Dariush Mozaffarian

213.5k total citations · 51 hit papers
530 papers, 56.3k citations indexed

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Dariush Mozaffarian is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition and Dietetics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dariush Mozaffarian has authored 530 papers receiving a total of 56.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 326 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 209 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 99 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Dariush Mozaffarian's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (279 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (147 papers) and Fatty Acid Research and Health (142 papers). Dariush Mozaffarian is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (279 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (147 papers) and Fatty Acid Research and Health (142 papers). Dariush Mozaffarian collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Dariush Mozaffarian's co-authors include Renata Micha, Eric B. Rimm, Jason Wu, Walter C. Willett, David S. Siscovick, Frank B. Hu, Fumiaki Imamura, Sarah Wallace, Rozenn N. Lemaître and Goodarz Danaei and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Dariush Mozaffarian

512 papers receiving 54.4k citations

Hit Papers

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  1. The Preventable Causes of Death in the United States: Comparative Risk Assessment of Dietary, Lifestyle, and Metabolic Risk Factors
    2009 2.3k citations Goodarz Danaei, Dariush Mozaffarian et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
  2. Changes in Diet and Lifestyle and Long-Term Weight Gain in Women and Men
    2011 1.8k citations Dariush Mozaffarian, Tao Hao et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  3. Dietary and Policy Priorities for Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, and Obesity
    2016 1.5k citations Dariush Mozaffarian Circulation profile →
  4. The Seattle Heart Failure Model
    2006 1.5k citations Wayne C. Levy, Dariush Mozaffarian et al. Circulation profile →
  5. Fish Intake, Contaminants, and Human Health
    2006 1.4k citations Dariush Mozaffarian, Eric B. Rimm profile →
  6. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease
    2011 1.3k citations Dariush Mozaffarian, Jason Wu profile →
  7. Trans Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease
    2006 1.2k citations Dariush Mozaffarian, Walter C. Willett et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  8. Red and Processed Meat Consumption and Risk of Incident Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes Mellitus
    2010 916 citations Renata Micha, Sarah Wallace et al. Circulation profile →
  9. Global Sodium Consumption and Death from Cardiovascular Causes
    2014 862 citations Dariush Mozaffarian, Saman Fahimi et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  10. Effects on Coronary Heart Disease of Increasing Polyunsaturated Fat in Place of Saturated Fat: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
    2010 838 citations Dariush Mozaffarian, Renata Micha et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
  11. Association of Dietary, Circulating, and Supplement Fatty Acids With Coronary Risk
    2014 812 citations Nita G. Forouhi, Dariush Mozaffarian et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →
  12. Association Between Dietary Factors and Mortality From Heart Disease, Stroke, and Type 2 Diabetes in the United States
    2017 812 citations Renata Micha, Fumiaki Imamura et al. profile →
  13. The obesity transition: stages of the global epidemic
    2019 776 citations Fumiaki Imamura, Dariush Mozaffarian et al. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology profile →
  14. Global, regional and national sodium intakes in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis of 24 h urinary sodium excretion and dietary surveys worldwide
    2013 658 citations John Powles, Saman Fahimi et al. BMJ Open profile →
