Alka M. Kanaya

18.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
305 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Alka M. Kanaya is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alka M. Kanaya has authored 305 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 88 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 76 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Alka M. Kanaya's work include Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (62 papers), Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (36 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (36 papers). Alka M. Kanaya is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (62 papers), Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (36 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (36 papers). Alka M. Kanaya collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Alka M. Kanaya's co-authors include Eric Vittinghoff, Namratha R. Kandula, David M. Herrington, Anne B. Newman, Deborah Grady, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Elizabeth Barrett‐Connor, Kristine Yaffe, Tamara B. Harris and Maria Rosario G. Araneta and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Alka M. Kanaya

291 papers receiving 12.8k 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.

Food Insecurity is Associated with Diabetes Mellitus: Results from the National Health Examination and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999–2002

2007 622 citations Alka M. Kanaya et al. profile →
Prevalence of Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 2011-2016

2019 478 citations Alka M. Kanaya, Maria Rosario G. Araneta et al. profile →
BMI Cut Points to Identify At-Risk Asian Americans for Type 2 Diabetes Screening

2014 353 citations Maria Rosario G. Araneta, Alka M. Kanaya et al. Diabetes Care profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alka M. Kanaya United States	61	3.8k	3.3k	2.9k	2.7k	2.5k	305	13.2k
María Inês Schmidt Brazil	62	3.9k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	2.2k 0.7×	3.3k 1.2×	3.0k 1.2×	315	14.9k
Gang Hu United States	60	3.5k 0.9×	2.9k 0.9×	2.3k 0.8×	4.4k 1.7×	2.1k 0.8×	349	15.0k
Alain G. Bertoni United States	68	4.7k 1.2×	3.1k 1.0×	6.5k 2.3×	2.9k 1.1×	1.9k 0.7×	352	17.0k
Ram Weiss Israel	44	4.2k 1.1×	3.1k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	3.8k 1.4×	2.3k 0.9×	117	11.2k
Julia Steinberger United States	60	3.1k 0.8×	2.8k 0.9×	4.8k 1.7×	5.9k 2.2×	2.0k 0.8×	185	15.1k
Fernando Costa United States	17	6.1k 1.6×	3.6k 1.1×	5.1k 1.8×	2.8k 1.1×	3.7k 1.5×	34	16.5k
Giel Nijpels Netherlands	70	6.6k 1.7×	3.1k 0.9×	5.1k 1.8×	2.5k 0.9×	3.6k 1.4×	411	20.0k
Steven Hawken Canada	30	3.3k 0.9×	2.1k 0.6×	6.6k 2.3×	3.1k 1.2×	2.1k 0.8×	132	15.8k
Ivan J. Perry Ireland	59	2.6k 0.7×	2.5k 0.8×	1.9k 0.7×	3.5k 1.3×	2.0k 0.8×	330	14.5k
Jouko Sundvall Finland	42	6.9k 1.8×	4.1k 1.3×	1.8k 0.6×	3.6k 1.3×	2.3k 0.9×	112	15.3k

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Stroope, Samuel, et al.. (2025). Religious affiliations, religious practices, and health behaviors in US South Asians. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 59(1).

Jain, Vardhmaan, Mahmoud Al Rifai, Alka M. Kanaya, et al.. (2024). Association of cardiovascular health with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis progression among five racial and ethnic groups: The MASALA and MESA studies. Atherosclerosis. 392. 117522–117522. 3 indexed citations

Sawicki, Caleigh M, Yin Ren, Alka M. Kanaya, et al.. (2024). Metabolite Profiles of Plant-Based Diets and Cardiometabolic Risk in the Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America Study. Journal of Nutrition. 154(8). 2501–2513.

