Brian K. Kit

30.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
57 papers, 23.5k citations indexed

About

Brian K. Kit is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian K. Kit has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 23.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 19 papers in Physiology and 13 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Brian K. Kit's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (30 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (10 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (8 papers). Brian K. Kit is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (30 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (10 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (8 papers). Brian K. Kit collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and India. Brian K. Kit's co-authors include Katherine M. Flegal, Cynthia L. Ogden, Margaret D. Carroll, Barry I. Graubard, Heather Orpana, Cheryl D. Fryar, Hannah G. Lawman, Deanna Kruszon‐Moran, Tala H.I. Fakhouri and Sohyun Park and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Brian K. Kit

57 papers receiving 22.5k citations

Hit Papers

Prevalence of Childhood and Adult Obesity in the United S... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2014 2012 2012 2013 2016 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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. Prevalence of Childhood and Adult Obesity in the United States, 2011-2012
    2014 6.5k citations Cynthia L. Ogden, Margaret D. Carroll et al. JAMA profile →
  2. Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in the Distribution of Body Mass Index Among US Adults, 1999-2010
    2012 4.2k citations Katherine M. Flegal, Margaret D. Carroll et al. JAMA profile →
  3. Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in Body Mass Index Among US Children and Adolescents, 1999-2010
    2012 3.1k citations Cynthia L. Ogden, Margaret D. Carroll et al. JAMA profile →
  4. Association of All-Cause Mortality With Overweight and Obesity Using Standard Body Mass Index Categories
    2013 2.9k citations Katherine M. Flegal, Brian K. Kit et al. JAMA profile →
  5. Trends in Obesity Prevalence Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 1988-1994 Through 2013-2014
    2016 1.7k citations Cynthia L. Ogden, Margaret D. Carroll et al. JAMA profile →
  6. Prevalence of obesity in the United States, 2009-2010.
    2012 1.4k citations Cynthia L. Ogden, Margaret D. Carroll et al. PubMed profile →
  7. Prevalence of obesity among adults: United States, 2011-2012.
    2013 385 citations Cynthia L. Ogden, Margaret D. Carroll et al. PubMed profile →
  8. Trends in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among youth and adults in the United States: 1999–2010
    2013 345 citations Brian K. Kit, Tala H.I. Fakhouri et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian K. Kit United States 35 11.1k 5.4k 3.7k 3.2k 3.0k 57 23.5k
David S. Freedman United States 78 13.5k 1.2× 4.5k 0.8× 4.3k 1.1× 2.9k 0.9× 2.5k 0.9× 233 24.9k
Cheryl D. Fryar United States 39 6.6k 0.6× 3.6k 0.7× 2.7k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 72 17.5k
Thorkild I. A. Sørensen Denmark 76 9.3k 0.8× 5.3k 1.0× 1.8k 0.5× 2.3k 0.7× 2.0k 0.7× 476 25.3k
Zuguo Mei United States 42 12.0k 1.1× 3.7k 0.7× 3.5k 0.9× 1.2k 0.4× 2.0k 0.7× 88 22.6k
Robert J. Kuczmarski United States 26 9.9k 0.9× 5.1k 0.9× 2.6k 0.7× 1.6k 0.5× 2.1k 0.7× 41 19.9k
Louise A. Baur Australia 77 13.8k 1.2× 6.0k 1.1× 4.7k 1.3× 881 0.3× 2.6k 0.9× 506 24.0k
Shiriki Kumanyika United States 72 12.5k 1.1× 4.0k 0.8× 5.8k 1.6× 960 0.3× 3.6k 1.2× 274 22.4k
Eric Finkelstein Singapore 60 7.4k 0.7× 2.7k 0.5× 4.2k 1.1× 1.9k 0.6× 2.0k 0.7× 365 19.9k
Lester R. Curtin United States 14 7.2k 0.7× 3.1k 0.6× 2.1k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 1.8k 0.6× 19 14.9k
Jacob C. Seidell Netherlands 99 14.9k 1.4× 12.7k 2.4× 3.7k 1.0× 3.3k 1.0× 3.2k 1.1× 501 37.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fryar, Cheryl D., et al.. (2024). Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control Among Adults Age 18 and Older: United States, August 2021-August 2023.. PubMed. 7 indexed citations
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Zwald, Marissa L., et al.. (2019). Prevalence and Correlates of Receiving Medical Advice to Increase Physical Activity in U.S. Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013–2016. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 56(6). 834–843. 13 indexed citations
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Perak, Amanda M., Hongyan Ning, Brian K. Kit, et al.. (2019). Trends in Levels of Lipids and Apolipoprotein B in US Youths Aged 6 to 19 Years, 1999-2016. JAMA. 321(19). 1895–1895. 81 indexed citations
