Peggy Auinger

19.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
159 papers, 14.2k citations indexed

About

Peggy Auinger is a scholar working on Neurology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Peggy Auinger has authored 159 papers receiving a total of 14.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Neurology, 37 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 20 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Peggy Auinger's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (34 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (22 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (16 papers). Peggy Auinger is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (34 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (22 papers) and Neurological disorders and treatments (16 papers). Peggy Auinger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Peggy Auinger's co-authors include Michael Weitzman, Stephen Cook, Bruce P. Lanphear, Michael Nguyen, William H. Dietz, Peter G. Szilagyi, Robert S. Byrd, C. Andrew Aligne, Jill S. Halterman and Jonathan D. Klein and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Peggy Auinger

156 papers receiving 13.5k 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.

Prevalence of a Metabolic Syndrome Phenotype in Adolescents

2003 1.8k citations Stephen Cook, Michael Weitzman et al. profile →
The Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Young Children

2009 1.6k citations Peggy Auinger et al. profile →
Low-level lead exposure and mortality in US adults: a population-based cohort study

2018 407 citations Bruce P. Lanphear, Stephen Rauch et al. The Lancet Public Health profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peggy Auinger United States	62	3.3k	3.1k	2.2k	1.9k	1.6k	159	14.2k
Akiko Tamakoshi Japan	72	4.0k 1.2×	2.4k 0.8×	3.0k 1.4×	1.4k 0.7×	576 0.4×	593	19.8k
Stephen Sidney United States	72	3.3k 1.0×	1.6k 0.5×	2.6k 1.2×	1.6k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	268	16.5k
Kristina Sundquist Sweden	74	2.8k 0.9×	4.2k 1.4×	2.3k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	2.6k 1.6×	944	24.2k
Terence Dwyer Australia	74	6.1k 1.9×	1.5k 0.5×	4.5k 2.0×	1.6k 0.9×	2.9k 1.8×	465	20.1k
Michael B. Bracken United States	71	5.5k 1.7×	2.5k 0.8×	2.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	3.6k 2.3×	266	25.9k
Henrique Barros Portugal	52	3.0k 0.9×	1.9k 0.6×	1.3k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	2.1k 1.3×	596	13.3k
Ruth Bonita New Zealand	53	2.0k 0.6×	4.2k 1.4×	967 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	563 0.4×	137	12.6k
Daniel Mackay United Kingdom	53	2.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	2.3k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	241	9.9k
Per Magnus Norway	66	3.7k 1.1×	2.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.7×	789 0.4×	5.3k 3.3×	417	17.6k
Cheryl D. Fryar United States	39	6.6k 2.0×	1.5k 0.5×	3.6k 1.6×	2.7k 1.4×	1.6k 1.0×	72	17.5k

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Lerner, Aaron B., et al.. (2025). Fox Insight: Most Bothersome Symptoms in Early‐Stage Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 12(4). 510–515.

Mammen, Jennifer R., Aaron B. Lerner, Melissa Kostrzebski, et al.. (2025). Longitudinal qualitative assessment of meaningful symptoms and relevance of WATCH-PD digital measures for people with early Parkinson’s. Journal of Neurology. 272(2). 114–114. 4 indexed citations

Akbar, Umer, et al.. (2024). Current Status of Integrated Palliative Care Among Parkinson Foundation Centers of Excellence in the United States. Neurology Clinical Practice. 14(2). e200278–e200278. 2 indexed citations

Christine, Chadwick W., et al.. (2024). Relationships of B12 and Homocysteine with Outcomes in the SURE-PD, SURE-PD3, and STEADY-PDIII Trials. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 14(6). 1243–1255. 2 indexed citations

Dorsey, E. Ray, Peggy Auinger, Jamie Adams, et al.. (2024). Dry‐Cleaning Chemicals and a Cluster of Parkinson's Disease and Cancer: A Retrospective Investigation. Movement Disorders. 39(3). 606–613. 3 indexed citations

Hamedani, Ali G., Peggy Auinger, Allison W. Willis, et al.. (2023). Adjusting for Underrepresentation Reveals Widespread Underestimation of Parkinson's Disease Symptom Burden. Movement Disorders. 38(9). 1679–1687. 3 indexed citations

Auinger, Peggy, et al.. (2023). Reach of Palliative Care for Parkinson Disease. Neurology Clinical Practice. 13(6). e200214–e200214. 1 indexed citations

Auinger, Peggy, et al.. (2023). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and markers of Parkinson's disease progression: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 454. 120822–120822. 6 indexed citations

Schneider, Ruth B., et al.. (2021). Change in the Parkinson Anxiety Scale correlates with change in other clinical measures of anxiety over time. Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 6. 100126–100126. 2 indexed citations

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Selioutski, Olga, et al.. (2021). Association of the Verbal Component of the GCS With Mortality in Patients With Encephalopathy Who Are Not Undergoing Mechanical Ventilation. Neurology. 98(5). e533–e540. 4 indexed citations

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Schneider, Ruth B., Taylor Myers, Marie K. Luff, et al.. (2020). A Virtual Cohort Study of Individuals at Genetic Risk for Parkinson’s Disease: Study Protocol and Design. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 10(3). 1195–1207. 5 indexed citations

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Lanphear, Bruce P., Stephen Rauch, Peggy Auinger, Ryan W. Allen, & Richard Hornung. (2018). Low-level lead exposure and mortality in US adults: a population-based cohort study. The Lancet Public Health. 3(4). e177–e184. 407 indexed citations breakdown →

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LeWitt, Peter A., Jia Li, Mei Lü, Lining Guo, & Peggy Auinger. (2017). Metabolomic biomarkers as strong correlates of Parkinson disease progression. Neurology. 88(9). 862–869. 106 indexed citations

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Bremer, Andrew A., Robert S. Byrd, & Peggy Auinger. (2011). Racial trends in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among US adolescents: 1988–2004. International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. 23(3). 279–286. 18 indexed citations

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Kopycka‐Kędzierawski, Dorota T. & Peggy Auinger. (2008). Dental needs and status of autistic children: results from the National Survey of Children's Health.. PubMed. 30(1). 54–8. 63 indexed citations

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Chantry, Caroline J., Cynthia R. Howard, & Peggy Auinger. (2007). Full Breastfeeding Duration and Risk for Iron Deficiency in U.S. Infants. Breastfeeding Medicine. 2(2). 63–73. 68 indexed citations

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Howard, Cynthia R., et al.. (2006). Pain Relief for Neonatal Circumcision: A Follow-up of Residency Training Practices. Ambulatory Pediatrics. 6(4). 210–214. 9 indexed citations

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Liptak, Gregory S., Laura P. Shone, Peggy Auinger, et al.. (2006). Short-term Persistence of High Health Care Costs in a Nationally Representative Sample of Children. PEDIATRICS. 118(4). e1001–e1009. 33 indexed citations

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Weitzman, Michael, Stephen Cook, Peggy Auinger, et al.. (2005). Tobacco Smoke Exposure Is Associated With the Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents. Circulation. 112(6). 862–869. 226 indexed citations

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Aligne, C. Andrew, Peggy Auinger, Robert S. Byrd, & Michael Weitzman. (2000). Risk Factors for Pediatric Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 162(3). 873–877. 248 indexed citations

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