John Attia

50.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
715 papers, 20.2k citations indexed

About

John Attia is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, John Attia has authored 715 papers receiving a total of 20.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 131 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 123 papers in Epidemiology and 93 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in John Attia's work include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (39 papers), Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (33 papers) and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (26 papers). John Attia is often cited by papers focused on Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (39 papers), Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (33 papers) and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (26 papers). John Attia collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Thailand and United Kingdom. John Attia's co-authors include Ammarin Thakkinstian, Mark McEvoy, Catherine D’Este, Patrick McElduff, Sarah A. Hiles, Christopher Oldmeadow, Alexis Hure, Christopher Levi, Cosetta Minelli and Thunyarat Anothaisintawee and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

John Attia

680 papers receiving 19.6k 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.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of dietary patterns and depression in community-dwelling adults

2013 563 citations Mark McEvoy, John Attia et al. profile →
A method for meta-analysis of molecular association studies

2004 527 citations Ammarin Thakkinstian, Patrick McElduff et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Attia Australia	70	3.3k	3.1k	2.8k	2.3k	2.1k	715	20.2k
Kristina Sundquist Sweden	74	4.2k 1.3×	2.8k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	2.3k 1.0×	2.3k 1.1×	944	24.2k
Gerta Rücker Germany	55	2.5k 0.8×	2.2k 0.7×	3.3k 1.2×	1.8k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	186	23.2k
Gary Cutter United States	96	3.2k 1.0×	3.4k 1.1×	2.0k 0.7×	2.5k 1.1×	2.2k 1.0×	770	35.1k
Yoav Ben‐Shlomo United Kingdom	88	2.5k 0.8×	3.2k 1.0×	1.7k 0.6×	3.6k 1.5×	2.0k 0.9×	531	26.7k
Yizhong Wang China	14	2.8k 0.9×	2.3k 0.7×	4.3k 1.5×	1.7k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	34	20.2k
Xiaohui Gong China	15	2.8k 0.9×	2.4k 0.8×	4.3k 1.6×	1.7k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	52	20.5k
Joerg J Meerpohl Germany	51	2.7k 0.8×	5.4k 1.7×	4.1k 1.5×	2.1k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	311	25.2k
Elda Dermyshi United Kingdom	5	2.7k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	4.3k 1.5×	1.7k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	5	19.8k
Chongbing Yan China	5	2.7k 0.8×	2.3k 0.7×	4.3k 1.5×	1.7k 0.7×	2.1k 1.0×	11	19.8k
Joseph Beyene Canada	72	2.6k 0.8×	3.3k 1.1×	1.8k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	927 0.4×	225	16.8k

Countries citing papers authored by John Attia

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Anothaisintawee, Thunyarat, et al.. (2025). Electronic cigarettes and cardiovascular diseases: An updated systematic review and network meta-analysis. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 23(September). 1–12.

Wang, Carol A., et al.. (2024). Sex-Specific Effects of Birth Weight on Longitudinal Behavioral Outcomes: A Mendelian Randomization Approach Using Polygenic Scores. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science. 4(6). 100387–100387.

Jansson, Anna K., David R. Lubans, Mitch J. Duncan, et al.. (2024). Increasing participation in resistance training using outdoor gyms: A study protocol for the ecofit type III hybrid effectiveness implementation trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 41. 101358–101358. 1 indexed citations

Heaney, Susan, et al.. (2024). A Qualitative Study Supporting Optimal Nutrition in Advanced Liver Disease—Unlocking the Potential for Improvement. Nutrients. 16(15). 2403–2403. 1 indexed citations

Numthavaj, Pawin, et al.. (2024). Prediction models for identifying medication overuse or medication overuse headache in migraine patients: a systematic review. The Journal of Headache and Pain. 25(1). 165–165. 2 indexed citations

Dolja‐Gore, Xenia, et al.. (2024). The effect of anxiety on all‐cause dementia: A longitudinal analysis from the Hunter Community Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 72(11). 3327–3334. 2 indexed citations

Numthavaj, Pawin, et al.. (2023). External validation and revision of Penn incisional hernia prediction model: A large-scale retrospective cohort of abdominal operations. The Surgeon. 22(1). e34–e40. 1 indexed citations

Brown, Amanda, Amanda Baker, Billie Bonevski, et al.. (2023). Tobacco treatment incorporating contingency management, nicotine replacement therapy, and behavioral counseling for pregnant women who use substances: a feasibility trial. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 14. 1207955–1207955. 1 indexed citations

Youngkong, Sitaporn, Usa Chaikledkaew, Kunlawat Thadanipon, et al.. (2023). Efficacy and safety of monoclonal antibody therapy in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Frontiers in Neurology. 14. 1166490–1166490. 11 indexed citations

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Anothaisintawee, Thunyarat, et al.. (2020). Diagnostic performance of clinic and home blood pressure measurements compared with ambulatory blood pressure: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. 20(1). 13 indexed citations

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Paul, Christine, John Attia, Erin Kerr, et al.. (2019). Door-to-needle time for thrombolysis: a secondary analysis of the TIPS cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 9(12). e032482–e032482. 10 indexed citations

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Connor, K. A., John Kelly, Mohamed Chouikha, et al.. (2018). Matched Assessment Data Set for Experiment-Centric Pedagogy Implementation in 13 HBCU ECE Programs. Papers on Engineering Education Repository (American Society for Engineering Education). 2 indexed citations

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Johnson, Natalie, Kypros Kypri, John B. Saunders, et al.. (2018). Effect of electronic screening and brief intervention on hazardous or harmful drinking among adults in the hospital outpatient setting: A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 191. 78–85. 9 indexed citations

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Fletcher, Richard, Chris May, John Attia, Craig F. Garfield, & Geoff Skinner. (2018). Text-Based Program Addressing the Mental Health of Soon-to-be and New Fathers (SMS4dads): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols. 7(2). e37–e37. 10 indexed citations

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Angkananard, Teeranan, Thunyarat Anothaisintawee, Mark McEvoy, John Attia, & Ammarin Thakkinstian. (2018). Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio and Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. BioMed Research International. 2018. 1–11. 242 indexed citations

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Dray, Julia, Jenny Bowman, Elizabeth Campbell, et al.. (2017). Effectiveness of a pragmatic school‐based universal intervention targeting student resilience protective factors in reducing mental health problems in adolescents. Journal of Adolescence. 57(1). 74–89. 62 indexed citations

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Greenop, Kathryn R., Rodney J. Scott, John Attia, et al.. (2015). Folate Pathway Gene Polymorphisms and Risk of Childhood Brain Tumors: Results from an Australian Case–Control Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 24(6). 931–937. 6 indexed citations

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Milne, Elizabeth, Kathryn R. Greenop, Rodney J. Scott, et al.. (2014). Folate Pathway Gene Polymorphisms, Maternal Folic Acid Use, and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 24(1). 48–56. 15 indexed citations

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Woratanarat, Patarawan, et al.. (2013). Meta‐analysis of hypercoagulability genetic polymorphisms in perthes disease. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 32(1). 1–7. 35 indexed citations

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Bailey, Helen D., Bruce K. Armstrong, Nicholas de Klerk, et al.. (2010). Exposure to Diagnostic Radiological Procedures and the Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 19(11). 2897–2909. 30 indexed citations

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