M J Klag

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

M J Klag is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, M J Klag has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 6 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in M J Klag's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (5 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (5 papers) and Sodium Intake and Health (2 papers). M J Klag is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (5 papers), Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (5 papers) and Sodium Intake and Health (2 papers). M J Klag collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. M J Klag's co-authors include Lucy A. Mead, Daniel E. Ford, Pohua P. Chang, Paul K. Whelton, Paul K. Whelton, H. Ahn, Dara A. Lehman, Joseph Coresh, Brian Litt and Robert J. Wityk and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and Stroke.

In The Last Decade

M J Klag

24 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Controlling the epidemic of cardiovascular disease in chronic renal disease: What do we know? What do we need to learn? Where do we go from here? National Kidney Foundation Task Force on Cardiovascular Disease

1998 760 citations Andrew S. Levey, Garabed Eknoyan et al. American Journal of Kidney Diseases profile →
Insomnia in Young Men and Subsequent Depression: The Johns Hopkins Precursors Study

1997 515 citations Pohua P. Chang, Daniel E. Ford et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M J Klag United States	20	837	819	632	499	448	24	3.2k
Yoichiro Hirakawa Japan	35	281 0.3×	945 1.2×	332 0.5×	642 1.3×	360 0.8×	116	4.1k
Annemieke M. W. Spijkerman Netherlands	39	271 0.3×	1.0k 1.3×	219 0.3×	668 1.3×	370 0.8×	78	5.2k
Sofia B. Ahmed Canada	35	942 1.1×	716 0.9×	980 1.6×	271 0.5×	128 0.3×	168	3.9k
Richard P. Donahue United States	37	206 0.2×	1.7k 2.1×	269 0.4×	947 1.9×	889 2.0×	69	6.7k
Hironori Imano Japan	34	197 0.2×	1.5k 1.8×	535 0.8×	732 1.5×	440 1.0×	179	4.1k
Liqiang Zheng China	32	248 0.3×	1.3k 1.6×	178 0.3×	565 1.1×	322 0.7×	212	3.7k
Michael Bursztyn Israel	31	187 0.2×	1.6k 1.9×	225 0.4×	188 0.4×	455 1.0×	155	3.5k
Debbie L. Cohen United States	31	555 0.7×	1.2k 1.5×	373 0.6×	306 0.6×	229 0.5×	189	3.9k
Edoardo Casiglia Italy	39	342 0.4×	2.8k 3.4×	263 0.4×	498 1.0×	560 1.3×	238	5.2k
Susan K. Flinn United States	7	310 0.4×	969 1.2×	271 0.4×	218 0.4×	266 0.6×	9	3.3k

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Shlipak, Michael G., George L. Bakris, Peter A. McCullough, et al.. (2007). Low birth weight is associated with chronic kidney disease only in men. Kidney International. 73(5). 637–642. 79 indexed citations

Coresh, Josef, Yvette Berthier‐Schaad, W.H. Linda Kao, et al.. (2006). Three single-nucleotide polymorphisms in LPA account for most of the increase in lipoprotein(a) level elevation in African Americans compared with European Americans. Journal of Medical Genetics. 43(12). 917–923. 43 indexed citations

Young, J. Hunter, et al.. (2004). The coming epidemic: hypertension in rural Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia. Journal of Human Hypertension. 19(2). 145–148. 10 indexed citations

Jee, Sun Ha, Edgar R. Miller, Eliseo Güallar, et al.. (2002). The effect of magnesium supplementation on blood pressure: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. American Journal of Hypertension. 15(8). 691–696. 224 indexed citations

Loria, Catherine M., et al.. (1998). Agreement among Indicators of Vitamin C Status. American Journal of Epidemiology. 147(6). 587–596. 29 indexed citations

Levey, Andrew S., Garabed Eknoyan, B.L. Kasiske, et al.. (1998). Controlling the epidemic of cardiovascular disease in chronic renal disease: What do we know? What do we need to learn? Where do we go from here? National Kidney Foundation Task Force on Cardiovascular Disease. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 32(5). 853–906. 760 indexed citations breakdown →

Coresh, Josef, et al.. (1998). Epidemiology of cardiovascular risk factors in chronic renal disease.. PubMed. 9(12 Suppl). S24–30. 128 indexed citations

Cooper-Patrick, Lisa, Daniel E. Ford, Lucy A. Mead, Patricia P. Chang, & M J Klag. (1997). Exercise and depression in midlife: a prospective study.. American Journal of Public Health. 87(4). 670–673. 76 indexed citations

Chang, Pohua P., et al.. (1997). Insomnia in Young Men and Subsequent Depression: The Johns Hopkins Precursors Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 146(2). 105–114. 515 indexed citations breakdown →

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Klag, M J. (1997). End-stage renal disease in African-American and white men. 16-year MRFIT findings. JAMA. 277(16). 1293–1298. 89 indexed citations

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He, Jiang, et al.. (1996). Effect of Migration and Related Environmental Changes on Serum Lipid Levels in Southwestern Chinese Men. American Journal of Epidemiology. 144(9). 839–848. 45 indexed citations

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Wityk, Robert J., Dara A. Lehman, M J Klag, et al.. (1996). Race and Sex Differences in the Distribution of Cerebral Atherosclerosis. Stroke. 27(11). 1974–1980. 397 indexed citations

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Street, Debra, G W Comstock, Richard Salkeld, Willy Schüep, & M J Klag. (1994). Serum antioxidants and myocardial infarction. Are low levels of carotenoids and alpha-tocopherol risk factors for myocardial infarction?. Circulation. 90(3). 1154–1161. 233 indexed citations

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Ford, Daniel E., et al.. (1994). PHYSICIAN KNOWLEDGE OF THE CAGE ALCOHOL SCREENING QUESTIONS AND ITS IMPACT ON PRACTICE. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 29(3). 329–36. 10 indexed citations

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Perneger, Thomas, M J Klag, & Paul K. Whelton. (1993). Cause of death in patients with end-stage renal disease: death certificates vs registry reports.. American Journal of Public Health. 83(12). 1735–1738. 60 indexed citations

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Whelton, Paul K., P R Hebert, J A Cutler, et al.. (1992). Baseline characteristics of participants in phase I of the trials of hypertension prevention. Annals of Epidemiology. 2(3). 295–310. 44 indexed citations

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Coresh, Josef, M J Klag, Lucy A. Mead, K.-Y. Liang, & Paul K. Whelton. (1992). Vascular reactivity in young adults and cardiovascular disease. A prospective study.. Hypertension. 19(2_supplement). II218–23. 25 indexed citations

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Klag, M J, Paul K. Whelton, & Lawrence J. Appel. (1990). Effect of age on the efficacy of blood pressure treatment strategies.. Hypertension. 16(6). 700–705. 28 indexed citations

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Klag, M J, Paul K. Whelton, & Alexander Seidler. (1989). Decline in US stroke mortality. Demographic trends and antihypertensive treatment.. Stroke. 20(1). 14–21. 100 indexed citations

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Whelton, Paul K. & M J Klag. (1989). Hypertension as a risk factor for renal disease. Review of clinical and epidemiological evidence.. Hypertension. 13(5_supplement). I19–27. 115 indexed citations

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