  15. Ultra-processed foods and added sugars in the US diet: evidence from a nationally representative cross-sectional study
    2016 595 citations Dariush Mozaffarian et al. BMJ Open profile →
  16. Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
    2009 582 citations Dariush Mozaffarian, Eric B. Rimm et al. Circulation profile →
  17. Dietary quality among men and women in 187 countries in 1990 and 2010: a systematic assessment
    2015 581 citations Fumiaki Imamura, Renata Micha et al. profile →
  18. The Perfect Storm: Obesity, Adipocyte Dysfunction, and Metabolic Consequences
    2008 553 citations Dariush Mozaffarian et al. profile →
  19. The Age-Specific Quantitative Effects of Metabolic Risk Factors on Cardiovascular Diseases and Diabetes: A Pooled Analysis
    2013 532 citations Goodarz Danaei, Dariush Mozaffarian et al. profile →
  20. Dietary Intake Among US Adults, 1999-2012
    2016 517 citations Dariush Mozaffarian et al. profile →
  21. Do healthier foods and diet patterns cost more than less healthy options? A systematic review and meta-analysis
    2013 497 citations Gitanjali Singh, Dariush Mozaffarian et al. BMJ Open profile →
  22. Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (Fish Oil) Supplementation and the Prevention of Clinical Cardiovascular Disease
    2017 467 citations Jason Wu, Dariush Mozaffarian et al. Circulation profile →
  23. Definitions and potential health benefits of the Mediterranean diet: views from experts around the world
    2014 466 citations Antonia Trichopoulou, Miguel Ángel Martínez‐González et al. BMC Medicine profile →
  24. Global, Regional, and National Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, Fruit Juices, and Milk: A Systematic Assessment of Beverage Intake in 187 Countries
    2015 448 citations Gitanjali Singh, Renata Micha et al. profile →
  25. Consumption of ultra-processed foods and obesity in Brazilian adolescents and adults
    2015 448 citations Fumiaki Imamura, Dariush Mozaffarian et al. profile →
  26. Non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: what we know now
    2011 447 citations Dariush Mozaffarian, Wafaie Fawzi et al. profile →
  27. Global, regional, and national consumption levels of dietary fats and oils in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis including 266 country-specific nutrition surveys
    2014 429 citations Renata Micha, Shahab Khatibzadeh et al. BMJ profile →
  28. Population Approaches to Improve Diet, Physical Activity, and Smoking Habits
    2012 413 citations Dariush Mozaffarian et al. Circulation profile →
  29. Trends in Dietary Carbohydrate, Protein, and Fat Intake and Diet Quality Among US Adults, 1999-2016
    2019 389 citations Frank B. Hu, Dariush Mozaffarian et al. profile →
  30. Unprocessed Red and Processed Meats and Risk of Coronary Artery Disease and Type 2 Diabetes – An Updated Review of the Evidence
    2012 377 citations Renata Micha, Dariush Mozaffarian et al. profile →
  31. Food Consumption and its Impact on Cardiovascular Disease: Importance of Solutions Focused on the Globalized Food System
    2015 362 citations Miguel Ángel Martínez‐González, Dariush Mozaffarian et al. profile →
  32. Seafood Long-Chain n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association
    2018 358 citations Eric B. Rimm, Dariush Mozaffarian et al. Circulation profile →
  33. Effects of Saturated Fat, Polyunsaturated Fat, Monounsaturated Fat, and Carbohydrate on Glucose-Insulin Homeostasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Feeding Trials
    2016 347 citations Fumiaki Imamura, Renata Micha et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
  34. Consumption of nuts and legumes and risk of incident ischemic heart disease, stroke, and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2014 346 citations Renata Micha, Shahab Khatibzadeh et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
  35. Global, regional and national consumption of major food groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis including 266 country-specific nutrition surveys worldwide
