Justo Sierra‐Johnson

4.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Justo Sierra‐Johnson is a scholar working on Physiology, Epidemiology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Justo Sierra‐Johnson has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Physiology, 12 papers in Epidemiology and 10 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Justo Sierra‐Johnson's work include Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (9 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (5 papers). Justo Sierra‐Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (9 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers) and Nutrition and Health in Aging (5 papers). Justo Sierra‐Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Australia. Justo Sierra‐Johnson's co-authors include Virend K. Somers, Francisco López-Jiménez, Abel Romero‐Corral, Josef Kořínek, Fatima H. Sert Kuniyoshi, Thomas G. Allison, Randal J. Thomas, Maria L. Collazo–Clavell, John A. Batsis and Michael D. Jensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Diabetes Care and Journal of Applied Physiology.

In The Last Decade

Justo Sierra‐Johnson

33 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Accuracy of body mass index in diagnosing obesity in the adult general population

2008 1.1k citations Abel Romero‐Corral, Virend K. Somers et al. International Journal of Obesity profile →
Normal weight obesity: a risk factor for cardiometabolic dysregulation and cardiovascular mortality

2009 509 citations Abel Romero‐Corral, Virend K. Somers et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Justo Sierra‐Johnson United States	20	1.3k	790	764	556	545	34	3.0k
Andi Wijaya Indonesia	14	1.0k 0.8×	484 0.6×	930 1.2×	505 0.9×	524 1.0×	134	3.4k
Alan N. Peiris United States	30	1.2k 0.9×	529 0.7×	616 0.8×	1.1k 2.0×	526 1.0×	109	3.7k
Jean‐Philippe Després Canada	26	1.2k 1.0×	735 0.9×	735 1.0×	1.1k 2.0×	756 1.4×	62	3.2k
Suzanne Satterfield United States	27	1.0k 0.8×	752 1.0×	389 0.5×	713 1.3×	595 1.1×	37	4.1k
Martin Brochu Canada	35	2.5k 1.9×	979 1.2×	1.0k 1.3×	1.0k 1.8×	900 1.7×	95	4.4k
Karin Schindler Austria	5	1.1k 0.9×	336 0.4×	563 0.7×	587 1.1×	474 0.9×	5	2.7k
JP Després Canada	26	1.7k 1.3×	554 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	752 1.4×	526 1.0×	30	3.4k
Alessandro Blè Italy	30	1.2k 0.9×	552 0.7×	371 0.5×	554 1.0×	537 1.0×	49	3.7k
Karla M. Pou United States	7	1.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.6×	552 0.7×	785 1.4×	1.1k 2.1×	8	3.5k
Sang Woo Oh South Korea	33	898 0.7×	468 0.6×	954 1.2×	783 1.4×	858 1.6×	80	3.5k

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Treeprasertsuk, Sombat, Abel Romero‐Corral, Virend K. Somers, et al.. (2014). Association of adiposity, measures of metabolic dysregulation, and elevated alanine aminotransferase in subjects with normal body mass index. Asian Biomedicine. 8(5). 585–596.

Rees, Tina M., Bradley Curtis, Justo Sierra‐Johnson, et al.. (2013). Efficacy and Safety of Insulin Lispro in Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Meta-Analysis of 7 Randomized Controlled Trials. Endocrine Practice. 20(5). 389–398. 3 indexed citations

Romero‐Corral, Abel, Fatima H. Sert Kuniyoshi, Justo Sierra‐Johnson, et al.. (2010). Modest Visceral Fat Gain Causes Endothelial Dysfunction in Healthy Humans. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 56(8). 662–666. 90 indexed citations

Sierra‐Johnson, Justo, Anna‐Lena Undén, Magdalena Rosell, et al.. (2008). Eating Meals Irregularly: A Novel Environmental Risk Factor for the Metabolic Syndrome. Obesity. 16(6). 1302–1307. 118 indexed citations

Romero‐Corral, Abel, Justo Sierra‐Johnson, Francisco López-Jiménez, et al.. (2008). Relationships between leptin and C-reactive protein with cardiovascular disease in the adult general population. Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine. 5(7). 418–425. 64 indexed citations

