Alex R. Chang

76.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
208 papers, 5.2k citations indexed

About

Alex R. Chang is a scholar working on Nephrology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex R. Chang has authored 208 papers receiving a total of 5.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Nephrology, 47 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 37 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Alex R. Chang's work include Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (33 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (27 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (21 papers). Alex R. Chang is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (33 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (27 papers) and Diabetes Treatment and Management (21 papers). Alex R. Chang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and China. Alex R. Chang's co-authors include Morgan E. Grams, Josef Coresh, Yingying Sang, Lawrence J. Appel, Lesley A. Inker, Benjamin Lazarus, Jung‐Im Shin, Cheryl A.M. Anderson, F. Perry Wilson and Chen Yuan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Alex R. Chang

191 papers receiving 5.0k 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.

Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease

2016 496 citations Yingying Sang, Alex R. Chang et al. profile →
Kidney-Failure Risk Projection for the Living Kidney-Donor Candidate

2015 279 citations Morgan E. Grams, Yingying Sang et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Measurement, Estimation, and Correlates of the GFR before and after Bariatric Surgery 2025 ·Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ·Allon N. Friedman, Alex R. Chang, Ling Ling Chuah, Guillaume Favrè, (unknown), Kathleen A. Lane, Yang Li, Carel W. le Roux, John C. Lieske, Enrique Morales, Esteban Porrini, Avry Chagnac	1
2	Impact of Smartphone-Enabled Home Urinary Albumin-Creatinine Ratio Testing on Albuminuria Screening and Management 2025 ·American Journal of Kidney Diseases ·Waleed Zafar, Yirui Hu, Lauren Brubaker, (unknown), Jamie Green, Alex R. Chang	0
3	Comparing models that integrate obstetric care and WIC on improved program enrollment during pregnancy: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial 2024 ·BMC Public Health ·(unknown), (unknown), Alex R. Chang, (unknown), A. Dhanya Mackeen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), G. Craig Wood, (unknown), Lisa Bailey‐Davis	0
4	Patient Practices, Perceptions, and Barriers to Self-measurement of Blood Pressure in a Rural Health System 2024 ·American Journal of Hypertension ·SS Parmar, Yvonne Commodore‐Mensah, Gurmukteshwar Singh, Kathryn Foti, Cheryl Dennison Himmelfarb, Alex R. Chang, Ion D. Bucaloiu	3
5	Risk of Major Bleeding, Stroke/Systemic Embolism, and Death Associated With Different Oral Anticoagulants in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Severe Chronic Kidney Disease 2024 ·Journal of the American Heart Association ·Yunwen Xu, Shoshana H. Ballew, Alex R. Chang, Lesley A. Inker, Morgan E. Grams, Jung‐Im Shin	3
6	Genotype-First Analysis in an Unselected Health System–Based Population and Phenotypic Severity of COL4A5 Variants 2024 ·Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ·(unknown), Kaushal Solanki, Melissa Kelly, Karyn Meltz Steinberg, Kyle Retterer, H. Lester Kirchner, Ion D. Bucaloiu, Bryn S. Moore, Tooraj Mirshahi, Alex R. Chang	2
7	Prognostic utility of rhythmic components in 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring for the risk stratification of chronic kidney disease patients with cardiovascular co-morbidity 2024 ·Journal of Human Hypertension ·(unknown), Thomas G. Brooks, Jordana B. Cohen, Raymond R. Townsend, (unknown), Vallabh O. Shah, Robert G. Nelson, Paul E. Drawz, Panduranga S. Rao, (unknown), Alex R. Chang, Wei Yang, Garret A. FitzGerald, Carsten Skarke	5
