Charles H. Hennekens

116.2k total citations · 47 hit papers
586 papers, 86.1k citations indexed

About

Charles H. Hennekens is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles H. Hennekens has authored 586 papers receiving a total of 86.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 171 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 100 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 96 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Charles H. Hennekens's work include Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (69 papers), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (65 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (47 papers). Charles H. Hennekens is often cited by papers focused on Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases (69 papers), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (65 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (47 papers). Charles H. Hennekens collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Charles H. Hennekens's co-authors include Meir J. Stampfer, Walter C. Willett, JoAnn E. Manson, Paul M. Ridker, Bernard Rosner, Frank E. Speizer, Graham A. Colditz, Julie E. Buring, J. Michael Gaziano and Russell P. Tracy and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Charles H. Hennekens

572 papers receiving 81.1k citations

Hit Papers

Inflammation, Aspirin, and the Risk of Cardiovascular Dis... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1997 1985 2000 1996 1987 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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. Inflammation, Aspirin, and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Apparently Healthy Men
    1997 4.4k citations Paul M. Ridker, Meir J. Stampfer et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  2. REPRODUCIBILITY AND VALIDITY OF A SEMIQUANTITATIVE FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE
    1985 3.7k citations Walter C. Willett, Meir J. Stampfer et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  3. Plasma Concentration of Interleukin-6 and the Risk of Future Myocardial Infarction Among Apparently Healthy Men
    2000 1.9k citations Paul M. Ridker, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  4. Lack of Effect of Long-Term Supplementation with Beta Carotene on the Incidence of Malignant Neoplasms and Cardiovascular Disease
    1996 1.7k citations Charles H. Hennekens, JoAnn E. Manson et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  5. Epidemiology in Medicine
    1987 1.7k citations Charles H. Hennekens, Julie E. Buring et al. profile →
  6. Postmenopausal Estrogen Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease
    1991 1.6k citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  7. Plasma Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and Prostate Cancer Risk: A Prospective Study
    1998 1.6k citations Meir J. Stampfer, Charles H. Hennekens et al. profile →
  8. Vitamin E Consumption and the Risk of Coronary Disease in Women
    1993 1.6k citations Meir J. Stampfer, Charles H. Hennekens et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  9. Body Weight and Mortality among Women
    1995 1.5k citations JoAnn E. Manson, Walter C. Willett et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  10. A Randomized Trial of Low-Dose Aspirin in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women
    2005 1.4k citations Paul M. Ridker, Nancy R. Cook et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  11. Prospective Study of C-Reactive Protein and the Risk of Future Cardiovascular Events Among Apparently Healthy Women
    1998 1.3k citations Paul M. Ridker, Julie E. Buring et al. profile →
  12. Dietary Fat Intake and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
    1997 1.3k citations Meir J. Stampfer, JoAnn E. Manson et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  13. The Use of Estrogens and Progestins and the Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
    1995 1.1k citations Graham A. Colditz, Susan E. Hankinson et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  14. A Prospective Study of Obesity and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
    1990 1.1k citations JoAnn E. Manson, Graham A. Colditz et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  15. Plasma concentration of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1 and risks of future myocardial infarction in apparently healthy men
    1998 1.0k citations Paul M. Ridker, Charles H. Hennekens et al. The Lancet profile →
  16. Postmenopausal Estrogen and Progestin Use and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
    1996 982 citations Meir J. Stampfer, JoAnn E. Manson et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  17. A Prospective Study of Cholesterol, Apolipoproteins, and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction
    1991 943 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Walter C. Willett et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  18. Physical activity and incidence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in women
    1991 923 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Meir J. Stampfer et al. The Lancet profile →
  19. Menopause and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
    1987 920 citations Graham A. Colditz, Walter C. Willett et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  20. VALIDATION OF QUESTIONNAIRE INFORMATION ON RISK FACTORS AND DISEASE OUTCOMES IN A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF WOMEN
    1986 911 citations Graham A. Colditz, Meir J. Stampfer et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  21. Schizophrenia and increased risks of cardiovascular disease
    2005 861 citations Charles H. Hennekens et al. American Heart Journal profile →
  22. Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and Mortality