Kubo, Ai, Julia Acker, Sara Aghaee, et al.. (2024). Pubertal Timing Across Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Subgroups. JAMA Network Open. 7(5). e2410253–e2410253. 1 indexed citations

Meyer, Oanh L., Sarah Tomaszewski Farias, Rachel A. Whitmer, et al.. (2024). Vietnamese Insights into Cognitive Aging Program (VIP): Objectives, study design, and cohort description. Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. 10(3). e12494–e12494. 2 indexed citations

Kandula, Namratha R., Nadia Islam, Belinda L. Needham, et al.. (2023). A multilevel framework to investigate cardiovascular health disparities among South Asian immigrants in the United States. Annals of Epidemiology. 81. 24–30.e1. 5 indexed citations

Gadgil, Meghana, Alexis C. Wood, İbrahim Karaman, et al.. (2023). Metabolomic Profile of the Healthy Eating Index-2015 in the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Journal of Nutrition. 153(8). 2174–2180.

Kwan, Tak, Sally S. Wong, Yuling Hong, et al.. (2023). Epidemiology of Diabetes and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Among Asian American Adults: Implications, Management, and Future Directions: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 148(1). 74–94. 61 indexed citations

Gadgil, Meghana, et al.. (2023). Association of lipoprotein subfractions with incidence of type 2 diabetes among five U.S. Race and Ethnic groups: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) and Multi-Ethnic study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 204. 110926–110926. 2 indexed citations

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Haque, Waqas, Gowtham R. Grandhi, Alka M. Kanaya, et al.. (2021). Implications of the 2019 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Primary Prevention Guidelines and potential value of the coronary artery calcium score among South Asians in the US: The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) study. Atherosclerosis. 334. 48–56. 9 indexed citations

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Talegawkar, Sameera A., Yichen Jin, Namratha R. Kandula, & Alka M. Kanaya. (2021). Associations between cumulative biological risk and subclinical atherosclerosis in middle- and older-aged South Asian immigrants in the United States. PubMed. 1(1). 3 indexed citations

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Martínez-Amezcua, Pablo, Waqas Haque, Rohan Khera, et al.. (2020). The Upcoming Epidemic of Heart Failure in South Asia. Circulation Heart Failure. 13(10). e007218–e007218. 52 indexed citations

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Kelley, Elizabeth A., Namratha R. Kandula, Alka M. Kanaya, & Irene H. Yen. (2015). Neighborhood Walkability and Walking for Transport Among South Asians in the MASALA Study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 13(5). 514–519. 24 indexed citations

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Epel, Elissa, Michael Schembri, Roger J. Cole, et al.. (2014). Effect of Restorative Yoga vs. Stretching on Salivary Cortisol and Psychosocial Outcomes in Individuals with the Metabolic Syndrome: The PRYSMS Randomized Controlled Trial. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(5). A22–A22. 2 indexed citations

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Khan, Hassan, Andreas P. Kalogeropoulos, Faı̈ez Zannad, et al.. (2014). Incident Heart Failure in Relation to Vascular Disease: Insights from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study. European Journal of Heart Failure. 16(5). 526–534. 13 indexed citations

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Karter, Andrew J., Dean Schillinger, Alyce S. Adams, et al.. (2012). Elevated Rates of Diabetes in Pacific Islanders and Asian Subgroups. Diabetes Care. 36(3). 574–579. 236 indexed citations

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Qi, Qibin, Claudia Menzaghi, Shelly G. Smith, et al.. (2012). Genome-wide association analysis identifies TYW3/CRYZ and NDST4 loci associated with circulating resistin levels. Human Molecular Genetics. 21(21). 4774–4780. 33 indexed citations

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Kanaya, Alka M., Christina L. Wassel, D. Mathur, et al.. (2009). Prevalence and Correlates of Diabetes in South Asian Indians in the United States: Findings From the Metabolic Syndrome and Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America Study and the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 8(2). 157–164. 116 indexed citations

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Huang, Alison J., David H. Thom, Alka M. Kanaya, et al.. (2006). Urinary incontinence and pelvic floor dysfunction in Asian-American women. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 195(5). 1331–1337. 35 indexed citations

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Yende, Sachin, Elaine Tuomanen, Richard G. Wunderink, et al.. (2005). Preinfection Systemic Inflammatory Markers and Risk of Hospitalization Due to Pneumonia. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 172(11). 1440–1446. 116 indexed citations

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