Helen Petrovitch

17.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
127 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Helen Petrovitch is a scholar working on Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen Petrovitch has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Physiology, 37 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 29 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Helen Petrovitch's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (36 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (26 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (19 papers). Helen Petrovitch is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (36 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (26 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (19 papers). Helen Petrovitch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Australia. Helen Petrovitch's co-authors include Lon R. White, G. Webster Ross, Kamal Masaki, Lenore J. Launer, Robert D. Abbott, J. David Curb, Caroline M. Tanner, Richard J. Havlik, Beatriz L. Rodríguez and Jordan Popper and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Helen Petrovitch

127 papers receiving 12.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Influence of Estrogen Plus Progestin on Breast Cancer and Mammography in Healthy Postmenopausal Women

2003 1.3k citations Robert D. Langer, Helen Petrovitch et al. profile →
Midlife blood pressure and dementia: the Honolulu–Asia aging study☆

2000 751 citations Lenore J. Launer, G. Webster Ross et al. Neurobiology of Aging profile →
Frequency of bowel movements and the future risk of Parkinson’s disease

2001 606 citations Robert D. Abbott, Helen Petrovitch et al. Neurology profile →
Association of olfactory dysfunction with risk for future Parkinson's disease

2007 530 citations G. Webster Ross, Helen Petrovitch et al. Annals of Neurology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Helen Petrovitch United States	63	3.8k	3.2k	3.2k	1.8k	1.8k	127	13.2k
Kamal Masaki United States	73	5.6k 1.5×	2.7k 0.9×	4.0k 1.2×	1.7k 1.0×	2.5k 1.4×	267	18.3k
Matti Viitanen Sweden	67	5.0k 1.3×	2.2k 0.7×	5.6k 1.8×	2.0k 1.1×	1.6k 0.9×	289	16.5k
G. Webster Ross United States	57	3.2k 0.8×	3.8k 1.2×	2.8k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	1.4k 0.8×	102	11.6k
Ming‐Xin Tang United States	43	4.1k 1.1×	1.1k 0.3×	3.0k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	918 0.5×	75	10.0k
Christophe Tzourio France	80	3.7k 1.0×	4.5k 1.4×	5.6k 1.8×	2.5k 1.4×	4.5k 2.6×	393	21.3k
Rhoda Au United States	66	4.7k 1.3×	1.9k 0.6×	6.2k 2.0×	2.5k 1.4×	2.7k 1.5×	304	18.4k
Lon R. White United States	86	7.6k 2.0×	4.2k 1.3×	6.9k 2.2×	3.9k 2.1×	2.4k 1.4×	217	22.5k
Nicole Schupf United States	68	4.8k 1.3×	1.1k 0.3×	4.6k 1.4×	1.5k 0.8×	766 0.4×	311	14.7k
Alexis Elbaz France	58	2.3k 0.6×	3.2k 1.0×	1.7k 0.5×	942 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	177	10.7k
Rosebud O. Roberts United States	80	7.0k 1.9×	1.5k 0.5×	9.5k 3.0×	2.3k 1.3×	1.2k 0.7×	252	21.0k

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Go, Rodney C.P., Michael J. Corley, G. Webster Ross, et al.. (2020). Genome-wide epigenetic analyses in Japanese immigrant plantation workers with Parkinson’s disease and exposure to organochlorines reveal possible involvement of glial genes and pathways involved in neurotoxicity. BMC Neuroscience. 21(1). 31–31. 24 indexed citations

Coughlin, David G., Helen Petrovitch, Lon R. White, et al.. (2019). Most cases with Lewy pathology in a population-based cohort adhere to the Braak progression pattern but ‘failure to fit’ is highly dependent on staging system applied. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 64. 124–131. 23 indexed citations

Ross, G. Webster, Randi Chen, Robert D. Abbott, et al.. (2015). Total and Differential White Blood Cell Counts in Late Life Predict 8‐Year Incident Stroke: The Honolulu Heart Program. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 63(3). 439–446. 21 indexed citations

He, Qimei, Brian J. Morris, John Grove, et al.. (2014). Shorter Men Live Longer: Association of Height with Longevity and FOXO3 Genotype in American Men of Japanese Ancestry. PLoS ONE. 9(5). e94385–e94385. 72 indexed citations

