A. S. Leon

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

A. S. Leon is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, A. S. Leon has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 6 papers in Physiology and 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in A. S. Leon's work include Sports Performance and Training (3 papers), Exercise and Physiological Responses (3 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (3 papers). A. S. Leon is often cited by papers focused on Sports Performance and Training (3 papers), Exercise and Physiological Responses (3 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (3 papers). A. S. Leon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Chile. A. S. Leon's co-authors include David R. Jacobs, Sarah Levin, Barbara E. Ainsworth, Mark T. Richardson, Jeffrey Grogger, Trisha Arnold, James C. Agre, Claude Bouchard, Henry L. Taylor and Rochelle V. Habeck and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

A. S. Leon

19 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

Leisure-Time Physical Activity Levels and Risk of Coronar... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Leisure-Time Physical Activity Levels and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Death
    1987 649 citations A. S. Leon JAMA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. S. Leon United States 11 529 369 264 249 140 20 1.1k
M G Everitt United Kingdom 5 443 0.8× 319 0.9× 287 1.1× 305 1.2× 102 0.7× 7 1.1k
David W. Brock United States 14 529 1.0× 367 1.0× 212 0.8× 144 0.6× 114 0.8× 34 1.1k
Jackson Pui Man Wai Taiwan 9 768 1.5× 487 1.3× 313 1.2× 354 1.4× 225 1.6× 19 1.6k
Lori B. Aiken United States 4 677 1.3× 368 1.0× 266 1.0× 185 0.7× 111 0.8× 5 1.0k
R. S. Paffenbarger United States 7 734 1.4× 523 1.4× 147 0.6× 130 0.5× 208 1.5× 11 1.3k
S. P. W. Chave United Kingdom 7 407 0.8× 269 0.7× 290 1.1× 295 1.2× 146 1.0× 15 1.0k
Bo‐Egil Hustvedt Norway 9 388 0.7× 299 0.8× 89 0.3× 115 0.5× 115 0.8× 14 814
Heikki Pekkarinen Finland 17 649 1.2× 472 1.3× 118 0.4× 153 0.6× 153 1.1× 31 1.1k
Kyle Sprow United States 7 586 1.1× 505 1.4× 205 0.8× 247 1.0× 226 1.6× 10 1.3k
Paul M. Ribisl United States 21 509 1.0× 198 0.5× 529 2.0× 714 2.9× 96 0.7× 59 1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. S. Leon

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Leon, A. S. & C. M. Bloor. (2015). The Effect of Complete and Partial Deconditioning on Exercise-Induced Cardiovascular Changes in the Rat. Advances in cardiology. 18(0). 81–92. 1 indexed citations
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Grogger, Jeffrey, et al.. (2014). Heterogeneity in the effect of public health insurance on catastrophic out-of-pocket health expenditures: the case of Mexico. Health Policy and Planning. 30(5). 593–599. 54 indexed citations
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Morillo, Daniel, et al.. (2007). Monitoring and Analysis of Cardio Respiratory and Snoring Signals by using an Accelerometer. Conference proceedings. 20. 3942–3945. 10 indexed citations
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Leon, A. S., et al.. (2001). FAMILIAL AGGREGATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE TO SUBMAXIMAL EXERCISE IN THE HERITAGE FAMILY STUDY. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 33(5). S208–S208. 36 indexed citations
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Levin, Sarah, David R. Jacobs, Barbara E. Ainsworth, Mark T. Richardson, & A. S. Leon. (1999). Intra-Individual Variation and Estimates of Usual Physical Activity. Annals of Epidemiology. 9(8). 481–488. 145 indexed citations
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Stanforth, Philip R., Jacques Gagnon, Treva Rice, et al.. (1999). REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESTING BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE: THE HERITAGE FAMILY STUDY. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 31(Supplement). S143–S143. 1 indexed citations
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Gu, C. Charles, Ingrid B. Borecki, Claude Bouchard, et al.. (1998). Familial resemblance for resting blood pressure with particular reference to racial differences: preliminary analyses from the HERITAGE Family Study.. PubMed. 70(1). 77–90. 33 indexed citations
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Bart, Bradley A., et al.. (1990). 388 MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE (VO2 max) BY SKI ERGOMETRY IN MEN AND WOMEN COLLEGIATE CHAMPION CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 22(2). S65–S65. 2 indexed citations
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Agre, James C., et al.. (1988). Professional ice hockey players: physiologic, anthropometric, and musculoskeletal characteristics.. PubMed. 69(3 Pt 1). 188–92. 29 indexed citations
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Agre, James C., et al.. (1987). Physical activity capacity in children with myelomeningocele.. PubMed. 68(6). 372–7. 49 indexed citations
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Leon, A. S.. (1987). Leisure-Time Physical Activity Levels and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease and Death. JAMA. 258(17). 2388–2388. 649 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leon, A. S., et al.. (1985). RELATION OF TREADMILL EXERCISE TEST PERFORMANCE TO HABITUAL VIGOROUS EXERCISE AND CORONARY RISK FACTORS IN APPARENTLY HEALTHY HYPERCHOLESTEREMIC MEN. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 17(2). 221–221. 17 indexed citations
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Gerberich, Susan Goodwin, et al.. (1984). ANALYSIS OF THE ACUTE EFFECTS OF REBOUND EXERCISE. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 16(2). 175–175. 1 indexed citations
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Conard, Gordon J., et al.. (1984). Plasma concentrations of flecainide acetate, a new antiarrhythmic agent, in humans.. PubMed. 6(5). 643–52. 14 indexed citations
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Leon, A. S., et al.. (1980). Effect of pentobarbital anesthesia on vulnerability to ventricular fibrillation. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 239(3). H427–H431. 13 indexed citations
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Leon, A. S., et al.. (1979). Effect of submaximal exercise on vulnerability to fibrillation in the canine ventricle.. Circulation. 60(4). 798–804. 12 indexed citations
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Leon, A. S. & Henry Blackburn. (1977). Exercise rehabilitation of the coronary heart disease patient.. PubMed. 32(12). 66–8, 73. 8 indexed citations
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Bloor, Colin M., A. S. Leon, & Donald E. Walker. (1975). Coronary and Systemic Hemodynamic Effects of Diazepam (Valium) in the Unanesthetized Dog. Survey of Anesthesiology. 19(1). 10–10. 1 indexed citations
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Papadopoulos, N M, A. S. Leon, & C. M. Bloor. (1968). Effects of Exercise on Plasma Lactate Dehydrogenase and Isoenzyme Activities in Trained and Untrained Rats. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 129(1). 232–234. 7 indexed citations
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Papadopoulos, Nicholas M., A. S. Leon, & Colin M. Bloor. (1967). Effects of Exercise on Plasma and Tissue Levels of Lactate Dehydrogenase and Isoenzymes in Rats. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 125(3). 999–1002. 8 indexed citations

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