Rob M. van Dam

67.3k total citations · 17 hit papers
360 papers, 29.9k citations indexed

About

Rob M. van Dam is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Rob M. van Dam has authored 360 papers receiving a total of 29.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 190 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 97 papers in Physiology and 59 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Rob M. van Dam's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (122 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (112 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (43 papers). Rob M. van Dam is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (122 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (112 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (43 papers). Rob M. van Dam collaborates with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Netherlands. Rob M. van Dam's co-authors include Frank B. Hu, Walter C. Willett, Frank B. Hu, Eric B. Rimm, JoAnn E. Manson, Jacob C. Seidell, Cuilin Zhang, Edith J. M. Feskens, Qi Sun and Meir J. Stampfer and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Rob M. van Dam

351 papers receiving 28.7k citations

Hit Papers

Systematic Review of Type... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2007 2009 2009 2008 2002 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Systematic Review of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Fracture
    2007 952 citations Rob M. van Dam, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  2. Adiponectin Levels and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
    2009 795 citations Rob M. van Dam et al. profile →
  3. Intensive insulin therapy and mortality among critically ill patients: a meta-analysis including NICE-SUGAR study data
    2009 734 citations Rob M. van Dam et al. profile →
  4. Abdominal Obesity and the Risk of All-Cause, Cardiovascular, and Cancer Mortality
    2008 652 citations Kathryn M. Rexrode, Rob M. van Dam et al. Circulation profile →
  5. Dietary Patterns and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in U.S. Men
    2002 635 citations Rob M. van Dam, Eric B. Rimm et al. profile →
  6. Vitamin D and Calcium Intake in Relation to Type 2 Diabetes in Women
    2006 616 citations Rob M. van Dam, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  7. Adiposity in Relation to Vitamin D Status and Parathyroid Hormone Levels: A Population-Based Study in Older Men and Women
    2005 565 citations Rob M. van Dam et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →
  8. Diet and risk of Type II diabetes: the role of types of fat and carbohydrate
    2001 542 citations Frank B. Hu, Rob M. van Dam et al. profile →
  9. Physical Activity of Moderate Intensity and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
    2007 540 citations Frank B. Hu, Rob M. van Dam et al. profile →
  10. Whole Grain, Bran, and Germ Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study and Systematic Review
    2007 540 citations Frank B. Hu, Rob M. van Dam et al. profile →
  11. Coffee Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
    2005 508 citations Rob M. van Dam et al. profile →
  12. Income inequality, mortality, and self rated health: meta-analysis of multilevel studies
    2009 496 citations Rob M. van Dam et al. profile →
  13. Dietary flavonoid intakes and risk of type 2 diabetes in US men and women
    2012 406 citations Eric B. Rimm, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  14. Fruit consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: results from three prospective longitudinal cohort studies
    2013 396 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  15. Long-Term Coffee Consumption and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
    2013 389 citations Rob M. van Dam et al. Circulation profile →
  16. Caffeinated and Decaffeinated Coffee Consumption and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review and a Dose-Response Meta-analysis
    2014 365 citations Rob M. van Dam et al. profile →
  17. Coffee, Caffeine, and Health
    2020 307 citations Rob M. van Dam, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Rob M. van Dam 10.7k 8.2k 5.3k 4.7k 3.7k 360 29.9k
Edith J. M. Feskens 9.8k 0.9× 8.2k 1.0× 5.2k 1.0× 6.2k 1.3× 1.1k 0.3× 580 31.0k
An Pan 9.8k 0.9× 6.9k 0.8× 4.6k 0.9× 4.5k 1.0× 817 0.2× 416 30.0k
Alicja Wolk 12.1k 1.1× 7.3k 0.9× 3.3k 0.6× 6.2k 1.3× 1.3k 0.3× 576 40.9k
Catherine M. Loria 10.5k 1.0× 9.4k 1.2× 7.8k 1.5× 3.8k 0.8× 1.7k 0.5× 138 31.3k
J. Michael Gaziano 5.8k 0.5× 4.2k 0.5× 4.5k 0.9× 4.5k 0.9× 2.0k 0.5× 440 31.5k
Alberto Ascherio 8.6k 0.8× 5.8k 0.7× 2.8k 0.5× 8.0k 1.7× 1.4k 0.4× 317 41.9k
Jacob C. Seidell 14.9k 1.4× 12.7k 1.6× 6.5k 1.2× 3.0k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 501 37.2k
J. Alfredo Martínéz 10.6k 1.0× 18.2k 2.2× 5.7k 1.1× 6.9k 1.5× 2.2k 0.6× 1.1k 44.2k
Jean Woo 6.1k 0.6× 12.9k 1.6× 4.4k 0.8× 2.5k 0.5× 1.2k 0.3× 998 43.1k
Kay‐Tee Khaw 8.9k 0.8× 7.8k 1.0× 9.4k 1.8× 5.3k 1.1× 1.3k 0.3× 617 41.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rob M. van Dam

