Nigel Beckett

11.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
71 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

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Nigel Beckett is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Nigel Beckett has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 19 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 17 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Nigel Beckett's work include Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (46 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (19 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (17 papers). Nigel Beckett is often cited by papers focused on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (46 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (19 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (17 papers). Nigel Beckett collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Belgium and Australia. Nigel Beckett's co-authors include Ruth Peters, Christopher J. Bulpitt, Astrid Fletcher, Lutgarde Thijs, Jan A. Staessen, Françoise Forette, Dan L. Dumitraşcu, Riitta Antikaínen, Chakravarthi Rajkumar and Craig S. Anderson and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Annals of Internal Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Nigel Beckett

69 papers receiving 5.2k citations

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Treatment of Hypertension in Patients 80 Years of Age or Older

2008 1.9k citations Nigel Beckett, Ruth Peters et al. profile →
Incident dementia and blood pressure lowering in the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial cognitive function assessment (HYVET-COG): a double-blind, placebo controlled trial

2008 512 citations Ruth Peters, Nigel Beckett et al. profile →
The risk of overweight/obesity in mid-life and late life for the development of dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies

2016 331 citations Ruth Peters, Nigel Beckett et al. Age and Ageing profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Effects of intensive blood pressure treatment on orthostatic hypertension: individual level meta-analysis 2025 ·BMJ ·Stephen P. Juraschek, Jiun‐Ruey Hu, (unknown), Carol Mita, Lewis A. Lipsitz, Lawrence J. Appel, Nigel Beckett, (unknown), Rury R. Holman, Edgar R. Miller, Kenneth J. Mukamal, (unknown), Jan A. Staessen, Addison A. Taylor, Jackson T. Wright, William C. Cushman	2
2	Blood pressure lowering and prevention of dementia: an individual patient data meta-analysis 2022 ·European Heart Journal ·Ruth Peters, Ying Xu, Oisín Fitzgerald, (unknown), Nigel Beckett, Christopher J. Bulpitt, John Chalmers, Françoise Forette, Jessica Gong, Katie Harris, Peter Humburg, Fiona E. Matthews, Jan A. Staessen, Lutgarde Thijs, Christophe Tzourio, Jane Warwick, Mark Woodward, Craig S. Anderson	63
3	Effects of Intensive Blood Pressure Treatment on Orthostatic Hypotension 2020 ·Annals of Internal Medicine ·Stephen P. Juraschek, Jiun‐Ruey Hu, (unknown), Anthony Ishak, Carol Mita, Lewis A. Lipsitz, Lawrence J. Appel, Nigel Beckett, Ruth L. Coleman, William C. Cushman, Barry R. Davis, Greg Grandits, Rury R. Holman, Edgar R. Miller, Ruth Peters, Jan A. Staessen, Addison A. Taylor, Lutgarde Thijs, Jackson T. Wright, Kenneth J. Mukamal	49
4	Antihypertensive treatment decreases arterial stiffness at night but not during the day. Results from the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial 2016 ·Blood Pressure ·Christopher J. Bulpitt, Richard Webb, Nigel Beckett, Ruth Peters, Elizabeth Cheek, Craig S. Anderson, Riitta Antikaínen, Jan A. Staessen, Chakravarthi Rajkumar	0
5	Left ventricular hypertrophy is a predictor of cardiovascular events in elderly hypertensive patients 2016 ·Journal of Hypertension ·Riitta Antikaínen, Ruth Peters, Nigel Beckett, Robert Fagard, Ji‐Guang Wang, Chakravarthi Rajkumar, Christopher J. Bulpitt	26
6	Subgroup and per-protocol analyses from the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial 2014 ·Journal of Hypertension ·Nigel Beckett, Ruth Peters, Gastone Leonetti, (unknown), Robert Fagard, Lutgarde Thijs, Krzysztof Narkiewicz, Terry McCormack, Winston Banya, (unknown), Christopher J. Bulpitt	26