Romero‐Corral, Abel, Francisco López-Jiménez, Justo Sierra‐Johnson, & Virend K. Somers. (2008). Differentiating between body fat and lean mass—how should we measure obesity?. Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism. 4(6). 322–323. 58 indexed citations

Romero‐Corral, Abel, Virend K. Somers, Justo Sierra‐Johnson, et al.. (2008). Accuracy of body mass index in diagnosing obesity in the adult general population. International Journal of Obesity. 32(6). 959–966. 1110 indexed citations breakdown →

Romero‐Corral, Abel, Francisco López-Jiménez, Justo Sierra‐Johnson, & Virend K. Somers. (2008). Authors' response to “Differentiating between body fat and lean mass—how should we measure obesity?”. Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology & Metabolism. 4(11). E2–E2. 15 indexed citations

Sierra‐Johnson, Justo, Abel Romero‐Corral, Virend K. Somers, & Bruce D. Johnson. (2008). Effect of altitude on leptin levels, does it go up or down?. Journal of Applied Physiology. 105(5). 1684–1685. 30 indexed citations

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Sierra‐Johnson, Justo, Abel Romero‐Corral, Virend K. Somers, & Francisco Lopez‐Jimenez. (2008). The Apolipoprotein B/Apolipoprotein AI Ratio in the Metabolic Syndrome—Should We Start Using It?. PubMed. 3(1). 53–54. 6 indexed citations

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Sierra‐Johnson, Justo, Abel Romero‐Corral, Virend K. Somers, Lyle J. Olson, & Bruce D. Johnson. (2008). Leptin, a Novel Predictor of Lung Function in Heart Failure. CHEST Journal. 134(2). 346–350. 6 indexed citations

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Sjögren, Per, Justo Sierra‐Johnson, Karl Gertow, et al.. (2007). Fatty acid desaturases in human adipose tissue: relationships between gene expression, desaturation indexes and insulin resistance. Diabetologia. 51(2). 328–335. 143 indexed citations

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Sierra‐Johnson, Justo, Abel Romero‐Corral, Francisco López-Jiménez, et al.. (2007). Relation of Increased Leptin Concentrations to History of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke in the United States Population††All the analysis, interpretation, and/or conclusion reached in this study are the work of the authors and not of the National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland.. The American Journal of Cardiology. 100(2). 234–239. 98 indexed citations

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Sierra‐Johnson, Justo, Bruce D. Johnson, Thomas G. Allison, et al.. (2006). Correspondence Between the Adult Treatment Panel III Criteria for Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance. Diabetes Care. 29(3). 668–672. 50 indexed citations

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Sierra‐Johnson, Justo, Virend K. Somers, Fatima H. Sert Kuniyoshi, et al.. (2006). Comparison of Apolipoprotein-B/Apolipoprotein-AI in Subjects With Versus Without the Metabolic Syndrome. The American Journal of Cardiology. 98(10). 1369–1373. 72 indexed citations

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Sierra‐Johnson, Justo, Scott Wright, Francisco López-Jiménez, & Thomas G. Allison. (2005). Relation of Body Mass Index to Fatal and Nonfatal Cardiovascular Events After Cardiac Rehabilitation. The American Journal of Cardiology. 96(2). 211–214. 26 indexed citations

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López-Jiménez, Francisco, M. Gutt, Justo Sierra‐Johnson, et al.. (2004). Recognition, diagnosis and management of obesity after myocardial infarction. International Journal of Obesity. 29(1). 137–141. 23 indexed citations

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Sierra‐Johnson, Justo & Bruce D. Johnson. (2004). Facial fat and its relationship to abdominal fat: a marker for insulin resistance?. Medical Hypotheses. 63(5). 783–786. 17 indexed citations

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Sierra‐Johnson, Justo, Bruce D. Johnson, Kent R. Bailey, & Stephen T. Turner. (2004). Relationships between Insulin Sensitivity and Measures of Body Fat in Asymptomatic Men and Women. Obesity Research. 12(12). 2070–2077. 30 indexed citations

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Sierra‐Johnson, Justo. (2002). Inhaled furosemide: a whole new mechanism of action. Medical Hypotheses. 58(6). 529–530. 3 indexed citations

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