Michal L. Melamed

12.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
129 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

Michal L. Melamed is a scholar working on Nephrology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Michal L. Melamed has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Nephrology, 41 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 20 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Michal L. Melamed's work include Vitamin D Research Studies (38 papers), Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (38 papers) and Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (21 papers). Michal L. Melamed is often cited by papers focused on Vitamin D Research Studies (38 papers), Dialysis and Renal Disease Management (38 papers) and Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments (21 papers). Michal L. Melamed collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Canada. Michal L. Melamed's co-authors include Erin D. Michos, Thomas H. Hostetter, Brad C. Astor, Wendy S. Post, Paul Muntner, Matthew K. Abramowitz, Juhi Kumar, Frederick J. Kaskel, Neil R. Powe and Susan M. Hailpern and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Circulation and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Michal L. Melamed

124 papers receiving 6.6k 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.

25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and the Risk of Mortality in the General Population

2008 944 citations Michal L. Melamed, Erin D. Michos et al. profile →
Prevalence and Associations of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Deficiency in US Children: NHANES 2001–2004

2009 505 citations Frederick J. Kaskel, Michal L. Melamed et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michal L. Melamed United States	44	2.9k	2.4k	1.4k	869	857	129	6.8k
Orlando M. Gutiérrez United States	48	2.9k 1.0×	6.9k 2.9×	2.5k 1.8×	928 1.1×	1.4k 1.7×	203	10.4k
Daniel Zehnder United Kingdom	36	2.2k 0.8×	1.6k 0.7×	871 0.6×	411 0.5×	594 0.7×	106	5.3k
Michel Chonchol United States	62	3.0k 1.1×	5.8k 2.4×	1.8k 1.3×	1.4k 1.7×	1.8k 2.1×	320	14.2k
Ambrish Mithal India	34	2.1k 0.7×	844 0.4×	1.1k 0.8×	826 1.0×	1.1k 1.2×	114	5.8k
Gregory D. Gamble New Zealand	35	948 0.3×	951 0.4×	589 0.4×	512 0.6×	653 0.8×	92	4.4k
Bryan Kestenbaum United States	67	3.8k 1.3×	8.3k 3.5×	2.5k 1.8×	1.8k 2.1×	1.4k 1.7×	248	15.6k
Lars Rejnmark Denmark	67	3.6k 1.2×	3.9k 1.6×	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.8×	2.0k 2.4×	322	14.5k
Ian M. Dick Australia	36	2.1k 0.7×	432 0.2×	761 0.5×	809 0.9×	883 1.0×	102	5.7k
Cassianne Robinson‐Cohen United States	38	881 0.3×	1.7k 0.7×	422 0.3×	749 0.9×	486 0.6×	105	4.3k
Kazuhiko Tsuruya Japan	44	981 0.3×	3.6k 1.5×	466 0.3×	861 1.0×	971 1.1×	399	7.1k

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Golestaneh, Ladan, Ryung S. Kim, Keith C. Norris, et al.. (2025). Effect of Peer Mentorship on Hospitalizations among Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 36(10). 1998–2007. 2 indexed citations

Melamed, Michal L., et al.. (2024). Treating Metabolic Acidosis for CKD Progression? Need for Higher Quality Data. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 20(1). 147–149. 1 indexed citations

Golestaneh, Ladan, et al.. (2023). Feasibility of a Peer Mentor Training Program for Patients Receiving Hemodialysis: An Educational Program Evaluation. Kidney Medicine. 5(5). 100630–100630. 2 indexed citations

Carroll, Megan K., Derek K. Ng, Rebecca V. Levy, et al.. (2022). Longitudinal Associations between Low Serum Bicarbonate and Linear Growth in Children with CKD. Kidney360. 3(4). 666–676. 7 indexed citations

Golestaneh, Ladan, Michal L. Melamed, Ryung S. Kim, et al.. (2022). Peer mentorship to improve outcomes in patients on hemodialysis (PEER-HD): a randomized controlled trial protocol. BMC Nephrology. 23(1). 92–92. 6 indexed citations

