Robert Scragg

22.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
359 papers, 15.1k citations indexed

About

Robert Scragg is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Scragg has authored 359 papers receiving a total of 15.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 117 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 103 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 76 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Robert Scragg's work include Vitamin D Research Studies (105 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (60 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (35 papers). Robert Scragg is often cited by papers focused on Vitamin D Research Studies (105 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (60 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (35 papers). Robert Scragg collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and United Kingdom. Robert Scragg's co-authors include Carlos A. Camargo, Rod Jackson, David Schaaf, Alistair W. Stewart, Colin Bell, Peter Black, MaryFran Sowers, Robert Beaglehole, Carlene M.M. Lawes and Barry Taylor and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Robert Scragg

356 papers receiving 14.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, Diabetes, and Ethnicity in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

2004 767 citations Robert Scragg et al. profile →
Effect of Monthly High-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation on Cardiovascular Disease in the Vitamin D Assessment Study

2017 358 citations Robert Scragg, Alistair W. Stewart et al. profile →
Vitamin D for the Prevention of Disease: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

2024 167 citations Robert Scragg et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Robert Scragg	6.5k	3.4k	3.4k	3.1k	1.8k	359	15.1k
Diane Feskanich	2.2k 0.3×	2.0k 0.6×	5.1k 1.5×	3.5k 1.1×	1.4k 0.8×	127	16.5k
Jean Wactawski‐Wende	3.4k 0.5×	1.3k 0.4×	4.0k 1.2×	2.9k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	467	21.5k
Ramón Durazo-Arvizú	5.0k 0.8×	2.6k 0.7×	2.5k 0.7×	2.0k 0.7×	798 0.4×	254	12.5k
Akiko Tamakoshi	2.1k 0.3×	1.9k 0.5×	4.0k 1.2×	3.0k 1.0×	1.8k 1.0×	593	19.8k
Matthew Allison	1.9k 0.3×	1.5k 0.4×	3.3k 1.0×	3.4k 1.1×	3.5k 1.9×	614	25.3k
Christopher T. Sempos	4.2k 0.6×	2.5k 0.7×	3.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.5×	585 0.3×	158	12.0k
Maurizio Trevisan	2.4k 0.4×	1.9k 0.5×	3.7k 1.1×	2.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	279	18.9k
Hiroyasu Iso	2.4k 0.4×	3.9k 1.1×	6.9k 2.0×	4.5k 1.5×	2.3k 1.3×	853	26.7k
Alison Avenell	2.3k 0.4×	2.5k 0.7×	2.6k 0.8×	4.1k 1.3×	752 0.4×	177	12.7k
Francine Grodstein	2.0k 0.3×	1.2k 0.4×	4.0k 1.2×	4.1k 1.3×	974 0.5×	342	22.4k

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Sluyter, John, et al.. (2024). Arterial stiffness and incident chronic kidney disease: a large population-based cohort study. Journal of Nephrology. 37(5). 1241–1250. 4 indexed citations

Sluyter, John, et al.. (2024). Arterial Stiffness and Incident Glaucoma: A Large Population-Based Cohort Study. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 266. 68–76. 3 indexed citations

Sluyter, John, et al.. (2023). Association of arterial stiffness and neuropathy in diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 11(1). e003140–e003140. 4 indexed citations

Sluyter, John, Yoshihiko Raita, Kohei Hasegawa, et al.. (2022). Prediction of Vitamin D Deficiency in Older Adults: The Role of Machine Learning Models. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 107(10). 2737–2747. 7 indexed citations

Camargo, Carlos A., Les Toop, John Sluyter, et al.. (2021). Effect of Monthly Vitamin D Supplementation on Preventing Exacerbations of Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Older Adults: Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Nutrients. 13(2). 521–521. 27 indexed citations

Sluyter, John, JoAnn E. Manson, & Robert Scragg. (2020). Vitamin D and Clinical Cancer Outcomes: A Review of Meta‐Analyses. JBMR Plus. 5(1). e10420–e10420. 40 indexed citations

Scragg, Robert & John Sluyter. (2020). Is There Proof of Extraskeletal Benefits From Vitamin D Supplementation From Recent Mega Trials of Vitamin D?. JBMR Plus. 5(1). e10459–e10459. 18 indexed citations

Jones, Beatrix, Welma Stonehouse, Paul Jarrett, et al.. (2018). Oral vitamin D₃ supplementation for chronic plaque psoriasis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Journal of Dermatological Treatment. 29(7). 648–657. 33 indexed citations

Sluyter, John, Carlos A. Camargo, Alistair W. Stewart, et al.. (2017). Effect of monthly, high-dose, long-term vitamin D supplementation on central blood pressure parameters: A randomized controlled trial substudy. UCL Discovery (University College London). 62 indexed citations

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Mousa, Aya, Negar Naderpoor, Josphin Johnson, et al.. (2017). Effect of vitamin D supplementation on inflammation and nuclear factor kappa-B activity in overweight/obese adults: a randomized placebo-controlled trial. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 15154–15154. 43 indexed citations

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Scragg, Robert, et al.. (2016). Association between serum 25(OH)D₃ and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in people with Type 2 diabetes: a community‐based cohort study. Diabetic Medicine. 34(3). 372–379. 17 indexed citations

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Ekeroma, Alec, Carlos A. Camargo, Robert Scragg, et al.. (2015). Predictors of vitamin D status in pregnant women in New Zealand.. PubMed. 128(1422). 24–34. 10 indexed citations

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Dewes, Ofa, et al.. (2013). The association between church attendance and obesity-related lifestyle behaviours among New Zealand adolescents from different Pacific Island ethnic groups. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations

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Teevale, Tasileta, et al.. (2010). The role of sociocultural factors in obesity aetiology in Pacific adolescents and their parents: a mixed-methods study in Auckland, New Zealand.. PubMed. 123(1326). 26–36. 18 indexed citations

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Utter, Jennifer, David Schaaf, Cliona Ní Mhurchú, & Robert Scragg. (2007). Food choices among students using the school food service in New Zealand.. PubMed. 120(1248). U2389–U2389. 24 indexed citations

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Laugesen, Murray & Robert Scragg. (1999). Trends in cigarette smoking in fourth-form students in New Zealand, 1992-1997.. PubMed. 112(1094). 308–11. 19 indexed citations

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Ford, David, et al.. (1997). Sale of cigarettes to school children aged 14 and 15 years in New Zealand.. PubMed. 110(1046). 225–7. 2 indexed citations

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Scragg, Robert, Rod Jackson, R Beaglehole, & Roy Lay-Yee. (1991). The diet of Auckland men and women aged 25-64 years.. PubMed. 104(913). 219–22. 9 indexed citations

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Scragg, Robert, Anthony J. McMichael, & Peter Baghurst. (1984). Diet, alcohol, and relative weight in gall stone disease: a case-control study.. BMJ. 288(6424). 1113–1119. 170 indexed citations

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Scragg, Robert, Anthony J. McMichael, & R.F. Seamark. (1984). Oral contraceptives, pregnancy, and endogenous oestrogen in gall stone disease--a case-control study.. BMJ. 288(6433). 1795–1799. 99 indexed citations

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