Kristina Vatcheva

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

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Kristina Vatcheva is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kristina Vatcheva has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 10 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 9 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Kristina Vatcheva's work include Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (9 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (6 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers). Kristina Vatcheva is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (9 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (6 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (5 papers). Kristina Vatcheva collaborates with scholars based in United States, Venezuela and Finland. Kristina Vatcheva's co-authors include MinJae Lee, Joseph B. McCormick, Susan P. Fisher‐Hoch, Michael Lee, Mohammad H. Rahbar, Susan T. Laing, Belinda M. Reininger, Tamer Oraby, Rene L. Olvera and Michael G. Tyshenko and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and The American Journal of Cardiology.

In The Last Decade

Kristina Vatcheva

38 papers receiving 1.5k citations

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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.

Multicollinearity in Regression Analyses Conducted in Epidemiologic Studies

2016 813 citations Kristina Vatcheva, MinJae Lee Epidemiology Open Access profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kristina Vatcheva United States	16	266	220	206	190	180	41	1.5k
MinJae Lee United States	25	444 1.7×	215 1.0×	307 1.5×	90 0.5×	136 0.8×	169	3.2k
Dean Langan United Kingdom	16	189 0.7×	138 0.6×	212 1.0×	123 0.6×	195 1.1×	34	2.6k
Megan Jehn United States	22	215 0.8×	161 0.7×	331 1.6×	90 0.5×	199 1.1×	48	1.7k
Sarah Chapman United Kingdom	24	161 0.6×	348 1.6×	236 1.1×	116 0.6×	113 0.6×	73	2.4k
Wannian Liang China	27	567 2.1×	278 1.3×	242 1.2×	112 0.6×	186 1.0×	104	2.8k
Say Beng Tan Singapore	19	216 0.8×	160 0.7×	251 1.2×	84 0.4×	111 0.6×	38	1.9k
Yafeng Wang China	24	193 0.7×	289 1.3×	237 1.2×	127 0.7×	195 1.1×	48	1.8k
Xia Li China	27	597 2.2×	211 1.0×	192 0.9×	304 1.6×	388 2.2×	145	2.6k
John Ryan United States	24	490 1.8×	322 1.5×	388 1.9×	168 0.9×	173 1.0×	99	2.8k
Matthias Hünger Germany	19	323 1.2×	352 1.6×	167 0.8×	138 0.7×	152 0.8×	73	1.4k

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Melgarejo, Jesús D., Sokratis Charisis, Kristina Vatcheva, et al.. (2025). Baseline associations of office and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring with cognitive function and dementia prevalence. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 104(4). 1064–1074.

Persans, Michael W., et al.. (2024). Effects of hyposalinity on ion content, organic osmolytes, and lipid peroxidation in the seagrass Halodule wrightii. Hydrobiologia. 851(11). 2711–2729.

Melgarejo, Jesús D., Sokratis Charisis, Kristina Vatcheva, et al.. (2024). ASSOCIATION OF OFFICE AND AMBULATORY BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING WITH COGNITIVE FUNCTION AND DEMENTIA PREVALENCE. Journal of Hypertension. 42(Suppl 1). e93–e93.

Vatcheva, Kristina, et al.. (2022). Comparative analysis of all-terrain vehicles, motorcycle and automobile-related trauma in a rural border community of the USA. BMJ Open. 12(9). e054289–e054289. 1 indexed citations

Vatcheva, Kristina, et al.. (2022). A Study of Mental Health and the Coping Strategies of College Students in a Hispanic-Serving Institution During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Latinos and Education. 23(1). 99–117. 2 indexed citations

Vatcheva, Kristina, et al.. (2022). A comparison of statistical methods for modeling count data with an application to hospital length of stay. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 22(1). 211–211. 28 indexed citations

Oraby, Tamer, Michael G. Tyshenko, Kristina Vatcheva, et al.. (2021). Modeling the effect of lockdown timing as a COVID-19 control measure in countries with differing social contacts. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 3354–3354. 90 indexed citations

Vatcheva, Kristina, et al.. (2021). Social distancing and testing as optimal strategies against the spread of COVID-19 in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Infectious Disease Modelling. 6. 729–742. 3 indexed citations

Lee, Miryoung, Kristina Vatcheva, Nahid Rianon, et al.. (2020). Association of Visceral Adipose Tissue and Subclinical Atherosclerosis in US‐Born Mexican Americans but not First Generation Immigrants. Journal of the American Heart Association. 9(20). e017373–e017373. 4 indexed citations

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Vatcheva, Kristina, et al.. (2019). Statin Prescription for Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease from National Survey Data. The American Journal of Cardiology. 124(1). 1–7. 12 indexed citations

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Vatcheva, Kristina, Susan P. Fisher‐Hoch, Belinda M. Reininger, & Joseph B. McCormick. (2019). Sex and age differences in prevalence and risk factors for prediabetes in Mexican-Americans. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 159. 107950–107950. 31 indexed citations

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Vatcheva, Kristina, et al.. (2018). The effect of Hispanic ethnicity on surgical outcomes: An analysis of the NSQIP database. The American Journal of Surgery. 217(4). 618–633. 23 indexed citations

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Vatcheva, Kristina, Jen‐Jung Pan, Beverly Smulevitz, et al.. (2017). Frequency of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Subclinical Atherosclerosis Among Young Mexican Americans. The American Journal of Cardiology. 119(11). 1717–1722. 26 indexed citations

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Jiao, Jingjing, Gordon P. Watt, MinJae Lee, et al.. (2016). Cirrhosis and Advanced Fibrosis in Hispanics in Texas: The Dominant Contribution of Central Obesity. PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0150978–e0150978. 19 indexed citations

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Vatcheva, Kristina & Michael Lee. (2016). The Effect of Ignoring Statistical Interactions in Regression Analyses Conducted in Epidemiologic Studies: An Example with Survival Analysis Using Cox Proportional Hazards Regression Model. Epidemiology Open Access. 6(1). 59 indexed citations

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Watt, Gordon P., Kristina Vatcheva, Derek M. Griffith, et al.. (2016). The Precarious Health of Young Mexican American Men in South Texas, Cameron County Hispanic Cohort, 2004–2015. Preventing Chronic Disease. 13. E113–E113. 14 indexed citations

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Vatcheva, Kristina, Susan P. Fisher‐Hoch, Mohammad H. Rahbar, et al.. (2015). Association of Total and Differential White Blood Cell Counts to Development of Type 2 Diabetes in Mexican Americans in Cameron County Hispanic Cohort. PubMed. 1(4). 103–112. 6 indexed citations

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Watt, Gordon P., Kristina Vatcheva, Laura Beretta, et al.. (2015). Hepatitis C virus in Mexican Americans: a population-based study reveals relatively high prevalence and negative association with diabetes. Epidemiology and Infection. 144(2). 297–305. 6 indexed citations

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Olvera, Rene L., Susan P. Fisher‐Hoch, Douglas E. Williamson, Kristina Vatcheva, & Joseph B. McCormick. (2015). Depression in Mexican Americans with diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes. Psychological Medicine. 46(3). 637–646. 20 indexed citations

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Codlin, Andrew James, Aamir Khan, Lubna Samad, et al.. (2012). Persisting role of healthcare settings in hepatitis C transmission in Pakistan: cause for concern. Epidemiology and Infection. 141(9). 1831–1839. 7 indexed citations

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