Abraham Kagan

6.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
51 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Abraham Kagan is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Abraham Kagan has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 12 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 10 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Abraham Kagan's work include Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors (9 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (6 papers) and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (5 papers). Abraham Kagan is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors (9 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (6 papers) and Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (5 papers). Abraham Kagan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Puerto Rico. Abraham Kagan's co-authors include George G. Rhoads, Katsuhiko Yano, C. L. Gulbrandsen, Tavia Gordon, Robert M. Worth, William B. Kannel, Dwayne Reed, Hiroo Kato, J Tillotson and Thomas R. Dawber and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Abraham Kagan

50 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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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.

Serum Lipoproteins and Coronary Heart Disease in a Population Study of Hawaii Japanese Men

1976 720 citations George G. Rhoads, Abraham Kagan et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Epidemiologic studies of coronary heart disease and stroke in Japanese men living in Japan, Hawaii and California: Demographic, physical, dietary and biochemical characteristics

1974 433 citations Abraham Kagan, Hiroo Kato et al. profile →
Coffee, Alcohol and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease among Japanese Men Living in Hawaii

1977 423 citations Katsuhiko Yano, George G. Rhoads et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Ascertainment of men of Japanese ancestry in Hawaii through World War II Selective Service registration

1970 226 citations Robert M. Worth, Abraham Kagan profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Abraham Kagan United States	30	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	904	805	51	4.7k
Curtis G. Hames United States	38	1.5k 1.2×	1.3k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	846 0.9×	622 0.8×	98	5.3k
Olav Helge Førde Norway	32	1.4k 1.1×	737 0.6×	1.5k 1.3×	731 0.8×	673 0.8×	74	5.2k
A Kagan United States	24	1.1k 0.9×	748 0.6×	925 0.8×	613 0.7×	568 0.7×	34	3.4k
Joseph T. Doyle United States	29	1.2k 0.9×	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	373 0.4×	529 0.7×	61	4.2k
David Crook United Kingdom	40	2.8k 2.2×	840 0.7×	1.1k 0.9×	907 1.0×	484 0.6×	147	5.7k
Kerttu Irjala Finland	39	1.2k 1.0×	629 0.5×	636 0.6×	763 0.8×	692 0.9×	211	6.4k
Charles H. Hennekens United States	12	1.2k 1.0×	1.8k 1.4×	1.3k 1.1×	620 0.7×	2.0k 2.5×	13	5.9k
Yoshio Komachi Japan	32	800 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	578 0.5×	634 0.7×	756 0.9×	82	3.0k
Arlene W. Caggiula United States	24	1.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	524 0.5×	1.0k 1.1×	307 0.4×	52	5.2k
Peter W.F. Wilson United States	23	1.3k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	1.4k 1.2×	965 1.1×	517 0.6×	26	5.7k

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Schwartz, Harry C. & Abraham Kagan. (2002). Osteoradionecrosis of the Mandible. American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 25(2). 168–171. 130 indexed citations

Rodríguez, Beatriz L., Ralph B. D’Agostino, Robert D. Abbott, et al.. (2002). Risk of Hospitalized Stroke in Men Enrolled in the Honolulu Heart Program and the Framingham Study. Stroke. 33(1). 230–236. 128 indexed citations

Morgan, Thomas L., et al.. (1998). Radiation therapy port films: a quality assurance study. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 42(1). 223–227. 8 indexed citations

Kagan, Abraham. (1996). The Honolulu heart program : an epidemiological study of coronary heart disease and stroke. 30 indexed citations

Rao, Aroor R., et al.. (1994). Cancer of the anal canal: treatment with chemotherapy and low-dose radiation therapy.. Radiology. 191(2). 569–572. 25 indexed citations

Kagan, Abraham, Jordan Popper, Dwayne Reed, Charles J. MacLean, & John Grove. (1993). Trends in stroke incidence and mortality in hawaiian japanese men. Annals of Epidemiology. 3(5). 508–508. 1 indexed citations

Benfante, Richard, Dwayne Reed, Charles Maclean, & Abraham Kagan. (1989). RESPONSE BIAS IN THE HONOLULU HEART PROGRAM. American Journal of Epidemiology. 130(6). 1088–1100. 77 indexed citations

Kagan, Abraham, Katsuhiko Yano, Dwayne Reed, & Charles J. MacLean. (1989). PREDICTORS OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH AMONG HAWAIIAN-JAPANESE MEN. American Journal of Epidemiology. 130(2). 268–277. 34 indexed citations

Yano, Katsuhiko, Charles J. MacLean, Dwayne Reed, et al.. (1988). A COMPARISON OF THE 12-YEAR MORTALITY AND PREDICTIVE FACTORS OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE AMONG JAPANESE MEN IN JAPAN AND HAWAII. American Journal of Epidemiology. 127(3). 476–487. 83 indexed citations

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Yano, Katsuhiko, et al.. (1987). Postmortem findings in sudden and non-sudden deaths among Japanese-American men in Hawaii. The American Journal of Medicine. 83(6). 1037–1044. 9 indexed citations

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Reed, Dwayne, Katsuhiko Yano, & Abraham Kagan. (1986). Lipids and lipoproteins as predictors of coronary heart disease, stroke, and cancer in the honolulu heart program. The American Journal of Medicine. 80(5). 871–878. 50 indexed citations

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DiSaia, P.J., et al.. (1977). Chemotherapeutic retroconversion of immature teratoma of the ovary.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 49(3). 346–50. 95 indexed citations

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Yano, Katsuhiko, George G. Rhoads, & Abraham Kagan. (1977). Coffee, Alcohol and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease among Japanese Men Living in Hawaii. New England Journal of Medicine. 297(8). 405–409. 423 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kagan, Abraham, et al.. (1977). Antitrypsin and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease among Japanese-American Men. CHEST Journal. 72(4). 489–491. 13 indexed citations

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Robertson, Thomas, Hiroo Kato, George G. Rhoads, et al.. (1977). Epidemiologic studies of coronary heart disease and stroke in Japanese men living in Japan, Hawaii and California. The American Journal of Cardiology. 39(2). 239–243. 217 indexed citations

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Kagan, Abraham, Tavia Gordon, George G. Rhoads, & Joyce Schiffman. (1975). Some Factors Related to Coronary Heart Disease Incidence in Honolulu Japanese Men: The Honolulu Heart Study. International Journal of Epidemiology. 4(4). 271–279. 68 indexed citations

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Rhoads, George G., Abraham Kagan, & Katsuhiko Yano. (1975). Usefulness of Community Surveillance for the Ascertainment of Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke. International Journal of Epidemiology. 4(4). 265–270. 58 indexed citations

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Yano, Katsuhiko, et al.. (1975). Left axis deviation and left anterior hemiblock among 8,000 Japanese-American men. The American Journal of Cardiology. 35(6). 809–815. 28 indexed citations

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Phillips, Roland L., Abraham M. Lilienfeld, Earl L. Diamond, & Abraham Kagan. (1974). FREQUENCY OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTS IN PARENTS AND SONS OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE INDEX CASES AND CONTROLS1. American Journal of Epidemiology. 100(2). 87–100. 65 indexed citations

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Kagan, Abraham, et al.. (1964). The Electrocardiogram in Myocardial Infarction.. Annals of Internal Medicine. 60(2_Part_1). 320–320. 1 indexed citations

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