Russell P. Tracy

137.5k total citations · 31 hit papers
674 papers, 87.8k citations indexed

About

Russell P. Tracy is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Russell P. Tracy has authored 674 papers receiving a total of 87.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 216 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 192 papers in Epidemiology and 119 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Russell P. Tracy's work include Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (148 papers), HIV-related health complications and treatments (71 papers) and Blood properties and coagulation (70 papers). Russell P. Tracy is often cited by papers focused on Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases (148 papers), HIV-related health complications and treatments (71 papers) and Blood properties and coagulation (70 papers). Russell P. Tracy collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Russell P. Tracy's co-authors include Anne B. Newman, Gregory L. Burke, Linda P. Fried, John S. Gottdiener, Mary Cushman, Jeremy Walston, Willem J. Kop, Mary Ann McBurnie, Calvin H. Hirsch and Lewis H. Kuller and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Russell P. Tracy

656 papers receiving 85.1k citations

Hit Papers

Frailty in Older Adults: ... 1991 2026 2002 2014 2001 2003 1997 1991 2008 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k
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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.

  1. Frailty in Older Adults: Evidence for a Phenotype
    2001 16.9k citations Linda P. Fried, Jeremy Walston et al. The Journals of Gerontology Series A profile →
  2. Markers of Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease
    2003 5.1k citations Russell P. Tracy et al. Circulation profile →
  3. Inflammation, Aspirin, and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Apparently Healthy Men
    1997 4.4k citations Mary Cushman, Russell P. Tracy et al. profile →
  4. The cardiovascular health study: Design and rationale
    1991 3.0k citations Linda P. Fried, Curt D. Furberg et al. profile →
  5. Coronary Calcium as a Predictor of Coronary Events in Four Racial or Ethnic Groups
    2008 2.1k citations Aaron R. Folsom, David A. Bluemke et al. profile →
  6. Chronic Subclinical Inflammation as Part of the Insulin Resistance Syndrome
    2000 1.9k citations Russell P. Tracy, Steven M. Haffner et al. Circulation profile →
  7. Associations of elevated Interleukin-6 and C-Reactive protein levels with mortality in the elderly
    1999 1.2k citations Russell P. Tracy et al. profile →
  8. Inflammatory and Coagulation Biomarkers and Mortality in Patients with HIV Infection
    2008 1.2k citations Lewis H. Kuller, Russell P. Tracy et al. profile →
  9. Inflammation as a Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation
    2003 1.1k citations Richard A. Kronmal, Russell P. Tracy et al. Circulation profile →
  10. Relation of C-Reactive Protein and Coronary Heart Disease in the MRFIT Nested Case-Control Study
    1996 905 citations Lewis H. Kuller, Russell P. Tracy et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  11. Elevated Levels of Acute-Phase Proteins and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Predict the Development of Type 2 Diabetes
    2002 868 citations Russell P. Tracy, Steven M. Haffner et al. profile →
  12. Markers of inflammation and prediction of diabetes mellitus in adults (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study): a cohort study
    1999 866 citations Peter J. Savage, Russell P. Tracy et al. profile →
  13. Plasma Concentration of C-Reactive Protein and Risk of Developing Peripheral Vascular Disease
    1998 774 citations Mary Cushman, Russell P. Tracy et al. Circulation profile →
  14. Relationship of C-Reactive Protein to Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly
