Eric B. Rimm

152.4k total citations · 68 hit papers
894 papers, 103.9k citations indexed

About

Eric B. Rimm is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric B. Rimm has authored 894 papers receiving a total of 103.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 416 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 199 papers in Physiology and 137 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Eric B. Rimm's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (301 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (199 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (108 papers). Eric B. Rimm is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (301 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (199 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (108 papers). Eric B. Rimm collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and China. Eric B. Rimm's co-authors include Walter C. Willett, Meir J. Stampfer, Frank B. Hu, Graham A. Colditz, Edward L. Giovannucci, JoAnn E. Manson, Donna Spiegelman, Alberto Ascherio, Dariush Mozaffarian and Gary C. Curhan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Eric B. Rimm

876 papers receiving 99.1k citations

Hit Papers

Reproducibility and Validity of an Expanded Self-Administ... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1992 1993 2011 2012 2006 500 1000 1.5k
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  1. Reproducibility and Validity of an Expanded Self-Administered Semiquantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire among Male Health Professionals
    1992 1.8k citations Eric B. Rimm, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  2. Vitamin E Consumption and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Men
    1993 1.8k citations Eric B. Rimm, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  3. Changes in Diet and Lifestyle and Long-Term Weight Gain in Women and Men
    2011 1.8k citations Eric B. Rimm, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  4. Alternative Dietary Indices Both Strongly Predict Risk of Chronic Disease
    2012 1.5k citations Stephanie E. Chiuve, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  5. Fish Intake, Contaminants, and Human Health
    2006 1.4k citations Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  6. Obesity, Fat Distribution, and Weight Gain as Risk Factors for Clinical Diabetes in Men
    1994 1.3k citations Eric B. Rimm, Meir J. Stampfer et al. Diabetes Care profile →
  7. Impact of Overweight on the Risk of Developing Common Chronic Diseases During a 10-Year Period
    2001 1.3k citations Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  8. Dietary Fat Intake and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
    1997 1.3k citations Frank B. Hu, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  9. Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Women through Diet and Lifestyle
    2000 1.2k citations Meir J. Stampfer, Frank B. Hu et al. profile →
  10. Dietary Fiber, Glycemic Load, and Risk of NIDDM in Men
    1997 1.1k citations Eric B. Rimm, Donna Spiegelman et al. Diabetes Care profile →
  11. The Effect of Fruit and Vegetable Intake on Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
    2001 1.0k citations Frank B. Hu, JoAnn E. Manson et al. profile →
  12. Reproducibility and validity of dietary patterns assessed with a food-frequency questionnaire
    1999 988 citations Frank B. Hu, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  13. Prospective study of alcohol consumption and risk of coronary disease in men
    1991 983 citations Eric B. Rimm, Edward L. Giovannucci et al. profile →
  14. Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in Women Diagnosed With Rheumatoid Arthritis
    2003 982 citations Eric B. Rimm, JoAnn E. Manson et al. Circulation profile →
  15. Reproducibility and validity of food intake measurements from a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire
    1993 950 citations Eric B. Rimm, Edward L. Giovannucci et al. profile →
  16. Physical activity and incidence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in women
    1991 923 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  17. Validity of Self-Reported Waist and Hip Circumferences in Men and Women
    1990 921 citations Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  18. Diet quality and major chronic disease risk in men and women: moving toward improved dietary guidance
    2002 911 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Edward L. Giovannucci et al. profile →
  19. Inflammatory Markers and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Men and Women
    2004 910 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Gary C. Curhan et al. profile →
  20. Dietary Fat and Coronary Heart Disease: A Comparison of Approaches for Adjusting for Total Energy Intake and Modeling Repeated Dietary Measurements
    1999 908 citations Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  21. Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association
