David W. Harsha

16.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
67 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

David W. Harsha is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, David W. Harsha has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 20 papers in General Health Professions and 20 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in David W. Harsha's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (34 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (13 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (11 papers). David W. Harsha is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (34 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (13 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (11 papers). David W. Harsha collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. David W. Harsha's co-authors include George A. Bray, Laura P. Svetkey, Eva Obarzanek, William M. Vollmer, Denise G. Simons‐Morton, Njeri Karanja, Frank M. Sacks, Thomas J. Moore, Edgar R. Miller and Jeffrey A. Cutler and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

David W. Harsha

65 papers receiving 11.1k citations

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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.

A Clinical Trial of the Effects of Dietary Patterns on Blood Pressure

1997 4.1k citations Eva Obarzanek, William M. Vollmer et al. profile →
Effects on Blood Pressure of Reduced Dietary Sodium and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet

2001 3.7k citations Laura P. Svetkey, William M. Vollmer et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David W. Harsha United States	37	7.4k	4.0k	3.7k	3.2k	1.4k	67	11.9k
Eva Obarzanek United States	57	13.2k 1.8×	5.9k 1.5×	7.0k 1.9×	4.5k 1.4×	2.1k 1.4×	113	20.8k
Denise G. Simons‐Morton United States	34	6.5k 0.9×	3.9k 1.0×	3.9k 1.0×	5.1k 1.6×	1.2k 0.8×	60	17.4k
Lyn M. Steffen United States	65	7.7k 1.0×	3.9k 1.0×	4.9k 1.3×	1.8k 0.6×	726 0.5×	275	15.1k
Njeri Karanja United States	34	8.5k 1.2×	5.3k 1.3×	4.6k 1.2×	3.9k 1.2×	990 0.7×	60	14.7k
Jeffrey A. Cutler United States	47	8.2k 1.1×	6.3k 1.6×	3.9k 1.1×	9.9k 3.1×	1.3k 0.9×	98	21.9k
Thomas J. Moore United States	47	6.6k 0.9×	4.9k 1.2×	3.8k 1.0×	4.8k 1.5×	817 0.6×	162	17.1k
Leila Azadbakht Iran	61	8.1k 1.1×	3.1k 0.8×	5.0k 1.3×	703 0.2×	1.1k 0.8×	487	14.5k
Ailsa Welch United Kingdom	62	4.6k 0.6×	2.2k 0.5×	3.7k 1.0×	1.2k 0.4×	820 0.6×	177	13.1k
Laura L. Hayman United States	41	4.6k 0.6×	684 0.2×	1.9k 0.5×	2.9k 0.9×	2.0k 1.4×	258	11.0k
Ahmad Esmaillzadeh Iran	74	9.3k 1.3×	3.8k 1.0×	6.5k 1.8×	812 0.3×	1.0k 0.7×	466	18.5k

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Kennedy, Betty M., Peter T. Katzmarzyk, William D. Johnson, et al.. (2014). People United to Sustain Health (PUSH): A Community‐Based Participatory Research Study. Clinical and Translational Science. 7(2). 108–114. 6 indexed citations

Williamson, Donald A., Catherine M. Champagne, David W. Harsha, et al.. (2012). Effect of an Environmental School‐Based Obesity Prevention Program on Changes in Body Fat and Body Weight: A Randomized Trial. Obesity. 20(8). 1653–1661. 70 indexed citations

Stevens, Victor J., Gerald J. Jerome, Bryan C. Batch, et al.. (2011). Behavioral Transitions and Weight Change Patterns Within the PREMIER Trial. Obesity. 19(8). 1609–1615. 33 indexed citations

Kennedy, Betty M., Shiriki Kumanyika, Jamy D. Ard, et al.. (2009). Overall and minority-focused recruitment strategies in the PREMIER multicenter trial of lifestyle interventions for blood pressure control. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 31(1). 49–54. 33 indexed citations

Brantley, Phillip J., Lawrence J. Appel, Jack F. Hollis, et al.. (2008). Design considerations and rationale of a multi-center trial to sustain weight loss: the weight loss maintenance trial. Clinical Trials. 5(5). 546–556. 40 indexed citations

Obarzanek, Eva, William M. Vollmer, Pao-Hwa Lin, et al.. (2007). Effects of Individual Components of Multiple Behavior Changes: The PREMIER Trial. American Journal of Health Behavior. 31(5). 545–560. 41 indexed citations

DeLany, James P., George A. Bray, David W. Harsha, & Júlia Vólaufová. (2006). Energy expenditure and substrate oxidation predict changes in body fat in children. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 84(4). 862–870. 29 indexed citations

Stuff, Janice E., Patrick H. Casey, Kitty L. Szeto, et al.. (2005). Household Food Insecurity and Adult Chronic Disease in the Lower Mississippi Delta. The FASEB Journal. 19(5). 2 indexed citations

Svetkey, Laura P., et al.. (2004). Comprehensive Lifestyle Modification and Blood Pressure Control: A Review of the PREMIER Trial. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 6(7). 383–390. 37 indexed citations

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Svetkey, Laura P., David W. Harsha, William M. Vollmer, et al.. (2003). Premier: a clinical trial of comprehensive lifestyle modification for blood pressure control: rationale, design and baseline characteristics. Annals of Epidemiology. 13(6). 462–471. 113 indexed citations

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Bray, George A., Donna H. Ryan, & David W. Harsha. (2003). Diet, weight loss, and cardiovascular disease prevention. Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine. 5(4). 259–269. 14 indexed citations

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DeLany, James P., George A. Bray, David W. Harsha, & Júlia Vólaufová. (2002). Energy expenditure in preadolescent African American and white boys and girls: the Baton Rouge Children’s Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 75(4). 705–713. 60 indexed citations

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Bray, George A., James P. DeLany, David W. Harsha, Júlia Vólaufová, & Catherine M. Champagne. (2001). Evaluation of body fat in fatter and leaner 10-y-old African American and white children: the Baton Rouge Children’s Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 73(4). 687–702. 124 indexed citations

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Bray, George A., James P. DeLany, David W. Harsha, Júlia Vólaufová, & Catherine M. Champagne. (2001). Body Composition of African American and White Children: A 2‐Year Follow‐Up of the BAROC Study. Obesity Research. 9(10). 605–621. 25 indexed citations

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Sallis, James F., Patricia K. Strikmiller, David W. Harsha, et al.. (1996). Validation of interviewer- and self- administered physical activity checklists for fifth grade students. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 28(7). 840–851. 348 indexed citations

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Champagne, Catherine M., James P. DeLany, David W. Harsha, & George A. Bray. (1996). Underreporting of Energy Intake in Biracial Children is Verified by Doubly Labeled Water. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 96(7). 707–709. 45 indexed citations

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Webber, Larry S., et al.. (1993). Fort Polk Heart Smart Program. Part II: Cardiovascular risk factor assessment.. PubMed. 158(5). 308–11. 1 indexed citations

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Srinivasan, S. R., et al.. (1992). Relation of serum lipoprotein lipids and apolipoproteins to obesity in children: The Bogalusa heart study. Preventive Medicine. 21(2). 177–190. 50 indexed citations

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Webber, Larry S., et al.. (1991). Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Hispanic, White, and Black Children: The Brooks County and Bogalusa Heart Studies. American Journal of Epidemiology. 133(7). 704–714. 54 indexed citations

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Olander, Kenneth W., et al.. (1983). Inheritance and the pigmentary dispersion syndrome.. PubMed. 15(6). 577–82. 24 indexed citations

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