Alun Evans

28.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
108 papers, 9.4k citations indexed

About

Alun Evans is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Alun Evans has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 9.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 28 papers in Surgery and 28 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Alun Evans's work include Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (18 papers), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (17 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (12 papers). Alun Evans is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (18 papers), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (17 papers) and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (12 papers). Alun Evans collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and Finland. Alun Evans's co-authors include Dominique Arveiler, Gérald Luc, François Cambien, Philippe Amouyel, Odette Poirier, Laurence Tiret, Jean Ferrières, Jean‐Marie Bard, Pierre Ducimetière and Sylvain Ricard and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Alun Evans

107 papers receiving 9.0k 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.

Deletion polymorphism in the gene for angiotensin-converting enzyme is a potent risk factor for myocardial infarction

1992 1.6k citations François Cambien, Odette Poirier et al. Nature profile →
Estimation of contribution of changes in classic risk factors to trends in coronary-event rates across the WHO MONICA Project populations

2000 719 citations Kari Kuulasmaa, Alun Evans et al. profile →
Functional Polymorphism in the Regulatory Region of Gelatinase B Gene in Relation to Severity of Coronary Atherosclerosis

1999 507 citations Stefan-Martin Herrmann, Alun Evans et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alun Evans France	49	3.2k	2.2k	1.8k	1.7k	1.2k	108	9.4k
Gérald Luc France	46	3.0k 0.9×	2.6k 1.2×	1.8k 1.0×	3.1k 1.9×	1.1k 0.9×	88	9.1k
J.J. Emeis Netherlands	42	1.6k 0.5×	1.7k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	2.0k 1.6×	112	7.4k
Günter Wolf Germany	52	1.9k 0.6×	2.3k 1.0×	3.5k 1.9×	1.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.8×	359	12.3k
Pierre‐Emmanuel Morange France	54	4.1k 1.3×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.9k 1.1×	2.0k 1.6×	252	9.5k
Enyu Imai Japan	61	3.6k 1.1×	2.3k 1.1×	4.8k 2.6×	3.0k 1.8×	1.6k 1.3×	324	18.7k
Yoshihiro Kokubo Japan	50	2.3k 0.7×	1.6k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	247	8.2k
Joseph P. McConnell United States	42	2.0k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	3.0k 1.8×	1.7k 1.3×	109	7.9k
Kunihiro Yamagata Japan	43	2.6k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	2.0k 1.1×	1.9k 1.1×	1.8k 1.4×	316	12.5k
Dominique Arveiler France	65	6.0k 1.9×	4.4k 2.1×	2.0k 1.1×	2.6k 1.6×	2.0k 1.6×	247	15.7k
Bernard Keavney United Kingdom	43	2.5k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	2.0k 1.1×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	162	7.0k

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Neville, Charlotte E., Christopher Patterson, Gerard J. Linden, et al.. (2016). The relationship between adipokines and the onset of type 2 diabetes in middle-aged men: The PRIME study. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 120. 24–30. 8 indexed citations

Canouï‐Poitrine, Florence, Gérald Luc, Jean‐Marie Bard, et al.. (2010). Relative Contribution of Lipids and Apolipoproteins to Incident Coronary Heart Disease and Ischemic Stroke: The PRIME Study. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 30(3). 252–259. 56 indexed citations

Montaye, Michèle, Frank Kee, Annie Bingham, et al.. (2009). Contribution of cardiovascular risk factors to coronary risk in patients with intermittent claudication in the PRIME Cohort Study of European men. Atherosclerosis. 206(2). 563–568. 2 indexed citations

Linden, Gerard J., Kathy McClean, Jayne V. Woodside, et al.. (2009). Antioxidants and periodontitis in 60–70‐year‐old men. Journal Of Clinical Periodontology. 36(10). 843–849. 62 indexed citations

