Kathryn L. Pedula

4.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
55 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Kathryn L. Pedula is a scholar working on Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kathryn L. Pedula has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Surgery, 14 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 12 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Kathryn L. Pedula's work include Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (13 papers), Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (9 papers) and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (7 papers). Kathryn L. Pedula is often cited by papers focused on Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (13 papers), Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes (9 papers) and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (7 papers). Kathryn L. Pedula collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Greece. Kathryn L. Pedula's co-authors include Teresa A. Hillier, Jonathan B. Brown, David J. Pettitt, Marie‐Aline Charles, Jane A. Cauley, Kimberly K. Vesco, Katie L. Stone, Kristine E. Ensrud, A. W. Bakst and Molly L. Osborne and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Kathryn L. Pedula

54 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Childhood Obesity and Metabolic Imprinting

2007 510 citations Teresa A. Hillier, Kathryn L. Pedula et al. Diabetes Care profile →
A Pragmatic, Randomized Clinical Trial of Gestational Diabetes Screening

2021 144 citations Teresa A. Hillier, Kathryn L. Pedula et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kathryn L. Pedula United States	31	853	792	602	562	530	55	3.3k
Lynda Molyneaux Australia	31	1.4k 1.7×	404 0.5×	612 1.0×	564 1.0×	213 0.4×	70	3.0k
Helen C. Looker United States	37	1.9k 2.2×	279 0.4×	748 1.2×	760 1.4×	560 1.1×	88	5.2k
Dana Dabelea United States	36	1.9k 2.2×	656 0.8×	712 1.2×	601 1.1×	837 1.6×	86	4.0k
Jencia Wong Australia	28	1.2k 1.4×	880 1.1×	721 1.2×	334 0.6×	423 0.8×	77	2.8k
Konstantinos A. Toulis Greece	35	1.6k 1.9×	513 0.6×	598 1.0×	532 0.9×	420 0.8×	109	4.3k
Krishna Gokhale United Kingdom	24	479 0.6×	256 0.3×	326 0.5×	322 0.6×	183 0.3×	56	1.9k
Risa Ozaki Hong Kong	30	1.6k 1.8×	272 0.3×	401 0.7×	275 0.5×	328 0.6×	107	3.0k
Emmanuel Cosson France	31	967 1.1×	692 0.9×	875 1.5×	256 0.5×	253 0.5×	188	2.9k
Mikko J. Järvisalo Finland	26	1.1k 1.3×	143 0.2×	586 1.0×	668 1.2×	694 1.3×	66	4.5k
Natalie A. Bello United States	31	263 0.3×	672 0.8×	583 1.0×	261 0.5×	642 1.2×	110	3.1k

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Phillips, Kristina T., Kathryn L. Pedula, Jonathan Lai, et al.. (2025). Cannabis Use Patterns and Co-Use of Alcohol and Nicotine in Adults Over 50 by Demographic Factors and Medical Cannabis Use. PubMed. 8(2). 112–128.

Phillips, Kristina T., Kathryn L. Pedula, Vanessa Simiola, Derek D. Satre, & Namkee G. Choi. (2023). Psychiatric and substance use disorders among adults over age 50 who use cannabis: A matched cohort study using electronic health record data. Addictive Behaviors. 150. 107927–107927. 5 indexed citations

Daida, Yihe G. & Kathryn L. Pedula. (2022). Prevalence of Overweight and Obese Prepregnancy BMI and Excessive Gestational Weight Gain Using Asian-Specific Cutoffs Among Asian and Mixed-Asian Women Living in Hawaii: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 27(4). 728–736. 4 indexed citations

Pedula, Kathryn L., et al.. (2022). Hepatitis B Core Antibody Positivity Associated with Increased Risk of Liver Cancer in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C: Analysis of a Large Patient Cohort in Hawai'i.. PubMed. 81(5). 127–133. 1 indexed citations

Pedula, Kathryn L., Teresa A. Hillier, Keith K. Ogasawara, et al.. (2019). A randomized pragmatic clinical trial of gestational diabetes screening (ScreenR2GDM): Study design, baseline characteristics, and protocol adherence. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 85. 105829–105829. 4 indexed citations

LeBlanc, Erin S., Joanne Rizzo, Kathryn L. Pedula, et al.. (2018). Long‐Term Weight Trajectory and Risk of Hip Fracture, Falls, Impaired Physical Function, and Death. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 66(10). 1972–1979. 14 indexed citations

Hillier, Teresa A., Kathryn L. Pedula, Kimberly K. Vesco, Caryn Oshiro, & Keith K. Ogasawara. (2016). Impact of Maternal Glucose and Gestational Weight Gain on Child Obesity over the First Decade of Life in Normal Birth Weight Infants. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 20(8). 1559–1568. 38 indexed citations

Hillier, Teresa A., Keith K. Ogasawara, Kathryn L. Pedula, & Kimberly K. Vesco. (2013). Markedly different rates of incident insulin treatment based on universal gestational diabetes mellitus screening in a diverse HMO population. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 209(5). 440.e1–440.e9. 15 indexed citations

Giaconi, JoAnn A., Fei Yu, Katie L. Stone, et al.. (2012). The Association of Consumption of Fruits/Vegetables With Decreased Risk of Glaucoma Among Older African-American Women in the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 154(4). 635–644. 79 indexed citations

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Vesco, Kimberly K., Lynn M. Marshall, Heidi D Nelson, et al.. (2011). Surgical menopause and nonvertebral fracture risk among older US women. Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society. 19(5). 510–516. 18 indexed citations

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Nichols, Gregory A., Fang Wang, & Kathryn L. Pedula. (2010). Comparison of Evidence-Based Versus Non–Evidence-Based Pharmacotherapy on the Risk of Cardiovascular Hospitalization and All-Cause Mortality Among Patients With Established Cardiovascular Disease. The American Journal of Cardiology. 105(6). 786–791. 6 indexed citations

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Pedula, Kathryn L., et al.. (2009). Ethnic differences in gestational oral glucose screening in a large US population.. PubMed. 19(4). 414–9. 30 indexed citations

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Hillier, Teresa A., et al.. (2008). Excess Gestational Weight Gain. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 112(5). 1007–1014. 71 indexed citations

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Coleman, Anne L., Steven R. Cummings, Fei Yu, et al.. (2007). Binocular Visual‐Field Loss Increases the Risk of Future Falls in Older White Women. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 55(3). 357–364. 92 indexed citations

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Osborne, Molly L., Kathryn L. Pedula, Mark T. O’Hollaren, et al.. (2007). Assessing Future Need for Acute Care in Adult Asthmatics. CHEST Journal. 132(4). 1151–1161. 123 indexed citations

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Blackwell, Terri, Sonia Ancoli‐Israel, Philip Gehrman, et al.. (2005). Actigraphy Scoring Reliability in the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures. SLEEP. 28(12). 1599–1605. 83 indexed citations

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Pedula, Kathryn L., et al.. (2003). Diabetic retinopathy and functional disability in older women: The study of osteoporotic fractures (SOF). eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations

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Brown, Jonathan B., Kathryn L. Pedula, & Kent H. Summers. (2003). Diabetic Retinopathy. Diabetes Care. 26(9). 2637–2642. 37 indexed citations

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Brown, Jonathan B., Allen Russell, Wiley Chan, Kathryn L. Pedula, & Mikel Aickin. (2000). The global diabetes model: user friendly version 3.0. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 50. S15–S46. 71 indexed citations

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Brown, Jonathan B., et al.. (2000). The Mt. Hood challenge: cross-testing two diabetes simulation models. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 50. S57–S64. 47 indexed citations

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