Melamed, Michal L., et al.. (2022). The relationship between fecal incontinence and food insecurity in United States women: an analysis of 2005–2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 228(4). 449.e1–449.e13. 6 indexed citations

Brightwell, Camille R., Ameya Kulkarni, William Paredes, et al.. (2021). Muscle fibrosis and maladaptation occur progressively in CKD and are rescued by dialysis. JCI Insight. 6(24). 21 indexed citations

Levy, Rebecca V., Kimberly J. Reidy, Thu H. Le, et al.. (2021). Association of GSTM1 Deletion With Progression of CKD in Children: Findings From the Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) Study. American Journal of Kidney Diseases. 80(1). 79–86. 5 indexed citations

Weitman, Michal, et al.. (2021). Comparison of the tissue distribution and metabolism of AN1284, a potent anti-inflammatory agent, after subcutaneous and oral administration in mice. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 394(10). 2077–2089. 1 indexed citations

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Cowman, Mary K., Jin Ryoun Kim, Haim Ovadia, et al.. (2021). MTADV 5-MER peptide suppresses chronic inflammations as well as autoimmune pathologies and unveils a new potential target-Serum Amyloid A. Journal of Autoimmunity. 124. 102713–102713. 14 indexed citations

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Golestaneh, Ladan, Angelo Karaboyas, Kerri L. Cavanaugh, et al.. (2020). The Role of Place in Disparities Affecting Black Men Receiving Hemodialysis. Kidney International Reports. 6(2). 357–365. 10 indexed citations

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Lora, Claudia M., Ana C. Ricardo, Jinsong Chen, et al.. (2020). Prevalence, Awareness, and Treatment of Hypertension in Hispanics/Latinos With CKD in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos. Kidney Medicine. 2(3). 332–340. 8 indexed citations

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Astor, Brad C., Arjang Djamali, Didier A. Mandelbrot, Sandesh Parajuli, & Michal L. Melamed. (2019). The Association of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels with Late Cytomegalovirus Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients: the Wisconsin Allograft Recipient Database. Transplantation. 103(8). 1683–1688. 7 indexed citations

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Kramer, Holly, Amy Luke, Pauline M. Camacho, et al.. (2016). Dietary factors and fibroblast growth factor-23 levels in young adults with African ancestry. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism. 35(6). 666–674. 7 indexed citations

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Sokol, Seth I., et al.. (2011). Vitamin D Status and Risk of Cardiovascular Events. Cardiology in Review. 19(4). 192–201. 57 indexed citations

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Michos, Erin D., Jared P. Reis, Wendy S. Post, et al.. (2010). Abstract 9478: Vitamin D Deficiency is Associated with Increased Risk of Fatal Stroke Among Whites but not Blacks: the NHANES-III Linked Mortality Files. Circulation. 122. 1 indexed citations

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Wolf, Myles, Joseph R. Betancourt, Yuchiao Chang, et al.. (2008). Impact of Activated Vitamin D and Race on Survival among Hemodialysis Patients. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 19(7). 1379–1388. 135 indexed citations

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Michos, Erin D., Michal L. Melamed, Wendy S. Post, & Brad C. Astor. (2007). Abstract 3641: 25-OH Vitamin D Deficiency and the Risk of All-Cause Mortality in the General Population: Results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey Linked Mortality Data. Circulation. 116.

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Powe, Neil R. & Michal L. Melamed. (2005). Racial Disparities in the Optimal Delivery of Chronic Kidney Disease Care. Medical Clinics of North America. 89(3). 475–488. 40 indexed citations

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Arnold, Steven F., Michal L. Melamed, Daria Vorojeikina, Angelο C. Notides, & Shlomo Sasson. (1997). Estradiol-Binding Mechanism and Binding Capacity of the Human Estrogen Receptor Is Regulated by Tyrosine Phosphorylation. Molecular Endocrinology. 11(1). 48–53. 81 indexed citations

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