Eric L. Ding

132.8k total citations · 8 hit papers
87 papers, 11.9k citations indexed

About

Eric L. Ding is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric L. Ding has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 11.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 19 papers in General Health Professions and 19 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Eric L. Ding's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (21 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (17 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (8 papers). Eric L. Ding is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (21 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (17 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (8 papers). Eric L. Ding collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Eric L. Ding's co-authors include Yiqing Song, Dariush Mozaffarian, Simin Liu, Walter C. Willett, Goodarz Danaei, Majid Ezzati, Vasanti Malik, Christopher J L Murray, Jürgen Rehm and Ben Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Eric L. Ding

81 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Hit Papers

The Preventable Causes of Death in the United States: Com... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2009 2006 2009 2011 2009 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. 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, Eric L. Ding et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
  2. Sex Differences of Endogenous Sex Hormones and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
    2006 1.0k citations Eric L. Ding et al. profile →
  3. Adiponectin Levels and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
    2009 795 citations Eric L. Ding, Rob M. van Dam et al. profile →
  4. Dose Response Between Physical Activity and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
    2011 743 citations Eric L. Ding et al. Circulation profile →
  5. Sex Hormone–Binding Globulin and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women and Men
    2009 544 citations Eric L. Ding et al. profile →
  6. Trends in Dietary Quality Among Adults in the United States, 1999 Through 2010
    2014 370 citations Cindy W. Leung, Eric L. Ding et al. profile →
  7. The Landscape of Inappropriate Laboratory Testing: A 15-Year Meta-Analysis
    2013 365 citations Eric L. Ding et al. profile →
  8. Body-Mass Index and Mortality among Adults with Incident Type 2 Diabetes
    2014 335 citations Eric L. Ding, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eric L. Ding United States 43 3.8k 3.1k 2.4k 1.6k 1.4k 87 11.9k
Mostafa Qorbani Iran 50 4.0k 1.1× 2.3k 0.7× 1.9k 0.8× 1.5k 1.0× 2.0k 1.4× 712 13.8k
Barbara A. Bowman United States 34 2.9k 0.8× 2.3k 0.7× 2.0k 0.9× 1.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 81 11.1k
Tiina Laatikainen Finland 62 3.6k 1.0× 3.5k 1.1× 1.8k 0.8× 1.8k 1.1× 1.7k 1.2× 527 15.7k
Frank B. Hu United States 57 5.0k 1.3× 3.7k 1.2× 2.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 1.0k 0.7× 97 12.2k
Chaoyang Li United States 64 4.0k 1.0× 2.4k 0.8× 3.9k 1.6× 2.3k 1.4× 1.6k 1.1× 252 14.4k
Ailsa Welch United Kingdom 62 4.6k 1.2× 3.7k 1.2× 2.2k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 820 0.6× 177 13.1k
Tetsuya Mizoue Japan 60 3.8k 1.0× 3.0k 1.0× 1.4k 0.6× 1.8k 1.1× 962 0.7× 460 13.2k
Serena Tonstad Norway 57 4.4k 1.2× 4.5k 1.4× 2.1k 0.9× 1.3k 0.8× 761 0.5× 307 14.4k
Erkki Vartiainen Finland 69 4.3k 1.1× 3.6k 1.2× 2.4k 1.0× 1.8k 1.1× 2.1k 1.5× 299 17.1k
Licia Iacoviello Italy 64 4.6k 1.2× 2.3k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 1.8k 1.1× 656 0.5× 459 14.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bjerregaard, Anne Ahrendt, Jørgen Vinsløv Hansen, Charlotta Granström, et al.. (2024). An SMS chatbot digital educational program to increase healthy eating behaviors in adolescence: A multifactorial randomized controlled trial among 7,890 participants in the Danish National Birth Cohort. PLoS Medicine. 21(6). e1004383–e1004383. 5 indexed citations
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Ding, Eric L., et al.. (2024). Social network enhanced behavioral interventions for diabetes and obesity: A 3 arm randomized trial with 2 years follow-up in Jordan. PLOS Global Public Health. 4(3). e0001514–e0001514. 6 indexed citations
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Ding, Eric L., et al.. (2024). Social Induction via a Social Behavioral Intervention on Changes in Metabolic Risk Factors. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 99(7). 1058–1077. 2 indexed citations
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Thompson, Jacqueline, et al.. (2022). Ramadan fasting and weight change trajectories: Time-varying association of weight during and after Ramadan in low-income and refugee populations. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(10). e0000371–e0000371. 4 indexed citations
