Carma Ayala

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
77 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Carma Ayala is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Carma Ayala has authored 77 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 20 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 14 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Carma Ayala's work include Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (36 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (15 papers) and Sodium Intake and Health (12 papers). Carma Ayala is often cited by papers focused on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (36 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (15 papers) and Sodium Intake and Health (12 papers). Carma Ayala collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Taiwan. Carma Ayala's co-authors include Jing Fang, Elena V. Kuklina, William M. Callaghan, Fleetwood Loustalot, Nora L. Keenan, Janet B. Croft, George A. Mensah, Guijing Wang, Mary G. George and Kurt J. Greenlund and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, Stroke and American Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

Carma Ayala

75 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Hypertensive Disorders and Severe Obstetric Morbidity in the United States

2009 461 citations Elena V. Kuklina, Carma Ayala et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Carma Ayala United States	29	1.1k	640	548	422	415	77	2.9k
Danita D. Byrd-Holt United States	9	942 0.9×	809 1.3×	1.0k 1.9×	160 0.4×	254 0.6×	9	6.1k
Jannicke Igland Norway	29	831 0.8×	400 0.6×	258 0.5×	271 0.6×	456 1.1×	138	2.5k
Andrea Siebenhofer Austria	30	582 0.5×	405 0.6×	180 0.3×	263 0.6×	187 0.5×	119	3.5k
Liqiang Zheng China	32	1.3k 1.2×	904 1.4×	565 1.0×	146 0.3×	258 0.6×	212	3.7k
Marguerite J. McNeely United States	38	1.1k 1.0×	775 1.2×	1.1k 2.0×	137 0.3×	212 0.5×	58	4.5k
Suzanne Satterfield United States	27	752 0.7×	389 0.6×	595 1.1×	74 0.2×	169 0.4×	37	4.1k
Sung Sug Yoon United States	16	883 0.8×	439 0.7×	575 1.0×	69 0.2×	126 0.3×	22	2.2k
Sarah Stark Casagrande United States	24	537 0.5×	865 1.4×	596 1.1×	226 0.5×	184 0.4×	55	4.1k
N. Wah Cheung Australia	40	507 0.5×	575 0.9×	766 1.4×	2.1k 4.9×	839 2.0×	168	5.0k
Egil Arnesen Norway	33	1.2k 1.1×	716 1.1×	478 0.9×	223 0.5×	253 0.6×	52	4.8k

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Zhang, Donglan, Guijing Wang, Ping Zhang, Jing Fang, & Carma Ayala. (2017). Medical Expenditures Associated With Hypertension in the U.S., 2000–2013. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 53(6). S164–S171. 50 indexed citations

Fang, Jing, et al.. (2017). Healthcare Access Among Young Adults: Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Young Adults With Hypertension. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 53(6). S213–S219. 7 indexed citations

Fang, Jing, Latetia V. Moore, Fleetwood Loustalot, Quanhe Yang, & Carma Ayala. (2016). Reporting of adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors among hypertensive adults in the 50 states and the District of Columbia, 2013. Journal of the American Society of Hypertension. 10(3). 252–262.e3. 22 indexed citations

Fang, Jing, Keming Yuan, Carma Ayala, Renee M. Gindi, & Brian Ward. (2016). Abstract WP175: Stroke Prevalence Among US- and Foreign-born Adults in the United States. Stroke. 47(suppl_1).

Fang, Jing, Guixiang Zhao, Guijing Wang, Carma Ayala, & Fleetwood Loustalot. (2016). Insurance Status Among Adults With Hypertension—The Impact of Underinsurance. Journal of the American Heart Association. 5(12). 43 indexed citations

Fang, Jing, Mary G. George, Renee M. Gindi, et al.. (2015). Use of Low-Dose Aspirin as Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in US Adults (from the National Health Interview Survey, 2012). The American Journal of Cardiology. 115(7). 895–900. 30 indexed citations

George, Mary G., et al.. (2014). Pulmonary Hypertension Surveillance. CHEST Journal. 146(2). 476–495. 97 indexed citations

Wang, Guixue, Yan Li, Carma Ayala, Mary G. George, & Jing Fang. (2013). Hypertension-Associated Expenditures for Medication Among US Adults. American Journal of Hypertension. 26(11). 1295–1302. 15 indexed citations

Ayala, Carma, Xin Tong, & Nora L. Keenan. (2012). Regular Use of a Home Blood Pressure Monitor by Hypertensive Adults—HealthStyles, 2005 and 2008. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 14(3). 172–177. 14 indexed citations

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Ayala, Carma, et al.. (2012). Sodium Consumption Among Hypertensive Adults Advised to Reduce Their Intake: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999–2004. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 14(7). 447–454. 16 indexed citations

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Fang, Jing, Nora L. Keenan, Carma Ayala, Shifan Dai, & Amy L. Valderrama. (2010). Fruits and Vegetables Intake and Physical Activity Among Hypertensive Adults in the United States: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2003 and 2007. American Journal of Hypertension. 23(7). 762–766. 10 indexed citations

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Valderrama, Amy L., Xin Tong, Carma Ayala, & Nora L. Keenan. (2010). Prevalence of Self‐Reported Hypertension, Advice Received From Health Care Professionals, and Actions Taken to Reduce Blood Pressure Among US Adults—HealthStyles, 2008. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 12(10). 784–792. 34 indexed citations

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Fang, Jing, Michael H. Alderman, Nora L. Keenan, & Carma Ayala. (2010). Acute Myocardial Infarction Hospitalization in the United States, 1979 to 2005. The American Journal of Medicine. 123(3). 259–266. 64 indexed citations

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Ayala, Carma, et al.. (2010). Actions Taken to Reduce Sodium Intake Among Adults With Self‐Reported Hypertension: HealthStyles Survey, 2005 and 2008. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 12(10). 793–799. 14 indexed citations

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Ayala, Carma, et al.. (2009). Application of lower sodium intake recommendations to adults - United States, 1999-2006.. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 58(11). 281–283. 62 indexed citations

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Fang, Jing, Nora L. Keenan, & Carma Ayala. (2009). Health Care Services Provided During Physician Office Visits for Hypertension: Differences by Specialty. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 12(2). 89–95. 8 indexed citations

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Ayala, Carma, Linda J. Neff, Janet B. Croft, et al.. (2005). Prevalence of Self‐Reported High Blood Pressure Awareness, Advice Received From Health Professionals, and Actions Taken to Reduce High Blood Pressure Among US Adults—Healthstyles 2002. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 7(9). 513–519. 26 indexed citations

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Greenlund, Kurt J., Linda J. Neff, Zhi‐Jie Zheng, et al.. (2003). Low public recognition of major stroke symptoms. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 25(4). 315–319. 130 indexed citations

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Ayala, Carma. (2001). Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mortality by Stroke Subtype in the United States, 1995-1998. American Journal of Epidemiology. 154(11). 1057–1063. 146 indexed citations

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Ayala, Carma. (1999). The relationship of serum androgens and ovulatory status to blood pressure in reproductive-age women. American Journal of Hypertension. 12(8). 772–777. 6 indexed citations

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