Henry S. Kahn

10.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
113 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Henry S. Kahn is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Henry S. Kahn has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 24 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 22 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Henry S. Kahn's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (32 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (20 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (16 papers). Henry S. Kahn is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (32 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (20 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (16 papers). Henry S. Kahn collaborates with scholars based in United States, Kenya and United Kingdom. Henry S. Kahn's co-authors include D F Williamson, Yiling J. Cheng, Giuseppina Imperatore, Robert F. Anda, Frank DeStefano, Rodolfo Valdéz, Aryeh D. Stein, Edward W. Gregg, T. Byers and David F. Williamson and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Henry S. Kahn

112 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

Dental disease and risk of coronary heart disease and mor... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 2005 2019 250 500 750
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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. Dental disease and risk of coronary heart disease and mortality.
    1993 869 citations Henry S. Kahn, D F Williamson et al. profile →
  2. The "lipid accumulation product" performs better than the body mass index for recognizing cardiovascular risk: a population-based comparison
    2005 681 citations Henry S. Kahn profile →
  3. Prevalence of Diabetes by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 2011-2016
    2019 478 citations Yiling J. Cheng, Sharon Saydah 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
Henry S. Kahn United States 42 2.6k 2.1k 1.7k 1.5k 1.1k 113 8.0k
Anwar T. Merchant United States 43 2.9k 1.1× 1.3k 0.6× 1.9k 1.1× 676 0.4× 482 0.5× 186 7.9k
Clifford L. Johnson United States 38 6.4k 2.4× 1.5k 0.7× 3.0k 1.8× 1.2k 0.8× 2.4k 2.2× 70 14.3k
Christopher Bain Australia 49 4.2k 1.6× 763 0.4× 1.8k 1.1× 1.0k 0.7× 568 0.5× 125 15.1k
Martin Neovius Sweden 54 2.5k 0.9× 619 0.3× 1.8k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 208 10.6k
O. Dale Williams United States 39 1.5k 0.6× 705 0.3× 838 0.5× 678 0.4× 309 0.3× 98 6.1k
Gary Wong Hong Kong 51 2.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 4.7k 2.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 294 11.7k
Mark Helfand United States 35 841 0.3× 822 0.4× 356 0.2× 926 0.6× 407 0.4× 86 6.2k
Isabel Ferreira Netherlands 47 2.5k 0.9× 2.1k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 787 0.5× 495 0.5× 125 8.8k
Matthew W. Gillman United States 41 2.9k 1.1× 681 0.3× 869 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 2.4k 2.3× 102 7.1k
Chung‐Cheng Hsieh United States 56 1.8k 0.7× 520 0.2× 1.7k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 150 10.6k

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All Works

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Kahn, Henry S., Jasmin Divers, Nora F. Fino, et al.. (2019). Alternative waist-to-height ratios associated with risk biomarkers in youth with diabetes: comparative models in the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study. International Journal of Obesity. 43(10). 1940–1950. 6 indexed citations
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Siegel, Karen R., Kai McKeever Bullard, Mohammed K. Ali, et al.. (2015). The contribution of subsidized food commodities to total energy intake among US adults. Public Health Nutrition. 19(8). 1348–1357. 6 indexed citations
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Pettitt, David J., Jennifer W. Talton, Nancy A. Crimmins, et al.. (2012). Comparison of two waist circumference measurement protocols. Pediatric Obesity. 7(6). 17 indexed citations
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Li, Chaoyang, Earl S. Ford, Guixiang Zhao, Henry S. Kahn, & Ali H. Mokdad. (2010). Waist-to-thigh ratio and diabetes among US adults: The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 89(1). 79–87. 26 indexed citations
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Liu, Lenna L., Jean M. Lawrence, Cralen Davis, et al.. (2009). Prevalence of overweight and obesity in youth with diabetes in USA: the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study. Pediatric Diabetes. 11(1). 4–11. 288 indexed citations
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Kahn, Henry S., Mariaelisa Graff, Aryeh D. Stein, & L. H. Lumey. (2008). A fingerprint marker from early gestation associated with diabetes in middle age: The Dutch Hunger Winter Families Study. International Journal of Epidemiology. 38(1). 101–109. 33 indexed citations
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Lumey, L. H., Aryeh D. Stein, Henry S. Kahn, et al.. (2007). Cohort Profile: The Dutch Hunger Winter Families Study. International Journal of Epidemiology. 36(6). 1196–1204. 248 indexed citations
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Ross, Robert, Tina Landsvig Berentzen, Alison Bradshaw, et al.. (2007). Does the relationship between waist circumference, morbidity and mortality depend on measurement protocol for waist circumference?. Obesity Reviews. 9(4). 312–325. 260 indexed citations
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Kahn, Henry S. & Yiling J. Cheng. (2007). Longitudinal changes in BMI and in an index estimating excess lipids among white and black adults in the United States. International Journal of Obesity. 32(1). 136–143. 53 indexed citations
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Cheng, Yiling J., Edward W. Gregg, Henry S. Kahn, et al.. (2006). Peripheral Insensate Neuropathy—A Tall Problem for US Adults?. American Journal of Epidemiology. 164(9). 873–880. 53 indexed citations
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Kahn, Henry S. & Rodolfo Valdéz. (2003). Metabolic risks identified by the combination of enlarged waist and elevated triacylglycerol concentration. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 78(5). 928–934. 161 indexed citations
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Kahn, Henry S., et al.. (2001). Fingerprint Ridge-Count Difference between Adjacent Fingertips (dR45) Predicts Upper-Body Tissue Distribution: Evidence for Early Gestational Programming. American Journal of Epidemiology. 153(4). 338–344. 25 indexed citations
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Kahn, Henry S., et al.. (2000). Relation of birth weight to lean and fat thigh tissue in young men. International Journal of Obesity. 24(6). 667–672. 66 indexed citations
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Zamboni, Mauro, E Turcato, F Armellini, et al.. (1998). Sagittal abdominal diameter as a practical predictor of visceral fat. International Journal of Obesity. 22(7). 655–660. 130 indexed citations
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Kahn, Henry S.. (1991). A major error in nomograms for estimating body mass index. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 54(3). 435–437. 9 indexed citations
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Williamson, D F, Henry S. Kahn, & T. Byers. (1991). The 10-y incidence of obesity and major weight gain in black and white US women aged 30–55 y. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 53(6). 1515S–1518S. 80 indexed citations
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Kahn, Henry S., D F Williamson, & June Stevens. (1991). Race and weight change in US women: the roles of socioeconomic and marital status.. American Journal of Public Health. 81(3). 319–323. 135 indexed citations

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