Arthur S. Leon

44.4k total citations · 9 hit papers
253 papers, 33.8k citations indexed

About

Arthur S. Leon is a scholar working on Physiology, Complementary and alternative medicine and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Arthur S. Leon has authored 253 papers receiving a total of 33.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Physiology, 63 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine and 56 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Arthur S. Leon's work include Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (63 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (45 papers) and Genetics and Physical Performance (40 papers). Arthur S. Leon is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (63 papers), Muscle metabolism and nutrition (45 papers) and Genetics and Physical Performance (40 papers). Arthur S. Leon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Poland. Arthur S. Leon's co-authors include Barbara E. Ainsworth, David R. Jacobs, William L. Haskell, David R. Bassett, Claude Bouchard, James S. Skinner, Jack H. Wilmore, D. C. Rao, Kathryn H. Schmitz and Melicia C. Whitt and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Arthur S. Leon

249 papers receiving 32.0k 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.

Compendium of Physical Activities: an update of activity codes and MET intensities

2000 6.9k citations Barbara E. Ainsworth, William L. Haskell et al. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise profile →
2011 Compendium of Physical Activities

2011 4.7k citations Barbara E. Ainsworth, William L. Haskell et al. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise profile →
Compendium of Physical Activities: classification of energy costs of human physical activities

1993 3.4k citations Barbara E. Ainsworth, William L. Haskell et al. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise profile →
A questionnaire for the assessment of leisure time physical activities

1978 1.6k citations David R. Jacobs, Arthur S. Leon et al. profile →
A simultaneous evaluation of 10 commonly used physical activity questionnaires

1993 1.4k citations David R. Jacobs, Barbara E. Ainsworth et al. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise profile →
Exercise Standards for Testing and Training

2001 1.4k citations Gerald F. Fletcher, Victor F. Froelicher et al. Circulation profile →
Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease

2005 773 citations Arthur S. Leon, Fernando Costa et al. Circulation profile →
Familial aggregation ofV˙o _{2 max} response to exercise training: results from the HERITAGE Family Study

1999 646 citations Claude Bouchard, Treva Rice et al. profile →
Ten-Year Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease in Relation to Cholesterol Level among Men with and without Preexisting Cardiovascular Disease

1990 614 citations Arthur S. Leon et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Arthur S. Leon United States	67	14.9k	10.0k	6.6k	5.2k	3.5k	253	33.8k
Robert Ross Canada	85	20.6k 1.4×	7.9k 0.8×	6.1k 0.9×	3.7k 0.7×	4.3k 1.2×	208	34.8k
Ralph S. Paffenbarger United States	66	10.7k 0.7×	8.6k 0.9×	5.9k 0.9×	4.1k 0.8×	2.1k 0.6×	148	26.8k
Timothy S. Church United States	85	14.3k 1.0×	7.5k 0.7×	7.5k 1.1×	7.0k 1.3×	3.0k 0.9×	308	28.8k
Paul D. Thompson United States	63	7.6k 0.5×	4.3k 0.4×	4.3k 0.7×	3.1k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	238	20.9k
Steven N. Blair United States	82	15.4k 1.0×	10.7k 1.1×	7.7k 1.2×	6.6k 1.3×	2.8k 0.8×	386	33.6k
I‐Min Lee United States	94	24.7k 1.7×	17.9k 1.8×	9.9k 1.5×	8.0k 1.5×	3.7k 1.1×	419	57.8k
William L. Haskell United States	101	24.8k 1.7×	17.6k 1.8×	12.6k 1.9×	10.6k 2.0×	5.1k 1.5×	329	61.0k
David R. Bassett United States	70	17.1k 1.1×	12.8k 1.3×	3.7k 0.6×	6.6k 1.3×	1.4k 0.4×	278	34.0k
Steven N. Blair United States	101	25.4k 1.7×	16.2k 1.6×	11.9k 1.8×	10.1k 1.9×	4.3k 1.2×	327	52.0k
William E. Kraus United States	90	10.8k 0.7×	3.8k 0.4×	9.9k 1.5×	6.0k 1.2×	2.4k 0.7×	550	31.7k

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Barber, Jacob L., Jeremy Robbins, Robert E. Gerszten, et al.. (2021). Regular exercise and patterns of response across multiple cardiometabolic traits: the HERITAGE family study. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 56(2). 95–100. 14 indexed citations

