Joseph M. Massaro

73.8k total citations · 23 hit papers
405 papers, 47.5k citations indexed

About

Joseph M. Massaro is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph M. Massaro has authored 405 papers receiving a total of 47.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 199 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 105 papers in Surgery and 73 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Joseph M. Massaro's work include Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (56 papers), Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (42 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (40 papers). Joseph M. Massaro is often cited by papers focused on Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity (56 papers), Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics (42 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (40 papers). Joseph M. Massaro collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Joseph M. Massaro's co-authors include Ralph B. D’Agostino, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Philip A. Wolf, Caroline S. Fox, Michael Pencina, Udo Hoffmann, William B. Kannel, Christopher J. O’Donnell, Emelia J. Benjamin and Mark R. Cobain and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Joseph M. Massaro

396 papers receiving 46.2k citations

Hit Papers

General Cardiovascular Ri... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2008 2007 2004 2011 2004 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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.

  1. General Cardiovascular Risk Profile for Use in Primary Care
    2008 5.3k citations Ralph B. D’Agostino, Ramachandran S. Vasan et al. Circulation profile →
  2. Abdominal Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Compartments
    2007 2.2k citations Caroline S. Fox, Joseph M. Massaro et al. Circulation profile →
  3. Lifetime Risk for Development of Atrial Fibrillation
    2004 1.5k citations Thomas J. Wang, Martin G. Larson et al. Circulation profile →
  4. Percutaneous Repair or Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation
    2011 1.3k citations Ted Feldman, Elyse Foster et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  5. Presentation of multivariate data for clinical use: The Framingham Study risk score functions
    2004 1.2k citations Lisa Sullivan, Joseph M. Massaro et al. Statistics in Medicine profile →
  6. Obesity and Systemic Oxidative Stress
    2003 1.1k citations Martin G. Larson, Ramachandran S. Vasan et al. profile →
  7. Stent Thrombosis in Randomized Clinical Trials of Drug-Eluting Stents
    2007 1.1k citations Laura Mauri, Joseph M. Massaro et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  8. Pericardial Fat, Visceral Abdominal Fat, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, and Vascular Calcification in a Community-Based Sample
    2008 831 citations Joseph M. Massaro, Udo Hoffmann et al. Circulation profile →
  9. Development of a risk score for atrial fibrillation (Framingham Heart Study): a community-based cohort study
    2009 754 citations Lisa Sullivan, Daniel Levy et al. profile →
  10. Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Volumes Are Cross-Sectionally Related to Markers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress
    2007 739 citations Joseph M. Massaro, Ramachandran S. Vasan et al. Circulation profile →
  11. Closure or Medical Therapy for Cryptogenic Stroke with Patent Foramen Ovale
    2012 647 citations Joseph M. Massaro, Laura Mauri et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  12. Plasma Concentration of C-Reactive Protein and Risk of Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: The Framingham Study
