Richard Benfante

1.3k total citations
20 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Richard Benfante is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Benfante has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 5 papers in Surgery and 5 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Richard Benfante's work include Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (5 papers), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (4 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (3 papers). Richard Benfante is often cited by papers focused on Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins (5 papers), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (4 papers) and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors (3 papers). Richard Benfante collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Italy. Richard Benfante's co-authors include Dwayne Reed, Katsuhiko Yano, John Frank, John M. Vogel, Richard D. Wasnich, Lance K. Heilbrun, Abraham Kagan, Charles Maclean, Charles J. MacLean and Whitney A. Ross and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Richard Benfante

20 papers receiving 938 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard Benfante United States 14 320 307 283 163 112 20 1.0k
Katsuhiko Yano United States 9 287 0.9× 247 0.8× 184 0.7× 129 0.8× 91 0.8× 9 874
Stephen R. Mascioli United States 15 224 0.7× 227 0.7× 348 1.2× 197 1.2× 44 0.4× 20 979
Pascual Solanas Spain 15 351 1.1× 397 1.3× 632 2.2× 191 1.2× 112 1.0× 28 1.2k
Jee‐Jeon Yi South Korea 20 243 0.8× 226 0.7× 152 0.5× 108 0.7× 229 2.0× 46 1.0k
P A Metcalf New Zealand 17 192 0.6× 380 1.2× 276 1.0× 225 1.4× 121 1.1× 31 1.8k
Mario Saugo Italy 18 337 1.1× 174 0.6× 262 0.9× 148 0.9× 251 2.2× 53 1.2k
Diego Vanuzzo Italy 21 216 0.7× 286 0.9× 631 2.2× 340 2.1× 202 1.8× 69 1.4k
R B Shekelle United States 12 99 0.3× 102 0.3× 244 0.9× 358 2.2× 71 0.6× 16 1.2k
Diana Gavrila Spain 16 162 0.5× 235 0.8× 357 1.3× 301 1.8× 171 1.5× 26 1.1k
Ross Ward United Kingdom 8 156 0.5× 286 0.9× 186 0.7× 100 0.6× 91 0.8× 18 944

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nicolosi, Gian Luigi, et al.. (2013). Scurvy disease in a young Sicilian man: a case report. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2). 56–56. 1 indexed citations
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Benfante, Richard. (2008). Reminiscences of an aspiring graduate student in the 1970s who worked on kuru-related projects with Dr Gajdusek. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 363(1510). 3628–3628. 1 indexed citations
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Burchfiel, Cecil M., Ami Laws, Richard Benfante, et al.. (1995). Combined Effects of HDL Cholesterol, Triglyceride, and Total Cholesterol Concentrations on 18-Year Risk of Atherosclerotic Disease. Circulation. 92(6). 1430–1436. 69 indexed citations
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Benfante, Richard, Lie‐Ju Hwang, Kamal Masaki, & J. David Curb. (1994). To What Extent Do Cardiovascular Risk Factor Values Measured in Elderly Men Represent Their Midlife Values Measured 25 Years Earlier? A Preliminary Report and Commentary From the Honolulu Heart Program. American Journal of Epidemiology. 140(3). 206–216. 26 indexed citations
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Benfante, Richard. (1992). Studies of cardiovascular disease and cause-specific mortality trends in Japanese-American men living in Hawaii and risk factor comparisons with other Japanese populations in the Pacific region: a review.. PubMed. 64(6). 791–805. 60 indexed citations
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Reed, Dwayne & Richard Benfante. (1992). Lipid and lipoprotein predictors of coronary heart disease in elderly men in the Honolulu Heart Program. Annals of Epidemiology. 2(1-2). 29–34. 22 indexed citations
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Frank, John, Dwayne Reed, John Grove, & Richard Benfante. (1992). Will lowering population levels of serum cholesterol affect total mortality? Expectations from the honolulu heart program. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 45(4). 333–346. 56 indexed citations
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Benfante, Richard, Dwayne Reed, & John Frank. (1992). Do coronary heart disease risk factors measured in the elderly have the same predictive roles as in the middle aged comparisons of relative and attributable risks. Annals of Epidemiology. 2(3). 273–282. 66 indexed citations
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Benfante, Richard, Dwayne Reed, & John Frank. (1991). Does cigarette smoking have an independent effect on coronary heart disease incidence in the elderly?. American Journal of Public Health. 81(7). 897–899. 25 indexed citations
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Joffres, Michel R., Charles J. MacLean, Dwayne Reed, Katsuhiko Yano, & Richard Benfante. (1990). Potential Bias due to Prevalent Diseases in Prospective Studies. International Journal of Epidemiology. 19(2). 459–465. 4 indexed citations
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Benfante, Richard. (1990). Is Elevated Serum Cholesterol Level a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease in the Elderly?. JAMA. 263(3). 393–393. 170 indexed citations
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Benfante, Richard. (1990). Is elevated serum cholesterol level a risk factor for coronary heart disease in the elderly?. JAMA. 263(3). 393–396. 43 indexed citations
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Benfante, Richard, Dwayne Reed, Charles Maclean, & Abraham Kagan. (1989). RESPONSE BIAS IN THE HONOLULU HEART PROGRAM. American Journal of Epidemiology. 130(6). 1088–1100. 77 indexed citations
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Benfante, Richard, Dwayne Reed, Charles J. MacLean, & Katsuhiko Yano. (1989). Risk factors in middle age that predict early and late onset of coronary heart disease. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 42(2). 95–104. 63 indexed citations
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Wasnich, Richard D., Philip D. Ross, Lance K. Heilbrun, et al.. (1986). Differential Effects of Thiazide and Estrogen upon Bone Mineral Content and Fracture Prevalence. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 41(10). 647–649. 3 indexed citations
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Benfante, Richard, Dwayne Reed, & Jacob A. Brody. (1985). Biological and social predictors of health in an aging cohort. Journal of Chronic Diseases. 38(5). 385–395. 42 indexed citations
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Wasnich, Richard D., Richard Benfante, Katsuhiko Yano, Lance K. Heilbrun, & John M. Vogel. (1983). Thiazide Effect on the Mineral Content of Bone. New England Journal of Medicine. 309(6). 344–347. 184 indexed citations
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Benfante, Richard. (1980). Seroepidemiological and genetic studies of primitive isolated populations living in New Guinea : a study of the relationship between human genetic polymorphic variation and infection with arboviruses. University Microfilms International eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Benfante, Richard, Roger D. Traub, Apiradee Lim, et al.. (1974). Immunological Reactions in Kuru. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 23(3). 476–488. 1 indexed citations

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