Avis J. Thomas

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Avis J. Thomas is a scholar working on Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Avis J. Thomas has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Surgery, 6 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 6 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Avis J. Thomas's work include Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (7 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (6 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 papers). Avis J. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (7 papers), Diabetes Treatment and Management (6 papers) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 papers). Avis J. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Australia. Avis J. Thomas's co-authors include James D. Neaton, Lynn E. Eberly, Russell P. Tracy, Hongyan Ning, Donald M. Lloyd‐Jones, Philip Greenland, Daniel B. Garside, Alan R. Dyer, Linda Van Horn and Jarett D. Berry and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Avis J. Thomas

34 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Lifetime Risks of Cardiovascular Disease 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 2013 200 400 600
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.

  1. Lifetime Risks of Cardiovascular Disease
    2012 628 citations Jarett D. Berry, Alan R. Dyer et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Intensive Medical Management for the Control of Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemia
    2013 530 citations Sayeed Ikramuddin, Judith Körner et al. JAMA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Avis J. Thomas United States 19 1.0k 565 520 425 250 34 2.3k
Helen Mayo United States 19 886 0.9× 606 1.1× 408 0.8× 515 1.2× 263 1.1× 44 2.7k
Stephen S. Johnston United States 28 748 0.7× 169 0.3× 989 1.9× 510 1.2× 168 0.7× 135 3.2k
Adi Leiba Israel 25 306 0.3× 300 0.5× 356 0.7× 196 0.5× 610 2.4× 88 2.3k
James D. Douketis Canada 31 1.3k 1.3× 338 0.6× 1.9k 3.7× 194 0.5× 508 2.0× 59 4.9k
Dana A. Telem United States 29 2.9k 2.8× 453 0.8× 423 0.8× 173 0.4× 393 1.6× 212 3.9k
Mary E. Charlson United States 16 480 0.5× 223 0.4× 328 0.6× 142 0.3× 211 0.8× 29 1.5k
Heena P. Santry United States 28 1.8k 1.7× 337 0.6× 358 0.7× 96 0.2× 472 1.9× 103 3.2k
Yoshio N. Hall United States 31 438 0.4× 434 0.8× 346 0.7× 460 1.1× 574 2.3× 62 3.0k
David Wonderling United Kingdom 25 753 0.7× 186 0.3× 464 0.9× 191 0.4× 270 1.1× 47 3.1k
Snehal R. Patel United States 21 848 0.8× 120 0.2× 554 1.1× 190 0.4× 185 0.7× 129 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Avis J. Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Avis J. Thomas

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Johnson, Jeremiah D., et al.. (2021). Three-Dimensional Gait Analysis in a Healthy Geriatric Cohort. 2(2). 1 indexed citations
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Dehmer, Steven P., Michael V. Maciosek, Yuling Hong, et al.. (2016). Modeled Health and Economic Impact of Team-Based Care for Hypertension. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 50(5). S34–S44. 16 indexed citations
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Barclay, Terry R., et al.. (2016). P1‐444: Outcomes of a Dementia Resource and Education Program Imbedded in a Health Care System. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 12(7S_Part_12). 1 indexed citations
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Morgan, Matthew, et al.. (2015). Demographic, Operational, and Healthcare Utilization Factors Associated with Emergency Department Patient Satisfaction. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 16(4). 516–526. 28 indexed citations
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Johnson, Jeremiah D., et al.. (2015). Serum and Wound Vancomycin Levels After Intrawound Administration in Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 32(3). 924–928. 66 indexed citations
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Levas, Michael N., Peter S. Dayan, Manoj K. Mittal, et al.. (2014). Effect of Hispanic Ethnicity and Language Barriers on Appendiceal Perforation Rates and Imaging in Children. The Journal of Pediatrics. 164(6). 1286–1291.e2. 59 indexed citations
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Thomas, Avis J., Heather A. Bainbridge, Shu-Chun Chen, et al.. (2014). Recruitment and Screening for a Randomized Trial Investigating Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass versus Intensive Medical Management for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes. Obesity Surgery. 24(11). 1875–1880. 8 indexed citations
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Ikramuddin, Sayeed, Judith Körner, John E. Connett, et al.. (2014). Roux-en-Y gastric bypass vs intensive medical management for the control of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. 16. 24 indexed citations
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Ikramuddin, Sayeed, Judith Körner, Wei‐Jei Lee, et al.. (2013). Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Intensive Medical Management for the Control of Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, and Hyperlipidemia. JAMA. 309(21). 2240–2240. 530 indexed citations breakdown →
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Berry, Jarett D., Alan R. Dyer, Xuan Cai, et al.. (2012). Lifetime Risks of Cardiovascular Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 366(4). 321–329. 628 indexed citations breakdown →
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Giordano, Thomas P., Glenn E. Bartsch, Yafeng Zhang, et al.. (2010). Disparities in Outcomes for African American and Latino Subjects in the Flexible Initial Retrovirus Suppressive Therapies (FIRST) Trial. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 24(5). 287–295. 33 indexed citations
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Tedaldi, Ellen, Judith Absalon, Avis J. Thomas, Judith C. Shlay, & Mary van den Berg-Wolf. (2008). Ethnicity, Race, and Gender. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 47(4). 441–448. 45 indexed citations
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Harker‐Murray, Paul, Avis J. Thomas, John E. Wagner, et al.. (2008). Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Children with Relapsed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Isolated to the Central Nervous System. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 14(6). 685–692. 19 indexed citations
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Thomas, Avis J., Lynn E. Eberly, George Davey Smith, & James D. Neaton. (2006). ZIP-Code-based versus Tract-based Income Measures as Long-Term Risk-adjusted Mortality Predictors. American Journal of Epidemiology. 164(6). 586–590. 135 indexed citations
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Eberly, Lynn E., James D. Neaton, Avis J. Thomas, & Yu Dai. (2004). Multiple-stage screening and mortality in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial. Clinical Trials. 1(2). 148–161. 23 indexed citations
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Kuller, Lewis H., Avis J. Thomas, Gregory Grandits, & James D. Neaton. (2004). Elevated Prostate-Specific Antigen Levels Up to 25 Years Prior to Death from Prostate Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 13(3). 373–377. 25 indexed citations
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Thomas, Avis J. & Bradley P. Carlin. (2002). Late detection of breast and colorectal cancer in Minnesota counties: an application of spatial smoothing and clustering. Statistics in Medicine. 22(1). 113–127. 34 indexed citations

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