    2017 908 citations Frank M. Sacks, Alice H. Lichtenstein et al. Circulation profile →
  22. A Prospective Study of Dietary Calcium and Other Nutrients and the Risk of Symptomatic Kidney Stones
    1993 844 citations Gary C. Curhan, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  23. Prospective study of major dietary patterns and risk of coronary heart disease in men
    2000 829 citations Frank B. Hu, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  24. Flavonoids, flavonoid-rich foods, and cardiovascular risk: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
    2008 824 citations Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  25. Prospective Study of Predictors of Vitamin D Status and Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Men
    2006 811 citations Edward L. Giovannucci, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  26. Comparison of abdominal adiposity and overall obesity in predicting risk of type 2 diabetes among men
    2005 800 citations Eric B. Rimm, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  27. Physical Activity, Obesity, and Risk for Colon Cancer and Adenoma in Men
    1995 791 citations Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  28. Birth Weight and Adult Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, and Obesity in US Men
    1996 711 citations Gary C. Curhan, Walter C. Willett et al. Circulation profile →
  29. Plant-Based Dietary Patterns and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in US Men and Women: Results from Three Prospective Cohort Studies
    2016 665 citations Shilpa N Bhupathiraju, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  30. Physical Activity and Television Watching in Relation to Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Men
    2001 661 citations Frank B. Hu, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  31. Vegetable, Fruit, and Cereal Fiber Intake and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Men
    1996 646 citations Eric B. Rimm profile →
  32. Dietary Patterns and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in U.S. Men
    2002 635 citations Rob M. van Dam, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  33. Healthful and Unhealthful Plant-Based Diets and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in U.S. Adults
    2017 633 citations Shilpa N Bhupathiraju, Donna Spiegelman et al. profile →
  34. Body Size and Fat Distribution as Predictors of Coronary Heart Disease among Middle-aged and Older US Men
    1995 626 citations Eric B. Rimm, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  35. Roles of Drinking Pattern and Type of Alcohol Consumed in Coronary Heart Disease in Men
    2003 602 citations Kenneth J. Mukamal, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  36. A gender-specific measure of binge drinking among college students.
    1995 601 citations Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  37. Sexual Function in Men Older Than 50 Years of Age: Results from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study
    2003 599 citations Ichiro Kawachi, Edward L. Giovannucci et al. profile →
  38. Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
    2009 582 citations Eric B. Rimm, Penny M. Kris‐Etherton et al. Circulation profile →
  39. Folate, Methionine, and Alcohol Intake and Risk of Colorectal Adenoma
    1993 575 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  40. Glycemic index, glycemic load, and dietary fiber intake and incidence of type 2 diabetes in younger and middle-aged women
    2004 558 citations Eric B. Rimm, JoAnn E. Manson et al. profile →
  41. Intake of fat, meat, and fiber in relation to risk of colon cancer in men.
    1994 547 citations Edward L. Giovannucci, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  42. Dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease in men: cohort follow up study in the United States
    1996 537 citations Eric B. Rimm, Donna Spiegelman et al. profile →
  43. Whole-grain consumption and risk of coronary heart disease: results from the Nurses' Health Study
    1999 533 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Frank B. Hu et al. profile →
  44. Dietary carbohydrate intake and mortality: a prospective cohort study and meta-analysis
    2018 507 citations Eric B. Rimm, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  45. Determinants and Consequences of Obesity
    2016 505 citations Adela Hruby, JoAnn E. Manson et al. profile →
  46. Effects of chocolate, cocoa, and flavan-3-ols on cardiovascular health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials
    2012 484 citations Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  47. Dietary flavonoid intakes and risk of type 2 diabetes in US men and women
    2012 406 citations Eric B. Rimm, Bernard Rosner et al. profile →
  48. Healthy lifestyle and life expectancy free of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort study
    2020 397 citations Yanping Li, Dong D. Wang et al. BMJ profile →