7	Prevalence and covariates of electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy in the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial 2013 ·Journal of Hypertension ·Riitta Antikaínen, Nigel Beckett, Ruth Peters, Robert Fagard, Chakravarthi Rajkumar, Ji‐Guang Wang, Vassil Stoyanovsky, Daniel Barrowdale, Christopher J. Bulpitt	5
8	Kidney function in the very elderly with hypertension: data from the hypertension in the very elderly (HYVET) trial 2012 ·Age and Ageing ·Ruth Peters, Nigel Beckett, Ruth Poulter, (unknown), Krzysztof Narkiewicz, R. Fagard, Dorothea Nitsch, Ning Wang, (unknown), Astrid Fletcher, C J Bulpitt	16
9	Modelling Cognitive Decline in the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial [HYVET] and Proposed Risk Tables for Population Use 2010 ·PLoS ONE ·Ruth Peters, Nigel Beckett, Robert Beardmore, Rafael Peña‐Miller, Kenneth Rockwood, Arnold Mitnitski, Shahrul Mt‐Isa, Christopher J. Bulpitt	11
10	Association of depression with subsequent mortality, cardiovascular morbidity and incident dementia in people aged 80 and over and suffering from hypertension. Data from the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET) 2010 ·Age and Ageing ·Ruth Peters, Elisabete Pinto, Nigel Beckett, Cameron Swift, John F. Potter, Terry McCormack, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christopher J. Bulpitt	49
11	Cardiovascular and biochemical risk factors for incident dementia in the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial 2009 ·Journal of Hypertension ·Ruth Peters, Ruth Poulter, Nigel Beckett, Françoise Forette, Robert Fagard, John F. Potter, Cameron Swift, Craig S. Anderson, Astrid Fletcher, Christopher J. Bulpitt	53
12	Sociodemographic and lifestyle risk factors for incident dementia and cognitive decline in the HYVET 2009 ·Age and Ageing ·Ruth Peters, Nigel Beckett, (unknown), (unknown), Fuer Lu, Ruth Poulter, Nicola Gainsborough, (unknown), M.C. de Vernejoul, Astrid Fletcher, C J Bulpitt	31
13	Despite evidence-based guidelines, systolic blood pressure remains inadequately controlled in older hypertensive adults 2009 ·Journal of Human Hypertension ·Riitta Antikaínen, Mika Kastarinen, Pekka Jousilahti, Markku Peltonen, Tiina Laatikainen, Nigel Beckett, Ruth Peters, Jari Jokelainen, Noël C. Barengo, Jaakko Tuomilehto	18
14	Vascular risk factors and cognitive function among 3763 participants in the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial (HYVET): a cross-sectional analysis 2009 ·International Psychogeriatrics ·Ruth Peters, Nigel Beckett, Françoise Forette, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Craig Ritchie, Ivan Walton, Adam Waldman, Robert Clarke, Ruth Poulter, Astrid Fletcher, Christopher J. Bulpitt	13
15	Hypertension, dementia, and antihypertensive treatment: Implications for the very elderly 2009 ·Current Hypertension Reports ·Ruth Peters, Nigel Beckett	29
16	Characteristics of the Chinese subjects entered the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial 2008 ·Chinese Medical Journal ·Lisheng Liu, Ji‐Guang Wang, (unknown), Wen Wang, Fanghong Lu, (unknown), Winston Banya, Ruth Peters, Nigel Beckett, Astrid Fletcher, Christopher J. Bulpitt	8
17	Characteristics of very elderly hypertensive patients with atrial fibrillation [AF] in the hypertension in the very elderly trial (HYVET) 2006 ·Journal of Hypertension ·Ruth Peters, Nigel Beckett, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), CJ Bulpitt, (unknown)	1
18	Rationale and methodology of monitoring ambulatory blood pressure and arterial compliance in the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial 2006 ·Blood Pressure Monitoring ·Elisabete Pinto, Christopher J. Bulpitt, Nigel Beckett, Ruth Peters, Jan A. Staessen, Chakravarthi Rajkumar	8
19	ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE TREATMENT DOES NOT LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN POSTURAL HYPOTENSION IN MOST VERY ELDERLY PATIENTS -RESULTS FROM THE HYVET PILOT STUDY 2004 ·Journal of Hypertension ·Ellen R. T. Silveira, Nigel Beckett, Ruth Peters, Winston Banya, Maria Carmo Pereira Nunes, Blas Gil Extremera, (unknown), (unknown), Astrid Fletcher, Christopher J. Bulpitt	1
20	Prevention of Stroke 2001 ·European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation ·Nigel Beckett	7

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