Joseph A. Vita

49.7k total citations · 15 hit papers
234 papers, 38.0k citations indexed

About

Joseph A. Vita is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph A. Vita has authored 234 papers receiving a total of 38.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 55 papers in Physiology and 39 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Joseph A. Vita's work include Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (85 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (56 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (44 papers). Joseph A. Vita is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (85 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (56 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (44 papers). Joseph A. Vita collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Joseph A. Vita's co-authors include John F. Keaney, Emelia J. Benjamin, Noyan Gokce, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Martin G. Larson, Naomi M. Hamburg, Gary F. Mitchell, Daniel Levy, Balz Frei and Peter Ganz 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

Joseph A. Vita

232 papers receiving 37.0k citations

Hit Papers

Guidelines for the ultrasound assessment of endothelial-d... 1990 2026 2002 2014 2002 2010 2003 2004 2003 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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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. Guidelines for the ultrasound assessment of endothelial-dependent flow-mediated vasodilation of the brachial artery
    2002 3.8k citations Emelia J. Benjamin, Joseph A. Vita et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  2. Arterial Stiffness and Cardiovascular Events
    2010 1.7k citations Gary F. Mitchell, Ramachandran S. Vasan et al. Circulation profile →
  3. The clinical implications of endothelial dysfunction
    2003 1.3k citations Michael E. Widlansky, Noyan Gokce et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  4. Changes in Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflection With Advancing Age in Healthy Men and Women
    2004 1.2k citations Gary F. Mitchell, Helen Parise et al. Hypertension profile →
  5. Obesity and Systemic Oxidative Stress
    2003 1.1k citations John F. Keaney, Martin G. Larson et al. profile →
  6. Antioxidants and Atherosclerotic Heart Disease
    1997 1.1k citations Balz Frei, Joseph A. Vita et al. profile →
  7. Nitric oxide circulates in mammalian plasma primarily as an S-nitroso adduct of serum albumin.
    1992 985 citations Jonathan S. Stamler, John F. Keaney et al. profile →
  8. Coronary vasomotor response to acetylcholine relates to risk factors for coronary artery disease.
    1990 954 citations Joseph A. Vita et al. Circulation profile →
  9. The Assessment of Endothelial Function
    2012 876 citations Naomi M. Hamburg, Joseph A. Vita et al. Circulation profile →
  10. Aortic Stiffness, Blood Pressure Progression, and Incident Hypertension
    2012 781 citations Bernhard M. Kaess, Jian Rong et al. profile →
  11. Risk Stratification for Postoperative Cardiovascular Events via Noninvasive Assessment of Endothelial Function
    2002 640 citations Noyan Gokce, John F. Keaney et al. Circulation profile →
  12. Predictive value of noninvasivelydetermined endothelial dysfunction for long-term cardiovascular events inpatients with peripheral vascular disease
    2003 631 citations Noyan Gokce, John F. Keaney et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  13. Cross-Sectional Relations of Digital Vascular Function to Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Framingham Heart Study
    2008 578 citations Naomi M. Hamburg, Michelle J. Keyes et al. Circulation profile →
  14. Cholesterol Reduction in Cardiovascular Disease — Clinical Benefits and Possible Mechanisms
    1995 544 citations John F. Keaney, Joseph A. Vita et al. profile →
  15. Adiponectin Promotes Macrophage Polarization toward an Anti-inflammatory Phenotype
    2009 526 citations Joseph A. Vita, Noyan Gokce 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
Joseph A. Vita United States 93 18.7k 8.7k 5.4k 4.7k 4.6k 234 38.0k
John F. Keaney United States 92 8.8k 0.5× 9.0k 1.0× 4.1k 0.8× 6.3k 1.3× 2.6k 0.6× 254 31.1k
Rhian M. Touyz Canada 104 12.6k 0.7× 9.2k 1.1× 4.5k 0.8× 11.0k 2.3× 2.7k 0.6× 522 37.0k
Ernesto L. Schiffrin Canada 101 18.9k 1.0× 11.1k 1.3× 5.5k 1.0× 9.2k 1.9× 3.5k 0.8× 567 39.0k
R. Wayne Alexander United States 92 14.1k 0.8× 8.6k 1.0× 5.3k 1.0× 11.2k 2.4× 2.5k 0.5× 198 35.4k
Mark A. Creager United States 99 22.9k 1.2× 8.1k 0.9× 14.5k 2.7× 4.7k 1.0× 11.4k 2.5× 352 48.5k
John Deanfield United Kingdom 113 31.6k 1.7× 8.3k 1.0× 11.4k 2.1× 5.0k 1.1× 9.8k 2.1× 545 58.7k
Arshed A. Quyyumi United States 86 14.8k 0.8× 6.0k 0.7× 5.5k 1.0× 5.0k 1.1× 2.7k 0.6× 484 29.7k
Lawrence J. Beilin Australia 92 8.5k 0.5× 6.6k 0.8× 3.8k 0.7× 3.0k 0.6× 1.4k 0.3× 721 34.0k
David G. Harrison United States 134 20.4k 1.1× 23.3k 2.7× 7.3k 1.4× 14.1k 3.0× 4.0k 0.9× 400 60.5k
Kathy K. Griendling United States 95 12.9k 0.7× 17.1k 2.0× 4.1k 0.8× 17.0k 3.6× 2.6k 0.6× 231 46.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joseph A. Vita