Ukkola, Olavi, Merja Santaniemi, Tuomo Rankinen, et al.. (2005). Adiponectin polymorphisms, adiposity and insulin metabolism: HERITAGE family study and Oulu diabetic study. Annals of Medicine. 37(2). 141–150. 39 indexed citations

King, Marjorie L., Mark A. Williams, Gerald F. Fletcher, et al.. (2005). Medical Director Responsibilities for Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation/Secondary Prevention Programs. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation. 25(6). 315–320. 5 indexed citations

Feitosa, Mary F., Ingrid B. Borecki, Tuomo Rankinen, et al.. (2004). Evidence of QTLs on chromosomes 1q42 and 8q24 for LDL-cholesterol and apoB levels in the HERITAGE Family Study. Journal of Lipid Research. 46(2). 281–286. 14 indexed citations

Green, John S., Philip R. Stanforth, Jacques Gagnon, et al.. (2002). Menopause, estrogen, and training effects on exercise hemodynamics: the HERITAGE study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 34(1). 74–82. 34 indexed citations

Rice, Treva, Ping An, Jacques Gagnon, et al.. (2002). Heritability of HR and BP response to exercise training in the HERITAGE Family Study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 34(6). 972–979. 59 indexed citations

Wilmore, Jack H., Philip R. Stanforth, Jacques Gagnon, et al.. (2001). Cardiac output and stroke volume changes with endurance training: The HERITAGE Family Study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 33(1). 99–106. 60 indexed citations

Gagnon, Jacques, Michael A. Province, D. C. Rao, et al.. (2001). Familial aggregation of submaximal aerobic performance in the HERITAGE Family study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 33(4). 597–604. 76 indexed citations

Wilmore, Jack H., Philip R. Stanforth, Jacques Gagnon, et al.. (2001). Heart rate and blood pressure changes with endurance training: The HERITAGE Family Study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 33(1). 107–116. 110 indexed citations

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Gaskill, Steven E., Treva Rice, Claude Bouchard, et al.. (2001). Familial resemblance in ventilatory threshold: the HERITAGE Family Study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 33(11). 1832–1840. 33 indexed citations

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Ainsworth, Barbara E., William L. Haskell, Melicia C. Whitt, et al.. (2000). Compendium of Physical Activities: an update of activity codes and MET intensities. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 32(Supplement). S498–S516. 6853 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rivera, Miguel A., Jacques Gagnon, France T. Dionne, et al.. (1999). Linkage between a muscle-specific CK gene marker and &OV0312;O2max in the HERITAGE Family Study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 31(5). 698–701. 52 indexed citations

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Rivera, Miguel A., Bernd Wolfarth, France T. Dionne, et al.. (1998). Three mitochondrial DNA restriction polymorphisms in elite endurance athletes and sedentary controls. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 30(5). 687–690. 30 indexed citations

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Blair, Steven N., Edward S. Horton, Arthur S. Leon, et al.. (1996). Physical activity, nutrition, and chronic disease. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 28(3). 335–349. 53 indexed citations

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Haskell, William L., Arthur S. Leon, Carl J. Caspersen, et al.. (1992). Cardiovascular benefits and assessment of physical activity and physical fitness in adults. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 24(6). 201???220–201???220. 128 indexed citations

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Cowan, Linda D., Dianne L. O’Connell, Michael H. Criqui, et al.. (1990). Cancer Mortality and Lipid & Lipoprotein Levels. The LRC Program Mortality Follow-up Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 132. 468–482. 1 indexed citations

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Ekelund, L G, W. L. Haskell, John L. Johnson, et al.. (1988). Physical fitness as a predictor of cardiovascular mortality in asymptomatic North American men. LRC Mortality Follow-up Study. American Journal of Public Health. 78.

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Hunninghake, D B, Joanie Larose, Robert H. Palmer, & Arthur S. Leon. (1986). Therapeutic response to lovasatain (Mevinolin) in nonfamilial hypercholesterolemia - A Multicenter study. JAMA. 256. 2829–2834. 159 indexed citations

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Hunninghake, D B, et al.. (1982). Recruitment from Clinical Trials: The Lipid Research Clinics' Coronary Primary Prevention Trial Experience and Its Implication for Future Trials. Circulation. 66. 15–19. 2 indexed citations

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Leon, Arthur S., et al.. (1973). Enhancement of serum renin activity by exercise in the rat.. PubMed. 5(1). 40–3. 6 indexed citations

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