Josef Coresh

260.8k total citations · 51 hit papers
952 papers, 116.0k citations indexed

About

Josef Coresh is a scholar working on Nephrology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Josef Coresh has authored 952 papers receiving a total of 116.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 355 papers in Nephrology, 325 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 136 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Josef Coresh's work include Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (255 papers), Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (207 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (122 papers). Josef Coresh is often cited by papers focused on Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes (255 papers), Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (207 papers) and Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (122 papers). Josef Coresh collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Netherlands. Josef Coresh's co-authors include Andrew S. Levey, Tom Greene, Lesley A. Stevens, John W. Kusek, Frederick Van Lente, Brad C. Astor, Yaping Zhang, Paul W. Eggers, Christopher H. Schmid and Harold I. Feldman and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Josef Coresh

903 papers receiving 113.4k citations

Hit Papers

A New Equation to Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate 2002 2026 2010 2018 2009 2006 2007 2003 2012 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k
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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. A New Equation to Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate
    2009 19.4k citations Andrew S. Levey, Lesley A. Stevens et al. profile →
  2. Using Standardized Serum Creatinine Values in the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study Equation for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate
    2006 4.7k citations Andrew S. Levey, Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  3. Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease in the United States
    2007 3.7k citations Josef Coresh, Elizabeth Selvin et al. JAMA profile →
  4. National Kidney Foundation Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease: Evaluation, Classification, and Stratification
    2003 3.6k citations Andrew S. Levey, Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  5. Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate from Serum Creatinine and Cystatin C
    2012 3.0k citations Lesley A. Inker, Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  6. Association of estimated glomerular filtration rate and albuminuria with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in general population cohorts: a collaborative meta-analysis
    2010 3.0k citations Kunihiro Matsushita, Andrew S. Levey et al. profile →
  7. Kidney Disease as a Risk Factor for Development of Cardiovascular Disease
    2003 2.9k citations Andrew S. Levey, Josef Coresh et al. Circulation profile →
  8. Definition and classification of chronic kidney disease: A position statement from Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO)
    2005 2.8k citations Andrew S. Levey, Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  9. Assessing Kidney Function — Measured and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
    2006 2.3k citations Lesley A. Stevens, Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  10. Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and decreased kidney function in the adult US population: Third national health and nutrition examination survey
    2002 2.2k citations Josef Coresh, Andrew S. Levey et al. American Journal of Kidney Diseases profile →
  11. The definition, classification, and prognosis of chronic kidney disease: a KDIGO Controversies Conference report
    2010 1.7k citations Andrew S. Levey, Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  12. Expressing the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease Study Equation for Estimating Glomerular Filtration Rate with Standardized Serum Creatinine Values
    2007 1.5k citations Andrew S. Levey, Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  13. Chronic kidney disease
    2011 1.3k citations Andrew S. Levey, Josef Coresh profile →
  14. Glycated Hemoglobin, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Risk in Nondiabetic Adults