  49. Sweetened Beverage Consumption, Incident Coronary Heart Disease, and Biomarkers of Risk in Men
    2012 391 citations Eric B. Rimm, Walter C. Willett et al. Circulation profile →
  50. Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Genetic Risk of Obesity
    2012 380 citations Majken K. Jensen, Gary C. Curhan et al. profile →
  51. Saturated Fats Compared With Unsaturated Fats and Sources of Carbohydrates in Relation to Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
    2015 367 citations Yanping Li, Adela Hruby et al. profile →
  52. High Anthocyanin Intake Is Associated With a Reduced Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Young and Middle-Aged Women
    2013 364 citations Kenneth J. Mukamal, Eric B. Rimm et al. Circulation profile →
  53. 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, Lawrence J. Appel et al. Circulation profile →
  54. Validity of a Dietary Questionnaire Assessed by Comparison With Multiple Weighed Dietary Records or 24-Hour Recalls
    2017 353 citations Donna Spiegelman, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  55. Predicted lean body mass, fat mass, and all cause and cause specific mortality in men: prospective US cohort study
    2018 342 citations Frank B. Hu, Eric B. Rimm et al. BMJ profile →
  56. Association of Changes in Diet Quality with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality
    2017 324 citations Shilpa N Bhupathiraju, Yanping Li et al. profile →
  57. Association of Specific Dietary Fats With Total and Cause-Specific Mortality
    2016 297 citations Dong D. Wang, Yanping Li et al. JAMA Internal Medicine profile →
  58. Association Between Healthy Eating Patterns and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
    2020 275 citations Yanping Li, Shilpa N Bhupathiraju et al. JAMA Internal Medicine profile →
  59. Household Food Insecurity Is Positively Associated with Depression among Low-Income Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participants and Income-Eligible Nonparticipants
    2015 265 citations Walter C. Willett, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  60. Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality
    2021 251 citations Dong D. Wang, Yanping Li et al. Circulation profile →
  61. The gut microbiome modulates the protective association between a Mediterranean diet and cardiometabolic disease risk
    2021 236 citations Dong D. Wang, Yanping Li et al. profile →
  62. Long-Term Leisure-Time Physical Activity Intensity and All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: A Prospective Cohort of US Adults
    2022 134 citations Eric B. Rimm, Edward L. Giovannucci et al. Circulation profile →
  63. Optimal dietary patterns for prevention of chronic disease
    2023 126 citations Molin Wang, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  64. Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Three Large Prospective U.S. Cohort Studies
    2023 117 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Walter C. Willett et al. Diabetes Care profile →
  65. Healthy Eating Patterns and Risk of Total and Cause-Specific Mortality
    2023 105 citations Yanping Li, Shilpa N Bhupathiraju et al. JAMA Internal Medicine profile →
  66. Associations between plant-based dietary patterns and risks of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality – a systematic review and meta-analysis
    2023 89 citations Yeli Wang, Yang Hu et al. profile →
  67. Cardiovascular Risk Factors Mediate the Long-Term Maternal Risk Associated With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
    2022 81 citations Jennifer Stuart, Lauren J. Tanz et al. profile →
  68. Ultra-processed foods and cardiovascular disease: analysis of three large US prospective cohorts and a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies
    2024 42 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Lu Qi et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eric B. Rimm United States 160 37.1k 24.5k 19.2k 14.5k 11.7k 894 103.9k
Graham A. Colditz United States 210 49.0k 1.3× 30.8k 1.3× 15.7k 0.8× 22.5k 1.5× 14.6k 1.2× 1.4k 167.0k
Meir J. Stampfer United States 183 39.4k 1.1× 26.0k 1.1× 21.0k 1.1× 26.1k 1.8× 15.6k 1.3× 854 142.3k
David R. Jacobs United States 151 32.9k 0.9× 26.5k 1.1× 12.0k 0.6× 13.4k 0.9× 10.2k 0.9× 1.4k 109.6k
Bernard Rosner United States 146 25.9k 0.7× 15.5k 0.6× 11.2k 0.6× 13.5k 0.9× 8.6k 0.7× 1.1k 97.0k
JoAnn E. Manson United States 208 47.9k 1.3× 36.2k 1.5× 25.6k 1.3× 35.6k 2.5× 16.0k 1.4× 1.7k 167.3k
Edward L. Giovannucci United States 158 24.2k 0.7× 17.4k 0.7× 15.7k 0.8× 11.5k 0.8× 10.4k 0.9× 1.4k 115.2k
Frank B. Hu United States 199 67.4k 1.8× 52.0k 2.1× 27.3k 1.4× 29.5k 2.0× 17.9k 1.5× 1.2k 162.5k
Charles H. Hennekens United States 133 17.1k 0.5× 12.1k 0.5× 9.0k 0.5× 17.5k 1.2× 12.3k 1.1× 586 86.1k
Julie E. Buring United States 128 12.6k 0.3× 9.9k 0.4× 7.9k 0.4× 12.5k 0.9× 10.8k 0.9× 602 66.5k
Frank M. Sacks United States 108 18.9k 0.5× 14.7k 0.6× 13.6k 0.7× 15.4k 1.1× 6.0k 0.5× 417 63.1k

