John W. Farquhar

11.7k total citations · 7 hit papers
117 papers, 9.5k citations indexed

About

John W. Farquhar is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, John W. Farquhar has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 9.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 23 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 19 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in John W. Farquhar's work include Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (15 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (14 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (8 papers). John W. Farquhar is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (15 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (14 papers) and Adipose Tissue and Metabolism (8 papers). John W. Farquhar collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Czechia. John W. Farquhar's co-authors include Gerald M. Reaven, Jerrold M. Olefsky, William L. Haskell, Peter D. Wood, Michael P. Stern, E. H. Ahrens, Nathan Maccoby, Karen Vranizan, Steven N. Blair and Ralph S. Paffenbarger and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

John W. Farquhar

114 papers receiving 8.4k 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.

ASSESSMENT OF HABITUAL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BY A SEVEN-DAY RECALL IN A COMMUNITY SURVEY AND CONTROLLED EXPERIMENTS

1985 976 citations William L. Haskell, John W. Farquhar et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →
Effects of communitywide education on cardiovascular disease risk factors. The Stanford Five-City Project

1990 510 citations John W. Farquhar profile →
Effects of Weight Reduction on Obesity STUDIES OF LIPID AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM IN NORMAL AND HYPERLIPOPROTEINEMIC SUBJECTS

1974 423 citations John W. Farquhar et al. profile →
Role of Insulin in Endogenous Hypertriglyceridemia*

1967 414 citations John W. Farquhar et al. profile →
Reappraisal of the role of insulin in hypertriglyceridemia

1974 408 citations John W. Farquhar et al. The American Journal of Medicine profile →
Comparison of impedance to insulin-mediated glucose uptake in normal subjects and in subjects with latent diabetes

1970 396 citations John W. Farquhar et al. profile →
Studies of Adipose Tissue in Man

1960 379 citations John W. Farquhar et al. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
John W. Farquhar	2.8k	2.5k	2.1k	1.5k	1.4k	117	9.5k
Peter D. Wood	3.1k 1.1×	2.2k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	697 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	75	8.2k
Van S. Hubbard	4.5k 1.6×	2.2k 0.9×	3.8k 1.8×	997 0.7×	2.1k 1.6×	104	12.3k
Stephan Rössner	4.5k 1.6×	3.7k 1.5×	3.6k 1.7×	746 0.5×	807 0.6×	250	13.7k
Barbara A. Bowman	2.3k 0.8×	2.0k 0.8×	2.9k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 0.9×	81	11.1k
Dag S. Thelle	2.0k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	2.4k 1.1×	829 0.6×	1.9k 1.4×	197	10.0k
Ian D. Caterson	5.0k 1.8×	2.6k 1.1×	2.7k 1.3×	742 0.5×	1.0k 0.7×	284	12.7k
Eric L. Ding	3.1k 1.1×	2.4k 1.0×	3.8k 1.8×	1.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.0×	87	11.9k
Merja Rastas	3.1k 1.1×	5.5k 2.2×	2.2k 1.0×	931 0.6×	979 0.7×	11	9.8k
Maximilian de Courten	2.5k 0.9×	3.5k 1.4×	1.9k 0.9×	921 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	185	9.9k
Helena Hämäläinen	3.3k 1.1×	5.8k 2.3×	2.2k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	1.3k 1.0×	32	10.9k

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Wu, Lebin, et al.. (2018). Understanding Singaporean medical students’ stress and coping. Singapore Medical Journal. 59(4). 172–176. 13 indexed citations

Owusu‐Bempah, Akwasi, Steve Kanters, Eric Druyts, et al.. (2014). Years of life lost to incarceration: inequities between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians. BMC Public Health. 14(1). 585–585. 15 indexed citations

Chen, Brian, Benjamin Seligman, John W. Farquhar, & Jeremy D. Goldhaber‐Fiebert. (2011). Multi-Country analysis of palm oil consumption and cardiovascular disease mortality for countries at different stages of economic development: 1980-1997. Globalization and Health. 7(1). 45–45. 58 indexed citations

