Peter O. Kwiterovich

15.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
195 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Peter O. Kwiterovich is a scholar working on Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter O. Kwiterovich has authored 195 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Surgery, 98 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and 36 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Peter O. Kwiterovich's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (90 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (80 papers) and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (30 papers). Peter O. Kwiterovich is often cited by papers focused on Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (90 papers), Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (80 papers) and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (30 papers). Peter O. Kwiterovich collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Netherlands. Peter O. Kwiterovich's co-authors include Allan D. Sniderman, Paul S. Bachorik, Ba‐Bie Teng, Thomas A. Pearson, Nick V. Grishin, Liqing Yu, R. Bowling Barnes, Joshua R. Schultz, Helen H. Hobbs and Hui Tian and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Peter O. Kwiterovich

195 papers receiving 11.1k 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.

Accumulation of Dietary Cholesterol in Sitosterolemia Caused by Mutations in Adjacent ABC Transporters

2000 1.3k citations Peter O. Kwiterovich et al. profile →
Comparison of a Novel Method vs the Friedewald Equation for Estimating Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels From the Standard Lipid Profile

2013 551 citations Seth S. Martin, Michael J. Blaha et al. JAMA profile →
Association of coronary atherosclerosis with hyperapobetalipoproteinemia [increased protein but normal cholesterol levels in human plasma low density (beta) lipoproteins].

1980 527 citations Peter O. Kwiterovich et al. profile →
The Relation of Risk Factors to the Development of Atherosclerosis in Saphenous-Vein Bypass Grafts and the Progression of Disease in the Native Circulation

1984 463 citations Peter O. Kwiterovich et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter O. Kwiterovich United States	54	6.4k	4.7k	2.3k	2.0k	1.7k	195	11.7k
Melissa A. Austin United States	49	4.3k 0.7×	5.6k 1.2×	3.0k 1.3×	1.7k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	133	12.0k
N.E. Miller United Kingdom	53	5.5k 0.9×	6.1k 1.3×	2.2k 1.0×	2.1k 1.0×	690 0.4×	161	11.9k
J J Albers United States	53	5.9k 0.9×	5.7k 1.2×	2.2k 1.0×	2.6k 1.3×	864 0.5×	122	12.0k
Sander J. Robins United States	46	5.4k 0.8×	4.9k 1.0×	2.8k 1.2×	2.3k 1.1×	867 0.5×	101	12.5k
Robert H. Knopp United States	68	6.1k 0.9×	6.2k 1.3×	2.5k 1.1×	1.7k 0.8×	2.3k 1.3×	229	18.1k
John J. Albers United States	65	8.1k 1.3×	6.7k 1.4×	2.9k 1.3×	2.7k 1.3×	828 0.5×	201	14.9k
Jiří Fröhlich Canada	51	4.8k 0.7×	3.8k 0.8×	2.3k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	926 0.5×	166	10.2k
Lars Berglund United States	59	4.7k 0.7×	3.3k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	2.7k 1.3×	798 0.5×	249	12.7k
Gloria Lena Vega United States	61	4.7k 0.7×	4.4k 0.9×	2.9k 1.3×	2.0k 1.0×	910 0.5×	180	11.5k
William R. Hazzard United States	52	4.3k 0.7×	4.9k 1.0×	2.2k 1.0×	1.6k 0.8×	673 0.4×	151	11.2k

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Kusters, D. Meeike, Maria Caceres, Claude Gagné, et al.. (2015). Efficacy and Safety of Ezetimibe Monotherapy in Children with Heterozygous Familial or Nonfamilial Hypercholesterolemia. The Journal of Pediatrics. 166(6). 1377–1384.e3. 46 indexed citations

Miller, Michael, Yeunjung Kim, Stephen Havas, Peter O. Kwiterovich, & Sergio Fazio. (2014). DOES LOW HDL-C INCREASE CHD RISK WHEN TG & LDL-C ARE NORMAL? THE FRAMINGHAM OFFSPRING STUDY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 63(12). A1286–A1286. 1 indexed citations

Dorgan, Joanne F., Catherine Klifa, Snehal Deshmukh, et al.. (2013). Menstrual and reproductive characteristics and breast density in young women. Cancer Causes & Control. 24(11). 1973–1983. 23 indexed citations

