Dean Ornish

10.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
80 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Dean Ornish is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Dean Ornish has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 16 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 15 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Dean Ornish's work include Cardiac Health and Mental Health (24 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (10 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (8 papers). Dean Ornish is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Health and Mental Health (24 papers), Obesity and Health Practices (10 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (8 papers). Dean Ornish collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Dean Ornish's co-authors include Gerdi Weidner, Larry Scherwitz, Ruth Marlin, Shirley Brown, Thomas A. Ports, W.T. Armstrong, Richard Brand, K. Lance Gould, Jennifer Daubenmier and Peter R. Carroll and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Dean Ornish

74 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Can lifestyle changes reverse coronary heart disease?

1990 1.4k citations Dean Ornish, Larry Scherwitz et al. profile →
Intensive Lifestyle Changes for Reversal of Coronary Heart Disease

1998 1.0k citations Dean Ornish profile →
Increased telomerase activity and comprehensive lifestyle changes: a pilot study

2008 304 citations Dean Ornish, Jue Lin et al. The Lancet Oncology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dean Ornish United States	32	1.8k	1.5k	1.5k	726	676	80	6.0k
Gerdi Weidner United States	36	1.1k 0.6×	1.0k 0.7×	990 0.7×	743 1.0×	407 0.6×	110	5.0k
Susan B. Racette United States	43	3.3k 1.9×	750 0.5×	1.8k 1.2×	582 0.8×	746 1.1×	131	6.7k
Satvinder S. Dhaliwal Australia	43	1.6k 0.9×	625 0.4×	1.7k 1.1×	805 1.1×	496 0.7×	207	6.5k
José Lara United Kingdom	39	2.3k 1.3×	936 0.6×	1.4k 0.9×	345 0.5×	306 0.5×	86	5.4k
Bruno Gualano Brazil	55	3.7k 2.1×	836 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	328 0.5×	556 0.8×	341	9.7k
Helmut Schröder Spain	53	3.2k 1.8×	597 0.4×	4.6k 3.1×	842 1.2×	850 1.3×	295	11.4k
Terry L. Bazzarre United States	32	2.1k 1.2×	2.7k 1.8×	2.1k 1.4×	714 1.0×	676 1.0×	68	7.6k
Esther López‐García Spain	49	3.7k 2.1×	956 0.6×	4.5k 3.0×	700 1.0×	567 0.8×	218	9.9k
Barbara E. Millen United States	24	3.6k 2.1×	1.9k 1.2×	3.7k 2.5×	932 1.3×	1.5k 2.2×	46	9.4k
J. Burema Netherlands	30	1.8k 1.0×	617 0.4×	2.0k 1.4×	480 0.7×	464 0.7×	65	5.9k

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Reddy, Koushik, Kamil F. Faridi, Monica Aggarwal, et al.. (2024). Proposed Mechanisms and Associations of COVID-19 with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 20(1). 4–13. 1 indexed citations

Aggarwal, Monica, Dean Ornish, Richard Josephson, et al.. (2021). Closing Gaps in Lifestyle Adherence for Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease. The American Journal of Cardiology. 145. 1–11. 23 indexed citations

Dixon, Michael J. & Dean Ornish. (2021). Love in the time of COVID-19: Social prescribing and the paradox of isolation. Future Healthcare Journal. 8(1). 53–56. 1 indexed citations

Ostfeld, Robert J., Kathleen Allen, Karen Aspry, et al.. (2020). Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction: The Impact of Diet and Lifestyle. The American Journal of Medicine. 134(3). 310–316. 27 indexed citations

Freeman, Andrew M., Pam R. Taub, Hannah Lo, & Dean Ornish. (2019). Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation: an Underutilized Resource. Current Cardiology Reports. 21(4). 19–19. 25 indexed citations

Freeman, Andrew M., Pamela B. Morris, Karen Aspry, et al.. (2018). A Clinician’s Guide for Trending Cardiovascular Nutrition Controversies. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 72(5). 553–568. 26 indexed citations

Freeman, Andrew M., Pamela B. Morris, Neal D. Barnard, et al.. (2017). Trending Cardiovascular Nutrition Controversies. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 69(9). 1172–1187. 103 indexed citations

Dod, Harvinder S., Gerdi Weidner, Gerald R. Hobbs, et al.. (2010). Effect of Intensive Lifestyle Changes on Endothelial Function and on Inflammatory Markers of Atherosclerosis. The American Journal of Cardiology. 105(3). 362–367. 92 indexed citations

Chainani‐Wu, Nita, Gerdi Weidner, Steven J. Frenda, et al.. (2010). Relation of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels to Body Mass Index After Comprehensive Lifestyle Changes. The American Journal of Cardiology. 105(11). 1570–1576. 34 indexed citations

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Pischke, Claudia R., Steven J. Frenda, Dean Ornish, & Gerdi Weidner. (2009). Lifestyle changes are related to reductions in depression in persons with elevated coronary risk factors. Psychology and Health. 25(9). 1077–1100. 22 indexed citations

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Pischke, Claudia R., Larry Scherwitz, Gerdi Weidner, & Dean Ornish. (2008). Long-term effects of lifestyle changes on well-being and cardiac variables among coronary heart disease patients.. Health Psychology. 27(5). 584–592. 47 indexed citations

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Ornish, Dean, Jue Lin, Jennifer Daubenmier, et al.. (2008). Increased telomerase activity and comprehensive lifestyle changes: a pilot study. The Lancet Oncology. 9(11). 1048–1057. 304 indexed citations breakdown →

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Dewell, Antonella, et al.. (2008). A Very-Low-Fat Vegan Diet Increases Intake of Protective Dietary Factors and Decreases Intake of Pathogenic Dietary Factors. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 108(2). 347–356. 59 indexed citations

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Schulz, Ute, Claudia R. Pischke, Gerdi Weidner, et al.. (2008). Social support group attendance is related to blood pressure, health behaviours, and quality of life in the Multicenter Lifestyle Demonstration Project. Psychology Health & Medicine. 13(4). 423–437. 33 indexed citations

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Pischke, Claudia R., et al.. (2007). Lifestyle Changes and Clinical Profile in Coronary Heart Disease Patients with an Ejection Fraction of ≤40% or >40% in the Multicenter Lifestyle Demonstration Project. European Journal of Heart Failure. 9(9). 928–934. 26 indexed citations

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Dewell, Antonella, Gerdi Weidner, Michael D. Sumner, et al.. (2007). Relationship of Dietary Protein and Soy Isoflavones to Serum IGF-1 and IGF Binding Proteins in the Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Trial. Nutrition and Cancer. 58(1). 35–42. 31 indexed citations

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Pischke, Claudia R., Gerdi Weidner, Larry Scherwitz, et al.. (2006). Comparison of Coronary Risk Factors and Quality of Life in Coronary Artery Disease Patients With Versus Without Diabetes Mellitus. The American Journal of Cardiology. 97(9). 1267–1273. 50 indexed citations

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Weidner, Gerdi, et al.. (2005). A Qualitative Analysis of Interviews of Men With Early Stage Prostate Cancer. Cancer Nursing. 28(2). 99???107–99???107. 90 indexed citations

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Mularski, Richard A., Eleanor Young, Steven H. Zeisel, et al.. (1997). Essentials of nutrition education in medical schools: A national consensus. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 65(5). 1559–1561. 31 indexed citations

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Scherwitz, Larry, et al.. (1985). Self-involvement and the risk factors for coronary heart disease.. 10 indexed citations

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