Antônio Alberto Lopes

7.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
127 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Antônio Alberto Lopes is a scholar working on Nephrology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Antônio Alberto Lopes has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Nephrology, 24 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 18 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Antônio Alberto Lopes's work include Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (64 papers), Public Health in Brazil (18 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (15 papers). Antônio Alberto Lopes is often cited by papers focused on Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (64 papers), Public Health in Brazil (18 papers) and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (15 papers). Antônio Alberto Lopes collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, United States and Japan. Antônio Alberto Lopes's co-authors include Donna Mapes, Friedrich K. Port, Shunichi Fukuhara, Eric W. Young, Philip J. Held, Fernando Saldanha Thomé, Ricardo Sesso, David A. Goodkin, Jocemir Ronaldo Lugon and Jürgen Bommer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Kidney International.

In The Last Decade

Antônio Alberto Lopes

124 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Health-related quality of life as a predictor of mortality and hospitalization: The Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS)
    2003 655 citations Donna Mapes, Antônio Alberto Lopes et al. profile →

Peers

Antônio Alberto Lopes
Fredric O. Finkelstein United States
Ricardo Sesso Brazil
Klemens B. Meyer United States
Alan S. Kliger United States
Jean L. Holley United States
Marc B. Goldstein Canada
John D. Mahan United States
Lawrence W. Svenson Canada
Adit A. Ginde United States
Kris Denhaerynck Switzerland
Fredric O. Finkelstein United States
Antônio Alberto Lopes
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Antônio Alberto Lopes

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Matos, Cácia Mendes, Gildete Barreto Lopes, Marcelo Barreto Lopes, et al.. (2025). CHA2DS2-VASc Score as a Predictor of Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of Hemodialysis Patients of Predominantly African Ancestry: The PROHEMO. ˜The œNephron journals/Nephron journals. 149(9). 493–504. 1 indexed citations
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Almeida, Maria da Conceição Chagas de, Marcelo Krieger Maestri, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva, et al.. (2025). Exploring Associations between Race/Ethnicity and Glaucoma Prevalence in a Multicenter Brazilian Study: The ELSA-Brasil. Ethnicity & Disease. 35(1). 27–34. 1 indexed citations
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Lopes, Marcelo Barreto, et al.. (2024). Fatigue by the Chalder Questionnaire and post-hemodialysis recovery in a population of predominantly African descent: The PROHEMO. The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 47(6). 373–379. 3 indexed citations
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Lopes, Gildete Barreto, et al.. (2023). Self-Reported Fatigue by the Chalder Fatigue Questionnaire and Mortality in Brazilian Hemodialysis Patients: The PROHEMO. ˜The œNephron journals/Nephron journals. 148(5). 292–299. 6 indexed citations
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Silva, Geraldo Bezerra da, Simon Fraser, Rosa Maria Salani Mota, et al.. (2020). Association between dietary patterns and renal function in a cross-sectional study using baseline data from the ELSA-Brasil cohort. Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. 53(12). e10230–e10230. 2 indexed citations
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Lopes, Gildete Barreto, et al.. (2013). Potentially modifiable factors associated with non-adherence to phosphate binder use in patients on hemodialysis. BMC Nephrology. 14(1). 208–208. 21 indexed citations
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Fernandes, Natália Maria da Silva, Alfredo Chaoubah, Antônio Alberto Lopes, et al.. (2010). Geografia da diálise peritoneal no Brasil: análise de uma coorte de 5.819 pacientes (BRAZPD). Brazilian Journal of Nephrology. 32(3). 268–274. 14 indexed citations
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Matos, Cácia Mendes, et al.. (2009). Prescrição de quelantes de fósforo e calcitriol para pacientes em hemodiálise crônica. Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira. 55(1). 70–4. 6 indexed citations
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Sesso, Ricardo, et al.. (2008). Brazilian Dialysis Census Report, 2008. 30(4). 233–238. 7 indexed citations
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Lopes, Antônio Alberto. (2008). Medicina Baseada em Evidências: Potenciais Contribuições para a Educação Médica Continuada. 78(1). 1 indexed citations
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Sesso, Ricardo, et al.. (2008). Relatório do Censo Brasileiro de Diálise, 2008. 30(4). 233–238. 59 indexed citations
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Lopes, Antônio Alberto, Jennifer L. Bragg‐Gresham, David A. Goodkin, et al.. (2007). Factors associated with health-related quality of life among hemodialysis patients in the DOPPS. Quality of Life Research. 16(6). 1095–1095. 5 indexed citations
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Sesso, Ricardo, et al.. (2007). Resultados do Censo de Diálise da SBN, 2007. 29(4). 197–202. 13 indexed citations
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Sesso, Ricardo, et al.. (2007). Dialysis Census Results - 2007 from the Brazilian Society of Nephrology. 29(4). 197–202. 3 indexed citations
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Lopes, Antônio Alberto, et al.. (2006). Perfil do paciente que inicia hemodiálise de manutenção em hospital público em Salvador, Bahia. 28(2). 96–103. 7 indexed citations
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Lopes, Antônio Alberto, et al.. (2006). Profile of Patients Initiating Chronic Hemodialysis at a Public Hospital in Brazil. 28(2). 96–103. 1 indexed citations
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Lopes, Antônio Alberto, Sean F. Leavey, Keith McCullough, et al.. (2004). Early readmission and length of hospitalization practices in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS). Hemodialysis International. 8(3). 287–294. 10 indexed citations
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Lopes, Antônio Alberto. (1999). Hipertensão arterial: influência de fatores étnicos e raciais na hipertensão arterial. 21(2). 82–84. 3 indexed citations

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