Joep Perk

50.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
80 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Joep Perk is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Joep Perk has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 15 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 15 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Joep Perk's work include Cardiac Health and Mental Health (37 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (14 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (12 papers). Joep Perk is often cited by papers focused on Cardiac Health and Mental Health (37 papers), Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life (14 papers) and Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (12 papers). Joep Perk collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Belgium and Italy. Joep Perk's co-authors include Bo Hedbäck, Eliseo Güallar, Julian Halcox, Jean Dallongeville, Fernando Rodríguez‐Artalejo, José R. Banegas, Guy De Backer, Claudio Borghi, Philippe Gabríel Steg and Lars‐Åke Levin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The EMBO Journal and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Joep Perk

75 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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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.

European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (version 2012)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joep Perk Sweden	27	1.5k	506	358	327	325	80	2.7k
Nancy Houston-Miller United States	17	1.6k 1.1×	458 0.9×	177 0.5×	243 0.7×	350 1.1×	25	2.4k
Hanyu Ni United States	33	1.7k 1.1×	358 0.7×	405 1.1×	576 1.8×	293 0.9×	65	3.6k
Jerome L. Abramson United States	27	2.2k 1.5×	532 1.1×	368 1.0×	387 1.2×	328 1.0×	46	4.3k
Agustín J. Ramiréz Argentina	20	2.4k 1.6×	503 1.0×	213 0.6×	434 1.3×	656 2.0×	84	4.1k
Todd M. Brown United States	29	2.6k 1.7×	890 1.8×	245 0.7×	453 1.4×	330 1.0×	114	4.0k
Carla A. Sueta United States	23	1.9k 1.3×	399 0.8×	466 1.3×	128 0.4×	204 0.6×	64	2.8k
N. Poulter United Kingdom	18	2.2k 1.4×	505 1.0×	215 0.6×	433 1.3×	709 2.2×	57	3.3k
Leif Erhardt Sweden	31	3.1k 2.0×	683 1.3×	288 0.8×	267 0.8×	282 0.9×	129	4.3k
Stacie L. Daugherty United States	29	2.4k 1.6×	617 1.2×	198 0.6×	325 1.0×	632 1.9×	80	3.6k
Andrew Ignaszewski Canada	25	1.4k 0.9×	493 1.0×	164 0.5×	237 0.7×	256 0.8×	86	2.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joep Perk

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Peersen, Kari, Morten Wang Fagerland, Erik Gjertsen, et al.. (2021). The relationship between directly measured statin adherence, self-reported adherence measures and cholesterol levels in patients with coronary heart disease. Atherosclerosis. 336. 23–29. 2 indexed citations

Vethe, Nils Tore, Kari Peersen, Morten Wang Fagerland, et al.. (2020). Effect of atorvastatin on muscle symptoms in coronary heart disease patients with self-perceived statin muscle side effects: a randomized, double-blinded crossover trial. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy. 7(6). 507–516. 19 indexed citations

Peersen, Kari, Harald Weedon‐Fekjær, Joep Perk, et al.. (2020). Preventable clinical and psychosocial factors predicted two out of three recurrent cardiovascular events in a coronary population. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 20(1). 61–61. 15 indexed citations

Hedbäck, Bo & Joep Perk. (2020). Can high-risk patients after myocardial infarction participate in comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation?. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 22(1). 15–20.

Munkhaugen, John, Jøran Hjelmesæth, Jan Erik Otterstad, et al.. (2018). Managing patients with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes after coronary events: individual tailoring needed - a cross-sectional study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 18(1). 160–160. 6 indexed citations

Peersen, Kari, Jan Erik Otterstad, Lars Gullestad, et al.. (2017). Optimal blood pressure control after coronary events: the challenge remains. Journal of the American Society of Hypertension. 11(12). 823–830. 6 indexed citations

Perk, Joep, et al.. (2016). Ny vårdmodell för prevention efter akut kranskärlssjukdom. Läkartidningen. 113. 1–3. 2 indexed citations

Borghi, Claudio, Fernando Rodríguez‐Artalejo, Guy De Backer, et al.. (2016). The association between blood pressure and lipid levels in Europe. Journal of Hypertension. 34(11). 2155–2163. 19 indexed citations

Kiessling, Anna, Kristina Hambræus, Claes Held, Anna Norhammar, & Joep Perk. (2015). EACPR country of the month initiative: Sweden.. PubMed. 36(16). 951–2. 1 indexed citations

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Munkhaugen, John, Kari Peersen, Erik Gjertsen, et al.. (2015). The role of medical and psychosocial factors for unfavourable coronary risk factor control. Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal. 50(1). 1–8. 23 indexed citations

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Perk, Joep. (2013). Perspective: The power of disease prevention. Nature. 493(7434). S6–S6. 1 indexed citations

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Güallar, Eliseo, José R. Banegas, Elena Blasco‐Colmenares, et al.. (2011). Excess risk attributable to traditional cardiovascular risk factors in clinical practice settings across Europe - The EURIKA Study. BMC Public Health. 11(1). 704–704. 28 indexed citations

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Bax, Jeroen J., Barbara Casadei, Carlo Di Mario, et al.. (2009). Highlights of the 2009 Scientific Sessions of the European Society of Cardiology. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 54(25). 2447–2458. 6 indexed citations

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Kristensen, Steen Dalby, Helmut Baumgartner, Barbara Casadei, et al.. (2008). Highlights of the 2008 Scientific Sessions of the European Society of Cardiology. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 52(24). 2032–2042. 2 indexed citations

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Wilhelmsen, Lars & Joep Perk. (2004). [New European guidelines for cardiovascular prevention].. PubMed. 101(46). 3677–8, 3680. 1 indexed citations

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Hedbäck, Bo, et al.. (2001). Cardiac Rehabilitation after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: 10-Year Results on Mortality, Morbidity and Readmissions to Hospital. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation. 8(3). 153–158. 85 indexed citations

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Perk, Joep, et al.. (1996). Cardiorespiratory adaptation of COPD patients to physical training on land and in water. European Respiratory Journal. 9(2). 248–252. 27 indexed citations

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Perk, Joep. (1996). Need Cardiac Rehabilitation be Cost-Effective?. European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation. 3(2). 167–171. 4 indexed citations

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Hedbäck, Bo, Joep Perk, & Jan Engvall. (1992). Predictive factors for return to work after coronary artery bypass grafting. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research. 15(2). 148–153. 5 indexed citations

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Hedbäck, Bo & Joep Perk. (1989). Can high-risk patients after myocardial infarction participate in comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation?. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 22(1). 15–20. 3 indexed citations

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