    2010 1.1k citations Elizabeth Selvin, Kunihiro Matsushita et al. profile →
  15. Chronic kidney disease as a global public health problem: Approaches and initiatives – a position statement from Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes
    2007 1.1k citations Andrew S. Levey, Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  16. Associations of kidney disease measures with mortality and end-stage renal disease in individuals with and without diabetes: a meta-analysis
    2012 976 citations Kunihiro Matsushita, Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  17. Kidney Disease as a Risk Factor for Development of Cardiovascular Disease
    2003 874 citations Andrew S. Levey, Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  18. Estimating GFR Using Serum Cystatin C Alone and in Combination With Serum Creatinine: A Pooled Analysis of 3,418 Individuals With CKD
    2008 811 citations Lesley A. Stevens, Josef Coresh et al. American Journal of Kidney Diseases profile →
  19. Evolving importance of kidney disease: from subspecialty to global health burden
    2013 796 citations Josef Coresh, Anna Köttgen et al. profile →
  20. Comparison of Risk Prediction Using the CKD-EPI Equation and the MDRD Study Equation for Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
    2012 740 citations Kunihiro Matsushita, Josef Coresh et al. JAMA profile →
  21. Lower estimated glomerular filtration rate and higher albuminuria are associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. A collaborative meta-analysis of high-risk population cohorts
    2011 720 citations Kunihiro Matsushita, Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  22. Level of kidney function as a risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular outcomes in the community
    2002 704 citations Josef Coresh, Andrew S. Levey et al. profile →
  23. Cystatin C versus Creatinine in Determining Risk Based on Kidney Function
    2013 643 citations Kunihiro Matsushita, Lesley A. Inker et al. profile →
  24. Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness, Prevalence, and Trends among U.S. Adults, 1999 to 2000
    2004 624 citations Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  25. Lower estimated GFR and higher albuminuria are associated with adverse kidney outcomes. A collaborative meta-analysis of general and high-risk population cohorts
    2011 610 citations Kunihiro Matsushita, Andrew S. Levey et al. profile →
  26. Association Between Cholesterol Level and Mortality in Dialysis Patients
    2004 584 citations Josef Coresh et al. JAMA profile →
  27. Calibration and random variation of the serum creatinine assay as critical elements of using equations to estimate glomerular filtration rate
    2002 584 citations Josef Coresh, Andrew S. Levey et al. American Journal of Kidney Diseases profile →
  28. Factors other than glomerular filtration rate affect serum cystatin C levels
    2009 576 citations Lesley A. Stevens, Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  29. Cardiac Troponin T Measured by a Highly Sensitive Assay Predicts Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Failure, and Mortality in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study
    2011 561 citations Vijay Nambi, Salim S. Virani et al. Circulation profile →
  30. Association of three genetic loci with uric acid concentration and risk of gout: a genome-wide association study
    2008 542 citations Anna Köttgen, Eric Boerwinkle et al. profile →
  31. Lower estimated glomerular filtration rate and higher albuminuria are associated with mortality and end-stage renal disease. A collaborative meta-analysis of kidney disease population cohorts
    2011 533 citations Kunihiro Matsushita, Andrew S. Levey et al. profile →
  32. Association of kidney function with anemia: the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988-1994).
    2002 529 citations Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  33. Identification of a urate transporter, ABCG2, with a common functional polymorphism causing gout
    2009 497 citations Owen M. Woodward, Anna Köttgen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  34. Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease
    2016 496 citations Yingying Sang, Alex R. Chang et al. JAMA Internal Medicine profile →
  35. Comparative Performance of the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) and the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study Equations for Estimating GFR Levels Above 60 mL/min/1.73 m2
