Heejung Bang

15.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
213 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Heejung Bang is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Heejung Bang has authored 213 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Epidemiology, 35 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 32 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Heejung Bang's work include Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (20 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (15 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (14 papers). Heejung Bang is often cited by papers focused on Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (20 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (15 papers) and Reproductive Biology and Fertility (14 papers). Heejung Bang collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Brazil. Heejung Bang's co-authors include James M. Robins, Kutluk Oktay, Aylin Pelin Çil, Christie M. Ballantyne, C.E. Davis, Aaron R. Folsom, Ron C. Hoogeveen, Liyun Ni, Saidi Kapiga and Lloyd E. Chambless and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Heejung Bang

201 papers receiving 10.5k 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.

Doubly Robust Estimation in Missing Data and Causal Inference Models

2005 1.2k citations Heejung Bang et al. profile →
Prostate-Specific Antigen–Based Screening for Prostate Cancer

2018 347 citations Joshua J. Fenton, Heejung Bang et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heejung Bang United States	49	2.2k	1.8k	1.7k	1.3k	1.2k	213	10.9k
Timothy L. Lash United States	60	1.9k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	1.3k 1.1×	348	15.0k
Mohammad Alì Mansournia Iran	50	1.4k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.9×	892 0.7×	891 0.8×	473	12.9k
James J. Schlesselman United States	35	2.1k 0.9×	2.3k 1.3×	2.4k 1.4×	791 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	94	16.1k
Raphaël Porcher France	72	3.0k 1.4×	1.6k 0.9×	2.7k 1.6×	599 0.5×	1.0k 0.9×	424	17.5k
Alexander M. Walker United States	61	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.8×	2.0k 1.2×	685 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	206	11.9k
Deborah M Caldwell United Kingdom	41	2.1k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	2.7k 1.6×	686 0.5×	1.8k 1.6×	144	16.8k
Fujian Song United Kingdom	62	1.3k 0.6×	1.8k 1.0×	2.2k 1.3×	513 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	175	13.3k
Dean Follmann United States	42	1.8k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	960 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	1.7k 1.5×	170	10.5k
Richard Lilford United Kingdom	65	1.9k 0.8×	3.4k 1.9×	1.8k 1.1×	660 0.5×	930 0.8×	422	16.5k
Guangyong Zou Canada	47	3.6k 1.6×	2.1k 1.2×	2.3k 1.4×	844 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	229	15.4k

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Srivatsa, Uma N., David Liem, Heejung Bang, et al.. (2025). Cigarette smoking induces NLRP3 inflammasome activation in patients with atrial fibrillation. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 329(5). H1287–H1295.

Yazdi, Maryam, Mohammad Sabeti, Mohammad Hossein Nekoofar, et al.. (2025). Examining the diagnostic accuracy of artificial intelligence for detecting dental caries across a range of imaging modalities: An umbrella review with meta-analysis. PLoS ONE. 20(8). e0329986–e0329986.

Stanhope, Kimber L., Wei Zhang, Muhammad Arif Khan, et al.. (2024). Lipoprotein(a) and diet: consuming sugar-sweetened beverages lowers lipoprotein(a) levels in obese and overweight adults. Journal of Lipid Research. 65(8). 100588–100588. 1 indexed citations

Bang, Heejung, et al.. (2023). Evaluation of pharmacist guided intervention using procalcitonin and respiratory virus testing. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 66. 146–151. 3 indexed citations

Rocha, Paulo, Julie T. Bidwell, Imo Ebong, et al.. (2023). Clinical, Echocardiographic, and Longitudinal Characteristics Associated With Heart Failure With Improved Ejection Fraction. The American Journal of Cardiology. 211. 143–152. 8 indexed citations

Kim, Jiyeong, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness of Digital Mental Health Tools to Reduce Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JMIR Mental Health. 10. e43066–e43066. 31 indexed citations

Chen, Shaomin, et al.. (2022). Exploratory use of intraprocedural transesophageal echocardiography to guide implantation of the leadless pacemaker. Heart Rhythm O2. 4(1). 18–23. 2 indexed citations

Shin, Jinah, et al.. (2022). The Impact of Legal Procedures on Hospital Length of Stay: Balancing Legal and Clinical Concerns. Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 31(2). 181–191. 1 indexed citations

Huang, Yihung, et al.. (2022). GFR Estimation in Potential Living Kidney Donors: Race- and Nonrace-based Equations and Measured GFR. Kidney Medicine. 4(12). 100558–100558. 6 indexed citations

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Turan, Volkan, Matteo Lambertini, Dong‐Yun Lee, et al.. (2021). Association of Germline BRCA Pathogenic Variants With Diminished Ovarian Reserve: A Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient-Level Data. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 39(18). 2016–2024. 41 indexed citations

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Yao, Zhiwen, Patrice Sévère, Sean E Collins, et al.. (2021). Long‐term mortality after tuberculosis treatment among persons living with HIV in Haiti. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 24(7). 7 indexed citations

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Bakerjian, Debra, et al.. (2020). Data acquisition process for VA and non-VA emergency department and hospital utilization by veterans with spinal cord injury and disorders in California using VA and state data. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine. 45(2). 254–261. 5 indexed citations

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Ryan‐Ibarra, Suzanne, Heejung Bang, Omolola A. Adedokun, et al.. (2020). The US Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education improves nutrition-related behaviors. Journal of Nutritional Science. 9. e44–e44. 12 indexed citations

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Mattos, Angelo de, et al.. (2018). Angioplasty vs stent in the treatment of transplant renal artery stenosis. Clinical Transplantation. 32(4). e13217–e13217. 11 indexed citations

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Myerson, Merle, et al.. (2016). Tricuspid Valve Replacement in an HIV-Infected Patient with Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation Secondary to Remote Endocarditis. Texas Heart Institute Journal. 43(6). 514–516.

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Fenton, Joshua J., Guibo Xing, Joann G. Elmore, et al.. (2013). Short-Term Outcomes of Screening Mammography Using Computer-Aided Detection. Annals of Internal Medicine. 1 indexed citations

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Bang, Heejung & Jongbae J. Park. (2012). Blinding in Clinical Trials: A Practical Approach. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 19(4). 367–369. 9 indexed citations

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Bang, Heejung, Xi Kathy Zhou, Heather L. Van Epps, & Madhu Mazumdar. (2010). Statistical Methods in Molecular Biology. Methods in molecular biology. 29 indexed citations

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Bang, Heejung, Alison Edwards, Andrew S. Bomback, et al.. (2009). A patient self-assessment diabetes screening score:: development, validation, and comparison to other diabetes risk assessment scores. Annals of Internal Medicine. 151(11). 775. 16 indexed citations

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Park, Jong‐Bae, et al.. (2008). Content Validity of an Acupuncture Sensation Questionnaire. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 14(8). 957–963. 43 indexed citations

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