    2015 316 citations Renata Micha, Shahab Khatibzadeh et al. BMJ Open profile →
  36. Role of government policy in nutrition—barriers to and opportunities for healthier eating
    2018 310 citations Dariush Mozaffarian et al. BMJ profile →
  37. Effectiveness of school food environment policies on children’s dietary behaviors: A systematic review and meta-analysis
    2018 310 citations Renata Micha, Dariush Mozaffarian et al. profile →
  38. Etiologic effects and optimal intakes of foods and nutrients for risk of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from the Nutrition and Chronic Diseases Expert Group (NutriCoDE)
    2017 308 citations Renata Micha, Gitanjali Singh et al. profile →
  39. History of modern nutrition science—implications for current research, dietary guidelines, and food policy
    2018 289 citations Dariush Mozaffarian et al. BMJ profile →
  40. Estimated Global, Regional, and National Disease Burdens Related to Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in 2010
    2015 274 citations Gitanjali Singh, Renata Micha et al. Circulation profile →
  41. A Meta-Analysis of Food Labeling Effects on Consumer Diet Behaviors and Industry Practices
    2018 270 citations Daniel Marsden, Peilin Shi et al. profile →
  42. Food is medicine: actions to integrate food and nutrition into healthcare
    2020 253 citations Dariush Mozaffarian et al. BMJ profile →
  43. Trends in Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods Among US Youths Aged 2-19 Years, 1999-2018
    2021 242 citations Lu Wang, Dariush Mozaffarian et al. profile →
  44. Trends in Diet Quality Among Youth in the United States, 1999-2016
    2020 187 citations Jennifer Onopa, Dariush Mozaffarian et al. profile →
  45. Prioritizing Nutrition Security in the US
    2021 120 citations Dariush Mozaffarian et al. profile →
  46. Global, regional, and national consumption of animal-source foods between 1990 and 2018: findings from the Global Dietary Database
    2022 118 citations Victoria Miller, Julia Reedy et al. profile →
  47. Trends and Disparities in Cardiometabolic Health Among U.S. Adults, 1999-2018
    2022 100 citations Brianna N. Lauren, John B. Wong et al. profile →
  48. Machine learning prediction of the degree of food processing
    2023 85 citations Dariush Mozaffarian et al. profile →
  49. Ultra-processed foods and cardiometabolic health: public health policies to reduce consumption cannot wait
    2023 78 citations Dariush Mozaffarian et al. BMJ profile →
  50. “Food Is Medicine” Strategies for Nutrition Security and Cardiometabolic Health Equity
    2024 69 citations Dariush Mozaffarian, Hilary K. Seligman et al. profile →
  51. Nutritional priorities to support GLP-1 therapy for obesity: a joint Advisory from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the American Society for Nutrition, the Obesity Medicine Association, and The Obesity Society
    2025 19 citations Dariush Mozaffarian 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
Dariush Mozaffarian United States 119 24.3k 18.4k 12.1k 7.9k 6.0k 530 56.3k
Lawrence J. Appel United States 109 20.3k 0.8× 17.3k 0.9× 13.2k 1.1× 17.0k 2.2× 7.3k 1.2× 642 59.3k
Penny M. Kris‐Etherton United States 100 12.7k 0.5× 15.5k 0.8× 10.0k 0.8× 4.2k 0.5× 6.5k 1.1× 486 42.4k
Daan Kromhout Netherlands 94 12.1k 0.5× 9.7k 0.5× 8.6k 0.7× 5.8k 0.7× 4.7k 0.8× 427 39.5k
Alice H. Lichtenstein United States 85 11.3k 0.5× 10.5k 0.6× 8.7k 0.7× 6.3k 0.8× 8.1k 1.3× 462 39.3k
Bernard Rosner United States 146 25.9k 1.1× 11.2k 0.6× 15.5k 1.3× 8.3k 1.1× 13.5k 2.2× 1.1k 97.0k
Linda Van Horn United States 83 16.8k 0.7× 7.7k 0.4× 9.4k 0.8× 6.7k 0.8× 7.7k 1.3× 463 39.8k
Eric B. Rimm United States 160 37.1k 1.5× 19.2k 1.0× 24.5k 2.0× 10.8k 1.4× 14.5k 2.4× 894 103.9k
Frank M. Sacks United States 108 18.9k 0.8× 13.6k 0.7× 14.7k 1.2× 15.4k 1.9× 15.4k 2.5× 417 63.1k
Donna Spiegelman United States 124 16.3k 0.7× 9.1k 0.5× 8.6k 0.7× 2.9k 0.4× 4.1k 0.7× 632 55.2k
George A. Bray United States 106 15.4k 0.6× 10.1k 0.5× 25.8k 2.1× 7.8k 1.0× 13.3k 2.2× 703 65.7k