    2010 454 citations Lesley A. Stevens, Josef Coresh et al. American Journal of Kidney Diseases profile →
  36. Association Between Midlife Vascular Risk Factors and Estimated Brain Amyloid Deposition
    2017 449 citations Rebecca F. Gottesman, Andrea L.C. Schneider et al. JAMA profile →
  37. GFR Estimation: From Physiology to Public Health
    2014 406 citations Andrew S. Levey, Lesley A. Inker et al. American Journal of Kidney Diseases profile →
  38. Trends in Diabetes Treatment and Control in U.S. Adults, 1999–2018
    2021 397 citations Michael Fang, Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  39. Associations Between Midlife Vascular Risk Factors and 25-Year Incident Dementia in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Cohort
    2017 397 citations Rebecca F. Gottesman, Josef Coresh et al. profile →
  40. GFR Decline as an End Point for Clinical Trials in CKD: A Scientific Workshop Sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation and the US Food and Drug Administration
    2014 389 citations Andrew S. Levey, Lesley A. Inker et al. American Journal of Kidney Diseases profile →
  41. Stroke Incidence and Mortality Trends in US Communities, 1987 to 2011
    2014 384 citations Andrea L.C. Schneider, Wayne D. Rosamond et al. JAMA profile →
  42. Midlife Hypertension and 20-Year Cognitive Change
    2014 336 citations Rebecca F. Gottesman, Andrea L.C. Schneider et al. profile →
  43. Change in Albuminuria and GFR as End Points for Clinical Trials in Early Stages of CKD: A Scientific Workshop Sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation in Collaboration With the US Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency
    2019 314 citations Andrew S. Levey, Josef Coresh et al. American Journal of Kidney Diseases profile →
  44. Plant‐Based Diets Are Associated With a Lower Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease Mortality, and All‐Cause Mortality in a General Population of Middle‐Aged Adults
    2019 304 citations Josef Coresh et al. Journal of the American Heart Association profile →
  45. The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) Study
    2021 297 citations Josef Coresh, A. Richey Sharrett et al. profile →
  46. Novel Prediction Equations for Absolute Risk Assessment of Total Cardiovascular Disease Incorporating Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association
    2023 283 citations Josef Coresh, Chiadi E. Ndumele et al. Circulation profile →
  47. Kidney-Failure Risk Projection for the Living Kidney-Donor Candidate
    2015 279 citations Morgan E. Grams, Yingying Sang et al. profile →
  48. Association of Midlife to Late-Life Blood Pressure Patterns With Incident Dementia
    2019 234 citations Keenan A. Walker, A. Richey Sharrett et al. JAMA profile →
  49. Plasma proteome analyses in individuals of European and African ancestry identify cis-pQTLs and models for proteome-wide association studies
    2022 152 citations Anna Köttgen, Morgan E. Grams et al. profile →
  50. Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Cancer Survivors
    2022 138 citations Natalie Daya, Chiadi E. Ndumele et al. profile →
  51. Lifetime risk and projected burden of dementia
    2025 20 citations Michael Fang, David S. Knopman 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
Josef Coresh United States 133 50.9k 30.8k 16.9k 16.2k 16.1k 952 116.0k
Andrew S. Levey United States 130 65.8k 1.3× 30.9k 1.0× 13.6k 0.8× 20.0k 1.2× 17.8k 1.1× 514 125.4k
Tom Greene United States 100 39.1k 0.8× 17.9k 0.6× 11.4k 0.7× 12.4k 0.8× 12.6k 0.8× 481 81.4k
Giuseppe Remuzzi Italy 144 37.4k 0.7× 17.9k 0.6× 11.6k 0.7× 11.0k 0.7× 12.4k 0.8× 1.3k 95.1k
Glenn M. Chertow United States 121 42.7k 0.8× 11.6k 0.4× 7.8k 0.5× 9.9k 0.6× 12.2k 0.8× 814 69.5k
John W. Kusek United States 93 27.7k 0.5× 13.0k 0.4× 6.7k 0.4× 9.6k 0.6× 9.2k 0.6× 368 60.3k
Rinaldo Bellomo Australia 134 38.0k 0.7× 12.8k 0.4× 5.2k 0.3× 14.6k 0.9× 22.9k 1.4× 1.6k 99.8k
George L. Bakris United States 116 12.1k 0.2× 35.6k 1.2× 25.6k 1.5× 10.8k 0.7× 10.8k 0.7× 849 68.8k
Jean‐Louis Vincent Belgium 150 14.9k 0.3× 17.3k 0.6× 5.3k 0.3× 22.4k 1.4× 34.8k 2.2× 1.5k 142.0k
Christopher H. Schmid United States 88 13.7k 0.3× 10.4k 0.3× 6.8k 0.4× 7.3k 0.5× 10.1k 0.6× 404 63.2k
Mark Woodward Australia 124 8.2k 0.2× 18.7k 0.6× 14.9k 0.9× 5.3k 0.3× 8.1k 0.5× 1.0k 64.8k

