Alberto Ascherio

17.2k total citations · 8 hit papers
100 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

Alberto Ascherio is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Neurology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alberto Ascherio has authored 100 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 24 papers in Neurology and 15 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Alberto Ascherio's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (19 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (19 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (11 papers). Alberto Ascherio is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (19 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (19 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (11 papers). Alberto Ascherio collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Alberto Ascherio's co-authors include Michael A. Schwarzschild, Walter C. Willett, Eric B. Rimm, Graham A. Colditz, Meir J. Stampfer, M. J. Stampfer, E. B. Rimm, Dariush Mozaffarian, Mira Katan and Donna Spiegelman and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Alberto Ascherio

97 papers receiving 12.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The epidemiology of Parkinson's disease: risk factors and prevention

2016 1.3k citations Alberto Ascherio, Michael A. Schwarzschild profile →
Trans Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease

2006 1.2k citations Alberto Ascherio, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
Intake of Carotenoids and Retino in Relation to Risk of Prostate Cancer

1995 993 citations Alberto Ascherio, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
Dietary Fat and Coronary Heart Disease: A Comparison of Approaches for Adjusting for Total Energy Intake and Modeling Repeated Dietary Measurements

1999 908 citations Alberto Ascherio, D Spiegelman et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →
Physical Activity, Obesity, and Risk for Colon Cancer and Adenoma in Men

1995 791 citations Alberto Ascherio et al. profile →
Birth Weight and Adult Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, and Obesity in US Men

1996 711 citations Gary C. Curhan, Walter C. Willett et al. Circulation profile →
A Prospective Study of Dietary Fat and Risk of Prostate Cancer

1993 568 citations Alberto Ascherio et al. profile →
Intake of fat, meat, and fiber in relation to risk of colon cancer in men.

1994 547 citations Alberto Ascherio, Walter C. Willett et al. PubMed profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Promoting Physical Activity in People With Parkinson’s Disease Through a Smartphone App: A Pilot Study 2025 ·Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy ·Sabine Schootemeijer, Nienke M. de Vries, Sirwan K.L. Darweesh, Alberto Ascherio, Michael A. Schwarzschild, Eric A. Macklin, Bastiaan R. Bloem	5
2	Multigenerational association between smoking and autism spectrum disorder: findings from a nationwide prospective cohort study 2024 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·Gyeyoon Yim, Andrea L. Roberts, Kristen Lyall, Alberto Ascherio, Marc G. Weisskopf	1
3	Identifying Individuals in the Prodromal Phase of Parkinson's Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study 2024 ·Annals of Neurology ·(unknown), Katherine C. Hughes, Marianna Cortese, Albert Y. Hung, Brian C. Healy, Michael A. Schwarzschild, Kjetil Bjørnevik, Alberto Ascherio	2
4	Subjective Cognitive Decline in Women with Features Suggestive of Prodromal Parkinson's Disease 2023 ·Movement Disorders ·(unknown), Kjetil Bjørnevik, Albert Y. Hung, Brian C. Healy, Michael A. Schwarzschild, Deborah Blacker, Alberto Ascherio	5
5	Changes in plasma phospholipids and sphingomyelins with aging in men and women: A comprehensive systematic review of longitudinal cohort studies 2021 ·Ageing Research Reviews ·Niyaz Mohammadzadeh Honarvar, Meysam Zarezadeh, Samantha Molsberry, Alberto Ascherio	11
6	Serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and risk of multiple sclerosis among women in the Finnish Maternity Cohort. 2017 ·STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari) ·Kassandra L. Munger, (unknown), Julia Åivo, Merja Soilu‐Hänninen, Heljä‐Marja Surcel, Alberto Ascherio	1
7	In utero 25-hydroxyvitamin D and risk of multiple sclerosis among offspring in the Finnish Maternity Cohort 2015 ·STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari) ·Kassandra L. Munger, Merja Soilu‐Hänninen, Julia Åivo, (unknown), H-M Surcel, Alberto Ascherio	1
8	Maternal Dietary Fat Intake in Association With Autism Spectrum Disorders 2013 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·Kristen Lyall, Kassandra L. Munger, Éilis J. O’Reilly, Susan L. Santangelo, Alberto Ascherio	97
9	Association of Maternal Exposure to Childhood Abuse With Elevated Risk for Autism in Offspring 2013 ·JAMA Psychiatry ·Andrea L. Roberts, Kristen Lyall, Janet W. Rich‐Edwards, Alberto Ascherio, Marc G. Weisskopf	118
10	Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations among patients in BENEFIT predicts conversion to multiple sclerosis, MRI lesions, and brain volume loss 2012 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·Alberto Ascherio, Kassandra L. Munger, Chantal Simon, Ludwig Kappos, CH Polman, HP Hartung, D. H. Miller, Xavier Montalbán, Gilles Edan, Frederik Barkhof, Richard White, Rupert Sandbrink, Christoph Pohl	2
11	1.120 A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF STATIN USE AND RISK OF PARKINSON DISEASE 2011 ·Parkinsonism & Related Disorders ·Xiang Gao, Kelly Claire Simon, M. A. Schwarzschild, Alberto Ascherio	2
12	Pregnancy complications and obstetric suboptimality in association with autism spectrum disorders in children of the nurses' health study II 2011 ·Autism Research ·Kristen Lyall, David L. Pauls, Donna Spiegelman, Alberto Ascherio, Susan L. Santangelo	81
13	Prenatal and early life factors and risk of Parkinson's disease 2010 ·Movement Disorders ·Hannah Gardener, Xiang Gao, Honglei Chen, Michael A. Schwarzschild, Donna Spiegelman, Alberto Ascherio	26
14	Plasma Urate and Parkinson's Disease in Women 2010 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·E. J. O'Reilly, Xiang Gao, (unknown), Honglei Chen, M. A. Schwarzschild, Donna Spiegelman, Alberto Ascherio	64
15	Vitamin C intake and serum uric acid concentration in men. 2008 ·PubMed ·Xiang Gao, Gary C. Curhan, John P. Forman, Alberto Ascherio, Hyon K. Choi	84
16	Dietary fiber, folate, and vitamin E with coronary risk : A pooled analysis of cohort studies 2006 ·Circulation ·Mark A. Pereira, Éilis J. O’Reilly, Katarina Bälter, (unknown), Uri Goldbourt, Berit L. Heitmann, G. Hallmans, Paul Knekt, Simin Liu, P Pietinen, Jarmo Virtamo, D Spiegelman, Jennifer Stevens, Walter C. Willett, Alberto Ascherio	1
17	Prospective Study of Occupation and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Mortality 2005 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·Marc G. Weisskopf, Marjorie L. McCullough, (unknown), Eugenia E. Calle, Michael J. Thun, Alberto Ascherio	56
18	Population-based study of α- and γ-tocopherol in plasma and adipose tissue as biomarkers of intake in Costa Rican adults 2001 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Ahmed El‐Sohemy, Ana Baylín, Alberto Ascherio, Edmond K. Kabagambe, Donna Spiegelman, Hannia Campos	52
19	Dietary Fat in Relation to Risk of Multiple Sclerosis among Two Large Cohorts of Women 2000 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·Shumin M. Zhang, Walter C. Willett, Miguel A. Hernán, Michael J. Olek, Alberto Ascherio	99
20	New Directions in Dietary Studies of Coronary Heart Disease 1995 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Alberto Ascherio, Walter C. Willett	8

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