Gey, K.F., Pierre Ducimetière, Alun Evans, et al.. (2009). Low plasma retinol predicts coronary events in healthy middle-aged men: The PRIME Study. Atherosclerosis. 208(1). 270–274. 36 indexed citations

Silander, Kaisa, Mervi Alanne, Kati Kristiansson, et al.. (2008). Gender Differences in Genetic Risk Profiles for Cardiovascular Disease. PLoS ONE. 3(10). e3615–e3615. 105 indexed citations

Edgar, Kevin, Jayne V. Woodside, Paula Skidmore, et al.. (2008). Thiol and Cardiovascular Risk Factor Status in a Male Northern Irish Population. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. 78(45). 208–216. 1 indexed citations

Telgmann, Ralph, Viviane Nicaud, Eva Brand, et al.. (2007). Neutrophil elastase gene variation and coronary heart disease. Pharmacogenetics and Genomics. 17(8). 629–637. 3 indexed citations

Luc, Gérald, Jean‐Marie Bard, Céline Lesueur, et al.. (2005). Plasma cystatin-C and development of coronary heart disease: The PRIME Study. Atherosclerosis. 185(2). 375–380. 92 indexed citations

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Allen, Adrian, C. C. Patterson, Mark Spence, et al.. (2005). Family-Based Association Studies of Lipid Gene Polymorphisms in Coronary Artery Disease. The American Journal of Cardiology. 96(1). 52–55. 11 indexed citations

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Dauchet, Luc, Jean Ferrières, Dominique Arveiler, et al.. (2004). Frequency of fruit and vegetable consumption and coronary heart disease in France and Northern Ireland: the PRIME study. British Journal Of Nutrition. 92(6). 963–972. 85 indexed citations

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Yarnell, John, Shicheng Yu, C. C. Patterson, et al.. (2003). Family history, longevity, and risk of coronary heart disease: the PRIME Study. International Journal of Epidemiology. 32(1). 71–77. 33 indexed citations

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Morange, Pierre‐Emmanuel, P.Y. Scarabin, Marie‐Christine Alessi, et al.. (2003). Association between TAFI antigen and Ala l47Thr polymorphism of the TAFI gene and the angina pectoris incidence. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 89. 554–560. 47 indexed citations

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Harris, Jennifer R., Gonneke Willemsen, Carlo Petrini, et al.. (2003). Ethical Issues and GenomEUtwin. Twin Research. 6(5). 455–463. 6 indexed citations

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Scarabin, Pierre‐Yves, Dominique Arveiler, Philippe Amouyel, et al.. (2002). Plasma fibrinogen explains much of the difference in risk of coronary heart disease between France and Northern Ireland. The PRIME study. Atherosclerosis. 166(1). 103–109. 48 indexed citations

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Marques‐Vidal, Pedro, Dominique Arveiler, Alun Evans, et al.. (2002). Awareness, treatment and control of hyperliidaemia in middle-aged men in France and Northern Ireland in 1991-1993. Acta Cardiologica. 57(2). 117–123. 6 indexed citations

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Georges, Jean‐Louis, Odette Poirier, Alun Evans, et al.. (2001). Interleukin-6 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility to myocardial infarction: the ECTIM study. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 79(5-6). 300–305. 144 indexed citations

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Murray, Liam, K. B. Bamford, Frank Kee, et al.. (2000). Infection with virulent strains of Helicobacter pylori is not associated with ischaemic heart disease: evidence from a population-based case-control study of myocardial infarction. Atherosclerosis. 149(2). 379–385. 39 indexed citations

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Cambien, François, Odette Poirier, Viviane Nicaud, et al.. (1999). Sequence Diversity in 36 Candidate Genes for Cardiovascular Disorders. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 65(1). 183–191. 124 indexed citations

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Cambien, François, Odette Poirier, Laure Lecerf, et al.. (1992). Deletion polymorphism in the gene for angiotensin-converting enzyme is a potent risk factor for myocardial infarction. Nature. 359(6396). 641–644. 1552 indexed citations breakdown →

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