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All Works

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Mok, Yejin, Shoshana H. Ballew, Jennifer A. Schrack, et al.. (2025). Mid-life physical activity and calcification of coronary arteries, aorta, and cardiac valves in late life: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Atherosclerosis. 402. 119115–119115. 2 indexed citations
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Luo, Xi, Jennifer A. Brody, Traci M. Bartz, et al.. (2024). A Polygenic Risk Score of Atrial Fibrillation Improves Prediction of Lifetime Risk for Heart Failure. ESC Heart Failure. 11(2). 1086–1096. 3 indexed citations
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Daya, Natalie, Michael Fang, Dan Wang, et al.. (2024). Glucose Abnormalities Detected by Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Very Old Adults With and Without Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 48(3). 416–421. 2 indexed citations
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Rooney, Mary R., Amelia S. Wallace, Justin B. Echouffo‐Tcheugui, et al.. (2024). Prediabetes is associated with elevated risk of clinical outcomes even without progression to diabetes. Diabetologia. 68(2). 357–366. 8 indexed citations
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Orlando, Alessandro, Ripul R. Panchal, David Hamilton, et al.. (2024). Risk factors for neurosurgical intervention within 48 hours of admission for patients with mild traumatic brain injury and isolated subdural hematoma. Journal of neurosurgery. 142(2). 1–14. 1 indexed citations
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McEvoy, John W., Dan Wang, Tammy M. Brady, et al.. (2023). Myocardial Injury Thresholds for 4 High-Sensitivity Troponin Assays in a Population-Based Sample of US Children and Adolescents. Circulation. 148(1). 7–16. 14 indexed citations
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Smith, Jason R., A. Richey Sharrett, James Russell Pike, et al.. (2023). Dementia occurring over a 32‐year follow‐up attributable to hypertension observed at different ages: Implications for dementia prevention. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(8). 3435–3447. 10 indexed citations
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Mok, Yejin, Frances Wang, Shoshana H. Ballew, et al.. (2023). Kidney function, bone-mineral metabolism markers, and calcification of coronary arteries, aorta, and cardiac valves in older adults. Atherosclerosis. 368. 35–43. 2 indexed citations
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Mathews, Lena, Xiao Hu, Ning Ding, et al.. (2023). Growth Differentiation Factor 15 and Risk of Bleeding Events: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Journal of the American Heart Association. 12(6). e023847–e023847. 4 indexed citations
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Sang, Yingying, Elizabeth Selvin, Alex R. Chang, et al.. (2022). Pharmacologic Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes in the U.S., Sweden, and Israel. Diabetes Care. 45(12). 2926–2934. 13 indexed citations
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Orlando, Alessandro, A. Richey Sharrett, Andrea L.C. Schneider, et al.. (2022). Brain Imaging Features Associated with 20-Year Cognitive Decline in a Community-Based Multiethnic Cohort without Dementia. Neuroepidemiology. 56(3). 183–191. 3 indexed citations
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Qiao, Yao, Jung‐Im Shin, Teresa K. Chen, et al.. (2020). Association Between Renin-Angiotensin System Blockade Discontinuation and All-Cause Mortality Among Persons With Low Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate. JAMA Internal Medicine. 180(5). 718–718. 102 indexed citations
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Walker, Keenan A., A. Richey Sharrett, Aozhou Wu, et al.. (2019). Association of Midlife to Late-Life Blood Pressure Patterns With Incident Dementia. JAMA. 322(6). 535–535. 234 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ashar, Foram N., Yiyi Zhang, Anna Moes, et al.. (2014). Abstract 19318: Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease. Circulation. 130. 1 indexed citations
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Virani, Salim S., Wensheng Sun, Rhiannon Dodge, et al.. (2013). Abstract 14835: Carotid Artery Plaque Burden and Characteristics and Subsequent Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Events: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Carotid Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. Circulation. 128. 2 indexed citations
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Tereshchenko, Larisa G., Elsayed Z. Soliman, Nona Sotoodehnia, et al.. (2012). Abstract 12311: Increased Repolarization Lability Predicts Sudden Cardiac Death in Asymptomatic Adults. Circulation. 126. 2 indexed citations
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Levey, Andrew S., Lesley A. Stevens, & Josef Coresh. (2009). Conceptual Model of CKD: Applications and Implications. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 53(3). S4–S16. 129 indexed citations
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Rodin, Andréi S., Kathy L.E. Klos, Alanna C. Morrison, et al.. (2009). Use of Wrapper Algorithms Coupled with a Random Forests Classifier for Variable Selection in Large-Scale Genomic Association Studies. Journal of Computational Biology. 16(12). 1705–1718. 18 indexed citations
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Woodward, Owen M., Anna Köttgen, Josef Coresh, et al.. (2009). Identification of a urate transporter, ABCG2, with a common functional polymorphism causing gout. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(25). 10338–10342. 497 indexed citations breakdown →

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