Paul I. Eke

13.5k total citations · 12 hit papers
64 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Paul I. Eke is a scholar working on Periodontics, Oral Surgery and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul I. Eke has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Periodontics, 15 papers in Oral Surgery and 13 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Paul I. Eke's work include Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (39 papers), Dental Health and Care Utilization (27 papers) and Dental Radiography and Imaging (11 papers). Paul I. Eke is often cited by papers focused on Oral microbiology and periodontitis research (39 papers), Dental Health and Care Utilization (27 papers) and Dental Radiography and Imaging (11 papers). Paul I. Eke collaborates with scholars based in United States, Nigeria and Kenya. Paul I. Eke's co-authors include Roy C. Page, Gina Thornton‐Evans, Robert J. Genco, Wei Liang, Bruce A. Dye, Wenche S. Borgnakke, James D. Beck, George W. Taylor, Gary D. Slade and Eugenio D. Beltrán‐Aguilar and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Paul I. Eke

63 papers receiving 9.3k citations

Hit Papers

Prevalence of Periodontitis in Adults in the United State... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2012 2007 2015 2012 2007 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Prevalence of Periodontitis in Adults in the United States: 2009 and 2010
    2012 1.3k citations Paul I. Eke, Bruce A. Dye et al. profile →
  2. Case Definitions for Use in Population‐Based Surveillance of Periodontitis
    2007 1.2k citations Roy C. Page, Paul I. Eke Journal of Periodontology profile →
  3. Update on Prevalence of Periodontitis in Adults in the United States: NHANES 2009 to 2012
    2015 1.1k citations Paul I. Eke, Bruce A. Dye et al. Journal of Periodontology profile →
  4. Update of the Case Definitions for Population‐Based Surveillance of Periodontitis
    2012 990 citations Paul I. Eke, Roy C. Page et al. Journal of Periodontology profile →
  5. Trends in oral health status: United States, 1988-1994 and 1999-2004.
    2007 841 citations Bruce A. Dye, Gina Thornton‐Evans et al. PubMed profile →
  6. Periodontitis in US Adults
    2018 426 citations Paul I. Eke, Gina Thornton‐Evans et al. The Journal of the American Dental Association profile →
  7. Recent epidemiologic trends in periodontitis in the USA
    2019 326 citations Paul I. Eke, Wenche S. Borgnakke et al. Periodontology 2000 profile →
  8. Vital Signs: Racial Disparities in Age-Specific Mortality Among Blacks or African Americans — United States, 1999–2015
    2017 284 citations Timothy J. Cunningham, Janet B. Croft et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →
  9. Health-Related Behaviors by Urban-Rural County Classification — United States, 2013
    2017 246 citations Karen A. Matthews, Janet B. Croft et al. PubMed profile →
  10. Periodontitis prevalence in adults ≥ 65 years of age, in the USA
    2016 238 citations Paul I. Eke, Wei Liang et al. Periodontology 2000 profile →
  11. National, State-Level, and County-Level Prevalence Estimates of Adults Aged ≥18 Years Self-Reporting a Lifetime Diagnosis of Depression — United States, 2020
    2023 99 citations Kurt J. Greenlund, Hua Lu et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →
  12. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Social Determinants of Health and Health-Related Social Needs Among Adults — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2022
    2024 29 citations Machell Town, Paul I. Eke et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul I. Eke United States 34 7.3k 2.0k 1.7k 1.2k 715 64 9.7k
Bruce A. Dye United States 45 6.9k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 941 0.8× 901 1.3× 88 8.9k
Raul I. García United States 47 6.0k 0.8× 1.6k 0.8× 1.8k 1.1× 969 0.8× 743 1.0× 180 8.2k
Robert J. Weyant United States 54 6.1k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.5× 180 11.0k
Gina Thornton‐Evans United States 21 5.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 787 0.7× 485 0.7× 32 6.8k
Wenche S. Borgnakke United States 32 5.6k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 1.0k 0.9× 269 0.4× 62 7.0k
Wagner Marcenes United Kingdom 44 7.5k 1.0× 2.6k 1.3× 1.8k 1.1× 856 0.7× 1.4k 2.0× 113 10.6k
Frank A. Scannapieco United States 56 6.6k 0.9× 1.8k 0.9× 916 0.5× 1.5k 1.3× 265 0.4× 160 9.9k
Eduardo Bernabé United Kingdom 42 6.6k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 876 0.7× 1.5k 2.0× 222 9.3k
Ira B. Lamster United States 52 7.2k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 1.9k 1.6× 338 0.5× 183 10.0k
Philip M. Preshaw United Kingdom 52 4.9k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 1.2× 253 0.4× 155 7.4k