8	Racial Differences and Contributory Cardiovascular and Non-Cardiovascular Risk Factors Towards Chronic Kidney Disease Progression 2023 ·Vascular Health and Risk Management ·Yuni Choi, David R. Jacobs, Holly Kramer, Gautam R. Shroff, Alex R. Chang, Daniel Duprez	5
9	Associations of Apixaban Dose With Safety and Effectiveness Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Severe Chronic Kidney Disease 2023 ·Circulation ·Yunwen Xu, Alex R. Chang, Lesley A. Inker, Mara McAdams‐DeMarco, Morgan E. Grams, Jung‐Im Shin	12
10	Effects of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Diet on Change in Cardiac Biomarkers Over Time: Results From the DASH‐Sodium Trial 2023 ·Journal of the American Heart Association ·Matthew J. Belanger, Lara Kovell, Ruth‐Alma Turkson‐Ocran, Kenneth J. Mukamal, Xiaoran Liu, Lawrence J. Appel, Edgar R. Miller, Frank M. Sacks, Robert H. Christenson, (unknown), Alex R. Chang, Stephen P. Juraschek	16
11	Are Digital Health Technologies and Models of Nutrition Care the Future of Chronic Kidney Disease Management? 2023 ·Journal of Renal Nutrition ·Jaimon T. Kelly, Dev Jegatheesan, Jessica Dawson, (unknown), Ban‐Hock Khor, Alex R. Chang, Juan Jesús Carrero, Katrina L. Campbell	7
12	Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease Risk Categories and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Total Mortality: Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Cohort 2022 ·Journal of the American Heart Association ·Yuni Choi, David R. Jacobs, Gautam R. Shroff, Holly Kramer, Alex R. Chang, Daniel Duprez	11
13	Socioeconomic status and use of obesogenic and anti-obesity medications in the United States: A population-based study 2022 ·The Lancet Regional Health - Americas ·(unknown), Alex R. Chang, Lesley A. Inker, Elizabeth Selvin, Morgan E. Grams, Jung‐Im Shin	16
14	Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors, Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists, and Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors, and Risk of Hospitalization 2021 ·The American Journal of Cardiology ·(unknown), Morgan E. Grams, Alex R. Chang, Lesley A. Inker, Josef Coresh, Jung‐Im Shin	9
15	Effects of a Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention and Metformin Treatment on Serum Urate: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial 2021 ·Nutrients ·Jiun‐Ruey Hu, Hsin‐Chieh Yeh, Noel T. Mueller, Lawrence J. Appel, Edgar R. Miller, Nisa M. Maruthur, Gerald J. Jerome, Alex R. Chang, Allan C. Gelber, Stephen P. Juraschek	6
16	Post-Discharge Mortality and Rehospitalization among Participants in a Comprehensive Acute Kidney Injury Rehabilitation Program 2021 ·Kidney360 ·Gurmukteshwar Singh, Yirui Hu, Steven Jacobs, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kevin Ho, Jamie A. Green, H. Lester Kirchner, Alex R. Chang	16
17	Classification of Cause of CKD Using ICD-9 and ICD-10 Codes 2020 ·Journal of the American Society of Nephrology ·Jennifer Chen, (unknown), Aditya Surapaneni, Yingying Sang, Alex R. Chang, Josef Coresh, Morgan E. Grams	0
18	Association of Albuminuria Levels With the Prescription of Renin-Angiotensin System Blockade 2020 ·Hypertension ·Yao Qiao, Jung‐Im Shin, Teresa K. Chen, Yingying Sang, Josef Coresh, Joseph A. Vassalotti, Alex R. Chang, Morgan E. Grams	18
19	Glycemic Control and the Risk of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease: Parallel Population-Based Cohort Studies in U.S. and Swedish Routine Care 2020 ·Diabetes Care ·Yang Xu, Aditya Surapaneni, (unknown), Marie Evans, Jung‐Im Shin, Elizabeth Selvin, Alex R. Chang, Morgan E. Grams, Juan Jesús Carrero	28
20	Age distribution of human papillomavirus infection and cervical neoplasia reflects caveats of cervical screening policies 2009 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Paul K.S. Chan, Alex R. Chang, Mei Yu, (unknown), (unknown), Apple C. M. Yeung, Tak‐Hong Cheung, (unknown), Christina Sze Man Wong, (unknown), Ho‐Keung Ng	45

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