    1997 717 citations Russell P. Tracy, Bruce M. Psaty et al. profile →
  15. Predictors of congestive heart failure in the elderly: the cardiovascular health study
    2000 704 citations John S. Gottdiener, Russell P. Tracy et al. profile →
  16. Variability in the measurement of C-reactive protein in healthy subjects: implications for reference intervals and epidemiological applications
    1997 696 citations Russell P. Tracy et al. profile →
  17. Elevations of Inflammatory and Procoagulant Biomarkers in Elderly Persons With Renal Insufficiency
    2003 667 citations Michael G. Shlipak, Linda F. Fried et al. Circulation profile →
  18. Markers of Inflammation, Coagulation, and Renal Function Are Elevated in Adults with HIV Infection
    2010 660 citations Jacqueline Neuhaus, David R. Jacobs et al. profile →
  19. Serum IL‐6 Level and the Development of Disability in Older Persons
    1999 651 citations Russell P. Tracy, B. Penninx et al. profile →
  20. Leukocyte Telomere Length and Cardiovascular Disease in the Cardiovascular Health Study
    2006 630 citations Richard A. Kronmal, Bruce M. Psaty et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →
  21. Lifetime Risks of Cardiovascular Disease
    2012 628 citations Russell P. Tracy et al. profile →
  22. Associations of Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease With Frailty
    2001 622 citations Anne B. Newman, John S. Gottdiener et al. The Journals of Gerontology Series A profile →
  23. The 6-min Walk Test*
    2003 604 citations Mary Ann McBurnie, Russell P. Tracy et al. profile →
  24. Thyroid Status, Cardiovascular Risk, and Mortality in Older Adults
    2006 603 citations Linda P. Fried, Lewis H. Kuller et al. profile →
  25. Systemic Effects of Inflammation on Health during Chronic HIV Infection
    2013 588 citations Steven G. Deeks, Russell P. Tracy et al. profile →
  26. Association Between Cholesterol Level and Mortality in Dialysis Patients
    2004 584 citations Russell P. Tracy et al. profile →
  27. Clinical Efficacy of an Automated High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Assay
    1999 550 citations Russell P. Tracy et al. profile →
  28. Effect of Postmenopausal Hormones on Inflammation-Sensitive Proteins
    1999 537 citations Mary Cushman, Russell P. Tracy et al. Circulation profile →
  29. Inflammation, Coagulation and Cardiovascular Disease in HIV-Infected Individuals
    2012 419 citations Daniel Duprez, Jacqueline Neuhaus et al. profile →
  30. Metabolically Healthy Obesity, Transition to Metabolic Syndrome, and Cardiovascular Risk
    2018 284 citations Russell P. Tracy et al. profile →
  31. The senescence-associated secretome as an indicator of age and medical risk
    2020 260 citations Russell P. Tracy et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Russell P. Tracy United States 122 23.2k 20.5k 19.5k 13.3k 12.5k 674 87.8k
Anne B. Newman United States 156 19.4k 0.8× 48.2k 2.4× 11.3k 0.6× 13.1k 1.0× 22.8k 1.8× 983 114.9k
Gregory L. Burke United States 102 21.6k 0.9× 13.6k 0.7× 5.8k 0.3× 8.2k 0.6× 11.3k 0.9× 347 57.6k
Lewis H. Kuller United States 139 19.6k 0.8× 14.0k 0.7× 10.6k 0.5× 11.1k 0.8× 1.7k 0.1× 1.0k 78.4k
Albert Hofman Netherlands 166 27.4k 1.2× 17.4k 0.8× 13.4k 0.7× 11.6k 0.9× 2.0k 0.2× 1.5k 122.0k
Josef Coresh United States 133 30.8k 1.3× 9.1k 0.4× 14.4k 0.7× 16.1k 1.2× 1.6k 0.1× 952 116.0k
Peter W.F. Wilson United States 156 35.2k 1.5× 13.3k 0.6× 14.4k 0.7× 31.0k 2.3× 1.7k 0.1× 646 110.5k
Andrew S. Levey United States 130 30.9k 1.3× 8.2k 0.4× 15.4k 0.8× 17.8k 1.3× 1.4k 0.1× 514 125.4k
Ramachandran S. Vasan United States 146 57.4k 2.5× 16.8k 0.8× 15.2k 0.8× 13.8k 1.0× 1.2k 0.1× 955 108.8k
Linda P. Fried United States 111 10.9k 0.5× 26.8k 1.3× 8.7k 0.4× 7.7k 0.6× 28.1k 2.2× 424 72.2k
Stefan D. Anker Germany 117 27.4k 1.2× 13.0k 0.6× 4.3k 0.2× 7.4k 0.6× 4.5k 0.4× 734 56.7k

