Lawrence J. Appel

98.3k total citations · 25 hit papers
642 papers, 59.3k citations indexed

About

Lawrence J. Appel is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Lawrence J. Appel has authored 642 papers receiving a total of 59.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 256 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 222 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 185 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Lawrence J. Appel's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (202 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (168 papers) and Sodium Intake and Health (138 papers). Lawrence J. Appel is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (202 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (168 papers) and Sodium Intake and Health (138 papers). Lawrence J. Appel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Lawrence J. Appel's co-authors include Penny M. Kris‐Etherton, Edgar R. Miller, William S. Harris, Frank M. Sacks, Njeri Karanja, Laura P. Svetkey, John E. Hall, Eliseo Güallar, Edward J. Roccella and Daniel W. Jones and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Lawrence J. Appel

610 papers receiving 56.7k 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.

Effects on Blood Pressure of Reduced Dietary Sodium and the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Diet

2001 3.7k citations Frank M. Sacks, Lawrence J. Appel et al. profile →
Recommendations for Blood Pressure Measurement in Humans and Experimental Animals

2005 3.2k citations Lawrence J. Appel et al. Circulation profile →
Fish Consumption, Fish Oil, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, and Cardiovascular Disease

2002 2.7k citations Penny M. Kris‐Etherton, William S. Harris et al. Circulation profile →
Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations Revision 2006

2006 1.9k citations Alice H. Lichtenstein, Lawrence J. Appel et al. Circulation profile →
Meta-Analysis: High-Dosage Vitamin E Supplementation May Increase All-Cause Mortality

2005 1.8k citations Edgar R. Miller, Lawrence J. Appel et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →
Recommendations for Blood Pressure Measurement in Humans and Experimental Animals

2004 1.7k citations Lawrence J. Appel et al. Hypertension profile →
AHA Dietary Guidelines

2000 1.2k citations Barbara V. Howard, Lawrence J. Appel et al. Circulation profile →
Effects of Comprehensive Lifestyle Modification on Blood Pressure Control

2003 1.0k citations Lawrence J. Appel profile →
Primary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke

2006 1.0k citations Larry B. Goldstein, Robert J. Adams et al. Stroke profile →
Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Stroke

2010 962 citations Larry B. Goldstein, Cheryl Bushnell et al. Stroke profile →
Dietary Approaches to Prevent and Treat Hypertension

2006 940 citations Lawrence J. Appel, Michael W. Brands et al. Hypertension profile →
Dietary Sugars Intake and Cardiovascular Health

2009 913 citations Rachel K. Johnson, Lawrence J. Appel et al. Circulation profile →
Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association

2017 908 citations Frank M. Sacks, Alice H. Lichtenstein et al. Circulation profile →
Long term effects of dietary sodium reduction on cardiovascular disease outcomes: observational follow-up of the trials of hypertension prevention (TOHP)

2007 826 citations Lawrence J. Appel, Paul K. Whelton et al. profile →
Effects of Protein, Monounsaturated Fat, and Carbohydrate Intake on Blood Pressure and Serum Lipids

2005 817 citations Lawrence J. Appel, Frank M. Sacks et al. profile →
State of the Science

2009 765 citations Lawrence J. Appel et al. Circulation profile →
Guidelines for the Primary Prevention of Stroke A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association The American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline as an educational tool for neurologists.

2011 608 citations Larry B. Goldstein, Cheryl Bushnell et al. Stroke profile →
2021 Dietary Guidance to Improve Cardiovascular Health: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

2021 596 citations Alice H. Lichtenstein, Lawrence J. Appel et al. Circulation profile →
Comparative Effectiveness of Weight-Loss Interventions in Clinical Practice

2011 584 citations Lawrence J. Appel, Hsin‐Chieh Yeh et al. profile →
Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

2009 582 citations William S. Harris, Eric B. Rimm et al. Circulation profile →
Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (Fish Oil) Supplementation and the Prevention of Clinical Cardiovascular Disease

2017 467 citations Jason Wu, Alice H. Lichtenstein et al. Circulation profile →
The relationship of the local food environment with obesity: A systematic review of methods, study quality, and results

2015 394 citations Laura K. Cobb, Lawrence J. Appel et al. Obesity profile →
Beyond Medications and Diet: Alternative Approaches to Lowering Blood Pressure