    2001 634 citations Philip A. Wolf, Joseph M. Massaro et al. profile →
  13. Predicting the 30-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
    2009 621 citations Michael Pencina, Ralph B. D’Agostino et al. Circulation profile →
  14. A Risk Score for Predicting Stroke or Death in Individuals With New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in the Community
    2003 586 citations Thomas J. Wang, Joseph M. Massaro et al. profile →
  15. Development and Validation of a Prediction Rule for Benefit and Harm of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Beyond 1 Year After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
    2016 544 citations David J. Cohen, Philippe Gabríel Steg et al. profile →
  16. Comparative Determinants of 4-Year Cardiovascular Event Rates in Stable Outpatients at Risk of or With Atherothrombosis
    2010 539 citations Deepak L. Bhatt, Kim A. Eagle et al. profile →
  17. Long-Term Results of Carotid Stenting versus Endarterectomy in High-Risk Patients
    2008 533 citations Joseph M. Massaro, Donald E. Cutlip et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  18. A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial of Hemodynamic Support With Impella 2.5 Versus Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump in Patients Undergoing High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
    2012 533 citations William W. O’Neill, Simon Dixon et al. Circulation profile →
  19. Stenting and Medical Therapy for Atherosclerotic Renal-Artery Stenosis
    2013 525 citations Timothy P. Murphy, Donald E. Cutlip et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  20. Measures of brain morphology and infarction in the framingham heart study: establishing what is normal
    2004 524 citations Joseph M. Massaro, Rhoda Au et al. profile →
  21. Association of pericardial fat, intrathoracic fat, and visceral abdominal fat with cardiovascular disease burden: the Framingham Heart Study
    2008 522 citations Joseph M. Massaro, Daniel Levy et al. profile →
  22. Body Fat Distribution, Incident Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and All-Cause Mortality
    2013 511 citations Joseph M. Massaro, Joanne M. Murabito et al. Journal of the American College of Cardiology profile →
  23. Physical distancing interventions and incidence of coronavirus disease 2019: natural experiment in 149 countries
    2020 391 citations Nazrul Islam, Stephen J. Sharp et al. BMJ profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Joseph M. Massaro United States 103 22.6k 11.3k 9.9k 7.1k 6.1k 405 47.5k
Mary Cushman United States 102 22.2k 1.0× 10.6k 0.9× 13.1k 1.3× 4.2k 0.6× 5.9k 1.0× 765 56.9k
John Deanfield United Kingdom 113 31.6k 1.4× 11.4k 1.0× 10.5k 1.1× 8.3k 1.2× 9.8k 1.6× 545 58.7k
David S. Celermajer Australia 91 25.1k 1.1× 8.5k 0.7× 9.4k 0.9× 5.9k 0.8× 14.1k 2.3× 672 46.2k
Christodoulos Stefanadis Greece 96 21.2k 0.9× 7.7k 0.7× 5.4k 0.5× 7.6k 1.1× 5.7k 0.9× 1.3k 46.4k
Bruce M. Psaty United States 110 20.6k 0.9× 6.6k 0.6× 6.4k 0.6× 5.2k 0.7× 4.4k 0.7× 642 46.3k
Rory Collins United Kingdom 86 23.5k 1.0× 15.0k 1.3× 7.1k 0.7× 5.1k 0.7× 4.6k 0.7× 245 62.1k
Peter Jüni Switzerland 99 16.6k 0.7× 20.9k 1.8× 8.1k 0.8× 4.4k 0.6× 9.6k 1.6× 423 65.4k
Christopher J. O’Donnell United States 94 16.7k 0.7× 6.9k 0.6× 5.7k 0.6× 5.4k 0.8× 3.5k 0.6× 332 37.7k
Gregory L. Burke United States 102 21.6k 1.0× 8.2k 0.7× 5.8k 0.6× 13.6k 1.9× 7.6k 1.2× 347 57.6k
John A. Spertus United States 118 40.6k 1.8× 14.9k 1.3× 8.2k 0.8× 4.6k 0.6× 5.3k 0.9× 1.1k 67.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joseph M. Massaro