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Wang, Yeli, Yang Hu, Yi Wan, et al.. (2025). Low-Carbohydrate Diets of Varying Macronutrient Quality and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Three U.S. Prospective Cohort Studies. Diabetes Care. 48(12). 2095–2102.
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Wan, Yi, Deirdre K. Tobias, Kristine K. Dennis, et al.. (2023). Association between changes in carbohydrate intake and long term weight changes: prospective cohort study. BMJ. 382. e073939–e073939. 28 indexed citations
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Petimar, Joshua, Peter James, Kristen Cooksey Stowers, et al.. (2023). Trends in Quick-Service Restaurants near Public Schools in the United States: Differences by Community, School, and Student Characteristics. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 123(6). 923–932.e1.
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Zheng, Yi, Tianyi Huang, Marta Guasch‐Ferré, et al.. (2023). Estimation of life's essential 8 score with incomplete data of individual metrics. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 10. 1216693–1216693. 12 indexed citations
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Grummon, Anna H., et al.. (2022). Impact of Health, Environmental, and Animal Welfare Messages Discouraging Red Meat Consumption: An Online Randomized Experiment. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 123(3). 466–476.e26. 16 indexed citations
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Petimar, Joshua, Anna H. Grummon, Fang Zhang, et al.. (2022). Assessment of Calories Purchased After Calorie Labeling of Prepared Foods in a Large Supermarket Chain. JAMA Internal Medicine. 182(9). 965–965. 13 indexed citations
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Grummon, Anna H., et al.. (2022). Consumer Reactions to Positive and Negative Front-of-Package Food Labels. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 64(1). 86–95. 18 indexed citations
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Heianza, Yoriko, Wenjie Ma, Joseph A. DiDonato, et al.. (2021). Ten-year changes in plasma L-carnitine levels and risk of coronary heart disease. European Journal of Nutrition. 61(3). 1353–1362. 7 indexed citations
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Tanz, Lauren J., Jennifer Stuart, Paige L. Williams, et al.. (2021). Contributions of Preterm Delivery to Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction in Women. Journal of Women s Health. 30(10). 1431–1439. 4 indexed citations
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Hu, Jinbo, Yang Hu, Ellen Hertzmark, et al.. (2021). Weight Change, Lifestyle, and Mortality in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 107(3). 627–637. 8 indexed citations
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Wang, Dong D., Yanping Li, Shilpa N Bhupathiraju, et al.. (2021). Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality. Circulation. 143(17). 1642–1654. 251 indexed citations breakdown →
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Paik, Julie M., Harold N. Rosen, Jeffrey N. Katz, et al.. (2019). BMI, Waist Circumference, and Risk of Incident Vertebral Fracture in Women. Obesity. 27(9). 1513–1519. 31 indexed citations
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Tanz, Lauren J., Jennifer Stuart, Paige L. Williams, et al.. (2018). Preterm Delivery and Maternal Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors: The Nurses' Health Study II. Journal of Women s Health. 28(5). 677–685. 48 indexed citations
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Sacks, Frank M., Alice H. Lichtenstein, Jason Wu, et al.. (2017). Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association. Circulation. 136(3). e1–e23. 908 indexed citations breakdown →
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Jensen, Majken K., Sarah A. Aroner, Kenneth J. Mukamal, et al.. (2017). High-Density Lipoprotein Subspecies Defined by Presence of Apolipoprotein C-III and Incident Coronary Heart Disease in Four Cohorts. Circulation. 137(13). 1364–1373. 88 indexed citations
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Zheng, Yan, Min Xu, Yanping Li, et al.. (2016). Gallstones and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. 36(9). 1997–2003. 43 indexed citations
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Chang, Shun‐Chiao, M. Maria Glymour, Stefan Walter, et al.. (2014). Genome‐wide polygenic scoring for a 14‐year long‐term average depression phenotype. Brain and Behavior. 4(2). 298–311. 14 indexed citations
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Jensen, Majken K., Eric B. Rimm, Jeremy D. Furtado, & Frank M. Sacks. (2012). Apolipoprotein C‐III as a Potential Modulator of the Association Between HDL‐Cholesterol and Incident Coronary Heart Disease. Journal of the American Heart Association. 1(2). 117 indexed citations
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Chiuve, Stephanie E., Kathryn M. Rexrode, Donna Spiegelman, et al.. (2008). Primary Prevention of Stroke by Healthy Lifestyle. Circulation. 118(9). 947–954. 334 indexed citations
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López‐García, Esther, Rob M. van Dam, Walter C. Willett, et al.. (2006). Coffee Consumption and Coronary Heart Disease in Men and Women. Circulation. 113(17). 2045–2053. 156 indexed citations

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