White, Lon R., Rebecca P. Gelber, Lenore J. Launer, et al.. (2013). Beta Blocker Treatment of Hypertensive Older Persons Ameliorates the Brain Lesions of Dementia Measured at Autopsy: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study (S44.005). Neurology. 80(7_supplement). 3 indexed citations

Gelber, Rebecca P., Lenore J. Launer, Helen Petrovitch, et al.. (2013). Beta-Blocker Treatment of Hypertensive Older Persons Decreases Risk of Cognitive Impairment: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study (P03.094). Neurology. 80(7_supplement). 2 indexed citations

Shah, Nilay S., Jean‐Sébastien Vidal, Kamal Masaki, et al.. (2012). Midlife Blood Pressure, Plasma β-Amyloid, and the Risk for Alzheimer Disease. Hypertension. 59(4). 780–786. 171 indexed citations

Takata, Yumie, Alan R. Kristal, Irena B. King, et al.. (2011). Serum Selenium, Genetic Variation in Selenoenzymes, and Risk of Colorectal Cancer: Primary Analysis from the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study and Meta-analysis. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 20(9). 1822–1830. 25 indexed citations

Gelber, Rebecca P., Helen Petrovitch, Kamal Masaki, G. Webster Ross, & Lon R. White. (2011). Coffee Intake in Midlife and Risk of Dementia and its Neuropathologic Correlates. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 23(4). 607–615. 104 indexed citations

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Inaba, Michiko, Lon R. White, Christina Bell, et al.. (2011). White Matter Lesions on Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scan and 5‐Year Cognitive Decline: The Honolulu‐Asia Aging Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 59(8). 1484–1489. 40 indexed citations

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Takeshita, Junji, Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, Randi Chen, et al.. (2011). Does Cultural Assimilation Influence Prevalence and Presentation of Depressive Symptoms in Older Japanese American Men? The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 20(4). 337–345. 20 indexed citations

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Petrovitch, Helen, Robert D. Abbott, G. Webster Ross, et al.. (2008). Bowel movement frequency in late‐life and substantia nigra neuron density at death. Movement Disorders. 24(3). 371–376. 55 indexed citations

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Abbott, Robert D., G. Webster Ross, Helen Petrovitch, et al.. (2007). Bowel movement frequency in late‐life and incidental Lewy bodies. Movement Disorders. 22(11). 1581–1586. 157 indexed citations

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Launer, Lenore J., Helen Petrovitch, G. Webster Ross, William R. Markesbery, & Lon R. White. (2007). AD brain pathology: Vascular origins?. Neurobiology of Aging. 29(10). 1587–1590. 96 indexed citations

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Petrovitch, Helen, G. Webster Ross, Sandra C. Steinhorn, et al.. (2004). AD lesions and infarcts in demented and non‐demented Japanese‐American men. Annals of Neurology. 57(1). 98–103. 182 indexed citations

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Takeshita, Junji, Kamal Masaki, Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, et al.. (2002). Are Depressive Symptoms a Risk Factor for Mortality in Elderly Japanese American Men?: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study. American Journal of Psychiatry. 159(7). 1127–1132. 78 indexed citations

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Petrovitch, Helen, G. Webster Ross, Robert D. Abbott, et al.. (2002). Plantation Work and Risk of Parkinson Disease in a Population-Based Longitudinal Study. Archives of Neurology. 59(11). 1787–1787. 131 indexed citations

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Babar, Sardar Ijlal, Paul Enright, Daniel J. Foley, et al.. (2000). Sleep Disturbances and Their Correlates in Elderly Japanese American Men Residing in Hawaii. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 55(7). M406–M411. 63 indexed citations

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White, Lon R., Helen Petrovitch, G. Webster Ross, et al.. (2000). Brain Aging and Midlife Tofu Consumption. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 19(2). 242–255. 137 indexed citations

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Iribarren, Carlos, Dan S. Sharp, Cecil M. Burchfiel, & Helen Petrovitch. (1995). Association of Weight Loss and Weight Fluctuation with Mortality among Japanese American Men. New England Journal of Medicine. 333(11). 686–692. 115 indexed citations

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