    1997 859 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  23. A prospective study of dietary glycemic load, carbohydrate intake, and risk of coronary heart disease in US women
    2000 859 citations Charles H. Hennekens, JoAnn E. Manson et al. profile →
  24. Vitamin E in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
    2005 842 citations I‐Min Lee, Nancy R. Cook et al. JAMA profile →
  25. Mutation in the Gene Coding for Coagulation Factor V and the Risk of Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and Venous Thrombosis in Apparently Healthy Men
    1995 826 citations Paul M. Ridker, Charles H. Hennekens et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  26. Moderate Alcohol Intake, Increased Levels of High-Density Lipoprotein and Its Subfractions, and Decreased Risk of Myocardial Infarction
    1993 805 citations Walter C. Willett, Charles H. Hennekens et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  27. C-Reactive Protein Adds to the Predictive Value of Total and HDL Cholesterol in Determining Risk of First Myocardial Infarction
    1998 805 citations Paul M. Ridker, Robert J. Glynn et al. profile →
  28. Randomised trial of prophylactic daily aspirin in British male doctors
    1988 795 citations Charles H. Hennekens et al. profile →
  29. A Prospective Evaluation of an Angiotensin-Converting–Enzyme Gene Polymorphism and the Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease
    1995 785 citations Marc A. Pfeffer, Meir J. Stampfer et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  30. Plasma Concentration of C-Reactive Protein and Risk of Developing Peripheral Vascular Disease
    1998 774 citations Paul M. Ridker, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  31. TEST OF THE NATIONAL DEATH INDEX
    1984 743 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Walter C. Willett et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  32. A Prospective Study of Walking as Compared with Vigorous Exercise in the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
    1999 739 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Graham A. Colditz et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  33. THE USE OF A SELF-ADMINISTERED QUESTIONNAIRE TO ASSESS DIET FOUR YEARS IN THE PAST
    1988 735 citations Walter C. Willett, Meir J. Stampfer et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  34. A Prospective Study of Moderate Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Coronary Disease and Stroke in Women
    1988 723 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  35. Triggering of Sudden Death from Cardiac Causes by Vigorous Exertion
    2000 681 citations Charles H. Hennekens, JoAnn E. Manson et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  36. Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of cardiovascular disease: the Women’s Health Study
    2000 676 citations JoAnn E. Manson, I‐Min Lee et al. profile →
  37. The CAG repeat within the androgen receptor gene and its relationship to prostate cancer
    1997 676 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Charles H. Hennekens et al. profile →
  38. Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein
    2003 661 citations Charles H. Hennekens et al. profile →
  39. A Prospective Study of Postmenopausal Estrogen Therapy and Coronary Heart Disease
    1985 639 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Walter C. Willett et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  40. Dual Effects of Weight and Weight Gain on Breast Cancer Risk
    1997 626 citations Zhiping Huang, Susan E. Hankinson et al. JAMA profile →
  41. Low-Dose Aspirin in the Primary Prevention of Cancer
    2005 605 citations Nancy R. Cook, I‐Min Lee et al. JAMA profile →
  42. WEIGHT AS A RISK FACTOR FOR CLINICAL DIABETES IN WOMEN
    1990 569 citations Graham A. Colditz, Walter C. Willett et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  43. Alcohol Consumption and Mortality among Women
    1995 546 citations Graham A. Colditz, Charles H. Hennekens et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  44. Whole-grain consumption and risk of coronary heart disease: results from the Nurses' Health Study
    1999 533 citations Meir J. Stampfer, JoAnn E. Manson et al. profile →
  45. Prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in a community population of older persons. Higher than previously reported.
    1989 501 citations Denis A. Evans, Nancy R. Cook et al. profile →
  46. CIGARETTE SMOKING, RELATIVE WEIGHT, AND MENOPAUSE
    1983 466 citations Walter C. Willett, Meir J. Stampfer et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  47. Dietary Fat and the Risk of Breast Cancer
    1987 419 citations Walter C. Willett, Meir J. Stampfer et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles H. Hennekens United States 133 18.4k 17.5k 17.1k 12.5k 12.3k 586 86.1k
Julie E. Buring United States 128 15.8k 0.9× 12.5k 0.7× 12.6k 0.7× 10.9k 0.9× 10.8k 0.9× 602 66.5k
Lewis H. Kuller United States 139 19.6k 1.1× 16.2k 0.9× 9.8k 0.6× 11.1k 0.9× 10.6k 0.9× 1.0k 78.4k
Aaron R. Folsom United States 139 26.9k 1.5× 10.3k 0.6× 10.7k 0.6× 11.1k 0.9× 9.6k 0.8× 867 75.6k
Albert Hofman Netherlands 166 27.4k 1.5× 9.1k 0.5× 15.1k 0.9× 11.6k 0.9× 13.4k 1.1× 1.5k 122.0k
Frank M. Sacks United States 108 15.4k 0.8× 15.4k 0.9× 18.9k 1.1× 16.9k 1.4× 6.0k 0.5× 417 63.1k
Peter W.F. Wilson United States 156 35.2k 1.9× 29.9k 1.7× 11.4k 0.7× 31.0k 2.5× 14.4k 1.2× 646 110.5k
Robert H. Eckel United States 82 14.7k 0.8× 22.0k 1.3× 11.5k 0.7× 8.2k 0.7× 14.4k 1.2× 242 65.3k
Andrew S. Levey United States 130 30.9k 1.7× 13.6k 0.8× 7.8k 0.5× 17.8k 1.4× 15.4k 1.3× 514 125.4k
Nader Rifai United States 122 21.5k 1.2× 16.5k 0.9× 8.8k 0.5× 21.1k 1.7× 21.7k 1.8× 455 77.6k
Eric B. Rimm United States 160 10.8k 0.6× 14.5k 0.8× 37.1k 2.2× 9.3k 0.7× 11.7k 0.9× 894 103.9k

