L. Joseph Melton

47.7k total citations · 17 hit papers
213 papers, 34.6k citations indexed

About

L. Joseph Melton is a scholar working on Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Joseph Melton has authored 213 papers receiving a total of 34.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Surgery, 61 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and 37 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in L. Joseph Melton's work include Bone health and osteoporosis research (57 papers), Hip and Femur Fractures (32 papers) and Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments (29 papers). L. Joseph Melton is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and osteoporosis research (57 papers), Hip and Femur Fractures (32 papers) and Multiple Myeloma Research and Treatments (29 papers). L. Joseph Melton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belarus and United Kingdom. L. Joseph Melton's co-authors include Tanya M. Petterson, John A. Heit, Marc D. Silverstein, David N. Mohr, W. Michael O’Fallon, W. Michael O’Fallon, B. Lawrence Riggs, Walter A. Rocca, Brandon R. Grossardt and Barbara P. Yawn and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

L. Joseph Melton

212 papers receiving 33.5k citations

Hit Papers

Trends in the Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulm... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1998 2000 1996 2000 2004 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Trends in the Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
    1998 2.0k citations Marc D. Silverstein, John A. Heit et al. Archives of Internal Medicine profile →
  2. Risk Factors for Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
    2000 1.7k citations John A. Heit, Marc D. Silverstein et al. Archives of Internal Medicine profile →
  3. History of the Rochester Epidemiology Project
    1996 1.4k citations L. Joseph Melton Mayo Clinic Proceedings profile →
  4. Predictors of Recurrence After Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
    2000 1.0k citations John A. Heit, David N. Mohr et al. Archives of Internal Medicine profile →
  5. A meta-analysis of previous fracture and subsequent fracture risk
    2004 947 citations Saeko Fujiwara, Heikki Kröger et al. Bone profile →
  6. Prevalence of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance
    2006 899 citations Robert A. Kyle, Terry M. Therneau et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  7. Trends in the Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism during Pregnancy or Postpartum: A 30-Year Population-Based Study
    2005 859 citations John A. Heit, Tanya M. Petterson et al. profile →
  8. Relative Impact of Risk Factors for Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
    2002 834 citations John A. Heit, W. Michael O’Fallon et al. Archives of Internal Medicine profile →
  9. Smoking and fracture risk: a meta-analysis
    2004 729 citations John А. Kanis, Saeko Fujiwara et al. profile →
  10. History of the Rochester Epidemiology Project: Half a Century of Medical Records Linkage in a US Population
    2012 689 citations Walter A. Rocca, Barbara P. Yawn et al. Mayo Clinic Proceedings profile →
  11. Use of a Medical Records Linkage System to Enumerate a Dynamic Population Over Time: The Rochester Epidemiology Project
    2011 585 citations Jennifer L. St. Sauver, Brandon R. Grossardt et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  12. Generalizability of Epidemiological Findings and Public Health Decisions: An Illustration From the Rochester Epidemiology Project
    2012 583 citations Jennifer L. St. Sauver, Brandon R. Grossardt et al. Mayo Clinic Proceedings profile →
  13. A Community-based Study of the Epidemiology of Asthma: Incidence Rates, 1964–1983
    1992 564 citations L. Joseph Melton, W. Michael O’Fallon et al. profile →
  14. Risk factors for spinal osteoporosis in men
    1983 539 citations L. Joseph Melton, W. Michael O’Fallon et al. The American Journal of Medicine profile →
  15. Data Resource Profile: The Rochester Epidemiology Project (REP) medical records-linkage system
    2012 530 citations Jennifer L. St. Sauver, Brandon R. Grossardt et al. International Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  16. In Vivo Assessment of Bone Quality in Postmenopausal Women With Type 2 Diabetes
    2013 393 citations L. Joseph Melton et al. profile →
  17. Trends in the Epidemiology of Osteomyelitis
    2015 309 citations L. Joseph Melton 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
L. Joseph Melton United States 94 10.1k 6.9k 6.7k 6.0k 5.2k 213 34.6k
W. Michael O’Fallon United States 86 5.5k 0.5× 3.9k 0.6× 4.0k 0.6× 5.0k 0.8× 2.7k 0.5× 196 25.2k
Frits R. Rosendaal Netherlands 101 6.6k 0.7× 15.7k 2.3× 531 0.1× 11.3k 1.9× 18.9k 3.6× 806 41.4k
Mary Cushman United States 102 10.6k 1.0× 13.3k 1.9× 388 0.1× 22.2k 3.7× 6.2k 1.2× 765 56.9k
Hyon K. Choi United States 95 9.0k 0.9× 967 0.1× 1.2k 0.2× 1.7k 0.3× 2.1k 0.4× 405 38.3k
Daniel H. Solomon United States 96 7.5k 0.7× 316 0.0× 5.7k 0.9× 3.7k 0.6× 2.8k 0.5× 585 36.0k
L. Joseph Melton United States 78 11.8k 1.2× 611 0.1× 8.4k 1.3× 2.0k 0.3× 394 0.1× 176 25.4k
Burkhardt Seifert Switzerland 79 6.9k 0.7× 603 0.1× 929 0.1× 4.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.2× 585 23.4k
Marcel Levi Netherlands 94 6.6k 0.6× 7.7k 1.1× 181 0.0× 6.6k 1.1× 9.8k 1.9× 526 38.8k
Lars Pedersen Denmark 69 5.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.3× 409 0.1× 4.3k 0.7× 763 0.1× 353 22.8k