2013 388 citations Robert D. Brook, Lawrence J. Appel et al. Hypertension profile →
Seafood Long-Chain n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease: A Science Advisory From the American Heart Association

2018 358 citations Eric B. Rimm, Lawrence J. Appel et al. Circulation profile →
Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure

2016 322 citations Cheryl A.M. Anderson, Lawrence J. Appel et al. Hypertension profile →

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1	Renin-Angiotensin System Inhibitors in Patients With Nonproteinuric Chronic Kidney Disease and Kidney Outcomes: Findings From the CRIC Study 2025 ·Kidney Medicine ·R S Shulman, Wei Yang, (unknown), Peter P. Reese, Jordana B. Cohen, Lawrence J. Appel, Jing Chen, (unknown), Harold I. Feldman, Alan S. Go, James P. Lash, (unknown), Mahboob Rahman, (unknown), Vallabh O. Shah, Mark L. Unruh	0
2	Estimated health impact, cost, and cost-effectiveness of taxation on unhealthy packaged foods in the Philippines: a modelling study 2025 ·The Lancet Public Health ·Akshar Saxena, Adam D. Koon, Christine J. Curtis, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Eldridge Ferrer, (unknown), Laura K. Cobb, Megan Henry, Lawrence J. Appel, Imelda Angeles‐Agdeppa, Matti Marklund	0
3	Effects of Noise and Public Setting on Blood Pressure Readings 2025 ·Annals of Internal Medicine ·Junichi Ishigami, Hairong Liu, Di Zhao, (unknown), (unknown), Jeanne Charleston, Edgar R. Miller, Kunihiro Matsushita, Lawrence J. Appel, Tammy M. Brady	5
4	Effects of vitamin D supplementation on cardiac biomarkers: Results from the STURDY trial 2024 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), (unknown), Erin D. Michos, Edgar R. Miller, Amal A. Wanigatunga, (unknown), Robert K. Christensen, Jennifer A. Schrack, Christine Mitchell, Rita R. Kalyani, Lawrence J. Appel, Stephen P. Juraschek	0
5	On-demand mobile hypertension training for primary health care workers in Nigeria: a pilot study 2024 ·BMC Health Services Research ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lawrence J. Appel, Kunihiro Matsushita, Dike Ojji, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christopher Ononiwu Elemuwa, (unknown), (unknown), Mary T. Dewan, (unknown), Andrew E. Moran, Emmanuel Agogo, Marshall P. Thomas	1
6	Disruption of diabetes and hypertension care during the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery approaches in the Latin America and Caribbean region: a scoping review protocol 2024 ·BMJ Open ·(unknown), Oluwabunmi Ogungbe, Sonia Y. Angell, Lawrence J. Appel, David Byrne, Roopa Mehta, (unknown), Lori Rosman, Edward W. Gregg, Kunihiro Matsushita	2
7	Serum protein responses to Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and DASH-Sodium trials and associations with blood pressure changes 2024 ·Journal of Hypertension ·Hyunju Kim, Alice H. Lichtenstein, Josef Coresh, Lawrence J. Appel, Casey M. Rebholz	0
8	The effects of the DASH dietary pattern on clinical outcomes and quality of life in adults with uncontrolled asthma: Design and methods of the ALOHA Trial 2023 ·Contemporary Clinical Trials ·Sharmilee M. Nyenhuis, Anne E. Dixon, Lisa G. Wood, Nan Lv, (unknown), Corina R. Ronneberg, Lan Xiao, (unknown), (unknown), Abhijit Barve, W. Harmon, Matthew E. Poynter, (unknown), Carlos A. Camargo, Lawrence J. Appel, Jun Ma	0
9	The association between changes in echocardiography and risk of heart failure hospitalizations and death in adults with chronic kidney disease 2023 ·Scientific Reports ·Jesse K. Fitzpatrick, Rishi Parikh, (unknown), Andrew P. Ambrosy, Thida C. Tan, Nisha Bansal, Alan S. Go, (unknown), Lawrence J. Appel, Jing Chen, James P. Lash, Robert G. Nelson, Mahboob Rahman, Panduranga S. Rao, Vallabh O. Shah, Raymond R. Townsend, Mark L. Unruh	3
