M. Benjamin Nelson

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

M. Benjamin Nelson is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Benjamin Nelson has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 14 papers in Physiology and 10 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in M. Benjamin Nelson's work include Heart Failure Treatment and Management (15 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (10 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (9 papers). M. Benjamin Nelson is often cited by papers focused on Heart Failure Treatment and Management (15 papers), Cardiovascular and exercise physiology (10 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (9 papers). M. Benjamin Nelson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. M. Benjamin Nelson's co-authors include Alexander H.K. Montoye, Leonard A. Kaminsky, Dalane W. Kitzman, Amy M. Pastva, Robert J. Mentz, Gordon R. Reeves, David J. Whellan, Pamela W. Duncan, Bharathi Upadhya and Haiying Chen and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation and JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

In The Last Decade

M. Benjamin Nelson

42 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.

Physical Rehabilitation for Older Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure

2021 333 citations Dalane W. Kitzman, David J. Whellan et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. Benjamin Nelson United States	20	683	495	308	244	218	45	1.6k
Chueh‐Lung Hwang United States	16	552 0.8×	524 1.1×	336 1.1×	181 0.7×	102 0.5×	50	1.5k
Kazuhiro P. Izawa Japan	25	809 1.2×	686 1.4×	328 1.1×	265 1.1×	149 0.7×	165	2.1k
Ying‐Tai Wu Taiwan	18	273 0.4×	881 1.8×	241 0.8×	319 1.3×	171 0.8×	32	1.7k
Ileana L. Piña United States	9	876 1.3×	581 1.2×	448 1.5×	52 0.2×	322 1.5×	15	1.9k
Amy M. Pastva United States	22	859 1.3×	530 1.1×	294 1.0×	404 1.7×	67 0.3×	81	2.0k
Barbara L. Naydeck United States	15	578 0.8×	439 0.9×	82 0.3×	196 0.8×	119 0.5×	18	1.8k
Jacqueline Hay Canada	16	258 0.4×	438 0.9×	225 0.7×	177 0.7×	238 1.1×	41	1.0k
Hiroyuki Sasai Japan	21	375 0.5×	701 1.4×	101 0.3×	111 0.5×	300 1.4×	125	1.4k
Jan Berger Belgium	21	453 0.7×	224 0.5×	238 0.8×	59 0.2×	114 0.5×	58	1.4k
Ana Abreu Portugal	21	1.3k 1.9×	192 0.4×	437 1.4×	145 0.6×	99 0.5×	107	1.7k

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Pandey, Ambarish, Olivia Gilbert, Dalane W. Kitzman, et al.. (2025). Sex Differences in Efficacy of Multidomain Rehabilitation Among Older Adults With Acute HF. JACC Heart Failure. 13(11). 102547–102547.

Pandey, Ambarish, Dalane W. Kitzman, M. Benjamin Nelson, et al.. (2023). Frailty and Effects of a Multidomain Physical Rehabilitation Intervention Among Older Patients Hospitalized for Acute Heart Failure. JAMA Cardiology. 8(2). 167–167. 43 indexed citations

Gilbert, Olivia, Robert J. Mentz, Alain G. Bertoni, et al.. (2023). Relationship of Race With Functional and Clinical Outcomes With the REHAB‐HF Multidomain Physical Rehabilitation Intervention for Older Patients With Acute Heart Failure. Journal of the American Heart Association. 12(21). e030588–e030588. 1 indexed citations

Kitzman, Dalane W., Barbara J. Nicklas, Mary F. Lyles, et al.. (2023). Skeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Respiration and Exercise Intolerance in Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. JAMA Cardiology. 8(6). 575–575. 52 indexed citations

Peters, Anthony E., Dalane W. Kitzman, Haiying Chen, et al.. (2022). Obesity Status and Physical Rehabilitation in Older Patients Hospitalized With Acute HF. JACC Heart Failure. 10(12). 918–927. 3 indexed citations

Whellan, David J., Haiying Chen, M. Benjamin Nelson, et al.. (2022). Quality of Life Trajectory and Its Mediators in Older Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Receiving a Multi-Domain Rehabilitation Intervention: Results From the Rehabilitation Therapy in Older Acute Heart Failure Patients Trial. Circulation Heart Failure. 15(12). e009695–e009695. 3 indexed citations

Nelson, M. Benjamin, Eric J. Shiroma, Dalane W. Kitzman, et al.. (2022). Physical activity and relationship to physical function, quality of life, and cognitive function in older patients with acute decompensated heart failure. American Heart Journal. 256. 85–94. 6 indexed citations

Nelson, M. Benjamin, Olivia Gilbert, Pamela W. Duncan, et al.. (2022). Intervention Adherence in REHAB‐HF: Predictors and Relationship With Physical Function, Quality of Life, and Clinical Events. Journal of the American Heart Association. 11(11). e024246–e024246. 11 indexed citations

Ye, Fan, M. Benjamin Nelson, Alain G. Bertoni, et al.. (2022). Severity of functional impairments by race and sex in older patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 70(12). 3447–3457. 3 indexed citations

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Whellan, David J., Robert J. Mentz, Amy M. Pastva, et al.. (2021). Relationship of physical function with quality of life in older patients with acute heart failure. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 69(7). 1836–1845. 7 indexed citations

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Samuel, T. Jake, Dalane W. Kitzman, Mark J. Haykowsky, et al.. (2021). Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and exercise intolerance in obese heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 320(4). H1535–H1542. 9 indexed citations

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Mentz, Robert J., David J. Whellan, Gordon R. Reeves, et al.. (2021). Rehabilitation Intervention in Older Patients With Acute Heart Failure With Preserved Versus Reduced Ejection Fraction. JACC Heart Failure. 9(10). 747–757. 55 indexed citations

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Pastva, Amy M., Christina E. Hugenschmidt, Dalane W. Kitzman, et al.. (2020). Cognition, Physical Function, and Quality of Life in Older Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 27(3). 286–294. 27 indexed citations

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Pandey, Ambarish, Dalane W. Kitzman, David J. Whellan, et al.. (2019). Frailty Among Older Decompensated Heart Failure Patients. JACC Heart Failure. 7(12). 1079–1088. 69 indexed citations

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Pastva, Amy M., Pamela W. Duncan, Gordon R. Reeves, et al.. (2017). Strategies for supporting intervention fidelity in the rehabilitation therapy in older acute heart failure patients (REHAB-HF) trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 64. 118–127. 30 indexed citations

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Imboden, Mary T., M. Benjamin Nelson, Leonard A. Kaminsky, & Alexander H.K. Montoye. (2017). Comparison of four Fitbit and Jawbone activity monitors with a research-grade ActiGraph accelerometer for estimating physical activity and energy expenditure. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 52(13). 844–850. 97 indexed citations

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Kelly, Paul, Aiden Doherty, Anne Matthews, et al.. (2012). Evaluating the Feasibility of Measuring Travel to School Using a Wearable Camera. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 43(5). 546–550. 49 indexed citations

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Nelson, M. Benjamin, et al.. (1987). Iodine intake and excretion in two British towns: aspects of questionnaire validation.. PubMed. 41(3). 187–92. 13 indexed citations

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Barker, D.J.P., J.A. Morris, & M. Benjamin Nelson. (1986). Vegetable consumption and acute appendicitis in 59 areas in England and Wales.. BMJ. 292(6525). 927–930. 34 indexed citations

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Nelson, M. Benjamin, et al.. (1985). Seasonal variations in dietary iodine intake and thyrotoxicosis.. PubMed. 39(3). 213–6. 13 indexed citations

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