Gordon Lowe United Kingdom 92 5.8k 0.6× 3.1k 0.4× 204 0.0× 9.5k 1.6× 3.9k 0.7× 502 32.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Johansson, Håkan, John А. Kanis, Alkım Öden Akman, et al.. (2014). Impact of Femoral Neck and Lumbar Spine BMD Discordances on FRAX Probabilities in Women: A Meta-analysis of International Cohorts. Calcified Tissue International. 95(5). 428–435. 45 indexed citations
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Giambini, Hugo, Reza Salman Roghani, Andrew R. Thoreson, et al.. (2014). Lumbar trabecular bone mineral density distribution in patients with and without vertebral fractures: a case–control study. European Spine Journal. 23(6). 1346–1353. 11 indexed citations
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Sauver, Jennifer L. St., Brandon R. Grossardt, Barbara P. Yawn, et al.. (2012). Data Resource Profile: The Rochester Epidemiology Project (REP) medical records-linkage system. International Journal of Epidemiology. 41(6). 1614–1624. 530 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dispenzieri, Angela, Jerry A. Katzmann, Robert A. Kyle, et al.. (2012). Use of Nonclonal Serum Immunoglobulin Free Light Chains to Predict Overall Survival in the General Population. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 87(6). 517–523. 82 indexed citations
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Gerber, Yariv, L. Joseph Melton, Susan A. Weston, & Véronique L. Roger. (2011). Association Between Myocardial Infarction and Fractures. Circulation. 124(3). 297–303. 31 indexed citations
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Sauver, Jennifer L. St., Brandon R. Grossardt, Barbara P. Yawn, L. Joseph Melton, & Walter A. Rocca. (2011). Use of a Medical Records Linkage System to Enumerate a Dynamic Population Over Time: The Rochester Epidemiology Project. American Journal of Epidemiology. 173(9). 1059–1068. 585 indexed citations breakdown →
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Montori, Víctor M., Nilay D. Shah, Laurie J. Pencille, et al.. (2011). Use of a Decision Aid to Improve Treatment Decisions in Osteoporosis: The Osteoporosis Choice Randomized Trial. The American Journal of Medicine. 124(6). 549–556. 152 indexed citations
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Dispenzieri, Angela, Robert A. Kyle, Jerry A. Katzmann, et al.. (2007). Immunoglobulin free light chain ratio is an independent risk factor for progression of smoldering (asymptomatic) multiple myeloma. Blood. 111(2). 785–789. 285 indexed citations
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Kyle, Robert A., Terry M. Therneau, S. Vincent Rajkumar, et al.. (2006). Prevalence of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance. New England Journal of Medicine. 354(13). 1362–1369. 899 indexed citations breakdown →
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Katzmann, Jerry A., Angela Dispenzieri, Robert A. Kyle, et al.. (2006). Elimination of the Need for Urine Studies in the Screening Algorithm for Monoclonal Gammopathies by Using Serum Immunofixation and Free Light Chain Assays. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 81(12). 1575–1578. 141 indexed citations
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Locke, G. Richard, Alan R. Zinsmeister, Sara L. Fett, L. Joseph Melton, & N. J. Talley. (2004). Overlap of gastrointestional symptom complexes in a US community. Neurogastroenterology & Motility. 17(1). 29–34. 198 indexed citations
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Loftus, Edward V., Cynthia S. Crowson, William J. Sandborn, et al.. (2002). Long-term fracture risk in patients with Crohn's disease: A population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Gastroenterology. 123(2). 468–475. 134 indexed citations
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Heit, John A., Marc D. Silverstein, David N. Mohr, et al.. (1999). Predictors of Survival After Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism. Archives of Internal Medicine. 159(5). 445–445. 446 indexed citations
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Silverstein, Marc D., John A. Heit, David N. Mohr, et al.. (1998). Trends in the Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism. Archives of Internal Medicine. 158(6). 585–585. 2000 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gabriel, Sherine E., John E. Woods, W. Michael O’Fallon, et al.. (1997). Complications Leading to Surgery after Breast Implantation. New England Journal of Medicine. 336(10). 677–682. 331 indexed citations
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Riggs, B. Lawrence, L. Joseph Melton, & W. Michael O’Fallon. (1996). Drug therapy for vertebral fractures in osteoporosis: Evidence that decreases in bone turnover and increases in bone mass both determine antifracture efficacy. Bone. 18(3). S197–S201. 152 indexed citations
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Cullen, Joseph J., Keith A. Kelly, Christopher R. Moir, et al.. (1994). Surgical Management of Meckelʼs Diverticulum An Epidemiologic, Population-Based Study. Annals of Surgery. 220(4). 564–569. 246 indexed citations
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Ory, Steven J., et al.. (1993). Fertility after ectopic pregnancy. Fertility and Sterility. 60(2). 231–235. 54 indexed citations
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Yamagata, Motoo, Edmund Y.S. Chao, D M Ilstrup, et al.. (1987). Fixed-head and bipolar hip endoprostheses. The Journal of Arthroplasty. 2(4). 327–341. 52 indexed citations
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Bickerstaff, Linda K., et al.. (1984). Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair combined with a second surgical procedure--morbidity and mortality.. PubMed. 95(4). 487–91. 54 indexed citations

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