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All Works

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Town, Machell, Paul I. Eke, Guixiang Zhao, et al.. (2024). Racial and Ethnic Differences in Social Determinants of Health and Health-Related Social Needs Among Adults — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2022. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 73(9). 204–208. 29 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ravidà, Andrea, Muhammad H. A. Saleh, Purnima Kumar, et al.. (2024). Impact of smoking on cost‐effectiveness of 10–48 years of periodontal care. Periodontology 2000. 98(1). 32–44. 3 indexed citations
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Perry, Geraldine S., et al.. (2023). Excess Burden of Poverty and Hypertension, by Race and Ethnicity, on the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease. Preventing Chronic Disease. 20. E109–E109. 13 indexed citations
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Eke, Paul I., Wenche S. Borgnakke, & Gina Thornton‐Evans. (2021). Public Health Aspects of Periodontitis: Recent Advances and Contributions by Dr. Robert J. Genco. Current Oral Health Reports. 8(1). 1–8. 4 indexed citations
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Eke, Paul I., Hua Lu, Xingyou Zhang, et al.. (2018). Geospatial distribution of periodontists and US adults with severe periodontitis. The Journal of the American Dental Association. 150(2). 103–110. 13 indexed citations
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Matthews, Karen A., Janet B. Croft, Liu Yong, et al.. (2017). Health-Related Behaviors by Urban-Rural County Classification — United States, 2013. PubMed. 66(5). 1–8. 246 indexed citations breakdown →
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Eke, Paul I., Wei Liang, Wenche S. Borgnakke, et al.. (2016). Periodontitis prevalence in adults ≥ 65 years of age, in the USA. Periodontology 2000. 72(1). 76–95. 238 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pierannunzi, Carol, Fang Xü, William Garvin, et al.. (2016). A Methodological Approach to Small Area Estimation for the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Preventing Chronic Disease. 13. E91–E91. 18 indexed citations
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Eke, Paul I., Gina Thornton‐Evans, Bruce A. Dye, & Robert J. Genco. (2012). Advances in Surveillance of Periodontitis: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Periodontal Disease Surveillance Project. Journal of Periodontology. 83(11). 1337–1342. 88 indexed citations
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Okoro, Catherine A., Tara W. Strine, Paul I. Eke, Satvinder Dhingra, & Lina S. Balluz. (2011). The association between depression and anxiety and use of oral health services and tooth loss. Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology. 40(2). 134–144. 151 indexed citations
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Eke, Paul I.. (2009). Developing new case definitions for monitoring the nation's periodontal health. Dental Abstracts. 54(2). 63–64. 4 indexed citations
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Page, Roy C. & Paul I. Eke. (2007). Case Definitions for Use in Population‐Based Surveillance of Periodontitis. Journal of Periodontology. 78(7S). 1387–1399. 1186 indexed citations breakdown →
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Eke, Paul I., et al.. (2005). Dental care use among pregnant women in the United States reported in 1999 and 2002.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). A10–A10. 39 indexed citations
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Eke, Paul I., Laura D. Braswell, & Michael Fritz. (1998). Microbiota Associated With Experimental Peri‐Implantitis and Periodontitis in Adult Macaca mulatta Monkeys. Journal of Periodontology. 69(2). 190–194. 34 indexed citations
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Eke, Paul I., Laura D. Braswell, & Michael Fritz. (1997). Microbiota Associated with Loaded Dental Implants in Rhesus Monkeys. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 25(s2). S211–S212. 1 indexed citations
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Fritz, Michael, Paul I. Eke, Jay Malmquist, & Ross Hardwick. (1996). Clinical and Microbiological Observations of Early Polytetrafluoroethylene Membrane Exposure in Guided Bone Regeneration. Case Reports in Primates. Journal of Periodontology. 67(3). 245–249. 12 indexed citations
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Braswell, Laura D., et al.. (1995). Succession of putative peri‐implant pathogens after root‐form and plate‐form implant placement in partially dentate adult monkeys. Journal of Periodontal Research. 30(2). 88–96. 12 indexed citations
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Cutler, Christopher W., Paul I. Eke, Roland R. Arnold, & Thomas E. Van Dyke. (1991). Defective Neutrophil Function in an Insulin‐Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Patient. A Case Report. Journal of Periodontology. 62(6). 394–401. 72 indexed citations
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Larson, Elaine, Paul I. Eke, & Barbara E. Laughon. (1987). Effect of sampling time on bacterial yield from the hands. American Journal of Infection Control. 15(6). 272–273. 2 indexed citations

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