10	MTNR1B genotype and effects of carbohydrate quantity and dietary glycaemic index on glycaemic response to an oral glucose load: the OmniCarb trial 2023 ·Diabetologia ·Yoriko Heianza, (unknown), Xuan Wang, Jeremy D. Furtado, Lawrence J. Appel, Frank M. Sacks, Lu Qi	5
11	Comparison of supine and seated orthostatic hypotension assessments and their association with falls and orthostatic symptoms 2022 ·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society ·Stephen P. Juraschek, Lawrence J. Appel, Christine Mitchell, Kenneth J. Mukamal, Lewis A. Lipsitz, Amanda L. Blackford, Yurun Cai, Jack M. Guralnik, Rita R. Kalyani, Erin D. Michos, Jennifer A. Schrack, Amal A. Wanigatunga, Edgar R. Miller	15
12	Dietary Fats and Cardiovascular Disease: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association breakdown → 2017 ·Circulation ·Frank M. Sacks, Alice H. Lichtenstein, Jason Wu, Lawrence J. Appel, Mark A. Creager, Penny M. Kris‐Etherton, Michael Miller, Eric B. Rimm, Lawrence L. Rudel, Jennifer G. Robinson, Neil J. Stone, Linda Van Horn	908
13	Recommended Dietary Pattern to Achieve Adherence to the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) Guidelines: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association 2016 ·Circulation ·Linda Van Horn, Jo Ann S. Carson, Lawrence J. Appel, Lora E. Burke, Christina D. Economos, Wahida Karmally, Kristie J. Lancaster, Alice H. Lichtenstein, Rachel K. Johnson, Randal J. Thomas, (unknown), Judith Wylie‐Rosett, Penny M. Kris‐Etherton	312
14	The relationship of the local food environment with obesity: A systematic review of methods, study quality, and results breakdown → 2015 ·Obesity ·Laura K. Cobb, Lawrence J. Appel, Manuel Franco, Jessica C. Jones‐Smith, (unknown), Cheryl A.M. Anderson	394
15	Methodological Issues in Cohort Studies That Relate Sodium Intake to Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes 2014 ·Circulation ·Laura K. Cobb, Cheryl A.M. Anderson, Paul Elliott, Frank B. Hu, Kiang Liu, James D. Neaton, Paul K. Whelton, Mark Woodward, Lawrence J. Appel	194
16	Beyond Medications and Diet: Alternative Approaches to Lowering Blood Pressure breakdown → 2013 ·Hypertension ·Robert D. Brook, Lawrence J. Appel, Melvyn Rubenfire, Gbenga Ogedegbe, John D. Bisognano, W.J. Elliott, Flávio Danni Fuchs, Joel W. Hughes, Daniel T. Lackland, Beth A. Staffileno, Raymond R. Townsend, Sanjay Rajagopalan	388
17	Treatment of Obesity in Primary Care Practice: The Practice Based Opportunities for Weight Reduction (POWER) Trial at Johns Hopkins 2009 ·Europe PMC (PubMed Central) ·Gerald J. Jerome, Hsin‐Chieh Yeh, Arlene Dalcin, (unknown), (unknown), Jeanne Charleston, Nowella Durkin, Lawrence J. Appel	8
18	Changes in Serum Potassium Mediate Thiazide-Induced Diabetes 2008 ·Hypertension ·Tariq Shafi, Lawrence J. Appel, Edgar R. Miller, Michael J. Klag, Rulan S. Parekh	89
19	Primary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke breakdown → 2006 ·Stroke ·Larry B. Goldstein, Robert J. Adams, Mark J. Alberts, Lawrence J. Appel, Lawrence Brass, Cheryl Bushnell, Antonio Culebras, Thomas J. DeGraba, Philip B. Gorelick, John R. Guyton, Robert G. Hart, George Howard, Margaret Kelly‐Hayes, J.V. Nixon, Ralph L. Sacco	1002
20	Diet and Lifestyle Recommendations Revision 2006 breakdown → 2006 ·Circulation ·Alice H. Lichtenstein, Lawrence J. Appel, Michael W. Brands, Mercedes R. Carnethon, Stephen R. Daniels, Harold A. Franch, Barry A. Franklin, Penny M. Kris‐Etherton, William S. Harris, Barbara V. Howard, Njeri Karanja, Michael Lefevre, Lawrence L. Rudel, Frank M. Sacks, Linda Van Horn, Mary Winston, Judith Wylie‐Rosett	1949

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