical Trial | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | 1997 | 544 |
| 98 | A Biopsychosocial-Spiritual Model for the Care of Patients at the End of Life | Gerontologist, The | 2002 | 544 |
| 99 | Social Networks, Social Integration, and Social Engagement Determine Cognitive Decline in Community-Dwelling Spanish Older Adults | Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences | 2003 | 540 |
| 100 | A Revised CES-D Measure of Depressive Symptoms and a DSM-Based Measure of Major Depressive Episodes in the Elderly | International Psychogeriatrics | 1999 | 539 |