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Ridberg, Ronit, Melissa Maitin‐Shepard, Hilary K. Seligman, et al.. (2024). Food is Medicine National Summit: Transforming Health Care. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 120(6). 1441–1456. 8 indexed citations
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Lara-Castor, Laura, Renata Micha, Victoria Miller, et al.. (2024). Intake of sugar sweetened beverages among children and adolescents in 185 countries between 1990 and 2018: population based study. BMJ. 386. e079234–e079234. 24 indexed citations
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Parikh, Rishi, Claudia Nau, Thida C. Tan, et al.. (2024). Rationale and design of the KP ENRICH trial: A food is medicine intervention in low-income high-risk adults with diabetes within Kaiser Permanente. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 143. 107601–107601. 2 indexed citations
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Ridberg, Ronit, et al.. (2024). Produce prescription benefits redemption and activity in an observational study of 2680 Massachusetts Medicaid members. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 121(2). 427–435. 2 indexed citations
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Barrett, Eden M., Simone Pettigrew, Bruce Neal, et al.. (2024). Modifying the Health Star Rating nutrient profiling algorithm to account for ultra‐processing. Nutrition & Dietetics. 82(1). 53–63. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Junxiu & Dariush Mozaffarian. (2024). Trends in Diet Quality Among U.S. Adults From 1999 to 2020 by Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Disadvantage. Annals of Internal Medicine. 177(7). 841–850. 28 indexed citations
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Kim, David D., Lu Wang, Brianna N. Lauren, et al.. (2023). Development and Validation of the US Diabetes, Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease Microsimulation (DOC-M) Model: Health Disparity and Economic Impact Model. Medical Decision Making. 43(7-8). 930–948. 5 indexed citations
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Andersen, Christopher T, Daniel Marsden, Christopher Duggan, et al.. (2023). Oral iron supplementation and anaemia in children according to schedule, duration, dose and cosupplementation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 129 randomised trials. BMJ Global Health. 8(2). e010745–e010745. 11 indexed citations
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Mozaffarian, Dariush. (2023). Sugar, sugary drinks, and health: has the evidence achieved the sweet spot for policy action?. The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. 11(7). 448–451. 1 indexed citations
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Miller, Victoria, Gitanjali Singh, Jennifer Onopa, et al.. (2021). Global Dietary Database 2017: data availability and gaps on 54 major foods, beverages and nutrients among 5.6 million children and adults from 1220 surveys worldwide. BMJ Global Health. 6(2). e003585–e003585. 45 indexed citations
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Imamura, Fumiaki, Renata Micha, Jason Wu, et al.. (2016). Effects of Saturated Fat, Polyunsaturated Fat, Monounsaturated Fat, and Carbohydrate on Glucose-Insulin Homeostasis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Controlled Feeding Trials. PLoS Medicine. 13(7). e1002087–e1002087. 347 indexed citations breakdown →
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Micha, Renata, Shahab Khatibzadeh, Peilin Shi, et al.. (2015). Global, regional and national consumption of major food groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis including 266 country-specific nutrition surveys worldwide. BMJ Open. 5(9). e008705–e008705. 316 indexed citations breakdown →
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Singh, Gitanjali, Renata Micha, Shahab Khatibzadeh, et al.. (2015). Estimated Global, Regional, and National Disease Burdens Related to Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption in 2010. Circulation. 132(8). 639–666. 274 indexed citations breakdown →
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Trichopoulou, Antonia, Miguel Ángel Martínez‐González, Tammy Y. N. Tong, et al.. (2014). Definitions and potential health benefits of the Mediterranean diet: views from experts around the world. BMC Medicine. 12(1). 112–112. 466 indexed citations breakdown →
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Powles, John, Saman Fahimi, Renata Micha, et al.. (2013). Global, regional and national sodium intakes in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis of 24 h urinary sodium excretion and dietary surveys worldwide. BMJ Open. 3(12). e003733–e003733. 658 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mozaffarian, Dariush, Tao Hao, Eric B. Rimm, Walter C. Willett, & Frank B. Hu. (2011). Changes in Diet and Lifestyle and Long-Term Weight Gain in Women and Men. New England Journal of Medicine. 364(25). 2392–2404. 1796 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shadman, Ramin, Jeanne E. Poole, Dariush Mozaffarian, et al.. (2011). Abstract 17819: Predicting the Proportional Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death in a Multicenter Heart Failure Cohort. Circulation. 124(suppl_21). 2 indexed citations
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Micha, Renata, Sarah Wallace, & Dariush Mozaffarian. (2010). Red and Processed Meat Consumption and Risk of Incident Coronary Heart Disease, Stroke, and Diabetes Mellitus. Circulation. 121(21). 2271–2283. 916 indexed citations breakdown →
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Levy, Wayne C., Dariush Mozaffarian, David T. Linker, et al.. (2009). Years-Needed-To-Treat to Add 1 Year of Life: A New Metric to Estimate Treatment Effects in Randomized Trials. European Journal of Heart Failure. 11(3). 256–263. 9 indexed citations
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Micha, Renata & Dariush Mozaffarian. (2008). Trans fatty acids: Effects on cardiometabolic health and implications for policy. Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids. 79(3-5). 147–152. 128 indexed citations

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