Gardner, Christopher D., et al.. (2008). Effect of Ginkgo biloba (EGb 761) on Treadmill Walking Time Among Adults With Peripheral Artery Disease. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 28(4). 258–265. 26 indexed citations

Gardner, Christopher D., et al.. (2007). Effect of Ginkgo biloba (EGb 761) and aspirin on platelet aggregation and platelet function analysis among older adults at risk of cardiovascular disease: a randomized clinical trial. Blood Coagulation & Fibrinolysis. 18(8). 787–793. 46 indexed citations

Carlson, Joseph J., John W. Farquhar, James L. Zehnder, et al.. (2007). Safety and Efficacy of a Ginkgo Biloba–Containing Dietary Supplement on Cognitive Function, Quality of Life, and Platelet Function in Healthy, Cognitively Intact Older Adults. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 107(3). 422–432. 27 indexed citations

Gardner, Christopher D., Mark Messina, Larry D. Lawson, & John W. Farquhar. (2003). Soy, garlic, and ginkgo biloba: Their potential role in cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment. Current Atherosclerosis Reports. 5(6). 468–475. 20 indexed citations

Spiller, Gene A., et al.. (2003). Effects of Plant-Based Diets High in Raw or Roasted Almonds, or Roasted Almond Butter on Serum Lipoproteins in Humans. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 22(3). 195–200. 57 indexed citations

Farquhar, John W.. (1999). Primordial Prevention: The Path from Victoria to Catalonia. Preventive Medicine. 29(6). S3–S8. 3 indexed citations

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Davis, Sharon, David K. Ahn, Stephen P. Fortmann, & John W. Farquhar. (1998). Determinants of cholesterol screening and treatment patterns. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 15(3). 178–186. 16 indexed citations

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Albright, Cheryl L., John W. Farquhar, Richard J. Havel, et al.. (1997). A Program to Reduce Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease in the Czech Republic: Design and Methods of the Healthy Dubec Project. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. 16(4). 315–331. 1 indexed citations

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Nada, Mohamed A., et al.. (1996). Very Long Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency: Successful Treatment of Acute Cardiomyopathy. Biochemical and Molecular Medicine. 58(1). 59–65. 69 indexed citations

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Fortmann, Stephen P., June A. Flora, Marilyn A. Winkleby, et al.. (1995). Community Intervention Trials: Reflections on the Stanford Five-City Project Experience. American Journal of Epidemiology. 142(6). 576–586. 118 indexed citations

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Skeff, Kelley M., Georgette A. Stratos, Merlynn R. Bergen, et al.. (1992). The Stanford faculty development program: A dissemination approach to faculty development for medical teachers. Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 4(3). 180–187. 56 indexed citations

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Farquhar, John W., David R. MacLean, Henry Blackburn, et al.. (1992). Victoria Declaration on Heart Health. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 147(12). 1794–1795. 29 indexed citations

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Taylor, C. Barr, Stephen P. Fortmann, June A. Flora, et al.. (1991). Effect of Long-term Community Health Education on Body Mass Index: The Stanford Five-City Project. American Journal of Epidemiology. 134(3). 235–249. 64 indexed citations

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Castelli, Walter A., et al.. (1991). Periodontium response to a root canal condensing device (Endotec). Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology. 71(3). 333–337. 6 indexed citations

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Knopp, Robert H., W. Virgil Brown, Carlos A. Dujovne, et al.. (1987). Effects of fenofibrate on plasma lipoproteins in hypercholesterolemia and combined hyperlipidemia. The American Journal of Medicine. 83(5). 50–59. 54 indexed citations

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Fortmann, Stephen P., Paul T. Williams, S. B. Hulley, William L. Haskell, & John W. Farquhar. (1981). Effect of health education on dietary behavior: the Stanford Three Community Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 34(10). 2030–2038. 71 indexed citations

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Farquhar, John W., Thomas C. Merigan, & Maurice Sokolow. (1961). PLASMA FIBRINOLYSIS IN MAN: THE EFFECT OF CHYLOMICRONS DERIVED FROM DIFFERENT DIETARY FATS. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 113(3). 587–597. 12 indexed citations

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