Martin, Seth S., Michael J. Blaha, Mohamed B. Elshazly, et al.. (2013). Friedewald-Estimated Versus Directly Measured Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Treatment Implications. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 62(8). 732–739. 292 indexed citations

Kwiterovich, Peter O.. (2013). Diagnosis and Management of Familial Dyslipoproteinemias. Current Cardiology Reports. 15(6). 371–371. 8 indexed citations

Martin, Seth S., Michael J. Blaha, Mohamed B. Elshazly, et al.. (2013). Comparison of a Novel Method vs the Friedewald Equation for Estimating Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels From the Standard Lipid Profile. JAMA. 310(19). 2061–2061. 551 indexed citations breakdown →

Kwiterovich, Peter O., Donna G. Virgil, Audrey Y. Chu, et al.. (2012). Interrelationships between the concentration and size of the largest high-density lipoprotein subfraction and apolipoprotein C-I in infants at birth and follow-up at 2–3 months of age and their parents. Journal of clinical lipidology. 7(1). 29–37. 5 indexed citations

Kwiterovich, Peter O.. (2005). A review of lipid-modifying drugs used alone and in combination. 5(9). 475–491. 4 indexed citations

Holmes, Kathryn W. & Peter O. Kwiterovich. (2005). Treatment of dyslipidemia in children and adolescents. Current Cardiology Reports. 7(6). 445–456. 22 indexed citations

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Salen, Gerald, Klaus von Bergmann, Dieter Lütjohann, et al.. (2004). Ezetimibe Effectively Reduces Plasma Plant Sterols in Patients With Sitosterolemia. Circulation. 109(8). 966–971. 220 indexed citations

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Kwiterovich, Peter O.. (2002). Lipoprotein heterogeneity: diagnostic and therapeutic implications. The American Journal of Cardiology. 90(8). 1–10. 28 indexed citations

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Stein, Evan A., D. Roger Illingworth, Peter O. Kwiterovich, et al.. (1999). Efficacy and Safety of Lovastatin in Adolescent Males With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia. JAMA. 281(2). 137–137. 196 indexed citations

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Kwiterovich, Peter O.. (1999). Young adults with hypercholesterolemia. The American Journal of Medicine. 107(2). 40–42. 1 indexed citations

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Davidson, Michael H., Donald B. Hunninghake, Kevin C. Maki, Peter O. Kwiterovich, & Stephanie D. Kafonek. (1999). Comparison of the Effects of Lean Red Meat vs Lean White Meat on Serum Lipid Levels Among Free-living Persons With Hypercholesterolemia. Archives of Internal Medicine. 159(12). 1331–1331. 64 indexed citations

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Patel, Shailendra B., Gerald Salen, Hideki Hidaka, et al.. (1998). Mapping a gene involved in regulating dietary cholesterol absorption. The sitosterolemia locus is found at chromosome 2p21.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 102(5). 1041–1044. 144 indexed citations

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Miller, Michael, Paul S. Bachorik, Brian W. McCrindle, & Peter O. Kwiterovich. (1993). Effect of gemfibrozil in men with primary isolated low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study. The American Journal of Medicine. 94(1). 7–12. 44 indexed citations

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Kwiterovich, Peter O.. (1991). Plasma Lipid and Lipoprotein Levels in Childhooda. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 623(1). 90–107. 29 indexed citations

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Weidman, William H., Peter O. Kwiterovich, & Ronald A. Arky. (1986). AHA position statement: Hyperlipidemia in childhood. A joint statement for physicians by the Committee on Atherosclerosis and Hypertension in Childhood of the Council of Cardiovascular Disease in the Young and the Nutrition Committee, American Heart Association. Arteriosclerosis An Official Journal of the American Heart Association Inc. 6(6). 7 indexed citations

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Kwiterovich, Peter O., et al.. (1977). A Study of the Dose-Effect Relationship of Cholestyramine in Children with Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Atherosclerosis. 82. 212–215. 2 indexed citations

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Bachorik, Paul S., Peter O. Kwiterovich, & Alice Simon. (1974). Resolubilization of certain apoprotein components of human plasma high density lipoproteins in TCA-fixed polyacrylamide gels during destaining in acetic acid solutions. Analytical Biochemistry. 60(2). 631–636. 5 indexed citations

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