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Edney, Sarah, André Müller, Nick Petrunoff, et al.. (2024). Rationale, Design, and Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the Health@NUS mHealth Augmented Cohort Study Examining Student-to-Work Life Transition: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 13. e56749–e56749. 1 indexed citations
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Dam, Rob M. van, Dorret I. Boomsma, Linde van Lee, et al.. (2024). Development of a Diabetes Dietary Quality Index: Reproducibility and Associations with Measures of Insulin Resistance, Beta Cell Function, and Hyperglycemia. Nutrients. 16(20). 3512–3512. 1 indexed citations
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Ard, Jamy D., et al.. (2023). Effects of dietary quality, physical activity and weight loss on glucose homeostasis in persons with and without prediabetes in the PREMIER trial. Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism. 25(9). 2714–2722. 7 indexed citations
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Castro, Óscar, Jacqueline L. Mair, Alicia Salamanca-Sanabria, et al.. (2023). Development of “LvL UP 1.0”: a smartphone-based, conversational agent-delivered holistic lifestyle intervention for the prevention of non-communicable diseases and common mental disorders. Frontiers in Digital Health. 5. 1039171–1039171. 18 indexed citations
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Edney, Sarah, Claire Goh, A. J. Low, et al.. (2023). Evaluating the Effects of Rewards and Schedule Length on Response Rates to Ecological Momentary Assessment Surveys: Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 25. e45764–e45764. 3 indexed citations
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Edney, Sarah, Bee Choo Tai, Jacqueline L. Mair, et al.. (2023). Effectiveness of holistic mobile health interventions on diet, and physical, and mental health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. EClinicalMedicine. 66. 102309–102309. 23 indexed citations
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Chong, Mary Foong‐Fong, Mihir Gandhi, Amanda Yun Rui Lam, et al.. (2022). Baseline characteristics of participants in the Pre-Diabetes Interventions and Continued Tracking to Ease-out Diabetes (Pre-DICTED) Program. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 10(5). e002966–e002966. 1 indexed citations
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Cichońska, Anna, Charumathi Sabanayagam, Simon Nusinovici, et al.. (2022). Circulating Metabolic Biomarkers Are Consistently Associated With Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Asian and European Populations. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 107(7). e2751–e2761. 16 indexed citations
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Asharani, P. V., Jue Hua Lau, Kumarasan Roystonn, et al.. (2021). Health Literacy and Diabetes Knowledge: A Nationwide Survey in a Multi-Ethnic Population. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18(17). 9316–9316. 30 indexed citations
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Goh, Ai Ting, et al.. (2021). Increased oral processing and a slower eating rate increase glycaemic, insulin and satiety responses to a mixed meal tolerance test. European Journal of Nutrition. 60(5). 2719–2733. 22 indexed citations
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Chew, Wee Siong, Federico Torta, Chin Meng Khoo, et al.. (2020). Plasma sphingolipids and risk of cardiovascular diseases: a large-scale lipidomic analysis. Metabolomics. 16(9). 89–89. 26 indexed citations
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Seow, Wei Jie, Dorrain Yanwen Low, Wen‐Chi Pan, et al.. (2020). Coffee, Black Tea, and Green Tea Consumption in Relation to Plasma Metabolites in an Asian Population. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research. 64(24). e2000527–e2000527. 19 indexed citations
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Haldane, Victoria, Aastha Srivastava, Pei-Shi Ong, et al.. (2018). User Preferences and Persona Design for an mHealth Intervention to Support Adherence to Cardiovascular Disease Medication in Singapore: A Multi-Method Study. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 7(5). e10465–e10465. 42 indexed citations
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Koh, Woon‐Puay, et al.. (2018). Rice intake and risk of type 2 diabetes: the Singapore Chinese Health Study. European Journal of Nutrition. 58(8). 3349–3360. 35 indexed citations
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Haldane, Victoria, Aastha Srivastava, Pei-Shi Ong, et al.. (2018). Perspectives on Acceptance and Use of a Mobile Health Intervention for the Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Singapore: Mixed-Methods Study. JMIR mhealth and uhealth. 7(3). e11108–e11108. 9 indexed citations
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Pang, Wei Wei, Jonathan Y. Bernard, Yiong Huak Chan, et al.. (2017). Direct vs. Expressed Breast Milk Feeding: Relation to Duration of Breastfeeding. Nutrients. 9(6). 547–547. 50 indexed citations
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Chen, Ling‐Wei, Izzuddin M. Aris, Jonathan Y. Bernard, et al.. (2016). Associations of Maternal Dietary Patterns during Pregnancy with Offspring Adiposity from Birth Until 54 Months of Age. Nutrients. 9(1). 2–2. 66 indexed citations
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López‐García, Esther, Rob M. van Dam, Walter C. Willett, et al.. (2006). Coffee Consumption and Coronary Heart Disease in Men and Women. Circulation. 113(17). 2045–2053. 156 indexed citations

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