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All Works

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Furtado, Cláudia, et al.. (2025). Ultra-processed foods and increased high sensitivity C-reactive protein. The American Journal of Medicine. 138(12). 1742–1745.
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Hennekens, Charles H., et al.. (2024). Newest Updates to Health Providers on the Hazards of Ultra-Processed Foods and Proposed Solutions. The American Journal of Medicine. 137(5). 395–398. 4 indexed citations
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Yang, Jack, et al.. (2024). Trends in Marijuana Use among Adolescents in the United States. Pediatric Reports. 16(4). 872–879. 1 indexed citations
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Hennekens, Charles H., et al.. (2024). Intramedullary Nail Failure in a Subtrochanteric Fracture in a 62-Year-Old Woman. Cureus. 16(12). e75485–e75485.
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Wood, Sarah, Dennis G. Maki, & Charles H. Hennekens. (2022). Vaccination of Children in the United States against COVID-19: An Ounce of Prevention. Southern Medical Journal. 115(5). 347–348. 1 indexed citations
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Maki, Dennis G. & Charles H. Hennekens. (2021). Health Care Workers Need COVID-19 Vaccination: Clinical, Public Health, and Ethical Considerations. The American Journal of Medicine. 134(12). 1437–1439. 4 indexed citations
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Levine, Robert S., Jason L. Salemi, Maria C. Mejia de Grubb, et al.. (2018). Altitude and Variable Effects on Infant Mortality in the United States. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 19(3). 265–271. 3 indexed citations
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Manes, Costantina, Sally Greaves, Marc A. Pfeffer, et al.. (2014). Influence of Diabetes Mellitus on development of Heart Failure following anterior Myocardial Infarction. Cardiovascular Medicine. 17(6). 180–185.
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Hennekens, Charles H., et al.. (2011). Editorials Statins: the high risks of discontinuation and large benefits of continuation. Archives of Medical Science. 6(6). 931–932. 2 indexed citations
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Barr, R. Graham, Tobias Kurth, Meir J. Stampfer, et al.. (2006). Aspirin and Decreased Adult-Onset Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 175(2). 120–125. 25 indexed citations
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Ridker, Paul M., Nancy R. Cook, I‐Min Lee, et al.. (2005). A Randomized Trial of Low-Dose Aspirin in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 60(8). 519–521. 85 indexed citations
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Hennekens, Charles H., et al.. (2003). Pacemaker Mode Selection:. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. 26(5). 1270–1282. 20 indexed citations
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White, Michel, Jean L. Rouleau, Christian Hall, et al.. (2001). Changes in vasoconstrictive hormones, natriuretic peptides, and left ventricular remodeling soon after anterior myocardial infarction. American Heart Journal. 142(6). 1056–1064. 35 indexed citations
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Frieling, Uta, Debra A. Schaumberg, Thomas S. Kupper, Jörg Muntwyler, & Charles H. Hennekens. (2000). A Randomized, 12-Year Primary-Prevention Trial of Beta Carotene Supplementation for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in the Physicians' Health Study. Archives of Dermatology. 136(2). 179–84. 96 indexed citations
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Berger, Klaus, Umed A. Ajani, Carlos S. Kase, et al.. (1999). Light-to-Moderate Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Stroke among U.S. Male Physicians. New England Journal of Medicine. 341(21). 1557–1564. 255 indexed citations
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Christen, William G., Julie E. Buring, JoAnn E. Manson, & Charles H. Hennekens. (1999). Beta-carotene supplementation. Current Opinion in Lipidology. 10(1). 29–34. 12 indexed citations
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Huang, Zhiping, Susan E. Hankinson, Graham A. Colditz, et al.. (1997). Dual Effects of Weight and Weight Gain on Breast Cancer Risk. JAMA. 278(17). 1407–1407. 626 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ridker, Paul M., Paul M. Ridker, Charles H. Hennekens, et al.. (1994). Prospective study of endogenous tissue plasminogen activator and risk of stroke. The Lancet. 343(8903). 940–943. 247 indexed citations
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Glynn, Robert J., et al.. (1993). Modification of Increasing Systolic Blood Pressure in the Elderly during the 1980s. American Journal of Epidemiology. 138(6). 365–379. 17 indexed citations
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Evans, Denis A., et al.. (1980). Clearance of bacteriuria on discontinuing oral contraception.. BMJ. 280(6208). 152.1–152. 4 indexed citations

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