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All Works

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Bortnick, Anna E., Thomas R. Austin, Valborg Guðmundsdóttir, et al.. (2025). Plasma Proteomic Assessment of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease in Older Adults. Journal of the American Heart Association. 14(5). e036336–e036336.
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Husain‐Syed, Faeq, Rajat Deo, R. Graham Barr, et al.. (2023). Associations between eGFR and albuminuria with right ventricular measures: the MESA-Right Ventricle study. Clinical Kidney Journal. 16(9). 1508–1520. 3 indexed citations
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Armstrong, Hilary F., Anna J. Podolanczuk, R. Graham Barr, et al.. (2017). Serum Matrix Metalloproteinase-7, Respiratory Symptoms, and Mortality in Community-Dwelling Adults. MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 196(10). 1311–1317. 28 indexed citations
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So‐Armah, Kaku, Janet P. Tate, Chung‐Chou H. Chang, et al.. (2016). Do Biomarkers of Inflammation, Monocyte Activation, and Altered Coagulation Explain Excess Mortality Between HIV Infected and Uninfected People?. JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 72(2). 206–213. 78 indexed citations
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Kawut, Steven M., Christine Archer‐Chicko, Angela DeMichele, et al.. (2016). Anastrozole in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Trial. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 195(3). 360–368. 82 indexed citations
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Laugsand, Lars Erik, Joachim H. Ix, Traci M. Bartz, et al.. (2015). Fetuin-A and risk of coronary heart disease: A Mendelian randomization analysis and a pooled analysis of AHSG genetic variants in 7 prospective studies. Atherosclerosis. 243(1). 44–52. 17 indexed citations
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Weng, Lu‐Chen, Weihong Tang, Stephen S. Rich, et al.. (2014). A genetic association study of D-dimer levels with 50K SNPs from a candidate gene chip in four ethnic groups. Thrombosis Research. 134(2). 462–467. 7 indexed citations
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Baker, Jason V., Kathleen E. Brummel‐Ziedins, Jacqueline Neuhaus, et al.. (2013). HIV Replication Alters the Composition of Extrinsic Pathway Coagulation Factors and Increases Thrombin Generation. Journal of the American Heart Association. 2(4). e000264–e000264. 59 indexed citations
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Parrinello, Christina M., Alan Landay, Howard N. Hodis, et al.. (2013). Treatment-related changes in serum lipids and inflammation. AIDS. 27(9). 1516–1519. 6 indexed citations
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Nock, Nora L., Cynthia Owusu, Emily L. Kullman, et al.. (2013). A Community-Based Exercise and Support Group Program in African-American Breast Cancer Survivors (ABCs). PubMed. 1(1). 15–24. 15 indexed citations
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Shah, Nilay S., Jean‐Sébastien Vidal, Kamal Masaki, et al.. (2012). Midlife Blood Pressure, Plasma β-Amyloid, and the Risk for Alzheimer Disease. Hypertension. 59(4). 780–786. 171 indexed citations
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Steffen, Brian T., Lyn M. Steffen, Russell P. Tracy, et al.. (2012). Ethnicity, plasma phospholipid fatty acid composition and inflammatory/endothelial activation biomarkers in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 66(5). 600–605. 51 indexed citations
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Mehra, Reena, Fang Xu, Denise C. Babineau, et al.. (2010). Sleep-disordered Breathing and Prothrombotic Biomarkers: Cross-Sectional Results of the Cleveland Family Study. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 182(6). 826–833. 44 indexed citations
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Belalcazar, L. Maria, David M. Reboussin, Steven M. Haffner, et al.. (2010). A 1-Year Lifestyle Intervention for Weight Loss in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes Reduces High C-Reactive Protein Levels and Identifies Metabolic Predictors of Change. Diabetes Care. 33(11). 2297–2303. 84 indexed citations
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Le, Duc Son N.T., Peter J. Savage, Elaine Cornell, et al.. (2008). The association of plasma fibrinogen concentration with diabetic microvascular complications in young adults with early-onset of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 82(3). 317–323. 37 indexed citations
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Wong, Eric A., Matthew S. Freiberg, Russell P. Tracy, & Lewis H. Kuller. (2008). Epidemiology of Cytokines. American Journal of Epidemiology. 168(4). 443–453. 26 indexed citations
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Santamaría, Amparo, Vincent P. Diego, Laura Almasy, et al.. (2007). Quantitative Trait Locus on Chromosome 12q14.1 Influences Variation in Plasma Plasminogen Levels in the San Antonio Family Heart Study. Human Biology. 79(5). 515–523. 6 indexed citations
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Cesari, Matteo, Stephen B. Kritchevsky, Richard Baumgartner, et al.. (2005). Sarcopenia, obesity, and inflammation—results from the Trial of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibition and Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 82(2). 428–434. 295 indexed citations
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Shlipak, Michael G., Linda F. Fried, Casey Crump, et al.. (2003). Elevations of Inflammatory and Procoagulant Biomarkers in Elderly Persons With Renal Insufficiency. Circulation. 107(1). 87–92. 667 indexed citations breakdown →
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Newman, Anne B., John S. Gottdiener, Mary Ann McBurnie, et al.. (2001). Associations of Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease With Frailty. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 56(3). M158–M166. 622 indexed citations breakdown →

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