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Hristov, Hristo, Matej Gregorič, Urška Blaznik, et al.. (2020). Total and Free Sugars Consumption in a Slovenian Population Representative Sample. Nutrients. 12(6). 1729–1729. 20 indexed citations
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Blumberg, Jeffrey B., Eric L. Ding, Richard A. Dixon, Giulio Maria Pasinetti, & Francisco Villarreal. (2014). The Science of Cocoa Flavanols: Bioavailability, Emerging Evidence, and Proposed Mechanisms. Advances in Nutrition. 5(5). 547–549. 15 indexed citations
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Ding, Eric L., et al.. (2013). Abstract 009: Microclinic Social Network Lifestyle Intervention for Weight Loss and Obesity Management: A 10-Month Randomized Controlled Trial. Circulation. 127. 5 indexed citations
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Toledo, Estefanía, Helton Oliveira Campos, Eric L. Ding, et al.. (2013). A Novel Fatty Acid Profile Index--the Lipophilic Index--and Risk of Myocardial Infarction. American Journal of Epidemiology. 178(3). 392–400. 20 indexed citations
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Wu, Hongyu, Eric L. Ding, Estefanía Toledo, et al.. (2013). A novel fatty acid lipophilic index and risk of CHD in US men: the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. British Journal Of Nutrition. 110(3). 466–474. 17 indexed citations
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Leung, Cindy W., Eric L. Ding, Paul J. Catalano, et al.. (2012). Dietary intake and dietary quality of low-income adults in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 96(5). 977–988. 188 indexed citations
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Wedick, Nicole M., Christos S. Mantzoros, Eric L. Ding, et al.. (2012). The effects of caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee on sex hormone-binding globulin and endogenous sex hormone levels: a randomized controlled trial. Nutrition Journal. 11(1). 86–86. 38 indexed citations
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Danaei, Goodarz, Eric L. Ding, Dariush Mozaffarian, et al.. (2011). Correction: The Preventable Causes of Death in the United States: Comparative Risk Assessment of Dietary, Lifestyle, and Metabolic Risk Factors. PLoS Medicine. 8(1). 12 indexed citations
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Beydoun, May A., Eric L. Ding, Hind A. Beydoun, et al.. (2011). Vitamin D receptor and megalin gene polymorphisms and their associations with longitudinal cognitive change in US adults. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 95(1). 163–178. 48 indexed citations
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Shrime, Mark G., et al.. (2011). Flavonoid-Rich Cocoa Consumption Affects Multiple Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Meta-Analysis of Short-Term Studies. Journal of Nutrition. 141(11). 1982–1988. 196 indexed citations
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Bernstein, Adam, Eric L. Ding, Walter C. Willett, & Eric B. Rimm. (2011). A Meta-Analysis Shows That Docosahexaenoic Acid from Algal Oil Reduces Serum Triglycerides and Increases HDL-Cholesterol and LDL-Cholesterol in Persons without Coronary Heart Disease3. Journal of Nutrition. 142(1). 99–104. 103 indexed citations
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Ding, Eric L., Qi Sun, Hannia Campos, & Frank B. Hu. (2008). Abstract 1251: Lipophilic Index of Fatty Acid Fluidity in Erythrocyte and Plasma and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease. Circulation. 118(suppl_18). 4 indexed citations
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Markiewicz, Michael R., Mark F. Brady, Eric L. Ding, & Thomas B. Dodson. (2008). Corticosteroids Reduce Postoperative Morbidity After Third Molar Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 66(9). 1881–1894. 126 indexed citations
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Ding, Eric L.. (2007). Sex Differences in Perceived Risks, Distrust, and Willingness to Participate in Clinical Trials. Archives of Internal Medicine. 167(9). 905–905. 135 indexed citations
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Ding, Eric L.. (2006). Brownfield Remediation for Urban Health: A Systematic Review and Case Assessment of Baltimore, Maryland. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education. 1 indexed citations
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Ding, Eric L. & Dariush Mozaffarian. (2006). Optimal Dietary Habits for the Prevention of Stroke. Seminars in Neurology. 26(1). 11–23. 86 indexed citations

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