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Flegal, Katherine M., Brian K. Kit, & Barry I. Graubard. (2017). Bias in Hazard Ratios Arising From Misclassification According to Self-Reported Weight and Height in Observational Studies of Body Mass Index and Mortality. American Journal of Epidemiology. 187(1). 125–134. 40 indexed citations
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Paulose‐Ram, Ryne, Qiuping Gu, & Brian K. Kit. (2017). Characteristics of U.S. Adults With Hypertension Who Are Unaware of Their Hypertension, 2011-2014.. PubMed. 1–8. 31 indexed citations
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Ostchega, Yechiam, Guangyu Zhang, Brian K. Kit, & Tatiana Nwankwo. (2017). Factors Associated With Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Among US Adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2011–2014. American Journal of Hypertension. 30(11). 1126–1132. 55 indexed citations
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Akinbami, Lara J., Lauren M. Rossen, Tala H.I. Fakhouri, Alan E. Simon, & Brian K. Kit. (2017). Contribution of weight status to asthma prevalence racial disparities, 2–19 year olds, 1988–2014. Annals of Epidemiology. 27(8). 472–478.e3. 17 indexed citations
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Gahche, Jaime, Brian K. Kit, Janet E. Fulton, Dianna D. Carroll, & Thomas Rowland. (2017). Normative Values for Cardiorespiratory Fitness Testing Among US Children Aged 6-11 years. Pediatric Exercise Science. 29(2). 177–185. 5 indexed citations
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Freedman, David S., Cynthia L. Ogden, & Brian K. Kit. (2015). Interrelationships between BMI, skinfold thicknesses, percent body fat, and cardiovascular disease risk factors among U.S. children and adolescents. BMC Pediatrics. 15(1). 188–188. 41 indexed citations
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Freedman, David S., Brian K. Kit, & Earl S. Ford. (2015). Are the Recent Secular Increases in Waist Circumference among Children and Adolescents Independent of Changes in BMI?. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0141056–e0141056. 11 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Samara Joy, Brian K. Kit, Yutaka Aoki, & Cynthia L. Ogden. (2014). Seafood consumption and blood mercury concentrations in adults aged ≥20 y, 2007–2010. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 99(5). 1066–1070. 20 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Samara Joy, Brian K. Kit, & Cynthia L. Ogden. (2014). Nut consumption among U.S. adults, 2009-2010.. PubMed. 1–8. 10 indexed citations
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Flegal, Katherine M., Brian K. Kit, Heather Orpana, & Barry I. Graubard. (2013). Association of All-Cause Mortality With Overweight and Obesity Using Standard Body Mass Index Categories. JAMA. 309(1). 71–71. 2876 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fakhouri, Tala H.I., Jeffery P. Hughes, Debra J. Brody, Brian K. Kit, & Cynthia L. Ogden. (2013). Physical Activity and Screen-Time Viewing Among Elementary School–Aged Children in the United States From 2009 to 2010. JAMA Pediatrics. 167(3). 223–223. 197 indexed citations
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Kit, Brian K., Tala H.I. Fakhouri, Sohyun Park, Samara Joy Nielsen, & Cynthia L. Ogden. (2013). Trends in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among youth and adults in the United States: 1999–2010. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 98(1). 180–188. 345 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kit, Brian K., Alan E. Simon, Debra J. Brody, & Lara J. Akinbami. (2013). US Prevalence and Trends in Tobacco Smoke Exposure Among Children and Adolescents With Asthma. PEDIATRICS. 131(3). 407–414. 58 indexed citations
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Akinbami, Lara J., Brian K. Kit, & Alan E. Simon. (2013). Impact of Environmental Tobacco Smoke on Children With Asthma, United States, 2003–2010. Academic Pediatrics. 13(6). 508–516. 43 indexed citations
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Carroll, Margaret D., Brian K. Kit, David A. Lacher, Susan T. Shero, & Michael E. Mussolino. (2012). Trends in Lipids and Lipoproteins in US Adults, 1988-2010. JAMA. 308(15). 1545–1545. 194 indexed citations
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Flegal, Katherine M., Margaret D. Carroll, Brian K. Kit, & Cynthia L. Ogden. (2012). Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in the Distribution of Body Mass Index Among US Adults, 1999-2010. JAMA. 307(5). 491–491. 4247 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kit, Brian K., Margaret D. Carroll, & Cynthia L. Ogden. (2011). Low-fat milk consumption among children and adolescents in the United States, 2007-2008.. PubMed. 1–8. 21 indexed citations

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