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kaufman, James S., et al.. (2017). Endothelium-Dependent and -Independent Vascular Function in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 12(10). 1588–1594. 45 indexed citations
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Fetterman, Jessica L., Monica Holbrook, Nir Flint, et al.. (2016). Restoration of autophagy in endothelial cells from patients with diabetes mellitus improves nitric oxide signaling. Atherosclerosis. 247. 207–217. 89 indexed citations
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Chen, C‐Y. Oliver, Monika Holbrook, Mai‐Ann Duess, et al.. (2015). Effect of almond consumption on vascular function in patients with coronary artery disease: a randomized, controlled, cross-over trial. Nutrition Journal. 14(1). 75 indexed citations
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Tsao, Connie W., Asya Lyass, Martin G. Larson, et al.. (2015). Relation of Central Arterial Stiffness to Incident Heart Failure in the Community. Journal of the American Heart Association. 4(11). 102 indexed citations
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Kaess, Bernhard M., William S. Harris, Seán Lacey, et al.. (2014). The relation of red blood cell fatty acids with vascular stiffness, cardiac structure and left ventricular function: The Framingham Heart Study. Vascular Medicine. 20(1). 5–13. 8 indexed citations
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Shimasaki, Yukio, Ning Pan, Louis M. Messina, et al.. (2013). Uncoupling Protein 2 Impacts Endothelial Phenotype via p53-Mediated Control of Mitochondrial Dynamics. Circulation Research. 113(7). 891–901. 35 indexed citations
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Vita, Joseph A. & Naomi M. Hamburg. (2010). Does endothelial dysfunction contribute to the clinical status of patients with peripheral arterial disease?. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 26. 45A–50A. 42 indexed citations
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Hamburg, Naomi M., Michelle J. Keyes, Martin G. Larson, et al.. (2008). Cross-Sectional Relations of Digital Vascular Function to Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Framingham Heart Study. Circulation. 117(19). 2467–2474. 578 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schnabel, Renate B., Martin G. Larson, Josée Dupuis, et al.. (2008). Relations of Inflammatory Biomarkers and Common Genetic Variants With Arterial Stiffness and Wave Reflection. Hypertension. 51(6). 1651–1657. 130 indexed citations
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Erdman, John W., Douglas A. Balentine, Lenore Arab, et al.. (2007). Flavonoids and Heart Health: Proceedings of the ILSI North America Flavonoids Workshop, May 31–June 1, 2005, Washington, DC1, , ,. Journal of Nutrition. 137(3). 718S–737S. 281 indexed citations
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Widlansky, Michael E., Naomi M. Hamburg, Alex L. Huang, et al.. (2007). Effect of Combined Treatment With α‐Lipoic Acid and Acetyl‐L‐Carnitine on Vascular Function and Blood Pressure in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 9(4). 249–255. 69 indexed citations
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Kathiresan, Sekar, Philimon Gona, Martin G. Larson, et al.. (2006). Cross-Sectional Relations of Multiple Biomarkers From Distinct Biological Pathways to Brachial Artery Endothelial Function. Circulation. 113(7). 938–945. 71 indexed citations
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Mitchell, Gary F., Joseph A. Vita, Martin G. Larson, et al.. (2005). Cross-Sectional Relations of Peripheral Microvascular Function, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, and Aortic Stiffness. Circulation. 112(24). 3722–3728. 236 indexed citations
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Benjamin, Emelia J., Martin G. Larson, Michelle J. Keyes, et al.. (2004). Clinical Correlates and Heritability of Flow-Mediated Dilation in the Community. Circulation. 109(5). 613–619. 489 indexed citations
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Keaney, John F., Joseph M. Massaro, Martin G. Larson, et al.. (2004). Heritability and correlates of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in the Framingham Offspring Study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 44(1). 168–173. 43 indexed citations
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Shishehbor, Mehdi H., Ronnier J. Aviles, Marie‐Luise Brennan, et al.. (2003). Levels of nitrotyrosine, an inflammatory marker generated by nitric oxide derived oxidants, is associated with risk of coronary artery disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 41(6). 303–303. 4 indexed citations
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Ness, Andy, Jonathan A C Sterne, Giovanni Rolla, et al.. (2000). Hypertension and ascorbic acid (multiple letters). The Lancet. 355(9211). 1271–1274. 2 indexed citations
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Keaney, John F., Adam Slivka, George N. Welch, et al.. (1994). In vivo transfer of nitric oxide between a plasma protein-bound reservoir and low molecular weight thiols.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 94(4). 1432–1439. 238 indexed citations
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Keaney, John F., J. Michael Gaziano, A Xu, et al.. (1994). Low-dose alpha-tocopherol improves and high-dose alpha-tocopherol worsens endothelial vasodilator function in cholesterol-fed rabbits.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 93(2). 844–851. 192 indexed citations

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