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All Works

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Triant, Virginia A., Asya Lyass, Leo B. Hurley, et al.. (2024). Cardiovascular Risk Estimation Is Suboptimal in People With HIV. Journal of the American Heart Association. 13(10). e029228–e029228. 11 indexed citations
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Yuan, Jing, Xue Liu, Chunyu Liu, et al.. (2022). Is dietary choline intake related to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease risks? Results from the Framingham Heart Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 116(5). 1201–1207. 35 indexed citations
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Tao, Qiushan, Ting Fang Alvin Ang, John J. Farrell, et al.. (2022). The impact of increasing levels of blood C-reactive protein on the inflammatory loci SPI1 and CD33 in Alzheimer’s disease. Translational Psychiatry. 12(1). 523–523. 11 indexed citations
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Islam, Nazrul, Stephen J. Sharp, Gerardo Chowell, et al.. (2020). Physical distancing interventions and incidence of coronavirus disease 2019: natural experiment in 149 countries. BMJ. 370. m2743–m2743. 391 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bosch, Nicholas A., Joseph M. Massaro, Michael Winter, et al.. (2020). Comparative Effectiveness of Heart Rate Control Medications for the Treatment of Sepsis-Associated Atrial Fibrillation. CHEST Journal. 159(4). 1452–1459. 18 indexed citations
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Major‐Pedersen, Atheline, et al.. (2020). A joint industry‐sponsored data monitoring committee model for observational, retrospective drug safety studies in the real‐world setting. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 30(1). 9–16.
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Kiernan, Matthew C., Douglas Gregory, Patrick Rossignol, et al.. (2015). Early and Late Effects of High- Versus Low-Dose Angiotensin Receptor Blockade on Renal Function and Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure. JACC Heart Failure. 3(3). 214–223. 16 indexed citations
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Murphy, Timothy P., Donald E. Cutlip, Judith G. Regensteiner, et al.. (2015). Supervised Exercise, Stent Revascularization, or Medical Therapy for Claudication Due to Aortoiliac Peripheral Artery Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 65(10). 999–1009. 166 indexed citations
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Andersson, Charlotte, Asya Lyass, Ramachandran S. Vasan, et al.. (2014). Long-term risk of cardiovascular events across a spectrum of adverse major plasma lipid combinations in the Framingham Heart Study. American Heart Journal. 168(6). 878–883.e1. 53 indexed citations
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Rienstra, Michiel, Asya Lyass, Joanne M. Murabito, et al.. (2013). Reciprocal relations between physical disability, subjective health, and atrial fibrillation: The Framingham Heart Study. American Heart Journal. 166(1). 171–178.e3. 10 indexed citations
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O’Neill, William W., Theodore Schreiber, David Wohns, et al.. (2013). The Current Use of Impella 2.5 in Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock: Results from the USpella Registry. Journal of Interventional Cardiology. 27(1). 1–11. 271 indexed citations
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Hoffmann, Udo, Joseph M. Massaro, Ralph B. D’Agostino, et al.. (2013). Abstract 14097: Cardiovascular Event Prediction and Risk Reclassification by Coronary, Aortic, and Valvular Calcification in the Framingham Heart Study. Circulation. 128. 1 indexed citations
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Kraigher‐Krainer, Elisabeth, Asya Lyass, Joseph M. Massaro, et al.. (2013). Association of Physical Activity and Heart Failure with Preserved vs. Reduced Ejection Fraction in the Elderly: The Framingham Heart Study. European Journal of Heart Failure. 15(7). 742–746. 80 indexed citations
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Feldman, Ted, Elyse Foster, Donald D. Glower, et al.. (2011). Percutaneous Repair or Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation. New England Journal of Medicine. 364(15). 1395–1406. 1346 indexed citations breakdown →
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Velagaleti, Raghava S., Michael J. Pencina, Ramachandran S. Vasan, et al.. (2010). Cross-Sectional Relations of Lipid Concentrations to Left Ventricular Structural Attributes. The American Journal of Cardiology. 105(9). 1297–1299. 5 indexed citations
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Boden, William E., Gregory S. Cherr, Kim A. Eagle, et al.. (2010). Prior Cardiovascular Interventions Are Not Associated With Worsened Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Symptomatic Atherothrombosis. Critical Pathways in Cardiology A Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine. 9(3). 116–125. 1 indexed citations
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Pencina, Michael, Ralph B. D’Agostino, Martin G. Larson, Joseph M. Massaro, & Ramachandran S. Vasan. (2009). Predicting the 30-Year Risk of Cardiovascular Disease. Circulation. 119(24). 3078–3084. 621 indexed citations breakdown →
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Goessling, Wolfram, Joseph M. Massaro, Ramachandran S. Vasan, et al.. (2008). Aminotransferase Levels and 20-Year Risk of Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease. Gastroenterology. 135(6). 1935–1944.e1. 261 indexed citations
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Lee, Douglas S., Joseph M. Massaro, Thomas J. Wang, et al.. (2007). Antecedent Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index, and the Risk of Incident Heart Failure in Later Life. Hypertension. 50(5). 869–876. 76 indexed citations
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Massaro, Joseph M., Lisa Sullivan, Alexa Beiser, et al.. (2004). Managing and analysing data from a large‐scale study on Framingham Offspring relating brain structure to cognitive function. Statistics in Medicine. 23(2). 351–367. 39 indexed citations

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